OBS Chapter 232: Boxwood Grows Hard
Chapter 232: Boxwood Grows Hard
Even her younger brothers and sisters followed suit, and from time to time they would shout excitedly, "Hey, sister, this blue porcelain piece is so beautiful, but it has no painting on it."
Shen Youyou, who had just observed a fragment with a magpie pattern in her hand, turned around hurriedly and saw that the piece in Shen Nannan's hand was sky blue, not blue.
Yes! That’s right, it’s the azure color of “azure misty rain”, which is very beautiful.
"Yes, yes. If you have any nice-looking tiles, we'll have them too. Blue, green, red, whatever you think is nice."
At this time, Li Jingshu came over, with a look of confusion on her face: "Girl, you don't want to use these porcelain pieces to make jewelry, do you?"
"Mom, how do you know?"
Shen Youyou looked surprised.
"I've seen it before... um, before."
Shen Youyou understood, because her mother had seen it when she was watching videos.
Before she could say anything, Li Jingshu whispered, "You have to know that at that time, porcelain pieces were used to make jewelry because they were antiques and had special meanings. Now...the porcelain pieces here are not antiques."
Understanding what her mother meant, Shen Youyou smiled slightly: "Mom, don't you find that ordinary rural women now are different from before?"
Li Jingshu didn't expect her to ask this and was slightly stunned. Was the topic changed too quickly?
"What's the difference? Can they endure hardships? Can they accept having three wives and four concubines? Don't these have anything to do with your desire to make jewelry? You can't be saying that most of them are illiterate and need some literary and artistic embellishment, right?"
Ouch! Shen Youyou was amused by her mother's train of thought: "You think from the perspective of clothing and appearance."
"Dress? You don't dress well. You don't pay attention to your appearance. And you look old. I understand. You mean you don't have enough jewelry?"
Shen Youyou nodded and said, "It's not just because there are few jewelry. Look at the women in our village. The best ones on their heads are wooden hairpins. Many of them are probably made by themselves. They are very rough.
Not to mention other jewelry, there are no necklaces, bracelets, rings, or earrings. I saw some of them just put a small bamboo needle or thread in their ear holes. "
Li Jingshu was speechless: "We are fleeing from famine. Have you ever seen anyone wearing jewelry while fleeing from famine? Besides, it is not convenient for rural women to carry necklaces and bracelets when doing farm work. They are so cumbersome!"
She felt that her daughter was just daydreaming, and that all her efforts were in vain as it was totally unrealistic.
I even complained in my heart: My daughter is good in every way, except that her little romance brought from the modern era is too incompatible with current real life.
Seeing her mother was about to nag again, Shen Youyou quickly expressed her opinion:
"I feel that women nowadays lack some color. Look around, including yourself, you are all gray. Women love beauty at all times. If they are not beautiful, it is because the conditions do not allow them to be beautiful.
I think these ceramic pieces are free of charge and have the luster of gemstones. As long as they are well designed, they can still be made very beautiful and don’t need to be too complicated.
And along the way, have you noticed those low trees?"
Li Jingshu found that she couldn't keep up with her daughter's train of thought: "We met many trees along the way. Which one do you think it is?"
"Those boxwood trees along the forest path. They used to be bonsai trees. They were often used as hedges in gardens, as borders for large flower beds, and trimmed into spheres or other shapes. Do you see them?"
Li Jingshu suddenly realized: "Aglaonema?"
Boxwood is a shrub or small tree with small leaves as small as bean curd, thick and shiny. It is evergreen all year round and can be enjoyed all year round.
Also known as boxwood, dry boxwood, oolong wood, thousand-year-old dwarf, and evergreen.
In the past cultural relics circles, boxwood has won the favor of countless cultural relics enthusiasts with its unique charm and rarity.
Why is it so rare? Then we have to explain why it is also called the "Millennium Dwarf".
The growth rate is very slow. As the saying goes, "It takes a thousand years for a boxwood to grow."
This shows how slow it is.
But precisely because of its slow growth rate, the wood of boxwood is hard and dense, with clear texture and warm color.
And in this long river of time, every piece of boxwood carries the accumulation of time and the gift of nature.
But Li Jingshu didn't understand this. She didn't pay much attention to antiques in her previous life, so she was confused:
"Why, you want to make bonsai? That's fine. Many scholars and scholars should like this now, but does it have anything to do with your jewelry making?"
Before Shen Youyou could say anything, Shen Zhiqiu came over and interrupted:
"Silly wife, boxwood is fine, moderately dense, and feels great. Its color is as warm as jade, its luster lasts long, and it is also corrosion-resistant and easy to maintain. Your daughter probably wants to use it to carve a wooden hairpin."
Shen Youyou: "Oh, my dad also knows this, it's not easy."
Shen Zhiqiu looked very proud, but he didn't say it to his daughter, but to his wife: "You insisted that my teapot was made of mahogany, but it was actually made of boxwood.
You think it looks like red because its color will gradually deepen over time, and its luster will become softer. After years of baptism, it will become more simple and elegant, full of charm. "
When Shen Youyou saw someone giving her mother some scientific advice, she continued to pick up porcelain fragments on her own.
In fact, she wanted to make jewelry not only because she wanted to help everyone increase their income, but also because she felt that traveling through time could at least make some difference, even if it was just a small thing.
The women in ancient times were very different from those seen in previous TV dramas. In previous TV dramas, most of them were glamorous and beautiful, and even the peasant women were pretty and simple.
But when I traveled through time, I found that their lives were actually very boring, and there was not much vivid color in their lives.
Shen Youyou hopes that even if she sells the jewelry very cheaply because she uses ceramics, she can still let them own one first, not just a wooden hairpin, but one that has the luster and color of gemstones.
Maybe they also heard the conversation between Shen Youyou and the others. Although some of them couldn't understand it, everyone knew that this thing could be made into jewelry.
Even though they couldn't figure out how it was done, they trusted Shen Zhiqiu more. Shen Zhiqiu had guessed what was going to happen, so what else was there to say.
At this moment, the mountains of ceramic fragments in the pit were like silver and money in their eyes!
In the words of Mrs. Fang, "Can this thing be made into jewelry? Then hurry up and pick it up. Boys, don't be lazy. Isn't this just picking up money?"
The others also crouched down one by one, searching for those with various patterns from the numerous fragments.
What? Flowers, plants, fish, insects, trees, forests, figures and ladies, all kinds of things with or without patterns, but with bright colors.
Some carried bamboo baskets on their backs, and some carried baskets in their hands, but because they were afraid of scratching their hands, they all used wooden sticks to dig out the fruits, and picked up the good-looking ones.
Shen Youyou picked up another one. She couldn't figure out the pattern on the bottom of the bowl, but it was very beautiful. There was a big flower in the middle, and all around it were various pendants. It had a prosperous and retro feel.
She carefully observed that the blue and white porcelain of this era had a delicate body, moderate thickness, and was delicate and dignified. The glaze was thick, delicate, smooth, and lustrous, and the glaze was white with a hint of green.
The colors are rich, but the tones are extremely unstable, making them unsuitable for painting figures. The blue and white porcelain has brushstrokes of varying depths and a natural halo.
Of course, this may also be due to insufficient personal skills. Even if you are particularly good, you probably cannot appear here.