The raw materials in the furnace have been completely melted into a liquid state. According to previous memories, the entire smelting process should be completed after the bubbles disappear. So Shao Xi asked Guo Youde to go to the river in advance to fetch a few buckets of ice water.
That's right, what Shao Xi is doing now is making glass, but he still thinks it sounds better to call him Liuli. Of course, no one has seen this in this world yet. Things have always been rare and valuable. Things that are trash in the modern world will become treasures in this world.
In order to make colored glaze, Shao Xi had already ordered tools at the tribe's blacksmith shop, so now he was standing in front of the kiln holding the iron tongs for the crucible, eager to try. He was a little excited because this would be the first batch of colored glaze made in this world.
Shao Xi saw that the time was almost up, so he took out the crucible from the kiln with iron tongs wrapped with wet cloth, held it on the ice water bucket, and poured the hot melt in the crucible into the ice water little by little. After pouring out a little bit, he quickly re-uprighted the crucible to prevent a large amount of molten liquid from entering the bucket. One of his first experimental works was the legendary "Rupert's Tears."
When Shao Xi finished pouring the molten glass in the crucible, several ice water buckets were already filled with crystal clear, teardrop-like glass.
The crucible was put back into the kiln, raw materials were added again, and then it was time to test the results.
Shao Xi washed the completely cooled glass in the water and held it up to the sun for observation. For the first time, he felt that ordinary glass could become so beautiful in his hands. The color of the sun is reflected in the glass, which is crystal clear, transparent and elegant.
Guo Youde, who had been watching Shao Xi from the side, was deeply attracted by the glass in Shao Xi's hand. He had never seen anything so clear and pure. He couldn't wait to ask: "My little friend, what is this? Why do people like it so much after seeing it?"
Shao Xi originally wanted to tell him it was "Rupert's Tears", but after thinking about it, it was more elegant and connotative to use our oriental name. So he said to Guo Youde: "The thing we are refining is called colored glaze, and colored glaze can be made into various forms. At this time, what I am holding in my hand is the 'Fairy's Tears' made of colored glaze."
Hearing this, Guo Youde was quite shocked and felt that he was a heavenly being. "This is truly a thing from heaven. How have mortals ever seen it? My little friend is indeed the lower realm of heavenly beings. I am here to salute you."
With that said, Guo Youde adjusted his robes and bowed deeply to Shao Xi. This made Shao Xi dumbfounded. Just a glass bead, he didn't expect it to make such a fuss.
Shao Xi handed the "Fairy Tears" in his hand to Guo Youde and said, "I will pick out a few of these and keep them, and I will give the rest to you."
"Is this my friend serious? How can I stand this?"
"Don't be surprised. There will be more beautiful ones coming out later. Don't you have some paints here? Add these paints and you can make colored glazes of various colors and patterns. Don't look at the flowers then. Just take a look."
At this moment, Shao Xi came up with the idea of using the "lost wax method" to make colored glaze crafts.
When Guo Youde heard that he could make something more beautiful, he went crazy, "Oh, oh! I can see such beautiful things in my lifetime. It's really a life worth living! In the following days, I will definitely I need to ask a lot of advice from my friends.”
In the next few days, Shao Xi practiced his mental skills and made colored glaze in the straw shed. He finally gave up the idea of using the "lost wax method" to make glass handicrafts because he found that neither he nor Guo Youde knew how to carve and could not make beautiful styles at all. Therefore, we can only make some regular geometric objects like prisms and glass beads.
Nowadays, Guo Youde is like a child who has discovered a treasure, giggling "hey" at those glass products every day. I don't know why he is so obsessed with these inedible and unusable things?
Shao Xi asked with a smile: "These things are not suitable for eating or drinking. I wonder if I can sell them at a good price in the Central Plains?"
Guo Youde cherished the "Tears of the Fairy" in his hand and replied: "How can you be willing to sell such a good thing? How can it be exchanged for those yellow and white things? If the people of the Central Plains see this thing, I think they will definitely They flock to each other like ducks."
Shao Xi was right when he thought about it. Things are more valuable when they are rare. The less something is, the more valuable it is. It seems that this thing can no longer be made in the future. Guo Youde and I have made a lot of it in the past few days. We will sell it to the Central Plains when we have the opportunity.
Since time traveling, Shao Xi has been thinking about how to survive. It's okay to say that the northern grasslands are okay now, but once you step into the Central Plains in the future, if you don't have real money in your pocket, it will be really difficult to move forward.
What follows is a relatively boring day. The production of Liuli stopped. There was too much of it and there was no place to put it. Besides, it was too heavy to take with me. Shao Xi and Guo Youde both tacitly chose to stop work, and now have enough colored glaze in their hands. So Shao Xi basically spent the rest of his time practicing his mental skills, while Guo Youde was responsible for correcting him.
