Xiao Ming writes 8 brush characters every day from the day of National Day. According to this calculation, how many brush characters can he write in total this month?
小明从国庆节那天起每天写8个毛笔字，照这样计算，他这个月一共可以写多少个毛笔字？
<gadget id="calculator">8 * 31</gadget>
<output>248</output>

<result>248</result>