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"I'm just a burner. Isn't this why I couldn't help complaining after hearing what you said? Now that my anger has subsided, I went home honestly and sealed the kiln. I am an honest farmer. The skills passed down in my family are now gone. It's useless." He said with a bit of desolation.

Si Fan became interested instead. This person actually said to seal the kiln.

That means that their family has a kiln, which is almost equivalent to saying that this person can provide wall bricks.

Regardless of how efficient Si Fan's construction team is now, the materials used in the actual construction are still modern. Most of them are used directly, and then add additives, so it is different to build this palace now.

He has to use more materials, which may be rare in modern times, because things are too niche. Even if there are customized ones, they are all ordered by film companies or the like, so what must be required is cost performance, not quality.

It is different from Si Fan's pursuit.

"Brother! Burning bricks is also a craft. Let's go in and talk. I just want to learn how to burn this brick. I will learn from you. Let's have a meal by the way. I invite you!" Si Fan pointed to the Xie family in front of him compound.

Unexpectedly, the man shook his head: "It's too expensive here. It is said that a meal is at least a few thousand yuan, and a little better food can cost over ten thousand. I can't afford it, and I don't have this level. There is a ramen restaurant on the opposite corner, noodles 12 A bowl for 1 yuan. It suits me there!"

He pointed to a small ramen shop that wasn't too big on the opposite side. It looks very dirty, but the business is really good.

"It's okay, little brother, I've made some money by doing a small business, and it's okay to eat, come in! I'm a good person. Really!" Si Fan said persuasively.

The man looked at Si Fan's appearance, then at the books he was holding, and finally nodded.

"Okay! I'll go in and tell you how our country used to burn paper as wall tiles. Anyway, this craft will be lost in the future. Why don't my kids learn from me? They have to go to New North to learn how to cook. , Alas." He sighed somewhat, as if he was lamenting that his craft was about to be lost. ,

Si Fan also felt sorry for his craftsmanship. How many precious technologies just disappeared silently. How many precious intellectual properties have disappeared in the five thousand years of Chinese history.

You know, when Si Fan went to see the Goujian Sword of the King of Yue a few days ago, he was still shocked thousands of years ago. He could have such a forging process and keep it stainless for thousands of years. It can be achieved theoretically only under modern science, but whether it is really useful or not needs to be tested by thousands of years.

Si Fan brought him into the Xie family compound just now,

Immediately confused by the layout here, I don't know who copied it from where, it looks like that, but there are no details at all.

At least the carvings on the screen wall just after entering the gate made Si Fan almost vomit blood.

Is this a sculpture of a dragon, or a Nine Dragons opera ball, Si Fan was puzzled. Who would dare to carve such a screen wall in the ancient gentry? Is this courting death?

Looking at the other details... ok. Si Fande admitted that there are no details here at all, and everything is almost blank. There are no carved beams and painted buildings at all, and occasionally there are carvings on the bright surface, which is also mechanical work.

What made Si Fan even more dumbfounded was the man next to him. He would stealthily touch the wall tiles and then step on the ground when he had nothing to do.

He even said near Si Fan: "If the bricks on this floor were in ancient times, they would have been thrown away a long time ago. There is not a single one that is qualified. A really good brick should be knocked soundly and broken without holes. As for this piece Well, they are all holes, and the sound might not be pleasant to knock on.”

Listening to his introduction, Si Fan corresponded to the records he had seen recently, and understood these details in his heart, and then corresponded to the floor tiles of Prince Bei in his own system, it was necessary to have a lot of feelings.

It's just the little details that make the difference.

Nine bends and eighteen bends, this family has done enough. It is well-deserved that the Xie Family Courtyard can attract so many people. When walking in it, it is easy to be infected by this historical atmosphere. Not many people have noticed those special details, and perhaps most people do not understand.

All the people who looked in and out were rich people. The men around him can be said to be unique, but in front of Si Fan, there is a special person leading the way.

"Sir, your Boyaxuan is right in front, please go in and wait a moment. Our chef has prepared all your dishes and they are ready to be served at any time." The waiter, dressed in ancient servant clothes, led Si Fan into a In the elegant room.

According to the family's arrangement, this should be a high-end guest room. But when they are used as restaurants, they must undergo some transformation. Looking at the nature, there is also a kind of tenderness in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Brother, let's have some snacks here now. By the way, I'll wait for a designer I'm going to meet today. I hope you don't mind." Si Fan invited the man into the room, and waited for the waiter to pour tea. Said.

The man grinned: "My name is Zhao Mubai. I'm just a kiln worker. I know how to farm besides firing kilns. I'm an ordinary farmer."

He said modestly.

Si Fan also introduced himself, and by the way explained part of his purpose for coming today.

"I heard so much from you outside just now, and you are a kiln worker, so I wonder if you know where you can still burn ancient wall bricks? I don't want modern craftsmanship." Si Fan explained carefully .

He suddenly smiled.

"Ancient wall bricks? Burnt too much. But most of them are sold as antiques." He smiled honestly.

Si Fan was stunned. Can bricks be antiques? Isn't this a joke?

But soon he understood that wall bricks could really be collected. There are also special purchases of ancient wall tiles. This thing has a long history and high quality, and it can be used by modern people.

"Then I don't know how much you can sell the wall bricks that are regarded as antiques, and how much you can sell them as new ones?" Si Fan asked.

Zhao Mubai smiled instead.

"Sell old bricks as antiques, and start with two hundred yuan. If you sell them as modern bricks...it's worthless, and no one will use your stuff." He said very straightforwardly.

Si Fan didn't know what to say.

He knows that the bricks used to make partitions are all ordinary red bricks, which are commonly referred to as plank bricks. This thing is cheap to fake and the material is relatively soft. When you want to remove it, you need to bring an electric pick for a while. You can tear down a wall.

But what if it is replaced by this ancient wall brick? I'm so exhausted that I can't figure it out for a while.