Seeing that Qingshu was reluctant to buy all the books, Mrs. Gu said with a smile; "So what do you like? I fell in love with my grandmother. ”

Qingshu really has a book he wants to buy: "Grandma, I want to buy a full set of "Children's Enlightenment Books". ”

This "Children's Enlightenment Book" has been around for a long time, and at first it was just some idiom stories and fables, because the pictures and texts were vivid and interesting, and they were very popular as soon as they came out. After years of continuous improvement and addition, the book now also contains anecdotes of famous people, common knowledge of the law, medicine, and other things.

This set of books is suitable for people of all ages. Even adults find it interesting to watch.

The second child in the bookstore knew Mrs. Gu and said with a smile: "Old lady, this book is a complete set of twenty-four volumes. I don't know if the old lady buys it alone or a whole set. "The price is naturally different between buying a single set and buying a whole set.

Old Lady Gu glanced at Xiao Er with disgust and said, "I didn't hear my obedient say that I want to buy a full set." By the way, take out the best copybooks in your store. It's also that she didn't think about it, and only bought clothes, jewelry and toys for her children, but didn't buy calligraphy and books for her children.

Xiao Er went to the inner room, and when he came out, he held more than a dozen notebooks in his hand.

Placing the calligraphy in front of Qing Shu, Mrs. Gu said, "Obediently, you can pick it." ”

Mrs. Gu was born poor, how could she study when she was a child, she couldn't eat enough, and it was also after marrying Mrs. Gu that she helped take care of her business and found that she couldn't read and write, so she forced herself to learn. If she can read the ledger and write letters, she will no longer learn.

Qing Shu took a serious look at these calligraphy, and then picked the one she thought was the best.

Mrs. Gu said: "Isn't it too little to pick only one one, obediently, do you want to take another look." ”

Qingshu shook his head and said, "Grandma, I think this calligraphy is the best." "If you are greedy and chew more, it is enough to practice this calligraphy well.

The shopkeeper just went to the toilet, and when he came back, his face changed slightly when he saw this copy, but he quickly recovered as before: "The girl's vision is really good, this "Huang Tingjing" is copied by the Lan family. ”

Qing Shu asked with some curiosity, "Lan everyone?" Who? "She only knew some words in her previous life, and she was not familiar with those celebrities.

After listening to the shopkeeper's explanation, Qing Shu knew that the full name of this Lan family was Lan Yanghui, from the most prestigious hairpin clan of the Lan family in the Ming Dynasty. Lan Yanghui has been outstanding since he was a child, and he won the first prize in the examination in the year of the weak crown, and then became the official to the household department. His calligraphy has always been highly sought after, but very few of his works have entered the market.

Hearing that it would cost one hundred and sixty taels of silver, Qingshu felt that it was too expensive and shook his head to indicate that he would not buy it.

The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't think of taking out this calligraphy book to sell it, but Xiao Er took out this calligraphy in a daze and was picked by Qingshu. The bookstore can't deceive customers, so even if he is reluctant, he doesn't fool the two.

Old Lady Gu looked at the shopkeeper's expression in her eyes, and immediately asked, "Is this the real thing?" ”

"Naturally, it's the real thing." After speaking, the shopkeeper said: "Old lady, we have been established in various states and counties for more than 60 years, and we have never done anything to deceive customers. Otherwise, he wouldn't have explained it in as much detail as Qingshu. So I'd rather suffer a loss than smash the signboard.

Old Madam Gu asked again, "Is it the right way to come?" "She doesn't buy things that come from the wrong way.

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "Don't worry, the old lady is coming from the right way." If you have any questions, just come to me. ”

"Then wrap it up!" It's a good thing, so why don't you miss it!

The shopkeeper's flesh hurt so much, but he still asked Xiao Er to take a rectangular box and put the calligraphy in it.

Seeing that Mrs. Gu was so willing, the shopkeeper not only recommended the four treasures of the study such as pen, ink, paper, inkstone, etc., but also recommended a complete set of study utensils such as pen washing, pen sets, pen and ink, and paperweights.

Mrs. Gu thought that these could be used, so she bought them all with a stroke of her pen.

Seeing that Mrs. Gu was so generous, the shopkeeper said: "Old lady, we have a new batch of calligraphy and paintings, do you want to buy a few paintings and go back to the girl to hang in the study?" ”

Mrs. Gu looked at more than 20 paintings hanging and chose a pair of rich peonies. The painting that Qingshu likes is very special, it depicts an eagle soaring under the blue sky.

When Mrs. Gu saw this painting, she frowned and said, "Good girl, let's not buy this, we'll see the others." ”

This eagle looks mighty and powerful, and it is not good for the girl's study to hang this.

Mrs. Gu felt that the little girl's family should like flowers and plants or cute cats, dogs and birds, not this kind of bird of prey.

Qingshu shook his head and said, "Grandma, I like this painting." "She wants to be a fierce eagle that no one dares to provoke, not a bird in a cage.

Mrs. Gu didn't object, but just made a request: "Grandma can buy this painting for you, but you are not allowed to hang it in the study." ”

Qingshu was going to hang this painting in the bedroom, but not in the study, so he should take a bite.

The total cost of these things was more than four hundred taels of silver, and Qingshu felt a little painful when she heard it, but the old lady Gu signed the bill without blinking her eyes.

As long as the shopkeeper takes this signed bill to Gu's house, the bookkeeper will pay him.

The shopkeeper smiled and sent the grandfather and grandson to the door: "The old lady and the girl go slowly." ”

The grandfather and grandson were about to get into the carriage, when they saw a young man wearing a bamboo-blue robe saluting Mrs. Gu: "Auntie, red beans." ”

Hongdou didn't know this young man, but listening to the name and looking at his age, if he guessed correctly, it should be the child of the second grandfather's family.

Probably because he likes to talk very much when he is old, and in the days when Qingshu was recuperating at home, Chen's mother told Qingshu a lot of things about the family.

Although the Gu family has made a fortune in business, they only care about Xian's daughter; The second room of the Gu family has three sons, named Gu Heyuan, Gu Herong, and Gu Hejie; The Gu family has two sons in the third room, named Gu Heguang and Gu Heping. As for why there are many sons in the second room but finally succeed in the third room, this Chen's mother didn't say it.

Hongdou deliberately muttered and said, "Uncle Cousin, don't call me Hongdou in the future, my big name is Qingshu." ”

Mrs. Gu explained to Gu Hejie with a smile: "Hejie, you don't know, this girl has disliked the rustic smell of red beans since she gave her a big name, and we are no longer allowed to call them." ”

Gu Hejie smiled and said, "Qingshu's name is very good. "It's much better than the vulgar and earthy name of red bean.

Old Mrs. Gu smiled and said, "I still have to take Qingshu to buy something, you can go busily!" ”

Gu Hejie saw what Xinghua was carrying in his hand, his expression was a little gloomy, the eldest aunt is really rich!

When the carriage was gone, he turned and went into the bookstore. At this time, the shopkeeper was angrily scolding Xiao Er, if he hadn't been confused, he wouldn't have sold this copybook. Even if he didn't lose money, he still had a pain in his flesh.

Gu Hejie was overjoyed when he heard the shopkeeper's words, he didn't expect to encounter such a good thing when he came to the bookstore to buy books today. But thinking about the relationship between Mrs. Gu and his mother, he had another headache.