Ignoring everyone's attempts to stop her, Zhao Damei overturned everything at the banquet, leaving behind a scene of shattered jade and broken tiles, with porcelain plates scattered all over the floor.
"Since none of you will listen to me, I'll teach you a lesson today."
Zhao Damei's tone was unfriendly. These people must be crazy. Otherwise, why don't they suspect Baili Wanwan when she does so many incomprehensible things?
At this crucial moment, the village head naturally had to step forward to uphold justice. He cleared his throat and then said in a low voice, "Don't push your luck. Today, everyone is here for fun, but you insist on interfering. It seems that only you think Wanwan is a monster. Without her, where would our village get this prosperous life?"
Everyone in the village sided with Baili Wanwan. Wanwan's contributions to the village were obvious to all, especially when facing Zhao Damei, a notorious scoundrel known to everyone in the village for her terrible character.
But Zhao Damei refused to leave, which caused some delays.
Left with no other choice, and to prevent Zhao Damei from causing any trouble in secret, Wan Suizhou secretly slipped Zhao Damei ten taels of silver.
"Your family has become so wealthy, yet you are still so stingy, trying to get rid of me with just ten taels of silver."
Despite saying that, Zhao Damei still planned to stop while she was ahead.
Ten taels of silver is a rare sum for ordinary villagers.
She is fortunate to have this opportunity now, thanks to this disturbance.
After she finished speaking, she snorted coldly and swayed away.
When the musician finished his piece, thunderous applause erupted.
The crowd removed the screen in front of the musician, revealing his face once more. The unmarried girls in the village blushed and their hearts raced upon seeing his newfound beauty.
No matter how handsome a musician may be, he is ultimately destined to be a lower-class person.
People are divided into different classes, and the musician should belong to the lowest class. Naturally, the mothers in the village did not want their daughters to marry such a person. Parents all over the world are worried about their children, and one by one they tried to shield their daughters' eyes from the sight of him.
"Don't look around like that; you can't marry someone like that."
As Baili Wanwan listened to the discussion, her gaze fell upon the musician.
He must be very sad, since everyone is so unfriendly to him.
The banquet began with great fanfare and ended amidst the praise of the crowd.
After the musician left, Baili Wanwan fell into deep thought. The musician was clearly richer than everyone else in the village, so why did everyone look down on him?
Completely baffled, she sought out Wan Suizhou for an explanation.
At that moment, Wan Suizhou was reading in his study when he heard Baili Wanwan's question and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"The terms 'three, six, and nine classes' refer to wealth and honor, poverty and lowliness. In this world, those in high positions are respected, the wealthy are considered superior, the common people are poor, and those who are bought with money are considered lowly. Therefore, musicians and courtesans are the most lowly people. If one day no one pays them to hire them, they will end up on the streets and will not even have a chance to survive."
Baili Wanwan is a mermaid, so it's understandable that she doesn't understand the hardships of the human world. Wan Suizhou tried his best to explain it to her in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
Although he didn't understand why Baili Wanwan had come to this world, Wan Suizhou knew that curiosity killed the cat, and things he shouldn't ask should be kept to himself.
The villagers have returned to their normal lives. Because the village has become wealthy, people are willing to spend more money when buying things, and they choose to stay at home and not go out to sea when the weather is cold and gloomy.
This made the neighboring villages extremely envious!
They wished they could steal Bailiwanwan and bring it to their own village so they could also make a fortune.
The children from other villages who came to study at the private school, after hearing their parents' instructions, all tried their best to please Baili Wanwan.
Baili Wanwan became the most respected child in the private school.
Whenever she appears, she is always followed by a group of followers.
However, Baili Wanwan did not take advantage of her privileges and was very low-key and friendly to the other children.
"Little sister Wanwan, did you remember anything you learned in school today? The teacher said there will be a quiz in a couple of days, and if you fail, you'll have to copy it ten times as punishment."
Baili Wanwan couldn't remember anything that was taught in class. She was in a daze, and all she could think about was what Confucius said.
She shook her head, then patted Lin Yang'er on the shoulder: "I've already made up my mind. At worst, I'll just copy down the Book of Songs. I really can't memorize it anymore. Those 'Confucius said's sayings' are just too much of a headache."
How did Grandpa Wan remember those things so clearly?
"Alright, let's hurry back, it's time for dinner."
Baili Wanwan led Lin Yang'er away as everyone watched them go.
After dinner, Baili Wanwan went to the sea to study magic as usual.
When I returned, it was late at night, and the chirping of insects could be heard all around. Under my feet were dry grass.
These withered grass clumps have been treated with chemicals. The villagers occasionally grow some vegetables in the village, since eating fish year-round inevitably leads to excess dampness in the body, and the villagers aren't stupid; they naturally want to improve their condition.
However, because it is so close to the mountains and the sea, the wild grass grows very fast, so the villagers will use medicine on the wild grass, so that the wild grass will die quickly.
"How annoying."
Listening to the sound of her footsteps on the wild grass, Baili Wanwan felt a little annoyed, but then something even more annoying happened.
A sharp pain shot through the back of my head, as if something had struck it.
Someone threw stones at her, and the pain lingered, with the pebbles coming from all directions.
Baili Wanwan was now completely enraged.
She shouted into the void.
"Who is playing a trick on me? This is outrageous!"
Because it was the dead of night, even with the full moon shining high in the sky, Baili Wanwan still couldn't see who it was. He could only vaguely see a figure behind the haystack in front of him.
"You're really terrible, and you call yourself a lucky star? Pshaw, you're shameless!"
The voice sounded somewhat familiar. After thinking it over, Baili Wanwan realized that the owner of the voice seemed to be Wan Qiusui.
"Wanwan calls you uncle, and you bully her like this? It's outrageous! People like you deserve to be beaten up by others, otherwise you'll never learn your lesson."
Baili Wanwan put her hands on her hips. At this moment, she was completely annoyed. Grandpa Wan once said that when you can't bear it anymore, you don't have to bear it anymore.
Just as he was about to make a move, he noticed a group of children emerging from behind him.
"Don't be afraid, little Wanwan, I'll protect you."
This child is no stranger.
It was He Yong.
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