Zhao Jun had not yet expressed her poetic sentiment when she was interrupted by a rushing stream of water.

She was standing at the bow and was almost thrown out by the shaking boat, but fortunately she grabbed the roof on one side.

"Sir, the current here is a bit strong. It would be safer for you to sit in the cabin."

Pan Daning helped her sit carefully back in the cabin.

Zhao Jun touched his nose awkwardly.

However, although the poetic feeling has not been expressed, it is still satisfying to be accompanied by such beautiful scenery.

They had not walked far past the green hills on both sides before they turned into a fork of a small stream.

Once you enter the stream, you can see houses and smoke in the distance.

That is Xiayuan County.

The boat slowly approached the shore, and Pan Daning jumped off the boat first to meet Zhao Jun.

Looking up, Xiayuan County is not big, but it has a dense population.

"I'll take you to the old kiln first."

The two got off the boat, and Pan Daning took the lead and walked towards it with Zhao Jun.

The two walked for a while, and many people on the road recognized Pan Daning, but few people came forward to watch, and most of them just nodded in greeting.

After a while, Pan Daning brought Zhao Jun to the ruins of the old kiln.

This earthen kiln looks quite large. It is built at the foot of the mountain. There are not many houses around it, and broken pottery pieces can be seen on the ground.

Zhao Jun had never seen a kiln before, so he walked around the kiln factory and looked around a few times.

"Who is that? Who asked you to come here—!"

Suddenly, a strong male voice came from behind Zhao Jun.

Zhao Jun turned his head.

Wow, it turned out to be an old man, in good health and with a loud voice.

Zhao Jun complained inwardly in embarrassment.

"You are not from the county. What are you doing here? I tell you there are no clay pots here."

The old man quickly walked to Zhao Jun's side and looked him up and down vigilantly.

He was holding a stick in his hand. If Zhao Jun wasn't a girl and didn't move, he would have definitely taken action.

Pan Daning, who was on the other side, heard the sound and ran over quickly.

"Mr. Lu, wait wait, it's me."

Pan Daning recognized the old man at a glance, so he ran over quickly and stopped the angry old man.

"Xiao Pan, why is it you? Why are you here?"

Seeing Pan Daning, Uncle Lu's anger subsided.

Of course he recognized this boy, and he had some friendship with his deceased father.

But why was he here? Lu Chun squinted his eyes and glanced at the two of them.

Pan Daning took a breath and began to introduce.

"Master Zhao, this is Master Lu Chun, a native of this county. He was the master chef here before the earthen kiln was closed."

Pan Daning looked at Lu Chun again and introduced him.

"This is a gentleman from Xianyang. He wants to see the earthen kiln and bake something in it."

"As it happens, aren't you the former master chef? I might have to trouble you in the end."

Pan Daning said politely.

Lu Chun narrowed his eyes and looked at the girl who was smiling the whole time.

Is this a female official?

Lu Chun snorted coldly.

"Humph, how can you still be a master chef? The earthen kiln has been sealed by the prefecture and is not allowed to burn."

Pan Daning seemed not to hear the old man's sarcasm and continued to speak with a smile.

"Master Zhao is here now. The people in the prefecture and county have no control over her. Reopening the kiln is just a matter of a word from Master Zhao."

"Uncle Lu, please don't disbelieve me. We are definitely going to open this earthen kiln. We are anxious to make something."

Pan Daning's face was serious.

Lu Chun glared at him, then looked at Zhao Jun who had been silent.

He turned around and left, leaving behind a few words as he walked.

"Humph, you closed it when you said so, and now you want to open it, you can do whatever you want, but I won't do it anyway."

Pan Daning looked embarrassed and turned around to chase after him, but was stopped by Zhao Jun.

"Forget it, don't worry. I think Mr. Lu is angry. Let him calm down. I will talk to him later."

Zhao Jun shook his head and sighed.

It seems that the sudden closure of the earthen kiln was not coordinated well.

"Sir, please don't be angry with Master Lu. When the earthen kiln was sealed, Master Lu was unwilling to do so and even made a fuss for a while, but then it was dropped."

Speaking of this, Pan Daning couldn't help but sigh.

"Since the earthen kiln is reopening, I'm afraid we need to speak to the magistrate of Xiayuan County. Let's talk while we walk."

Zhao Jun had already gone around several times and had a general understanding of the situation. Now he just had to go find the county magistrate to inform him.

Pan Daning nodded, then took Zhao Jun towards the Xiayuan County government office.

Along the way, Zhao Jun asked about the earthen kiln.

"The kiln was originally closed by the government. Did they give any reason?"

"It seems that Xiayuan County is a remote place, and the earthen kiln was not established by the government. When the prefecture was established, the earthen kiln here was closed and a new one was opened in the prefecture."

Pan Daning answered.

"So now everyone goes to the prefectures and counties to buy pottery jars and other things?"

"No, few people in Ba County go to Zhou County. Since the kiln was moved to Zhou County, not many people have been there. Everyone still uses the ones that were fired previously."

Pan Daning answered.

"Then the kiln factory in the prefecture is just for show. I think everyone would prefer to use the kiln in Xiayuan County."

After a moment's thought, Zhao Jun immediately understood the unreasonableness of this.

"That's exactly what happened."

Pan Daning smiled awkwardly.

"Hasn't this been reported to the state or county?"

Zhao Jun was puzzled. She felt that based on her understanding of Zhu Lin, it was impossible for him to just ignore it.

"Well, it's like this. The kiln was sealed off over twenty years ago, and the officials in Ba County at that time are no longer with us."

"Zhu County Magistrate came later, so he knows very little about this matter."

"And after so many years, no one mentioned it anymore. If it weren't for the pottery firing this time, even I would have almost forgotten it."

Pan Daning sighed.

Perhaps the only one who has been obsessed with this incident for the past twenty years is Uncle Lu.

"I see."

Zhao Jun was silent. This was an old account.

"Sir, the county government office is just ahead. I'm also very familiar with the magistrate of Xiayuan County."

Pan Daning was the first to walk to the county government gate and said a few words to the guards at the gate. Soon someone ran inside to pass the message.

At this time, Lu Chun walked home angrily, feeling upset.

More than twenty years have passed.

How beautiful Xiayuan County was twenty years ago.

Lu Chun has trained many skilled potters with his excellent firing skills.

Besides, the earthen kiln was built by the Lu family.

As a result, the government at that time closed it down without even saying a word, wasting so much of his effort.

Also, his research at that time.

If there is more time.

Maybe his experiment will succeed.

That will bring about many changes to earthenware.

Thinking of this, Lu Chun became even angrier.

But can the earthen kiln really be restarted?