technical type

Ji Mo was only four years old when he learned how to make jewelry with Ji's father. He was too young to touch any gold and silver, but there are still some things he can do, such as assembling those delicate flower shapes one by one. .

A double-petal chrysanthemum requires at least five or six flower shapes to be stacked and assembled. The flowers needed for a hairpin, except for the whole carved jade hairpin, or the whole cast silver hairpin and gold hairpin, the rest are all It is necessary to make small parts of various colors and assemble them little by little.

Theoretically, this kind of assembled hairpin is not as expensive as the whole flower, but because the assembled petals are more vivid and the posture is more clever, they are more popular, and the price can be increased relatively. In fact, it contains Father Ji said that he can do it even with hands, which is really nothing good.

Heh, thinking about how Brother Ji wasted materials and screwed up, you know that this job actually requires a little skill and plenty of patience.

At that time, Ji Mo was young, and he could not do much. He just stood aside and helped, which was not regarded as serious study.

This year, Ji Mo started to try to carve hairpins.

In the beginning, Father Ji assigned him a wooden hairpin. The texture of the wood is easier to grasp. Generally speaking, if the wood hairpin is damaged, it can be modified. It's just as thick as a little finger.

Ji Mo had experience as a sculptor, and wood carving and stone carving could not trouble him. After finding out that Ji Mo did a good job, Ji's father was overjoyed, so he promoted him to a higher level and did not let him carve jade. It's too expensive, and it's hard to fix if it's broken, so I just let him carve the gold and silver.

It's really not good to carve, it's a big deal to melt it down and start over.

For Ji Mo, this is not a challenge, but it is relatively new. Gold and silver are used as money, and their value is there. There is no need to make sculptures and other things. Carvings of this type are rarely taken over.

It cannot be said that there is no experience at all, but it is somewhat unfamiliar.

The purity of silver will also change the hand feel. The size, angle, position, etc. of the force used when engraving need to re-adjust the grasp of the feeling, and at the same time take out the experience and convert it into the control force that can be used now.

Carving tools are also different, and some need to get used to it again. Generally speaking, the "knife" is always the same. Master the usage of carving knives, and find out a more suitable usage based on the existing tools. up.

Seeing that Ji Mo carved well, exceeding expectations, Father Ji also had more expectations for Ji Mo, and specially got him a set of tools that belonged to him, and carved a pattern-like pattern on it himself The word "three" means Ji Mo's personal property.

This kind of exclusive tool, apart from Brother Ji once had it, is Ji Mo.

Brother Ji, who knew about this incident, always used this incident to stimulate his second brother Ji, secretly had "high hopes" for Ji Mo, and sourly hoped that he would study hard, saying that Ji's father only had eyes for him. him.

Brother Ji, a man who has become a family man, even competed with his children for his father's love, which really opened Ji Mo's eyes. As an adult with mature thoughts, Ji Mo felt that there was no need to argue with him, so he tolerantly let this matter go.

After those two days, when even the second brother Ji was unmoved, the eldest brother Ji was so sour all by himself, so he didn't continue.

"I think you're almost finished, let's take a look at this."

The son learned too quickly, and being a father was happy on the one hand, but on the other hand, he felt that his dignity was compromised. He was not so good back then.

Father Ji took a hairpin that he was making and showed it to Ji Mo, and Ji Mo saw it clearly, isn't this the one he made a few days ago?

The lines carved on it, I originally wanted to help, but was rejected, Ji Mo thought Father Ji was afraid that he would do something wrong, but now it seems that there is another mystery?

This is a silver hairpin. The flower on the head of the hairpin is a peony flower, with flowers and leaves, which looks a bit rich and noble, but it is small flowers and small leaves, which match the size of the hairpin.

At first glance, the price is not that high, even though the flowers look vivid, but after all they are carved out of silver tires, they are somewhat rigid.

Some of the grooves on it are a bit too thick. If Ji Mo were to carve it, he would make the lines thinner, which would also make the peony more flexible.

Thinking this way in his heart, but didn't say it, Ji Mo watched quietly from the side.

Father Ji glanced at him and saw that he was serious, so he didn't instruct him any more. He put the hairpin on the table, and carefully took out a box from the box next to it. How fine, but what is filled inside is not red rouge, but blue powder.

"what is this?"

Ji Mo asked a question at the right time.

"Blue material."

Father Ji replied without further ado, and took out something like a small porcelain plate from the side. These utensils were small and cute, like children's play toys.

The same cute little spoon scooped out some blue material, the powder fell into the porcelain dish, carefully mixed with water, stirred evenly, and then used the small spoon to fill the blue material into the groove of the hairpin head little by little, pressed Flatten, smooth, absorb excess water with a muslin cloth, and bake carefully by the fire.

