Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Fuxueqian Street is also full of shops.

Because it is close to the government school, most of them are engaged in the business of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, antiques, calligraphy and painting, and the mounting of calligraphy and painting. The cultural industry is extremely prosperous.

Gu Wenxuan followed his memory and went into one of the shops to buy several copybooks in different fonts, and then went to Hui Wenzhai, the largest bookstore on the street.

Huiwenzhai occupies a large area with two floors.

The first floor mainly sells books related to scientific examinations, such as the Four Books and Five Classics, historical books and codes, classics on current affairs, and review materials similar to examination records, etc.

The second floor is basically full of miscellaneous books such as music, chess, calligraphy and painting, poems and travel notes, plays and stories, as well as some paintings and calligraphy waiting for the lucky ones to take away.

The owner of this bookstore is very good at business.

Even the waiters have been trained to be polite and polite, smile before anyone says anything, speak in a neither high nor low voice, and be very patient.

The store also takes out some books from time to time. Customers who enter his bookstore only need to pay five cents to stay in the opened area and read such books for a whole day.

Of course, the premise is that the book cannot be damaged or taken away privately, otherwise there will be no compensation. You must compensate ten books for one book. If you have the ability to read it, you must copy the book to compensate.

The popularity is not ordinary.

When we entered, there were many scholars in robes standing or sitting in front of several rows of bookshelves, each holding a book in their hands and reading with gusto.

Gu Wenxuan stood in front of the bookshelf with books suitable for children and scholars to study. Although he was already prepared, he was still shocked by the price of the books.

Five of these volumes are a set of examination papers for children over the years, priced at eighteen taels of silver.

Over the years, the examination papers for scholars have been more expensive, and the paper quality is not that good, but they are still almost double the price, a full thirty-five taels of silver.

The issue is!
  I have never eaten pork, and I have never seen a pig run away.

In fact, the practical value of this kind of book is not high. Go to hell, the owner of this bookstore is kind and benevolent!

If you don’t believe in evil, just look all the way through.

As his wife said, not even the largest bookstore in Fucheng has two truly useful imperial examination review materials.

Gu Wenxuan went to look at the bookshelf where historical records and other books were placed.

Sure enough, one set of history books with medium-grade paper and only acceptable handwriting was priced at fifty-six taels of silver, which was outrageously expensive!

No wonder that bitch Gu Dalang didn't even lend him a book before, but it wasn't as soon as he found a book with a price tag that the secret would be exposed. His father would suffer a huge loss if he split up the family.

Gu Wenxuan breathed out secretly, put away his useless thoughts, and began to concentrate on looking for current articles about current events in recent years.

In that room, Zhou Banxia didn't stay in Ruyifang for long, so shopkeeper Hu reminded her with a few words. After sitting for a while and seeing a guest coming, she said goodbye and left.

After finding a good reason for himself to make up for his absence from the city in the morning, Zhou Banxia took a narrow detour to the Zhao Family Silver Building.

The Zhaojia Silver Building is just like before. When customers enter the store, the waiters will greet them and flatter them warmly when they see them choosing jewelry.

She also deliberately dangled in front of the young man who had entertained her a few times. Apparently her disguise skills were very mature and she was not recognized at all.

Even if the young man looked a little confused, he didn't have any doubts. It's just that he didn't give the Zhao family a chance to make money this time, which was really wrong.

After leaving the bank building, I passed by the pawn shop. The pawn shop had not changed much. Except for the temporary absence of customers, there were no more guards or waiters.

Maybe the weather had cleared up, but this area was already lively, and there were even more people in the afternoon. Horse-drawn carriages and carriages were coming and going on the street. Zhou Banxia simply went directly to Fuxueqian Street.

We arrived at Fuxueqian Street, which was less than a kilometer away but resembled a modern cultural street. It was also bustling with pedestrians, and we entered a store nearby.

After roughly understanding the current prices of the Four Treasures of the Study, Zhou Banxia decisively adopted Gu Wenxuan's previous suggestion and went to a shop selling the Four Treasures of the Study at the end of the street and refused to leave.

According to Gu Wenxuan, even though the location of this store is a bit out of the way, the four treasures of the study inside satisfy the students who are rushing to take exams every year, and the prices are also the most reasonable.

When she stepped into this shop, she really saw that it was not the period for the imperial examination, and there were several students inside wearing old robes who were selecting the Four Treasures of the Study.

Business is actually pretty good.

Zhou Banxia went directly to the counter where he bought the inkstone.

The inkstone she brought back from Gaofu was good, but the two pieces she kept for herself looked a bit feminine, and the rest had already been given to Dajiang Xiaohe. I asked about the price.

Some are expensive and some are cheap.

Don’t even think about Duan Yan from the south.

If the quality of the carving is just a little bit pleasing to the eye, it can cost a thousand or two hundred taels of silver. It is no longer a study utensil, but a literary toy.

I picked out a passable Yishui inkstone from Linxian County, but it actually cost twenty taels of silver.

Things for scholars are really not cheap.

Go to the ink ingot counter next to it.

you get what you pay for.

The inferior ink sticks are really hard to use.

In the end, I chose five boxes of ink sticks that cost [-] taels of silver and a box of ten yuan, and ten boxes of ink sticks that cost one tael of silver and a box of ten yuan.

Good guy.

The ink alone cost twenty taels.

In the past, all the things used in the Gaofu were the best Four Treasures of the Study. I didn’t realize that things for scholars really cost money. It’s not unreasonable for a poor family to have a noble son.

Pick a brush again.

There are more types of brushes.

There are brushes with any kind of hair.

There are those with thirty cents each, and those with thirty taels each.

I asked for a [-]-cent brush and a [-]-cent brush, two brushes from different places and different grades.

There are twenty large-sized brushes each, thirty medium-sized and small-sized brushes each, and finally, ten each of the three types used in the scientific examination.

There isn't much rice paper left at home, and now she also needs paper and pens, so going to the Four Treasures of the Study store in the county town to buy it won't be at this price.

Considering that Dajiang Xiaohe was also one of the teammates who consumed school supplies, Zhou Banxia simply asked for a few more rice papers and a few more boxes of ink sticks.

Thinking about it again, since fifty or sixty taels of silver have been spent, I rounded up the money and paid the bill properly, and also bought some low-end paper and ink suitable for novices to practice calligraphy.

Finally, I inevitably picked up ink pads, paperweights, inkstone drops, pen washers, pen holders, pen holders, arm rests, ink cartridges, book boxes, test baskets, and paints.

The shopkeeper made a big deal and was very happy.

Not only were they given five writing brushes that were said to be "Five Sons Enrolled", but when packing, they even offered the lowest price for the uncut rice paper with defects in stock to this lady from a private school in Linxian County.

By this time, ten banknotes worth ten taels of silver were given, and it was almost time to meet up with Gu Wenxuan, so he asked the clerk to go to Huiwenzhai to find Gu Wenxuan.

Gu Wenxuan was stunned.

buy so much?

Is it too much?

It just looks like a lot of paper!
  Seeing Zhou Banxia's eyes flashing coldly, Gu Wenxuan decisively gave in.

Not much, less than half of our toilet paper. What did you spend?
  Zhou Banxia gestured.

a slap?

Fifty taels?
  Look again!

Two slaps?