[Qing] Fourth Master, learn about health preservation

Geng Yi thought that the porcelain kiln was not firing well, so he took a special look.

She took a closer look, and found that the porcelain was of moderate thickness, and it could still see through the light if candles were placed inside.

Especially when there is light inside, it can show how beautiful the lines on the outside are.

The red twine chrysanthemum pattern, even the petal pattern of the chrysanthemum is clear, isn't the fourth elder brother satisfied?

Si elder brother's original words are that the color is not bright enough, it is a little darker.

Then the two sides are not symmetrical, and there are some flaws.

In his opinion, there are a lot of shortcomings, and it is better to re-fire the furnace.

The craftsmen at the porcelain kiln said that this was already the best batch of porcelain, and the previous ones were not as good as this one.

Three furnaces were fired back and forth, and the porcelain kiln sent all the others.

From Geng Yi's point of view, the differences between the three furnaces were basically indistinguishable.

The fourth elder brother frowned and said: "Indeed, the one sent at the front is the best one."

Geng Yi didn't see the difference at all, he walked around the bottle again and again, his eyes were dazzled, he didn't see any difference, didn't they look the same?

The fourth elder brother stepped forward and pointed to one of the bottles: "Look, there is a small gap here, which is different from the side."

Geng Yi's face was almost stuck to the bottle, only to find this small gap.

How good is the fourth elder brother's eyesight, can he actually see such a gap as big as a grain of rice?

She couldn't see it, and felt that the Russians shouldn't be able to see it either.

The fourth elder brother pointed to the second bottle and said: "The color here is different, it's not the same."

Geng Yi looked left and right, and then looked left and right again, the depth and depth were barely even a little bit uneven.

If the fourth elder brother hadn't pointed it out, she would never have noticed it herself.

Geng Yi felt that putting these bottles together would make it possible to have an event of "find faults with everyone", and she began to wonder if her eyesight was failing: "My lord is so powerful, I can't see it no matter what. It's just like There are not many people with such golden eyes, and the Russians must not be able to see it, why don't you ask other elder brothers to take a look?"

She doesn't believe that only she can't see it, other people can see it!

The fourth elder brother pondered for a while, and felt that it had been delayed for more than half a month, and the progress was indeed a little slow, so he asked Su Peisheng to send someone to invite some elder brothers to come and have a look.

Brother Nine is sure to call, after all, he is in charge of the Russian trade market.

Elder Brother Ten heard that Brother Ninth was coming, so he naturally followed.

The thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother also came to join in the fun, and the twelfth elder brother did not miss it.

Brother San also has a little research on porcelain. Hearing that the porcelain kiln has made a few new porcelains, he came over to taste them.

So the house suddenly became lively, and several older brothers came to the study one after another.

Brother Jiu took a fancy to the bottles with red twig chrysanthemum pattern, looked at them carefully for a while and said, "Fourth brother is thoughtful, only one will be sent over, it would be a pity if it is broken on the way. If it is a one-off Give three, even if one is broken, it's still a pair."

Selling a bottle is not the same as selling a pair, the price is not the same, it is not as simple as doubling one bottle, of course it can be doubled several times!

A piece of good porcelain is expensive, but if two pieces are made into a pair, they are still the same treasures, and they are sent all the way, of course the price is even more expensive!

The fourth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother with a blank expression, pointed to a few porcelain bottles and said: "This one is okay, the other two are a little flawed."

Ninth elder brother took a closer look and said, "If the fourth brother doesn't say anything, the younger brother didn't notice this flaw at all. Those barbarians in Russia can't see it even more, so the fourth brother can just rest assured."

Elder Brother Shi also nodded and agreed, "That's right, I didn't see it either."

The third elder brother liked the porcelain vase of Suihan Sanyou next to him more, rubbed the delicate porcelain surface and said: "I think this one looks better, that is, can those barbarians appreciate it? Why do I feel that those in Russia prefer bright colors? If it’s too plain, I don’t like it.”

