Chapter 379: What the Consort said makes sense
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The Central Plains people were still considered reserved. Many men and women in the tribe were staring at Huang Zhong and sized up him.
Ah Duo was jealous and said domineeringly, “What are you looking at? This is
my man!”
Huang Zhong’s face turned red again. He wanted to cross this crowded area with Ah Duo as soon as possible.
He had just taken a few steps forward when he was mocked by a few men.
“How immoral!”
“Aren’t you ashamed to be disheveled in public!
“You’ve embarra.s.sed us scholars!”
“What scholar? He’s just lucky to be by the Consort’s side. Otherwise, how could he have become a teacher of Qinghe Academy with only that amount of literary talent in his stomach?”
“He is only teaching children. It’s enough.”
“Tsk, who would dare to let him teach their child dressed like this!”
“He’s behaving badly. Such a person shouldn’t stay in the academy!”
They were also poor scholars who had escaped from the Yan Kingdom. Emperor Linghui asked all the refugees to move to the southern frontier, that was how they merged with Bai Wutong and the others.
They did not dare to provoke the other teachers of the Academy, but they liked to bully the honest Huang Zhong.
Ah Duo only wanted Huang Zhong to wear cooler clothes to prevent getting a heat stroke. She did not expect everyone to have such bad intentions towards
him.
She pulled out her dagger fiercely. “What nonsense are you talking about? We locals all dress like this. To think that you’re scholars, even I’ve heard the saying ‘do as the Romans do’!!!”
The moment Ah Duo drew her dagger, the patrolling soldiers in charge of the security suddenly ran over to stop her.
With the soldiers blocking in front, the man, who had been a little timid just now, mocked again, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do. It refers to good elegance, not shameless exposure like you!”
They felt that the southern frontier had already been occupied and they were the winners. Ah Duo, who was dressed out of place, was the lowly one. they would definitely not dress so unseemly and ruin their image as scholars.
Many women could not stand the fact that Ah Duo had drawn away their men’s souls. They also mocked, “Demonness like you are indeed charming. He has lost all his etiquette and honor as a scholar.”
“They would not be the same if they’re not from the same family!” “Only savages would be naked! We should let them scram back to the forest!” -You are attracting bees and b.u.t.terflies all day long! You’re ruining our reputation and even dare to draw a knife at others. You’re not a woman at all.” “If it weren’t for the fact that 1 pity you, who would accept your tribe?”
As they spoke, they pointed at Huang Zhong.
-You married such a wild woman and even had contact with her in broad daylight. How dare you be a teacher? 1’11 look for the headmaster now and demand an explanation!”
“That’s right. A teacher who takes in any woman will only lead our son astray!”
“Let’s go! Let’s go now!”
“That’s right. We have to get the headmaster to give us an explanation!” Ah Duo could still endure them scolding her, but they were insulting him and wanted the academy to fire Huang Zhong. Ah Duo was completely enraged. She jumped up and in the next second, the man who led the way to cause trouble was kicked to the ground.
“Ah—”
The man let out an earth-shattering scream. The man’s wife immediately rolled up her sleeves and scolded, “You little b*tch, I’ll beat you to death!”
The moment she rushed over, All Duo’s clansmen also rushed forward and pressed everyone who had said mean words to the ground. They started to give them a violent beating.
Everyone could tell that the Central Plains people discriminated against them. The Central Plains people scolded them for being savages and barbarians, that they were shameless and immoral… The resentment they had acc.u.mulated instantly erupted.
The scene was chaotic. Those who were interested immediately shouted, “A group of outsiders actually dared to bully our own people in our territory. Everyone, let’s go and help them!”
The word ‘outsiders’ represented rejection. A person who did not think would be easily provoked and even thought that he was an amazing hero and could not wait to rush into the chaotic battle.
The more people there were, the more uncontrollable the fight became. Seeing that Ah Duo’s tribesmen was being bullied, Ah Mi, who was also an outsider, also brought her clansmen to partic.i.p.ate in the battle.
For a moment, screams of dissatisfaction and discrimination filled the air. Some people bled from their heads, some had swollen faces, and some had crooked faces…
The soldier who had been kicked down by someone did not have time to get up and could only blow the whistle loudly.
Hearing the guard’s whistle, the surrounding patrols quickly swarmed over. When Bai Wutong heard the emergency report from the dark guard, she immediately put down the doc.u.ments in her hand and rushed to the scene. All the people who had partic.i.p.ated in the fight had already been taken down by the soldiers.
They were handcuffed with special cuffs. Blood was still dripping from some of their faces. Those with more serious injuries had already been sent to the doctor.
Cui Shize had already investigated the reason and immediately told Bai
Wutong the entire story.
There would definitely be conflicts between people. The phenomenon of rejection had never changed for thousands of years. It was not right to fight, but one could not tolerate insulting and provocation from others!
Moreover, Bai Wutong had once clearly reminded that they had to respect the cultural customs of the locals.
Bai Wutong directly ordered, “Ah Duo’s tribesmen did not force you to wear their traditional clothes. You have no right to criticize their traditional clothes!”
“It’s up to Huang Zhong what he wants to wear. You don’t have the right to force him!”
Someone said indignantly, “Consort, it’s improper for him to teach students like that!!!?”
His tone was resentful, filled with blame for Bai Wutong’s bias.
It was not only him. Many people were dissatisfied with this. Huang Zhong was not from the southern frontier. A teacher should act like a teacher!
Cui Shize’s heart skipped a beat. If this matter was handled in a biased manner, it would probably arouse even more disgust towards the tribesmen.
Bai Wutong sized up Huang Zhong from head to toe and could tell at a glance that Huang Zhong was wearing the white cloth she had given to Ah Duo.
Apart from Ah Duo’s rough work, what Huang Zhong was wearing was no different from modern loose t-shirts and shorts.
Under the hot sun, Huang Zhong felt cool compared to the others around him.
In the hot southern frontier, it was obvious that this style of clothes was more suitable for the climate here than the conservative clothes from the Central
Plains.
She had only worn denim and jeans once, but Huang Zhong was already so bold as to dare to dress like this and face these old-fashioned people.
It could be seen that Huang Zhong really loved Ah Duo and dared to abandon his worldly views for her.
Since Huang Zhong was brave, why should Bai Wutong have any scruples? She had long wanted to wear a short-sleeved shirt and step on the beach barefoot.
Bai Wutong was not stingy with her praise. “This is the most special and beautiful style of clothes I’ve ever seen. Not only is it convenient for work, but it’s also light and breathable. The weather in the southern frontier is hot, and people suffering from heatstroke continue to increase in numbers. On the other hand, none of Ah Duo’s tribesmen have heatstroke. Their efficiency and spirits are also several times better than everyone’s. How is there a problem with such a good design of clothes?”
“Do we really have to cover ourselves tightly and have rashes all over our bodies so that everyone will lie on the ground weakly and feel uncomfortable?” Everyone was stunned. What the Consort said made sense. For a moment, they could not refute her..