However, Zhao Damei greedily put the two gold pieces into her sleeve, and when no one was paying attention, she sat there nonchalantly eating melon seeds.
They also casually tossed the sunflower seed shells into the sea.
Baili Wanwan couldn't stand it any longer. She took two steps forward, stood in front of Zhao Damei, and then made a feint as if to snatch Zhao Damei's treasure.
Zhao Damei didn't have time to prepare, and just as Baili Wanwan got close, she instinctively slapped him.
"You little bitch, what exactly do you want? You still have to call me grandma, and now you're actually courting death!"
Baili Wanwan dodged with lightning speed, while Zhao Damei missed her target and fell directly into the sea.
"Someone has fallen into the water!"
A commotion arose from the crowd.
Everyone panicked and didn't know how to react.
"Help!" Zhao Damei couldn't swim at all, so she thrashed around in the water. This was the deep sea, and even a small whirlpool could sweep her away.
Zhao Damei was truly panicked. If everyone on the boat chose to stand by and watch, she feared she would die.
"You little bitch, hurry up and get me up here!"
Baili Wanwan made a face at Zhao Damei from the boat.
However, she didn't really intend to kill Zhao Damei; she just wanted Zhao Damei to be taught a lesson.
“You’ve done so many evil deeds, Wanwan doesn’t want to save you. You might as well just die here.” Baili Wanwan said in her childish voice, “It’s fine to live or die on your own. It’s also a way of getting rid of a scourge for our village.”
Baili Wanwan's actions were absurd. Soon, someone jumped into the sea to rescue her. Zhao Damei was quickly brought back to life, but she was on the verge of death.
Baili Wanwan shook her head: "Let's see if you'll learn your lesson now. It was clearly you who was wrong, secretly hiding those treasures..."
Baili Wanwan took out the jewelry from Zhao Damei's sleeve.
Zhao Damei has a good eye; the treasures she chose are all quite valuable. If she were to take them home, they could probably fetch a lot of money, enough to live on for at least ten or twenty years.
"They all took it, why can't I? I went out to sea with them, after all." Zhao Damei was a little anxious when she saw that her hidden treasures had been taken away. She would have to rely on this to make a good life in the future.
"Why do you, you little bitch, always seem to be going against me? Have I ever offended you?"
Baili Wanwan shook her head and then hid behind Wan Suizhou: "Grandpa Wan, actually Wanwan didn't mean it, but I just couldn't stand it. Grandma Damei's actions are really too much. They went into the water to retrieve the items, so it's understandable that they took some things, but Grandma Damei did nothing and just wanted to take advantage of them."
Zhao Damei's actions drew criticism from many people, who had long disapproved of her behavior and now had a chance to criticize her.
Seeing the current situation, which was being condemned by everyone, Zhao Damei really couldn't say anything in rebuttal. She could only curse Baili Wanwan in her heart.
This child, orphaned and without parents, is truly ill-mannered.
Wan Suizhou pondered for a long time. In fact, he had always had a question he was curious about, but he had never asked it. Now that so many treasures had been retrieved, it was all thanks to Baili Wanwan, so everyone was now treating them with great respect.
This is a good time to ask.
The boats began to move closer to the shore.
Wan Suizhou casually asked someone, "Actually, there's something I've always wanted to know. I wonder who it was that said there's a treasure from a previous dynasty at the bottom of the sea."
Wang Qingshan, the village's loudspeaker, hadn't mentioned this before because he hadn't expected it. Now that someone had asked, he was naturally eager to explain.
"It's strange, really." Wang Qingshan hissed, lost in thought, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
"At first, some people were just saying that there were treasures on the seabed, but we've lived by this coast for years. If there were treasures, we would have salvaged them long ago, so at first no one believed it. But later, everyone realized something was wrong, because it wasn't just one person saying it. Many voices can melt metal, so we had no choice but to believe it."
Wang Qingshan was also an educated man. Although he came from a poor family, he had worked as a teacher for a period of time. However, he earned too little money to support his family, so he honestly followed others to fish at sea.
Is someone deliberately spreading these rumors?
Wan Suizhou frowned, knowing that something was wrong. However, as soon as the ship docked, he became even more aware of the danger.
Many ships are approaching in the distance.
The village is located by the sea and backed by mountains, but because everyone lives in extreme poverty, there are very few bandits.
But upon closer inspection of the ships in the distance, they appeared to be pirates who had not been seen for many years.
Those pirates haven't appeared in these waters for a long time; only the older folks can remember them clearly.
Baili Wanwan was just staring at those pirate ships when she suddenly pointed at them, her face full of surprise.
"Their boats are so beautiful, much better than the boats in our village. Why don't we just take their boats from them, Wanwan?"
Children speak without thinking. Wan Suizhou covered Baili Wanwan's mouth, and Zhang Xiu said anxiously, "Don't talk nonsense. You're so young, just stay behind us adults. Remember, never try to stand out, or you'll put yourself in danger."
Baili Wanwan was somewhat confused. She just felt that few of these humans could hurt her, but others did not see it that way.
"They can't hurt me, Auntie, don't worry, Wanwan is really amazing."
Baili Wanwan really didn't understand. She had clearly emphasized many times that she was very capable, but no one believed her at all.
Zhang Xiu pulled Baili Wanwan behind him. Now that the pirates had arrived, the treasure chest behind them might be lost. However, they still needed to be extra careful in this critical moment.
Everyone present sighed in dismay.
"I heard your village has found some treasure. Since you've found it, why don't you hurry up and bring it out so we can take a look?"
The pirate captain was also a vulgar man. He had a withered blade of grass in his mouth, and his upturned nose made Baili Wanwan feel disgusted.
This person is disgusting. Not only did he try to steal other people's things, but he was also so arrogant and domineering.
She had to teach this person a lesson!
However, before he could even make a move, Zhang Xiu grabbed his hand.
As the most capable person among them, Wan Suizhou had to step forward at this crucial moment.
"The treasures we salvaged are not the items from the shipwrecks of the previous dynasty that you all mentioned; they are worthless to begin with. They are dispensable to you as well."
Upon hearing this, the pirates frowned, one by one.
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