Unknowingly, it was spring and flowers were blooming, and Shao Xi stayed in Guo Youde's thatched shed for nearly four months. During this period, Muren brought Uzhina to see Shao Xi every now and then. Each time, he would bring some food. Uzhina would also bring Shao Xi's change of clothes and take away the changes. Now that they see each other less, they no longer quarrel.
After several months of practice, Shao Xi's meridians finally broke through to the second star level. This surprised him, but Guo Youde kept pouring cold water on him, reminding him that the subsequent cultivation would be increasingly difficult. When the meridians broke through, there was no painful feeling as Shao Xi imagined. Instead, it happened unconsciously.
Since the meridian breakthrough, Shao Xi obviously feels that his perception ability has been enhanced and his learning ability has improved. Guo Youde's alchemy classics in the straw shed have been read through by him, and he has learned a lot of alchemy methods. Guo De told him that as the meridians and stars improve, his perception and learning abilities will continue to improve in the future.
On this day, Guo Youde suddenly said to Shao Xi: "Little friend, it's time to leave here."
At first, Shao Xi thought he had heard wrongly. After confirmation, he realized that Guo Youde had indeed said that he was leaving.
"Why did the Taoist Master leave?" Shao Xi asked.
"I have been traveling around the world for many years, refining elixirs and practicing medicine. Now I have been here for more than half a year. It's time to change places."
"Where does the Taoist Master plan to go? Can we meet again in the future?"
For Shao Xi, Guo Youde was actually the first true confidant he met after coming to this world.
His feelings for Lao Wu probably stemmed more from Feng Yuyan, and his relationship with Guo Youde was truly cultivated through these months of getting along. When Lao Wu left, he did feel a little reluctant. But now, Guo Youde said that he was leaving, but it really made him feel sad and sad.
The two are both teachers and friends and get along well with each other. Now that they are suddenly separated, it is indeed a bit difficult to accept in Shao Xi's heart.
Guo Youde smiled and replied: "Since I am wandering in the clouds, the nature of the world will follow its path. As for whether you and I will meet again in the future? Everything depends on fate!"
"The Taoist Master said this. If I want to see the Taoist Master from now on, I don't know where to look."
"Hey! My little friend, don't ask for your mother-in-law. You are extremely talented and you are still young. This is the time to devote yourself to practice and accumulate knowledge. If you achieve something in the future, won't you be allowed to dominate the world? Why worry about not finding your way? ?”
Although Guo Youde is known as the "Beggar Immortal", there is no so-called immortal spirit in his body, and he is more free and uninhibited.
Shao Xi replied disappointedly: "What the Taoist Master said is that the junior is persistent."
Guo Youde patted Shao Xi's shoulder and said, "After I leave, you must remember to practice every day, don't slack off, and don't live up to the talent God gave you. I believe that you will achieve something in the future."
To be fair, from Guo Youde's perspective, his cultivation and attention to Shao Xi is not without reason. Ever since he discovered the difference in Shao Xi's pulse, he had decided to devote all his life's learning to cultivating this child into a talented person. This is just like the jade worker who sees a piece of good jade; the carpenter who sees a piece of good material. In his eyes, Shao Xi is the piece of jade and the good material. It's just that after such a long time of getting along, he and this child have formed an inseparable bond, so at this moment, he feels extremely reluctant to let go.
On the other hand, since checking Shao Xi's pulse and discovering the presence of a real dragon, Guo Youde also vaguely realized that this child's life experience was unusual. There must be an unexplainable reason for a child with extraordinary talent and extraordinary background to appear alone in a desolate place in the northern border of Hezhou. Later, as they got along for a long time and became very happy with each other, they developed a love for Shao Xi and stayed by Shao Xi's side to find out who forced a child to this place. It's just that nothing has been discovered after so long, so now I can leave here with peace of mind.
"The younger generation will remember the Taoist Master's teachings and advice and will live up to the Taoist Master's expectations. It was just that the Taoist Master opened my pulse and taught me the inner teachings. Now that the Taoist Master is leaving, I can't find anything to give him to him, and I feel very sad in my heart." Feeling guilty.”
Except for the nine-color glazed button, most of Shao Xi's belongings were gifts from others, and it would be inappropriate to give anything away.
"Hey! My friend, that's wrong. Although the gunpowder formula you gave me can't be used now, it has also given me a lot of knowledge. Now I have this 'Fairy's Tears' and many glazed objects. None of them are small. Friend, you gave it to me? What's more, we rode two horses when we came out of the tribe, and now that I'm leaving, isn't one of them a gift to me?"
Guo Youde put the packed luggage on the horse's back and got on the horse himself. He cupped his hands to Shao Xi and said, "Take care, little friend. We will meet again one day if we are destined."
After saying that, he turned around and walked away...
Came from afar:
The mortal world accompanies passers-by, and there is reincarnation in the world.
Why does a gentleman need to ask, who are these people?
