Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 237 Openly aging porcelain on the street?

Regarding Ding Qiunan's complaints, Li Feng naturally spoke from Ding Qiunan's perspective, mentioning some issues with their department head. In any case, it's important to take care of your partner's feelings.

If they didn't do it this way, Ding Qiunan's mood might get even worse, which was something Li Feng didn't want to see.

After all, nobody wants to worry about this kind of thing every day.

Moreover, in this era, making a phone call is definitely more efficient than writing a letter. After all, the time required to write a letter is too long, making it difficult to resolve the issue. As a result, many things are missed due to the time-sensitive nature of writing letters.

Most importantly, there was a risk of losing mail, so making a phone call was the best option. However, in this day and age, phone calls were extremely expensive, and there were very few places where you could make a call.

Even Li Feng was only able to make a phone call here because of Commissioner Zhou; otherwise, Li Feng would have to find a place outside to make a call, and the phone call charges would be expensive.

Finally, after Li Feng's persuasion, Ding Qiunan's emotions calmed down, so Li Feng began to speak to Ding Qiunan.

"However, I think that Director Liu is certainly doing this for your own good, and also to help you learn more."

"Just as medicine is always advancing, people can't stand still, can they?"

"And aren't you also going to take the college entrance exam?"

"Isn't it good to study hard and develop good study habits?"

"So, you should try your best these days."

"I'll be going back in a month. You have to be a good boy and wait for me in the capital."

After Li Feng said that, Ding Qiunan's mood improved a lot, so she nodded in response.

"it is good!".

"Then you must tell me when you come back."

"I'm going to the train station to pick you up!"

Upon hearing Ding Qiunan's words, Li Feng couldn't help but laugh, and then smiled at Ding Qiunan.

"OK!".

"I'll call you when I get back."

Ding Qiunan, on the other end of the phone, smiled and then gave Li Feng instructions.

"Don't forget, or I'll get angry."

Li Feng immediately patted his chest and assured Ding Qiunan.

"I will never forget it."

"Am I that kind of person?"

Upon hearing Li Feng's assurance on the other end of the phone, Ding Qiunan couldn't help but chuckle. Then, she smiled at Li Feng.

"I know you're not that kind of person, I believe you."

"Okay then, I'll wait for your call."

Next

Li Feng and Ding Qiunan chatted for another ten minutes or so before hanging up the phone.

At this moment, after seeing Li Feng finish his call, Commissioner Zhou walked over to Li Feng and smiled at him.

"Is it your wife on the phone?"

Upon hearing what Commissioner Zhou said, Li Feng felt a little embarrassed and quickly explained to Commissioner Zhou.

"We're not married yet, but he's my boyfriend now."

Commissioner Zhou looked at Li Feng and just smiled.

"If it's a potential partner, does that mean it'll be soon?"

"Is it from our factory?"

Upon hearing this, Li Feng shook his head at Commissioner Zhou and explained.

"She's not from our factory; she's an intern at the hospital."

When Commissioner Zhou heard that Li Feng's girlfriend was a hospital intern, he was somewhat surprised.

"Doctor, you're good!"

"Not bad."

"Remember to invite me to your wedding sometime."

Li Feng nodded to Commissioner Zhou in response.

"it is good!".

"That's how it should be."

After the two finished talking, Commissioner Zhou took Li Feng and left the External Liaison Office.

When Li Feng returned to the dormitory, Zhou Jianjun, Wang Liu, and others had already changed their clothes.

At this moment, Li Feng looked at Zhou Jianjun and the others who had changed their clothes, and then asked them with some doubt.

"Where are you planning to go?"

So Zhou Jianjun, Wang Liu, and others immediately began to explain to Li Feng.

"We heard that the ancient kiln is near the Hongfeng Ceramics Factory, so we'd like to go take a look. By the way, are you going?"

At this moment, Zhou Jianjun asked Li Feng a question.

Li Feng thought for a moment, then nodded to Zhou Jianjun and said.

"OK!".

"Then I'll go too."

"I'll change into some clean clothes too. I've been sweating so much these past few days, I feel terrible."

"Change into clean clothes, and feel refreshed."

So Li Feng opened his suitcase and started changing his clothes. When he finished changing, he suddenly said to Wang Liu and the others.

"Do you guys figure out if there's a place to shower here?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jiefang immediately replied to Li Feng.

"Taking a bath is easy."

