Yuan Zhen

Chapter 16 Apprenticeship

Yuan Xiao usually drinks very little alcohol, and the "sequelae" of getting drunk once in a while will be very serious. Last night was not too drunk, but when I woke up the next day, my head still hurt, the pain of dizziness , The pain was so great that he didn't get up until lunch time.

He has been lying on the bed knocking on his own head, like knocking on a wooden fish, very rhythmic, he didn't care when he heard the knock on the door, since Cheng Duo was outside anyway.

Cheng Duo was serving porridge for him in the kitchen, and he was still holding a large spoon in his hand when he went to open the door.

"Cheng Duo? Why do you..." Yuan Tu frowned in surprise, and then flattened it in an instant.

"Yuan Xiao drank too much last night, I can't throw him here alone, can I?" Cheng Duo smiled, but the feeling in his heart is hard to describe now.

And Yuan Xiao was finally willing to get up from the bed, he dragged his heavy steps to take a shower, caught a glimpse of Yuan Tu standing in the living room, made a muffled "hum" sound from his nasal cavity, curled up a sarcastic arc at the corner of his mouth, and swiped lightly up and down Glancing at Yuan Tu, he turned and went into the bathroom.

This look of not wanting to see people abruptly blocked all the words Yuan Tu opened his mouth to say.

Yuan Tu lowered his head and sighed softly.

Cheng Duo went into the kitchen, brought three bowls of porridge to dry on the dining table, then walked over to sit on the sofa with Yuan Tu and waited for Yuan Xiao to come out. Yuan Tu picked the couch in the middle, and Cheng Duo sat on the small sofa facing the kitchen .

"You...argued?" Cheng Duo asked.

Yuan Tu shook his head, "I didn't quarrel with him, but he must be angry with me."

He glanced at the bathroom, "But he should be angry. Blame me for messing up his birthday."

Cheng Duo saw the red marks on Yuan Tu's face, "Then what's wrong with your face? You two started fighting?"

Yuan Tu denied, "No, he won't, even when he hated me even more, he never fought with me. It was my dad who hit me."

Cheng Duo rubbed his nose, "I thought you two had a good relationship, you asked me to help Yuanxiao arrange work before."

Yuan Tu smiled wryly, "We... can't make it clear, so let's not talk about it."

This means that he doesn't want to continue talking, Cheng Duo is not that annoying, no matter how curious he is, he will not chase others to break the casserole and ask the end.

"You two get along better than I expected." Yuan Tu suddenly raised his head and glanced at him, and there was something in that look that Cheng Duo couldn't figure out.

Yuan Tu's words aroused Cheng Duo's interest, "Why? I'm not easy to get along with?"

"No, it's Yuanxiao. He's more... xenophobic. The Jiang Wen and Li Ze you met last time are his two best friends and the only two friends I know of him, and The three of them have known each other since childhood." Yuan Tu reached into his trouser pocket, ready to touch the cigarette, and after thinking about it, he pushed the cigarette case back, "So in such a short time, you can come to his place, and he is still willing to drink with you, It's an exception."

Cheng Duo smiled sincerely.

The two chatted about some work matters, and Yuan Xiao came out wiping her hair.

"Cheng Duo, where's the porridge?" He shouted at Cheng Duo at the top of his voice, turning a blind eye to Yuan Tu.

"Isn't it just on the dining table? Are you still fainting?" Cheng Duo knew that he did it on purpose.

childish.

Also cute.

"Yuan Tu, would you like some porridge together?" Cheng Duo asked Yuan Tu.

Yuan Tu shook his head, he was a little helpless.

Originally, I planned to come here to appease Yuan Xiao's emotions, and then give him the birthday present that I didn't have time to give last night.But now the timing is too bad, with Yuan Xiao's attitude and Cheng Duo's presence, he feels a little embarrassed.

"Yuan Xiao, you left your things at home, so I brought them here for you." Yuan Tu said.