Brother Nine nodded and said: "Yes, the snow jade paste sold to the high priest was replaced by a brightly colored porcelain bottle. After adding the price, he bought it immediately without hesitation."

He looked at the red bougainvillea-patterned bottle in his hand, pondered for a while and said, "The Russians probably like this one better, but this one may not feel bright enough in color."

Brother Twelve clicked his tongue beside him and said, "No way, isn't this bottle fresh enough?"

The whole bottle was bright red, although it was dark red, not bright red, but it was bright enough for him.

Brother Jiu is not too sure about the taste of the Russians, but he is sure that this bottle with a brighter color is better than the Suihan Sanyou with the ink style over there: "Fourth brother, just choose this, and I will send someone to deliver it right away? "

He can't wait to send someone to package it and send it to Russia immediately, so that Turishen can sell it to the patriarch of the Stroll family who is addicted to porcelain.

The thirteenth elder brother saw that although the fourth elder brother was expressionless, he could still feel that he was not in a particularly happy mood, so he hurried forward and said: "Ninth brother is also a little too anxious, it is rare for us brothers to meet, why not sit down and have a good chat chat?"

Elder Fourteen quickly agreed: "That's right, we're all busy, so it's rare to get together today, and Fourth Brother will let Chef Ma show his skills!"

Brother Jiu also nodded and said: "Yes, since Xiao Shi got an errand, he went to the suburbs of Beijing every day. We haven't seen much recently. The twelfth brother also always goes to the House of Internal Affairs, and the fourth brother is also busy with the porcelain kiln Here's the thing."

He turned his head to look at the third elder brother, who came back to rest for a few days and then got into the Hanlin Academy to indulge in studying books.

If the fourth elder brother hadn't called the third elder brother today, the third elder brother would probably still be studying in the Imperial Academy!

Brother Jiu doesn't understand. Is repairing books so addictive?

He asked directly, and the third elder brother smiled and said: "There is a golden house in the book. Every time I read a new book, it is like tasting a new dish. And the second time I taste it, I can still taste the difference. The taste comes from the original taste, or the place that was neglected before, has a special flavor. Tasting it again and again, you can taste more, which is endless aftertaste."

Ninth elder brother didn't quite understand third elder brother's obsession with books, but when it came to food, he nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, every time I come to fourth elder brother's place to taste the delicacies cooked by Ma Chef, every time I can taste It’s different, and I really want to revisit it again and again.”

The fourth elder brother glanced at him angrily. Didn't the ninth elder brother just want to have a few more meals?

He asked Su Peisheng to instruct the kitchen to cook a table of good dishes, and then stared at the red chrysanthemum-patterned porcelain vase in Brother Jiu's hand and asked, "Is it really possible? If the other party is obsessed with porcelain, they will probably notice something wrong if there are flaws." .”

If the other party becomes angry from embarrassment, the supply of salt stones will have to be cut off.

The ninth elder brother winked at the fourth elder brother and said: "My brother knows that the fourth brother is striving for excellence, and hopes to make the porcelain bottle the best. It's just that the artisans of the porcelain kiln, my brother knows that they must make the best before they dare to take it out. Show it to the fourth brother. The temperature of the porcelain kiln is not easy to control, and every porcelain vase is not the same, even if the flaws are different, so each porcelain vase is unique."

If it was really a porcelain vase with serious flaws, let alone the fourth elder brother saw it, the artisan would smash it all as soon as he took it out of the kiln.

If it can be delivered, it must be the best porcelain in several batches, and the flaws are almost invisible.

The fourth elder brother is thoughtful, is he unique?

Brother Nine ordered people to pack the porcelain bottle into a box, put thick straw on it, and kept telling them to be careful: "Fourth brother, I will send this away!"

The fourth elder brother waved his hand and asked his attendant to help pack it and prepare to send it out.

Brother Ten made an excuse to show respect, grabbed Brother Nine's arm and went out together.

Ninth elder brother was puzzled and said: "Tenth brother, you are so old, you still want my brother to accompany you to go out!"

