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Another day passed, and it was one day closer to the day when it was finally announced who would be able to stay in Guxiangzhai. Tomorrow, one of Mu Tianlan and Wang Ding would leave.

Early in the morning, Wang Ding contacted Liu Tiezhu from Chengnan Village. Wang Ding counted the pieces of porcelain from yesterday. There were five or six pieces in total. Wang Ding wanted Liu Tiezhu to help him repair them.If it can be restored well, it can be put together with the picture of the withered robin to form a combination that looks like the real thing, and it can be placed at home, waiting for a rainy day.

When Liu Tiezhu was contacted, Liu Tiezhu told Wang Ding that he had almost repaired the purple clay pot two days ago, and it could be finished today.Immediately invite Wang Ding to sit at his house, just to witness this miraculous moment.

Hearing that it took Liu Tiezhu three days to repair the thing, Wang Ding was naturally excited. After agreeing to Liu Tiezhu, Wang Ding and Cai Shida asked for a half-day leave, took the broken chi ear bottle, and went to Go south of the city.

The south of the city is in the outskirts of Qingshan Lake. It is not close, but it is not far. Take the No. 6 bus, and then transfer to the south of the city. Wang Ding is at the Chengnan Lighting City.

After making another phone call with Liu Tiezhu, Wang Ding saw several rows of old-fashioned residential buildings in front of him after turning into a hotel supply city.

Chengnan Village is not a rural area. Although it is a village, it is not much different from the city. To be precise, it should be called a suburb.

"Wang Ding, I'm here!"

Liu Tiezhu had already gone downstairs to pick up Wang Ding, and when he was called out, Wang Ding saw a man with a naked upper body, a pair of big underpants, and slippers on his feet not far from the intersection ahead, waving at him. .

As for that black face, Wang Ding didn't need to think too much, it was Liu Tiezhu.

"Well, I saw you."

Greeting them, Wang Ding and Liu Tiezhu shook hands in a friendly manner, like a business negotiation. During the handshake, the bag in Wang Ding's left hand caught Liu Tiezhu's attention.

"what is that?"

Wang Ding chuckled, "Brother Liu, don't you know that you can restore porcelain? I have a chi ear bottle that is broken, and I want you to help me repair it!"

"Oh, porcelain?"

"Why, no way!" Seeing that Liu Tiezhu's gaze was wrong, Wang Ding asked.

"It's not impossible, it's all possible. But pottery and porcelain are different. Let's talk about it when we go home!"

"it is good."

After exchanging a few words with Liu Tiezhu, Wang Ding bought some fruits, and then the two went one after the other, and Liu Tiezhu took Wang Ding to the house.

The house is an old house with a small area, one bedroom and one living room. The combined kitchen and bathroom does not exceed [-] square meters, and because the living room is full of materials, porcelain bottles, and debris, it looks disorganized.

"The house is a bit messy. I have used this living room as a workshop. Let's go to the back room."

"No, I think it's in the living room. By the way, Brother Liu, you said that restoring porcelain is different from pottery. Can you tell me more about it?"

Wang Ding went to the living room and looked at the bottles and jars in the area, especially the many purple clay pots, which greatly increased his thirst for knowledge.

Liu Tiezhu was also very enthusiastic. When Wang Ding asked, he explained, "Of course it's okay to tell you, but... if you want to know how to restore ceramics, you must first know how to make ceramics. Pottery and porcelain are different. Yes. To put it simply, the porcelain making process is invented on the basis of the pottery making process. I don’t know if you know that the firing process of porcelain and pottery is actually very similar.”

"Well, I know a little bit. In the place where I work, my colleague told me. They are all fired at a certain temperature through a specific blank."

"Yes, that's it. This is the essential difference between porcelain and pottery. Their blanks are different. The blanks of porcelain are a mixture of kaolin, orthoclase and quartz, and a layer of glassy glaze is applied on the tire surface, and then Roasted at a high temperature of about 1 degrees, the finished product is hard, has a very low water absorption rate, and can make a crisp metallic sound when knocked. The blank of pottery is generally clay, and the surface of the tire is usually not glazed or coated with low-temperature glaze. The temperature is also lower than that of porcelain, which is between 0 and 700 degrees, and a few pottery can reach 800 degrees. The texture of pottery is not as hard as porcelain, and it absorbs water more strongly, and the sound it makes when knocked is not crisp."

