Seeing Ao Li deliberately blocking the boiler, Shui Yiyao raised her eyes and looked at him with a smile: "Master Ao, please go back to the front. It's too hot in here."
Actually, with Ao Li blocking her way, she didn't really feel the heat anymore. But... she wasn't used to it.
Ao Li didn't move: "I'll watch."
Shui Yiyao: "I'll be fine in a moment."
Ao Li: "Then I'll wait for you for a while."
After Ao Li finished speaking, he really stood there without moving at all.
Shui Yiyao looked at him and smiled: "Thank you then?"
"You're welcome."
Shui Yiyao took the tools from the box next to the tool bench and started working right away.
Old Sun didn't say much, just stood by and watched Shui Yi Yao play.
Seeing these tools, any experienced jade carver will know how to get started. The difficulty does not lie here.
Shui Yiyao looked at the jade carvings that had been completed and were waiting to be processed.
She chose a cheap piece of gold jade, the one with the widest carving marks and the easiest difficulty to carve.
What she needs to do is to add molten iron into the iron ore mold, then place the molten iron in a cooling pool, wait for it to cool slightly into a mud-like state, apply jade material, and then polish it.
Shui Yiyao followed the procedure she had set step by step.
"You have to use this glove."
When Shui Yiyao was about to put the iron ore box into the boiler, Old Sun handed her a pair of gloves. "These are specially made heat-insulating gloves. You'll need them later."
The gloves are made of a special material that's heat-resistant and insulated. Because the raw material was scarce, Mr. Sun had a pair custom-made. During the iron jade production process, when removing the iron ore and carving it into the jade, heat-insulating gloves are necessary to prevent burns to the hands.
"Okay." Shui Yiyao took the gloves and put them on.
Shui Yiyao waited for a while at her own pace, used tools to take the iron ore box out of the boiler, and placed it in the cooling pool.
In theory, once it becomes mud-like in the cooling pool, it can be placed on the jade.
She fixed the jade carving in the groove on the workbench in advance. After placing it in place, she stared at the iron ore calcination box in the cooling pool, watching the red molten iron inside slowly darken.
She estimated that it was almost done, so she used a tool to take out some red iron mud and applied it to the jade carving fixed on the workbench.
"Huh."
She looked at the iron ore on the jade carving that had turned black and raised an eyebrow: "Failure."
The iron she had was the wrong color, black as charcoal, without a trace of metallic luster, and very ugly.
However, failure was within her expectations.
Mr. Sun instructed: "The proportion of coolant is a bit too much. The cooling time is too long."
Shui Yiyao nodded and put the broken jade carving aside.
Mr. Sun: "One more."
Shui Yiyao picked up another piece of material.
·
Making iron jade is as difficult as one might imagine. At the end of the day, not a single piece was even remotely successful.
The difficulty lies in controlling the temperature. One minute more or one minute less in smelting the iron ore will have a great impact on the finished product.
But there are no clear values for these things, so you have to figure it out yourself.
You have to practice.
At the end of the first day, although Mr. Sun did not explicitly say that he would teach her how to make iron jade, he asked her to come early the next day.
Shui Yiyao naturally agreed.
After leaving Tieyu Pavilion, Shui Yiyao returned to her residence.
She originally planned to stay in a hotel, but Ao Li took her to one of his houses.
"You have a lot of houses." Shui Yiyao was taken into a villa by Ao Li.
As soon as she entered the house, she couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the villa hall.
There are quite a lot of houses, and they are not small.
"I come to Nanyang often and need a place to stay."
Ao Li pushed Shui Yiyao to the bedroom.
Shui Yiyao nodded, not surprised.
Ao Li: "Master Sun has agreed."
Shui Yiyao: "Probably."
Judging from Mr. Sun's attitude, there will be no problem for them to learn skills here.
Ao Li looked at her ankle: "How is the wound?"
Shui Yiyao didn't hesitate much: "I don't feel there is any problem, it's fine."
Shui Yiyao still said: "Ao Yuan, you go back."
"Um?"
"It's so troublesome for you to work here. I can take care of myself. I'm an adult now, and I don't need you to worry about me."
Although she was busy today, she also saw what Ao Li was doing. He stood in front of her the whole time to help her block the heat of the stove, and was working on a tablet in his hand. This is what it means to be too busy. After all, there is always work to be done.
