Another day passed, and it was one day closer to the last announcement of who could stay in Guxiangzhai. Tomorrow, one of Mu Tianlan and Wang Ding would leave.
Early in the morning, Wang Ding contacted Liu Tiezhu from Chengnan Village. Wang Ding counted the porcelain fragments yesterday, and there were five or six pieces in total. Wang Ding wanted Liu Tiezhu to help him repair it. If it could be restored well, it would be fine.
Put it together with the picture of the dead trench and trellis, form a combination of fake and real products, and put them at home, waiting for immediate needs.
When contacting Liu Tiezhu, Liu Tiezhu told Wang Ding that he had almost repaired the purple clay teapot from the previous two days and could be completed today. He invited Wang Ding to his house to sit, and he just happened to witness this miracle moment.
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It took Liu Tiezhu three days to repair this thing, Wang Ding was naturally excited. After agreeing to Liu Tiezhu, Wang Ding and Cai Shida asked for a long time off, brought the broken Chi-ear bottle, and went there.
Hurry up to the south of the city.
The south of the city is in the far suburbs of Qingshan Lake. It is not close, but not far. I took the 206 bus and then took a special line in the south of the city. Wang Ding got off the city of Lighting City in the south of the city.
After calling Liu Tiezhu again, he turned into a hotel supplies city, Wang Ding saw several rows of old-fashioned residential buildings in front of him.
Chengnan Village is not a countryside. Although it is also a village, it is not much different from the city. To be precise, it should be called the suburbs.
"Wang Ding, I'm here!"
Liu Tiezhu had already come downstairs to pick up Wang Ding. As soon as he was shouted, Wang Ding saw a man with a naked upper body, a pair of big shorts on his lower body, and a whirlwind on his feet waved his hand at him not far from the intersection in front of him.
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Just looking at that black face, Wang Ding doesn’t need to think too much, that is Liu Tiezhu.
"Yeah, I've seen you."
When they met, Wang Ding and Liu Tiezhu shook hands friendly, making it look like business negotiations. During the handshake, the bag that Wang Ding held in his left hand attracted Liu Tiezhu's attention.
"What is that?"
Wang Ding smiled, "Brother Liu, don't you know you will repair porcelain? I have a Chi-ear bottle broken. I want you to repair it for me!"
"Oh, porcelain?"
"What, no!" Wang Ding asked when Liu Tiezhu's eyes were wrong.
"No, it's okay, it's okay. But pottery and porcelain are not the same. Let's talk about it when we go home!"
"good."
After a few more greetings with Liu Tiezhu, Wang Ding bought some fruits, and then Liu Tiezhu took Wang Ding to his house one after another.
The house is an old house with a small area, with one bedroom and one living room, and the kitchen and bathroom are no more than 60 square meters. Because the living room is full of materials, porcelain bottles, and fragments, it looks messy.
"The house is a bit messy. I use this living room as a work room. Let's go to the inner room."
"No, I think it's in the living room. By the way, Brother Liu, you said that restoration of porcelain is different from pottery. Can you tell me about it in detail?"
When Wang Ding arrived at the living room, he looked at the bottles and jars on this place, especially many purple clay teapots, and his desire for knowledge increased greatly.
Liu Tiezhu was also very enthusiastic. When he saw Wang Ding asking, he explained, "Of course it's okay to tell you, but... If you want to know how to repair ceramics, you must first know the making process of ceramics. And ceramic making is different.
: . Simply put, the porcelain making process was invented on the basis of the ceramic making process. I don’t know if you know that the firing process of porcelain and pottery is actually very similar.”
"Well, I know a little bit, where I work, my colleagues told me. They are all made by firing a specific blank at a certain temperature."
"Yes, that's it. The essence of porcelain and pottery is here. Their blanks are different. The blanks of porcelain are made of kaolin, feldspar and quartz. The body surface must also be covered with a layer of glass glaze, and then
Roasted at a high temperature of about 1200 degrees, the quality is hard, the water absorption rate is extremely low, and the knocking can make a crisp metal sound. The pottery blanks are generally clay, and the body surface is mostly not glazed or low-temperature glaze is applied. The roasting temperature is
It is also lower than porcelain. It is between 700 and 800 degrees, and a few pottery can reach 1,000 degrees. The texture of pottery is not as hard as porcelain, and it has a strong water absorption. The sound it makes when hit is not crisp."
