Lin Xia is also a playful old woman. When she saw that Su Tang was going to make pottery, she quickly brought a stone basin and water and started making mud with her.
You can't just knead clay by hand; you also need a potter's wheel.
Su Tang asked Su Guodong for two cut tree stumps to use as pottery wheels. She attached an axle between the two wheels and used her feet to rotate the lower wheel when making pottery, which was a primitive pottery wheel.
This is the only tool that Su Tang knows how to make.
One of her characteristics is that whatever she does, she will investigate it thoroughly.
After going to the craft shop to do DIY, she also learned about the principle of the potter's wheel and even made a potter's wheel at home.
It's easy to do now.
By the time she finished, Lin Xia had also mixed the clay.
Su Tang grabbed a handful of clay, placed it on the upper wheel, and started spinning the lower wheel.
The fingertips didn't move much on the clay, but in no time, the clay under the hand took the shape of a bowl.
Lin Xia was amazed and kept rubbing her hands together.
"Tangtang, this looks really fun. Can Mom try it too?"
Su Tang took the shaped bowl down and placed it on the clean leaves that had been prepared beforehand, then made room for it.
"Okay, Mother, you give it a try."
The clay is usable, but she still needs to build a kiln to fire the pottery before it can be used.
Su Tang didn't think much of it and went to dig a kiln.
Before long, Su Tang finished digging the kiln, straightened her slightly sore back, clapped her hands and said, "Mother, how is it going? I can start firing it now."
Lin Xia's exaggerated voice came from behind:
"Tangtang, Mommy can't get rid of this dirt, come and help Mommy..."
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