Chapter 7 Clay Figure Zhang

Among the people on the handicraft road, "Clay Figurine Zhang" who makes clay figurines ranks first.Moreover, there is the first, there is no second, and the third is far away. The clay figure Zhang is named Zhang Mingshan.During the Xianfeng period, there were two places he often visited.One is the Daguan Building, a theater in the northeast corner of the city, and the other is Tianqing Pavilion, a restaurant at the North Pass.Sitting there, in order to look at all kinds of people, but also to pinch all kinds of people.To go to Daguan Tower, you have to see various characters on the stage, and to Tianqing Pavilion, you have to see various characters in the world.This latter kind of appearance is more.

It was raining that day, and he was sitting alone in the Tianqing Pavilion drinking, while paying attention to the appearance of the diners around.At this moment, three people came in from the outside.The one in the middle was dressed luxuriously, with a big head, a medium stature, a protruding belly, and a strong posture, and walked in rampantly.Standing on the table at the front door, "Liangao" took a look, and hurriedly yelled: "Master Zhang Wu of Yi Zhaolin is a rare guest, a distinguished guest, there are three of Mr Zhang Wu here—please come inside!" Upon hearing this call, the diners stopped talking, and even put down their chopsticks to look at the famous Mr. Zhang Wu.At present, Zhang Jinwen, who has earned a fortune by selling salt, is the most angry person in and out of the city.Back then, because he had sacrificed his life for the Shengjing general Hairen, he was adopted by Mr. Hai as his adopted son, ranking fifth.So it is also called "Hai Zhang Wu".But people call him Zhang Wuye to his face, and Hai Zhang Wu behind his back.Tianjin Wei is the boundary of business, whoever has the money will be bullied, and the officials are also afraid.

But except for craftsmen, craftsmen rely on their hands to eat, who do they ask?who?Therefore, the clay figurine Zhang just drank wine, ate vegetables, looked around, and did not regard Hai Zhangwu as a person at all. But after a while, I heard Hai Zhangwu talking about him.A thin voice said: "People are watching a show while making clay figurines in their sleeves. After making them, take them out and see how they look on stage, and how he made them." Followed by Hai Zhangwu's big rough The voice said: "Where are you pinching? Pinching in the sleeves? Pinching in the crotch!" Then he laughed a lot, and had fun with the clay figurine.

All the people in Tianqing Pavilion heard these words.People are waiting to see how the highly skilled and daring clay figurine Zhang "pays back" Hai Zhangwu.A lump of mud chopped over? I saw that the clay figurine Zhang Tingsai didn't listen, and stretched his left hand under the table to dig out a piece of mud by beating the sole of his shoe.The right hand is still drinking from the glass, and the eyes are only looking at the food and wine on the table. The left hand is playing with the mud, pinching it with a few fingers quickly, more dexterous than Baldy Liu who is juggling.Hai Zhang Wu was still having fun, and Clay Figurine Zhang must have found all those words on the lump of mud in his hands.Then he stopped, and he slammed the lump of mud on the table, got up and went to the counter to pay.

The person who was eating stretched his neck to have a look, this clay figurine Zhang is really amazing!It's like cutting off Hai Zhangwu's head and putting it on the table.With a dipper-like head, small bulging eyes, and a look of madness, he looks more like Hai Zhang Wu than Hai Zhang Wu.Just the size of a walnut. Hai Zhangwu was over there, and he could be seen from a distance of two feet.He yelled at the back of the clay figurine Zhang who was walking out: "This poor craftsmanship also wants to make money, and no one wants to sell it at a low price." The clay figurine opened its umbrella and left without looking back.But Tianjin Wei’s affairs did not end like this——

The next day, rows of statues of Hai Zhang Wu were placed in a few small grocery stalls on Guyi Street outside the North Gate, with a body added, sitting there majestically.What's more, they are buckled by turning over the mold, and they are produced in batches, with a total of one or two hundred.There is also a white note pasted on the stalls, on which it is written in ink: Cheap sale of Hai Zhang Wu The people coming and going on Guyi Street are happy to see whoever looks at it.Find an acquaintance to watch after the fun, and have fun together again. Three days later, Hai Zhangwu sent people to spend a lot of money to buy all these clay figurines, and it is said that they even bought the clay models.The clay figurines are gone, but the story of "selling Hai Zhang Wu at a low price" has been passed down for more than a hundred years, until today.