Chapter 441: The Couple Package is the Best Deal
The fog had all dissipated, and the way down the mountain was easier to walk. The few people had already eaten and drunk everything they had brought up, and they were only carrying the remaining garbage in their hands, and their steps were brisk.
We returned to the foot of the mountain by the same route. It was only half past ten and we had plenty of time, so we all walked towards the pottery shop together.
There are rich clay resources in the mid-mountain area, which is considered to be self-produced and self-sold. There are also villages around that make pottery, and clay is generally purchased from here. A few years ago, a purple clay mine was discovered. The reserves are not high but the quality is high. It became famous in the circle for a while, and the price of purple clay pots in Lianxi City also rose.
This pottery shop at the foot of the mountain was opened after the tourism planning of the hot spring resort was completed and opened to the public. The owner is from Yumura and studied ceramic art design in college. He was one of the first young people to return to start a business at that time. The process of opening the shop also received strong support from the government.
The total area of the store is over 100 square meters, and it also has an antique design style with a strong literary and artistic atmosphere. The front is divided into two areas, one is the finished product sales area, and the other is the pottery experience area.
The group came here to experience making pottery, so they went directly to the experience area. There were many people in the finished product sales area next to it, and there were only a few young people learning from the teacher. Tao Huayu, Li Yu, Wenxi and Du Yunkai went over to take a look first.
Xu Qingsong went to consult a girl at the cashier counter. The girl took out a booklet and showed it to Xu Qingsong while introducing it to him in detail.
Liu Wangxue stood next to Xu Qingsong and watched with him. The cashier table was relatively low, so Liu Wangxue bent down slightly, and her long hair on her shoulders slid down and covered her face. Xu Qingsong raised his hand to help her gather her hair and push it back, and then his hand blocked it to prevent it from sliding down again.
The girl said, taking a quick look, and suggested: "It's New Year's Day now, our store also offers a couple's package, 280 yuan for two people, all expenses included, very cost-effective." She pointed to the two couples who were making pottery and said: "Look, they bought the couple's package, you can choose four different kinds of clay, make four items, if it's inconvenient for you to come to pick it up, we can ship it to your home after it's fired."
Xu Qingsong thought this was good and asked Liu Wangxue, "How is it?"
Liu Wangxue nodded: "Okay."
The little girl asked again: "Have you two done this before?"
Xu Qingsong shook his head, and Liu Wangxue said, "No experience at all."
The girl smiled and said, "Don't worry, we will have teachers to guide you throughout the process. If you are a beginner, I suggest you choose items with simple styles."
Xu Qingsong turned around and called the other four people over: "Then how about three couples' meals?"
Tao Huayu looked at him in disbelief and pointed at himself and Li Yu: "No, look carefully, we are two grown men, and we want a couple's package?"
"Why not? There are two of us anyway." Xu Qingsong pointed at the price, "It's a good deal, understand?"
Li Yu also flipped through the booklet: "Indeed, the couple's package is the most cost-effective."
Xu Qingsong took out his phone: "Look, Xiaoyu has no objection."
Li Yu comforted Tao Huayu: "It's okay, Brother Huayu, Brother Qingsong is treating us, we still have to help him save some money."
Tao Huayu rolled his eyes: "The savings are not even enough for a meal."
Xu Qingsong was about to scan the code to pay when the little girl, who was covering her mouth with her hands and laughing, said, "Sir, I'm sorry, non-couples cannot buy couple packages."
"Look, look." Tao Huayu reminded Xu Qingsong, "The clerk said no."
Du Yunkai was just watching the fun and said to the girl, "How do you know they are not a couple? What if they are? Wouldn't that be discrimination?"
The little girl smiled and pointed at Tao Huayu: "He said it himself."
Li Yu disagreed with this behavior of not saving money when one should, and looked at Tao Huayu with disdain: "Brother Huayu, you are so talkative."
Everyone laughed together. Wenxi pulled Li Yu over and thought he was very cute. She couldn't help but raise her hand to pinch his face.
Xu Qingsong handed the booklet to Tao Huayu and asked him to look through it to see which package he wanted to choose.
Wenxi's hands had been in her coat pockets, and the little girl saw that she had done a manicure. Wenxi usually draws pictures and sometimes has to pinch the thread, so the manicure is not so exaggerated. It is just based on the length of the original nail bed, and the nail plate is made two or three millimeters long, but some complicated decorations are pasted on the nail plate.
The girl said to her, "Well, pretty girl, for your manicure, I don't recommend throwing the pottery because it's hard to clean. But you can try making ornaments, brooches, refrigerator magnets, etc."
"Oh, right," Wenxi just remembered that playing in the mud would inevitably get her hands covered in mud. She looked at her newly done manicure, then at Du Yunkai, "Let's break up."
"What?" Du Yunkai was shocked. If he couldn't do it, then he didn't. What did he mean by breaking up? "I don't want to do it anymore. The couple package is cancelled." Wenxi said, and then asked the girl, "Are there any other activities? Not playing in the mud."
The girl said, "Yes, you can experience glaze painting."
Du Yunkai was relieved and stood next to Wenxi: "Then I'll be like her."
In the end, Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong chose a couple's package, Tao Huayu and Li Yu each chose a single one, and Du Yunkai and Wen Xi did the painting together.
Xu Qingsong scanned the code and paid. The girl gave each of them an apron and called the instructor.
Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong followed the teacher to choose clay. After listening to the teacher's introduction of the characteristics of different clays, the two discussed and selected a piece of golden pearl, a piece of high white clay and two pieces of special white clay, intending to make a set of "tall, short, fat and thin" vase ornaments.
Golden Pearl is red, belonging to the coarse pottery series, and contains evenly distributed tiny particles. High white clay is ivory white, and turns white after firing. Special white clay is more delicate, off-white, and turns snow-white with a jade texture after firing.
After kneading the clay, throw it again, shape it, dip it in water, and put it on the wheel throwing machine. Wheel throwing looks simple, but it is not easy at all when you really try it yourself, especially for people like Liu Wangxue who are not good at handicrafts, commonly known as hand-clumsy people. The teacher almost taught me step by step, and I barely made a decent vase. When I took the vase off and put it on the tray, my hand slipped and the vase fell over, and with a snap, it broke into a pancake.
Turning around to look at Xu Qingsong, he was very organized. The teacher only gave him verbal instructions without any experience at all, but he was able to quickly grasp the main points. In the end, he made a tall vase with a round belly and a thin neck using gold pearls. He then took it down and placed it on the tray steadily.
Liu Wangxue was exhausted. She had a clear understanding of herself and felt that even if she rubbed the clay again, she might not be able to make something decent. She had experienced it before, so she gave up and left the rest to Xu Qingsong. She washed her hands, moved a small stool and sat next to him, watching him work attentively.
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