Had he done it?
Verdant Green Maiden raised an eyebrow, immediately stepped off the boat, and ran after the worker toward the Dyeing Workshop without looking back.
"Hey!"
"Hey! Madam..."
The boatman hurriedly shouted after her.
But before long, an old yellow ox came over, peering this way and that.
He held a cloth pouch in his mouth and shook it in front of the boatman.
Some silver coins fell out of the pouch.
"Moo!"
Old Yellow Ox shook his head, gesturing for the boatman to take them.
The boatman froze, staring at Old Yellow Ox in astonishment.
"For... for me?"
"Moo."
Old Yellow Ox nodded.
The boatman looked utterly dumbfounded.
This, this, this...
What kind of divine ox was this? He even knew how to pay! What a marvel!
Old Yellow Ox paid no attention to the boatman's amazement. After dropping the money for him, he turned and followed Verdant Green Maiden back to the Dyeing Workshop. By the time he arrived, the workshop was bustling, with countless workers gathered together.
When Verdant Green Maiden arrived, they cheerfully crowded around her.
"Boss!"
"The boss is here?"
Seeing their delighted faces, Verdant Green Maiden waved a hand and said, "Move aside! You're blocking my view of Bi Sheng!"
Only then did everyone hastily clear a path.
Bi Sheng stood beside a workbench, clutching several pieces of movable type.
When Verdant Green Maiden reached his side, Bi Sheng excitedly showed them to her.
"Boss, look!"
"These are pieces of type made from a new material I developed!"
"This batch is easy to set and resistant to wear."
Bi Sheng explained the advantages of this latest batch of movable type to Verdant Green Maiden.
The earlier type had been difficult to fire, and the pieces were uneven when set. The printed books