Zhang Po paused and continued, "The women hold onto stones to receive the villagers' prayers, which is like carrying the villagers' hopes and the protection of the gods. This way, when they marry into other villages, they won't be bullied."
Xiao Yifei found it amusing. Zhang Po didn't seem like a primitive person assimilated by the villagers, so why didn't he stop such foolish actions? He gently asked, "Have noble people always been this way?"
