But the bright moon shines on the ditch

Chapter 4

It was night before Wang Yu brought the silent gunpowder back to Anqing Kiln.

When he got home, he cleaned his hands before coming to sit down at the table.

Wang Yunxian was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back. Seeing him sitting still, he hurriedly grabbed his chopsticks and swept away the wind, but Liang Peiqiu first served Wang Yu a bowl of soup, and talked about the late winter snow last night: "The weather is really strange. The previous one was still warm, but today it changed. There is no sign of it. Master, you have been running outside all day, be careful to catch a cold, and drink some hot soup first to get rid of the cold."

Wang Yu nodded, enjoying the considerate care of the closed disciples, and did not forget to throw a sharp eye at his son.

Wang Yunxian's skin was as thick as a city wall, he smiled shyly when he saw it, swallowed a large piece of meat, stretched from the bottom of his feet to the top of the sky, and then said: "I heard that the Hutian kiln opened the dragon vat today, it is very lively?"

"As far as you are the most well-informed, where did you hear it this time?"

"Do I need to inquire about this? It has been spread outside. It is said that when Xu Shaodong's family left the kiln in the afternoon, the folk kiln stewards were squatting outside waiting to say auspicious words, but he didn't have a smile on his face. Isn't this unusual enough? What a smooth-faced person Xu Zhiliu is, has he ever been negligent? Ask him to put on a face, and there must be something wrong when he opened the kiln!"

Wang Yu listened to his analysis in a clear and logical manner, and didn't know whether to be happy or sad for a while.

This kid, you say that his elm head is not enlightened, hey, but he is very enlightened in other places.Dealing with people, it is up to the 80-year-old grandpa, down to a three-year-old child with ease.

However, it would be great if this thought was used on the right path.

"It's no big deal, the dragon vat has been burned."

"Burn it?!"

Wang Yunxian was so startled that his eyeballs almost fell out, he couldn't even care about eating for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "No, it's all burnt, who is Xu Zhiliu showing such a stinky face?"

Wang Yu didn't respond.

Wang Yunxian looked left and right, and Liang Peiqiu was on the opposite side, poking the rice with her head down, as if she was waiting too, but she always hid deeply, and whenever she heard the name of that person, she held it more calmly than ever, as if she was afraid that others would see something.

Wang Yunxian moved his nose slightly and hummed softly.

When who doesn't know?He obviously cared about that person.

But why?
Is it just because, as rumored in the market, the two of them are about the same age and can be rivals?

Speaking of this, it is actually true.

There are hundreds of thousands of folk kilns in Jingdezhen. Due to the advanced industrialization, each of them is in charge of one or several processes of making porcelain, and the classification is more than 72. Of course, due to the complicated processes, they hinder each other. This industrial chain, such as porcelain factories, kiln mouths, and red shops, is closely linked, and it can be regarded as orderly.

Most of the kilns make porcelain but do not burn porcelain, and do not make porcelain when they burn porcelain. Of course, there are also a few kilns that take care of both firing and firing, and they are generally large kilns that can be called famous.

Since the dragon vat set a precedent for official and civilian firing, now whether it is a large dragon vat or not, if the firing quota issued by the Ministry of Industry is exceeded, the rest of the "imperial limit" will be completed by private kilns.

Being selected to make imperial porcelain seems to be a glorious sight, but the requirements are also high, and non-"Baoqing Kiln" dare not try it.

The so-called Baoqing kiln, "When Gai builds a blank and puts it into the kiln, it must be made into green products. If there is bitterness but not green, it will be paid for separately."To put it bluntly, you are guaranteed to burn it well. If you don’t burn it well, not only will you not pay, but you will also pay compensation.

Counting on my fingers, there are only a few Baoqing kilns that can be used for both firing and firing. Among them, Hutian kiln and Anqing kiln have become the best choices for imperial kilns due to their profound historical origins.

Over the years, Hutian Kiln has Xu Zhiliu sitting in charge, that is Zhuge Liang under Liu Bei's tent, and it is no problem to plan eighty lines.

The Anqing kiln was overwhelmed by the Hutian kiln everywhere, and had always been the second child of ten thousand years, until another young man suddenly emerged in the past two years.

This young man was talking about Liang Peiqiu.

Liang Peiqiu is not only good at drawing blanks, but also a good kiln burner. How good is he?
Three days ago, they came back from the Crane Pavilion in the morning light. After some washing, they arrived at the kiln. It was already daylight, and there was only a little time left before leaving the kiln. Looking from the top of the mountain, the flames were so bright that they seemed to eat up the whole sky, which made him panic for no reason.

