章 709: 709 pens and ink are very expensive.

Su Qingyue planned to buy forty jin of pork, five live chickens and ducks each. She would stir-fry four jin of pork at noon every day and occasionally slaughter a chicken or duck. She would also catch some fresh fish from the creek or cook dried fish, so the food wouldn't be monotonous. As for vegetables, she only needed to visit the town two or three times more.

The three sons of the Xiao Family were all hardworking and eager to learn. Although it had been less than ten days, they could already write simple characters like 'one, two, three, four, five...top, middle, bottom... big, small...'

However, everyone has different talents, and the third brother and the fourth brother were clearly learning faster than the second brother.

Although practicing calligraphy on a sand table was cost-effective, paper and pen were necessary for learning.

Su Qingyue walked into a bookstore.