When they arrived in the town, Pei Shaorong separated from Aunt Qin, Mo Xiaobao and Brother Lin.
First, he sold the wild rabbit skin in his hand, then wandered around the dry goods store in the town for a while to learn about the prices of some preserved fruits and dried nuts. Only then did Pei Shaorong set out to buy the tools he needed.
The big iron pot needed for boiling dried fruits, the big vat needed for making persimmon cakes, and the tools for drying them in the sun, etc., none of these existed at home, so he had to buy them.
There is a boiling process in the process of making preserved fruits. Pei Shaorong plans to use charcoal. The flame duration is just right and the temperature is just right so that the sugar content of the boiled preserved fruits is evenly distributed and tasty.
Charcoal is sold in town, but it is quite expensive. He plans to go home and burn it himself. In the past, the weather in the end times was very cold. Human civilization was regressing and there were no convenient heating tools. Many people burned charcoal to keep warm in the winter, and he would naturally do the same.
I bought all the things bit by bit and found a deserted place to put them in the space. It was still early, around eleven o'clock in the morning.
Pei Shaorong thought for a moment and walked towards the direction of buying vegetables, ready to see how Mo Xiaobao's vegetables were selling...
When I arrived at the place to buy vegetables, I saw Mo Xiaobao standing alone on the roadside. He had sold all the vegetables in his basket and was preparing to pack up and leave.
"A Bao, are all the vegetables sold out? Where are Aunt Qin and Brother Lin? Why are you alone? Let's go eat together. I ate at a small wonton restaurant last time and it tasted good. I'll take you there..."
Pei Shaorong ran over and asked while diligently helping Mo Xiaobao pack his things. When he was alone with Mo Xiaobao, he spoke more naturally and freely.
"No need, Brother Pei. I'll be back soon and eat when I get home..."
When Mo Xiaobao saw Pei Shaorong and thought of what Aunt Qin said, he became nervous and blushed. His usually careless and impetuous appearance became much more gentle.
"Brother Lin went to visit his husband's sister in town and will not be back until tomorrow. Aunt Qin had something to do at home, so she went back first..."
"Ah? Then you will go back alone later?"
Pei Shaorong raised his head and said, "It's getting late now. It's already afternoon when you go home. Why are you still going to have lunch? Besides, it's too dangerous for you to go back alone now. Let's go and have dinner together, and then go back together..."
Before he could say anything else, Pei Shaorong had already packed up his things and ran over to pull him towards the wonton stand. His hand was grabbed by someone and Mo Xiaobao's face turned red again. Why did Brother Pei hold his hand in front of so many people? It was really...
However, before they reached the wonton stall, it suddenly started raining, and the two had to run to the nearest roof to shelter from the rain.
"How come it rains so suddenly and so heavily..."
Pei Shaorong stood under the eaves depressed. The wontons sold in that shop tasted very good. He would go there to eat a bowl every time he came to the town. He also said that he would bring Mo Xiaobao to try it, but the weather was not good!
The rain was coming down suddenly, and many people from other villages who came to the town did not have time to go home and had to hide under the eaves like them. There were so many people that it was very crowded.
Seeing that Mo Xiaobao was about to be squeezed out, Pei Shaorong hurriedly reached out and pulled him in front of him. He didn't care about etiquette and asked Mo Xiaobao to stand in the corner. He moved sideways and put his arms around him to block the rain coming in from outside.
Because the space under the eaves was narrow and there were many people hiding from the rain, the two of them were face to face with almost zero distance. Surrounded by Pei Shaorong's scent, Mo Xiaobao felt an unprecedented sense of nervousness.
His face was getting redder and redder, and even his breathing was nervous. However, he did not push away the person in front of him. Instead, he took out a small square handkerchief and handed it to Pei Shaorong with a red face.
"Brother Pei, wipe the water off..."
"good……"
Pei Shaorong was not polite either. He took the handkerchief and wiped the rain off his face. Then, for some reason, he used the handkerchief to wipe the rain off Mo Xiaobao's face again. Mo Xiaobao froze in place, his face turned even redder, and attracted the attention of people around him.
An old lady next to him narrowed her eyes and stared at Pei Shaorong with a smile as he shielded Mo Xiaobao from the rain and wiped the water off, and joked, "My dear boy, your husband is so good to you..."
"…" As soon as the old lady said this, Mo Xiaobao's face turned even redder, and he hurriedly said, "No, no, old lady, we, we haven't gotten married yet..."
"Not married yet? Oh, that should be soon, haha, congratulations..." The old lady continued to laugh, treating the two as a man and a young man who were about to get married.
“………”
The old lady had already said her congratulations, and Mo Xiaobao was so blocked that he couldn't utter any words of rebuttal or explanation. His face turned red, and when he saw Pei Shaorong laughing but not angry, he immediately lowered his head shyly.
Thinking back to what Aunt Qin and Brother Lin said on the way to town, Mo Xiaobao felt nervous and shy, but at the same time, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. If only Brother Pei was really willing to marry him...
Humans are creatures that are easily influenced by psychological suggestion. Thinking back to what happened since he met Pei Shaorong, Mo Xiaobao raised his head from time to time to meet Pei Shaorong's smiling gaze, and his heart began to beat wildly again.
