Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 55 Mustard Seed Garden Recommended by Master Lin

Xu Damao was surprised that Sha Zhu had actually bought a bicycle, and it was even a Phoenix brand.

At that moment, he couldn't help but wonder why Sha Zhu was buying a bicycle.

So he couldn't help but ask Sha Zhu.

"Silly Zhu, why did you buy a bicycle?"

Sha Zhu glanced at Xu Damao and replied to him with a smug air.

"how?".

"So you can ride a bicycle, but I can't buy one?"

"Xu Damao, you're meddling way too much."

"Xu Damao, I'm going to tell you!"

"Don't think that a little girl can sit on the back of your bicycle."

"In a few days, I'll be able to have a little girl sitting on the back of my bicycle, do you believe me?"

Upon hearing Sha Zhu's words, Xu Damao immediately became anxious.

So he hurriedly shouted loudly at Sha Zhu.

"Silly Zhu!"

"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. When have I ever had a little girl sitting on the back of my bicycle?"

Xu Damao was so agitated because in this era, engaging in promiscuous relationships would get you sent to the security department.

Although there were many people having casual relationships at this time, they wouldn't talk about it openly.

Most importantly, his wife, Lou Xiao'e, had only just married him. If he were to break up with Lou Xiao'e, he would be in deep trouble.

As for subsidies for her family, forget about it.

That's why Xu Damao was so anxious about what Sha Zhu had just said.

At this moment, in order to maintain stability in the courtyard, the old man spoke to Sha Zhu.

"Silly Zhu!"

"You really can't make things up without evidence."

"What if what you just said has a negative impact on Xu Damao?"

Then he shouted loudly to the onlookers in the courtyard.

"alright!".

"alright!".

"It's getting late, and I have to go to work tomorrow!"

"Go back to sleep, everyone."

This time, Sha Zhu and Xu Damao parted on bad terms once again.

Li Feng had gotten used to it.

After all, Li Feng had met with them a few times before, but he didn't get involved.

Li Feng felt that the two of them were arguing all the time. Although they were always arguing, the old man in charge of the courtyard could keep them in check for the time being.

of course!

Li Feng believes that these elderly men in charge are not as kind as they appear on the surface.

However, this is none of my business. As long as they don't bother me, that's fine. As for the rest...

That has nothing to do with me.

After returning home, Li Feng lost all interest in reading.

At this moment, he opened his attribute panel instead.

Host: Li Feng

Age: 18 years old

Occupation: Ceramic Apprentice
Identity: None
职业技能：拉胚4级（1600/115）陶瓷绘画3级（800/83）格斗技巧1级（200/10）古董鉴定1级（200/0）。

Life Skills: Cooking Level 0 (100/85).

Potential: Painting, mechanics.

Special Skill: Ten-Jin Strength
Unfinished task

1: "Take the test and become an apprentice at the Five Star Ceramics Factory".

"Reward: Random skill level 1!"

After Li Feng finished looking at his attributes, he was still quite excited.

After spending so much time, I finally leveled up my pottery throwing skill to level four, and my ceramic painting skill to level three.

This period has really been tough for me.

During this period, I have been working hard and diligently, and now I have upgraded these two skills to level three and level four.

Li Feng discovered that his pottery-throwing skills were already good enough to produce some shapes.

As for ceramic painting...

I can already draw small objects, but drawing large objects is still a bit difficult for me.

After all, the lines required for larger objects are completely different from those required for small objects like cups.

However, Li Feng believed that with practice, everything would become easier.

It's already the end of December, and the Chinese New Year is less than a month away.

Li Feng doesn't know if he'll get his salary early next month for the Chinese New Year.

If he could get paid, he would be able to have a proper New Year. Thinking of this, Li Feng felt much better.

The next day

Li Feng was painting as usual.

Just as Li Feng was about to finish drawing a cup, Master Lin walked up to Li Feng and looked at the cup that Li Feng was drawing.

Master Lin felt that Li Feng's porcelain paintings were getting better and better.

Then Master Lin said to Li Feng.

"Please pay our salaries today."

Li Feng was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that the last time Master Lin asked him this question, it was to remind him that he should go and buy some material pens.

What exactly caused Master Lin's trouble this time?

However, Li Feng still nodded to Master Lin and said.

"Um!".

"Payment should be paid today."

Master Lin nodded.

"If you get paid, I suggest you go to a bookstore or library and look for books about traditional Chinese painting."

"We painters, in the end, still need to learn the techniques of traditional Chinese painting."

"certainly!".

"We are not simply copying traditional Chinese painting."

"Instead, we learn the charm of traditional Chinese painting from it."

"Do you know Qi Baishi?"

Li Feng nodded.

"I know!"

Seeing that Li Feng knew, Master Lin continued speaking.

"When Qi Baishi first started learning, the first book he studied was the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting."

"For us painters, the textbooks we use to learn the basics are mostly the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting."

"The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting contains many types of painting techniques, such as trees, rocks, waves, or flowers, birds, fish and insects."

"Many of our porcelain designs are based on the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting."

When Master Lin mentioned this, Li Feng finally remembered that the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting had detailed descriptions of both the freehand and meticulous parts of meticulous brushwork.

basically!
Once you've mastered the basics of the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting.

Then you'll basically know how to draw.

of course!

All I can do now is draw.

But whether or not one can draw it well is another matter entirely.

However, the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting is indeed a good introductory textbook.

So Li Feng immediately nodded to Master Lin and said.

"Master Lin, once I get paid, I'll go to the bookstore and see if they sell Mustard Seed Garden!"

After hearing Li Feng's words, Master Lin nodded to Li Feng.

"No rush!"

"You can go to the library first, and then we'll talk about the Mustard Seed Garden."

"There are many versions of the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting. You can choose the one that suits you and then buy it."

Li Feng was somewhat curious about this.

"Are there many versions of the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting?"

Master Lin nodded and said.

"good!".

"The Mustard Seed Garden is, after all, a relic from the Qing Dynasty, so it's normal that it has been altered or abridged since then."

"But you can just look into it. What we painters mainly learn is how to draw the objects in it."

"That's the most important thing."

"Once you finish studying the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, you will be able to paint in any genre."

"Landscapes, flowers and birds, and figures are all included in the themes."

"The only thing not mentioned is Western painting."

"There aren't many people in our factory who can paint Western paintings; there's only one."

"But you just need to master the characters for now. Once you've mastered the characters, you can learn other genres with ease."

"Because the background for the figures needs to include mountains and rocks, houses, flowers and birds, right?"

"Any subject matter can be combined with other subjects."

"From now on, all you need to do is study hard."

Li Feng immediately nodded in response to Master Lin.

"I understand! I will definitely study hard."

(End of this chapter)