The Wen family's kiln is at the foot of a mountain outside Yuezhou City.
According to Wen Xingning's introduction, almost all kilns in Yuezhou are built against the mountains. As soon as you leave Yuezhou City, you can see various kilns built against the mountains.
Wen Xingning was very enthusiastic and introduced Huo Xi all the way.
Guangfeng Shui ordered a boatload of porcelain from the Wen family, painted with Ban people's decorations, and injected a fresh inspiration into the Wen family kiln that was stuck in its steadiness.
The Wen clan attaches great importance to Huo Xi's custom-made porcelain.
I heard from Wen Xingning that his cousin, who was as handsome as jade and was surrounded by women from all walks of life as soon as he left the house, did not even leave the house. He studied the patterns of the people in the kiln and had people buy many of them from Ningbo Port.
Study on the porcelain and utensils of the Ban people.
I drew a lot of patterns and made them by drawing inferences, burned a lot of porcelain with distinctive Fanren characteristics, and tried to transport some to shops in Yuezhou for sale, but unexpectedly the sales were very good.
"My grandfather asked you to come over. He wants to see you in person."
Ah? The leader of the clan wants to see her? "No, no, I'm young and ignorant, so I'd better not waste your grandfather's time."
"My grandfather was very kind. He said that if these vessels with Banren decorations sell well, I will remember your great contribution..."
The two of them talked all the way, and soon the carriage stopped at the Wen family's kiln.
Shen Qianzhong, Lei Da, and Huahua also got off the other carriage.
Several people entered the kiln.
Wen Xingning led them to the kiln. The circular kiln built against the mountain was very large. I heard that each kiln had several kiln chambers. One kiln could burn more fires.
The temperature there was too high, so Huo Xi and others only looked at it from a distance.
I walked around the kiln and looked around.
There are many kiln workers, and they are divided into several areas according to different processes. There is a material preparation area for quarrying and clay smelting, a forming area for drawing and repairing blanks, a painting and glaze area, a storage area, etc. The kiln workers wear shorts, and some are shirtless.
, busy traveling around the kiln.
Then Wen Xingning took him to the storage area to look at the fired porcelain.
Yuezhou's kilns started in the Eastern Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties. At first, they were famous for firing all kinds of tea sets. Later, they gradually fired more things, including tea sets, pots, bowls, incense burners, bottles, and jars.
, bowls, plates, basins, etc., with various types of utensils.
Cousin Wen Xingning heard that the master who had painted the Banren pattern came to pick up the porcelain, so he hurriedly came out of the studio. Seeing Huo Xi, who was only in his early teens, he was stunned for a while.
Huo Xi took a look and found that his cousin looked as good as jade as Wen Xingning said.
She didn't know how beautiful Pan An was, but with Wen Xingfeng's appearance, she had never seen anyone in the capital who was half as charming as him.
Seeing Huo Xi staring blankly, Wen Xingning burst into laughter, while his cousin turned his head shyly.
Huo Xi also felt that it was a bit impolite to stare at people like this, so she looked away. When she turned around, she saw Shen Qianzhong, Lei Da and Xianghua also looked straight in their eyes. They hurriedly suppressed their laughter and coughed.
"It's okay, it's okay. People who come to our kiln, as long as they see my cousin, they all look like you." Wen Xingning said with a smile.
He received an angry glare from Wen Xingfeng.
He said warmly to Huo Xi, "You must be Huo Xi?"
Huo Xi nodded.
"We have fired all the porcelain you ordered. I will show you." Wen Xingning turned and walked towards a storage room.
Huo Xi and others hurriedly followed.
Entering the storage room, Wen Xingfeng introduced: "This is one of our exhibition rooms. It contains some samples we have fired for customers to view. We have shipped your porcelain to the dock warehouse and you can start shipping it at any time."
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"Thank you." Huo Xi said and moved closer to look at the fired porcelain. Wen Xingfeng explained at the side.
Huo Xi then saw that the display racks on both sides were clearly differentiated.
