But the bright moon shines on the ditch

Chapter 41
Until that day when he left, Xu Zhiliu didn't say why he stopped inspecting the kiln factory, and soon Liang Peiqiu had an answer.

On the day when the wind in the city began to change, Wu Yin returned to Jingdezhen.

He passed the gate of the inspection department but did not enter, and went straight to Hutian Kiln.On Jingde Avenue, I saw a group of them in black clothes riding by, and the sky was covered with dust. After a while, the group turned to the fireworks place.

The commotion was so great that even Liang Peiqiu, who had been burning fires in the kiln all day, heard about Mr. Wu's love affair.But others don't know about it, but she knows all too well that besides painting boats, private houses and girls, there are also unknown official activities on the banks of the Changjiang River where the Qinlou and Chu Pavilions gather.

Most of Wu Yin went to the Crane House.

As the inspector envoy, he is equal to the county magistrate, and there is no place in Jingdezhen that he cannot go to.Usually, when the waist card is released, those house slaves will always pay him three respects when they see the wind.

Unexpectedly, when he came to the Crane House, he ran into a hard bone, and he was stunned to not let him in. Even if he brought up the excuse of performing official duties, the other party ignored him and threatened that he would not be allowed to enter unless he was invited. This is the rule of the Crane House.

Wu Yin smiled instead of anger. It was the first time he saw a ruthless character who was not afraid of an official, and he became interested in practicing his hands. He punched straight up without saying a word.

Judging from his posture, Wu Yin knew that the opponent's kung fu was unfathomable.And such a master was actually used to guard the gate of the Crane Pavilion.

Really inferior.

Wu Yin couldn't help but be more ruthless. After more than a dozen moves were deflected by the opponent's cleverness, he expected that it would be difficult to enter the Crane Pavilion smoothly this time.Just as he was thinking of some heretical methods, he heard the young servant singing loudly: "Masters, please stop, they are all from your own family, don't get hurt."

Wu Yin wanted to tell you who was his family, but he saw the young man bowed his hands together, and said with a smile: "Master Wu, Xu Shaodong's family welcomes you."

Wu Yin followed the trend and withdrew his hand, not showing it on the face, but his thoughts turned quickly.

When he wanted to come to fight with the nursing home, the "Hawk Dog" had informed the inside with interest.It took only half a cup of tea before and after, and he was allowed to enter. He thought that the other party was not far from the front yard, or was nearby.

Wu Yin looked around calmly, and turned his gaze to the attics piled up in the mountains not far away.

At this moment, he withdrew his gaze, and wondered in his heart, when did Xu Zhiliu get the favor of the master here, and he was able to have such a courtesy?
While talking, the young man led him to go back, introducing the Crane Pavilion, pavilions, towers and pavilions while walking, and changing scenery from step to step, full of ingenuity.It is really the same as what the boy said, this garden was designed and built by several famous masters and craftsmen, and it cost a lot of money.

It's just that Wu Yin's mind was elsewhere, looking at the luxurious scene in front of him, his lips stretched into a straight line unconsciously.

Seeing this, the servant stopped talking.

The two climbed up the stairs, and soon arrived at the attic that Wu Yin had seen earlier, and there was a rockery pavilion on the way, with three characters written in cursive on it - Langfeng Pavilion.

The boy said: "Xu Shaodong's house is above the Langfeng Pavilion, Master Wu please."

Wu Yin lifted his robe and strode forward.

As he got closer, he could just see the scene inside through the window, accompanied by the sound of talking and laughing.

"The so-called cracking refers only to the fact that the glaze surface is cracked, but the porcelain body itself is not cracked. There are also refinements. A partial glaze crack is called a shock glaze, and the entire glaze surface is cracked, which is called cracking."

Whether it is glazed or sliced, it is a natural result that is different from the naked eye due to the asynchronous reaction between the glaze and the porcelain body itself during the production process.

Among them, the five famous kilns, represented by Ge Kiln and Guan Kiln, are the most widely spread.

"The cracks on Ge kiln porcelain are very dense, dark and irregular. If you don't look carefully or look at it, you will only think it is a special decorative technique. It is difficult to recognize that this is actually the result of cracking in the glaze. This kind of crack is very similar to the crack in the ice, also known as 'ice crack'." Xu Zhiliu said, pointing to the window, and several people looked at it.

It happened to collide with Wu Yin who was outside.

Xu Zhiliu nodded to him, smiled, and continued, "My lords, please look at the pattern divided by diagonal lines on the window. It is actually an ice crack. Ice cracks are often painted on blue and white porcelain, and they are often combined with it." Plum blossoms are combined to form ice plum pattern."