"Oh." Wang Ding nodded again and again, gaining insight.

"Also, the purple sand pot is even more special. It is a pottery made of purple sand fired at high temperature. The firing temperature is higher than that of clay pottery. It is solid and has many tiny pores. Change and break; because purple sand is used as raw material, it will not be porcelained."

"That's it, I understand. That's why many people like to use purple clay teapots to make tea. On the one hand, it has good air permeability, and it is not easy to make tea with it. , and will not burst due to sudden temperature changes.”

"Yes, you're right." Liu Tiezhu couldn't help admiring Wang Ding's comprehension, and agreed, "Except for what you said, the sandy quality of the purple clay teapot transfers heat slowly, and it won't burn your hands when you hold it after brewing tea. It can be placed on a slow fire for cooking and heating, and it will not be cracked by the fire. In addition, the purple clay pot can absorb tea juice, the inner wall of the pot is not brushed, and there is no peculiar smell when brewing tea. After long-term use, the pot wall accumulates "tea rust" , so that the empty pot is poured with boiling water, and the aroma of tea will be dense. There are so many benefits of purple clay pots, so I want to make purple clay pots, and use my own ancestral method to make purple clay pots for sale! But who knows..."

Wang Ding knew what Liu Tiezhu was sighing about. Indeed, there should be a market for purple clay teapots, and with Liu Tiezhu's unique craftsmanship, it has a bright future.However, Wang Ding might as well speak out about the problem. "Who knows that the reality is too cruel. You didn't sell many of your purple sand pots. But I have to say something from the bottom of my heart, Brother Liu, I think you are more suitable for technology, but sales management is your shortcoming. If you find If you have a capable partner in this area, I believe your purple clay teapot business will be booming."

"Partner, how easy is it to find someone to cooperate with? Cough, let's talk about it, it's something that hasn't been written off yet." Liu Tiezhu waved his hands, but he had already walked in front of the messy pile of bottles and pots, pointing at one For the purple clay pot, Liu Tiezhu said, "Look, this bottle is the purple clay pot that I accidentally broke two days ago, go and have a look now, is it almost repaired?"

Liu Tiezhu was anxious, so before he had a word, Liu Tiezhu talked about the purple clay pot.

But Wang Ding also likes Liu Tiezhu's straightforward approach.If the surname is like this, there will be efficiency.

"Okay." Walking to the purple clay pot, Wang Ding squatted down and observed carefully.

At this time, there was still some missing flesh on the smashed purple clay pot, but its bonding had been completed, and no flaws could be seen from the pot itself.

For a moment, Wang Ding doubted whether this purple clay pot was the one he saw at that time, but when he doubted, Liu Tiezhu said loudly from the side, "Wang Ding, do you think this pot is not the one from before?" Just, am I helping you here?"

"No, that's not true. But it's the first time I saw that ceramics can be repaired like this, I really think it's incredible. That's why I wonder how you did it, Brother Liu?"

"Haha. For those of you who don't understand, this is indeed more difficult than climbing to the sky. But as long as you get started and know the principles, it's not that difficult. It's just that people have different levels of craftsmanship. The ceramics are also very different. You can see that this piece of mine is not yet finished, and the remnant is still missing flesh. I need to fill up the missing part with putty. Of course, I need to adjust the color of the putty and polish it first. Leave the thickness of the glaze surface so that the missing meat can be filled. But this should also be noted that if there is an underglaze pattern, it must be painted according to the color of the adjusted color and finally glazed. Very high-value ceramics Well, we have to go to the kiln mouth to fix the incomplete parts, but our ceramics don’t need this process, and the value itself is not that high. If we go to the kiln, the loss outweighs the gain.”

Wang Ding couldn't say that Liu Tiezhu didn't understand anything, but if he said he understood, it would be a lie.At this moment, he is half-knowledgeable, but he just wants to ask a question but doesn't know what to ask.

However, Wang Ding is certain of one thing: this Liu Tiezhu is a master of folk repairing ceramics.

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