Zhou Liwei: "…Aunt, are so many people going to the capital?"
Isn't it very expensive?
Manbao didn't mind, "What's the big deal? Our family has a shop over there. We make quite a bit of money, and the capital is huge. There are way more books there than in the county town. Every time we go to the bookstore, there are new books. I've heard that the teachers in the academies are also quite good. Rent a house, live a little simply, and it's not a problem. Practice your writing, copy some books, and you can make money. Once you learn some skills, how much money can't you earn in the future?"
This is also the primary reason Manbao wants to take the three heads out to study.
The county town bookshops, you might visit once a month and not see two new books, sometimes not even a new book in half a year.