Chapter 147: This World Does Not Hurt

Chapter 148: Qu Shui Talks About King Ba

In Jiangnan, where scholars are abundant, it is an acknowledged truth that commoners—including those from humble families and market dwellers—are merely like the miscellaneous weeds and vines that grow dependent on the esteemed scholar-trees. Therefore, removing a few "bad trees" or "weeds" is not considered a significant matter.

However, gentry scholars from prominent families, being proud of their status, generally do not go out of their way to target ordinary commoners, likely deeming it beneath their dignity. Instead, it is the offspring of the "service" and "official" households—a step above the commoners but below the gentry—whose behavior is particularly egregious. They spare no effort to flaunt their status. The wealthy young ladies who troubled the young beggars at Baoguo Temple, for instance, fall squarely into this awkward middle ground.

Towards those above them, they fawn and grovel, treating even the most trivial remarks from gentry scholars as profound. Yet, they look down on those below them with disdain, finding even the most brilliant literary works by someone from a humble background to be vulgar and unbearable.

Chapter 149: Pavilion Front Green Clothes

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