Brother Ten dragged someone to the corner and whispered: "I don't want to talk to Brother Nine in private, I don't want people to hear, this is a good place!"

Seeing that there was no one around, he lowered his voice and said, "Ninth brother did it on purpose just now. He told fourth brother so that he could send out the porcelain vase as soon as possible, so fourth brother doesn't have to worry about it anymore."

After all, the fourth elder brother's errands at the porcelain kiln have not been going smoothly. The fourth elder brother is demanding, but the porcelain kiln can't do it.

Brother Nine blinked at Brother Ten and said: "Where, I'm telling the truth. After all, the best batch of flawless porcelain must have been sent to the palace. Those people in Russia sent such good things. , it will be impossible to surpass it if you send it later, so what should I do?"

The best one was given at the beginning, and there is no better one in the future. Will the Russians have any objections?

If the ones sent at the beginning are generally good, then the ones that are better will be sent later, and then the ones that are even better will be sent. In comparison, the Russians will feel that they are really choosing the best porcelain to send over.

Brother Ten was stunned: "Can you still do this?"

Brother Jiu put his hand on his shoulder and said with a smile: "Xiao Shi doesn't do business, so you don't know that, you have a lot of knowledge in it! Think about it, if someone gives you a gift, it's the best gift. The ones sent to the palace are almost the same, so you are naturally happy. But next time, the ones given may be the same, or not as good, and you will be unhappy, thinking that the other party didn’t value you, and started to despise you instead.”

Elder Brother Ten pondered for a while, and it was true.

"But if the delivery is not good at the beginning, I will definitely be unhappy."

Brother Nine nodded and said: "That's right, so the delivery can't be the best at the beginning, but it can't be bad either. The fourth brother said that the porcelain has a little flaw, but it's the same as what I said. It is a unique porcelain, and you can find it elsewhere. No. A pair of porcelains that are about the same size, most people will not look closely at them, they all feel exactly the same.”

"Don't listen to what the fourth brother said, it seems that the flaw is very big. I guess other than the Russian patriarch's eyes that can be found by looking at the porcelain, other people will never notice it."

Who can have as sharp eyes as the fourth elder brother, if the fourth elder brother hadn't said it, the ninth elder brother would not have been able to notice the flaws.

"But Xiao Shi, what you said makes sense. Actually, I don't want to see fourth brother so entangled. He would be tired and thin without seeing him. Huang Ama originally gave you the errands of Yanshi, and gave fourth brother the errands of porcelain kiln. Let the fourth brother have a little rest while running errands."

You can't let the fourth elder brother just do such tiring errands all the time, and you have to relax a little bit occasionally.

It's a pity that with the meticulous temperament of the fourth elder brother, even if he was asked to do a simple errand, he couldn't relax completely, and he was tired enough.

Brother Nine sighed and said, "You and I know about this, Xiao Shi don't tell Fourth Brother."

Elder Brother Ten quickly responded, "Of course, I'm not talking to Brother Ninth secretly."

They all sneaked here and said, didn't they just avoid the fourth elder brother on purpose, so that the fourth elder brother would not feel uncomfortable?

After the two returned, Elder Fourteen looked at them and said with a smile: "Why have you been there for so long? The food is about to be served, and he said that if the two brothers don't come back, we will eat and wait."

Ninth elder brother sat down hastily: "You fourteenth brother, you are not being kind, how can you eat while waiting, is there any leftover when we come?"

Of course he knew that the fourteenth elder brother was just joking. With the fourth elder brother's temperament, it is absolutely impossible for the kitchen to serve food when everyone sits down.

The fourteenth elder brother sighed and said, "I think so, but it's a pity that the fourth brother disagrees."

The twelfth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother also laughed: "Is the fourteenth brother hungry? The fourth brother hastened to get someone to serve."

There were several elder brothers sitting at a big table, it was lively.

Chef Ma in the kitchen also tried his best to make these elder brothers have a good time.

The big dishes were served first, the oven-roasted duck and the roasted pheasant, which were cut into pieces and separated from the flesh. In addition, thin pancakes, shredded green onions, shredded cucumbers and sauces were served.

