Reborn in 1977

The two continued onward.

Chen Fan also saw basket weavers, carpenters, sugar slice sellers, and firewood sellers.

There were also pot menders, furniture repairers, and even people weaving straw ropes on the spot and selling them, which made Chen Fan exclaim that it was an eye-opener.

Unconsciously, they had walked more than half a circle around the lake.

When they reached the L-shaped inner corner, they found another place surrounded by many people.

When the two squeezed over, Chen Fan realized that selling steamed turtle meat on the spot was nothing.

Have you ever seen pottery being fired and sold on the spot?

This was it!

He saw a kiln in the fields on the other side of the lake embankment being fired, while the master firing the kiln was preparing another one. He saw a pit dug in the ground, and the masters were putting firewood and the already made pottery blanks into it.

Even Jiang Lili was surprised, "Is it still too late to fire pottery at this time?"

She was asking Chen Fan, but Chen Fan directly asked the potter, "Master, are you not afraid that everyone will leave before your pottery is fired?"

An old master straightened up and laughed, "We are firing pottery, not porcelain, and the firing of pottery does not require too high a temperature. It can be fired in four or five hours at most. We have already fired two kilns this morning, and we will stop firing after these two kilns are finished."

Chen Fan understood as soon as he heard it. They were firing low-temperature pottery. This kind of ceramic does not require high temperature, only 700 or 800 degrees. In the Western Han Dynasty, a large number of low-temperature pottery kilns appeared. After two thousand years of circulation, this craft is not uncommon among the people.

Of course, don't expect the pottery fired in this kind of earthen kiln to be very exquisite, and the glaze is not very good-looking. For example, large water tanks can be fired in this kind of earthen kiln.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan suddenly became interested and began to constantly test the bottom line of the kiln master, "Master, how did you dig this pit? Why are the firewood and pottery placed like this? How will the top be sealed later?…"

As long as it didn't involve the formula of the clay and the firing techniques, the old master was very talkative and answered almost every question.

When the top of this earthen kiln was sealed, a new partner appeared in Chen Fan's skill column: Pottery Making LV1 (5/20).

At this time, Chen Fan was silently calculating that he had already learned carpentry, bricklaying, tailoring, and painting, and now he had another pottery-making skill.

So, can I make a thatched cottage myself?

Unfortunately, there is no homestead for the time being.

When there is a chance to get a piece of land, I will definitely build a thatched cottage that combines classical and modern styles, with a rustic and elegant style!

In order to thank the pottery master for his generous teaching, Chen Fan spent two yuan to buy a foot-high pottery pot.

Looking at the green pottery pot, Jiang Lili was a little puzzled, "What are you buying this for?"

Chen Fan pointed to a place not far ahead, "I just heard people say that there is buffalo milk for sale there, let's go see if there is any left."

Buffalo milk?

Jiang Lili followed him blankly. There were no children at home, why buy milk?

Soon they arrived at the place, and saw a person with a bucket in front of him, which was more than half a bucket of buffalo milk.

Someone in front of the stall was asking, "Master, where does your milk come from?"

The man immediately smiled and said, "Of course, it was squeezed from the cow."

After a pause, he explained, "This is a cow raised in my own home. It just gave birth to a calf a few days ago. I saved some milk to sell at the market today. I squeezed a little yesterday and a little today, that's all."

Then he pointed to the wooden bucket and said, "This bucket is still new. I washed it with boiling water to ensure it is very clean and definitely does not contain schistosomiasis water."

If he hadn't mentioned the last sentence, some people would have wanted to buy it, but when they heard this, no one spoke.

Chen Fan took the opportunity to squeeze in, "Master, how do you sell this milk?"

The man smiled and said, "There is no standard for this thing, even the supply and marketing cooperative doesn't have it, only milk powder. It's my first time selling it, why don't we discuss a price?"

Chen Fan chuckled, "You haven't set a price yet when you're about to sell it, I'm afraid you're the first one."

The man smiled and said, "We have to be conscientious in our work. If the price is too high, it's not good for you. If it's sold cheaply, it's not good for me. Why don't you say a price first and see."

Chen Fan refused to open the price first, pointing to the milk and said, "You are the seller, you should open the price. If I think it's high, I'll bargain."

The man nodded, "Okay, bargaining is a matter of course."

He gritted his teeth and thought, "How about 50 cents a catty, what do you think?"

Chen Fan immediately shook his head, "Too high."

He then explained, "I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. I also read in the newspaper a few days ago that residents in Shanghai pay 18 cents for a bottle of milk, and that bottle is 200 milliliters, which is about 4 taels.

But, their milk is the price of the supply and marketing cooperative. Let me give you an example. Now you are a farmer, you have to sell it to the purchasing station first, the purchasing station then sells it to the milk factory, the milk factory processes it, and then sells it to the supply and marketing cooperative, and finally the supply and marketing cooperative sells it to the residents. The price here must be at least 30% off.

And this is buffalo milk, and theirs is milk produced by dairy cows, so the price must be lower. Do you agree with this?"

Hearing his words, not only the milk seller was dizzy, but the others around were also whispering.

He often reads newspapers and speaks in a logical manner. Is this person a cadre?

Shaking his head, the milk seller said with a bitter smile, "Then you should say a price."

Chen Fan smiled and said, "Shanghai is a big city, and their milk only costs 45 cents a catty. I'll offer 32 cents, what do you think?"

The man was calculating with his fingers, but before he could figure it out, someone suddenly shouted, "Oh, I remember, he is Master Chen who published an article in the Prefectural Committee Daily, and the announcer of Lujiawan is him."

When the others heard this, they immediately turned to look at Chen Fan, wanting to see what this "Wen Quxing" looked like.

After a good look, the young daughters-in-law nodded secretly, he was a handsome young man.

The young men and big men had mixed feelings. It's okay to be handsome, but he's also so talented, is he leaving a way for others to live?

When the milk seller heard that it was Chen Fan, he simply didn't bother to calculate and laughed at him, "So it's Master Chen, then you definitely won't lie to me, let's do it as you said, 32 cents a catty."

Chen Fan immediately happily poured the water in the kettle into the newly bought pottery pot, rinsed it twice, and then handed it forward, "Come, fill it up."

A buffalo can squeeze milk 3 times a day on average, about 4 catties each time. Yesterday, it was squeezed 3 times, and today it was squeezed twice. There are nearly 20 catties of milk in total.

The seller was also unambiguous. He first weighed the bucket with a large scale, then poured the milk into the pottery pot, then weighed his bucket, and finally calculated that there were 19 catties of milk, a total of 6 yuan and 8 cents.

Rounding off the change, Chen Fan took out 6 yuan, then handed the basket containing the eggs and chicks to Jiang Lili, and walked forward holding the pottery pot.

After walking a short distance, he saw a group of people in front shouting,

"What a pity."

"What a shame."

Chen Fan glanced over there, what happened again?