Zhang Wensi nodded, quite speechless.

If Xu Zhiliu hadn't mentioned it on purpose, and he had taken it as he said, thinking that it was a pattern that craftsmen boasted to be beautiful, how could they have imagined that "flaws" could be described as a masterpiece by them.

From the perspective of craftsmanship, cracks are indeed a quality problem, and there is indeed a special beauty. Its texture is varied and untraceable. "Cut the ice cream, lightly stack several times", showing natural changes on top of artificial, it makes the utensils look old, like the rust on the bronze ware.

Xu Zhiliu smiled slowly: "From ancient times to the present, even incompleteness is a kind of beauty, and beauty will naturally be appreciated by others. Am I right, father-in-law?"

An Nineteen had been scolded enough to be castrated since he was a child, but he knew best what he lacked compared to ordinary men.This kind of incompleteness proves its ugliness in all aspects, but Xu Zhiliu said that incompleteness is a kind of beauty, and he doesn't know what it means.

An Nineteen examined every subtle expression on his face, not letting go of any contempt that might exist.

He has already thought that if this person still dares to have the slightest bit of contempt, he must be an untamable beast.The beast will not bow down to anyone, so he will kill him without mercy.

Right here, right now.

Unfortunately, he is really invulnerable.

An Jiu then smiled and said: "If you say that you are a great talent, you see, once you explain it, vulgar people like us can appreciate one or two of it."

Xu Zhiliu was noncommittal, clasped the blue and white porcelain vase with both hands and continued to talk, this kind of crack was not fixed after leaving the kiln, but happened continuously, just like the growth of trees.

When it cracks, it will be accompanied by a very crisp "ding", which is surprising.In the first few days, the sound was incessant, and then it slowed down until it became silent. However, after a few months or even years, it would still be "shocked" again when people didn't pay attention.

"This is another beauty of opening pieces. There will still be the sound of reaction in the kiln for a few days or even years. More than half of the five famous kilns in the past have pursued all kinds of decorations like opening pieces. If the father-in-law is in the future When you hear this noise, don't be frightened and think it's some defective product."

"Where is it, there is no such thing as a defective product from your Xu Shaodong's family."

Said it was a tribute, and immediately advertised the status of the two parties clearly and clearly.

Unaware of the humiliated calm gesture, Xu Zhiliu nodded and smiled.

The three of them exchanged cups, chatted and laughed, and mentioned the incident of the dragon vat with sudden cracks in the previous dynasty. Xu Zhiliu explained that the "璺" on the dragon vat was actually the above-mentioned cracks on the ceramics and glass.In the previous dynasty, when the firing process was not perfect, "璺" could easily appear on the surface of porcelain after high temperature, but the degree of cracks varies from person to person.

Thin lines, mainly ice cracks, can be called "split", which is a kind of beauty and does not affect the use function of the dragon tank.

But judging from the perspective of the time, there were cracks on the dragon vat that the Royal Kiln Factory paid tribute to, which could be said to be disrespectful to the royal family.At that time, the chief eunuch who was in charge of the internal affairs was furious, and directly ordered Jinyi Weizhang to punish the Tao official, and sent officials to Jingdezhen for further firing under the order of the emperor.So much so that the task of the dragon cylinder was so huge that it caused civil uprisings several times.

Now that An Nineteen is sitting on this seat, there are supervisors from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and party struggles from the Ministry of Ceremony, and there are official kilns on the bottom, and the folk kilns are loose and difficult to manage. The root cause is to intimidate Xu Zhiliu instead of directly killing him to vent his anger.

As the young owner of Hutian Kiln, Xu Zhiliu is an indispensable part of the firing requirements of the inner court today.

Xu Zhiliu can die, but the Hutian Kiln cannot be moved.But between Xu Zhiliu and Hutian Kiln, the whole body is affected by the slightest influence.

Looking at the way Xu Zhiliu appeared in front of the mansion that night, followed by a large group of workers, An Jiu knew that he could not kill him yet.

However, it’s okay to use it in exchange.

If you use it conveniently and keep it as a dog, you don't need much thought.Thinking so, An Jiu gave Zhang Wensi a look, Zhang Wensi retreated resolutely, and soon Wu Yin entered.

Xu Zhiliu introduced their identities to the two of them. How is An Nineteen unfamiliar with Wu Yin?I've seen it in the past.

The two of them were just acting on occasion, bowing to each other.

Wu Yin said truthfully: "When I was ordered to arrest my father-in-law that day, I never thought that my father-in-law would come back one day."

