Chapter 336 Get the goods
Wen'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 will see various kilns built according to the mountain.
Wen Xingning was very enthusiastic and introduced Huo Xi along the way.
Guangfengshui ordered a boatload of porcelain from Wen’s family, and the paintings were decorated with Fan people, which also injected fresh inspiration into the stagnant Wen’s kilns.
The Wen clan attached great importance to Huo Xi's customized 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 when he went out, didn't even leave the house. Fan people's porcelain, research on utensils.
Draw a lot of decorations by analogy, burn a lot of porcelain with the characteristics of Fan people, and try to transport some to the shops in Yuezhou for sale, but unexpectedly sell very well.
"My grandfather said you come here, he wants to see you in person."
ah? The head of the clan wants to see her? "Don't, don't, I'm young and ignorant, so don't waste your grandfather's time."
"My grandfather is very kind. He said that if the batch of utensils painted with fan patterns sell well, I will remember your great contribution..."
The two talked all the way, and soon the carriage stopped at Wen's kiln.
Shen Qianzhong, Lei Da, and Vanilla also got off from another carriage.
Several people entered the kiln.
Wen Xingning led them to the kiln. The circular kiln built on the mountain is very large. It is said that there are several kiln chambers in each kiln. One furnace can burn better.
The temperature over there was too high, so Huo Xi and the others just watched from a distance.
Walk around the kiln again.
There are many kiln workers. According to the different processes, they are divided into several areas. There is a material preparation area for quarrying and refining mud, and a forming area for billet drawing and trimming, painting and glazing area, storage area and so on. The kiln workers are wearing bunts, some shirtless, and are busy shuttling around the kiln.
Then Wen Xingning dragged him to the storage area to look at the fired porcelain.
The kilns in Yuezhou started in the Eastern Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties. At first, they were famous for burning various tea sets. Later, they burned more and more things, except for various tea sets, pots, bowls, incense burners, bottles, and cans. , Bowls, plates, water bowls, etc., with various types.
Cousin Wen Xingning came out of the studio when he heard that the master who painted the Fanren patterns had come to pick up the porcelain. Seeing that Huo Xicai was in his early teens, he was stunned for a while.
Huo Xi took a look, and it was as Wen Xingning said, his cousin looked like jade.
Pan An didn't know what Meicheng looked like, but with Wen Xingfeng's appearance, she had never seen anyone half as handsome as him in the capital.
Seeing Huo Xi staring dumbfounded, Wen Xingning burst into laughter, while his cousin turned his head away in embarrassment.
Huo Xi also felt that it was impolite for him to stare at others like this, so he looked away. Turning his head to look, he saw Shen Qianzhong, Lei Da and Xiangcao also looked straight at him. Busily suppressed a smile and coughed.
"It's okay, it's okay, people who come to our kiln, as long as they see my cousin, they will look just like you." Wen Xingning said with a smile.
Wen Xingfeng glared angrily.
said to Huo Xiwen: "You must be Huo Xi?"
Huo Xi nodded.
"We have fired all the porcelain you ordered, and I will show you." Wen Xingning turned and walked to a storage room.
Entering the storage room, Wen Xingfeng introduced: "This is one of our exhibition rooms. We have fired some samples for customers to watch. We have delivered your porcelain to the dock warehouse, and you can start shipping it at any time. .”
"Thank you." Huo Xi said and moved closer to look at the fired porcelain. Wen Xingfeng explained from the side.
Huo Xi saw that there was a clear distinction between the display shelves on both sides.
Porcelain painted with Fanren decorations does not talk about the shape of the vessel, but only the color of the decoration, which is strong and gorgeous, magnificent, colorful, and decorated with geometric patterns such as multi-point lines, or mainly with broken branches and flowers, landscapes, chrysanthemums and lotuses. , The flowers and vines are all fan things, with distinct colors and full sense of hierarchy.
It is completely different from the dignified and introverted, implicit and concise porcelain of the Wei Dynasty.
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. The color is greenish-green, like tea-green. The patterns are mainly figures, landscapes, flowers, birds and animals.
On both sides of the exhibition racks, there are vessel-shaped porcelains with Wei Dynasty patterns on each side, and on the other side are vessels with Fanren patterns.
As soon as you enter the exhibition room, you can see a completely different style. It's like entering two different worlds.
Huo Xi and Shen Qianzhong were dumbfounded.
"Xiao Huo Xi, come and take a look, these fan decorations were drawn by my cousin himself, are you satisfied?" Wen Xingning greeted her.
"Your Wen Ji is this..." Huo Xi was amazed, and gave Wen Xingfeng and Wen Xingning a thumbs up.
Who is not happy when your own porcelain is praised? Even the restrained Wen Xingfeng had a smile on his face.
Huo Xi admired the colorful utensils of the Fan people, and then turned to look at the porcelain of the Wei Dynasty.
Fan people's decorations are very eye-catching at first glance, with strong colors, but after a long time, the more you look at them, the less attractive they become. The porcelain from the Wei Dynasty is more pleasing to the eye. I don't know if it's because of her emotions.
She thinks that the decorations on Wei Dynasty porcelain are more connotative. A pomegranate, a bat, and a string of lotus branches all have their own beautiful meanings.
I heard that Japanese people like celadon very much, Huo Xi thinks that Japanese people are quite discerning. This celadon is as clear as ice, warm as jade, low-key and connotative, the more I look at it, the more I like it.
"I still like our Wei Dynasty porcelain." Shen Qianzhong said, and moved to Huo Xi's side to look at the Wei Dynasty porcelain with her patterns.
Wen Xingfeng smiled: "Fan people's decorations are amazing at first glance, with a wide variety of patterns and colors. We took some and put them on the shop, and they sold well."
Wen Xingning nodded: "We used your blueprints to burn a lot. Several clan elders wanted to transport them to Ningbo Port and sell them to Fan people. My grandfather said that we would sell them after you got the porcelain."
When Huo Xi heard this, he had a good impression of his grandfather.
After visiting Wen's kiln and seeing the custom-made porcelain samples, Huo Xi was very satisfied. It was already dark at this time, so I decided to go back to the city.
Back to Yuezhou City, Brother Wen Xingning insisted on dragging them into the mansion to entertain them, but the group went back to Wen Mansion.
Wen’s family started with kiln firing for several generations, and they are also one of the best kiln masters in Yuezhou. They can be regarded as a wealthy family in Yuezhou.
Wen Xingning's father and grandfather both took the time to meet Huo Xi and Shen Qianzhong, and said that the younger generation is awesome, and told Wen Xingning brothers to treat them attentively.
Huo Xi had a sumptuous dinner in Wen's residence, and stayed in Wen's guest house for one night.
The next morning, led by Wen Xingning, he walked around the porcelain shops in Yuezhou city and bought a lot of porcelain. I also ordered a few samples at Wenji's shop, and asked for help to burn them and send them to the capital.
Huo Xi refused to stay longer, and declined the proposal of his brothers to have lunch at a restaurant in the city, and the group arrived at the pier. Picked up the goods from Wenji's warehouse at the dock, inspected the goods, and called the dock porter to carry the porcelain onto the ship.
Both sides waved goodbye at the pier. The boat sailed out of Yuezhou Wharf.
After another half day, we finally arrived at Ningbo Port before dark.
(end of this chapter)