Chapter 72: Buying Paper
Tan Ran watched Tan's sister-in-law arrest someone and asked Lao Chen about the location of the lock shop, and hurriedly pulled the person back.
"Uncle, don't listen to those people, I only heard that the thieves stole the things of the county commander's family, but I haven't heard that things were lost elsewhere, so don't worry."
Sister-in-law Tan said worriedly: "Really? ”
Tan Ran affirmed: "Really, besides, it is the rich who have to guard against it, if there is really a thief who is worried, it saves him a lot of effort, and guards the door of the lock shop to see which one to steal the lock." ”
What's more, with the kung fu of those two people, a lock really can't stop them.
Hearing this, Tan's sister-in-law was relieved.
Tan Yu seemed to have heard some good news, and leaned over to ask his mother: "Mother, does our family have a lot of money?" ”
He also needed to make a special lock to lock it, and he was excited when he thought of it.
Tan's sister-in-law originally wanted to be kind to him today, but when she heard his shouting words, after reading the red list, she immediately threw her decision to the country of Jawa, twisted Tan Yu's ears, and began to train her son.
Tan Cheng Tan Ran was powerless, there happened to be a pen shop next to him, Tan Cheng remembered that he needed to buy some paper and pencils, so he entered the shop, Tan Ran didn't bother to see Tan Muxun'er once a day, so he simply entered the shop.
It's just that since she became Tan Ran, she hasn't had the opportunity to write anything at all, and she was a little interested for a while, so she went over to look at what Tan Cheng was holding in her hand.
Tan Cheng was holding the rough-edged paper in his hand and asking the price.
The shopkeeper smiled and said: "This is Lingnan rough-edged paper in your hand, five coins and a knife." ”
Tan Cheng frowned: "I remember the last time I bought it, it was four dollars of silver, why did the price rise so quickly?" ”
The shopkeeper said: "I'm afraid I haven't bought paper for a long time, four coins of silver and a knife is still the price of the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, and now this paper is everywhere at this price." ”
Tan Cheng looked around in the shop and asked, "Is there any cheaper paper?" ”
The shopkeeper rolled up his sleeves and said: "Little brother, I see that you are also a scholar, no matter how cheap the paper is, it is not nothing, but it is all straw paper used by Taoist priests and Taoist aunts to draw talismans, I am afraid it is not suitable for you to read and write." ”
Tan's sister-in-law just finished cleaning up Tan Yu, walked in and heard the last sentence, and hurriedly said to Tan Cheng: "Erlang, you study hard, don't worry about money, see what paper you want to buy more, and you have to spend effort to buy it when you save it." ”
Tan Cheng struggled for a while, he really needed it, so he bought two more knives of paper, and some pen and ink, and the shopkeeper learned that this was the county test name and erased some odds, Rao is so, and it also cost two taels of silver.
A few more guests came, the shopkeeper confessed, and went to receive new guests, Tan's sister-in-law and others slowly counted things, and Tan Ran's eyes fell on the few paintings spread out on the bookshelf.
Those paintings are either cold plums and green bamboos, or koi playing in the water, if according to Tan Ran's view, the paintings are not very unusual, and the painting skills are not very good, it should not be worth much, but the shopkeeper actually asked for twenty taels, which is simply a robbery!
The most important thing is that one of them actually paid for it!
Until he walked out of the bookstore, Tan Ran looked back several times.