"Thanks to Mr. Wu, the villain's life is hard."

"The saint has a kind heart. This time, the Lord is allowed to come back to assist the county magistrate and supervise the pottery affairs in the form of death penalty. The Lord must not forget his identity and mission."

"Don't dare, dare, one time is enough, no matter how fateful I am, I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand the second time."

An Jiu raised his hand to drink the wine in the glass, and left gracefully on the pretext of feeling unwell.

For a while, there were only Wu Yin and Xu Zhiliu left in the Ranfeng Pavilion.

Wu Yin recalled the blue and white plum vase that An Nineteen was holding before he left, and his expression turned cold: "You came here today to give him a special gift?"

Xu Zhiliu nodded, but didn't speak.

Seeing his indifferent expression, Wu Yin thought he was blaming himself for coming too late, so he quickly explained: "That day I received an urgent report from the Ganzhou government, and immediately set off to suppress the bandits. I was trapped in the deep mountains and forests for more than ten days, and almost lost half of my After I returned to the government office and heard about it, I realized that it was not good. When I hurried back, it was... too late."

The performance of "Killing Chickens to warn Monkeys" in the rainy night was really good, and An Nineteen deliberately let the wind out, even if he was far away in the state government, he could still hear the vivid speeches of the storytellers in the teahouse.

It was only at that time that the incident had already happened, thinking of the ten days trapped in the deep mountains, and thinking of Xia Ying being sent to attack the Nanman, it was exactly the same "turning the tiger away from the mountain".

Thinking about it this way, how can I not understand?
"They must be repeating their old tricks and deliberately transferring me away so that you have nowhere to support and bow to them. If I can come back soon, if I'm not easily fooled, you won't either..."

"I know it all."

Xu Zhiliu smiled lightly as a response.

When Anan's incident happened, he immediately thought of Wu Yin, and sent someone to the inspection department to find out that Wu Yin had left Jingdezhen a day ago.Thinking back to the timing of An Nineteen's appearance, it's not ingenious, so he figured out the key points before and after.

Only when Wu Yin left suddenly, he was worried that An Jiujiu would be bad for him, but he didn't know where to write a letter.

After much deliberation, I had to give up.

Fortunately, An Nineteen was not too insane.

Today's appearance was just for the sake of Mr. Quan'an's face, under the tacit consent of each other, he humbly asked for a scene of "friendly coexistence".

Xu Zhiliu sat cross-legged on the futon, leaned over and poured a cup of tea, the light-colored soup was shaking, and was brought to Wu Yin by his hands.

Wu Yin was not used to literati's style, so he quickly waved his hand, took it and drank it like a cow chewing a peony.At the end, he turned the cup upside down, signaling to Xu Zhiliu that there would be no drop left.

Xu Zhiliu couldn't help laughing.

Only then did Wu Yin heave a sigh of relief, and said again: "You must not believe that eunuch's nonsense, their gang of eunuchs in the inner court live in calculations all day long, they have no skin, no face, let alone bones, they can do everything come out."

Wu Yin wanted to continue, but Xu Zhiliu covered his lips with his hand and shook his head.

He immediately realized that the partition wall has ears, but he was not afraid, and said loudly: "I am still afraid of that eunuch? If you have the ability, show it clearly, don't hurt people secretly!"

Xu Zhiliu just smiled and said nothing.

It's just that the smile floated on the surface, never reaching the bottom of the eyes.Wu Yin looked at the person in front of him, he seemed to be a familiar person, but his demeanor, spirit, and inside seemed to have been hollowed out. In just a few days, he seemed to have changed completely.

He still wants to say something, but facing Xu Zhiliu who can't give any response or promise, what's the use of saying more?

Wu Yin suddenly felt discouraged, and thought that the Crane Pavilion was not a good place to talk, why not leave first and meet him later?When he was about to go out, Xu Zhiliu suddenly stopped him.

Suddenly there was a gust of wind on the Rananfeng Pavilion, and the people in the pavilion sat behind the incense-burning couches, with upright postures and dignified faces, like Buddhas and saints.

Wu Yin glanced across the mountains and looked at him again.

In an instant, he seemed to be back not long ago. On a morning when the water vapor had not yet melted, he had turned back like this through the thick fog.

He couldn't help showing a smile, and immediately made a gesture of feigning anger.As if the two had quarreled and collapsed, they slammed the door hard and left angrily.

Then, a purse fell by the window, Xu Zhiliu got up and walked over, glanced out of the window, but saw no one, and did not know how the purse fell.

