After deciding to go hunting in the back mountain again, he locked the door and went straight into the mountain. Pei Shaorong was alone at home and didn't have to report to anyone.
He is not afraid of his house being robbed, because the hamsters that came back from the end of the world have hidden all their belongings in space and run around everywhere. This is the advantage of having space ability. Otherwise, how can they say that if I have space in my hands, the world is mine?
After entering the mountain, Pei Shaorong began to set traps. Only a fool would set traps to wait for the prey to come to him. There was no need to rely entirely on hand to catch the prey. Bows and crossbows were used to deal with large animals.
After setting up the basic trap, Pei Shaorong took out a large backpack from the space and put some food, water, a small pot, and bowls and chopsticks in it.
After thinking for a while, he put two more quilts in, and finally a piece of cotton cloth bought from the town, as well as scissors and needle and thread. Then he carried the large backpack and went back to the cave where he had rested last time. He had a hunch that Mo Xiaobao must be there!
After walking along the mountain road for a while, Pei Shaorong arrived at the entrance of the cave. There were many traces of human activities around. He smiled and walked in happily.
Sure enough, as soon as he entered the cave, he saw Mo Xiaobao sitting on a pile of dry grass, happily eating a wild fruit. His hair was messy, and his face and body were dirty, just like a little beggar.
"It's you, why are you here?"
Mo Xiaobao was startled when he suddenly saw another person appear in the cave. He quickly dropped the fruit and stood up. He looked terrified and kept looking behind Pei Shaorong in panic.
"You scoundrel, I knew you were not a good person, wuwu, tell me, have you hired someone to arrest me, wuwu, you big bad guy..."
“………” Pei Shaorong was speechless. Is his image so bad?
"Don't worry, I'm alone. I usually stop here when I go hunting in the mountains. Of course I have to come here..."
As he spoke, Pei Shaorong turned sideways and motioned for Mo Xiaobao to look behind him. Mo Xiaobao crouched down and took a careful look, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he found that there was indeed no one else.
Seeing Mo Xiaobao's actions, Pei Shaorong smiled silently in his heart, "But you, don't you believe me? Why did you come to this cave?"
"I... I can't find the place..." Mo Xiaobao said weakly, and then he said loudly, "This back mountain is not yours alone, why can't I come here..."
"I'm just asking. I didn't say you can't stay here. Do I look like a monster? Why do you always speak to me so harshly?..."
Pei Shaorong put down the backpack and stared at Mo Xiaobao, saying that he had been here for such a long time, and although not everyone liked him, no one hated him either.
But this Mo Xiaobao is always called a scoundrel and a hooligan, but he has never really done anything hooligan-like.
“………” Mo Xiaobao didn’t say anything. He looked at Pei Shaorong and it seemed so. Why was he so mean to this guy?
After thinking about it and recalling the scene of their first meeting, Mo Xiaobao felt that he had found a reason, and stared at Pei Shaorong with wide eyes.
"You don't look like a beast, but you are a gangster. That day you were lying on my back...behind me. Even if I accidentally squatted there, you wouldn't have made a sound..."
Pei Shaorong looked at him twice, then said, "Squeak... Is it okay now? I squeaked, can you stop being so harsh to me?"
“………” Mo Xiaobao’s throat was choked and he couldn’t speak. He stared at Pei Shaorong breathlessly, then sat back on the pile of dry grass and ignored him.
Seeing that Mo Xiaobao ignored him again, Pei Shaorong took out a boiled egg from his backpack and walked over and sat on the pile of dry grass.
"Why are you sitting here? Go away, this is my place!" Mo Xiaobao pushed Pei Shaorong.
"This hill is not mine, and that hill is not yours either. It is everyone's common property. Why can't I sit here?"
Pei Shaorong sat as steady as a mountain, calmly peeling the eggshell, then took the peeled egg and shook it in front of Mo Xiaobao, "Do you want to eat it? If you want to eat it, let me sit here..."
"..." Mo Xiaobao swallowed his saliva, then nodded vigorously, "Okay, give me the eggs, you can sit anywhere you want!"
After saying that, he took the egg from Pei Shaorong's hand and started to eat it greedily. He had been in the mountains for almost half a month. In addition to the few steamed buns brought by Lin Ge'er, he picked and ate wild fruits nearby every day, but he didn't dare to go far to hunt.
These eggs are not often eaten at home. It’s a waste not to take advantage of such a scoundrel. Humph, he will feel so sad when eating them!
Pei Shaorong didn't know what Mo Xiaobao was thinking because he didn't have the ability to read minds. Seeing that Mo Xiaobao was eating anxiously, he quickly took out some clean water and handed it to him. His cheeks bulged like a little squirrel, which was very funny.
"Are you Mo Xiaobao from Linjiang Village?" Pei Shaorong spoke only after Mo Xiaobao finished eating and drank water, but he was immediately met with a wary look from Mo Xiaobao.
Receiving Mo Xiaobao's gaze, Pei Shaorong smiled and said, "I've heard about your affairs. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about what happened to you here. I'm also from Linjiang Village..."
"You...why haven't I seen you in the village?" Mo Xiaobao hesitated.
"I just moved to the village. When I came to the village, you had already run up the mountain..." Pei Shaorong said, "So don't worry, there will be no benefit if I betray you..."
