After leaving Wuligang for some time, the long and narrow forest path gradually widened, and at this time, more than two groups of people, including horse-drawn carriages, ox-carts, and farmers carrying burdens, were rushing forward together.
The dense footprints and animal droppings on the ground told Li Huowang that Jianye Town should be arriving soon.
"Zhao Wu. Are actors like Banzhu Lu and others of low status?" Li Huowang asked Zhao Wu, who was engrossed in learning to write.
Zhao Wu, who was copying with a branch, raised his head, glanced at Li Huowang unexpectedly, and then looked at Zhao Jiaban in front of him.
"Well, although they can be applauded by people in the audience when they perform operas, they are just like the women in Goulan Courtyard. Liking is one thing, status is another. Operators are the lowest of the nine.
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"Really? Who are you?" Li asked in surprise. If it hadn't been for what happened before, he really wouldn't have felt it.
“First-rate emperors and prime ministers, second-rate officers and generals, third-rate gentry and merchants, fourth-rate teachers and gangs, fifth-rate craftsmen and craftsmen, sixth-rate doctors and farmers, seventh-rate witches and beggars, eighth-rate thieves, cheats and robbers, and ninth-rate prostitutes.
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"And this is not just about looking down on status, but also about different treatment. For example, third-rate people are not allowed to marry into good families. There are also restrictions on what they can wear and ride in. They are not allowed to ride horses or sedans, and they are not allowed to wear brocade, damask, or silk. They are even allowed to sue officials.
We are always three points weaker."
Li Huowang was very surprised when he heard Zhao Wu blurting out his words skillfully like he was reciting tongue twisters. "I didn't expect you knew a lot."
"Senior Brother Li, you're welcome. After all, my family is in the town, so I still know these things, and most people should know these things. Senior Brother Li, where did you go from in the past? Why don't you even know this?"
Zhao Wu had long noticed the difference in this Senior Brother Li, but he only found the opportunity to ask today.
"Haha, a place far, far away." Regarding his origin, Li Huowang didn't bother to explain, and even if he didn't bother to explain, these people might not understand it yet.
Seeing that Li Huowang didn't answer, Zhao Wu continued without asking.
"It's okay for us. No matter which class you are, the emperor still asks you to take the imperial examination. Although you may not be able to succeed, at least it is a miss. I heard that the third-rate people in other places are not even allowed to take the imperial examination, and their ancestors have been unable to stand up for generations.
, an actor can only remain an actor all his life."
"So that's what happened." Li Huowang had a new understanding of the world.
"What about Taoist priests like me? What is their status here?" Li Huowang asked again.
"Taoist priests are one of the three religions, not the ninth. Most people respect Taoist priests when they meet them. Even if they are disrespectful, they will avoid them. After all, who can tell clearly about the gods and ghosts."
Zhao Wu's words made Li Huowang, who was about to take off the Taoist robe, give up the idea.
Since we are going to travel all over the country next, it is obviously much more convenient to wear this Taoist robe than wearing common clothes.
"By the way, Zhao Wu, what about people like Danyangzi? Their status should be very high, right?" Li Huowang immediately asked the key question.
"Senior Brother Li, to be honest, I don't know either. Before I was captured by him, I really didn't know that anyone in the world could really be that powerful. I thought they were all made up by storytellers."
"Is this going on..." Li Huowang thought thoughtfully. It seems that the information in these places is very closed. Logically speaking, there should be many people like Danyangzi, but as a result, locals like Zhao Wu didn't
Know.
However, he guessed that someone like Danyangzi should be restrained, otherwise he would not have gone to the deep mountains and forests to secretly cultivate immortality.
"Little Taoist Master! Little Taoist Master! Look at the city gate, we are here!" Hearing Lu Zhuangyuan's cry, Li Huowang raised his head and looked forward.
At the end of this road after walking for so many days, a row of low city walls covered with moss appeared, and inside the walls was their destination: Jianye Town.
The Lu family's class went in smoothly, but Li Huowang and others were not so lucky because their looks were so special. Not long after they entered, the town's head catcher led someone to look for trouble.
"Qiang!" The catcher raised the knife with both hands and asked Li Huowang with a very taboo expression: "Stop, stop, what is going on! What are you!"
"Yan Captou, it's me. These are people I know. They have no bad intentions and sent me home specially." Zhao Wu said hello on the donkey cart.
As soon as he saw Zhao Wu's face, the arrester immediately lost his hostility and put away the knife.
"Oh, it's the fifth child of the Zhao family. Where have you been during this time? Let these people like you be more honest and buy some hanging cloths and bamboo hats to cover them up, so as not to scare the neighbors."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Yan, how is my family doing lately?"
"Okay, of course. By the way, your second sister is married. She is a good family. Come back and have a look."
In order to avoid further trouble, Li Huowang, led by Zhao Wu, went to a stall selling bucket hats and bought several bucket hats with black cloth.
After wearing the medicine guides, although they are still very conspicuous, at least they won't scare anyone.
After making a reservation with Lu Zhuangyuan for the next departure time, Li Huowang said to Zhao Wu: "Where is your home? Let's go to your home first."
Looking at the familiar things around him, Zhao Wu became a little excited. He didn't wear a hat because everyone in the city knew him.
Zhao Wu, who was weak in limbs, used his hands to support the donkey cart and jumped off.
The dog boy on the side was about to reach out to help him, but was blocked by Li Huowang. He pulled out the long sword behind him and handed it to Zhao Wu.
Then he reached out and took out a piece of suicide note from his pocket and began to sort it out.
Zhao Wu held the long sword in both hands and stumbled towards his home.
Jianye Town looked lively, with people coming and going on the streets, but it was not big. Zhao Wu quickly found his home.
It was a small rice shop. Looking at the busy family members inside, Zhao Wu burst into tears. "Dad! I'm back!"
Zhao Wu shouted tremblingly, causing everyone in the rice shop to look up.
"Fifth brother!" A muscular young man with bare upper body who was carrying rice threw the rice bag on his shoulder to the ground, rushed out excitedly, and hugged him tightly.
Immediately afterwards, another little girl with a braid on her head also rushed out and excitedly circled Zhao Wu.
Just when Zhao Wu was so excited and selfless, Li Huowang, who was watching coldly from the side, realized something was wrong.
Except for the two people who rushed out of the house, the expressions of everyone else in the house were very dull, which was not like ordinary family members.
"Senior Brother Li, what's wrong?" Bai Lingmiao, who felt something was wrong in the atmosphere, gently tugged at the hem of Li Huowang's clothes.
Li Huowang patted the back of her hand with his hand and said nothing.