But Liang Peiqiu looked at it that way, raised his eyebrows slightly, and he knew it was done.

Sure enough, that kiln produced a lot of high-quality goods, including bowls and plates for the three main halls, etc., without any flaws.

Wang Yunxian reckons that there will be no second such unspeakable ability in Jingdezhen in the next 100 years.But it is such a genius who spends all day huddling in the stove, keeping his ears shut and focusing on firing porcelain.

You can say that she is indifferent to Mingzhi, she is indeed like that, unlike other masters who are so beautiful that they can't be found with a little flattery, she has a calmness that doesn't match her age.

But it doesn't seem appropriate to say that she has no ambitions. She is obviously working hard, competing with mud and glaze, or competing with herself.

It is rumored that she is the "Little God" in the furnace of Anqing kiln, and the nemesis of the great talent Xu. Every time she hears it, she clearly cares about it, but hides it deeply.

Wang Yunxian didn't understand, and didn't want to ask.

He would rather that she would hide in the stove for the rest of her life, hidden in the mountains and not be seen by anyone. That way, it seemed that she would belong to Anqing kiln and his Wang family kiln forever.

Ever since, Wang Yunxian happily gave Liang Peiqiu some vegetables, while still teasing Wang Yu: "Father, why don't you talk? If you don't tell me, I'll go and find out by myself tomorrow!"

Wang Yu got a headache from Wang Yunxian's quarrel, and was afraid that he wouldn't know the depth of it and would get involved in it to cause trouble for his family, so he had to mention something: "This dragon vat is very meaningful. Do you think the emperor is happy to see Gao?"

"That must be a pleasure!"

"I'm so happy that I get a reward, right?"

Wang Yu just clicked, and Wang Yunxian was not an idiot. After thinking about it for a while, half of it was understood, and the other half was still puzzled: "It doesn't matter who the credit belongs to, anyway, the Hutian Kiln must have benefits. Why did he show his face?"

Wang Yu shook her head, and gave Wang Yunxian a thoughtful resentment: "You silly boy, let me ask you, is Xu Zhiliu the kind of person who can casually throw faces?"

"Father, why did you hit me!"

"If I don't beat you, you won't be able to catch up with him in the next life! You say you don't do business all day, how can I rest assured that I will hand over the kiln to you?"

Now that the words have come to this point, Wang Yunxian is asking for trouble, and he is reprimanded for no reason, and finally Wang Yu rushes him to the study to try his best.

After he reluctantly left, a servant came to take away the food.Liang Peiqiu accompanied Wang Yu for a walk in the atrium to digest food, just in time to talk about what happened in the afternoon.

At that time at Longyaokou, some well-known folk kiln masters in the town all came and stood in a group crowded together, making the scene extremely solemn.Look at An Nineteen and Yang Gong, you compliment each other one by one, it is really a heartfelt sympathy.

Yang Gong is a clean and honest government official, and he is a rare good official.But all ancestors who have experienced the evil government of the former eunuch Du Tao will be afraid of the existence of An Jiu.

What's more, An Nineteen's wolf ambition is clearly revealed.

I'm afraid it's not as good as going to Pan Xiang before.

The so-called heights are too cold, now there is Hutian kiln rushing ahead, Xu Zhiliu is upright and upright, Anqing kiln is peaceful, but what will happen in the future, who can say for sure?

"I have known that old boy Xu Zhong for many years, so I understand his temperament. He is just a grass, whichever way the wind blows, he will fall. He has spent his whole life in the camp, and his thoughts of wealth and honor are all on his face. If Xu Zhiliu is in charge of the Hutian kiln now, I can assure you that he would never dare to accept that super-large dragon tank. He might have become the eunuch's under-the-scenes guest by now."

Thinking of Xu Zhong's terrified face, Wang Yu couldn't help laughing, "He, when he was young, had a bit of integrity, but when he was old, he turned into a turtle with a shrunken head, and the more he lived, the more he turned back... But, to be honest, I can understand him. Who dares to have such a big family fortune!"

Who dares to challenge the eunuch and become the second "child guest" who died in the kiln?
Who dares to gamble with the family fortune that was hard-won?

It's just a young man like Xu Zhiliu who is not deeply involved in the world and still has blood.

"Yunxian is ignorant, he thinks what others say, and doesn't look at the situation outside. Although we have competition with Hutian Kiln, it's all a housework behind closed doors. Peiqiu, you have to know that in the face of the rise and fall of the entire kiln industry, personal grievances are not worth mentioning."

