The lady is busy farming

Chapter 437 The Mystery of the Purple Clay Teapot
　 Liu Kun looked at the Nangong girls as if they really liked these pots, that is to say, those boudoir girls saw too many exquisite porcelains and just wanted to change their tastes, and they would get tired of them in a short time.

If he could take advantage of Miss Nangong's hand to give Prince Yun a favor, as long as he could leave a good impression on the prince, he would be satisfied.

Thinking of this, Liu Kun recruited another accountant and asked him to prepare twenty sets of orchid porcelain tureen bowls and fifty tea tasting cups for Miss Nangong to bring.Because in Liu Kun's heart, these things are what Prince Yun needs, and he just used a little girl as a cover.

In fact, Liu Kun was a little puzzled. These porcelains would eventually be transported into the imperial city.He is a prince, how much porcelain do you want, and why do you need to come here and ask for it directly from the kiln?
The thoughts of these princes are really elusive, in short, these are not what he should care about.Sometimes the less you know, the better. As long as you can keep his job, you can just turn a blind eye and close your eyes.

"Miss Nangong, your tureen and tea cups are ready, please take a look for yourself, is there anything wrong?"

Liu Kun pointed to the two custom-made wooden boxes on the ground, and small circles surrounded by rush grass, which were just big enough to fit a tureen.

Qiangwei looked at the two neatly stacked boxes, and shook her head, "Master Liu is doing business, I don't worry, you don't have to be so polite." After finishing speaking, Qiangwei turned to look at Xuanyuan Yun, "Cousin, let's go back, don't disturb Liu adults work."

"Alright, Mr. Liu, take your leave." Xuanyuan Yun nodded, helped Qiangwei into the carriage, and Dongfeng moved the two boxes into the carriage. Fortunately, the carriage was big enough, otherwise, he really couldn't take it away.

After Dongfeng tidied up, he turned around and took out a stack of banknotes from the armhole, counted out five pieces of 100 tael banknotes, and handed them to Liu Kun, "This is a gift from our master to Mr. Liu and the masters. Thank you for your hard work. Such beautiful porcelain."

"This, this can't be done. How dare I accept the money from Prince Yun, and I am so embarrassed." Liu Kun stared blankly at the bank note in his hand, and couldn't turn it around for a while. Prince Yun really came to buy porcelain on purpose. coming?But he dared not take his money even if he borrowed ten guts from himself.

"Accept it, don't make the master work for nothing, it takes time to do these things." Dongfeng said very clearly, meaning to pay the hard work of the craftsmen, you can take them with them, as for how you divide it, just It's my own business.

After Dongfeng finished speaking, he jumped into the carriage, yelled, and left the gate of Dingyang Kiln Factory.

Liu Kun looked at the hot bank note in his hand, and murmured, "I have given all the money, but is it a loss in our account? Should I tell my superiors? Or did Prince Yun never come?"

"Should I report the loss? One more thing is worse than one less thing." The accountant saw that the person had gone far, and then he proposed.

"...Okay." Alas, one more thing is worse than one less thing, which is not bad.

Regarding the conversation between Liu Kun and Mr. Accountant, Xuanyuan Yun heard it very clearly, and it is very good that they can do this.Only Qiangwei looked at these purple clay pots with silly joy, because there were quite a lot of them, filling every corner of the carriage.There was almost no room for the two of them.

"Girl, what are you going to use these clay pots for?" Seeing Qiangwei's expression of picking up a bargain, Xuanyuan Yun shook his head, curious in his heart, and couldn't help but ask.

"What clay pot? I'll take this opportunity to popularize knowledge for you. After passing this village, there will be no such shop." Qiangwei held her head high, her mouth curled up slightly, "This is not called a clay pot, this one is called a purple sand pot. , is a naturally occurring mineral. Its main components are quartz stone, clay and mica. And this mineral composition contains iron and other trace elements, but the composition is not too high. Therefore, it is used After the pot made of this kind of clay is fired at high temperature, the whole body of the pot will form a double-pore structure, which is breathable and not leaking. Using this kind of pot can not only keep warm, but also brew the tea soup with a high aroma, and the tea soup will not spoil overnight. Known as the most natural preservative, this is also the biggest advantage.”

"Of course, everything is double-sided. There are advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage of the purple sand pot is that the color of the tea soup cannot be seen. Some people who like to appreciate the tea soup will feel a little regretful. However, this is not the case. It remains the same, as long as you use a purple sand pot to make tea, and replace the tea cups with glass cups or white porcelain cups."

Qiangwei described the value of the purple sand she knew to Xuanyuan Yun in a simple and clear way, and then she winked at him mysteriously, "Do you know why the color of these purple sand pots is not so beautiful?"

"Why?" Xuanyuan Yun raised her eyebrows, how did she know these things?
"Because I didn't open the pot! Haha..." After secretly laughing for a while, Qiangwei noticed that Xuanyuan Yun was still in a daze. Before use, you must first open the protection, use boiling water to remove the earthy smell of the pot itself, and then soak it in tea soup before you can use it. After the pot is opened, the color of the purple clay pot begins to change. With the maintenance of tea, the whole purple clay pot will become moist, soft and shiny gradually, but it takes time to evolve slowly. Generally, it takes about a year to grow a purple clay pot. This is for people who love to drink tea every day."

"Need to raise? So slow?" Xuanyuan Yun heard for the first time that purple clay teapots need to be maintained, but is the one year she said too long?

"What's the matter? I said generally. Some purple sand pots have different ingredients and firing temperatures, so the curing time is relatively different. Besides, a senior tea lover must also be very fond of tea. Take good care of your tea utensils. It’s like raising a child, seeing the tea utensils you care for getting better and more refined every day, the mood is also different.”

Speaking of these, Qiangwei thought of the little Xi Shi pot she had maintained in her previous life. It was a purple sand pot that she had used for four or five years, and she didn't know if her grandma took it away.

"Pfft, how old are you, and what you say is so old-fashioned, since these purple sand pots are so good, girl, please open a pot for me, and I will raise one slowly when I go back, and I will ask you to teach me a lot in the future." , Xuanyuan Yun couldn't help shaking the muscles on his face.Listening to Qiangwei's detailed explanation, she suppressed her doubts and spoke with a smile.

"This has nothing to do with old Taoism, this girl is a master of tea ceremony." When Xuanyuan Yun was agitated, Qiangwei subconsciously began to defend.

(End of this chapter)