He has so much to do, there is really no need to delay here.
"I'm worried." Ao Li said.
"What's there to worry about?"
Ao Li: "Do you know Yu Chijia from my company?"
"Well, the president of the company you hired?"
Ao Li nodded. "His nephew just graduated from graduate school this year and is here for an internship at the company. He's worried about him and keeps an eye on him all day, fearing something might happen to him. The boy is two years older than you, and Yu Chijia even watches him three times a day."
“This is just like watching a child.”
"You are a child."
Shui Yiyao looked at Ao Li and paused, her heart skipping a beat. Ao Li had said it lightly, as if it were natural.
Originally... a child? It's been a while since I've heard that. With her current appearance, who would treat her like a child?
There was only Grandpa. Later, when Grandpa passed away, she was no longer a child.
"Where did such a big child come from?" She muttered softly, then looked up at him and smiled again: "Ao Yuan, the child wants to drink water now."
"Okay." Ao Li went to the water dispenser next to him to pour water.
Shui Yiyao sat in a wheelchair, looked at him sideways, and said, "It's too hot in Tieyu Pavilion. I drank a lot of water today, but I'm still thirsty."
Ao Li brought the cup of water over, walked up to Shui Yiyao and handed it to her: "Here, kid."
"Thank you." Shui Yiyao took the cup of water, the walls of the cup were warm.
She took a sip of the water, which was warm and very comfortable.
"Otherwise, we can wait until our wounds heal before we go to learn skills." Ao Li suggested again.
It was truly scorching in there, with the temperature inside the boiler reaching 2,000 degrees Celsius. It would be unbearable to be scorched by it. However, while in the work shed, Ao Li never heard Shui Yiyao complain about the heat; she worked diligently the entire time, seemingly unperturbed.
"No need, it will be fine soon." Shui Yiyao held the cup and pushed her wheelchair to the water dispenser.
It will take half a month for the wound to heal. Time is already tight, and the league starts in two months. A lot can be done in half a month, and we can't afford to delay.
Shui Yiyao took a glass of water, pushed herself in front of Ao Li, and handed the water to him: "Here, kid."
"..." Ao Li looked at her, "Hmm?"
Shui Yiyao: "Well, you are a child too."
She looked at his hands: "Isn't it hot standing in front of the boiler all day?"
"It's not hot. I have very hard scales." Ao Li reached out and took the cup of water.
Hot.
Shui Yiyao: "But it can't prevent scalding or heat insulation."
Ao Li suddenly changed the subject and asked, "If you want to learn skills here, what about the thin jade furnace?"
Shui Yiyao: "I can do it on two fronts."
She did not need to learn the process in the Tieyu Pavilion. What she needed was to master the temperature of the iron jade part, which did not conflict with her thin-bodied jade carving.
She said, "No delay."
It'll just be busier.
Ao Li: "If you're too tired, just stop for a while. There's no need to rush."
Shui Yiyao thought for a moment, tilted her head and looked at him: "That's not right, shouldn't you encourage me by saying that young people should be like this, that they need to be motivated?"
She had been on "Young Talents" before and watched the previous videos. There was an interview with Ao Li in the first episode. She had watched it and that's what Ao Li said.
Ao Li said: "You have done enough now."
Shui Yiyao: "That's what you think."
Ao Li was about to say something when he was interrupted by a phone call.
He took out his cell phone and looked at it.
"Video conference." Ao Li took a look and reported to Shui Yiyao: "I'm leaving now. You should have a good rest."
"Take it easy, Dean Ao. You should also go to bed early."
"good."
Ao Li walked out of the room with his cell phone.
·
At 7 o'clock in the morning, Shui Yiyao arrived at Tieyu Pavilion on time.
This was the time she and Mr. Sun had agreed upon.
Originally, she thought she could come here alone, but when she got to the first floor, she saw that Ao Li had already prepared and was working on the first floor.
So we came together.
Old Sun was old and got up early. When Shui Yiyao and Ao Li went there, the old man was practicing Tai Chi sword under the sycamore tree at the entrance of Tieyu Pavilion.
Seeing the two men coming, the old man made two moves and put away his sword.
"Teacher Shui, Mr. Ao. Good morning, both of you." Old Sun walked over with a smile.
Ao Li pushed Shui Yiyao's wheelchair over.
"Old Sun."