Put meat and other side dishes in the pie, add sauce and eat it as a roll.

Elder Twelve naturally had a bowl of chili sauce at hand, but it disappeared after a while, so he simply put on a big bowl.

Looking at the bowl of chili, Brother Jiu couldn't help but move away, feeling that the smell made it hot.

Then came the tangerine peel beef and five-spice mandarin fish. The beef has the aroma of tangerine peel, which is very greasy.

The mandarin fish is also quite fresh, the skin is fried to a crisp, and the fish inside is so tender that it can be pulled apart with chopsticks.

Then there are vegetarian dishes such as shredded chicken and bean sprouts, fried bracken and hot and sour cucumber, and a large bowl of Sixi dumplings for each person.

The elder brothers were very satisfied with the meal, and finally served a pot of Biluochun, and the ninth elder brother was a little unsatisfied with the tea: "At this time, it is time to have two pots of wine, otherwise I always feel that something is missing."

Elder Brother Shi laughed and said, "Brother Ninth, are you greedy for alcohol? I don't know if Brother Fourth has any here, or you can go to my house to get two jugs."

The fourth elder brother laughed: "Yes, I have to have a drink with my brothers today."

He ordered Su Peisheng to go to the storeroom to fetch good old wine. After waiting for a while, he thought that Su Peisheng would bring Fenjiu or Qujiu from the storehouse, but who knew that the last thing he brought was Daigo wine.

Brother Jiu smiled when he saw it: "Is this the wine made by my sister-in-law?"

Su Peisheng nodded and said: "Master, this is made by Fujin himself, and he said that he would bring it here for the master to have a taste."

The wine that Geng Yi had just made didn't know how it tasted, but after half a month, he thought he could drink it.

It happened that when Madam Hu met Su Peisheng when she was going to get drinks from the cellar, he took this with her.

Elder Brother Twelve also agreed: "The scorpion is sweet, it can be used as medicine, and it can also be used to make wine. My sister-in-law has a heart."

Although this wine is called medicinal wine, it has no medicinal taste and is extremely sweet.

Elder Brother Thirteen also said: "They say that if you drink the wine, you will be enlightened. I don't know if it is true. You have to try it anyway."

Daigo wine is cumbersome to make and requires a lot of ingredients. Each dish needs to be processed and fermented in a suitable place. After it is finished, the output is not much. It cannot be made more at a time, and it cannot be mass-produced.

So fewer and fewer people made it. Unexpectedly, Geng Yi secretly made two jars, and the first jar was sent over first.

The fourth elder brother asked Su Peisheng to slap open the mud seal on the mouth of the altar, and a sweet smell of wine came out.

Su Peisheng filled up the wine glasses for the elder brothers, Jiu elder brother couldn't wait to take a sip, nodded in satisfaction and said, "It's authentic Daigo wine, but it's just not kept for long enough, otherwise it will be more mellow."

But this is already very good, after all, this wine is so troublesome to make, even Brother Jiu's restaurant doesn't have this wine on the list.

Su Peisheng said again: "Jian Fujin said that this wine can moisten dryness and relieve cough, and has the effect of strengthening the body. It is also much milder than soup."

This wine tastes good and is good for your health, the older brothers couldn't help but drink two more glasses.

One jar was quickly emptied, and Su Peisheng quickly brought a second jar.

The fourth elder brother asked, "I only made two jars, so why don't we drink them all?"

Then Geng Yi worked so hard to make two jars of wine, wouldn't he be unable to drink even one sip?

Su Peisheng said: "Ce Fujin said this wine and then make it, and now let you guys enjoy it to your heart's content."

Brother Jiu raised his wine glass and said, "Then thank you little sister-in-law."

The other elder brothers raised their glasses one after another, and soon the second wine jar was also empty.

After eating and drinking enough, the elder brothers are a little bit drunk.

Brother Jiu said with emotion: "Seeing that this daigo wine can't be drunk, the stamina is still quite strong."

