In Pingkang Town, most families are surnamed Ping.
Ping Datou may not have many other skills, but he is quite skilled at slaughtering pigs. In addition, he neither gambles nor drinks heavily, and he has accumulated some wealth. Even though he is not particularly handsome, his skills and family-oriented nature are highly valued by many families with daughters.
Ping Datou wasn't in a hurry to find a partner. One time, when he was invited to Yangjia Village to slaughter a pig, he took a liking to his current wife, Yang, and got married through a matchmaker. They lived a pretty good life, except for not having any children.
Almost everyone in town knew Ping Datou. Who wouldn't buy some meat from his stall when they needed to do something?
Today, he sold all the pork early and was thinking of going elsewhere to see if he could slaughter a cow or a sheep to supplement his family's income, but he was scared back halfway by Tu Hongye.
People greeted Ping Datou and noticed that he was accompanied by a young man in a Taoist robe and a child carrying a bundle. They couldn't help but wonder if something had happened to Ping Datou's family.
When Xiang Wan and Ping Datou arrived at his doorstep, some quick-witted children had already told Yang Shi about their whereabouts. Sure enough, Yang Shi, dressed in a traditional Chinese women's dress, greeted them upon seeing them.
"Master, instead of finding work, what are you doing bringing this Taoist priest and young monk here?"
"Hurry inside and boil water to make tea. Don't neglect the Taoist priest. I can't leave today; if I go out again, I'll be dead."
One sentence startled Yang so much that she almost lost her footing. Seeing that Ping Datou didn't seem to be joking, despite her doubts, she still quickly invited him into the house. After they were seated in the evening, she went to the back room to boil water.
Those who followed them to watch the spectacle were quite surprised, and seeing that Xiang Wan was still young, they couldn't help but look at her with doubt, but that didn't stop them from continuing to gossip. Some even turned around and went back to report the news.
Such a rare and lively occasion! Your family members should hurry over to see it, or they'll be complained about to death later.
Xiang Wan sat down and surveyed her surroundings, remaining unmoved, exuding the air of a reclusive sage. Meanwhile, her young apprentice secretly tossed his bundle onto the table beside her and crouched down to slip into the backyard.
As for what he was going to do, Xiang Wan could guess it with her toes.
Relying on his young age and sweet talk, he thought he could get food from Yang?
At this moment, Xiang Wan had a strong urge to drag Tu Hongye over and beat him up.
She hasn't learned the principle of sharing both good times and bad. If she gets too hungry to wield the peach wood sword later, she'll definitely make her little apprentice do it for her!
As Xiang Wan was thinking this, she heard a Taoist chant coming from outside the house.
"Amitabha Buddha, please make way so that I may meet this fellow Daoist."
Damn it, someone's here to steal my job!
It seems like she's having a run of bad luck; she'll probably have to wait a while for this meal.
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