After a while, he opened his purse and took out the note inside.

There are three simple words on it - Huang Jiazhou.

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Back at Hutian Kiln, Xu Zhong happened to come back from Huangjiazhou, and when he talked about the situation there, his face was really pale.

"Fortunately, I just went for a cutscene, and I came back as soon as I turned my footsteps. Let me preside over justice, and I preside over his grandma? It's almost as good as rushing to get beaten."

Xu Zhong cleaned his hands and face after being served by the servant, and said after thinking of something, "If Xu Daren comes to see you later, don't go into this muddy water. The porter is standing there, it's not a small fight, it might kill someone."

Xu Daren is the curator of the Suhu Guild Hall, and he is the one who initiated this event today.

Speaking of Huangjiazhou, it was originally an unnamed continent extending from the east bank of Changjiang River to the river.Gein was named Huangjiazhou after an emperor of the previous dynasty visited Jingdezhen privately and landed from there.

Huangjiazhou was originally a place where flood victims had nowhere to go.They use local materials and make a living by making bamboo baskets for porcelain from bamboo strips on the continent.

After the bamboo was cut down, this group of people stayed here to sell "scrap porcelain".

The so-called "scrap porcelain" refers to the inferior and defective products left by the merchants.

Jingdezhen was originally a large porcelain market. Due to the large flow of people on the riverside, rice boats and fishing boats from Wannian, Poyang, Nanchang and other places often dock at the wharf, so the coarse porcelain here is particularly good.Later, more and more households sold porcelain and made bamboo strips, and the bamboo was cut down, and it became a riverside farm.As a result, those who do small businesses, those who set up porcelain stalls, those who go to the rivers and lakes to perform arts, those who sing stories, those who do monkey tricks, and those who sell dioramas all gather here, forming a busy market.

When there is no flood, the business on the beach is very prosperous.

No, after a long time, people will be jealous.

Many years ago, Xu Daren, who bought land here to build the Suhu Club because he liked the excitement of this place, is increasingly dissatisfied with the status quo.Originally, the county government had already defined the four lands in the land purchase deed.The hall is bounded by Qianqian Street in the east, Fushang Xia Lane in the south, Hejiawa in the north, and birch trees near the river in the west.

To the west of the boundary is the river island beach. Beyond the birch trees, there is a large area of ​​stalls for businessmen and entertainers.

However, not long ago, Xu Daren and Hou visited Fuliang County Magistrate Zhang Wensi and Taoist Guan An Nineteenth, changed the boundary from "birch tree" to "river water" on the deed, and posted a notice to reset the ground pile.

Their conspiracy of stealing the beam and swapping posts is intended to include all of Zhou Tan.Xu Daren had a new land lease and was full of confidence. He sent people to the beach to force the businessmen to pay the land rent.

His domineering behavior angered the Duchang people who sold porcelain in Zhouzhou.The people who are struggling to live have been pushed to the edge of the cliff by the rich and powerful. In order to survive, what can't they do?They are not afraid of violence, and their audacity has formed a trend in the local area, so the notice was torn down shortly after it was posted.

The people at the stalls flocked up, not only tore up the notice, but also broke the border flagpole by the river into several sections, they also punched the steward Xu Daren sent to collect the rent, and then fought with the caretaker of the Suhu Guild Hall .

Both sides come and go, and the losses are heavy.

When this matter was brought up to the county government, Zhang Wensi's [-] boards, regardless of black and white, and a fluffy sentence: "If you gather a crowd to make trouble, you will definitely be punished severely."

Since ancient times, the yamen has been opened in eight characters, and no one can come in without money.It is self-evident that the deeds behind the hegemonic tort that even the county government has publicly recognized.

Seeing this situation, the local people still refused to bow their heads and asked Xu Daren to show the old land deed to speak.

Xu Daren played tricks at this moment, saying that the deed had been changed, and the old deed was voided and burned.It is not known whether it was burned or not, or it was kept in the county government warehouse as a basis, but the local people saw that Xu Daren was a rascal who evaded it, and did not admit defeat, and invited the Duchang Guild Hall to uphold justice.

The heads of the two major guild halls met to sit down and discuss. Of course, you have your single-plank bridge, and I have my Yangguan Road, and no one will let anyone else.After several days of stalemate, Xu Zhong, Wang Yu and other big bosses were invited to the hall to call the shots.

Xu Zhong is tactful, and always ignores such bad things.What's more, Xu Daren has the backing of the yamen. Although the Duchang gang is their own family, it may be difficult to reconcile with Xu Daren's tyrannical attitude today.