The third elder brother hiccupped and said, "That's right, I have a lot of stamina... Fourth brother, come and recite poems to be right!"

The fourth elder brother had no choice but to signal Su Peisheng to ask the kitchen to bring hangover soup. The third elder brother waved his hand and said, "It's been a long time since I took up the job of repairing books, so I don't dare to drink too much to avoid delay."

The next day after getting drunk, if he gets too high on the head, he will delay making mistakes. How could he dare to drink!

The third elder brother hiccupped again, his eyes were a little blurred and he said: "Your third sister-in-law is good at everything, but she can't recite poems to fight against you. But it's okay, this is actually not that important. I just want someone to talk to me once in a while." , Just one click!"

Ninth elder brother supported third elder brother and said with a smile: "Third elder brother, are you drunk? You don't have many talented women in your backyard, why don't you let them add fragrance to your red sleeves?"

The third elder brother shook his head again and again and said: "No, they can't!"

There was a Wang family before, and the beautiful concubines in the back followed Wang's appearance one by one. They were better than each other in reciting poems and composing, but they were also good at pestering people.

Sanfujin will think for the sake of the third elder brother, and these beautiful concubines in the back naturally understand that they rely on their youth and beauty, and if they don't have a child as soon as possible, they will have nothing for the rest of their lives.

At that time, the third elder brother was so entangled that he felt that his body was going to be hollowed out. When he saw these beautiful concubines who were like tigers and wolves, he was afraid. How could he rush to chant poems against them?

He raised his wine glass and said, "Come, come, it's rare that our brothers are here, let's face each other."

Seeing that the third elder brother was wrong, he would never give up, and the ninth elder brother looked helplessly at the fourth elder brother.

The fourth elder brother could only nod his head and said, "Okay, the third elder brother will come first."

The third elder brother was happy when he heard it, thought for a while and said: "Light up the lights in the tower, and all the pavilions of Kongming will be bright."

Hearing this, the fourth elder brother thought for a while and replied: "The Ao people hold up the fire, and illuminate the clouds and Zilong every step of the way."

"Fourth brother, you can do this," the third elder brother raised his glass, seeing that there was no wine in the glass, the ninth elder brother quickly filled it up for him.

The fourth elder brother also raised his glass with a smile and said: "The third brother has accepted."

The thirteenth elder brother said beside him: "This pair is not bad, it has double meanings."

Zhu Geliang contrasts with Zilong, the tower and the lamp, Ge and Liang, Ao Ren and Zilong are indeed very neatly matched.

The third elder brother was very happy, so he wanted to grab the fourth elder brother and continue the pairing. He stood up to pour the wine, but sat back when his feet softened, and lay on the table for a long time without being able to get up.

The ninth brother was so scared that he hurried over to look, only to find that the third brother had fallen asleep holding the wine glass: "The third brother is drunk, let's break up too."

Fortunately, the third elder brother was drunk, otherwise it would have been several times before he was willing to let the fourth elder brother go!

The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother helped the third elder brother to get up, sent him into the carriage, and ordered the attendants to watch it before watching the carriage leave.

The others originally came on horseback, and the fourth brother was a little worried. These brothers drank and went to ride horses.

Ninth elder brother said disapprovingly: "Fourth brother is underestimating how many of us there are. He doesn't drink as much as third brother, and he hasn't really passed out yet."

But the fourth elder brother was still worried, and asked the carriage to take a few people back, and let the attendants lead the horse back.

Several people couldn't compete, so they got into the carriage and sent them back to the mansion one by one.

Anyway, they live close together, they are next to each other, and the carriage stops all the way to send them off without detours, which is also very convenient.

After sending the brothers away, the fourth elder brother was also a little drunk.

He was walking on the road, and the cool breeze at night made him wake up a little bit.

Walking and walking, the fourth elder brother came to the front of Geng Yi's yard.

Xiao Lizi, who was guarding the front yard, stood up in a jerk, and said loudly, "I've seen the fourth elder brother!"

