It is not easy to travel a hundred miles in cold weather, let alone a journey of a thousand miles.Continuous heavy rain, mountain road and mountain road.The excitement and vigor of pedestrians traveling far away will be exhausted by this bad weather.When she could finally see the big characters of Wuxi on the city gate from a distance, Su Liang, who was leaning on a walking stick made of wooden branches, was so excited that she almost cried.Like an old lady who has experienced many vicissitudes, she rubbed her eyes with trembling hands, and made up her mind to go back and fuck her hard.Who told her that it was okay to sing and the old coachman took me.Along the way, most of the hired cars are broken carriages by old coachmen, and they really brought enough.There were no less than ten torrential rains, more than five landslides on the road ahead, and eighteen times of wrestling on the mountain road alone.There's nothing good about it... no, there's something good about it.Su Qing touched her lips, deluding herself into thinking that the lingering fragrance was still there... She had repeated this action hundreds of times along the way.

"Senior Sister!" Cai Xiaowen carried almost all the luggage on his back, and he was still so energetic.She jumped two steps forward, turned around and opened her arms to Su Ying and shouted, "We've arrived in Wuxi City! You've arrived in Yixing when you mentioned Wuxi, right!"

"Finally it's almost here..." Su Ying wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, threw off her walking stick, and without knowing where the strength came from, she rushed towards the city dragging Cai Xiaowen. "I'm starving to death! Eat, stay in a hotel and take a bath!"

"Huh? Huh? Do you still want to stay in the hotel? It's not too late now, why don't you go to Yixing in one go, and see the master, so you can rest with one heart and one head."

Su Qing lowered her head to look at her robe which was wet by the rain and was splashed by the muddy water on the side of the road, and firmly said: "Stay in Wuxi for one night. Clean up and go see Master tomorrow morning."

"Oh, my master, it doesn't matter if it's dirty. Doesn't it cost money to stay in the hotel?" Cai Xiaowen decided to raise Su Ying all the way, thinking about it, fearing that the little money in his pocket would not be enough. , Gradually there is the consciousness of saving as much as possible.

"What do you know..." Su Ying smiled, and squeezed Cai Xiaowen's palm tightly: "It's not for the master to dress well, but for those colleagues in Yixing..."

As Su Ying said, on the second day she dressed up early, put on the 88 taels of new clothes, and rented a carriage for a lot of money to go to Yixing.This carriage is not only good, but the driver is young and handsome.Su Qingzhi felt that the world was tricky, and it was almost time to reach the destination, but she got rid of the spell that if you hire a car, you will always meet an old driver.

Cai Xiaowen didn't expect to bring good clothes to show his colleagues when going far away, so he still wore homely robes.Seeing that she was dressed in plain clothes, Su Qing lent her the most expensive jade pendant to wear around her waist.As a result, Cai Xiaowen was afraid that if he walked too fast, he would smash the jade pendant on the iron fan, so he walked cautiously.Seeing that Cai Xiaowen did not have the usual striding strides, Su Ying twisted her small steps to look a little graceful, thinking that she deliberately made a reserved and gentle attitude, and felt relieved that there is a young girl in my family who has grown up.

As soon as the carriage drove into Yixing, both Su Fang and Cai Xiaowen's eyes lit up.Not far from the city gate, you can see the crisscross streets.Looking from a distance, you can see that every shop on the street has shop signs with wood carvings, gilt gold or red clay.The word "Tao" appears most frequently on the shop sign.As the carriage went deep into the market, you could also see several shops specializing in purple sand.A lot of blue smoke in the distance is like a thin column, slowly rising to the sky.Even experts in Su Glaze and Cai Xiaowen can tell at a glance that it is the smoke from the kiln.

"Senior Sister!" Cai Xiaowen excitedly tugged at Su Huang's sleeves, pointed to a purple sand shop and said, "Look, a shop that specializes in purple sand teapots! Dad is right, purple sand is already selling very well in Yixing! "

Su Ying nodded and looked at every shop carefully.The shops are indeed bigger and bigger than Yufeng, and the decoration is generally more exquisite.It seems that Yixing Ceramics is number one in the world is really reflected in every bit of it.

Yixing City is not big, so they soon arrived at Qingni Village where their master lived.Saying goodbye to the handsome young coachman, Su Qing and Cai Xiaowen stood at the entrance of the village and looked around.It was many years ago that she visited Shigong twice. She was a child back then, so she couldn't remember how to get to Shigong's house.

"Let's ask." Su Ying suggested, and Cai Xiaowen nodded.It happened that a girl came over with a big bamboo basket on her back and a hatchet in her hand.Su Ying pulled up her robe and bowed with all blessings: "My lady, do you know where the head of the lotus builder lives?"

The girl was dressed so plainly that she looked shabby, and although her facial features were correct, she had a kind of earthy atmosphere, with two blushes that were frozen red on her face, she looked more simple and honest.

Probably a peasant girl... Su Qing thought so.