This is also the reason why Anqing Kiln didn't accept the olive branch when An Nineteen threw it.

Will not stand in line, let alone defect.

"If the capital city is a big dyeing vat, then here is a small dyeing vat. It's not nice to be wise and protect one's life, but you can understand it. If you want to work for a tiger, you can't wash it clean. You will be stabbed in the back for the rest of your life. I am ashamed of this ancestral family business. I learned porcelain when I was young. My grandfather always asked me why I wanted to learn porcelain. I was young and simple in thinking. The family is inherited, but the grandfather said no. Learning to make porcelain is like learning to be a man. Porcelain is like a man, and people are like porcelain. Porcelain is pure and flawless, so that talents can be established. Peiqiu, I brought you back, and I also took your name. There are too many rough men in our industry, and there are many rules. In order to avoid the trouble of your daughter, you have been reclusive and pretended to be a man all these years. Thank you very much."

The night is late, the moon is on the treetops, and the silhouette is elongated.

Wang Yu stopped, looked at Pei Qiu and said, "You have worked hard all these years."

"Master, you don't need to say this. Without you, I don't know where I would be. How could I be where I am today. I will never be able to repay your kindness in my life."

Her biological mother was a famous prostitute in the south of the Yangtze River, who was sold to Fuliang.

It's a pity that she didn't live up to expectations, she didn't read well, and her biological mother passed away before that day. Naturally, her biological father was not happy when she learned that she was a girl, so she became an orphan.

But she was happy, genuinely happy for the freedom she had never had in her life.

She was not afraid of anything, happily changed into a daughter's outfit, packed her bags, and rushed to Jingdezhen alone.

However, times have changed and everything has changed.

She was missed by thieves and bandits, and almost ended up in the same fate as her biological mother. Fortunately, Wang Yu was handling kiln affairs nearby and saved her.

Later, in order to repay Wang Yu's life-saving grace, she put on men's clothes again and stayed in Anqing Kiln.

In the blink of an eye, six years have passed.

Thinking back, she couldn't help but smile: "Time flies so fast."

Wang Yu also smiled: "Yes, you have grown up, it's time to talk about marriage."

Liang Peiqiu was taken aback for a moment, as if guessing what Wang Yu meant, she brushed her hands over the flowers under the dark night, and quietly clutched the hem of her clothes tightly.

Sure enough, Wang Yu paused for a moment, and then said: "Although the kid Yunxian is not able to support the wall with mud, he has a pure nature and is not bad in his bones. In the future, he will be guided a little bit so that he will not be too deviant. Peiqiu, you are a woman after all, and you can't be a man forever. If you want, I will let Yunxian welcome you in... In the future, when you walk in the kiln as Wang's wife, no one dares to say anything about you.

Seeing her standing still, her face turned pale, Wang Yu seemed to feel that the sudden incident had frightened her, and she couldn't help feeling regretful.

He was to blame for this incident, which made Bai Ri's situation mess up, and he couldn't help worrying about the future of Anqing Kiln.

Now it seems that Wang Yunxian is unreliable, and only Peiqiu can be used in such a big kiln.

She has the ability to see the kiln fire, this ability is universal, with her in charge, no one can get past Anqing Kiln.Although she has no experience in business, he is not dead yet, and he has time to teach her slowly.

Besides, she is a loving child.

Wang Yu knew that if she thought about this case, she would never let down Wang Yunxian in the future, let alone the Yaokou affairs.

Now that this is done, the words have been exported, and they will not be recycled.

"You don't have to bear any burdens. I was too anxious about something today, so I scared you? In fact, your situation is somewhat similar to that child from the Xu family."

That child from the Xu family was talking about Xu Zhiliu.

Although Xu Zhiliu and Xu Zhong have the same origin, they are only Xu Zhong's distant nephew, not his own. The reason why he bears the title of "Young Master" is all due to Xu Zhong's calculations.

This is not a secret in Jingdezhen, everyone knows that Xu Zhong is mean and has no children in his life, only one daughter.

For many years, he was heartbroken about carrying on the family line. However, his wife passed away early, and the concubines were not up to date.

In the end, it was up to the only daughter to recruit a husband.

"I think that old man has long planned to marry his daughter to Xu Zhiliu. Who doesn't know what kind of calculations he has in mind when he said that he would marry his daughter to Xu Zhiliu? Thanks to Xu Zhiliu's kindness and righteousness, if he accepts the old man's love, someone will pass it on to the kiln, and if he finds a good wife, it will be the best of both worlds."

