Stepmother dressed as five villains

Chapter 177 come to the door
In order to reward Gu Cheng, he was admitted to Guoxue.

Also in order to praise his thoughtfulness and understanding, Qiao Lianlian arranged another table for the evening.

Roast leg of lamb, grilled sea bass, braised pork, sweet and sour pork, tamales, spicy chicken.

A table full of hard dishes.

Not to mention snacks like Gu Lou and Bi Song, even Qin Zhi and Ya Zhi are full of food, satisfied and happy.

The next day, Qiao Lian took Gu Cheng to the streets to buy things for school.

"Mother, I really don't have anything to buy." Gu Cheng was very helpless, "I have pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and the School of Clothing will send them out, so everything will be fine as usual."

"How can I do that? My son has been admitted to the Chinese Academy. It's different from before. The things we use are naturally better." Qiao Lian stopped in front of a shop with four treasures of the study, and went in to touch one that looked good. Pen, "How much?"

Xiao Er glanced at their clothes, and said lightly, "20 taels."

Just such a brush, 20 taels?
Qiao Lianlian almost missed the 20 taels of silver.

Gu Cheng on the side pursed his lips. He had expected this scene a long time ago. The things in the capital are not so cheap. In addition, the shops that Qiao Lian came to seem high-end at first glance, so it is not surprising that the prices are high.

"This..." Qiao Lianlian couldn't accept it in his heart, but he thought it was a good deal, and tried to ask, "Can it be cheaper?"

The waiter in the shop said in a nonchalant manner, "The prices of the things in this shop are clearly marked, and we don't show mercy. If the girl minds, you can go to the East Street, where you can buy a set of four treasures of the study for five taels of silver."

The capital is divided into East Street and West Street. East Street is a place for ordinary people to buy things, and the prices are about the same as in Anyang County.

West Street is here, the price is a bit expensive, there are valuable things and some not, you need to distinguish by yourself.

Frankly speaking, this writing brush is really good, the body is smooth and the tip is sharp, it is more than a star and a half better than the one that costs two taels of silver.

But it's not worth 20 taels.

Qiao Lianlian still couldn't accept it, so she put down the brush and dragged Gu Cheng out of the shop.

The waiter looked at their backs, raised his nostrils and snorted, and put away the brush.

"Mother, things on West Street are expensive, but no matter how expensive the pen is, it's not as important as a hand that can write." Gu Cheng said seriously, "Let's go, the brush that Mother bought before is very good, I like it very much."

Qiao Lianlian pursed his lips and refused to speak.

She felt a little unhappy that she couldn't buy the best pen for her son.

Coincidentally, Yu Yaner appeared again bouncing around.

"Are you also here to buy the Four Treasures of the Study?" She stared at Gu Cheng with a smile on her face, "The things in this shop are not worth it, why don't I introduce you to a good shop with moderate prices and good things."

Qiao Lian's heart was even more blocked.

Fortunately, the eldest son is quite considerate, "No need, what I have on hand is fine."

Yu Yan'er's smile drooped a little, "Why do you always reject people thousands of miles away, meeting by chance is fate, can't you just be friends?"

Gu Cheng didn't even look at her, "No need."

Those three cold words knocked back all Yu Yan'er's words.

She stomped her feet again, turned and left.

Gu Cheng glanced at Qiao Lianlian.

The stepmother breathed a sigh of relief, her expression eased a lot, and the big rock in her heart showed signs of falling.

"Let's go, we can't afford it here, let's go somewhere else." She put her arms around the shoulders of the eldest son, and the two of them walked out together.

Before taking two steps, a writing brush came down from the front.

Qiao Lian took a closer look, and it turned out to be the one the mother and son looked at just now. Why did it land here? Could it be that someone threw it out?
She bent down to pick it up, but was held tightly by Gu Cheng.

Immediately afterwards, a young man in a fancy dress came out, "Why, do you want to pick up my writing brush for your own use?"

"It's not impossible, as long as you are willing to wipe the dust off my feet, Master, I will give you this brush. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)