Mo Xiaobao looked around and didn't dare to look Pei Shaorong in the eye. He felt a little uneasy and the blush on his face became more obvious. When he saw Pei Shaorong shielding him from the rain, a sweet feeling suddenly rose in his heart.
Pei Shaorong was also amused by his shy look. He stared at the water droplets on Mo Xiaobao's long eyelashes, and his heart was filled with ripples. He had the illusion of wanting to kiss him.
He is not a completely straight man. Before the end of the world, when he was still a carefree rich second-generation, he had contact with men along with a group of bad friends.
But at that time he still preferred soft women, and he also liked Meng Wan, and he didn't have much interest in men.
At this moment, staring at Mo Xiaobao's delicate little face and shy expression, Pei Shaorong felt a little warm in his heart.
Seeing that Mo Xiaobao didn't dare to look at his appearance and actions, he showed all the signs of liking someone, and he suddenly felt excited.
The rain came quickly and went away quickly, and it stopped soon. However, many street stalls closed up, including the wonton seller.
Instead of eating wontons, Pei Shaorong took Mo Xiaobao to buy two donkey meat hot buns. Although they were called donkey meat, they were actually pork. Donkeys were precious livestock labor forces these days, and no one would eat donkey meat.
However, the pork is not cheap either, a small one costs ten cents, but it tastes good and the portion is large, so Pei Shaorong thinks it is still a good deal.
He stuffed the food into Mo Xiaobao's hands, but Mo Xiaobao refused to eat it no matter what. "Brother Pei, this is too expensive. I won't eat it. You, you eat it..."
A small baked bun with some pork in it costs ten cents, which is too expensive. He has not yet repaid Brother Pei for the three strings of cash he helped him with and the meals he treated him to for several days in the cave. He feels a little embarrassed.
"Eat it. If you feel embarrassed, then make me another set of clothes. I really like the clothes you made for me last time, as well as the shoes. They fit me perfectly..."
Pei Shaorong forced the fire in his hand into Mo Xiaobao's hand, and then put Mo Xiaobao's basket into his own backpack.
"Well, then, I'll make it for you when I get home..."
Hearing Pei Shaorong mention the matter of clothes and shoes, Mo Xiaobao became even more shy, and quickly nodded and agreed to do the work of making clothes again. He took the things Pei Shaorong asked him to eat without refusing, and ate them in small bites.
Along the way with Pei Shaorong, Mo Xiaobao kept his head down and didn't say a word. He was extremely nervous. Occasionally he raised his head to meet Pei Shaorong's gaze, and then quickly lowered his head.
Seeing his appearance, Pei Shaorong took a deep breath, and somehow reached out and held Mo Xiaobao's hand and walked together.
"Pei, Brother Pei..."
Mo Xiaobao was startled for a moment, then looked around to see that there was no one around. After a slight struggle, he blushed and acquiesced to Pei Shaorong's hand-holding move. His mind was full of thoughts: Did Brother Pei like him?
When Mo Xiaobao thought of this, he felt shy. He looked at the tall man next to him, bit his lip, and became even more nervous.
He has never been married in his life, and his two engagements were both rejected. Over the years, men in the surrounding area have avoided him like the plague and no one likes him.
This was the first time he had held hands so intimately with a man, and previously in the cave, it was also the first time he had been alone with a man for such a long time.
Thinking about how he met Pei Shaorong and the fact that his unmarried brother made clothes for him, Mo Xiaobao's heart beat faster and faster. He stared at the two people's clasped hands and didn't know what to do!
There were not many people along the way, and Pei Shaorong held Mo Xiaobao's hand tightly. Neither of them spoke, and each of them had different thoughts.
When they were almost at the village, Mo Xiaobao stopped, broke away from Pei Shaorong's hand, looked at him shyly, turned around and ran back to the village without saying a word.
After running back home and giving the money for buying vegetables to Old Man Mo and returning to his room, Mo Xiaobao remembered that his vegetable basket was still with Pei Shaorong!
He slapped his head in annoyance, and remembered that Pei Shaorong had been holding his hand on the road today. Lying on the bed with the quilt in his arms, Mo Xiaobao couldn't help but pull the quilt to cover his head.
His heart was beating fast, and Mo Xiaobao's mind was filled with thoughts about how Brother Pei had invited him to dinner again today, how Brother Pei had shielded him from the rain today, and how Brother Pei had held his hand today. Brother Pei must have fallen in love with him!
Does Brother Pei really like him? It must be true, otherwise why would Brother Pei take the initiative to hold his hand? Mo Xiaobao was so excited, actually...actually he liked Brother Pei very much.
Just like Aunt Qin and Brother Lin said, although Brother Pei came from another place and his family doesn't even have any land, he is a good person and it would be nice to marry him.
We are from the same village. It doesn't matter if our family is poor. We can work hard. When we get married, we can just go to open up wasteland. Brother Pei can hunt. We can live a hard life for two years and then have a fat boy. Hehe...
Oh, you haven't even started yet, what are you thinking about, and you're still thinking about having a baby? How shameless!
Mo Xiaobao's face hidden under the quilt became even more shy, but the sweetness in her heart couldn't stop coming out, and her mind was full of Pei Shaorong holding her hand.
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