"The head of the lotus builder..." The peasant girl tapped her forehead with her fist holding the hatchet, thought for a while, and grinned, "I'm looking for the master of the lotus builder. Who are you?"

"Your Majesty, disciple of the lotus builder. The head of the lotus builder is my teacher."

"Oh! It turned out to be a disciple of the lotus builder. It's a pleasure to meet you!" The peasant girl turned around and pointed to a small courtyard with bamboo walls and green tiles: "It's not far, that's it."

"Thank you!" Su Ying hurriedly thanked her, called Cai Xiaowen to leave, and said goodbye to the peasant girl: "Goodbye."

"See you again soon!" The peasant girl waved a hatchet and walked away with a silly smile.

Su Ying was full of heart to go to see her master, and didn't think too much about her last words.Somewhat beyond Su Ying's expectation, their arrival did not attract anyone's attention.The rain seemed to have just stopped, and there were almost no pedestrians on the road.It was still early, and most of the shops along the street were not open.From a distance, you can see the farmers working in the fields and the mountains shrouded in thin clouds.Green hills and green fields, a piece of tranquility.Su Qing was so happy that she didn't remember to feel sorry for the wasted effort on this elaborate makeup.

Stepping on the rain-wet bluestone road, Su Qing looked around at the houses.There are not only residential houses, but also many pottery workshops, which are opened on the side of the road, and the bitter fragrance of the soil can be smelled across the street.After all, it was spring, and although the weather was still very cold, unknown flowers and plants sprouted tentatively by the roadside, announcing their existence to this vast world.The apricot blossom branches protruding from the courtyard wall have already begun to twig, as if the thin ink pen was stained with green stains.

Facing these green stains, Su Ying knocked on the fence gate of the courtyard wall.

Boom, boom, no one answered.

Boom, boom, boom, still no one answered.

Su Qing looked up at the big cursive characters of "Lian Zhu Gong" on the plaque on the top of the door, took a deep breath to suppress the tension in her heart, and pushed the door gently.The door opened as soon as it was pushed, and it was not locked, or there was no such thing as a lock at all.Su Ying stepped into the courtyard, followed by Cai Xiaowen.The two walked to the center of the courtyard and stopped moving forward.Cai Xiaowen bent his knees and was about to kneel according to the door rules, but was stopped by Su Ying with a wave.Su Qing unloaded the back box from her back, took out a piece of plain cloth and spread it on the ground, then lifted her robe and knelt on the cloth.

Hmm, this way I won't kneel and dirty my pants.Youzi is really thoughtful... Cai Xiaowen was moved by Su Ying's rare virtuousness, and when she knelt down, she grabbed Su Ying's palm and squeezed it leisurely.

Hooligan, in front of the master's gate, how can this be so... Su Qing calmly moved her hand away, bent down and bowed to the ground.

"Disciple Suhuang, disciple Cai Xiaowen, meet Master!"

There was no one in the room to answer, only a fierce voice could be heard vaguely from inside...

"Hurry up and play the cards... Who will be the banker... Give the money, give the money..."

The two lay still on their stomachs, looked at each other squintingly, and then shouted louder: "Disciple Suhuang, disciple Cai Xiaowen, pay homage to Master!"

"It's my turn... yo yo... this stinky hand! I didn't win a game today..."

Su Qing straightened her waist, pulled Cai Xiaowen up and whispered a few words.Cai Xiaowen understood, covered his mouth with both hands, and shouted as hard as he could: "Run! The arresters are here to catch the bet!"

This sound can be heard from across the street, not to mention the inside of the house.It was too late and then soon, there was a crackling sound in the room, and then the sound stopped.Guessing that all the people in the house ran away from the back door, a fat old man pushed open the door, and with red eyes full of smiles after staying up all night, he said, "Oh, Boss Yu, you are here again... huh? ?”

"Disciple Suhuang, disciple Cai Xiaowen, meet Master!"

"...Let's go into the house." It's a good hand to win... these two brats!

This is the first impression of Zhulian Gong when he saw his two disciples and grandchildren again after many years.

Su Fang and Cai Xiaowen entered the house, and performed the master-apprentice ceremony again.The fat old man hurriedly asked her to stand up, and while looking at her, he exchanged greetings: "Is the journey going smoothly? Sit down, sit down!"

Su Ying bowed at the guest seat and replied: "Everything is going well, I have Mr. Lao worrying about it."

After Cai Xiaowen entered the room, he smiled happily, as if he was very happy, and said to the fat old man: "Master, you have a great reputation. We asked for directions to you, and people called you the master!"

"Oh, this... is called Tai Dou because of my name."

Su Ying almost laughed out loud, and when she peeked at Cai Xiaowen's embarrassment, she almost burst out laughing.He has always been called Shigong Shigong, so I don't know his name.She also really thought that any passer-by would respect her master as the master of pottery making in Yixing.Fortunately, it was Cai Xiaowen who said it first, otherwise she would be the one who is embarrassed now.