"Oh." Wang Ding nodded repeatedly, gaining even more knowledge.
"Also, purple clay teapots are even more special. They are pottery made of purple clay at high temperatures. The firing temperature is higher than that made of clay, and they have more tiny pores. Like porcelain, they will not be severe due to the temperature.
It changes and breaks; since purple clay is used as raw material, it will not be porcelain-shaped."
"That's it, I understand. So many people like to use purple clay teapots. On the one hand, it has good breathability, and it is not easy to change the flavor when brewing tea, and it will not be bad during the summer days. In addition, in the cold winter, boiling water is injected into the pot.
, and it will not swell due to sudden temperature changes."
"Yes, you're right." Liu Tiezhu couldn't help but appreciate Wang Ding's understanding and agreed, "In addition to what you said, the sandy texture of the purple clay teapot is slow to transfer heat, and it won't be hot after making tea. And it's also a good idea to hold it.
You can cook and heat it on low heat, so that it will not crack due to fire. In addition, the purple clay tea pot can absorb tea juice, and the inner wall of the pot is not brushed, and tea is brewed without any odor. After long-term use, "tea rust" accumulates on the wall of the pot
, so that boiling water will make the tea fragrance injected into the empty pot. There are so many benefits of purple clay pots, so I want to make purple clay pots and use my own ancestral method to make purple clay pots to sell! But who knows…”
Wang Ding knew what Liu Tiezhu sighed. Indeed, purple clay teapots should have a market, and Liu Tiezhu's unique craftsmanship has a great prospect. However, Wang Ding might as well tell the problem. "Who knows the reality is too
Cruel, you haven't sold a few of your purple clay teapots. But I have to say my heart, Brother Liu, I think you are more suitable for technology, but sales management is your weakness. If you find one, you are capable in this area.
If you are a partner of your cooperation, I believe your purple clay teapot business will surely become prosperous."
"Partner, how easy is to find a cooperation partner? Well, let's talk about it, there is not a single thing in the eight characters." Liu Tiezhu had already walked to the pile of disorderly bottles and pots while shaking his hand, and suddenly pointed at one
Liu Tiezhu said to the purple clay pot, "Look, this bottle is the purple clay pot that I accidentally broke two days ago. You can go and take a look now. Is it almost repaired?"
Liu Tiezhu was impatient. Without a few words, Liu Tiezhu talked about the purple clay teapot.
However, Wang Ding also likes Liu Tiezhu's straightforward approach. So this way, the efficiency will be achieved.
"Okay." Walking to the purple clay pot, Wang Ding half-squatted down and observed carefully.
At this time, there was still some lack of meat on the broken purple clay teapot, but its bonding had been completed, and there was no flaw in the pot body itself.
Wang Ding was very suspicious for a moment that this purple clay teapot was not the one he saw at that time, but when he was suspicious, Liu Tiezhu said loudly, "Wang Ding, do you think this teapot is not the same as before.
But, I'm here to help you?"
"No, that's not. But I really find it incredible to see that the ceramic can be repaired like this for the first time. That's why I'm curious about how Brother Liu did it?"
"Haha. For those who don't understand, this is indeed more difficult than climbing to the sky. But as long as you get started and know the principles, it will not be so difficult. It's just that there are differences in the skills between people, and repair it
The ceramics are also very different. You can see that this piece of my body has not been completed yet. The residual tool is still lacking in meat. I need to use putty to make up for the missing part. Of course, before this, I need to adjust the putty to lust and polish it.
Leave the thickness of the glaze so that the lack of meat can be supplemented. However, you should also pay attention to this. If there is a pattern underglaze, you should also draw according to the colored materials that are well-adjusted and glazed. Ceramics with very high value
And we have to go to the kiln to burn the broken parts, but we don’t need this process for this ceramic, and the value itself is not that high. If we burn it, it will not be worth the cost.”
Wang Ding couldn't say Liu Tiezhu's words at all, but if he could understand, it would be a lie. At this moment, he was just thinking about asking questions but didn't know what to ask.
However, Wang Ding is sure of one thing: Liu Tiezhu is a master of folk ceramic restoration.