"Yes, my aunt can read!"

My aunt said she recognizes all the words in the books I just mentioned.

I begged my aunt to teach me, and she agreed.

I reckon that if my aunt is going to teach, she'll teach all of us cousins, not just me.

I don't ask for anything else, I just want to avoid being blind to the truth.

At least when my aunt got divorced, I could understand the divorce papers.

Ikehira Ikeki and the others who were busy working nearby were also delighted to hear this.

They all chimed in, "If Auntie teaches us, we'll definitely learn!"

"I'll learn too, I don't want to be blind to it."

"Me too. I don't aspire to be an excellent student. I just want to be able to read and write letters."

The youngest, Chisen, said, "I'm not that old, I'm only fourteen."

If I could go back and learn it without much difficulty, I'd like to learn more.

When I have the chance to go down the mountain, I will also go to a private school to study.

If I could pass the imperial examination at the age of twenty or thirty, that would be great.

In this way, the household could be exempted from corvée labor and taxes.

"Then, when our three families unite again, brothers, you won't have to perform corvée labor anymore."

No one expected that Chi Sen would have this idea, and upon hearing this, everyone looked at him.

Their words immediately inspired Qin Mu, and he smiled and said:

"Young man, you have great ambition!"

But since you're going to learn, why do you need your aunt to teach you?

She has to run a shop and take care of her child, so where does she find the time?

"I don't have anything to do right now, so how about I stay here for a while and teach you guys?"

Upon hearing this, the Chi brothers all looked at their eldest brother, Chi Ye.

Ikeno, who was digging with all his might, stopped what he was doing when he heard this.

"Amu, are you serious? You want to stay here for a while and teach everyone to read?"

Qin Mu bent down, stomped on a shovelful of dirt, then tossed it aside before replying with a hint of melancholy:

"Well, it doesn't matter where I am, I'm all alone anyway."

The people of Chijia'ao are friendly, unlike those in the county town.

In the county town, everyone treated me like a monster and avoided me like the plague.

I'm comfortable here and would like to stay a few more days, is that alright?

Shen Kai and the others, who were also helping out, were seeing their Mu-ge speak with such an expression and tone for the first time.

Knowing his purpose, they all lowered their heads and pretended not to see anything.

Unaware of the situation, Chino knew exactly what kind of person her friend was in the county.

Hearing this, he quickly replied, "Yes, of course. You can stay here as long as you want."

If it weren't for your help, I don't know what would have happened to my aunt.

Also, without you, it wouldn't have been so easy to open this grocery store.

Besides, you're not staying here for nothing; you're here to be our teacher.

To be honest, this is something we'd love to have!

"Stay as long as you want, we'd love to!"

After saying this, he looked at his younger brothers, including Chi Qing, and said:

"Amu's mother was a talented woman born into a scholarly family."

His father was also quite knowledgeable.

You all probably know that Amu's family has a study with a lot of books, almost comparable to a bookstore.

Also, you may not know this, but Amu is very capable. Although he didn't take the imperial examination, if he had, he would definitely have passed.

Everyone says that Qi Mingyu is a person with a talent for studying. Only Amu did not take the imperial examination route, otherwise, how could Qi Mingyu have anything to do with it?