Both of them looked at her in shock.
Dan Si felt a slight itch in his throat and coughed twice before asking, "Was that collection personally engraved by Manager Xu?"
Wu Qingchuang's eyes almost popped out of his head. "Manager Xu, are you kidding us?"
Xu Jiang took off the wooden plaque from her waist and handed it to the two men. They took a look and saw that the strokes of the knife in the characters "砍春" were exactly the same as what they had seen in the poetry collection that day.
It really is her.
Wu Qingchuang exclaimed, "Manager Xu is truly a young and promising man."
Xu Jiangqian said, "Manager Wu, you are too kind. I am just trying to make a living. As you said, we are a small family. We can't afford to hire those we like, and those we can afford to hire are not good enough. It is better to do it ourselves. This saves us from asking for help and saves money."
After saying this, he reminded them, "I'm grateful that you two have taken a liking to my humble skills. However, I'm sure you've heard about the conflict between me and Ji Sheng. If he gets to know about this, it will probably cause you trouble. Have you considered this?"
Wu Qingchuang waved his hand and said, "We thought this through long before we came here. We just need to keep this matter confidential."
Dan Si also agreed, "It's rigid and not straightforward. As long as we don't spread it, it won't attract their attention."
"Since you two have already made up your minds, why don't you do as I just said and bring the collection of essays for inspection first, and then we can talk about the aftermath?" As long as they are willing to take the risk, why wouldn't I be unwilling to do so?
The two agreed, and then they had another cup of tea and chatted with Xu Jiang for a few minutes before getting up to say goodbye.
Wu Qingchuang said, "We've been delayed long enough today. We can't stay any longer. We'll take our leave now."
Dan Si also said, "I'll come back another day and bring the collection to Manager Xu for inspection."
"Okay." Xu Jiang sent the two of them out the door.
Before leaving, Wu Mengchuang invited him, "If you have time, Shopkeeper Ruoxu, please come to my Songchuang Bookstore. It's in Tongjifang. You'll know when you get there."
Dan Si hurriedly replied, "My Zhenxi Bookstore is in Qinglongfang, and we are always waiting for you, Manager Xu."
"I'll definitely visit you when I have time." Xu Jiang watched them walk out onto the street. "Have a nice day, both of you."
After they left, Lin Hongchu approached and asked, "Boss, what do they want from you? Could they be those bad guys like Feng Miao and Zhou Huai, looking to cause us trouble again?"
Xu Jiang pinched her face and said, "I'm not here to cause trouble, I'm here to give you some money."
Lin Hongchu's eyes widened in surprise. "Is there such a good thing?"
"That's right." The matter was still undecided, so Xu Jiang brushed it off and asked, "Did he chase her away?"
"Well, it's getting late, so I'm going back."
Xu Jiang rolled her eyes and jokingly asked, "Is he your confidant?"
"What confidant? More like nemesis!" Lin Hongchu was quite annoyed when he mentioned this matter. "He poured out the cake for me and said that even a dog wouldn't eat it."
Xu Jiang burst into laughter.
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