Ever since Blacksmith Pan broke off the engagement, Mo Xiaobao either worked in the fields or went to the home of his best friend, Brother Lin, every day.
He had left all the fabrics and other things that he had promised to make clothes for Pei Shaorong at Lin Ge'er's house, for fear that if he took them home and his father found out, the fabric would be gone and it would cause trouble.
Taking advantage of the free time he squeezed out every day, Mo Xiaobao would hide at Lin Ge'er's house and work overtime to make clothes for Pei Shaorong, and even made an extra pair of shoes for him.
"Abao, you are still making shoes for him? You even know how big his feet are?" Lin Ge'er was surprised to see that Abao was still planning to make shoes for Pei Shaorong.
"I don't know... I just made an estimate... A piece of clothing is not worth three strings of coins. I want to make more things to pay him back so that I can feel at ease..."
While sewing the soles of shoes, Mo Xiaobao lowered his head, his little face red, his eyes flickering, he didn't dare to look at Lin Ge'er, and explained stutteringly.
In the village, boys have the same status as girls. Except for working in the fields like men, boys must also learn all the women's work that girls know.
Mo Xiaobao has been working at home since he was a child, and his needlework skills are quite good. He finished the clothes and shoes in just half a month.
After the clothes were finished, Mo Xiaobao wanted to send them to Pei Shaorong, but as an unmarried young man, he was embarrassed to go to Pei Shaorong's house like that.
After knowing that Pei Shaorong went up the mountain to hunt, Mo Xiaobao thought of waiting for someone on the mountain road down the back mountain. This way, he could hand the things over to Pei Shaorong without being seen and gossiped by the people in the village.
Who knew Pei Shaorong would stay in the mountains for so long this time. Mo Xiaobao has been waiting here for many days, and he went back disappointed every time. Today he even met Ergouzi.
This Er Gouzi is a well-known bastard in the village. He is idle all day and is also lustful. Whenever he sees a girl or boy alone in the village, he will inevitably go up to tease them. His physical touch is so annoying.
In fact, it was not a coincidence that he met Ergouzi. Mo Xiaobao had been running to the mountain path behind the mountain every day these days, and had been seen by Ergouzi a long time ago.
Thinking that usually no one came to this mountain path, and seeing that Mo Xiaobao was quite good-looking, Er Gouzi became bolder.
Today, Er Gouzi calculated the time when Mo Xiaobao would arrive at the mountain path, and followed him stealthily. He started to pester him with a giggle and even took advantage of him by making physical advances, which frightened Mo Xiaobao and made him angry and irritated.
Although he had a bad reputation in the village, he was still a decent, clean, and unmarried young man. How could he tolerate Ergouzi's teasing?
Mo Xiaobao is not a particularly gentle person, but there are not many gentle girls and boys in the country. Most of them are careless, impulsive, and speak bluntly.
Furious at Ergouzi's teasing, Mo Xiaobao made up his mind and took out the knife that Mo's father had given him to chop wood before he went out, intending to scare Ergouzi.
But who knew that Ergouzi was such a scoundrel? Knowing that he didn't dare to attack anyone, he was determined to bully him.
At this critical moment, Pei Shaorong, who had just come down the mountain, saw it. Ergouzi had just grabbed Mo Xiaobao's hand when he was kicked away by Pei Shaorong!
When Mo Xiaobao saw Pei Shaorong appear, he felt aggrieved for some reason and couldn't help crying.
"Wow, Brother Pei, Er Gouzi is bullying me, beat him up, help me beat him up, he's a bastard..."
Mo Xiaobao cried, staring at Pei Shaorong with red eyes, looking at him as if he were his backbone, and tears of grievance could not stop flowing out.
“Stop crying…”
Being stared at by Mo Xiaobao with tears in his eyes, Pei Shaorong suddenly felt a little soft in his heart. He couldn't help but comfort him softly, patted Mo Xiaobao's shoulder, and then walked towards Ergouzi with a serious face.
Er Gouzi was kicked just now and was scared silly. He just took advantage of the fact that no one was around to be rude to Mo Xiaobao.
Now that he was kicked down by Pei Shaorong, his courage was gone. Seeing Pei Shaorong, tall and strong, walking towards him, Ergouzi was so scared that his legs went limp.
"Brother, brother, it's a misunderstanding, a complete misunderstanding. I was just joking with him, but I didn't know he would be so sensitive to jokes... I didn't do anything, I didn't do anything..."
Er Gouzi stepped back tremblingly. He knew who the man in front of him was. It was the man named Pei who had just moved to the village.
This man looked kind and amiable on weekdays, and with his short hair I thought he was a monk who had returned to secular life, but it turned out that he was a hunter.
The villagers had seen him coming out of the mountains several times with a lot of prey. He must be very skilled. With his tall and strong physique, he couldn't beat him!
"Misunderstanding? Oh, then let's continue with the misunderstanding..."
Pei Shaorong stared at Ergouzi and smiled. He looked as gentle as usual, but Ergouzi felt a little scared.
His eyes went dark, Pei Shaorong had already grabbed his clothes and lifted him up, then punched him in the face.
"ah--"
Er Gouzi screamed again, but before he could react, the second and third punches landed on him, making him scream in pain.
