"Master Lu's calligraphy is extraordinary, and it complements your article perfectly. It is a great honor to have him give me calligraphy."
If Lin Qinnian's calligraphy is like mountains and peaks, Mr. Lu's calligraphy is like lakes and ponds, calm and tolerant.
Although Hu Xu's articles were revised by Master Lu and Yuan Zu to smooth out their sharpness, they are still strong and straightforward. With this word to neutralize them, they are easier to read.
"Since we have received the calligraphy from Master Lu, we must also be careful about the choice of paper. We can follow the example of the 'New Collection of Elementary Studies' and publish two editions, one on rattan paper and the other on leather paper, with two prices, high and low, to meet the needs of different customers."
"Let the boss make the decision." After all, this is what she is good at.
"Then it's settled. When the sample books come out, I'll still give you the first set."
"good."
After this matter was settled, Xu Jiang thought of Wen Hui's orchid collection and asked, "How was the relationship between Madam Song and Mr. Wen when we went to the orchid garden last time?"
Speaking of Song Qiao, Hu Xu couldn't help but smile. "We get along very well. She's well versed in the art of flower tending and knows a lot. Mr. Wen admires her very much. Not only did he ask her to help proofread the orchid catalog, he also hired her as the orchid garden's flower manager to take care of his orchids."
"That's great." Xu Jiang was delighted at first, but then worried, "It's just that the Orchid Garden is too far away. I'm afraid it won't be convenient to get there."
"You don't have to go every day. Four times a month is enough. The Wen family will pick you up there, so you can rest assured."
"That's good. Mr. Wen is really thoughtful."
"If Song Qiao knew that the boss cared about her so much, she would be very happy."
Xu Jiang smiled slightly. "At first, I felt bad for knocking over her orchid, so I always wanted to make amends. But after getting to know her, I found that she was a person with a cold exterior but a warm heart. She was also independent and strong, which made me admire her."
"She's a very good person, with a strong character and a calm temperament, but she's too strong-willed, which makes people feel..."
"What's inevitable?" Xu Jiang pricked up his ears.
Hu Xu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head, "Nothing."
Ever since he met Song Qiao, he had seen her go out early and come back late every day. She was either selling or delivering flowers all over the city, or running into the deep mountains and forests. She rarely had time to rest.
She never complained about being tired, nor did she like to ask for help. That time when her father fell and was injured, she carried him down the mountain by herself. If he hadn't come forward to help, she might have carried her father back to the city by herself.
It's hard to bear to look at such a person, and one can't help but want her to take a break and not live such a hard life.
Xu Jiang secretly observed Hu Xu's expression and saw that he was lost in thought. She coughed lightly and said, "On the day of the Great Heat, I want to set up a banquet at the bookstore and invite the neighbors to have fun. I'd like you to tell Madam Song that I want her to have a party. It's just a message. It doesn't matter whether she comes or not."
Hu Xu came back to his senses and said with a smile, "Okay."
"If you have time, you can come and sit here. It's lively with more people."
"The court is closed during the Great Heat, and since you have nothing else to do, you should be able to come."
"Then I will be waiting for the arrival of the number one scholar."
Hu Xu said helplessly, "Boss, please stop teasing me." Then he added, "In this bookstore, I will always be Hu Xu, Zhu Chun."
"I know." After saying that, Xu Jiang raised the bowl to toast him.
Hu Xu raised his bowl in response.
"I want to try it too." Lu Zhen also picked up the bowl and came over to join in the fun.
Hearing this, the two smiled at each other, then raised their bowls towards Lu Zhen.
Xu Jiang urged Lu Zhen, "When you clink glasses, you have to say a blessing. Say one and let me hear it."
Lu Zhen tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said aloud, "Let us be happy and live forever."
"Well said." Xu Jiang praised and clinked her bowl towards the two people, one large and one small. "I'll drink first."
Lu Zhen followed her example and started drinking from the bowl.
Hu Xu also smiled brightly.
There is no better wish than this: joy and eternal life.
After the matter was settled and the perilla drink was finished, Hu Xu went to the backyard to watch Uncle Cao and the others working for a while, then went to the shopkeeper Wang's shop to chat for a while, came back, said goodbye to Xu Jiang, and went home.
Xu Jiang looked at his back, feeling mixed emotions in her heart. She had known for a long time that Hu Xu could not stay in Huailiu Lane, but it was not until this moment that she truly felt that the man who painted the face of an evil ghost in the night market, the down-and-out scholar who snatched the manuscript of poetry in front of Jisheng Bookstore, and Zhuchun who annotated old books in the bookstore were truly gone.
——Dividing line——
Wannian County Government Office, prison.
Xu Si, with his colorful face, sat in the corner, his eyes filled with hostility. The other two people in the cell sat in another corner, watching him warily, afraid he would pounce and bite them.
The jailer took a wooden stick and hit the wooden bars hard, shouting, "Beat him! Why don't you continue beating him?"
The two people huddled together were the ones who had been sent by Zhou Huai to cause trouble in Huailiu Lane. The one with the burly build and square face pointed at Xu Si and complained, "He started it first. It's none of our business."
Xu Si bared his teeth, "You point again?"
The square-faced man quickly retracted his hand. His accomplice, the man who had threatened Shopkeeper Wang with the firecrackers, murmured, "He's always the one looking for trouble." He then pleaded with the jailer, "Sir, can we move to another cell? We don't want to be locked up with him."
Like a mad dog, he bites whoever he catches.
"Do you think I'm willing to share a room with you two unlucky things?" Xu Si was furious when he thought that these two people were from the Zhou family. When he heard that they had failed to set fire to Xu Jiang's bookstore, he was even more furious. He hated them for touching his things, and also hated them for their incompetence and not letting Xu Jiang suffer.
The jailer snorted coldly, "Do you think this is an inn? You can choose which room you want? Stay still. If I hear you fighting again, I will punish you with twenty lashes each, and the lashes will be doubled according to the number of times. If you are not afraid of being whipped, go ahead and hit me."
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