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The language in Akebi-chan no Sailorfuku is pretty simple. Despite the rural setting, there's very little unusual accents or dialects. There's a bit of furigana for less common words. There's more drama and conflict than you might expect, and I find that's usually noticeably harder than slice of life iyashikei.
Be aware that text can get pretty small at times, often making furigana and handwriting really hard to read. Additionally, there's a significant amount of variance in terms of how much text is in each volume of this manga, with some volumes having almost twice as much as others, by my estimation.
The anime adaption of Akebi-chan is excellent. It's very faithful to the original manga, which is EXTREMELY impressive given how meticulous and detailed the manga is (e.g. drawing complex movements millisecond by millisecond). I'd recommend trying the anime first, and then reading the manga if you liked the show.