As soon as he shouted, the people in the yard moved, and Geng Yi came out quickly, smelling the faint smell of wine, he stepped forward to help the fourth elder brother to walk back: "I thought the master would go back after drinking with the other elder brothers." I'm resting, did you drink the hangover soup?"

The fourth elder brother shook his head, and Geng Yi motioned for Xiao Li to quickly go to the kitchen and fetch a bowl.

She asked Rusui to fetch hot water, moistened it with a handkerchief and handed it over, the fourth elder brother wiped his face and hands indiscriminately, feeling a little better, only to realize that there was some alcohol smell on his body.

However, the taste of Daigojiu is not strong, and it seems to be absent, but it makes people feel ecstatic.

The fourth elder brother leaned on Ruanta and narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "I just had a good time drinking with my brothers, so I couldn't help but drink more. The daigou wine is very good, so I just finished drinking it."

Geng Yi laughed and said, "What's the matter? I'll brew a few more jars later. Although it's a bit troublesome, as long as it tastes good. If the master likes it, that's even better. And the next day after drinking too much Daigo wine It won’t make your head feel uncomfortable, and it’s good for your body, it’s considered medicinal wine.”

After wiping his hands and face, the fourth elder brother changed into regular clothes, and the smell of alcohol dissipated a little, so he went to the study in Geng Yi's courtyard.

Geng Yi looked at him and said helplessly: "Master, it's getting late, don't you want to rest?"

"It's still early," the fourth elder brother lowered his head, picked up a pen and ink, and sketched a few times on the rice paper.

Geng Yi could tell it was a pattern at a glance, and it was enough that the fourth elder brother didn't forget to work after getting drunk.

She knew that the fourth elder brother was a little drunk, and she might have some inspiration in her mind, so if she didn't draw it quickly, she might forget it.

So Geng Yi stood quietly by the side, and helped the fourth elder brother grind ink.

The fourth elder brother looked at the new drawing and was obviously not satisfied, so he pushed the rice paper casually and replaced it with a new one, and ordered: "Su Peisheng, go get Yancai."

Geng Yi was helpless. Is he going to paint at night, or is it colored painting?

If the painting continues like this, will the fourth elder brother sleep tonight?

But tomorrow happened to be Muxiu, and it seemed that the fourth elder brother still remembered it even if he was a little drunk, so he dared to stay up late.

Geng Yi hurriedly persuaded him: "Master, it's getting late, I'm a little sleepy, why don't we rest together? You can paint again when you get up early in the morning, and I'll also do some colored paintings. How about drawing with Master when the time comes?"

The fourth elder brother stopped writing, because he felt that it was still early, after all, it is not uncommon for him to sleep after his childhood.

It was also Geng Yi who took him to bed early these years. Now when he stopped writing, he felt that he was indeed a little tired, so he put down the brush: "Okay, let's rest first."

Geng Yi heaved a sigh of relief, the bed had already been made by Madam Hu, and she finally persuaded the fourth elder brother to lie down and rest instead of painting at night.

Others fall asleep after lying down when they are drunk, such as San Age.

Either he was drunk and crazy, and he didn't stop all night.

The fourth elder brother died after being drunk, and he was still thinking about work. No matter what, he had to draw a satisfactory drawing, which made Geng Yi speechless.

After a night of sleep and waking up, the fourth elder brother found that the daigou wine was really not on his head, and he didn't feel groggy at all when he woke up, but he felt refreshed.

The breakfast kitchen sent a large bowl of dumplings with several kinds of fillings. After eating a bowl of dumplings in the morning, I feel warm all over my body.

After eating, the fourth elder brother said: "You said last night that you would draw color pictures with me, did you forget?"

Geng Yi laughed and said, "How dare you forget, and my color picture is pretty good."

The fourth elder brother didn't believe it when he saw it, so Geng Yi asked Nanny Hu to get ready to paint, and after thinking about it, he began to draw.

This painting first outlines a pot-bellied porcelain vase, and then draws a color picture on the porcelain vase.

Geng Yi first painted flowers, with layers of flowers of various colors, including blue, gold, red and purple.

