Of course, this just happened to play right into the Shopkeeper's hands, and it was all part of Lin Yi's plan. When these people asked such a question, the Shopkeeper immediately replied:
"Don't blame me for not giving you opportunities. Isn't this just the game rules? As long as someone can recognize this character, then there's a chance to enter the lottery, haha. Don't think about helping each other, once discovered, both will be disqualified. Also,
since you all say this is unfair to you, since you're illiterate, there's another way. You can come here every day to learn a character. By the second day, if you can write it out and pronounce it correctly, you'll have the same chance to enter the lottery."
The Shopkeeper made it very clear that as long as a character is given to you today, and you can recognize it and write it out the next day, then you can come here to participate in the lottery, which means you have the opportunity to earn that extra ten taels of silver.