Pei Shaorong came back from the apocalypse of blood and corpses. He acquired his skills by killing thousands of zombies and his own enemies.
He knew better than any doctor the structural weaknesses of the human body, where to hit to kill, and where it hurts most. Especially when it came to chopping off heads, he was even more skilled than the executioner in the yamen.
In fact, it's not just Pei Shaorong. Everyone living in the apocalypse has good martial arts and combat experience. Even a few-year-old child can kill zombies on his own after a long period of training.
Ergouzi, a second-rate guy who was drained by alcohol, sex, money and anger, was no match for Pei Shaorong. He felt like he was about to be beaten to death.
“Have mercy, my good brother, have mercy, please stop hitting me… someone’s going to die… uh… have mercy…”
Er Gouzi's face was covered in blood, and his body was covered in bruises. Several of his teeth were knocked out, and he kept begging for mercy.
Pei Shaorong took a look at him and thought that it was enough. If he continued to fight, this guy might not be able to withstand a few more punches from him, so he kicked him hard before stopping.
"Get lost! Don't let me see you again. I'll beat you every time I see you!"
Rather than treating people gently, Pei Shaorong actually prefers to be fierce and arrogant. It's because he was used to being arrogant as a rich second-generation before the apocalypse, and now he's used to being fierce when killing zombies after the apocalypse. It's ingrained in his bones and he can't change it.
Er Gouzi was already scared after being beaten, and he didn't dare to threaten Pei Shaorong with revenge in the future, so he quickly crawled away.
After Ergouzi ran away, Pei Shaorong patted his clothes, turned and walked towards Mo Xiaobao. Seeing him staring at him blankly with tears still on his face, he couldn't help but smile.
"He's gone. Don't try to reason with people like him in the future. Just beat him up. Beat him up and he won't dare to bully you anymore..."
As he spoke, he reached out to wipe the tears from Mo Xiaobao's face. After he did this, Pei Shaorong realized that he seemed to be rude. Abao was a boy, and touching his face was the same as touching a girl's face.
Sure enough, Mo Xiaobao, who was in a daze just now, came to his senses and took a step back. His face turned red and he stared at Pei Shaorong at a loss.
"Ahem... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that. Um, why did you come here alone?"
Pei Shaorong coughed to hide his embarrassment. He was not from here, so it was easy for him to forget that boys should not be touched casually. He was obviously a man, and he just had the ability to have children. Why was his status like that of a woman?
"...I, Brother Pei, am here to bring you some clothes. It is not convenient for me to go to your house in the village, and it is not good for me to make clothes for you... It is not good for the villagers to know..."
Mo Xiaobao awkwardly handed the package in his hand to Pei Shaorong, and stammered, "You, go home and try it on to see if it fits. If it doesn't fit, I'll alter it for you..."
"Are the clothes ready?" Pei Shaorong happily took the cloth package and opened it immediately. When he saw an extra pair of cloth shoes, the smile on his face deepened.
After being in ancient times for so long, he has still been wearing modern sneakers. Although sneakers are comfortable to wear, he also wants to try these ancient cloth shoes.
As a modern person, I eat well all year round, develop too well, and have too big feet. It is difficult for me to buy shoes of the right size in town, unless I order them custom-made.
Pei Shaorong looked around at the cloth shoes made by Mo Xiaobao and was very satisfied. Even before trying them on, he felt that the size should be suitable for him.
"Abao, thank you. I like this dress and shoes very much. They are very well made..."
Pei Shaorong's praise came from the bottom of his heart. The workmanship of these clothes and shoes was really impeccable. They were even better than the custom-made clothes he had seen in high-end custom shops before.
Although handmade products are not as efficient as those made by machines, the attention to detail and other aspects are also unmatched by machines.
"No need to thank me. It's just a piece of clothing and shoes. It's nothing. It's not worth the money you paid me..." Seeing that Pei Shaorong liked it, Mo Xiaobao was also very happy.
Speaking of the three strings of cash wages, Pei Shaorong suddenly thought of Mo Xiaobao's marriage, and then of Pan the blacksmith, and couldn't help but ask.
"By the way, Abao, is your marriage going to be alright? Will Blacksmith Pan still come to your house to cause trouble for you?"
Although he had severely beaten Blacksmith Pan as a threat at the time, there was no telling whether Blacksmith Pan might turn around and take revenge. He didn't know if anything had happened during his absence for more than half a month.
Hearing Pei Shaorong's concern about his marriage, Mo Xiaobao's face turned red again. "No, the Pan family hasn't come to my house anymore, and my father hasn't found a marriage for me anymore..." And now no one in the surrounding area would want him.
"It's good that you didn't come..." Pei Shaorong nodded, and said, "It's good that your father didn't find a marriage for you. You are still young, only eighteen..." You have just become an adult!
"..." Mo Xiaobao stared at Pei Shaorong and was speechless. Eighteen years old was still young. Brother Lin was the same age as him and already had a baby...
But looking at Pei Shaorong, Mo Xiaobao felt a little embarrassed again, and his heart began to beat wildly.
"Pei, Brother Pei, I've been out for a long time. It's time to go back. Go home and try on your clothes and shoes. If you need any changes, come back to me..."
After saying that, Mo Xiaobao glanced at Pei Shaorong shyly and turned to leave, which was very different from his usual carefree and irritable appearance.
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