Reborn Glazer

As the weather became hotter, Qi Runyun's belly grew bigger and bigger. As time passed, the time to pay tribute was approaching.

Officials appointed by the imperial court have already arrived in Jinzhou. This is the most prosperous place of colored glaze in the entire Dajin Dynasty. The empress dowager and the former emperor have always loved colored glaze, so the officials who chose tribute naturally came here as the first stop.

Jinzhou was originally called Mianzhou, but because the colored glaze produced was deeply loved by the ancestors, the word "Jin" was specially given as the name of the state capital.

The official who came here was surnamed Shen, and he came from the Shaofu Supervisor, who was in charge of all kinds of folk workers.This time, it was ordered to adopt all kinds of magnificent folk decorations for the Empress Dowager's birthday, and Jinzhou's colored glaze topped the list.

As soon as the confirmed news was released, needless to say, various aristocratic families who had already heard the news rushed to invite Master Shen, wanting to inquire about the preferences of the above; even those small workshops and even the craftsmen themselves began to gear up.

The Song family, on the other hand, just maintained their ordinary enthusiasm, because Song Qingyi clearly knew that the people above were really asking for decorations for the Queen Mother this time, and the Queen Mother liked exquisite and auspicious things the most, and Song Qingyi specially ordered "Kirin Riding the Clouds" for this purpose.But it's hard for him to say these things, but he didn't expect that Master Song didn't get along like the others.

Song Qingyi asked curiously, and Master Song glanced at him: "The carpenter's seat has just passed, and since the Song family is the leader, even if we can't get up by ourselves, there will be others to help us up. The Song family is not in a hurry."

After listening to his father's words, Song Qingyi understood after a little thought.The colored glaze craftsman's table is a major event in Jincheng. Compared with the colored glaze family here, it is more like the signboard of this glazed city, and it receives a lot of attention every time.Because of this signboard, Liuli of the Song family couldn't make it too ugly in terms of paying tribute.It's no wonder that Su Ning has decided to play tricks on this battle for the craftsman's seat in his previous life and in this life.

And no matter what ideas he makes in this life, Song Qingyi will make him unable to make big waves.

When I got back to the yard, I saw Qi Runyun, who was wearing a thin shirt and lying on a recliner in the yard, which was gradually entering autumn but still under the hot weather where the tigers were raging. It is to be crushed into two sections by that stomach.

Song Qingyi was terrified every time he saw such a scene. "Do you want to get up and move around?" Song Qingyi walked over, only to find that the person who was lying still opened his eyes and looked at him, and quickly reached out to support his back to get up.

After five and a half months, Qi Runyun's morning sickness has been greatly relieved. After eating a normal diet, her stomach swells as quickly as if she was blown, and the originally smooth and firm lower abdomen also has layers of broken patterns because of this.Song Qingyi and Qi Runyun didn't understand at first, and they were still a little worried, but it was Qi's mother who said there was no need to worry.

Later, the doctor saw it and said the same thing.It is said that the stomach suddenly swelled in a short period of time, and the skin couldn't bear the force of the expansion, and it was torn.

Whether it looks good or not, the two of them are men so don't worry too much, the main thing is that the little things in the stomach are healthy.

And Qi's mother returned to Qi's family with peace of mind after living in the Song Mansion for a month, because Qi's second child stayed in the kiln with Qi's father, and Qi's mother planned to go on the road alone, so Song Qingyi naturally sent the coachman and guards.

Now Qi Runyun is almost eight months pregnant, and his stomach is not what it used to be. In his own words, he can't see his legs when he stands up, and he can't straighten his waist when he sits down.From Song Qingyi's point of view, that stomach doesn't look like a part of Qi Runyun's body, it looks like it's about to fall off—Qi Runyun was sick during pregnancy and couldn't eat anything when he was taking nutrition from his mother's body. He desperately fought for nutrition, which made Qi Runyun's figure still thin, but his stomach was as huge and abrupt as if it had grown out of nowhere.

After eight months, the doctor often told Qi Runyun to walk around, but because of his growing belly, Qi Runyun's movements were somewhat inconvenient, and he often couldn't bear it after walking a few steps. In addition, he was so hard to breathe by his stomach at night, his legs I still have cramps and can't take a good rest at all, which makes my spirit not very good during the day, and I feel even weaker when I walk around.I had to put a deck chair in the yard every day and let him walk around and lie down.

Qi Runyun, who was lifted up, walked slowly with his back leaning on Song Qingyi.

"Father has gone back too?" Because he was busy with making and modifying the "Kirin Driving the Clouds", when Qi's mother left, Qi's father and Qi's second child could not leave, but I mentioned something to him a few days ago and planned to go back after being busy. At home, it is today.

"Not yet. Invite father to come over for dinner tonight. You also have a chat with father. Let the driver take father back tomorrow morning." Feeling most of his wife's weight, Song Qingyi stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around his slightly fleshy waist. , walk slowly with him.

