In the small square of Linjiang Village, everyone was so surprised when they heard that Pei Shaorong was going to buy all the remaining pork.
The village chief weighed the remaining pork and couldn't help but ask, "Pei family, this... do you know how much pork costs per pound? There are at least a hundred pounds left here. Do you really want it?"
It's not that the village chief looked down on Pei Shaorong, but how dare his family buy so much meat at once? Pei Shaorong and Mo Xiaobao are the only ones there, and they can't finish it at all.
Liu Meihua, who was standing behind the two of them, couldn't help but speak up again, "Oh, you are so arrogant, Pei's family, there are still more than 100 kilograms left, can you still be so poor and stingy?"
"What's wrong with my family being poor?" Pei Shaorong stared at Liu Meihua and sneered, "Do you need to ask whether my family buys meat, how much meat to buy, and what we eat and drink?"
"You..." Liu Meihua paused, then said unconvincedly, "Bah, I don't care about your family's dirty business. Mr. Pei, if you have the guts, go ahead and buy all the meat. I want to see if you can come up with the money to show off your wealth!"
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Staring at Liu Meihua as if trying to provoke her, Pei Shaorong just smiled and said nothing. He ignored her and turned around to let the village chief weigh the meat.
The village chief was a little afraid that he would be embarrassed if he couldn't come up with the money after being so angry, so he couldn't help but tell him the price again and tactfully advised him not to be so arrogant.
"Brother Pei..." Mo Xiaobao also pulled his sleeve. Although his family was not unable to afford the money, there was no reason for him to compete with Liu Meihua and spend money indiscriminately. His family had no shortage of meat to eat.
Pei Shaorong comforted Mo Xiaobao by holding his hand, and gave the village chief a very affirmative smile, asking him to weigh the pork. "Village chief, you weigh it. I want all the remaining pork today..."
The village chief swallowed his saliva and weighed the meat silently. Pei Shaorong gave the silver without hesitation, and the villagers present were suddenly excited.
In addition to being surprised that Pei Shaorong was so happy to buy all the meat, the villagers behind them were anxious because they had not bought the pork yet!
Who doesn't want to eat meat during the Chinese New Year? What's more, it's cheaper if everyone buys meat together in the village than in the town. Now it's the Chinese New Year and everything is expensive in the town. The price of pork has risen to 25 cents per pound, but it's only 16 cents in the village!
The villagers who failed to buy pork started to make a fuss, but the next moment everyone quieted down because Pei Shaorong walked to the platform where the village chief was standing and started to greet them.
"Come on, come on, except for the rich man who wants to buy five pounds of meat and ribs, all the others who want to buy meat should come over and buy from me..."
After these words were spoken, the people present were stunned for a moment, and then those who had not bought meat quickly squeezed past Liu Meihua and lined up in front of Pei Shaorong to buy meat.
Liu Meihua was dumbfounded. She didn't react until she was pushed away. She stared at Pei Shaorong and yelled, "Mr. Pei, what do you mean?"
Pei Shaorong smiled and spread his hands. "Didn't you see? My family has changed to selling pork. But I'm sorry, the pork of a poor man like me will definitely not be appreciated by rich people like you. If you want to eat pork, go to the town yourself. But you have to be quick. After today, the butchers will not sell meat..."
After that, Pei Shaorong turned to Mo Xiaobao and said, "Abao, what do you think we should eat today? Well, how about steamed pork with pickled cabbage? It's a specialty of Linjiang Village, and I haven't tried it yet... Forget it, let's eat ribs. Sweet and sour ribs are delicious..."
"You..." Liu Meihua was so angry that her face turned red. Wang Afu, who was standing next to him, also didn't look very good. The other villagers just laughed.
Several poor families who were hurt by Liu Meihua's previous indirect remark "I'm embarrassed to queue up to buy a pound of meat" stared at her with gloating eyes.
An elderly lady laughed at him, "Hey, Meihua, stop wasting time here. If you don't go to town, you won't be able to buy meat. How can you celebrate the New Year without eating meat..."
"That's right, let's go to town quickly. Hey, this year's New Year pork looks really good. Let's go home and make some steamed meat. Mm, I'm drooling just thinking about it!"
Liu Meihua's face became even uglier after hearing the bullying from the middle-aged women. She pulled Wang Afu beside her and said angrily, "Wang Afu, say something! People are bullying your wife!"
"That's enough. Isn't it embarrassing enough? Go back!"
Wang Afu yelled at Liu Meihua with a red face, which made Liu Meihua even more embarrassed and aggrieved. She was dragged back home by Wang Afu with an unconvinced look on his face.
After Liu Meihua left, Pei Shaorong suddenly felt that the air around him became fresher. He and Mo Xiaobao, who was in a good mood, distributed the remaining pork to everyone.
The villagers who failed to buy pork were alarmed for nothing and stared at Pei Shaorong with amusement. Everyone thought he was a gentle and honest man, but they didn't expect that he was not someone who would suffer a loss and had a very good brain. Liu Meihua was really upset by what happened today.
"Haha, Brother Pei, I didn't realize you are not really an honest person..." someone joked.
Pei Shaorong smiled and said, "How can that be possible? Auntie, you are joking. Well, there is still a pig intestine left here. It is for good luck during the New Year. I won't charge you. Auntie, just take it back..."
"Okay, thank you Brother Pei, this is how you should deal with that bitch Liu Meihua!"