The porcelain with Banren decoration is not to mention the shape of the vessel, but only the color of the decoration, which is strong and gorgeous, gorgeous and colorful, with geometric patterns such as multiple dots and lines, or mainly broken branches, flowers, landscapes, and anaphora.
, the flowers, plants and vines are all flowers, with distinct colors and full layering.
It is completely different from the dignified, restrained, subtle and concise style of Wei Dynasty porcelain.
The porcelain produced in Yuezhou is mainly celadon, which is famous all over the world for its fine texture, warm glaze color, and green and crystal clear color. The color is green with green in the middle, like tea-green. The patterns are mainly figures, landscapes, flowers, birds, and animals.
On both sides of the display racks, there are porcelain vessels decorated with Wei Dynasty patterns, and on the other side there are porcelain vessels painted with Banren patterns.
As soon as you enter the exhibition room, you will see completely different styles. It is like entering two different worlds.
Huo Xi and Shen Qianzhong were stunned.
"Little Huo Xi, come and take a look. My cousin painted these decorations himself, are you satisfied with them?" Wen Xingning greeted her.
"This is your Wen Ji..." Huo Xi's eyes were amazed and she gave a thumbs up to Wen Xingfeng and Wen Xingning.
Who wouldn't be happy if his porcelain was praised? Even the reserved Wen Xingfeng had a smile on his face.
Huo Xi admired Fanren's colorful utensils for a while, then turned to look at the porcelain of the Wei Dynasty.
The decorations of Fanren are very eye-catching at first glance, with strong colors, but the longer you look at them, the more you look at them. The porcelain of the Wei Dynasty is more pleasing to the eye. I wonder if it is because of her emotions.
She feels that the decorations on Wei Dynasty porcelain have more connotation. A pomegranate, a bat, and a bunch of lotus branches all have their own beautiful meanings.
I heard that Japanese people like celadon very much, and Huo Xi thinks that Japanese people are very discerning. This celadon is as clear as ice, as gentle as jade, low-key and connotative. The more I look at it, the more I like it.
"I still like the porcelain of our Wei Dynasty." Shen Qianzhong said, and came to Huo Xi to look at the porcelain with the patterns of the Wei Dynasty with her.
Wen Xingfeng smiled: "Fanren's decorations are amazing at first glance. The patterns and colors are very varied. We took some and sold them in the shop, and they sold well."
Wen Xingning nodded: "We burned a lot of them using your drawings. The elders of several tribes originally wanted to transport them to Ningbo Port and sell them to the Ban people. My grandfather said that we will sell them after you get the porcelain."
Upon hearing this, Huo Xi felt quite fond of his grandfather.
After visiting the Wen family's kiln and seeing the custom-made porcelain samples, Huo Xi was very satisfied. It was already dark, so she decided to go back to the city.
Back in Yuezhou City, the Wen Xingning brothers insisted on dragging them into the mansion to entertain them, but they failed and the group returned to the Wen Mansion.
Several generations of the Wen family started the kiln business, and they are also one of the top kiln makers in Yuezhou. They can be regarded as one of the richest families in Yuezhou. The Fudi occupies a huge area, with seven front and rear entrances, occupying an area of a street.
Wen Xingning's father and grandfather both took the time to meet with Huo Xi and Shen Qianzhong, saying that young people are formidable, and urged Wen Xingning brothers to treat them well.
Huo Xi had a sumptuous dinner at Wen's house and stayed one night in the Wen family's guest house.
The next morning, he was led by Brother Wen Xingning and went shopping in various porcelain shops in Yuezhou City. He bought a lot of porcelain. He also ordered a few items at Wen Ji's shop and had help burn them before sending them to the capital.
Huo Xi refused to stay longer and declined his brothers' proposal to have lunch at a restaurant in the city. The group arrived at the dock. They picked up the goods from Wen Ji's warehouse at the dock, inspected the goods, and called the porters to carry them.
The husband carried the porcelain onto the boat.
The two sides waved goodbye at the pier. The ship sailed out of Yuezhou Pier.
After walking for another half day, we finally arrived at Ningbo Port before dark.