Once upon a time, there was a Potter in a country. His family has been making pottery for generations, so his works are famous in distant countries. Each generation of potters first chose the good clay on the mountain, found talented painters and hired many craftsmen.

They make all kinds of pottery, including vases, tea bowls, plates and so on. Tourists will come to this pottery shop when they come to this country. Here, people are attracted by the exquisite Tokisho.

"ah! What a beautiful dish! There are tea bowls ... "The guests sighed.

"Buy some home gifts!" Every tourist wants to buy a vase, a plate or a teacup. Many pottery in this shop are taken abroad by tourists.

One day, a senior official appeared in the shop. He looked at the pottery carefully and then said to the Potter, "Yes, it was well done. It is light, thin and thin. " It seems that I can convey this order to you. I want you to customize a tea bowl for your master. That's why I came here today. "

The Potter is an honest man. He seems a little scared. He quickly thanked him and said, "What an honor. I will try my best to do it. "

After the official left, the Potter called all the people in the shop to tell everyone about the situation and said, "It's an honor to accept the heavy responsibility of making tea bowls for the host. You should also go all out to make the best and most exquisite tea bowl so far.

Officials say that tea bowls should be light and thin, which is what real pottery should look like. "Potter also told you a lot of matters needing attention.

A few days later, the host's tea bowl was ready. The official came to the pottery shop and asked, "Is the master's tea bowl ready?"

The Potter replied, "I just want to give it to you today!" " What a pity to be here! "

"I think the bowl will be light and thin? “

"Look, this is it." The Potter replied.

This is a light and elegant tea bowl. The white ground is like transparent white jade, and the owner's coat of arms (family or group badges and decorations) is burned on it.

"Yes, it's a beautiful work with a beautiful voice." The official flicked the bowl with his finger.

The Potter bowed his head respectfully and said, "It can't be lighter or thinner."

The official nodded and ordered the Potter to give the tea bowl to his master as soon as possible, and then he went back.

The Potter put on his clothes, put the tea bowl in a delicate and beautiful box and presented it to his master.

After hearing the news, people talked about it, saying that a famous pottery shop in the town made a tea bowl specially for the master.

The official presented the teacup to the master: "This is a special teacup made by a famous ceramist in China. It is as light and thin as possible. I wonder if the host likes it? "

The host took the bowl and enjoyed it. He saw that it was really light and thin, so thin that people could not help holding something.

The master asked, "How can you tell the difference between good and bad tea bowls?"

"All the pottery is light and thin. It is heavy and thick, not a good tea bowl. "

The host nodded his head. From this day on, this tea bowl was put on the master's table.

The host is strong-willed, patient and never likes to complain. Under normal circumstances, you can't show your feelings easily.

The new tea bowl is very thin and transfers heat quickly. Holding it in your hand is almost like holding charcoal fire. Three meals a day, the host has to endure burning pain every time. However, the master is not easy to show. He has many ideas: "If you want to appreciate good pottery, do you have to suffer like this?" He is very suspicious. Sometimes I think; "No, this may be because his people are very loyal. In order not to forget the pain every day, they use this hot tea bowl. " Sometimes I think, "No, everyone must believe that I am a strong person, and I am not afraid of this little pain."

Nevertheless, three meals a day, when the host saw this tea bowl, his face showed an unhappy look.

On one occasion, the master traveled around the mountains. There is no hotel suitable for the owner here, so I asked him to stay in a farmer's house.

Although the farmer is not good at socializing, he is very enthusiastic about his master, which makes him very happy. Farmers want to treat their masters well, but they are helpless in the hinterland and have all kinds of inconveniences. But the host likes the sincerity of farmers very much. He eats farmers' home-cooked meals very sweetly.

It's late autumn and the weather is cold. A bowl of hot soup will warm your body. What the master is most satisfied with is that the tea bowl is thick and not hot at all.

The master thinks that his life is boring compared with the life of simple food. A tea bowl, no matter how light or thin it is, is still a tea bowl. It's annoying and ridiculous to treat the thin book as a treasure and have to use it.

The host picked up the tea bowl from the farmer's tray and observed it carefully. He asked, "Who made this tea bowl?"

The farmer bowed his head in fear and confessed, this is a very rough tea bowl. Please forgive his subjects for being rude to you. The farmer said honestly, "I'm sorry to give you such a rough tea bowl." I don't remember when. This is a bargain I bought on a shopping trip. We felt very honored when the host suddenly arrived, but we didn't have time to buy a better tea bowl in the street. "

The master said, "Are you kidding? I'm glad that you are so kind to me. This is the happiest day of my life. I suffer for the tea bowl every day. I have never used such a good tea bowl! Therefore, I want to ask you, who made this tea bowl? "

"I don't know who did it. Things of this level are made by some unknown potters. He never dreamed that his master would use the teacup he made! "

"Nevertheless, this is also an admirable Potter, and his tea bowl is just right. He knows that tea bowls are used to hold hot tea or soup, so people who use tea bowls can safely drink hot soup and hot tea. No matter how famous the Potter is, it is useless to be famous if you don't pay attention to the convenience of others. "

Master finished his trip and returned to the palace. The bureaucrats are waiting for you. Master was deeply moved by people's sincerity. Their life is simple and easy. They are simple and honest, and they have no manners. His lordship will never forget their hospitality.

Time to eat. The owner's face became ugly again. There are so-called light tea bowls on the tray. The host thought, from today on, we must endure the heat and get burned again!

One day, the master sent a message asking the famous ceramist to come to the palace. The Potter couldn't conceal his inner joy, thinking that his master wanted to praise his good tea bowl that time, so he got wind of it.

The master said to the Potter in a calm tone, "You are a famous Potter. However, you must understand that no matter how well the pottery is made, there is no convenience, which is actually zero. Thanks to the tea bowl you made, I suffer every day. "

The Potter went to the palace in fear. Since then, the famous ceramist has become an ordinary ceramist who specializes in making thick tea bowls.