Coming out of the jewelry shop, Qu Yi shouted in his heart that the store was a profiteer, and finally took advantage of the danger of others and sat on the ground to raise the price. In front of the girl who was given the gift, how could he be embarrassed to bargain, wouldn't it seem that he was stingy?

Originally, he planned to make Qu Xin happy, so he suffered this loss. But he didn't expect Luo Yufeng to help, and in the end he was able to take the hairpin off at half price.

Out of the store, Qu Yi thanked Luo Yufeng and said, "Thank you Sister Yufeng for helping just now." ”

"It's just a gesture, Brother Yi was too careless just now, in that case, you should ask the price and then give a gift. Otherwise, it will be difficult to ride a tiger, wouldn't it be cheaper for that store. ”

"Thank you for the advice. ”

"So where are we going next, sister, do you have any stores you'd like to see?"

The eyes of both fell on Qu Xin's body, Qu Xin had already put on the hairpin at this time, and when he walked, the silver butterfly fluttered. Her mind seemed to be on the hairpin, and she didn't even hear Luo Yufeng's words.

Luo Yufeng smiled helplessly: "It seems that my sister really likes that hairpin, Brother Yi, you can choose the right one." ”

Qu Yi smiled modestly: "It's just a coincidence." ”

Luo Yufeng asked again, Qu Xin came back to her senses, thought about it, and said, "Well, the store I'm going to is still a little far away, let's walk over slowly, you can buy anything you want on the way." Anyway, it's early, so there's no need to rush. ”

With the next direction in mind, the three of them continued walking. The two little beauties had made a profit, but Qu Yi hadn't thought of what he was going to buy, and his eyes couldn't help but wander around the shops on both sides. Walking to a store, he was attracted by the contents of the store and couldn't help but stop.

Luo Yufeng looked at the shop curiously, at first glance, the shop seemed to be a small shop for stationery utensils, the store was not big, there were not many things in it, and there was no one in the customer. However, if you look closely, you can see that it is not an ordinary shop, and it is not a simple study utensils.

Qu Xin also looked at the store, the store was not large, and the decoration was quite simple, which was very different from the surrounding stores. There was not a single customer in the shop, it was deserted, only an old man in his fifties or sixties was leisurely sipping tea. A plaque is hung on the forehead of the door, and the word "solid book" is written on it.

"Brother, do you want to go in and have a look?"

Qu Yi nodded and said, "Anyway, I'm passing by, so let's go in and have a look." ”

So the three of them walked to the store. Luo Yufeng, who was following behind, asked Qu Yi curiously: "Brother Yi, what kind of store is this store from, it doesn't seem ordinary?"

Without waiting for Qu Yi to answer, Qu Xin replied first: "This is not an ordinary small shop, it is a shop specializing in selling calligraphy and painting formation utensils. After going inside, don't touch the things inside, in case they are broken, the money on the three of us may not be enough to compensate. ”

Qu Xin's words startled Luo Yufeng, and then looked up at this small shop, with some awe in his eyes.

When they entered the shop, the three of them didn't dare to touch things, and they didn't even dare to get too close to the shelves, so they stood far away to look at them. In fact, Qu Xin and Luo Yufeng couldn't understand what was so special about the things in the store, didn't they look at ordinary scrolls, brushes and ink blocks?

Yes, there are only three kinds of goods on the shelves, which are pen, ink and paper. But Qu Yi can understand what is special about the things inside.

He had already heard the name of this shop from Hu Wei, because his qi had not yet reached the point where he could calligraphy and painting formations, so after the formation class finished teaching the basics, it fell into a state of stagnation.

In order to prevent the course from being wasted, Hu Wei often took out the tools used to draw formations from the Qu family's treasury and gave them to Qu Yi and explained to him those tools. Therefore, Qu Yi saw these seemingly ordinary tools in the store, but he was able to penetrate their secrets at a glance.

In the most conspicuous position on the shelf, there are rows of brocade boxes according to their size. At a glance, these brocade boxes can be seen to be of excellent workmanship, and it is not surprising that they are used to place treasures. But inside these brocade boxes were snow-white scrolls. These scrolls look the same as those used for painting, but they are very different. Because these scrolls are not ordinary paper, they have a special name, called "French paper".

