Chapter 297 By-products
It is not as lively as the Liu family, but the Su family is quite comfortable. The following managers are responsible for the matters of this temple fair, so Su Wanmiao doesn't have to worry too much.
Recently, she has been busy with all the things she should be busy with, so she has more free time. However, she did not choose to rest, but accompanied Du Bai to pay attention to porcelain matters.
She actually took the lead in doing the porcelain matter from the beginning, so she also understood many things. However, at this point, it involves many things that ordinary people cannot understand, so she naturally doesn't understand them very much.
But this did not prevent her from planning and making suggestions for Du Bai in business. After all, she has been operating here for more than ten years, and is much better than Du Bai, a guy who became a monk halfway through.
In fact, the ancients' thinking about making money may not be much worse than that of modern people, but there are differences in some creativity and means. So Du Bai learned to tell Su Wanmiao the meaning of advertising and sales techniques on the modern earth, and she would implement it in detail.
In this way, the effect will naturally be better.
Du Bai actually has no objection to this. He has no talent for such commercial things. Even if he learns to copy modern things, what is suitable for modern things may not be suitable for ancient times. It is more appropriate to leave it to Su Wanmiao for handling.
He became interested in things other than porcelain.
The cause was probably some "discarded products" in the process of firing porcelain by the kiln factory. After Du Bai accidentally noticed it, he became a little concerned.
That kind of thing was probably called glazed in this era, but in modern times, it was glass.
Of course, the finished products are far inferior to modern glass. They are even waste products because they are mixed and extremely fragile.
But in fact, glazed glass also existed in this era. Because it is much more difficult to fire than porcelain, it is an extremely expensive luxury. It was once called a treasure produced by gifts from heaven. Therefore, only real powerful people, or even the royal family, can own it.
The waste glass that occurs accidentally in kiln factories is far from the expensive glass. It is not only ugly in color but also more brittle and difficult to shape, so it is often used as waste after it is produced.
Until Du Bai discovered this.
The ancients who had not experienced modern industrialization naturally did not know that the manufacturing of this glass has a great relationship with the fire temperature and the purity of impurities. However, ordinary kiln factories are responsible for making porcelain, so it is naturally difficult to meet this requirement.
After discovering this, Du Bai quickly thought about whether it would be easier if he used spells?
After all, there is no professional equipment, so we can only start from this aspect.
It would be fine if it didn't work. If perfect glass can be created, then how huge business opportunities are contained in it? Du Bai felt a little amazing even if he just thought about it!
At that time, the Su family porcelain will no longer have to worry about imitating other people's porcelain, and there is no branch in this one!
For this reason, he met Miss Yue Ning twice and specifically discussed the production of glass.
When it was the first time I heard that the beautiful and exquisite glass was made of the most ordinary sand, Miss Yue Ning was obviously quite surprised, and was even more curious about why Du Bai knew so much unknown knowledge.
In this regard, she was not sure whether she could make this glass. The first experiment ended in failure, so she could only say that she would try it a few more times when she went back.
Du Bai was not in a hurry. After all, he actually didn't have any deep understanding of making glass, so he just said that she would take her time and didn't have to worry.
Anyway, although the Su family's porcelain has slowly calmed down after a brief momentum at the beginning, it is also a steady pursuit of progress. Both the other shopkeepers and Su Wanmiao are optimistic about it. Then this glass can be regarded as a secret weapon, which may not be as urgent as a life-saving straw.
In addition, Du Bai met Sheng Yunting twice in the past two days.
Although this kid has regained the spider by his side, his enthusiasm for learning has not decreased much, but has just slightly returned to his normal level and is quite looking forward to the next imperial examination.
What he has been busy with these two days is not studying, but building a nest for this little spider.
That's right, just a spider of all sizes with just one finger requires a lot of effort to build a nest.
For this reason, he came to Du Bai twice and asked nervously if there were any taboos in this nest and what materials were better to use. Later, he asked what the spider should eat, whether he needed to catch mosquitoes and other things to feed her every day...
When asked about these, Du Bai was naturally speechless. What kind of nest does that spider spirit like?
However, he still instructed that eating mosquitoes and other foods is the nature of a spider. Sheng Yunting doesn't have to worry about her and let her weave a net to prey on her own. Do not feed other meat foods, otherwise all the previous efforts may be wasted. It is best to feed some spiritual plants, such as ginseng, which can indirectly accelerate its recovery.
After all, the spider spirit was saved by the monk at the beginning, and there were still some remaining sequelae.
However, he was still a little relieved when he saw this boy's happy appearance, and it was not in vain that he had spent some time.
After such a short leisure time, time soon came to the day of the temple fair.
Although the formal worship activities only start in the afternoon, the temple fair is actually very lively since the morning. Many people who come from all directions come here to join in the fun. If you want to have a good time, some will also take children to see the novel things.
This small county town, which was originally quite spacious, was really crowded and crowded. Some were performing miscellaneous acts, some were selling groceries from the streets, and some were selling candies specifically for children to eat.
Many children snuggled tightly beside the adults, holding their hands with their hands, and their timid eyes kept looking at this novel world. Seeing all kinds of people on the roadside, some street-scented snacks made them saliva non-stop.
If the family is still well-off, parents may buy some to satisfy their cravings. If they are not wealthy, then these children can only watch them.
Even if someone is kind enough to deliver food, the elders often warn the children not to take it randomly, otherwise they will be deceived by the "killers" who are hiding in the crowd.
Chapter completed!