Gu Qingqing was already at the door. When she heard the voice behind her, she turned around and looked. Unexpectedly, she met someone she had met twice here.

The servant in the room did not expect the shopkeeper to suddenly come back at this critical moment. He loosened his hand that was holding the feather duster and even took two steps back to prove that this matter had nothing to do with him.

Wen Wuyan turned around after hearing the voice and saw a young man in a green robe coming in from the door.

Wen Wuyan felt that the other person looked familiar at first sight, and only recognized who he was after another glance.

Isn’t he the person who wanted to buy shaobai but came late when they were closing their stall just now?

Jiang Qingyan recognized Gu Qingqing at a glance. He looked at Gu Qingqing and asked happily, "Huh? How did you know I was here?"

Gu Qingqing looked at the other person with a bad look on her face, "Is this your bookstore?"

"I am a humble man, but I am the owner of Qingfeng Bookstore. Please come in. I didn't expect you are also scholars." Jiang Qingyan said as he extended his hand as an invitation.

Gu Qingqing sneered at him, "I dare not. Your servants saw that we were dressed in ordinary clothes and had no money in our pockets, and they were chasing us out with feather dusters. Why should we be swept with dust by feather dusters? Husband, let's go."

Wen Wuyan, who had a cold face at first, was stunned for a moment when Gu Qingqing called him "husband", and even the expression on his face softened a lot at this moment.

The truth was that Qingqing had been calling him by his full name at home recently. Although women in farmhouses sometimes called men by their full names in private, Wen Wuyan had always felt that there was an inexplicable gap between him and Gu Qingqing.

Now Gu Qingqing suddenly called him husband in front of everyone, and Wen Wuyan instantly felt that everything was worth it.

Wen Wuyan put the feather duster in his hand on the bookshelf next to him, snorted coldly at the young man, and was about to walk out.

Jiang Qingyan didn't know what was going on, but he had met the woman in front of him twice, and each time they met, she had a friendly smile on her face.

He looked at Erqiu who was like a quail, and hurriedly said to stop them, "Please wait a moment, I don't know what happened in the store just now, please let me know."

Jiang Qingyan asked the question and saw the disdain in Gu Qingqing's eyes, and also saw Wen Wuyan's indifference. Finally, his gaze fell on the servant who avoided his gaze.

In an instant, Jiang Qingyan seemed to understand something.

He straightened his expression and looked at Diao Ergou and said, "Erqiu, tell me, what kind of dispute did you have with the guest just now?"

Diao Ergou's original name was Diao Ergou. After coming to the bookstore to help, he always felt that his name was too rustic, so he asked Jiang Qingyan to give him a better name.

So in the store, Diao Ergou is also called Erqiu.

After avoiding Er Qiu's gaze for a moment, he simply made up his mind, "Boss, I didn't make things difficult for them. They were the ones who came to the store first to cause trouble."

Wen Wuyan sneered after hearing this, and asked the lying servant in return, "We are looking for trouble? Then tell me how we are looking for trouble? Is it because I asked in a nice way, 'Do you need someone to copy books?'? Or is it because I am willing to hand over a deposit of 200 coins? It is you who look down on us, first slandering us for being illiterate, then defaming me for pretending to be a scholar, and finally speaking ill of my wife and daughter? Is this the way your bookstore is?"

When Wen Wuyan finished his last sentence, he looked towards Jiang Qingyan.

"You, you are talking nonsense, I didn't say that at all. It's you, it's you, let my boss see if you look like a scholar?" Diao Ergou was rudely refuted by Wen Wuyan's every word, and his brain went crazy and he started talking nonsense.

Wen Wuyan didn't wait for him to speak, but Jiang Qingyan spoke seriously, "How many times have I told you before that you can't judge a person by his appearance? What does this brother's clothes have to do with his knowledge? Does he have to wear silk and satin to be a well-educated person? You are in the store every day, don't you know the hardships of a noble son from a poor family? Just answer, did this brother just say anything wrong to you?"

"Boss!" Diao Ergou shrank his head in fear.

"You better explain yourself clearly today. If this brother has wronged you, I will stand up for you. If you make the same mistake for the third time, don't blame me for not being able to keep you this time." Jiang Qingyan looked at Diao Ergou who was shrinking his neck, but he had already sentenced him to death in his heart.

"Shopkeeper, I didn't make any mistakes. I was right."

"Since you can't tell me what just happened, I'll tell you what happened. It's up to your boss to decide who's right and who's wrong." Wen Wuyan continued, recounting everything from the moment he entered the store to the moment Jiang Qingyan arrived, without making any changes.

After listening to this, Jiang Qingyan turned to look at Diao Ergou and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Diao Ergou originally wanted to take advantage of Jiang Qingyan's absence to experience the feeling of being a shopkeeper. He had seen too many poor scholars dressed in fancy clothes or who looked noble and aloof. He could already see a kind of nobleness that was unique to scholars in those people.

Not only was the man in front of him dressed in ordinary clothes, but even his hands showed that he was used to doing farm work, not the type to hold a pen. Even his speech did not have the arrogance of a scholar, so he regarded this family as ordinary country guys.

But compared to his work, Diao Ergou pleaded hurriedly, "Boss, I know I was wrong. Please give me one more chance. I will definitely correct it in the future. I will never dare to do it again."

Jiang Qingyan broke free from Diao Ergou's hold on his sleeve, turned around and said, "Today is the Moon Worship Festival, I'll give you half a day off, you can go home first, I'll take care of the store."

"Shopkeeper." Diao Ergou pleaded.

Jiang Qingyan just gave him a calm look. Diao Ergou didn't dare to say anything. He looked at Wen Wuyan viciously before leaving.

After Diao Ergou left, Jiang Qingyan said to Wen Wuyan and Gu Qingqing, "Since my servant was at fault first, I would like to apologize to you two on behalf of Qingfeng Bookstore. As a token of sincerity, if you want to copy the book, we will not take your deposit, you can just copy it."

"Also, I didn't fire the servant in front of you, not because I want to go back on my word, but because Diao Ergou is a petty person, and I'm afraid he will resent you at this moment. He doesn't dare to do anything to me, but you may set up stalls in town in the future, and I'm afraid he will do something bad on purpose. I will keep him for a few days and then find a reason to fire him after these days." Jiang Qingyan explained.

Gu Qingqing had a good impression of this young man at first, and was just annoyed by the servant's words.

After hearing him say this, my impression of him improved a bit.

"Thank you for thinking about us." Wen Wuyan's tone returned to normal.

"Come in, come in, come in. I see there are two children outside. They might be yours. Tell them to come in together. I'll give you discounts on any books you like today." Jiang Qingyan said as he waved to the two girls standing outside the door.

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