Yuan Xiao had made up her mind to ignore him, but considering that Cheng Duo was here and Yuan Tu talked to herself first, she couldn't be too embarrassing.

"Oh." He responded perfunctorily.

"Then I'm leaving." Yuan Tu seemed to sigh again, turned around and left, and the door was gently closed.

Yuan Xiao sat down and took a sip of porridge, and opened her mouth before Cheng Duo could speak, "Don't talk about Yuan Tu with me, everything revolved around him when we were at home, I don't want to listen to you and talk for him."

Cheng Duo: "Who said I'm going to talk about him? I just want to ask you if you want to meet Mr. Xie today. He happens to be free this afternoon."

"Today? Is it too hasty? I don't even have time to pick out gifts. My head is still hurting. What if my brain twitches and people don't accept me?" Yuan Xiao stopped eating porridge, her fingers unconsciously Snap on glass top.

Cheng Duo: "Are you nervous?"

"No!" Yuan Xiao categorically denied it with tense shoulders. Two seconds later, she let go of her strength and lowered her head. "Okay, I admit, it's a little bit."

Yuan Xiao: "You don't understand! When I was self-studying, I felt that I was the best in the world, but when I met a real master, then I would play a big sword in front of Guan Gong and a big ax in front of Lu Ban."

Yuan Xiao is not as confident as she looks on the surface, Cheng Duo guessed something.

For example, after finishing the report before, Yuan Xiao would come to ask him how he was doing. He seemed to care about other people's approval.

Cheng Duo: "Why don't I understand? Last time you snatched my parking space, I felt like I was the one playing tricks in front of Guan Gong. I thought, hey, this dude is really good at driving!"

Yuan Xiao laughed, "Don't mention this, let's forget about it."

Cheng Duo brought up the old story again, "To be honest, why did you snatch my parking space at that time? I moved there for a long time, and I was about to park in it, so you must have your foot in it."

"I forgot, maybe it's because you think your driving skills are not good enough for such a good car. Did you really want to beat me up at that time?" Yuan Xiao said.

"I thought so before I got off the car. Didn't you see that I unbuttoned two buttons? But I changed my mind after getting off the car." Cheng Duo stirred the porridge in the bowl with a spoon.

"Why?" Yuan Xiao asked.

Cheng Duo: "It's a pretty face, I can't let it go."

Teacher Xie looks clean and lives in a small villa in the suburbs.

That's right, the average worldly expert lives a life like a wild crane.

Yuan Xiao and Cheng Duo arrived at the villa, and a tall ginkgo tree stood outside the iron gate. Yuan Xiao did a lot of mental training in the car before he dared to get out of the car. He didn't mention anything, because Xie Wenyi said to bring gifts to the door, but his father instead will be angry.

Walking into the courtyard of the villa, a lady dressed in plain clothes but with outstanding temperament is bending down to water the clumps of flowers and plants.

"Auntie, why do you get up so early to water the flowers?" Cheng Duo who was next to him greeted.

"Xiao Duo, you guys are earlier, you've arrived so early, have you had breakfast yet?"

She straightened up and looked over, smiling. The lines at the corners of her eyes not only did not reveal her age, but added a layer of tenderness. Her tenderness was different from Aunt Hong's. Aunt Hong's tenderness was always cowardly and ingratiating, unlike this It makes people feel like spring breeze.

She washed her hands and led them into the house, and poured them two cups of tea, "Xiaoxiao, please sit down and rest for a while, I'll call your uncle over."

"Yeah." Yuan Xiao nodded obediently, he was not as nervous as before.

Aunt Xie is gentle but not alienated, giving people a close and comfortable feeling, which makes him relax a lot.

"It's no use persuading you all the way. You won't be nervous if your aunt tells you a few words?" Cheng Duo sipped his tea.

Yuan Xiao looked affirmative, "Auntie is so gentle, Teacher Xie must be the same."

After speaking, he began to doubt again, and suddenly grabbed Cheng Duo's wrist, almost spilling the tea in his hand, "Tsk, ancestor, be careful, it will burn you."