Shui Yiyao also greeted them.
Ao Li: "Mr. Sun, good morning."
Shui Yiyao: "Mr. Yuan, Sister Lu, and Brother Zhao haven't arrived yet?"
I haven't seen them yet, but they should live not far away.
Mr. Sun looked at the time and said, "It should be soon."
"Let's not wait for them. If you come, let's start first."
Old Sun brought Shui Yiyao and Ao Li into the shop and went straight to the work shed in the backyard.
"The boiler is already heated and ready to go."
Arriving at the work shed in the backyard, Shui Yiyao went straight to the workbench and asked Old Sun, "Is the boiler fired every day?"
It's already very hot next to the boiler.
Mr. Sun: “Yes, I get up at five in the morning to light the fire.”
"I'll try it tomorrow too."
Hearing Shui Yiyao say this, Ao Li stared at the gauze on her ankle.
Shui Yiyao reacted and changed her words: "I'll rest for two days. I'll come back to light the fire after my injury heals."
Mr. Sun: "Okay, all is fine."
Ao Li looked away with satisfaction.
Shui Yiyao picked up the iron ore calcination box and began to mix the iron agent.
She asked, "Mr. Sun, I want to do a live broadcast, what do you think?"
"Live broadcast?" Old Sun's eyes lit up and he nodded, "Sure!"
He happily said: "Can we let more people see our technology?"
Shui Yiyao put the calcination box into the boiler: "Yes."
Old Sun was worried again: "Is anyone watching?"
"some."
“I also want to live stream, but I don’t know how to do it.”
"It's not difficult. I'll teach you."
Shui Yiyao closed the boiler door and took out her cell phone. Old Sun leaned over to take a look.
She turned on the live broadcast, entered her own live broadcast room, set up the camera, and began to greet the camera: "Hello everyone, I haven't seen you for a day. Today I will show you Tieyu."
Old Sun was still worried and watched from the side, muttering, "Is anyone watching?"
Shui Yiyao: "Yes, yes."
Not long after Shui Yiyao started the live broadcast, her friends in the live broadcast room discovered it.
-Yu Yu is starting a live broadcast.
-Yuyu! You finally made it up, are you okay?
-I saw the news and I'm so worried.
-I never thought someone would actually seek revenge! That's outrageous.
-Luckily he was detained, otherwise this kind of person would be a real cancer in the industry, disgusting. He seeks revenge when others don't meet his expectations?
-Fortunately, everything is fine.
-I saw a wheelchair...
Seeing the comments, Shui Yiyao began to explain: "Thank you all for your concern. I'm actually fine. It's just a minor injury... I don't need a wheelchair. It's not that serious."
The police have announced the incident of Jiu Zhang Ji hiring a thug to injure someone. Jiu Zhang Ji is still in criminal detention.
If nothing unexpected happens, he will not escape if he intentionally injures someone.
"Does everyone want to know where I am now?" After a simple reply, Shui Yiyao began to get to the point.
She panned the camera around: "Iron Jade Pavilion, Mr. Sun's studio, this is where we work now."
"This is Mr. Sun."
"Iron Jade's—Restorer."
Shui Yiyao spoke very fluently.
When Mr. Sun heard the word "restorer," he smiled and nodded, "Hello, friends. I am the Iron Jade restorer, Sun Jiyun."
Rather than being called the founder of iron jade, he would rather be called the restorer. Iron jade existed before, but it was lost later. He is now just restoring this lost skill.
The barrage was full of greetings.
-Mr. Sun!
-Iron Jade Pavilion? I don't think I've heard of it.
-I saw it on the forum, saying that Yu Yu went to learn a skill.
-Yes, yes, it seems that the old man doesn’t like to teach his apprentices.
-Chen Lanzhou’s younger sister from the Luo family went to Tieyu Pavilion to learn skills before, but returned empty-handed. I’m afraid it will be a bit difficult for Yuyu.
-So this is a tour?
-However, whether to learn or not is another matter. It is good to broaden your horizons.
Shui Yiyao: "My partners and I are currently discussing with Mr. Sun how to make iron jade. He is taking the trouble to teach me. I hope I can learn it soon."
After hearing what Shui Yiyao said, Old Sun said hurriedly, "No, it's not really teaching, it's just an exchange."
"Mr. Sun, you're welcome. Now, let's show you how this elegant iron jade is made."
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