The small stove placed on the table is as small as a toy, the size of a palm, and the fire it produces is not big when it is lit, it can just do some work like firing.

The blue material changes color during firing, er, it’s not a color change, but to be precise, it melts and solidifies, and solidifies on the surface of the hairpin head, forming a transparent color like glass.

The peony, which was originally ordinary, instantly became lively and fragrant. When the light shines on the hairpin head and the transparent "blue", this blue peony also has a distinctive image of wealth and honor.

"This is……"

Ji Mo's eyes widened in surprise, as if he was watching a magic trick. He probably knew some principles, but he still didn't know how to do it.

"It's burning blue."

Father Ji's words were a little smug, and he tried his best to show "it's nothing", so that the youngest son can learn a lot, "It's only made of silver, otherwise, it will never be possible."

He explained to Ji Mo in detail how to make this kind of burnt blue, but he didn't directly tell the secret of the blue material. Ji Mo knew that it was because he was afraid that his child would not be strict with his mouth and would reveal these key points to outsiders.

The yard where Ji's family lives now is not big, and a part of the front is used as a jewelry shop, and the living space in the back is even smaller. Even so, Ji's father can still have a separate studio, and the things placed here are all It's for making jewelry, except for doing it here, he doesn't do it outside. When not in use, the door here must be locked.

This kind of separate placement is for the sake of secrecy, and this kind of blue material seems to be very complicated, so how can I tell Ji Mo easily.

It's not that a father should keep a hand with his son, the key is that he is young, not strict with his mouth, and unable to keep secrets, so he will have to teach him sooner or later.

Ji Mo tried to be coquettish and cute, and wanted to know how the blue material was made in advance, but Ji's father just didn't let go. This honest man is not usually strong in this regard.

Seeing that he couldn't get what he wanted, Ji Mo wasn't disappointed. He probably could think of what Ji Fu meant, so he wasn't in a hurry. It would be fine when he was older. Even if he knew this method now, Ji Mo wouldn't let him get into trouble now. of.

Sure enough, Father Ji just opened Ji Mo's eyes to let him see, and then let him do the original thing. The bells of several sizes were finished, and they were waiting for Ji Mo to carve patterns on them.

One, one, and one, started to work at their respective tables, and when Ji Mo was done, he showed all the bells to Father Ji, and then looked at the jewelry being made on Father Ji's desktop.

Those who make jewelry, they all have a picture book in their minds. The shape, turning, radian, and all the details that should be considered are all included in their minds. , as if looking at the next ten steps.

What Father Ji is currently working on is a jewelry box.

The hollowed-out jewelry box is made of silver, and the top is made of pinch flowers. The metal wires are twisted into various flower shapes, and they are entrenched on the outer wall of the jewelry box. Looking at it now, nothing can be seen, a piece of plain silver, At most, it has a three-dimensional sense of relief.

"What is this going to be like?"

Ji Mo asked curiously, he had always used Ji's father as a hairpin before, and he had never seen such a jewelry box, it seemed that there was only one word - expensive.

I don't say "beautiful" because this kind of semi-finished product is really too plain, so plain that people feel that there is nothing wrong with changing the pinched flowers into carved ones.

"This is the job your mother took over. In the end, it will be burnt blue, and a few more gems will be inlaid on it."

Father Ji is very familiar with doing these tasks, and the space that should have been reserved has been reserved long ago. It seems a little strange now, but when everything is in the end and the gems are inlaid, it will be very different when you think about it.

Ji Mo could roughly imagine what it should be like, but to his surprise, "The pattern they drew?"

"Where do they have any patterns?"

Father Ji has a bit of contempt for the wealthy households here, which is not difficult to understand. He used to make things for the emperor, regardless of which concubine, beauty or court lady ended up with those things. After all, they belonged to the royal family. , the standards are different, the appearance is different, where it looks like now, it is clearly degraded.

I have already stood on the tree and seen the distant scenery, so I naturally don't feel how wide the world under the tree is.

Father Ji is like this, it is difficult enough to make money that suits their taste while looking down on the taste of the people here.

It's rare that I want to make something that suits my heart, but I'm afraid that no one will know what it is. This feeling of sadness is really...

Ji Mo didn't have any comments. If you want to make money, you can't do everything according to your heart. Looking at it now, this order is probably for Father Ji to give full play to his strengths.

Thinking this way in his heart, he said the same thing, Father Ji just sneered when he heard it: "It's too expensive!"

This is another reason why he despises the rich people here. Is his craftsmanship and price really expensive?Really ignorant!