"No, I'm a little nervous again." Yuan Xiao kept holding his wrist.

"Just don't make up your mind, it's not as scary as you think." Cheng Duo put down the teacup, and the corners of his mouth curled up. At first, he hid his shoulders, but now he took the initiative and made progress.

As they were talking, Teacher Xie walked in from the backyard. He was wearing a white undershirt, a gray vest and gray trousers, and there were still traces of mud and water on his hands.

Teacher Xie didn't come over, so he stood there and asked, "Is it called Yuanxiao?"

Yuan Xiao stood up and unconsciously clasped her fingers, "Yes, my name is Yuan Xiao, Teacher Xie."

Teacher Xie waved at him, "It's just right, come and knead the mud for me."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and returned to the original direction. Yuan Xiao hurriedly followed, and within two steps, Teacher Xie stopped, turned around and looked at Yuan Xiao up and down, then shook his head, "No."

Yuan Xiao's heart trembled, why can't it work again?I haven't even started doing this yet, so why do I see that it's not working?

Teacher Xie turned to his aunt and said, "Ah Qin, are Xie Wenyi's old Huahua clothes still there? You can find a set for Tang Yuaner, his clothes are no good."

The aunt laughed, "Okay, I'll go to the Wenyi Room to look for it."

Yuan Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that the clothes were not good enough.

"Teacher, my name is Yuan Xiao." Yuan Xiao tried to correct.

Teacher Xie waved his hand, "It's all the same, don't worry about the details, just use this skill to make pottery."

Yuan Xiao didn't dare to refute, so just call.

"Do you know how to knead mud?" Mr. Xie watched as his aunt left the workshop after delivering the clothes. After walking away, he secretly took out the cigarette case from the bag hanging by the door, and shook out two cigarettes. , Passed one to Yuanxiao.

"Knead and press repeatedly in the same direction, and then use a string to check whether there are any air bubbles." Yuan Xiao leaned forward, took the matchbox and helped Teacher Xie to light a cigarette.

Teacher Xie nodded, and when Yuan Xiao was lighting himself a cigarette, he took the cigarette out of his mouth, "Why do you learn to smoke at a young age?"

"..." Didn't you give it?

"Teacher, I've quit smoking for a while, but I don't dare not take what you gave me." Yuan Xiao shook the match twice and extinguished it.

"This is the first lesson I taught you. No matter what you think in the future, you can just say it directly. Don't think that I am superior to you just because I teach you how to make pottery. I don't need to talk about the dignity of teachers here. , I don’t accept apprentices who have no spirituality and no ideas, as long as you can make good things, I’m fine with whatever you want.”

Teacher Xie's words made Yuan Xiao completely relaxed. He had been worried that Teacher Xie was an arrogant person. If that was the case, he might not be able to learn from him for long.

Yuan Xiao said sincerely, "Thank you, teacher!"

"Are you stuttering?" Teacher Xie smiled and took a sip of his cigarette. "Don't call me Teacher Xie. Call me Lao Xie. If you think it's inappropriate, you can call me Master."

Yuan Xiao: "Hey, Master."

Yuan Xiao was wearing Xie Wenyi's clothes, which were a bit too big, so he simply tucked the hem into his trousers, and tied the sleeves around the biceps with two rubber bands, so that the clothes would not affect his movements.

The master said that the objects he made before were tangible but spiritless.

Ceramic art is the art of earth and fire, the crystallization of power and beauty. Today, it has surpassed the limitation of material use and developed into art for appreciation.

The so-called metaphysical is called Tao, and the metaphysical is called utensils.

A piece of ceramic art should have its conception, it is the expression of the creator's emotion, and it needs to resonate with the audience and get enjoyment from it.

So don't pursue similarity so much, but pay attention to the portrayal of demeanor and characteristics.

The works before the Lantern Festival did a good job in appearance, but they lacked agility in spirit.

"Well, go and call Cheng Er and ask him to be your model, and today you can pinch one of him." After pinching a few small animals, the master said suddenly.