Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 29: Progress During This Period, and Preparations for Choosing Paintbrushes

At this moment, Li Feng picked up a piece of chicken with his chopsticks and ate it with relish, then drank some baijiu (Chinese liquor), feeling incredibly comfortable.

In those days, very few families could afford to eat these kinds of food.

After all, a chicken is quite expensive.

Most people nowadays only earn around thirty yuan a month.

As for a level eight worker like Yi Zhonghai, who earns 99 yuan a month, they are extremely rare.

Therefore, most people's wages are still very low.

This meal that Li Feng is eating now is the best he has had since he transmigrated here.

have to say
Sha Zhu's skills are still very impressive.

After all, he was the head chef of the steel rolling mill. If the factory manager wanted to entertain any leaders, Sha Zhu would usually be in charge of cooking.

This is one of the reasons why Sha Zhu has a high status in the kitchen.

If Sha Zhu wasn't capable, he wouldn't have such a high status in the steel mill kitchen.

This time, not only did Li Feng enjoy the meal, but He Yushui also ate with great relish.

Because He Yushui hadn't eaten such good food in a long time.

At this moment, He Yushui ate chicken while thanking Li Feng.

"Brother Feng, thank you for the chicken."

Upon hearing this, Li Feng casually waved his hand and said...

"It's just a matter of reciprocity; I've already had so many meals at your house."

"I'd feel really bad if I didn't send something."

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, Sha Zhu raised his wine glass and pointed it out to Li Feng.

"Brother! You're being too polite by saying that."

"Come!".

"Let's have a drink!"

Li Feng raised his glass and clinked glasses with Li Feng.

After downing a glass of wine, Li Feng felt like his stomach was on fire.

Now, Li Feng's hands, feet, and forehead are all warm.

It really feels good.

It's almost December.

The weather is quite cold.

There are many ways for people to keep warm.

Most men drink baijiu (a type of Chinese liquor) at home to keep warm.

At this moment, Uncle Er was at home smelling the aroma of roast chicken, then eating peanuts and drinking.

Uncle Liu Haizhong's family has many children, so he also faces a lot of pressure.

Even if someone with bangs wanted to eat something good, the circumstances didn't allow it.

So this was all he could do.

As for Yi Zhonghai, he was the richest person in the courtyard besides Xu Damao.

Since he had no children, his meals were the best in the entire courtyard.

Even if he smelled these scents, it wouldn't have much of an effect on him.

As for Xu Damao in the backyard, he went to the countryside to show movies.

His wife, Lou Xiao'e, went back to her parents' home.

The next day
Li Feng felt a little dizzy.

Yesterday, Li Feng drank a little too much.

Li Feng got out of bed, walked to the table, poured himself a glass of cold water, and drank it.

Li Feng instantly sobered up.

At this moment, Li Feng checked the time and realized that it was almost time for him to start work.

So he quickly washed up and went to work.

After breakfast.

Li Feng arrived at the mud-kneading area and began kneading the mud again.

Wang Liu was instructing Qian Fusheng from the side, while Li Feng basically no longer needed Wang Liu's guidance in kneading the mud.

After all, the mud that Li Feng kneaded was up to standard.

Now Li Feng can provide qualified kaolin for pottery making, just like Zhou Jianjun.

As for Qian Fusheng, he has made great progress compared to a month ago, and now he can knead kaolin clay that is suitable for shaping.

However!

The speed was not as fast as Li Feng and Zhou Jianjun's kneading.

But this is already considered good.

That's how apprentices are.

There is no way around it.

Qian Fusheng is now working hard to realize his dream of getting married as soon as possible.

After giving Qian Fusheng some pointers, Wang Liu left.

After all, Wang Liu also had his own things to do.

The Level 1 worker assessment is in a few days.

Wang Liu is now preparing for the Level 1 worker assessment.

Once he passed the assessment, Wang Liu could be considered to have made it big.

