Chapter 164

Yuan Yunzhong really couldn't see it and said: "Look at the face of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva."

In some places, Bodhisattvas are carved out of stone, in others they are carved out of wood, and some are carved out of clay. Because Jingdezhen is rich in porcelain, not only does everyone in the local area have a job, but it also supports many outsiders who come here to work. Pilgrims are particularly generous and are willing to donate money for sesame oil.

The statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva in Baxian Temple is carved from stone, and the face of Avalokitesvara is carved from white marble.

It had a compassionate expression and looked down at all living beings with a smile on its lips. Its kind face glowed faintly in the slightly translucent hall, making it look particularly white.

Song Jiyun looked up and saw that the Bodhisattva's face seemed to be coated with a layer of light, as if it were glazed.

She couldn't help but feel moved.

An idea flashed across my mind.

"Yuan Yunzhong!" She couldn't help calling the people around her by their first names, "You mean, you want me to use jade porcelain to burn Buddha statues?"

Yuan Yunzhong's face, which had been cold for a long time, finally showed a hint of anger, and he said coldly, "Finally, I'm not that stupid yet."

Song Jiyun laughed, suddenly feeling that Yuan Yunzhong's cold and arrogant look was a bit cute.

She didn't care what Yuan Yunzhong looked at her. She knelt on the futon, clasped her hands and bowed three times to the Bodhisattva. She also chanted: "Great Merciful and Compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva, please bless my family and my family, and bless Mr. Yuan." May all your wishes come true, wish me all the best, and I will give you a new gold-plated body when the time comes!"

After saying that, she said to Yuan Yunzhong, "I'll come as soon as I go", left him and ran out.

"Come back!" Yuan Yunzhong shouted and called her back.

He pointed to the monks and incense devotees not far away who were waiting for the nuns from the Eight Immortals Nunnery to hand out "Expelling the Cold Notes".

Not a word was said.

Obviously, Song Jiyun was asked to guess again.

Song Jiuyun blinked his starry eyes, smiled and said with his hands behind his back: "I know, I know, burn it into Guanyin Bodhisattva and send it to the Eight Immortals Temple first."

Yuan Yunzhong nodded with satisfaction.

Song Jiyun was embarrassed to leave him here alone, as if she just threw him away after using him.

She called Zheng Quan over and said, "Accompany Mr. Yuan and walk around the Baxian Temple. I remember there is a shop selling Su-style snacks. Their sweet-scented osmanthus cake is very good."

Zheng Quan couldn't help but touched his head after hearing this.

Mr. Yuan is so difficult to get along with.

He really didn't know how to lead Mr. Yuan around.

But Song Jiyun had already left, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and make a "please" gesture towards Yuan Yunzhong.

Yuan Yunzhong didn't even look at him, and said expressionlessly: "Call Shao Qing over, you don't need to accompany me."

Although it was very rude, Zheng Quan still felt like he was receiving amnesty after hearing this and hurriedly ran to call Shao Qing.

Song Jiuyun couldn't wait to send someone to notify everyone in the kiln factory to meet at the Song family's accounting office tomorrow morning. And she was sitting alone in the Zen room of the nunnery, looking at the foot-high stone Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva enshrined in the Zen room, and slowly calmed down.

She has never felt that she is better than others because she stands on the shoulders of giants. There are countless great figures in history who are unprecedented and unprecedented. Everyone knows that Buddha statues are a big business, just like sacrificial porcelain. If you can’t sell them this year, you can sell them next year, and you will never worry about customers. But why do so few people in Jingdezhen make Buddha statues?

It's probably still a technical issue.

Not easy to burn.

Song Jiyun was writing and drawing at his desk, listing all the problems he might encounter one by one, and preparing to discuss it with Luo Zixing and others tomorrow.

It wasn't until the light in the room gradually dimmed and Xiang Zhan came in to call her that she realized it was time to go back.

