Uncle Xu thought about it and realized that books are distributed to children in the academy, but they have to be returned to the academy when they are no longer needed, and compensation is required if they are damaged. So he asked a few children if they needed anything else, but they all shook their heads.
Uncle Xu said, "Boss, we want these. How much silver do we need?"
The shopkeeper said, "Just give me eight taels of silver."
Uncle Xu smacked his lips in surprise. No wonder farmers couldn't afford to send their children to school. Just these brushes, inkstones, paper, and inkstones were not something you could buy just by wanting them! But he paid without changing his expression.
At this time, Qibao saw a piece of white paper that was different from the one his brothers bought, so he asked, "Shopkeeper, what kind of paper is this?"
The shopkeeper looked at the white paper and said, "Little girl, you can't write on this kind of paper. Someone bought this to paste on windows. This paper makes the windows bright and also protects them from wind and rain! It's not expensive either."
After listening to the shopkeeper, Qibao had an idea in his mind, but he had to think it over carefully. He said, "My family is going to build a new house. When the house is built, I will ask the shopkeeper to buy this paper to paste on the windows at home!"
After hearing this, the shopkeeper smiled and nodded, saying, "Then uncle will wait for you, girl!"
After saying goodbye to the shopkeeper, they left the shop. Xiao Wu asked, "Uncle, I want to eat that, is that ok?"
Everyone looked in the direction that Xiao Wu was pointing, and saw an old man shouting, "Tanghulu, two coins a string."
Uncle Xu saw that it was not expensive, so he bought a string for each of the children. The children were very happy because it was their first time to eat candied haws!
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