"There are special shower facilities in the factory, so we can just go there to shower at night."

Li Feng nodded, then stood up and smiled at the group.

"Walk!".

Afterwards, Li Feng and his group left the Hongfeng Ceramics Factory. Since they didn't know the way, they walked around asking for directions, then crossed a bridge, passed through a place called Maple Tree Mountain, and after walking along a relatively long stone path, they arrived at their destination.

古窑
This is a well-known tourist attraction in Jingdezhen. At this time, the ancient kiln was still in operation, but it was more of a tourist attraction. Li Feng and his companions spent two cents to buy tickets and went inside to visit.

have to say.

This ancient kiln is truly enormous, and the porcelain-making area here is indeed vast. However, the porcelain-making methods here still follow ancient techniques, which are actually somewhat different from those used in modern ceramic factories.

Many things inside are done manually.

At this time, Li Feng and the others saw many different methods inside.

最后

Li Feng saw the complete seventy-two processes here. Even the production of kaolin clay involves many processes. The kaolin clay he obtained from the Five Star Ceramics Factory in Beijing was already finished.

Therefore, in the Five Star Ceramics Factory, throwing the clay is the first step, but here it is not.

After Li Feng had been wandering around this place for about two hours, it was almost 4 p.m. At this time, Zhou Jianjun said to Li Feng, Wang Liu and others.

"I heard from my dad that there is a place called Hongdian Street that is quite famous and bustling here."

Then Zhou Jianjun seemed to remember something, so he spoke to Li Feng again.

"It's not just Hongdian Street, there's also a village called Fanjiajing, which is full of places that make famille rose porcelain."

Li Feng was stunned for a moment, and then he asked Zhou Jianjun with some questions.

"Famille rose porcelain?"

"Aren't all the famille rose porcelain pieces made by the large factories here?"

"Were the porcelain pieces from Fanjiajing made in private workshops?"

Zhou Jianjun shook his head.

"I don't know. Anyway, I only heard these things from my dad. I've never been here before, so I don't know."

"By the way, do you guys want to go?"

At this moment, Zhang Jiefang asked Zhou Jianjun, "Are those two places you mentioned far from here?"

"If it's too far, then I won't go."

Zhou Jianjun thought for a moment, and then he immediately answered Zhang Jiefang.

"Fanjiajing seems to be not far from Hongfeng Ceramics Factory."

"It seems to be only a 20-minute walk. Before coming, I asked the local employees of Hongfeng Ceramics Factory."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fei immediately addressed Zhang Jiefang.

"If that's the case, then what are we hesitating for?"

"Let's set off right away."

"Anyway, it's still a long time before we eat."

After Li Feng reached a consensus with the others, they immediately decided to go to Fanjiajing.

Perhaps this is because it is relatively close to the Hongfeng Ceramics Factory.

As for Hongdian Street, I'll have to go there next time I have time.

There's nothing we can do about it.

After traveling for nearly forty minutes, Li Feng and his companions finally arrived at the village of Fanjiajing.

When Li Feng and his group of five arrived here, they were immediately confused by the terrain.

Because this place isn't like the hutongs in Beijing, which are all straight and grid-like.

This area actually has many interlocking alleyways.

Often, when you just randomly walk into one of the alleys, it's like entering a completely different world. Li Feng also discovered that it's not just porcelain here, but also many other things, such as antiques and some strange and unusual items.

However, there are no agricultural products here, such as eggs, meat, or other food items.

Li Feng wasn't particularly surprised by this, since this place was all about making porcelain; it would be rather strange if they had those kinds of things instead.

Just as Li Feng and the others were touring the place, a man sat at the door and poured yellowish water onto a porcelain vessel.

After witnessing this scene, Zhang Jiefang asked the people around him with some curiosity.

"Hey, what do you guys think he's doing?"

Li Feng glanced at the yellowish water next to the man, then moved closer to the water and smelled it. After thinking for a moment, he hesitated and said to Zhang Jiefang.

"This is a corrosive medicine, but it smells like it has been diluted a lot."

"If I'm not mistaken, he's probably trying to make it look old."

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, Zhou Jiefang and Jiang Fei were both surprised.

"Antique finish?"

"Them?"

"Are they making replicas of ancient artifacts?"

Zhou Jiefang and Jiang Fei had been to Panjiayuan, where some of the antique-style porcelain pieces were sold as genuine.

