Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn

Chapter 782: Chapter 107: Floral Vine Necklace

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Yezi’s next actions not only captivated the exhibition’s onlooking merchants, but even Xiao Xian watched intently. This was the first time she had seen Yezi make silverware continuously, and she couldn’t help but feel a sense of novelty.

He did not melt the silver material but instead heated the knife by placing it on the surface of the fire, turning the blade red and casting a red glow on his face.

Xiao Xian gazed at Yezi’s profile, noticing the seriousness in his eyes. Today’s Yezi had a certain freshness about him.

When he was a child in the silver workshop, Yezi was always playful and never serious. Seeing him today, Yezi is truly Li Quqi’s only son, mastering the crucial elements of timing and technique in silver making.

After briefly heating the knife over the fire, Yezi applied a layer of water to the offcut, and then he started to work on the scrap material that was slightly trembling.

When he began to cut, Yezi didn’t start from the ends of the silver block but instead made two incisions in the middle and started cutting outwards, 49 cuts on each side, resulting in thin silver slices of roughly equal size.

His cuts seemed ordinary but bore an extraordinary aspect. The most unique aspect of the technique was that the silver slices cut towards both sides weren’t entirely severed; each slice was only half cut, and it was remarkable that the halves were almost equally thick.

After cutting the silver slices, Yezi didn’t pause but started creating hollow cut-outs resembling the engraved plum bracelet at the halfway point of the slices, with each pattern slightly different.

Upon a closer look, one would realize that this silver necklace, carved out from a single piece of silver material, represented the complete process of a rose blooming.

Yezi’s inspiration for carving the flower came from Xiao Xian’s rose ornaments, which had been lightly treated with a suitable Silver-grade Space solution.

After completing the chain, Yezi switched to a different engraving knife and made a small hole in the middle portion of the leftover silver block.

"Is this supposed to be a necklace? Not to mention the design, it seems a bit too short," Xiao Xian couldn’t help but ask.

"It hasn’t completely taken shape yet. Silver making relies on carving and stretching. This material is unlike others. The water I applied earlier is a softener. Just watch," Yezi said, seemingly indifferent to the people surrounding him, continuing his demonstration solely for Xiao Xian to see.

He held each end of the silver chain with his hands, controlled his strength, and exerted force with his arms. The pure silver chain stretched and thinned like dough fermenting, transforming into a standard necklace length from what was initially only sufficient for a bracelet.

The middle portion of the silver block, which was previously deemed inexplicable by onlookers, also became a solid silver chain after the even stretching.

"To make a chain in such a way, this is the first time I have witnessed it. This craftsman must indeed be Li Quqi’s finest pupil – the technique is splendid and elegant, not losing its color even in front of Royal Craftsmen," Paul couldn’t help but praise, and it was rare for someone to receive such acclaim from him.

"It’s just a clever bit of thought, my pocket watch hasn’t been put up yet, so no one knows if it will end up like before, smashed," Anna said resentfully, seeing Xiao Xian and Yezi working in tandem, effortlessly affecting the mood of the onlookers. This was not the outcome she had wanted.

After the necklace’s template was finished, Yezi inserted the pocket watch’s holder into the small hole at the center of the silver chain, which perfectly filled that hole.

Yezi then switched to a pair of tweezers, dipped into the boiling silver liquid, and welded the watch in place.

"Eh, not using multipurpose glue but using silver liquid for welding?" Silver liquid was used for welding, and Yezi also skillfully adorned the carved hollow patterns with the remaining silver liquid, enhancing the necklace’s strength.

Under his skilled hands, the chain, after final carving, assembling, polishing, and hardener application.

"It’s done, come and check the necklace," Yezi put down his tools and beckoned Anna to come forward to inspect the necklace.

The processed offcut no longer bore any traces of scrap material, the shadow of the silver block was completely gone; it was as if a bulky overweight man had instantly slimmed down into an elegant beauty.

Owing to the whole-piece cutting technique, there was no need to worry about any weakness in the chain’s joints.

As for the small hole for setting the pocket watch holder, it had been filled with silver liquid. Since it was made from the same silver material, no welding traces could be detected – it seemed as if the pocket watch was naturally meant to be paired with the chain.