What she didn't expect was that Qian donated a large sum of money for sesame oil to the Eight Immortals Temple, and also bought many large and small Buddha statues from the Eight Immortals Temple.

It is good to have some sustenance, but it would be inappropriate to put all the focus of life on sustenance.

She smiled and pointed to the pile of Buddha statues and said, "Mom, are you going to build a Buddhist temple at home?"

"Nonsense!" Mrs. Qian glanced at the abbot who was talking to Zhike, pulled Song Jiyun aside, and whispered, "Master Yuan asked me to buy it. He also said that he asked me to remember the price clearly."

The clever little Song Jiuxue even whispered from the side: "Sister, my brother-in-law asked us to go outside and ask about the price of those Buddha statues!"

Is he doing market research for her?

Song Jiyun couldn't help but look towards Yuan Yunzhong, who was standing beside the carriage with a cold face.

He frowned slightly and was waiting impatiently for them to get on the carriage.

When Song Jixue saw it, she pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "Brother-in-law also bought me a candy man, one of the Eight Immortals that crossed the sea."

Among all the candy figures, the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea is the largest and most expensive.

"That's good!" Song Jiyun touched Song Jiuxue's head and said with a smile, "Have you ever said thank you to Mr. Yuan?"

"Thank you!" Song Jixue's cheeks were slightly red and she whispered, "My brother-in-law also praised me for being smart - he asked me what the price was, and I remembered it."

Does her sister still have such a talent?

Song Jiyun was slightly stunned.

Song Jiuxue didn't notice her sister's expression, and continued excitedly: "Brother-in-law said that we are big pilgrims, and the Buddha statues sold to us by the temple must be more expensive than sold to others. I am going to negotiate with the Zhike in the temple. My brother-in-law refused. He said that we came to Baxian Temple to play, and the abbot of Baxian Temple received us personally. No one else received such treatment, just because we paid more than others. When we don’t have this little money, we shouldn’t be too talkative with others. Care about..."

Yuan Yunzhong still told her this? !

Song Jiuyun was very surprised.

Her eyes fell on Yuan Yunzhong again.

*

The next day, several big shopkeepers and master chefs from the Songjia Kiln Factory came as promised.

When they heard that Song Jiyun wanted to use jade porcelain to burn Buddha statues, several masters fell silent.

"What? You have a problem, but you don't know how to tell me?" Song Jiyun smiled and motioned to the maid next to him to refill the tea for everyone present.

Luo Zixing relied on the fact that he was an old man when Song Youliang was around. Song Jiuyun usually respected him, so he was the first to speak: "When my old boss was here, I never thought about it, but burning Buddha statues is different from other things, and you have to make molds. There are not many people in Jingdezhen who can make molds, and even fewer who can do it well.”

He paused when he said this, and continued with hesitation: "This is one of them. The other is the clay material for jade porcelain. The old club has always mastered it. If we make Buddha statues in large quantities, we don't know how to make clay. Is there enough material?”

Now that Song Tao has used it, Song Jiyun is no longer prepared to hide it.

She smiled and said: "The clay for jade porcelain is nothing special. It comes from Dehua, Fujian. If we want to bake a large number of Buddha statues, we should find a way to import a large amount of clay from Dehua."

Everyone was shocked.

Only the stick master Luo Zixing was thoughtful.

Song Jiuyun took a sip of tea with a smile, and then said: "Everyone, let's find a way to find a mold master! If it doesn't work, we can find a way to recruit people from Dehua!"

As for whether other kilns in Jingdezhen will smell business opportunities from this, it depends on their abilities.

She had no intention of doing so-called "jade porcelain" all the time.

After all, jade porcelain is a porcelain fired at a low temperature, and the color is not as long-lasting as the porcelain fired at a high temperature in Jingdezhen.

This is also an important reason why when her father was alive, he only used jade porcelain to burn sacrificial porcelain instead of daily porcelain.

If Songjia Kiln Factory wants to prosper in the long run, it will eventually have to go into the high-end market and return to high-temperature firing of porcelain.