It is not surprising that there was a big fight at the beginning, and then a fight later, resulting in bloodshed.

Xu Zhong knew Xu Zhiliu's temperament, and most of the people wanted him to think of his fellowship to help negotiate peace, so he reminded him repeatedly, and said, "They are scrutinizing you that you can't get along with the other side, maybe they will use the previous incident to instigate You, you must not be fooled."

If Xu Zhiliu really fell into their tricks because of Anan's matter, and was driven to fight against Zhang Wensi and An Jiujiu, his old life would really be lost.

The former one had been terrified enough, lay unconscious on the bed for several days, finally turned around, and now he was already terrified.

Xu Zhiliu saw that there was a bit of forgiveness on his face, and thought that he was a majestic owner of a private kiln, but he wanted to give in to the junior, and he had mixed feelings for a while.

Of course he knew what Xu Zhong meant. Suhu Guild Hall's occupation of Huangjiazhou's territory was just a "small" matter on the surface, and the future position of Hutian Kiln represented by his attitude was the "big" matter.

Although it's really embarrassing for the members of the Duchang Gang to be bullied by foreigners this time, but who made them Suhu Gang rich enough to bribe officials!

After Xu Zhong's old-fashioned talk, he turned to talk about A Harrier's marriage, as if to ease the atmosphere.

"Zhou Ya wrote a letter after going back. It seems that she is very satisfied with this marriage. I want to ask you what you think. If you think it is feasible, why not settle him and A Yao?"

Xu Zhiliu shook his head, took the topographic map of Huangjiazhou and looked at it and said, "Zhou Ya is not a good match."

Seeing that he had wiped out his months of hard work with just a few words, Xu Zhong got angry for a moment, and said in a muffled voice, "Zhou Ya is not a good match, so who is a good match? You are not happy to see that you are a good match. "

Xu Zhiliu heard him mutter for a while, raised his head and asked, "Uncle?"

Xu Zhong hurriedly covered his lips and twisted his beard, coughing twice: "What do you mean?"

"When Zhou Ya went to the mansion that day, judging by his attitude before and after, he didn't respect A Harrier. It must be difficult for the two of them to get along well after they got married. Besides, when A Harrier's accident happened, we kept it a secret, but my uncle can assure you that there was no harm. Did you leak any rumors? It has been a long time since Zhou Ya went back, right? Why did you only write back to uncle recently, has uncle never thought about the reason?"

The unmarried daughter was kidnapped for no reason, no matter how they concealed it, how could Zhou Ya, who was a guest at home that day, know nothing about it?If he really doesn't know anything, it can only be said that he is stupid and incompetent.

If he knew, it would be impossible for him not to have any concerns.

One is for Aharrier's chastity, and the other is the trade-off for Hutian Kiln.

Regardless of the considerations, Zhou Ya finally chose to continue the marriage, which is enough to prove that the other party values ​​Hutian Kiln more than Ah Yao himself.Just because he didn't care about A Harrier during this period of time, it's already unbearable.

"Ahiao is still young now, I... I probably won't leave for a while, uncle don't have to worry too much, let Ahiao stay at home for a while, enjoy the family happiness, and let her choose A man of one mind."

Marriage is not a trivial matter, and it is a major event that affects a woman's life. A man can divorce his wife or take a concubine when he meets a woman who is not in his heart, but it is difficult for a woman to find a good way out for herself outside of the "seven outs".

Xu Zhiliu didn't want Xu Zhong to marry his daughter hastily because of him, and he didn't want his younger sister, who was held in his palm like a jewel like a treasure, to be unhappy for the rest of his life, so that even if he traveled far, far away, he would always feel uneasy in his heart.

Hearing what he said, Xu Zhong seemed to take a breath of turbid air, unable to spit it out or swallow it, like a stick in his throat.I am afraid that he will leave, that the Hutian kiln will not be able to maintain, and that he will not leave, and that the government will start.

His mood was contradictory, he was really happy and sad, and a little worried.

It's hard to say which one is more worrying. On the surface, it seems that the eunuch will not make a move. With Xu Zhiliu's temperament, who can tell the future?He, a big boss who is not worthy of the name, is responsible for the livelihood of hundreds of people and the prosperity and decline of a family.

Seeing that Xu Zhiliu was still reading Huang Jiazhou's case file, Xu Zhong suppressed his anger, let him go and let him go!
He doesn't care!

　Xu Zhong: Say it clearly, I quit!It's broken!
　　This big fat chapter is a supplement~
　　There should be a big fat chapter tomorrow~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)