The fat old man was very happy when he saw his two disciples and grandchildren of official pottery masters, even though he didn't win a hand.He pinched his gray beard and smiled happily: "You are Su Huang. You really have grown into a big girl! How is Longquan?"

Su Ying smiled and said: "Mother is very good, and I want to say hello to you for her." Longquan is Mrs. Su's name.Speaking of this, there is quite a history.The rule of the lotus builders is that the disciples should change their names to be related to pottery after getting started. Mrs. Su's name should be changed to the name of the place where pottery was produced in this generation.For example, Master Cai's name is Cai Zhangqiu.The painted pottery in Zhangqiu, Shandong is outstanding, and the green-glazed pottery in Longquan, Zhejiang is also famous all over the world.When Mrs. Su came to build lotus work to learn from her teacher, the master did not want to accept female disciples.But seeing that Mrs. Su's original name is Longquan, there is no need to change it at all, it is really predestined.Coupled with Mrs. Su's eagerness to learn from her teacher, the Tai Dou accepted her as his apprentice.After entering the teacher's school, Mrs. Su showed extraordinary talent in mud mixing and firing, which was unexpected by the master.

"You're a big girl...I can see the shadow of Longquan in you." Taidou smiled and looked at Cai Xiaowen again: "Cai Xiaowen? Haha, last time I saw you, you were a kid. You are also a big girl." How is Cai Zhangqiu?"

"Okay! Dad also wants me to say hello to you."

"Haha! Okay, okay, I can eat and sleep..." Tai Dou pinched his hu and laughed, his double chin twitched happily.

Seeing that Shigong loves to laugh and talk so much, Su Ying suddenly lost her nervousness, raised her head and smiled and said, "Master, I haven't seen you for a few years, how did you get so fat?" Cai Xiaowen nodded desperately.

"Since the year before last, when your youngest uncle became a teacher, I have nothing to worry about. I have a big heart and a fat body... Now I have sold the big kiln and the big yard, and I am left with this small courtyard to live by myself... By the way, I've rented two upper rooms for you at the Foothill Inn. You live there."

"Eh? Don't we live with you?"

Tai Dou personally took the earthenware pot and poured tea for the two disciples and grandchildren, and the two hurriedly stood up in a panic.Cai Xiaowen paid special attention to the teapot, which was made of purple sand. "It's your first time in Yixing, so you don't know the rules here. For the first time, the potters invited by the pottery society to participate in the pottery appreciation will make a piece of pottery and give it back to the Yixing pottery society. Su glaze is the winner of the ninth grade of Yufeng. If you want to participate in Tao Jian, you have to do it. Although Cai Xiaowen will not participate in Tao Jian, the pottery fair also pays for travel expenses, so I have to do it. I still have two small kilns in the mountains, one in the east and one in the west. You are alone One. I’ve already decided for you to make purple clay pots. I live in the Shanjiao Inn, which is very close to the kiln, so it’s convenient for you to make pottery. I'm here."

Su Ying nodded: "It's all according to the master's arrangement. It's just that we don't need two guest rooms, we can just live in one."

"Oh, you don't need to save me money. Otherwise, Longquan Cai Zhangqiu will scold me for being stingy."

Cai Xiaowen waved his hands again and again and said, "It's really unnecessary. Master, my senior sister and I lived in the same room all the way, and we're used to it."

Tai Dou heard that the two disciples both insisted on a room, so why not save money: "Okay then. Tao Jian is still a bit of a genius to start, and there is no rush to make purple clay pots. You should rest for the next two days. Oh, since you After my little uncle graduated from the teacher, no one cooks for me. I am almost tired of eating the dishes in the restaurant next door. You can finally have a change when you come here!" He first looked at Su Ying, who was more gentle and virtuous in appearance: "Su glaze?"

Su Ying smiled: "Cooking, I only know two things."

The dean was overjoyed, full of anticipation: "Oh, that's already amazing! Which two won't?"

Su Ying gracefully raised her hand, rubbed the tip of her nose lightly, and said shyly and calmly: "Neither this nor that."

"...So I can really see the shadow of Longquan from you." Mrs. Su is a good cook of beef.This shadow must refer to other aspects.

Cai Xiaowen smiled tiredly, and arched Su Huang's arm with his shoulders: "It's fine if I know how to do it!"

Watching her look at each other, and then keep on being silly.Tai Dou was secretly surprised: Oh, compared to the generation of apprentices, the relationship between these two disciples and grandchildren is really good!

The author has something to say:

Because I have no inspiration to write all kinds of Aqiao, so I continue to write grapefruit little mosquito... Hehe, that peasant girl is actually a senior sister

Chinese New Year is coming, are you all going home to prepare for the Chinese New Year?Do you still want to read the text?

ps. The girl who keeps jumping into the pit is swollen and lost the landmine again. She is so shy~ Swollen doesn’t take a bubble to show me~

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