Ye Xuan's eyes shone brightly, igniting a resolute light:

"I will! As long as you give me time, I will definitely catch up!"

Ye Caiping smiled and nodded.

Mrs. Du breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes slightly red. She turned to look at Ye Caiping, and only at this moment did she finally resolve the knot in her heart.

"But my aunt only needs to pay my tuition; I'll figure out how to provide the writing materials myself." Ye Xuan didn't want to owe Ye Caiping too much.

Although Ye Caiping owed her first, if she paid her tuition, then she would have repaid the debt.

Ye Caiping was speechless: "Pen, ink, paper, inkstone and books are expensive, you can't be fussy about this."

"Don't feel like you owe me a favor because of this. I'm supporting your education for two reasons: first, because I owe you, and second, because you're my nephew, and I genuinely want you to succeed."

"Thirdly, I'm a businessman, and I want my business to continue to grow. I inevitably need to find a backer. I hope you can climb up the ranks and protect me from the storms of life. No matter who it is, I want to support someone. In that case, it would be better to have my own nephew, understand?"

"On a small scale, even if you don't go far in the future and only pass the imperial examination at the lowest level, that's still good. Whether you're Jin Hua, Yin Hua, Jin Er, or Huan Er, having a scholar brother means you'll have someone to support you when you get married."

"Besides, hasn't Li Zhiyuan always looked down on our family, saying that you're not cut out for studying?"

As she spoke, Ye Caiping sneered, "He only passed the county-level imperial examination at the age of thirty-three. Look how capable he is. If you could pass the county-level imperial examination before the age of thirty, it would be a great relief for your aunt."

Ye Xuan nodded solemnly: "I understand, thank you, Aunt."

Ye Caiping then looked at Ye Peng: "Since you're going to study, Peng'er, you should study too."

"What? I'm going to study it too?" Ye Peng was dumbfounded.

"You're only fifteen. Whether you take the imperial examinations or not, it's always good to learn some principles."

With a look of excitement, Madam Wei pushed Ye Peng forward, saying, "Your aunt is right, studying is good! Maybe he can even pass the imperial examination and become a scholar!"

If the eldest son of the first wife reads the text, then naturally the second son of the second wife must also read it!

Ye Peng remained bewildered; studying seemed like a prestigious thing!

The villagers' mountain-going horses and donkeys are quite impressive, aren't they? Everyone who sees them praises the scholars.

Thinking about it, Ye Peng was quite willing, scratching his head and smiling.

Ye Xuan's eyes reddened, and he bowed to Ye Caiping: "Xuan'er will definitely not let Aunt down. I will pass the imperial examination and make Aunt proud."

Ye Peng chuckled and said, "Me too, I'll stand up for my aunt."

Seeing this, Old Lady Ye smiled so much her eyes narrowed: "The problem now is where to find a teacher."

Ye Xuan said, "You can ask Jinshan. He is studying at Qingfeng Academy in town, and he is accompanied by a learned old scholar."

"Go into the mountains?"

Du said, "Zhao Jinshan is Tie Niu's son, two years younger than Xuan'er."

Ye Caiping suddenly realized: "It just so happens that I have something I want to ask Tie Niu's wife. I'll ask her at the same time."

As the family was chatting, Ye Bajin suddenly rushed in: "Sister Caiping, several government officials have come looking for you! My father wants you to go to the big banyan tree quickly."

Officials? Ye Caiping was startled: "Did they say what it was about?"

"They arrived quickly, asked where Ye Caiping was, and my father sent me here..."

The Ye family members' expressions changed. For ordinary people, the thing they feared most was seeing officials.

Old Man Ye's face was pale: "Our family are honest and law-abiding citizens, how could we have attracted the attention of the authorities..."

Du asked anxiously, "Did you offend someone while setting up your stall?"

Then he looked at Ye Caiping and said, "Little sister, think carefully, who have you offended recently?"

Ye Daquan glared at her: "Who could my little sister have offended? Besides, she hasn't been setting up her stall lately; it's us who are setting up the stall... Oh right, if we're talking about offending someone, didn't she throw feces all over Li Zhiyuan yesterday?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

Madam Wei trembled: "This Li Zhiyuan is at least a scholar... and the officials are after my younger sister, so did he order them to arrest her?"

The Ye family felt that this was the only possibility.

Ye Xuan frowned: "Bullshit, what reason does he have to arrest someone?"

Ye Caiping had already made up her mind and smiled, "Xuan'er is right. He's just a scholar. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of scholars in Yue'an County. What is he?"

Moreover, in the original owner's memories, Li Zhiyuan had absolutely no connections in the government.

"I'll go take a look first," Ye Caiping said, and went out with Bajin.

The Ye family members exchanged glances, their faces pale as they followed behind Ye Caiping.

Under the big banyan tree in Qinghe Village.

Five or six officials stood there, and Ye Li was bowing and scraping to them.

Many villagers gathered around to watch the spectacle, but dared not approach, filled with both curiosity and fear.

"Caiping, you've finally arrived!" As soon as Aunt Ye saw the newcomer, she and Uncle Ye rushed to greet her, whispering, "We heard that some officials are looking for you... I hope something's wrong?"

"Big Brother." Uncle Ye looked at Old Man Ye, his brows furrowed deeply.

"I'll go ask right away," Ye Caiping said.

Amid the curious and worried gazes of the villagers, Ye Caiping walked to Ye Lizheng's side.

Ye Lizheng's eyes lit up, and he pulled Ye Caiping forward: "Master Luo, gentlemen, this is Caiping."

Master Luo was a thin, wiry old man with a shrewd appearance. He sized up Ye Caiping and smiled, "Daughter Ye, is it you who discovered the toxin that removes the poison root and the method of consumption?"

Upon hearing this, Old Man Ye and the others breathed a sigh of relief, realizing they hadn't committed any crimes.

“Yes, Master,” Ye Caiping said. “I used to buy miscellaneous books on the street. One of them was said to be an imported book, which was translated by a talented person.”

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