Unfortunately, apart from his own name, he was completely illiterate.
So I looked at it for a long time, but I still didn't understand.
Chi Yu glanced at it and said, "Vegetable oil, vinegar, soy sauce, lamp oil. Oh, and a few jars of salt too."
Chi Qing was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and looked at his aunt with a look of surprise.
"Auntie, do you recognize all these characters?"
Chi Yu cleared his throat awkwardly and replied, "Of course! Qi Mingyu is a scholar, after all. How could he really make me illiterate?"
If he were to pass the imperial examinations and become a Jinshi, and people knew that I was illiterate, wouldn't he be ashamed?
So, in the year or two since I married into his family, I've learned to read and write, though I won't go into other details.
Even if you only recognize one or two a day, over the course of a year or two, you'd still have over a thousand.
So I know all the characters in the Three Character Classic, the Hundred Family Surnames, and the Thousand Character Classic!
However, recognizing something is one thing, writing it is another…
Chi Qing looked at Chi Yu with admiration, and after a while asked, "Auntie, can you teach me?"
Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing to look at those words and not recognize a single one, like now.
Once he learns it, he can go back, get married, and have children, and then teach it to his own kids!
"You want to learn? That's great."
I'll ask Brother Qin after I've finished dealing with things here later.
If he has free time, ask him to help me memorize the Three Character Classic, the Thousand Character Classic, and the Hundred Family Surnames.
Well, if you don't have that much time, you can help me print out the Three Character Classic.
We won't let him help for nothing; we'll see what he needs and what we can afford to give him.
Once he finishes writing, we'll have a book, and I can use it to teach you.
Chi Qing nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, but to make sure his aunt could actually read, he quietly told her that it was the edge of a vinegar jar and smelled it.
Only after smelling a sour odor did I truly feel relieved.
After seeing the first three carriages, we came to the fourth one.
The items here are a mixed bag, mainly baskets and jars.
The basket contained needles, thread, a water bag, candles, scissors, red and white paper, and other everyday items.
The jars had labels on them, indicating the types of pastries, maltose, brown sugar, etc.
Seeing the contents of the basket, Chi Qing felt much more at ease.
These are all items that are sold daily in a general store.
Although there weren't many items, they weren't exactly a small amount either.
After all, the two villages of Chijia'ao, if counted by houses, only have about fifty households.
In terms of population, it's not many, only a little over three hundred.
With these things, no one needs to go down the mountain before the New Year.
If you need anything, just come here to buy it!
As Chi Qing was thinking about these things, he was about to go see the fifth carriage when Chi Yu called him back.
"Aqing, wait a moment. There are two large jars here. You need to carry them inside and put them away separately."
Chi Qing was a little puzzled: "What kind of jar?"
Chi Yu pointed to the two largest jars in the corner.
"This jar has the word 'firecracker' on it, so it's probably full of firecrackers. You should get rid of it quickly."
Hearing the firecrackers, Chi Qing realized that November was almost here, and there were only two months left until the Lunar New Year.
We really should prepare these firecrackers, otherwise every household will have to go down the mountain to buy them for the New Year.
If these two jars are both filled with firecrackers...
It should be enough for the villagers to use for the New Year, and also enough for him to get married.
Chi Qiao looked at these things from the side and couldn't help but admire how well Qin Mu had prepared.
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