I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

Xiao Yizhuo stood aside, picked up an exquisite pen and carefully examined the tip of the pen.

"It is indeed a purple-hair brush. It is soft and resilient, and is very smooth and easy to control when writing. Because mountain rabbits are rare, their hair is even harder to find, so the price is generally higher. Even the palace in the capital uses this purple-hair brush."

After hearing this, the young man nodded repeatedly and felt some respect for Wen Shutang and Xiao Yizhuo. It seemed that these two were experts in this field.

"You are right, young master. Purple hair brushes are extremely precious. All the high officials in the capital use purple hair brushes. We only have more than ten purple hair brushes in our ink storage pavilion."

He pointed at the pen in Xiao Yizhuo's hand and said, "Sir, you have a good eye. The pen in your hand is the most expensive one in our store. It was made by a master pen maker in the north, and there is only one in our store."

Hearing this, Wen Shutang walked forward and took the brush from Xiao Yizhuo's hand and looked at it carefully. The tip of the brush was very hard when poked with the hand, and it was covered with a layer of gelatin, which should be for easy preservation.

Although there is a layer of stuff stuck on it, you can still see that the bristles are thin and smooth.

Wen Shutang made a decision in his mind immediately.

"This one, please help me wrap it up."

"Okay, ma'am, the total is forty taels of silver." When the waiter saw that Wen Shutang really bought it, he said with a smile, a gleam in his eyes.

When Wen Shutang heard the price, he didn't even blink, and took out the silver from his pocket and handed it to the waiter.

The clerk weighed the silver in his hand, felt that the weight was about right, then took the brush and turned to wrap it up.

Wen Shutang knew that this purple-hair brush was indeed precious, so he didn't think that forty taels was too expensive.

The most important thing is that she has several hundred taels of savings. It's nice to go out and buy things with such a rich family background, Wen Shutang thought silently in his heart.

Xiao Yizhuo couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw Wen Shutang paying the bill neatly. He didn't expect that she was really willing to spend money on Xiao Ze. Forty taels, then take it out.

Noticing Xiao Yizhuo's gaze, Wen Shutang raised his chin, feeling quite proud.

Well, it feels good to have money.

Seeing her look, Xiao Yizhuo couldn't help but laugh softly.

The young man worked quickly and wrapped the brush in no time.

Wen Shutang thought it was just a simple packaging, but he didn't expect the boy to use a very delicate-looking wooden box for packaging.

There are dark patterns on the outside of this wooden box, which makes it look particularly high-end.

The clerk handed the wooden box to Wen Shutang and said with a smile: "Here you go. We also gave you one stick of pine soot ink and one stick of oil soot ink, both packed in the box."

"Okay, thank you." Wen Shutang nodded slightly to express his gratitude.

This brush comes with an ink stick for free, which is quite a good deal. Forty taels is not a bad deal.

After saying goodbye to the waiter, the two of them took their things and walked out of Zangmo Pavilion.

Wen Shutang opened the box and found two ink sticks about ten centimeters long lying quietly next to the brush.

After taking a look and finding nothing wrong, Wen Shutang was very satisfied, thinking that Xiao Ze would probably like this birthday gift very much.

Xiao Yizhuo also glanced at the ink stick and then explained lightly: "Pine soot ink is not easy to fade, has a long shelf life, is smooth and delicate, and can be used to write delicate and fluent handwriting such as running script and cursive script. Lamp soot ink is water-resistant and not easy to soak into the paper. The words written are bright black with a reddish tint. It is generally used to write regular script, official script and other square and rigorous handwriting. Both ink sticks are very valuable. The store is willing to give them away, which is really sincere."

Wen Shutang raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that there were so many explanations for this ink stick.

"How do you know so much?"

Xiao Yizhuo smiled and whispered: "I used to be a high-ranking official in the capital, so I know this."

"Yes, yes, dignitaries." Wen Shutang curled his lips.

Xiao Yizhuo pursed his lips and smiled without saying anything, just watching Wen Shutang making a fuss quietly.

Wen Shutang stored the brush in the space and did not take it home. She did not want this gift to be discovered before Xiao Ze's birthday.

In the evening, the two picked up the children and went home together.

Wen Shutang prepared a simple dinner. After the family had dinner, Xiao Ze went back to his room to review his homework and rest.

Wen Shutang quietly kept Xiao Ye and Xiao Wan, intending to talk to them about preparing a surprise for Xiao Ze.

"What's the matter with mother looking for me and my second brother?" Xiao Wan asked Wen Shutang with her head tilted.

Xiao Ye also cast a curious look at Wen Shutang.

Wen Shutang made a gesture to silence them, then explained in a low voice.

"Aye and Wan'er, do you know that Aze's birthday is in five days?"

After hearing Wen Shutang's words, the two children were obviously stunned. Xiao Wan was the first to react and let out a low cry.

"Yes! Big brother's birthday is in February."

Xiao Ye scratched his head and smiled: "Really? If mom hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have remembered it."

Seeing his silly look, Wen Shutang couldn't help but reach out and touch his head.

"So I'm here to remind you, don't forget it."

Xiao Wan nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, mother. My second brother and I will definitely remember it. We will celebrate your birthday in five days."

Wen Shutang nodded, and then said mysteriously: "We do want to celebrate the birthday, but we want to prepare a surprise for Aze."

"Surprise? What surprise?" Xiao Ye became interested and asked with blinking eyes.

"On Aze's birthday, you should pretend that you don't remember it, and then we will prepare a sumptuous dinner and gifts for Aze in the evening. This is the surprise." Wen Shutang smiled and whispered.

After hearing her words, the brother and sister both found it very interesting and nodded in agreement immediately.

"Ok!"

Wen Shutang laughed at their reactions.

Xiao Yizhuo leaned against the door frame with his arms folded, looking at the mother and her two daughters plotting furtively. He couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips, his eyes full of tenderness.

His wife is full of tricks and she started to act naughty with the two children.

But after hearing what Wen Shutang said, he suddenly began to look forward to Xiao Ze's reaction that day.