Chapter 181: No one comes to save him?
The mother and daughter were chatting when Wang Xiaohe came to the gate of the courtyard: "Sister Zhiyi!"
"Hey, Xiaohe, come in and sit down."
Wang Xiaohe: "Sister Zhiyi, I'm going to the mountain to pick berries, do you want to come?"
Hearing this, Xu Zhiyi thought that he didn't have much to do, so he responded, "Okay, I'll go with you. I'll get a basket first."
Then, the two of them went up the mountain with the basket hanging on them.
"Sister Zhiyi, I saw a lot of ground berries a few days ago, but they didn't look fully ripe yet. I think they can be picked now."
"Hmm? I also saw a patch of it somewhere last time. I wonder if it's the same place we're talking about."
Wang Xiaohe: “That’s possible!”
The two came to the foot of the mountain and saw scattered villagers digging wild vegetables halfway up the mountain. Wang Xiaohe pointed to the other side of the mountain and said, "Sister Zhiyi, the other side is the one that goes up the mountain."
Xu Zhiyi heard this and looked in that direction. He had never been there before. "Let's go up and take a look."
When the two climbed up to the valley, they saw four girls from the village picking berries there!
They glanced at Xu Zhiyi and Wang Xiaohe, then bent down to pick berries.
Wang Xiaohe didn't expect to meet so many villagers today. She pulled Xu Zhiyi and whispered, "Sister Zhiyi, are we still picking them?"
Xu Zhiyi: "Since we are here, we must do it. Let's go to the other side opposite them to pick some. The ones over here have been picked almost all."
The two of them walked around them and came to the other side, but they found that there were fewer familiar people on the other side.
Yan Yue looked at the two people standing opposite him not far away, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Hey, we have already picked the one you picked. Now besides this side, there is another large piece over there if we go in from this path. We are also planning to pick it and go over there."
Xu Zhiyi heard this and looked at the path she pointed to: "Thank you for letting me know."
After the other three women saw Xu Zhiyi and Wang Xiaohe enter through the small path, they spoke:
"Yan Yue, why did you tell them there was more inside?"
"Yes! I thought I would have a small basket after picking all of them today. I also planned to take them to the town tomorrow to sell for a few copper coins, and then buy the head flower I've been dreaming of."
Yan Yue: "We have all climbed up from the foot of the mountain. We are all from the same village. The wild fruits on the mountain belong to everyone. We are not here to watch over them every day. Isn't it customary for anyone to pick the fruits when they are ripe?"
The three of them heard this and didn't say anything else, so they had to change the subject:
"Yan Yue, my mother said that your mother is looking for someone else for you. Do you listen to her?"
"If I had Yan Yue's looks, I wouldn't want to marry someone from the village. I want to marry someone in town."
Hearing this, Yan Yue shook her head helplessly: "Marry someone who treats me well and whom I like, this is my idea"
When the three heard this, they all looked disapproving. They all thought that Yan Yue had wasted her face. If they had such looks, they could marry into a wealthy family or just find a job as a shopkeeper in a small shop in town, and their life would be easier.
It's great for a couple to run a small shop and not worry about food and clothing! I really don't know what Yan Yue is thinking.
Xu Zhiyi brought Wang Xiaohe in from the side road. Wang Xiaohe saw a sea of red ground berries and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow, Sister Zhiyi, so many of them are ripe!"
"Well, let's pick this one!"
Just as the two of them had picked half of the basket, the four people who had just been picking outside also came over!
No one spoke, everyone picked their own fruits silently.
Suddenly a fat man walked out of the woods, scaring everyone.
Only Xu Zhiyi and Wang Xiaohe looked at the newcomer calmly.
The other three girls saw who was coming and quickly used their bodies to block Yan Yue behind them, then glared at the fat man fiercely:
"You... don't come over here. This is the mountain of our Cuilin Village. Get out of here quickly."
"Yes, if you bully Yan Yue, we won't let you go."
Then he turned to Yan Yue and whispered:
"Yan Yue, let's stop this fat guy. If you get the chance, run away. He's targeting you."
"Yes, go down the mountain and call for help."
Yan Yue heard this and shook his head: "No, it will take time for me to go down the mountain to call for help. What if something happens to you? I can't let you take risks for me."
The fat man looked at the people mumbling and couldn't help laughing: "Yan Yue, do you think I can't catch you if you don't leave the village? The head you hurt last time not only left a scar, but also a root of disease. Now I can't get married, so you have to take it on yourself!"
"Is this the mountain of your Cuilin Village? Haha, that's hilarious. Is the name of any household written on it? Our Shitou Village is right next door. This mountain is between the two villages. It's an ownerless mountain, so anyone can come here."
Yan Yue whispered: "Let's not bother with him. I'll draw his attention and then you run away! I'll catch up with you."
The fat man seemed to know in advance and hurried over to block the small intersection:
"Want to run away? Ha, I've been watching you for many days this time, how can I let you run away like that!"
Wang Xiaohe, who was standing by, almost vomited when she saw the lecherous fat guy. She couldn't help but complain, "Sister Zhiyi, has that ugly fat guy never looked in the mirror? He is like that, and he still wants to covet such a beautiful girl."
Xu Zhiyi: "We grew up in a pile of toads, we all look the same, so how can I feel ugly, especially since I am the fattest one"
Although the two people's voices were low, they were still audible. The fat man glared at Xu Zhiyi and Wang Xiaohe who were speaking.
But he found that he had never seen either of them before. There was no pretty girl in Cuilin Village that he didn't know. Looking at Xu Zhiyi's face, he suddenly found that this one was prettier, but her figure was not as good and she was not voluptuous enough.
"Hehe, I didn't even know when a little beauty appeared in your Cuilin Village!"
The people nearby heard what he said and realized that he was referring to Xu Zhiyi. They were so scared that they waved to Xu Zhiyi and said, "Girl, come to our side quickly. If he dares to mess around, we will fight him. I don't believe that a few girls like us can't beat him."
Xu Zhiyi didn't go over, but just asked: "This mountain is at the end of our Cuilin Village, how did he get around it?"
Yan Yue: "From the foot of the mountain, around the back of the mountain is Shitou Village"
"So, now that he's been beaten and crippled here, it's not likely that anyone from Stone Village will come to rescue him that quickly, right?"
When the four heard what Xu Zhiyi said, they were unable to react.
"Wha…what??"
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