Since the beginning of papermaking, the materials used in French paper are different from ordinary paper. Generally, wood pulp is used in papermaking, and the materials used in French paper are special plants and trees, which must absorb the qi of heaven and earth and grow and contain abundant qi in the body. Only in this way can the paper made from them be used as a carrier of qi. After making the pulp, it is also necessary to sprinkle special mineral powder into the pulp to strengthen the effect of solid gas.

Placed on shelves and in brocade boxes, the French paper scrolls seem to enjoy undeserved treatment, but in fact they are far more valuable than silk of the same size. Moreover, the French paper put out in such a small shop is generally the most ordinary, and the more advanced ones are often not put out. Qu Yi took a look at it and roughly identified the level of these papers, and sure enough, as Hu Wei said, they were all relatively ordinary.

At the bottom of the shelves is a small cabinet with brushes of various sizes hanging from it. These brush shafts range from animal bones to bamboo poles, and the hair color of the pen head is also varied.

Luo Yufeng curiously asked what these brushes were made of, and Qu Yi had to introduce them one by one. In fact, like the paper, the materials taken from these brushes are also rare and exotic beasts that can naturally practice qi, such as the small spirit bamboo as the pen barrel, and the bristles of the horned pigs they often eat are the most common among them. But such a pen is also a month's expense for a family. And the price of more expensive nature is also rising step by step.

Finally, and most importantly, it is only placed on the counter, with the jade as the box, and the jade lid is tightly closed, and no samples are put out for people to see. Those who are familiar with it only need to look at the nameplate on the counter to know what kind of quality and price the jade box contains. Such a precious thing is the ink that ordinary people seem to use frequently. Nature is not ordinary ink, but French ink.

Advanced formation mages can use paper and pen to make formations with their fingers in the air, but magic ink is indispensable. Compared with paper and pen, the manufacture of French ink is also more complicated, in addition to using high-quality mineral ink as a matrix, it is often necessary to add animal blood, mineral powder and other materials in the refining process. And the production process is quite mysterious, and only a few famous people have the method of making ink, so it is expensive.

Such expensive tools are mostly consumables, so cultivating a formation mage can almost be said to be equivalent to the amount of money piled up today. Therefore, the strength of the array mage often represents the strength of a family.

A shop that sells such array-making equipment, although the store is small, it can't be opened at all. Because every product needs special channels to be purchased in large quantities, the amount of money required is naturally astronomical for ordinary people. Therefore, although the old man who tasted tea seemed ordinary, he was certainly not an ordinary person.

The old man saw that it was rare for someone to come to the shop, and thought that there was a distinguished customer coming to the door, but he raised his eyes and glanced at the visitor, but saw that it was three children. If it was usual, he would have blasted them out, but today is the Qu family's rest day, and these three don't look like ordinary children, so he kept an eye on it, and didn't say anything, just continued to taste his tea and let the three of them continue to watch.

Although the shopkeeper didn't say anything, the three of them didn't dare to touch it. No matter what kind of pen, ink and paper here, it is not something that ordinary people can afford. Even if it is the Qu family, it is full of calculations, and every purchase is only enough for the formation mages in the family. If they accidentally broke even one of them, they might have to ask Sheying to come down the mountain to ransom her.

Qu Xin's eyes seemed to be shining when he saw Qu Yi introduce these tools to them, so he whispered to the side: "Brother, what do you want to buy? Is there enough money, it's all me, if you hadn't bought me a hairpin just now, you would have been able to buy it." ”

Qu Yi shook his head and smiled: "You misunderstood, I haven't officially started the cultivation of drawing formations yet, so I don't need to buy these yet." It's useless to buy it. The most important thing is that I can't afford to buy these things even if I don't buy you that hairpin. This time, I just passed by and took a look. But it's useless to see more, let's go to the next store. Noon is coming, let's finish buying it quickly, and then find a place to eat, my brother has a treat. ”

Qu Xin listened, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No need, I'll treat you." ”

Luo Yufeng also said: "I'll give a copy too." ”

Qu Yi hurriedly said: "How can you let the two beauties have a treat, I'll just invite you, anyway, I don't plan to buy anything." ”

"But I just asked my brother to ...... you."

Qu Yi patted his chest and said, "I mean seriously, you're welcome, I'll leave it to my brother!"

"Ahem"

Suddenly, someone coughed, startling the three of them, and looked over the sound, only to find that it was the old man who was drinking tea who was looking at them. Only then did the three of them realize that they were still in someone else's store, and quickly ran out.

The old man looked at the backs of the three people, shook his head, and said, "Stinky little ghost, ah, it's good to be young......"