The aunt who got the advantage spared no effort to discredit Liu Meihua, and happily ran home with the free pig offal.
After processing the pork, Pei Shaorong clapped his hands, pocketed the new money, carried the pork and ribs for his own consumption, and leisurely followed Mo Xiaobao home.
Mo Xiaobao stared at Pei Shaorong with a smile on his face, feeling very happy. "Brother Pei, did you see that just now? Liu Meihua looked so angry!"
"It's quite nice, like a color palette..." Pei Shaorong replied in agreement.
Although he didn't know what the color palette Pei Shaorong mentioned meant, Mo Xiaobao still nodded with a smile, "Yes, she is really mad today. She always made me mad in the past, and I couldn't do anything about her every time. Brother Pei, you are awesome!"
"That's right, don't you see whose husband I am..."
Before Pei Shaorong could finish, Mo Xiaobao interrupted excitedly, "My, it's Abao's husband!"
Pei Shaorong was delighted to hear these words. He stopped worrying when he entered his own yard. He picked up Mo Xiaobao and kissed him until he couldn't breathe before letting him go.
"Abao, after the New Year, let's go to Yueyang City for our honeymoon!"
"Honeymoon?" Mo Xiaobao was stunned, then he reacted and opened his eyes wide, "Brother Pei, where are you going? Yueyang City?"
"Yes, don't you want to go to Yueyang City the most? Let's go there to have fun, just the two of us. I heard that Yueyang City has a lot of delicious food..."
Sure enough, when Mo Xiaobao heard about the delicious food, his eyes lit up, but he was still hesitant, "Brother Pei, I heard that it costs a lot of money to go to Yueyang City..."
"It doesn't matter. The persimmon cakes and hawthorn preserves are ready. We can take them to Yueyang City and sell them. We will definitely make more money than in the town!" Pei Shaorong poked at Mo Xiaobao's weaknesses and found excuses.
"Then...then let's go to Yueyang City to sell persimmon cakes and preserved fruits, and take a look while we're at it!"
Mo Xiaobao was extremely excited hanging on Pei Shaorong. The farthest place he had ever been to in his life was the town.
I heard that Yueyang City is much bigger than the town, with high city walls, beautiful houses, nice clothes, delicious food, and many things he has never seen. Brother Pei actually wants to take him to Yueyang City!
Pei Shaorong had already planned the honeymoon, but he had never told Mo Xiaobao. Now seeing Mo Xiaobao so happy, he felt that this was the right decision and immediately began to prepare to go to Yueyang City.
Going to Yueyang City was just a short trip for Pei Shaorong, but for Mo Xiaobao, who was born and raised there, it was definitely a long journey. It took a full five days to get from Linjiang Village to Yueyang City.
In fact, in terms of distance, Yueyang City is not far from Linjiang Village. The reason why it takes five days to get there is because the transportation in ancient times was too backward.
When Pei Shaorong came through, he brought a modified Hummer with him, but he didn't plan to use it. When the time comes, he will just drive a donkey cart like the people here.
There are too many people on the way to Yueyang City, and it's too ostentatious. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. In the future, if it is not necessary, Pei Shaorong will never show off anything too extraordinary in front of others. That is simply seeking death.
Pei Shaorong planned to set off after the Spring Festival and arrive in Yueyang City before the Lantern Festival. He planned to go to Yueyang City with Mo Xiaobao for their honeymoon and the Lantern Festival.
It was not like Old Man Mo could just follow the ancient custom of sending filial gifts to the younger generation. On the Lantern Festival, Old Man Mo was going to the Sun family. He heard that after the Lantern Festival, Sun Yaocai would go to Beijing for the exam, and the eldest daughter of the Mo family was pregnant. But that had nothing to do with him.
As for his own family affairs, they are easier to solve. After all, there are only him and Mo Xiaobao at home, so they have the final say.
After making the decision, Pei Shaorong immediately began to prepare his things for the journey. First, he had to go to the village chief's house to borrow a donkey for the journey.
This is because transportation was inconvenient in ancient times. If you wanted to go out, you had to borrow a donkey, just like borrowing a car in modern times.
After earning money from Yueyang City this time, Pei Shaorong decided to buy some land immediately and also buy some working animals. The beginning of spring was the perfect time for sowing, otherwise he and Abao would be exhausted while farming.
Once everything was planned, after the New Year, Pei Shaorong brought gifts and money to the village chief's house with Mo Xiaobao to borrow a donkey.
"What? You guys are going to Yueyang City for your honeymoon? What is a honeymoon?"
When the village chief heard that Pei Shaorong and Mo Xiaobao were going to Yueyang City, his eyes widened suddenly. Going to Yueyang City from Linjiang Village was basically like going abroad in modern times.
Mo Xiaobao's face was red and sweet. Pei Shaorong smiled and replied, "Just take Ah Bao to see the outside world, and do some business in Yueyang City. When we make money, we can buy some land..."
"Oh..." The village chief understood. It turned out that they were doing business. So, the Pei family had to make money quickly to buy land, otherwise their lives would be difficult over time.
Looking at Mo Xiaobao who had a sweet look on his face, the village chief smiled in his heart. It was rare for a man from the Pei family to know how to care for others.
"Okay, Mr. Pei is a promising man. I'll lend you the donkey. But, Mr. Pei, can you do me a favor when you go to Yueyang City?"
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