"..." Mo Xiaobao nodded, then stared at Pei Shaorong's short hair and asked, "Are you a monk? If you are a monk, why do you kill animals and hunt?"
"No, I'm not a monk. I grew up in a temple, so the master shaved my hair..."
Pei Shaorong lied fluently. He had said such words so many times that he was hypnotized and could lie without hesitation.
"Hey, let's not talk about me, let's talk about you. Your parents and the family you're planning to marry are about to overthrow the village. Do you really plan to stay here and not go out? It's okay now, but after a while, the weather will get cold and the fruits on the mountain will be gone. You have nothing in this cave, what are you going to do?"
"I……"
Mo Xiaobao's dirty face showed a trace of bitterness. "I don't know what to do. Anyway, I don't want to marry that lame old drunkard. If he wants to beat his wife, he will beat me to death. He married me just to make me work for his family..."
"You don't know how vicious that old drunkard is. I secretly went to the neighboring village to see him the other day. I saw him drunk and beating up anyone he caught. Even the village chief didn't dare to control him. He's just a bastard. His last wife was tortured to death by him!"
Pei Shaorong nodded in agreement. He had heard the same thing in the village. That blacksmith Pan was indeed not a good person.
"But you can't stay in the mountains forever. You have to think of a way. Your parents will find this place sooner or later..."
Mo Xiaobao sighed, "I know that too. Originally, I wanted to tell my father to find a way to return the betrothal money to the Pan family first, and then I would go to the town to work and earn money, but my father didn't want to. He actually didn't want to support me anymore and wanted to throw me out as soon as possible..."
"My father said that I was eating for free at home, but I didn't do any work at home. He also blamed me for not being able to get married, but I didn't want to do this. I'm already 18 years old, and I don't want to stay at home forever. But what can I do if no one wants to marry me..."
"Wow, you said there's something wrong with me. I can do all the work at home and in the fields, and I'm not afraid of hardship, but why doesn't anyone want me?"
“Wuwuwu, wasn’t it just that my clothes were torn and someone saw my arms? I didn’t do it on purpose. Besides, it was just a glance, nothing serious happened, how can you blame me for everything? Wuwuwu…”
Mo Xiaobao felt more and more aggrieved as he spoke, and finally he started crying. It was not his own will that he had a bad reputation. He was eighteen years old and no one wanted him. How could he expect that?
Although the aunties and grandmas in the village seemed to be smiling on the surface, they would gossip about him behind his back and make fun of him for being shirtless in front of the whole village. But how could he be blamed?
Pei Shaorong felt a little sympathy when looking at Mo Xiaobao. It was not really his fault that these things happened. After all, he was just too unlucky!
Patting Mo Xiaobao on the back, Pei Shaorong comforted him, "Don't cry. There will always be a way out when you reach the mountain. There will always be a way out when you are in the dark..."
Mo Xiaobao stopped crying, raised his head and stared at Pei Shaorong with a confused face and red eyes, "You...what do you mean?"
He couldn't even write his own name, let alone understand such roundabout ancient poems.
"It means there is always a solution..."
Pei Shaorong smiled. He had forgotten that he was a poor student. These ancient people who had never been to school were even worse than him. So, he was still a "top student".
"Oh..." Mo Xiaobao understood, and then stared at Pei Shaorong unhappily, "Just talk, and recite poetry. You are not a scholar, and you speak like a scholar. Are you bullying me because I can't read?"
"You talk nicely, saying there is always a solution, but why don't you give me some advice? You are just a fake talker..."
"..." Pei Shaorong was speechless. Just a word he said had offended this person again. He shook his head and smiled.
"Okay, I'll give you some advice. There are only two solutions to your problem. First, find someone else to marry. Second, return the betrothal gifts..."
After saying that, he rolled his eyes at Mo Xiaobao again, "Do you think I haven't thought about it? If I could find someone to marry, why would I stay at home until now? And there is also a betrothal gift. If I had the money to return it, why would I run away and hide in the mountains..."
"That seems to be the case. You really can't find anyone who wants you in this area..." Pei Shaorong nodded in agreement, and then Mo Xiaobao's eye roll turned into a glare.
With an awkward smile, Pei Shaorong continued, "Don't glare at me first, maybe I can help you!"
"Will you marry me?" Mo Xiaobao's voice suddenly rose.
"No..." Pei Shaorong shook his head. Although he now had a traumatic experience with women because of Meng Wan, he had never thought about finding a man.
However, staring at Mo Xiaobao, Pei Shaorong suddenly had the idea that it would be a good idea to find a man. At least when he heard Mo Xiaobao's words, he did not feel disgusted, but he was not ready to really marry a man.
Seeing Mo Xiaobao's disappointed face, Pei Shaorong smiled and said, "Do you really want to get married?"
"..." Mo Xiaobao didn't refute, his face turned red, and he whispered, "I'm already eighteen years old, and Brother Lin's child is almost toddler, but I don't even have a marriage..."
"..." Pei Shaorong paused. Well, in ancient times people got married early, and eighteen years old was already a young man.
Without rushing to respond to Mo Xiaobao's words, Pei Shaorong turned around and took out the cotton cloth, needle and thread, and scissors prepared in the backpack and handed them to Mo Xiaobao.
"I heard that you can sew. If you help me make clothes, I will pay you. How about three strings of cash?"
"ah……"
Mo Xiaobao stared at Pei Shaorong blankly with his mouth open.
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