When the flowers were ready, she began to draw green leaves and interspersed them.

Geng Yi raised his hand, and added two colorful butterflies after applying the paint, dotted among the flowers, with wings spread, as if flying in the flowers, adding a little vitality to the color picture.

The fourth elder brother took a look and was a little surprised, thinking that Geng Yi was just talking, but he really had two brushes, and he painted quite well.

Moreover, Geng Yi obviously used a Western style of painting, and he chose the brightest colors. Even if the whole picture is just an ordinary painting, it is very pleasing to the eye.

In addition to the butterfly, Geng Yi also added a bird, which is far away and not too big. Using a slightly darker blue color, the layers of this painting are clearly defined!

She looked at it carefully and was quite satisfied. After putting down the pen, she raised her head and smiled and said, "How does it look, is it okay?"

The fourth elder brother smiled and nodded, "That's right, I didn't expect your colorful paintings to be so good."

Geng Yi smiled and said: "Thank you for your compliment, I am watching from the side, and my painting is better than usual!"

These words made the smile on the lips of the fourth elder brother deepen, and he looked down at the colored picture with satisfaction: "Send someone to the porcelain kiln, and let the craftsmen try to burn porcelain according to this picture."

Geng Yi was stunned for a moment, feeling that he had increased the difficulty for the craftsman, and it was still at the level of hell!

There have always been overglaze colors, but the colors used for painting are extremely bright colors, and craftsmen may not be able to burn them out.

In particular, there is no blue color in the five colors, but there is bright blue in it, isn't it embarrassing for the craftsmen?

Sure enough, a few days later, porcelain vases arrived from the porcelain kiln. Although the pattern was the same as the color picture, the color was dark, not as bright as the color picture.

The stewards of the porcelain kilns came to confess their crimes in person. They really couldn't burn such bright colors as shown in the color picture.

The fourth elder brother locked himself in the study again, frowning fiercely at the porcelain vase that was delivered to him.

It cannot be said that this porcelain bottle is not good-looking after burning, but the color picture is too amazing, and the gap is too big in comparison, he really can't accept it.

But the porcelain kiln really can't make it out, and the fourth elder brother can't really embarrass the craftsmen to make it out of thin air.

Geng Yi knew that the fourth elder brother locked himself up again and did not eat, so he could only sigh, and asked Madam Hu to carry the food box and personally deliver it to the outside of the study and knock on the door.

The fourth elder brother knew it was her, so he let Geng Yi in: "Come and see, this porcelain vase is really far from your painting."

Geng Yi understood at a glance that the porcelain bottle was actually filled flat.

It is to add all the patterns and colors, and then burn them together. It is naturally the same as a plane, without layering.

The darker color is also due to the fact that only one or two layers of color are applied in the porcelain kiln, and the color becomes dull after firing.

In fact, you should add color once you burn it, so that the color will be much brighter.

Moreover, when firing, each color is fired at a different temperature, so it has to be fired separately.

It was the last time the same color was burnt, it was really troublesome.

Sensing the lack of blue in the porcelain vase, Geng Yi said, "I remember reading an ancient book, which contained something called cobalt clay, which would turn blue after firing."

The fourth elder brother was interested: "What is this cobalt soil and where is it?"

How could she know this, she just racked her brains and recalled: "I remember that it is written in soil that will stick to hands, and it is still dark purple."

This description makes people completely confused, but at least there is a clue, and the fourth elder brother sent someone to look for it.

The fourth elder brother thought that the people in the porcelain kiln might have seen a lot of clay, and they might know about it, so he asked them to find this cobalt clay.

The person in charge of the porcelain kiln could only respond to this matter, and asked a few elderly craftsmen, who had never seen this cobalt clay, and immediately began to worry.

The grandson of one of the craftsmen has loved playing with mud since he was a child. Because generations of his family have been making porcelain, he especially likes mud.

He said: "Grandpa, I have seen this purple soil."

The porcelain kiln here has soil sent from various places, just to try to see if it can make various glaze colors.

