The jade bracelet is fiery red in color, with faint blood veins flowing inside. You can tell at a glance that it is very valuable.

Even though the village head's wife had never seen this thing, she knew it was worth a lot of money.

"That's unacceptable. We have lived here for many years and have not communicated with the outside world except for necessary purchases. We don't need these jewels."

It’s okay, just go ahead and play. This is my token of my appreciation. Otherwise, we would not be at ease accepting your kindness.

After Chu Weiyue consoled her, the village head's wife took it with embarrassment.

It can be seen that she really likes this jade bracelet.

Since he had nothing to do now, Chu Weiyue went out for a walk.

There were not many entertainment activities here. After finishing their housework, many women would chat under the big locust tree to relieve their boredom. Chu Weiyue gradually joined them.

The people here are indeed simple and honest, without so many cunning thoughts. When chatting with Chu Weiyue, they tell her almost everything they know.

In the following days, they washed clothes and cooked together and spent many quiet days.

At noon that day, Chu Weiyue quickly prepared lunch and was ready to go out carrying a small basket.

Wen Jingchi stopped her and said, "Your injury hasn't fully healed yet, why are you going out again?"

These days, Chu Weiyue goes out almost every morning and comes back in the evening.

He was so busy chatting with those women that he had no time to spend with him.

Chu Weiyue naturally knew what he was thinking and rolled her eyes at him in dissatisfaction.

"I'm not planning on cultivating a relationship with them and getting to know the local situation. We still have to eat tomorrow, and we can't just rely on them to deliver meals to us all the time. I'm going to the mountains to pick some wild mushrooms, and hopefully I can hunt a rabbit."

Although she was not optimistic about her own abilities, she still had to give herself some face.

This instantly made Wen Jingchi laugh, "As long as you are not eaten by wild rabbits, you will be very lucky."

These words were like a loud slap in Chu Weiyue's face.

I covered my face, and tears were almost coming out of my eyes because of the pain.

She swore to herself in her heart that if she really caught a wild rabbit, she would eat the meat herself and leave someone else with no soup!

Four or five women walked together with Chu Weiyue, carrying baskets and heading towards the middle of the mountain.

This place has not been developed and there are many wild mushrooms, even the uncommon matsutake mushrooms are everywhere.

Chu Weiyue picked one up and took a look. It was even better quality and thicker than the ones she had eaten in the Marquis' Mansion.

In addition to Matsutake, there is also wild Ganoderma lucidum.

People here don’t think Ganoderma lucidum is a rare item because it is everywhere in the mountains and fields, along with other precious medicinal herbs.

What are considered rare here are actually the vegetables commonly seen in the capital.

They are not good at organizing a wide variety of vegetables, so they can only use local materials and eat some ordinary wild vegetables in the mountains.

Although vegetables are occasionally grown, the variety is not common.

Chu Weiyue was wearing ordinary plain clothes, but standing among several women, she still stood out from the crowd and had a unique charm.

They were walking in front and didn't notice that someone was following them.

During the break, Chu Weiyue frowned, "Who is it?"

She immediately picked up a small stone and threw it hard in one direction.

After hearing a noise, several men came out from the bushes.

One of them was a tall, thin, dark-skinned man who grinned at Chu Weiyue.

"Don't be angry, young lady. I'm here to help you. It's so tiring to pick mushrooms by yourself. Why don't you let me help you? If you want to eat wild rabbits, I can also help you hunt them. I'm the best at hunting."

The other men laughed heartily and kept urging them to go for a walk in the mountains.

Chu Weiyue snorted coldly, looking at him with contempt, not wanting to pay any attention to the man.

It's obvious that he wants to seduce me. If Wen Jingchi were here, he would definitely get angry on the spot!

But the women around Chu Weiyue reacted very excessively.

He picked up a stone without hesitation and threw it at several people.

"Get out, all of you! If you dare to come over here again, I will beat you to death."

They kept attacking, and several men were hit so hard that they screamed and had to flee with their tails between their legs.

One of the older ones immediately grabbed Chu Weiyue's hand, frowned, and his eyes were full of vigilance.

"Big sister, you must be careful. Stay with your man in the future and avoid being noticed by those single men. Otherwise, if they get a chance, it will be bad."

Hearing this, Chu Weiyue was confused.

"Why? Do they dare to force me in public?"

In broad daylight, she didn't believe these men would dare to do anything against her.

A beautiful woman sighed helplessly.

"That's not true. They would dare to do anything to you even in front of everyone, let alone in broad daylight. I have a sister who was taken away like this two years ago.

At that time, my family went after her, but when we caught her, she had already been raped by that abominable beast. In the end, I had no choice but to marry him. Now my life is worse than death."

The other women were also touched by their sad stories, and their eyes were red.

"Which of the women here was not forced by those men? Although many of the women outside of you are married by matchmakers, at least your parents will take your opinions into consideration.

If they really don't like it, they probably won't make it too difficult, but the women here are different."

Chu Weiyue was stunned for a moment, "Why do you all say that? Is there any custom here?"

The oldest woman nodded without hesitation.

“Of course, our village is a peaceful place, which also leads to a small number of people. At the beginning, it was said that there were less than ten people who settled here, and later it gradually increased to more than two hundred people.

Although the population has increased, the number of men has only increased, which has also led to a scarcity of women. In order to reproduce, they can only force women, whether they are passing by here or accidentally breaking into here, as long as those men find an opportunity, they will forcibly possess women.

After the rice is cooked, it is too late to say anything, and we have to live with them. This is the custom in our village, and everyone has been accustomed to it for hundreds of years. "

"So, in many families with girls, they are not allowed to go out. The older girls have to be accompanied by a boy, otherwise it is very unsafe."

Hearing this, Chu Weiyue clenched his fists, and the anger in his heart surged to its peak.

"These people are so despicable. They even dare to force a woman's will. No wonder they kept following us just now."

Only then did she realize why most women traveled together. This turned out to be the reason.

It is true that poor and remote areas produce unruly people.

After picking mushrooms, Chu Weiyue still felt unhappy.

Fearing that something might happen to Chu Weiyue, they came in groups and sent her home.

He watched Chu Weiyue go in before leaving.