Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 87 Jia Zhangshi's Little Thoughts

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The donations from the hospital were collected quickly.

Finally, with everyone present as witnesses, the old man counted out all the money.

The total came to seventy-six yuan.

Among them were three elderly men, totaling twenty.

Sha Zhu and Xu Damao each donated five yuan.

Of the remaining donations, only Li Feng donated one yuan; most others donated two or three yuan.

After receiving everyone's donations, Qin Huairu couldn't help but express her gratitude to everyone with tears in her eyes.

Thank you everyone.

"Thank you, gentlemen."

After Qin Huairu finished speaking, he couldn't help but bow to the residents and three elderly men present.

At this moment, an old man said to Qin Huairu.

"alright!".

It's getting late.

"You're pregnant, go home and rest."

Then the old man looked at the others, raised his hands, and said to everyone.

"alright!".

"The meeting is over, everyone can leave now."

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, everyone took their stools and went home.

It was indeed getting late, and it was also cold that day.

Staying at home is always more comfortable than staying in the yard.

This time, Yi Zhonghai did not ask the deaf old lady for help, because he felt it was inappropriate to ask her to donate money.

So the old man didn't go to inform her.

After the plenary session concluded.

Li Feng carried the stool he was sitting on back to the He family's house.

After saying goodbye to Sha Zhu and his sister, Li Feng went home.

When Li Feng got home, he found that his feet were numb from the cold.

At this point, Li Feng couldn't help but complain.

Holding a large meeting in the courtyard in the dead of winter—what were these three stewards thinking?

Why can't we find a warm place?
At this moment, Li Feng couldn't help but rub his hands together, and then quickly poured out the hot water from the thermos to soak his feet.

ten minutes later.

Li Feng, who was soaking his feet in hot water, felt that he was still alive.

At this moment, Li Feng was thinking.

The Lunar New Year is just over ten days away.

I need to buy myself some new clothes, but before I wear them, I need to go to the bathhouse to wash myself clean.

Taking a bath in the yard is really inconvenient.

You have to boil the water yourself.

Moreover, it's very cold when you wash your clothes on this day.

Next time, I'll have to spend a whole day at the bathhouse.

In winter, the public bathhouse is so comfortable.

In a public bathhouse, you don't feel cold at all if you're shirtless.

I could easily spend a whole day by myself.

At this moment, Li Feng was thinking that if he had time, he must go to the bathhouse.

With my current salary, I can definitely afford to go to a public bathhouse.

Li Feng heard this from others when he was working at the ceramics factory.

A trip to the bathhouse costs between three cents and one dollar.

Li Feng guessed that three cents was probably the basic price, and the remaining seven cents was likely for some other service.

of course!

They are all very professional services.

However, Li Feng only wanted to take a bath.

I don't have any other ideas.

We'll see about the rest later.

After making up his mind, Li Feng decided to go and experience it for himself when he had some free time.

After all, Li Feng didn't really like such a cold winter.

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After washing his feet, Li Feng prepared to go to sleep.

After all, there are still many things to do tomorrow.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Jia family...

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi looked at the stack of money on the table, her eyes never leaving the seventy-six yuan.

At this moment, Qin Huairu, who was with Xiao Dang, asked Jia Zhangshi.

"mom!".

"I'll go to the factory tomorrow to ask about the Dongxu compensation."

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words, Madam Jia frowned.

In the past, Jia Zhangshi might have asked Qin Huairu to inquire about the pension, but today she saw Qin Huairu and Xu Damao flirting with each other.

How could I let the pension go into your pocket? So Jia Zhangshi thought for a moment and then said to Qin Huairu.

"Huai Ru, you are pregnant."

"I'll go to the factory to inquire about the compensation."

Qin Huairu didn't doubt her mother-in-law's words at this point, so she nodded to her mother-in-law.

"Oh well!".

"Then I'll cook lunch tomorrow."

next day!

Li Feng slowly woke up.

After soaking his feet yesterday, Li Feng slept quite comfortably.

At this moment, Li Feng checked the time, and then he got up and washed up, wearing thick clothes.

After washing up.

After leaving his house, Li Feng immediately put both hands into his pockets and left the courtyard.

After Li Feng arrived at the factory and had breakfast,

Li Feng did not go to the painting workshop, but went to the kiln instead.

Because Li Feng is only painting now, that one titled "The bolder the man, the greater the harvest."

So Li Feng went directly to the kiln to see if the porcelain slab he painted yesterday had been fired.

As Li Feng entered the kiln, a wave of heat hit him.

so comfortable!
This was Li Feng's first impression.

After all, it's so cold outside, this kiln is really good.

At least I didn't feel my hands and feet getting cold.

But if it's summer, then it's terrible.

In the summer, just standing here is enough to make you sweat.

However, it's winter now, so it's quite nice to stay here.

At this moment, Yuan Xin, the kiln apprentice, saw Li Feng and greeted him.

Now, Li Feng has become somewhat well-known among the apprentices in the ceramics factory.

Many apprentices now know the name Li Feng.

Yuan Xin, the kiln apprentice, also got to know Li Feng.

Li Feng smiled and nodded to Yuan Xin, then asked him about the Western-style porcelain plaques that had been brought to be fired yesterday.

At this moment, Yuan Xin pointed to the kiln passage that was still emitting smoke not far away.

"The kiln hasn't been opened yet."

"Master He said we have to wait another hour before we can open the kiln."

At this moment, Li Feng turned his gaze to the kiln that was still emitting smoke. He noticed that next to the low-temperature kiln used for firing Western-style porcelain, there was another kiln that had been opened but had not yet broken any bricks.

So Li Feng couldn't help but ask Yuan Xin.

"Brother Yuan!"

"What kind of porcelain is being fired in that open kiln?"

Yuan Xin looked in the direction Li Feng indicated, and then casually said to Li Feng.

"That's a blue and white porcelain kiln."

Only then did Li Feng realize that the porcelain in that batch was blue and white.

The firing temperature for blue and white porcelain is the highest, reaching over 1,000 degrees Celsius.

Low-temperature ceramics, on the other hand, have a temperature of around 600 to 800 degrees Celsius.

As for how to control the temperature, that depends on the kiln master.

At this moment, Li Feng asked Yuan Xin.

"Brother Yuan, may I go take a look?"

Yuan Xin nodded.

"Don't get too close."

"The temperature there is very high."

Li Feng nodded to indicate that he understood, and then walked towards the fired blue and white porcelain kiln.

At this moment, Master He called Yuan Xin away to do some work.

As Li Feng approached the kiln, he smelled a strong odor of burning pine wood.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a Chai kiln.

If it were an electric kiln, the smell wouldn't be so strong.

At this moment, Li Feng noticed an opening in the brick door of the kiln.

Li Feng knew that this was the opening used by the kiln master to check the firing temperature.

So Li Feng leaned closer to the opening and began to look at the blue and white porcelain inside the kiln.

As Li Feng approached the entrance, he saw that the inside of the kiln was pitch black.

Only when there is light nearby can you see some porcelain pieces depicting these blue and white patterns lying inside.

Upon seeing this, Li Feng couldn't help but think to himself.

As expected, we had to break down this brick wall to see the finished product inside.

Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to see what the fired porcelain inside looks like.

However, at this point, Li Feng could only use this opening as a test of the waters.

The rest is completely invisible.

After Li Feng understood all of this...

Zhang Jiefang and Han Ming arrived at the kiln workshop.

(End of this chapter)