Unexpectedly, people came again the next day. This time, only the thin one came, and he used the same excuse.
"When I went back yesterday, our boss said that since you're a foreigner who's settled in the capital, we'll forgive your rudeness. All you have to do is go to the bookstore and complete the necessary procedures, and you'll live a peaceful life in the future."
"What a powerful force! I didn't realize that the peaceful lives of ordinary people like us don't rely on the emperor, the imperial court, or the government, but on you, the boss."
The skinny one couldn't argue with her, and he didn't play tricks on her. "If you don't go, I'll come every day. If you don't mind, then we can just waste time together and see who can outlast the other!"
This was clearly a rogue act. Xu Jiang sneered, "Okay, I'll go with you."
The thin one smiled smugly, she was just a young lady, wasn't she being taken advantage of?
Xu Jiang locked the door and hung a sign saying that she was going out for something. Then she pulled the donkey out from the backyard, and without waiting for the thin man, she rode on the donkey and ran away.
The thin one chased her twice but failed to catch up, so he could only watch the donkey carrying her run around the corner and disappear.
This was Xu Jiang's third time coming to the door of Jisheng Bookstore. She remembered Yuan Zuzhi's words, that he felt it was dirty to take even one step forward, and she immediately agreed with him.
She stood at the door of the bookstore with her donkey, and had no intention of going in.
Several people dressed as scholars were annoyed that she was blocking the way and that the donkey smell was strong, so they all covered their noses.
One of them pointed at the donkey and waved his hands repeatedly, "Hey, young lady, why are you blocking the door with a donkey? Move aside quickly! Don't let the donkey's stench pollute this place of learning."
The donkey seemed to understand what he said, or perhaps it saw his hand waving in front of it and thought it was food, so it rolled its eyes and tried to gnaw on his sleeve.
"Oh, let go! Stop biting it! This is the only nice piece of clothing I have." The scholar was afraid of tearing his sleeves, and didn't care about the smell, so he hurried to pry the donkey's mouth open.
Xu Jiang tried to suppress her laughter and patted the donkey's butt, and the donkey finally let go.
Although the scholar's clothes were not bitten, they were covered with a large amount of saliva. He wanted to touch it but didn't dare to. He could only sigh "ah, ah, ah". When he looked up and saw his companions' faces looking at him with excitement, he felt that he had lost face. He turned pale and walked away with a wave of his sleeves.
The remaining people had suffered a loss and did not dare to drive the donkey again. They just discussed it with the Xu family. Another person came out and said to her, "Madam, could you please take this donkey away? It really is an eyesore."
Xu Jiang apologized, "I'm sorry for offending you gentlemen. I apologize to you all. But I was summoned by the owner of Jisheng Bookstore. I dare not leave without permission. Otherwise, he will have people blocking my door every day. How can I survive?"
She spoke pathetically, half revealing and half withholding, which immediately gave rise to some fantasies in the minds of the scholars. A closer look revealed that although the young lady was dressed simply, she had a good mood, and their suspicions were somewhat confirmed.
Looking at Xu Jiang's attitude, he thought that the young lady must be disobeying and causing trouble.
The man advised again, "Madam, why don't you go in and look for him? Why are you blocking the door and making things difficult for others?"
Xu Jiang was also distressed: "No one will lead my donkey for me. My donkey is naturally stubborn and won't be touched by anyone except me. Do you want me to lead the donkey in?"
Thinking of putting this donkey into the bookstore, several scholars turned green in the face and said hurriedly: "No, no."
Xu Jiang smiled at them and said, "How about you, gentlemen, pass on a message for me? Please ask the host to come out and see me. In broad daylight, in front of everyone, I will explain everything to him clearly."
The few people had no choice but to agree.
Xu Jiang waited, and the people who had just heard the news also waited, waiting to see the excitement. One person waited, two people waited... and soon, a circle of people gathered in front of the bookstore.
But Xu Jiang didn't wait for the boss to arrive; she arrived first. The fat steward had heard a few scholars mention a woman looking for the boss, and their tone was ambiguous, so he thought it was the boss's romantic debt. He hurried out to see what was going on... well, he hurried out to negotiate, but when he saw it was the young lady from the bookstore, his face immediately fell.
He said fiercely, "What are you doing blocking the door of our bookstore? Hurry up and get out of here!"
Xu Jiang said innocently, "Didn't your boss send people to block my door, saying that if I didn't come, they would block it every day to see who could outlast the other? That's why I came."
The fat man was so angry that his face turned red. He thought to himself, I asked you to come, but I didn't ask you to bring a donkey, and I didn't ask you to block the door.
"The boss is not here, come back another day."
"That won't do. Now that we're here, we have to make things clear." Xu Jiang's expression suddenly turned cold, and she said solemnly, "It's best to do this in front of everyone, so that everyone can see whether your bookstore has absolute control over the capital."
"What nonsense are you talking about! Do you believe I can sue you for slander at the government office?" The fat steward threatened her and then drove her away, "Are you going to leave or not? If not, don't blame me for being rude."
The two waiters beside him were about to come and pull the man away. When the donkey saw the two people coming, it raised its hoof and pawed the ground, as if it was going to kick them if they dared to come.
"Be careful, that donkey may bite you." The scholar who had just spoken to Xu Jiang didn't know whether he wanted to remind the two of them or to rescue Xu Jiang.
In short, as soon as he said this, the two men immediately dared not get close.
At this time, the thin steward finally caught up. Seeing this scene, he was frightened at first, and then he saw the fat steward glaring at him, and he dared not speak.
Xu Jiang didn't intend to confront them head-on. Seeing that both of them were present and so many people were witnessing the incident, she shouted, "Of course you can leave. After all, I'm just an ordinary citizen. How could I really go against your bookstore? But ordinary people have tempers too, and they won't stand being bullied. Today, I, Xu Jiang, am here to warn you. I'm leaving today. If your bookstore continues to send people to block my door every day, then I will block your door every day too."
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