The magical use of fire lacquer

  The debt was paid off, and there was another sum of money in hand. Although Liu Yuan spent a lot of money buying materials and ordering tools, the little wife who was in charge of managing the account still had several dozen taels of silver left over.

  The Jin family has finished the funeral of Yuan Zhanggui, and it's been almost a month. However, Xiaoniang is not worried at all since she has money and food in hand. Not only is she not worried, but with Liu Yuan's help, she has walked out of the shadow of her father's death. Her mood has improved recently, and her complexion has also become much rosier.

  The reason for the good mood is simple. Liu Yuan was alone in his room making jewelry, and at first, he didn't feel anything, but when those finished products appeared, Xiaoniang was simply dazzled.

  Those ornaments, one more beautiful than the other, one style better-looking than the other, each piece vivid and lifelike. The birds, flowers, and trees on the ornaments are so realistic, yet elegant and good-looking. The young lady couldn't bear to put it down after picking it up, and if she weren't still in mourning, she would have wanted to wear it out to show off immediately.

  The little girl's favorite was the piece that Master Liu Yuan called "Butterfly in Love with Flowers". On a phoenix hairpin, three fresh flowers were blooming, with white silver as the flower leaves and golden threads as the stamens. It was very beautiful. On top of the flower, there was also a yellow gold-made butterfly perched on it, vividly lifelike. The most amazing thing was that the two wings made of golden leaves could move. When worn on the head and walking around, the two wings would flutter, just like they were alive. Many times, the little girl couldn't bear to take it off.

  There are many other accessories, and none of them are repeated, it's really impressive.

  Although her own father ran a jewelry store, and although she lived in an area filled with skilled jewelers, many of whom were more talented than her late husband, there was not one piece that could compare to those made by Liu Shi Xiong.

  It's simply awesome.

  Upon seeing these accessories, Xiaoniang felt that the spring of the Jin Yu family had arrived.

  The young lady originally planned to let Liu Yuan invite people to do it, so Liu Yuan wouldn't have to work so hard. Unexpectedly, Liu Shixiong just said that he only takes the high-end route and is not prepared to invite people for large-scale production. In his words, that is: The products of the golden jade family must be fine products.

  Let all women take pride in being able to wear the jewelry of the Jin Yu Shi family.

  "Brother, dinner is ready. Today we have your favorite roasted chicken legs." Little wife brought the dishes to Liu Yuan's room and called out sweetly.

  Xiao Niang feels that Liu Shixiong is great in every way, but once he starts working, he becomes extremely focused and often forgets to eat. There have been several times when she walked up behind him without him noticing, as if his mind is only on his work during that time.

  She was very focused, for the sake of her heartthrob's physical health, every time she would bring the meal to Liu Yuan's room and personally see him finish eating before leaving, not disturbing his work. For this, Liu Yuan had plenty of complaints.

  "Oh, wait a minute, it's almost fine." Unexpectedly, this time was quite cooperative.

  "Huh? Brother Shifu, what are you doing? Why are you using fire to roast those lacquerware again?" Little Niang asked curiously.

  Liu Yuan lit a candle and held a large piece of lacquer over the flame, roasting it back and forth, but it was unclear what he wanted to do.

  "Oh, for making jewelry."

  The little girl curiously said: "Making accessories, isn't it enough to just use gold, silver, and gems? What's the point of using lacquer, and such a large piece at that?"

  "You see, it's used like this."

  Liu Yuan saw that the fire lacquer had been softened by the heat, so he took down the large fire lacquer that was as big as a wine jar and pressed a semi-finished bangle onto the softened fire lacquer.

  Lacquer is a substance that can be softened and hardened easily. After putting the ring on it for a while, the lacquer solidifies again and becomes hard, firmly fixing the ring to its surface.

  "Big brother, what are you going to do?" The little girl was somewhat puzzled.

  "This is using the properties of fire lacquer to make jewelry." Liu Yuan explained: "When we make jewelry, every aspect must be done properly. How to hold it is a problem. If you use your hands to hold it for a while, you will get tired and the stability will not be enough, which will affect work efficiency and quality. The sweat on your hands is also bad for the jewelry."

  "If you use other hard objects to force-fix it, it's even worse. You know that gold and silver are precious metals, but their texture is actually very soft. The higher the purity, the softer they are. Using a hard object to fix those delicate ornaments will easily damage them. But using fire lacquer won't move, it's soft and quick, fixes well, and after finishing, just burn it with fire, the lacquer on the surface of the jewelry is gone, without any trace. Therefore, using fire lacquer is the most suitable."

  The little girl nodded repeatedly.

  I didn't expect making jewelry to have so many tricks.

  "Big brother, what's this thing you've made called again?" The little girl asked curiously.

  "This bracelet is called Tianshen He Shou, see? I've engraved many figures on the surface, see? Isn't it beautiful? These three are the legendary Fu Xing, Lu Xing and Shou Xing... They come down together to bless people, how's that? Isn't it beautiful?"

  The little girl nodded repeatedly and said, "Brother, you're really amazing. In such a small place, you've carved so many characters, I can recognize who they are at a glance, it's really unthinkable."

  "Hehe, these are just small tests for a sharp knife." Liu Yuante said with intention.

  Liu Yuan really wanted to explain that this was no longer a simple engraving, but had risen to the level of carving, which was a much more advanced technique.

  Forget it, I'm tired of explaining, in case this little girl gets curious again and asks me a bunch of questions.

  Liu Yuan sat down to eat, and his wife also sat beside him to keep him company while eating.

  "Big brother, didn't you say we would open soon? Our Golden Jade House has been closed for a month now. Because we're not opening the shop, many regular customers can only sigh and then go to that other gold shop next door. The rent is so expensive too. How about we just open the shop early? We'll make as much as we can, I don't want to end up with nothing to eat or drink."

  "Alright, almost done. Once I finish this piece, I'll just make a necklace and that's it. Don't worry, sharpening the knife doesn't delay chopping firewood, you'll see later." Liu Yuan said with confidence: "Our family is renowned for our gold and jade craftsmanship, we will definitely make a big name for ourselves. Just wait to become famous and count your silver coins until your hands are sore."

  "Really?"

  "Really."

  Little girl pouted and said: "Brother, you make them to sell, but you won't give me any. Thinking of selling such beautiful accessories to others makes my heart ache."

  Girls like beautiful and delicate things. Don't look at Xiaoniang's young age, usually she also pays attention to dressing herself up beautifully.

  A woman's beauty is for her own pleasure.

  Liu Yuan gently stroked her nose and said, "Silly, you haven't finished mourning yet, and you can't wear it. What's the point of coming? Besides, these are all made of ordinary materials and aren't valuable. Let me think for a moment... Ah, I've got it! After you finish mourning, I'll give you the most beautiful accessory in the world, how about that?"

  "All right, all right." The young woman exclaimed happily.

  Looking at the things on the desktop, Xiaoniang also felt a bit depressed. To be honest, these things were actually made quite well, with good design and craftsmanship, but the materials used were somewhat inferior, so they couldn't be sold for a high price. However, wasn't there a way to solve this problem? After spending so much money on materials, and then having to pay extra for this and that, the silver was flowing away like water.

  If only I had money, how great it would be.

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