Someone has used this purple soil before, but it can only burn dark purple.

The color is not good-looking, not to mention not bright, and it is rarely used. When I returned to the porcelain kiln, I didn't give it away.

Now when his grandson mentioned it, he immediately thought of this soil.

It's just that the fourth elder brother said that it can be fired into blue, that is, the temperature needs to be higher.

The steward can only let the craftsmen try it together, raising the temperature of the kiln, the cobalt soil is still dark purple when fired alone, and then painted on the porcelain bottle and then fired, it turned into a bright blue!

The craftsmen were very pleasantly surprised. According to Geng Yi's method, several colors were separated and fired at different temperatures. After the color was painted, they were fired. After firing the color and then fired, the color became extremely bright after several times!

After getting such a good coloring method, the craftsmen were so excited that they ate and slept by the side of the porcelain kiln. After several days and nights, they finally fired the porcelain vase.

As soon as he opened the porcelain kiln, he saw the porcelain vase that was almost the same as the color picture. The steward of the porcelain kiln couldn't put it down, so he carefully sent someone to the fourth elder brother's house.

The fourth elder brother was very satisfied when he saw the porcelain vase, it was indeed the same as the color picture.

Such a beautiful porcelain vase may not be appreciated by sending it to Russia, so he turned his head and sent it to the palace to give to the emperor.

The emperor liked it very much when he saw it, stroked his beard and said: "The porcelain kiln has revealed a different kind of porcelain, it is really extraordinary."

Gold color is also used on the porcelain, and after adding basket color, the color is very bright, completely different from the dull color in the past, and it looks vibrant.

After the emperor got old, he just liked such a pattern full of vitality.

The fourth elder brother smiled and said: "This color picture was painted by my minister's side Fujin. It was just a trial, but I didn't expect it to be fired in the porcelain kiln."

The emperor naturally knew that the fourth elder brother had tortured the stewards and craftsmen of the porcelain kiln to the point that he finally produced a satisfactory piece of porcelain, and said with a smile on his face, "That's right, let the porcelain kiln burn more later."

It was fired for the emperor, but the fourth elder brother continued to draw the picture himself.

First is the peony painting, then the Shuanglu landscape painting, and then the three friends of Suihan.

Compared with the Suihan Sanyou in the previous ink style, this time I use color, which is even more vivid.

The pink plum blossoms seem to be blooming in the wind, exuding a faint fragrance.

Bamboo leaves and pine trees seem to be swaying gently in the breeze, elegant and pleasant.

Geng Yi was afraid that the fourth elder brother would enter the workaholic mode, and he would draw pictures like crazy without eating or sleeping.

Fortunately, because he fired the first satisfactory porcelain, he was not so anxious later.

It took about ten days and a half months to draw a picture, and the fourth elder brother thought carefully before writing. It was quite easy and did not torture himself.

But even if he produced the picture quickly enough, it was impossible for the porcelain kiln to burn porcelain all the time without eating or sleeping.

Moreover, the new method of firing porcelain can produce bright and beautiful porcelain, but the method is much more complicated and time-consuming than before.

Even if the craftsmen take turns doing it, it is not bad to produce one porcelain in ten days.

It is also impossible for them to make a perfect stove once. After all, when the heat may be slightly off, once the stove is broken, it has to be done again.

Jiu Ago went to the palace to see the first brightly colored porcelain vase, and praised him full of praise: "Fourth brother, this vase is really beautiful."

Porcelain kilns are now closely following those coming from the palace, and they are stepping up to burn more colorful porcelain, so they are not sold to Russia.

But brother Jiu is not in a hurry, after all, he just gave away a pair, so there is no need to give it away so soon, it seems that the good porcelain is worthless: "By the way, the patriarch of the Strow family likes the pair of porcelain bottles before the fourth brother. Tu Lishen I got close to the housekeeper, and the amount of salt stones I exchanged was twice as much as before."

Brother Jiu feels that Tu Lishen will not be an interpreter in the future, and it is also possible to do business with him. This brain is really bright!