The morning light is just breaking, the dew is shining, and birds are singing in the mountains.
Early in the morning, a group of men who were preparing to go to the town to buy things were walking out of the mountains.
The men were all wearing the same grey robes and had their hair tied up in buns. As they passed through the woods, someone in the group suddenly exclaimed, "Brother, look! There's someone up ahead!"
The man being called "Big Brother" was Ye Fan, a man about twenty-four or twenty-five, with kind eyes and a gentle demeanor. Upon hearing the shouts, he quickly stepped forward to investigate. He found a handsome young man collapsed in the grass, completely naked, with mottled red and purple marks on his neck.
"Women are all fickle. It seems this young man must have been brutally abused before. He's a pitiful person. Xiangdong, Xiangxi, get him some spare clothes from your bag and put them on. When he wakes up, if he wants to stay, then he can stay."
"Yes, big brother."
"Big brother is such a kind-hearted person. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid none of us would be able to survive."
Xiangdong and Xiangxi immediately took out a set of clothes from their bag, helped Hua Wuque to a large rock nearby, and put the clothes on him. After being tossed around, Hua Wuque slowly woke up. When he opened his eyes, he saw a group of men in gray robes and bun hairstyles looking at him curiously.
Glancing at his clothes, Hua Wuque felt a sudden sense of relief. Last night, when the black-clad woman with the butterfly mask tried to assault him, she was stopped by a woman in a red and black outfit. Although the black-clad woman had taken advantage of him initially, she ultimately didn't make it to the final stage, which was a blessing in disguise.
"Wu Que thanks everyone for the rescue."
Hua Wu Que stood up from the boulder and knelt before the group of men. He had nowhere else to go, and he was terrified of running into the woman in black with the butterfly mask from last night. If he could follow them, having a place to stay for the time being wouldn't be a bad idea.
"No need to be so polite, little brother."
Ye Fan raised his hand slightly and gave Hua Wuque a fake support, but he did not really go forward. Instead, he waited until he received a real kowtow from him before leaning over to help him up.
"How pitiful! How could you have fallen to such a state, little brother?"
"Wu Que was forced to marry a landlord, so I ran away from home. Unexpectedly, I met thieves on the way and they kidnapped me..."
Hua Wuque's eyes were red, his gaze was full, tears were welling up in his eyes, and he looked very pitiful.
"Humph! There is no good woman in the world! Little brother, I didn't expect you to have such a tragic experience."
A man in his twenties in the team was filled with indignation when he heard Hua Wuque's words. He said to Ye Fan, "Brother, why don't we let him follow us?"
Ye Fan nodded and said, "We are both in this world. Ruobai, I told you just now that if he is willing to stay, then he can stay. It will be considered as helping a poor person."
Upon hearing this, Ruobai said to Hua Wuque, "Little brother, we are self-sufficient men who don't rely on women. We have vowed to never marry or have children. The people here are all men who have been hurt by women. Big Brother has brought us to open up a world of our own in the mountains. We all support ourselves with our own hands. If you are willing to follow us, please follow us."
Not getting married? Not having children? How could that be possible? Although Hua Wu Que secretly complained in his heart, he had no better place to go at the moment, so he just followed them and took things one step at a time.
"In that case, Wuque would like to thank all the brothers."
Seeing that he agreed, Ye Fan said, "We are going to the town to buy daily necessities now. We will probably stay in the town for a day or two. Brother Wuque, do you want to go with us, or let someone take you back to where we live first?"
"Wu Que is already extremely grateful for your help. Why would I bother asking someone to take me there again? I'd rather just come with you."
He still didn't know what this group of people were doing, so he decided to go to the town they mentioned first. If he didn't want to follow them anymore, he could just find an excuse to leave.
Hua Wu Que had no idea that they were actually at Qibao Mountain in Yunshui Town. Having made up his mind, Hua Wu Que followed the group of men to Yunshui Town. After buying some food, oil, rice, and other necessities, they stayed at an inn in Yunshui Town for the night.
The next day, the third day of the seventh lunar month, Hua Qingcheng woke up early, gently tucked the sleeping Han Yichen into bed, and left the room. After breakfast, she took Situ Ye to Fufeng County to check out some shops. This was already the tenth shop they had visited in Yunshui Town.
"Miss, the owner of this shop has returned to his hometown and has no time to manage it, so he plans to rent it out cheaply. The rent is very favorable, only six taels of silver a month."
“It’s too expensive.”
Looking at the plain doorfront and the approximately 100-square-meter store in front of her, it was large enough, but considering the prices here, Hua Qingcheng felt that the price was too high.
"Miss, this is a shop owned by a store owner. There's a small courtyard behind it, with not only a main room but also three side rooms on each side. It also has a small kitchen and a well. There's even a latrine next to the row of osmanthus trees in the backyard, and it's kept very clean. It's very convenient for living, and the rent is affordable. You couldn't ask for a more perfect shop."
The man kept recommending it to the two of them with his eloquent voice, silently praying that they would nod quickly so that he could complete the task earlier.
Hua Qingcheng and Situ Ye followed the man into the backyard. The clean and tidy courtyard was truly a delight to the eyes. While the rooms weren't large, they were plenty enough to accommodate their entire family. A well solved the water problem, and both kitchens and toilets provided conveniences. However, the buyers were the ones who found the goods offensive. Although the two were very satisfied, their expressions expressed disdain.
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