After transmigrating into the book, the prime minister always wants to farm with me.

Chapter 172 Inkstone
Upon arriving in town, Qi Yunran paid the fare and then took Xiao Jingxuan to a wonton stall where she ate a bowl of wontons by herself.

Xiao Jingxuan took a few bites and then stopped eating: "What's wrong? Is it not good?"

"No, godmother. Aren't we going to bring food for godfather? He didn't eat breakfast this morning either."

Qi Yunran: "..." Jing Xuan has developed fatherly feelings for Pei Yuanjun? Before, when there was something delicious, he would think of his godmother first, but now he actually thinks of his godfather!
However, we shouldn't stifle a child's filial piety!

"Let's eat first, and then we'll bring it back to him when we get back!"

After hearing this, Xiao Jingxuan happily started eating.

Qi Yunran felt a pang of loss; she was no longer the only person close to her son. Although there was some regret and an inexplicable sense of loss, she was mostly happy for him.

The reason he relies on Pei Yuanjun so much must be because Pei Yuanjun is genuinely good to him in private.

She should be happy for him since so many people care about him.

After breakfast, Qi Yunran took Xiao Jingxuan for a stroll around the town.

Having not spent much time with him in a long time, Qi Yunran decided to let him choose what he liked and wanted to buy.

He was given five taels of silver, and told to buy whatever he wanted.

She followed behind him with a smile, making sure she wasn't bumped or stepped on by others.

Under Qi Yunran's encouraging gaze, Xiao Jingxuan unconsciously became much bolder.

He bought three sugar figurines, saying that one was for himself, his godmother, and his godfather.

Qi Yunran was somewhat surprised to see that he was thinking about Pei Yuanjun wherever he went, but she still respected his thoughts.

Qi Yunran felt gratified and proud that Xiao Jingxuan had a grateful heart.

This is her precious baby.

Xiao Jingxuan went to the study again, and Qi Yunran followed him in, thinking he was going to buy some books to read. But to her surprise, he took a fancy to a fine inkstone.

Qi Yunran was a little curious; she had already prepared two inkstones for Xiao Jingxuan. The teacher had one.

The family had prepared a question: "Why did you buy an inkstone?"

Xiao Jingxuan cautiously glanced at Qi Yunran, and only said after seeing that she wasn't angry, "My godfather's inkstone broke, and I want to buy him a new one."

At this moment, the shop assistant also came over. Seeing that Xiao Jingxuan and Qi Yunran were dressed in extraordinary clothes, he immediately tried his best to promote the product, saying, "Young master has good taste. This Duan inkstone is the treasure of our shop."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingxuan immediately felt that the thing in her hand was a bit too hot to handle.

He had heard his grandmaster say that Duan inkstones are famous for their solid, smooth, delicate, and tender stone. Grinding ink with a Duan inkstone is smooth and quick, and the ink produced is fine and smooth, allowing for smooth writing without damaging the brush. The color of the characters remains unchanged for a long time. If the Duan inkstone is of good quality, whether in the sweltering heat or the dead of winter, pressing the center of the inkstone with your hand will reveal a deep blue-green color, and the moisture will not dry for a long time.

It's not common even in Louqu Kingdom, because when barbarians invaded Louqu Kingdom, many precious things were looted.

Very few valuable items have survived; they are all privately treasured and not usually sold by ordinary people.

Qi Yunran was also a little surprised that such a precious item was being sold in this small town.

Even in her original world, if her master knew, he would probably go mad and fight over it!
Although she wasn't very good at calligraphy, she was influenced by her teacher and knew a lot about classical Chinese texts and precious writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.

Seeing Qi Yunran's doubt, the shopkeeper immediately said, "This inkstone is being sold by my young master to someone destined to have it, and it will only cost one thousand taels!"

When Xiao Jingxuan heard the word "one thousand taels," he was so frightened that he almost dropped what he was holding.

The shopkeeper was terrified; that was a Duan inkstone!
It was originally priced at 100,000 taels of silver in the capital, but was sold off cheaply by his spendthrift young master, Zhao Baoye.

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