"Father should have taught the method of pouring laxatives to the second brother. Let him spend more time during this period." With Song Qingyi supporting his lower back, Qi Runyun simply held his stomach with both hands, and there was always a feeling of urination on his lower abdomen, but these I've gotten used to it for a month, and it's not as embarrassing as it was at first.

How could Song Qingyi fail to hear the regret in his words, "When the child is born, if you want to learn the method of filling la, I will accompany you back to Qi's house for a while?" In the end, there is still a father in charge of the family, so it doesn't matter if he leaves.

Hearing this, Qi Runyun shook his head, "That's a handicraft handed down from the Qi family." He is no longer counted in the Qi family, and it is against the rules to pass on this handicraft.

How could Song Qingyi not understand what Qi Runyun meant, and felt uncomfortable for a while.

"If you don't learn from the Qi family, then go to the kiln factory and give it to Ji Lao's apprentice." Ji Lao is the only one in the Song family who knows how to pour wax. Although he is not a specialist, it is naturally better than Qi Runyun's own exploration. of.

Probably did not expect Song Qingyi to say that, Qi Runyun was a little dumbfounded.After all, it is a craft, and in Qi Runyun's heart, it is a skill that is passed down from family to family and should not be passed on.

Unexpectedly, Song Qingyi seemed to see his concerns from his blankness, and instead laughed: "Don't be so entangled, although some of the craftsmen of the Song family came in with the skills passed down from the family, but some were raised by the Song family's skills. Speaking of which, the skills of these people are not handed down from family to family, and should be fed back to the subsequent master craftsmen of the Song family. Ji Lao learned his craft from the Song family, but few people have mastered the method of Guanla, so it is more difficult to pass it on. If Madam can Learning is also a great help to my Song family." What Song Qingyi said is true, otherwise the Song family has accumulated for several generations. Although the Song family is still learning the glaze making skills, most of them are only responsible for important glaze pieces, so it is impossible to For everything.Therefore, domestic craftsmen are also the habit and tradition of many families.

This kind of statement was a bit novel and unimaginable to Qi Runyun, who was born in a family of skills like the Qi family, but he understood it after listening to Song Qingyi's explanation.It seems that the greatest heritage of the family is the skills of inheritance. The miscellaneous skills accumulated over the generations are sorted out and handed over to the craftsmen raised by the family. Time will lose its inheritance, and there will be no successors.It's not a pity.

In this way, he can accept it with peace of mind.

But this matter can only be talked about temporarily, it's just a thought in my heart, after all, one is that Qi Runyun has not yet given birth, so he can't do anything with a big belly; the other is that paying tribute is imminent.

Regarding the tribute matter, according to the procedure announced by Mr. Shen, the first thing to do is to send the shape drawing of the colored glaze piece to Mr. Shen for review, and to choose the decoration that meets the tribute requirements this time, and then to improve the finished piece of colored glaze. To re-burn, there will be a one-month stay in the middle, which means Master Shen will stay in Jincheng for a month before going to the next one. This time is both preparation and filling.Naturally, the one who followed Mr. Shen in the end was the final choice for paying tribute this time.

And these days, the Song family has also handed in the blueprints of "Kirin Riding the Clouds". The number of Jincheng submitted in the first round was no less than three hundred. The production of the latter does not necessarily have the delicacy and heritage of the family, but there will always be some outstanding products. I think the ancestors of the Song family started their business in the same way. Up to now, this is a very inspirational example in the artisan industry.

The Song family's "Kirin Riding the Clouds" was the result of Song Qingyi's insistence. Song's father was worried that the unicorn would be too masculine and not suitable for the Queen Mother's birthday.However, considering his son's first independent role, he thought that although Qilin was not suitable, he would not make mistakes. At most, he would not be selected for paying tribute.

But Father Song didn't know that Song Qingyi had made a new comeback, so he was most sure about this matter in his heart.Because he knew that there was a craftsman in the previous life who burned the unicorn ornaments. Although they were not exquisite, they were selected by the screen bird because the empress dowager liked unicorns the most.The depressed Song Qingyi shouldn't have known about this, but when he was living in the South Alley, he heard beggars jokingly overheard the entourage of the officials paying tribute to each other, and made fun of Jinzhou's Liuli Liuli, who was so big in Jinzhou, but ended up following the crowd When offering ornaments such as longevity peaches and pines and cypresses, those officials knew in their stomachs that they wanted unicorns more, so a craftsman finally took the lead.

So Song Qingyi, who is doing it all over again, planned Qilin at the beginning.

As soon as the tribute drawings are handed in, it means that the glazed pieces of each family cannot be changed. If you want to know the belongings of each family, only those blueprints in Mr. Shen's hands.However, Mr. Shen kept it in his own study in person, and there were officers and soldiers outside and no one could inquire about it.

But Song Qingyi didn't have such worries.Looking at the note that Zhou Debao secretly contacted his master in his hand, his expression was a little subtle.

At the same time, an ordinary laundry servant's family in the Song family's servant room suddenly went out, and only the washerwoman remained in the Song family.