I'm not a wild eater

Mu Qing put the beaten clay aside, and waited for Yan Shu.

I thought about it.

Get up and go outside the camp, pick up two leftover crab shells from lunch, and rinse them off in front of the water pipe.

"What are you doing with that?" Yan Shu was puzzled.

"Used to polish the surface of pottery, snail shells are the best, but now I don't have them, so I can only use this crab to make do with it."

Mu Qing explained, shaking his hands vigorously to dry off the excess water on the crab shell.

Yan Shu: "..."

Crab shell?Escargot shells?

What does it have to do with pottery.

"Aren't there snails in the creek? How about I pick up two?" Yan Shu said.

"The snail is too small, and the top is too sharp, and it will break the pottery if you don't pay attention."

The water on the crab shell is almost shaken, and then simply pass it over the fire in the stove.

Mu Qing handed one to Yan Shu.

He sat down on the stone bench again, and took a small piece out of the clay.

Knead well, flatten, and make a shallow indentation.

Um?Why is the process different this time from last time?

Preparations for pottery kilns are also different.

That's right, I didn't make this briquette last time.

I remember Master Mu said that there are two main methods of firing pottery, and this time I may use another one.

It is a pan-building method and a hand-kneading method.

The young lady who copied the notes came at the right time, learning new technologies.

The young lady can be called the representative of the department.

"This step is to make a base for the pottery you are about to burn."

"If you think about how big your cup needs to be squeezed, just make the base as big as possible."

After Mu Qing was done, he explained to Yan Shu.

"oh oh."

Yan Shu said, using the bamboo cup on the side as a reference, and made a base with a similar diameter.

When Yan Shu was done, Mu Qing randomly scraped the surface with a crab shell a few times.

Then make a ball of mud, rub it into strips, and add it to the clay just now.

Gently squeeze it with your hands.

"This clay is made with termites, the sand content is low enough, and the fineness and viscosity are ideal."

"We can use the plate construction method to make pottery, which has a higher success rate and is more beautiful."

After Mu Qing finished speaking, he stopped again.

Yan Shu nodded, and followed Mu Qing's example to take the next step.

Yan Shu, who has always been careless and impatient, is extremely serious when he is doing Tao.

The white, tender and delicate hands are gently pinching between the clay.

Muqing watched with a smile on his face, and couldn't help but squeeze Yan Shu's hand.

"What are you doing?" Yan Shu raised his head and asked in confusion.

The bangs on his forehead were blown up by the wind, and his hands were covered with mud, so he didn't bother to take care of it.

"how did you do that."

"What and how?"

"Obviously I'm working every day, how can I keep my hands so tender? My hands are obviously much rougher."

"This one, I was born with it, I can't be envious."

Yan Shu withdrew his hand and raised it up to show off.

This is one-on-one on-site guidance, I am so envious of Master Shu.

Young lady, come on, I'll bring one back next time.

It's like a bully making a fuss about a scumbag.

Then take advantage of others by the way.

This is not considered an advantage, well, they are a couple in the first place.

I'm so envious of Master Shu's hands, I can even wring out calluses when twisting a towel.

1. The hands are not good-looking, they are short and thick.

"And then?" Yan Shu asked after showing off her delicate hands.

"Then just follow the previous step to base it to your desired height."

"Every time you add a layer, you have to pinch it like this to make it better blend with the next layer."

"Finally, the whole thing is built and then the whole thing is perfected, that's all."

After Muqing finished answering, he continued to make his own pottery pot.

Yan Shu quietly watched him add two layers, and lowered his head to pick up the pottery cup in his hand.

Although a different method was used, Muqing's speed was much faster after an experience.

The size of the container made by the two is more than doubled, but the completion time is almost the same.

Muqing gently passed the whole surface with the palm of his hand, and smoothed the joints inside the clay pot.