She walked to the counter with Shuwen and asked, "Little Brother, how much do you sell the paper for?"
"Miss, there are three kinds of paper. The cheapest one is 500 coins per roll, and the most expensive one is 3 taels of silver per roll. Which one do you want?"
"How many sheets are in one turn? How big are they? Can I see them?"
"Let me show you." The waiter was very patient. He went to the cabinet and found a few paper samples and handed them to her. "Look, this thin one is 500 wen per roll. There are 40 sheets in a roll. The thicker the paper, the more expensive it is."
It was truly expensive. The 500-wen roll was indeed thin, and the paper wasn't very big, about A3 size, and it was yellowed and not very flat. But this was all she could buy now. She then asked about pens, but they were almost as expensive as the book. She could probably just make her own from some pig hair when she butchered the pig, or else she could write with charcoal sticks. In the end, she paid 1 liang 7 qian for a book and a roll of paper.
Shuwen happily walked out of the bookstore carrying the book. The old couple in the corner saw them coming out and stood up and walked over. "Have you bought it?"
"I've bought it, Grandpa, look!" Shuwen handed the books to the two of them. "My aunt and I picked it out together. She also bought some paper."
"Put it away." Yan Bingfa hurriedly stuffed the book back into his arms. "Put it away carefully. If you lose it, there will be no next time."
Chunxiao put the paper into Zhou's empty backpack. This wasn't a charcoal basket, so the inside was relatively clean. "Okay, we've bought our things. Now let's see what you two elders want to buy. Don't hesitate, I'll pay."
"We don't have anything to buy, we just came out to watch the fun, you can buy whatever you like.
"Then let's go to the grocery store and buy a few more pounds of salt. I need to pickle the meat later."
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