Escape from the famine at the beginning: I rely on space to spoil Lord Shoufu

Chapter 159 Should She Consider Moving Papermaking to Dafeng

"How do you sell this puppy?"

Tao Xi squatted down and gently rubbed the puppy's head, and the little black dog immediately approached her enjoying it, obviously liking her very much.

When the aunt saw that she liked the little black dog so much, a gleam flashed in her eyes.

"Little lady, I'll sell you two hundred coins!"

Tao Xi: ...

She glanced speechlessly at the aunt who looked like a big butcher. Two hundred Wen can buy forty catties of grain, okay?

"Forget it, no more!"

Tao Xi got up pretending to be disgusted, and the little black dog's eyes were filled with disappointment, and he barked at her.

Heigouzi was still young, but his barking was miserable, as if he had been abandoned.

Seeing Tao Xi's disgusted look, the aunt was a little anxious, "Little lady, don't worry, let's be less."

"Twenty Wen."

Jian Shiming, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke out, and what he said almost made the aunt flinch in anger.

"No, I've been raising her for so many years, and I spent a lot of food."

"It's mother must also take care of the nursing home for you."

Jian Shiming spoke calmly, choking the aunt, and shouldn't know how to refute for a while.

"Your brother is really..."

Tao Xi glanced at Jian Shiming, who was serious about bargaining, with a funny look, and thought it was very interesting. It must be interesting to let people in the future know that the first minister of the dynasty had also bargained.

But seeing the puppy's expectant eyes, Tao Xi inexplicably felt that the puppy might know what they were thinking, so he knelt down and rubbed its dog's head again.

"Fifty coins, forget it if you don't sell it!"

"Success, it's sold!"

The aunt gritted her teeth. Although she didn't earn much, she couldn't get enough to eat these days, and almost no one would buy a puppy.

But there is nothing delicious about such a small amount of puppies. Fifty cents can buy a few catties of meat, which is better than dog meat.

Tao Xi happily paid the money, and put the little black dog in the back basket on the bullock cart.

"Don't move."

Unaware that the little black dog who was almost eaten dog meat frantically wagged its tail at Tao Xi, and Tao Xi almost saw joy in its eyes.

This dog has really become a genius.

When Tao Xi and Jian Shiming walked away, the aunt complained angrily to the people next to her.

"Look at that guy, he looks good. He's really stingy. You can't marry such a man."

The person next to him: ...

Jian Shiming didn't know that he was being complained about. He looked at the little black dog in the basket seriously, and frowned.

"It's not like a dirt dog."

"I don't know what kind it is, but I like it anyway."

Tao Xi didn't bother to think about this, anyway, she would be her dog in the future.

Seeing her smiling eyebrows and eyes, obviously very happy, Jian Shiming suddenly smiled.

"Yeah, not everything has to be investigated for right and wrong and the source."

Just like her, he didn't know where she came from, but he wanted to cherish the person who lived with him in front of him.

The two went to the book shop they had been to last time. Because of Tao Xi's heroic behavior last time, the shopkeeper already knew her and greeted her warmly.

"Little lady, young master, look for any books you want, just choose."

"Thank you shopkeeper!"

Tao Xi tied the cow outside the shop, asked the shopkeeper to help watch it, and entered the book shop with Jian Shiming.

Jian Shiming went to pick out the books he needed, but Tao Xi looked at those pens, inks, papers and inkstones and said:
"Shopkeeper, how do you sell these papers?"

In Tao Xi's eyes, these papers are rough and yellowish, but when he thinks of Jian Shiming at home, he often uses bamboo or wood chips to record.

That would be a waste of time, so Tao Xi still decided to buy some pens, ink, paper and inkstone to go back.

The shopkeeper was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Young lady has a good eye, this is a good paper from Huzhou."

Tao Xi: ...

It's all like this, is it still top-notch paper?
Should she consider moving papermaking to Dafeng?
Thinking wildly in his head, Tao Xi never forgot to ask: "How do you sell this?"

The shopkeeper replied with a smile; "One hundred pennies is one knife."

hiss~
Tao Xi felt pain in the flesh, no wonder there were so few people who could read in ancient times, and the cost of studying was so high.

One hundred cash can buy twenty catties of sweet potatoes.

And one knife is only a hundred sheets of paper, that is to say, one penny and one sheet of paper, no wonder Jian Shiming is reluctant to buy it.

She pointed to the writing brush on one side again, "What about this brush, how did you sell it?"

"Young lady has a really good eye. This is a Langhao pen. If it hadn't caught up with the drought, this product would have been bought long ago. It is worth a tael of silver."

The shopkeeper triumphantly picked up the writing brush in his hand, and suddenly sighed, "This is the only brush in the shop, and the other ones were damaged a lot when the earth dragon turned over last time.

There is not a good one left in Mo, look, they are all incomplete, I have lost a lot! "

Tao Xi followed his line of sight and looked over, not far away was Mo that had been broken into half, which was indeed a pity.

But Tao Xi's eyes lighted up slightly, the broken in half is still usable, "This thing is broken, do you still plan to sell it?"

"Little lady, you are generous, so I won't tell you too much. I usually sell this Mo for two taels of silver. Since it has been broken in half, if you want to buy it, you can buy it for five hundred coins!"

The shopkeeper is extremely distressed, but no one is willing to buy this broken thing, it is better to dispose of it cheaply than to leave it here.

"How did you sell the inkstone?"

Tao Xi pointed to the inkstone not far from Mo and asked the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper happily showed her the inkstone.

"This inkstone is pretty good, you have to buy it for two taels of silver."

Tao Xi nodded, "Well, I want paper, brushes and inkstones. I bought so many things from you. Is this ink worth it?"

The ink was broken in two, and it wasn't a precious thing, so it might not be bought by anyone.

"You little lady."

The shopkeeper shook his head helplessly, looking at her expectant eyes, Jian Shiming not far away was carefully selecting books and didn't notice these.

He sighed, "All right, all right, I'll sell it to you for a total of [-] yuan. I hope your husband will win the exam soon."

This ink is still on the shelf, this business can make a lot of money, so the shopkeeper generously gave it to her!

"Lend your auspicious words!"

Tao Xi happily gave the money, feeling a little bit pained, it was almost four taels of silver to buy anything casually.

When Jian Shiming picked out a book and came over, she saw what Tao Xi was holding in her hand, and she was smiling at him:

"Sanggong, I bought you some pens, ink, paper and inkstone, so you don't have to carve every day. How hard it is."

It took a long time to engrave such a little content, Tao Xi was overwhelmed, it was a waste of time.

Jian Shiming's heart froze slightly, and a warm current swept through his limbs. This was the first time that besides his father, he felt sorry for someone who had worked so hard on his lettering.

The corners of his brows and eyes are full of joy, and he is in a particularly good mood, "Well, let me mention it."

He took the things in her hand casually, while Tao Xi took the book he picked and paid the money, and the two left the book shop with smiles on their brows and eyes.

Putting the things on the bullock cart, Tao Xi asked Jian Shiming: "Do you want to go shopping again?"

(End of this chapter)