However, they had never seen anyone so blatantly aging their clothes on the street.

At this moment, the two of them couldn't help but marvel at how audacious the people here were, daring to openly use antiquing techniques to tamper with porcelain right here on the street.

At this moment, Wang Liu and Zhou Jianjun nodded in agreement.

"Really, this is really too audacious. If I'm not mistaken, they are trying to corrode the glaze layer on the surface of the porcelain body."

"This would create the illusion that it is due to the passage of time or long-term burial in the earth."

Upon hearing this, Li Feng nodded in agreement.

"Um!".

That's about it.

Li Feng then glanced around. There were all sorts of porcelain pieces and sculptures everywhere, but the porcelain pieces were all of a similar, somewhat dull color.

Li Feng couldn't help but guess that this might be due to special treatment.

There isn't just one method for creating an aged look; there are many different types of aged looks.

However, Li Feng still found this somewhat strange.

Since these antique-style items are all displayed here, who are these replicas of antique porcelain actually being sold to?
After all, people like us would never buy fake antique items, because we all know they're fake. Even if we give them as gifts, it's fine if the other person doesn't know they're fake, but if they do know they're being given away as gifts, they'll be cursed to death.
Li Feng certainly wouldn't use it as a gift.

Sha Zhu asked Li Feng to get him his tea set and tableware. Li Feng planned to get a set for Sha Zhu when they went to the Hongfeng Ceramics Factory, since Hongfeng Ceramics Factory was one of the top ten ceramic factories in the area, and their products were guaranteed to be of high quality.

Therefore, Li Feng was not worried about any defective products.

According to what Li Feng knew, defective products produced by the porcelain factory here generally do not enter the market; instead, defective products from each stage of the process are destroyed on-site.

For example, if there are defects in the porcelain body, it must be destroyed. Similarly, if there are flaws in the items fired in the kiln, they will also be destroyed.

Normally, destruction involves smashing or breaking things.

As for the broken porcelain shards, they will be bought by some people.

Or it could be used for paving roads or other purposes.

After all, these things can be reused, but as for restoring them to make new things, that is basically impossible.

Even if it's called "baking porcelain," it's just a reprocessing of porcelain, like patching it up.

A complete restoration without a single flaw is absolutely impossible.

Just after Li Feng and his companions witnessed the audacity of the people here, a particular stall caught Li Feng's attention.

So he took a few steps and then stopped at that stall.

At that moment, he saw a small, pitch-black cauldron in the corner of a stall.

At this moment, Li Feng picked up the small cauldron and weighed it in his hand.

Ah!
A bit heavy.

It must be quite heavy.

At this moment, Li Feng did not know the origin of the cauldron. Then, Li Feng remembered that he had the skill of appraisal.

So Li Feng immediately used his appraisal skill on the small cauldron in his hand.

After Li Feng finished the appraisal, he felt a surge of excitement.

Because originally, this cauldron was only made of iron on the outside, while the inside was made of gold.

The outside is just covered with a layer of black iron. Unless you use this cutting machine to cut it in half, if you just scrape it with a knife, what you scrape out will definitely be iron filings.

However, this could be a great opportunity to snag a bargain.

It's rare for me to find a bargain.

Just as Li Feng was about to ask for more money, he was surrounded by Zhou Jianjun and others.

At this moment, Zhou Jianjun looked at the iron cauldron in Li Feng's hand and couldn't help but advise Li Feng.

"Li Feng!"

"What's so great about buying this iron cauldron?"

"It's better to go to Panjiayuan and find a copper item."

"Although the items in Panjiayuan may not be genuine, at least they are made of bronze!"

At this point, not only Zhou Jianjun said this, but Zhang Jiefang and the others also said the same thing.

When the stall owner heard what the group was saying, he became somewhat annoyed and said to Zhou Jianjun and the others.

"If you're not going to buy, then don't bother others."

At this point, Li Feng decided that he absolutely had to buy it.

After all, this is gold. Even if it weren't an antique, this gold could still fetch a lot of money.

Who would hate money?

As the saying goes, in prosperous times, people collect antiques; in chaotic times, they collect gold.

Although we may experience some special times in a few years, it feels so good to have this gold in your hands.

Moreover, because Li Feng has a personal space, he is not afraid of being discovered.

Therefore, Li Feng was determined to buy this cauldron.

(End of this chapter)