Chapter 50 Just give it a try
Moreover, Qiu Ji has been able to run a shop in the county town for so many years and his business has remained prosperous, which shows that he is quite capable in many things.
Seeing this, Niu Er took a half step back and chuckled twice to apologize.
Then, he greased his feet and disappeared without a trace like a mouse.
"Disgusting thing." The waiter spat on the ground and told the others, "Next time you meet someone like this, kick him out directly and don't dirty our Qiuji place!"
Jiang Chunshi had no idea what was happening outside. He was busy following Chang Yongan to select the unloaded wood.
Niu Er ran away in panic until he could no longer see Qiu Ji. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and leaned against a tree to catch his breath.
"Jiang Chunshi, this bastard..."
Before he finished his words, there was a loud "clang" and a large branch of the tree that Niu Er was holding on to suddenly fell down.
It hit him directly on the instep.
A sound like bones breaking was faintly heard. Niu Er was stunned at first, and then he screamed like a pig being slaughtered.
This street is getting more and more lively. ——Jiang Mixia has also been quite busy these days.
Busy drawing the pattern of the puppet for Qiu Ji.
Based on the principle of service first, Jiang Mixia plans to use clay to make three-dimensional shapes of these drawings, so as to facilitate the carving by Qiu Jina's carpenter.
But making clay dolls is not that easy.
The quality of the soil and the amount of water added will affect the final product.
Jiang Mixia dug some soil from the ground, and tried digging some soil from under the roots of a tree in front of her house, and even dug some from a small slope to try, but the results were not satisfactory.
Just when she was worried, Jiang Chunyu came, carrying a small bamboo basket, and walked into the yard excitedly, "Sixth sister, I found a treasure for you, look."
Jiang Mixia stretched her head to take a look.
The bamboo basket was full of soil.
But the color looks different from ordinary soil, it is a little more yellowish, and the feel is also different from ordinary soil.
"This is..." Jiang Mixia looked at it again and again, touched it again and again, and nodded affirmatively, "This should be clay."
"Where did you get this soil?"
"There's soil in the wasteland near the river. We used to dig this soil and play with it. The clay figures made from it are tougher than those made from soil in other places. I thought it would be handy for Sixth Sister to use this soil to make clay dolls, so I went to dig some." Jiang Chunyu replied with a smile.
"You've been a great help. I was worried about finding suitable soil."
Clay is a soil with little sand and strong viscosity. Because water cannot easily pass through it, it has good plasticity. The clay used for firing pottery and porcelain on a daily basis is basically various kinds of clay.
Jiang Mixia didn't know much about professional things, but these clay dolls were enough for Qiu Ji to display.
"You really have done a great job." Jiang Mixia praised Jiang Chunyu, "When you go back to deliver the pattern to Qiuji, I will buy you some red bean cakes from the county town."
"Thank you, Sixth Sister."
After digging a basket of soil, he could exchange it for red bean cake. Jiang Chunyu smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into slits.
Now that she had the clay, Jiang Mixia did not stop. She fetched water to mix the clay and started making clay dolls.
Jiang Chunyu felt that he got red bean cakes just by digging a basket of soil, which was really taking too much advantage of Jiang Mixia, so he helped to mix the mud.
The mud made of clay feels much better than ordinary mud. Jiang Mixia followed the pattern and molded the cute little tiger with a big head and a small body.
The tigers come in a set of patterns, some are smiling, some are furious, some are dozing with their eyes closed, and some are acting cute and adorable...
Because of the differences in micro-expressions and movements, it is not an easy task to make these clay dolls lifelike.
Even though Jiang Mixia often made clay dolls to relieve stress in modern times and was quite familiar with these things, she still found it quite time-consuming to make these clay dolls.
After working for an hour, I just finished a finished product.
Because concentrating on doing one thing is too tiring, I have to stop to drink some tea and take a break.
Jiang Mixia poured a cup for Jiang Chunyu as well, and waved to him, "Come and take a break and have some tea."
"Okay." Jiang Chunyu put the completely unformed clay in his hand on the ground, washed his hands, and then drank tea.
When doing this series of movements, the whole person looked dejected and without any spirit, like an extremely old man.
"What's wrong? You look so listless." Jiang Mixia took a piece of fruit and gave it to him to eat.
Song Jingyun is a greedy person, and his family is now well off, so Jiang Mixia bought a lot of dried fruits and candied fruits in the town. At this moment, he is eating dried apricots, which are sweet and sour.
Jiang Chunyu took it but didn't eat it. He just sighed, "This clay doll is too difficult to make. I spent an hour tinkering with it but didn't make anything. It's really frustrating."
"Is it difficult to make a clay doll?" Song Jingyun had just finished weaving a small bamboo basket. Seeing Jiang Mixia and Jiang Chunyu talking there, he leaned over.
"It's very difficult to do." Jiang Chunyu bit a dried apricot, looking full of hatred and bitterness, "I think it's even harder than spearing fish."
"But it's very easy to spear fish..." Song Jingyun tilted his head.
Jiang Chunyu: "..."
He had never caught a fish before and didn't want to respond.
"How about, Sixth Brother-in-law try it too?" Jiang Chunyu suggested.
Song Jingyun was good at spearing fish, catching rabbits, and weaving baskets...
It seems like nothing can stump him.
I wonder if making clay dolls would be great too.
Jiang Chunyu was really curious and wanted to see if Song Jingyun could really learn anything quickly, so he pulled Song Jingyun over and said, "Sixth brother-in-law, why don't you give it a try? Maybe you can do well."
"Then I'll try it." Song Jingyun was not very sure and hesitated when he sat down.
After carefully looking at the pattern drawn by Jiang Mixia and the clay doll she had made, and trying the feel of the clay, Song Jingyun began to knead it.
After a cup of tea, Song Jingyun held up the clay doll in his hands and showed it to Jiang Mixia and Jiang Chunyu, "Is this okay?"
It was modeled after the little tiger that Jiang Mixia had just made.
The appearance and expression cannot be described as exactly the same, but they are exactly the same. Even the parts that Jiang Mixia thinks are the finishing touch, Song Jingyun can also make them vividly according to the one she created.
The only difference is that it is one size smaller than the one Jiang Mixia just pinched.
"Not bad." Jiang Mixia looked at it carefully and gave Song Jingyun a thumbs up, "Very good!"
"It seems like you can help me make clay dolls in the future."
Today is just one chapter, and I will start to update more tomorrow~ (End of this chapter)
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