After all, which apprentice doesn't want to become a fully qualified first-class worker?
Once you become a Level 1 worker, you can receive full performance bonuses. As for Li Feng, after a month of kneading clay, his pottery throwing skill has reached around Level 3, while his ceramic painting skill has only reached Level 1.

As for why his ceramic painting skills haven't improved much, it's because recently Li Feng has been busy taking pictures, preparing materials, and doing odd jobs.

That's why the skill of ceramic painting progresses so slowly.

But there was nothing that could be done; it was all Master Lin's order, so Li Feng had to do it well.

Fortunately,

I can finally practice my lines properly.

Work hours go by quickly.

Soon it was time to leave work in the afternoon.

After kneading the kaolin, Li Feng felt his hands were a little sore.

However, this does not affect my ability to draw.

Li Feng came to Master Lin's place after finishing his meal in the cafeteria.

At this moment, Li Feng noticed that standing next to Master Lin was a tall, thin young man with a long face, thick eyebrows, and big eyes.

At this moment, Li Feng guessed that this must be Wu Min.

The facts were exactly as Li Feng had imagined.

This person's name is indeed Wu Min.

This is what Master Lin wants to explain to the people he knows today.

Wu Min initially did not know why Master Lin had kept him there, but after listening to Master Lin's explanation...

Wu Mincai realized that the young man in front of him was an apprentice learning pottery throwing at Master Lin's place that evening.

This greatly shocked Wu Min.

It's not uncommon for pottery apprentices to want to learn painting, but many don't have the opportunity, or they simply can't learn it due to their own reasons.

Or maybe there's no one to guide them.

After all, the relationship between a master painter and his apprentice is also based on fate.

When he heard Master Wu say that Li Feng had only been learning for a month and was already preparing to start practicing line drawing, he was even more shocked.

After all, a painting apprentice usually needs to study for three years.

For the first three months, we used ink to trace the designs.

We'll see later whether we can use pearl-quality material to refine the thread.

When he heard that Li Feng had been able to start practicing his lines in just one month, how could he not be shocked?

Although it takes three years to complete the course.

But if you can draw lines, it means you're ready to get started.

If you get the hang of it, it means you can start making money, which means you can earn a portion of the performance bonus.

But it will take at least three years to learn all the techniques and become a master.

After completing three years of study, you can take the Level 1 Technician exam.

of course!

Some did graduate early, but that was extremely rare.

After being shocked, Wu Min promised Master Lin that he would take Li Feng to buy a brush for painting porcelain the next day.

The brush used for painting porcelain is completely different from the brush used for ink.

Both their usage and materials are completely different.

Generally speaking, calligraphy brushes used for ink are made of sheep hair or wolf hair.

For painting porcelain, purple shavings are used, and wolf hair brushes are also used, but rarely. Most of the time, purple shavings are used.

Purple fur is rabbit hair.

There are three types of pens used for outlining porcelain.

Single-material pens, half-material pens, and double-material pens.

These are easy to distinguish.

It depends on the amount of pigment it contains.

The single-material brush is the finest, followed by the half-material brush, and the double-material brush is the thickest.

Their roles are also different.

Single-material pens are ideal for drawing hair, such as individual strands of hair, eyes, hands, and faces, because they have the finest nib.

As for the half-brush technique, it is suitable for painting clothing patterns and scenery.

A double-sided pen is suitable for drawing rough rocks, trees, and the like.

of course!

These are not absolutes.

You can also mix and match; it all depends on yourself.

Even some artists can use a screwdriver to paint porcelain; how these brushes are used ultimately depends on the person.

There is no fixed rule.

After Li Feng understood the importance of the paintbrush...

He asked Wu Min to teach him how to choose paintbrushes tomorrow.

Wu Min agreed.

The two then agreed on a time and place to meet the next day.

Li Feng plans to treat Wu Min to dinner after he finishes selecting his paintbrushes tomorrow, when he has a day off.

Li Feng believes this is necessary.

After all, Li Feng felt that he might need Wu Min's help in the future.

(End of this chapter)