Although the two of them are rivals, but one thing to say, Xu Zhiliu is really the most outstanding existence in Jingdezhen's generation, and it can be said that it has been unmatched in the past ten years.

Wang Yu appreciates him from the bottom of his heart, and also appreciates the similar friendship behind his similar encounter with Liang Peiqiu.

"You don't know that when his family was in decline and he came to join Xu Zhong, the Hutian Kiln was arguing about the division of the family. Xu Zhong has always been domineering, refused to listen to persuasion, and used cronyism. Hutian Kiln has only been in his hands for a few years, and he has accumulated a pile of old abuses and complicated clan relations. He almost sucked the blood of Hutian Kiln. When he found that the roots were starting to rot, he wanted to clean it up, but he was powerless. At this time, Xu Zhiliu came."

In the past ten years, Xu Zhiliu not only firmly grasped the power of the clan, but also promoted many young people from the clan. In order to prevent them from being forced to drop out of school due to family problems like himself, Xu Zhiliu also built a school in his hometown and subsidized the students.

His aspirations to the blue sky can be seen at a glance.

But he has never left the Hutian Kiln so far, apparently resigned to his fate, and being named a Marquis and paying homage to the Prime Minister is a thing of the past.If Xu Zhong could get such a son-in-law, it would be a high incense in his previous life.

But he is not at a loss, if he can marry a daughter-in-law like Pei Qiu, it will be regarded as his ancestors' merit.

If there is one thousand words and ten thousand words, there is always one, who will let Wang Yunxian be buried!

Wang Yu is an honest person, and he speaks truthfully: "Yunxian is indeed inferior in all aspects, and he is not worthy of you. Just don't worry, as long as I am here, I will not let him wrong you, and I will not treat you badly...Pei Qiu, this is not a trivial matter. Don't worry, think about it before giving me an answer."

He didn't want to reciprocate, and said again and again: "Peiqiu, you know the situation at home, everyone is watching the situation of the Hutian Kiln today, think about it, who wouldn't be afraid? If Xu Zhiliu hadn't stood up, would my Anqing Kiln be at peace at this moment? As for me, I was prepared for danger in times of peace, and I really did it out of nowhere. Although it was a bit sudden, but you believe in Master, I have thought about this idea many times, and it wasn't just a whim."

After he finished speaking, he looked at her earnestly.

Only then did Liang Peiqiu realize that many gray hairs had grown from his temples, and it didn't know when it happened, it seemed that there were none yesterday, but now there are.

I used to hear the old man at the kiln mouth say that aging is a momentary thing. I didn't think it at first, but now I saw it with my own eyes, and I didn't know it for a while.

She lowered her head slightly to look at the falling snow under her feet.

After an unknown amount of time, she finally said, "Master, let me think about it."

After sending Wang Yu back to her room, Liang Peiqiu went back to the wing room at the west corner of Anqing Kiln alone.

It was already late at night, and the west corner of Wang's house was pitch black, with no sound at all.

Wang Yunxian complained more than once that she lived in a remote place and wanted to change her yard, but she refused. Wang Yu thought it was her concern as a woman, so naturally she took care of her.

After a long time, everyone also forgot that the west corner is facing the river, and there is a wall behind it.

Behind the wall is the Lion Lane.

Liang Peiqiu entered the room, closed the door, lit a candle, and took a sip of cold water from the rim of the cup, thinking of something.

After sitting quietly for a while, she suddenly opened the inner window and jumped down, running towards the back wall in the west corner.

There is a century-old pear tree in the corner, with a powerful trunk and many branches, which looks like a bursting cloud from a distance.

Under the moonlight, the puffy clouds are like a tree house, hiding all the unknown past of the girl.

Liang Peiqiu climbed up the tree familiarly, found a comfortable posture, nestled into the branches, climbed the tender white stamens, and stretched her neck to look at the lion.

After a while, footsteps gradually came from afar.

Gently, it fell on her heart.

So the trance, restlessness and unwillingness of the whole night all settled at this moment.

Thinking of the news that Wang Yu brought back, as she expected, he really didn't collude with An Nineteen. She was very happy, happy for him, and also happy for her steadfastness.

He was still the high-spirited boy he once was.

But why did he throw his face at people?Who is he doing it for?

The master is just a bystander, and even if he is confused, he wants to ask her to marry her for Wang Yunxian to protect the future of An Qingyao, so what about him?
He was pushed to the cusp, what should he do?
　Wang Yu is worried about her son, and wants to marry Qiuqiu for him, but Qiuqiu is worried about Liu.

　　Wang Yunxian: It's nothing to do with me?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)