What were they buying so much flowery paper for? Were they also going to make paper patterns? As Xu Jiang came up with this idea, it seemed increasingly plausible.
Thinking back on the two men's sudden change in attitude after seeing her, this matter must be related to her, and she had to find an opportunity to find out.
"After all this fuss, I forgot to ask Shopkeeper Xu what kind of paper he wanted to buy today."
Xu Jiang temporarily suppressed her doubts and said with a smile, "I want to buy some jute paper. My collection is about to be reprinted."
"Have you found the refresh craftsman?"
"Found it."
The owner was happy for her. "That's good to hear you found it. I've been looking for it for the past few days, but I haven't found anything suitable." He then brought out another piece of jute paper for her to inspect. "This batch of jute paper is finer than before, and the price is cheaper than the rattan paper you bought before. You've helped me a lot today, so I'll give you a discount. It was originally 400 wen per piece, but I'll give you 350 wen."
Xu Jiang quickly refused, "I'm helping you because you helped me before, and you even found me a craftsman. How does that apply? Personal favors are personal favors, and business is business. We should just keep doing what we should do. Only when no one takes advantage of the other can we go far, don't you agree?"
"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say." The owner sighed, "I can't argue with you." He asked again, "How much are you ordering this time?"
"How many knives do you have in this batch?"
"There are still a hundred dollars left. The next batch will be out in about five or six days."
"Then I'll take them all. I'll come back and take a look when the next batch comes out. I'll also order ten dollars of thick paper, still in yellow, and have it delivered tomorrow."
"good."
After ordering the paper and counting the money, Xu Jiang did not delay any longer. The owner of the shop was also busy, so he did not keep her for long. He just thanked her again and sent her away.
As soon as he left the paper mill, Xu Jiang breathed a sigh of relief and then went to the ink workshop.
Printing ink differs from writing ink. Writing ink is mostly pine soot ink, made from smoke. Printing ink, on the other hand, is mostly oil ink, which comes in two varieties. One is made by burning petroleum to extract smoke, known as petroleum ink. The other is made by adding oil to water. When making pine soot ink, sesame oil or vegetable oil is added to the water. This results in an oil that is less prone to bleeding and produces a darker, brighter color.
This time she used jute paper for printing. Although this paper was not as white and fine as rattan paper, it had the advantage of not easily bleeding ink. This allowed her to buy cheaper ink, thus reducing printing costs.
In this way, students and scholars from poor families can also afford to buy this set of "New Collection of Elementary Education".
Thinking of this, Xu Jiang's previous depression disappeared. He exhaled, put on a bright smile, and walked briskly towards the ink workshop.
As for what Jisheng Bookstore was planning, she would ask Wu Qingchuang to find out later, so there was no need to worry about it now.
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