"I'll boil the pulp later and produce five sample albums. If there are any deficiencies, I'll need your guidance."
"It's not really instruction, but your skills are much better than mine."
"Thank you, thank you."
"I heard from Zhong Lu that you took over his job?"
"Yes, and I have to thank you for the recommendation, sir."
"But don't be in a hurry to thank me. This job of his is not easy to do. If you get annoyed or annoyed, just don't curse me behind my back."
Xu Jiang laughed out loud when she heard this, "How dare I."
Yuan Zuzhi walked around and sat next to Lou Jing with a few books in his arms. When Lou Jing saw the Selected Works and Annotated Collections of Donglingzi he was holding, he couldn't help shaking his head.
Seeing this, Yuan Zuzhi laughed and scolded, "You're annoying." He then said, "Who can be like you, reading idle books all day long?"
Lou Jing retorted, "Who else can be like you, constantly reading Dong Lingzi's collected works over and over again?"
The two of them snorted, and then looked at Li Tongxue who was playing with the cat. Li Tongxue looked up, raised Yue Nu's cat paw and waved at them.
Lou Jing said, "Playing with cats is a waste of time."
Yuan Zuzhi said: "Indulging in cats."
Li Tongxue was not ashamed, but proud. He closed Yue Nu's front paws and bowed to the two of them, "Thank you for the praise. I am ashamed to accept it."
Lin Hongchu poured tea for them while smiling secretly.
Yuan Zuzhi took a sip of tea and then continued, "I can't help it. These days, I feel like my good student has almost drained all my knowledge. If I don't make progress, I'll really be beaten to death on the riverbank one day."
Xu Jiang paused and asked, "Mr. Yuan, how is Zhuchun doing lately?"
Yuan Zuzhi looked at her and said meaningfully, "I was sick for two days, but don't worry. After I recovered, I became more focused and worked harder."
Li Tongxue asked, "What kind of disease has such an effect?"
Yuan Zuzhi and Lou Jing looked at him speechlessly. How come this man hasn't made any progress in all these years and has no sense at all?
Du Hui snorted softly and said faintly, "What disease? It's lovesickness, of course."
Xu Jiang was speechless. This guy was deliberately making fun of her.
After folding the printing paper, Xu Jiang stacked them together in order, aligned them with a wooden ruler, and then flattened them and fixed them.
The next step is to boil the pulp.
Xu Jiang moved the stone mortar into the kitchen, cleaned it, and then mixed the materials purchased yesterday and pounded them into powder. He used a fine sieve to sift out the coarse particles, mixed it with flour, placed it on the stove in the shop, and poured water to simmer it slowly.
Cook until it becomes a paste, then remove from heat and let it cool until ready for use.
"This smell does have a unique fragrance." Lou Jing swallowed.
"This is not edible." Xu Jiang laughed.
Du Hui had already cut the backing paper, and Xu Jiang had mounted it with fine linen, making it thicker, more durable, and less susceptible to damage. One applied the starch while the other applied the paper, gluing the book together with the backing paper. After the paste dried, they trimmed the edges of the three sides to a smooth, even surface. Finally, they affixed the bookmarks and wrapped it in a dust jacket, and the book was ready.
The thick paper used for the book cover had been personally delivered by the workshop owner early in the morning. He also told her that Manager Wu was fine and had limped away after the pain had subsided. Xu Jiang couldn't help laughing when she thought of that scene.
Xu Jiang cut and folded the book cover, but saw that several people were arguing about writing bookmarks again. In the end, they decided to write one each.
Write your own.
The remaining one was written by Xu Jiang herself and given to Hu Xu, as she had promised.
The pages of the book were flying, the smell of paper and ink filled her nose, and Xu Jiang felt a little sore under her eyes.
"New Collection of Elementary Education", her first collection of books after coming to the capital, was completed today.
"Great!" Several people held the collection in their hands, unable to let it go. Lou Jing smiled and said, "These first few volumes are unique."
Du Hui was also very satisfied. "Just wait and see. This first edition of 300 copies will be sold out in a few days once it's on the shelves." He then instructed Xu Jiang, "We agreed to supply it to the Imperial College first. Don't shirk your responsibility."
"Don't worry, sir. Except for Master Lin's twenty volumes, the rest will be provided to the Imperial College. When the formatting and pricing are complete, they will be presented to you for your perusal."
Du Hui nodded with satisfaction, "Okay."
As long as this book spreads in the Imperial College, it will have no problem selling, so it is only natural that it should be published first. After this first edition is published, the second and third editions will be a piece of cake.
Touching this collection, Xu Jiang felt his heart filled with joy.
Lou Jing closed the book and sighed, "Oh, I've been busy for most of the day, and now I feel hungry."
Du Hui laughed and scolded: "Shameless old man, what are you busy with?"
Yuan Zuzhi teased, "He is busy reading idle books and talking nonsense."
Li Tongxue was afraid of being implicated, so he kept silent and just watched the show with the cat in his arms.
"Since all the gentlemen are here today, how can I let you go hungry?"
This is what everyone was waiting for.
Xu Jiang looked at Lou Jing and smiled, "Speaking of which, this can be considered as borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha."
Everyone looked at Lou Jing, confused as he drank his tea calmly.
Xu Jiang asked Lin Hongchu to entertain the guests well, and then went to the kitchen in the backyard. Looking at the room full of dishes, she made a list in her mind in a few breaths.
It’s a good opportunity to sell off all the food in the house.
Several people in the bookstore had already started arguing with each other when they suddenly heard the sounds of chickens crowing, ducks clamoring and bones being chopped from the kitchen. They all stopped and pricked up their ears to listen.
Xu Jiang slaughtered a chicken, a duck, and chopped half a rack of ribs.
Today's dishes are prepared in a rough and simple manner and do not require much effort.
Blood is taken from chickens and ducks, stirred with salt to solidify, and then cut into strips. Later, chicken soup is made with chicken bones, soy sauce, vinegar, starch, and blood strips to make a soup, which is suitable for people whose spleen and stomach become weak as they age.
Boil the whole chicken until cooked, remove the meat, tear it into thin strips, add blanched bamboo shoots and celery, and mix with dogwood oil, soy sauce, and vinegar.
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