The Ancient Life of the Doomsday

The Chinese New Year is about to officially begin, and all the men working outside have returned, and the village has become quite lively all of a sudden.

Aunt Qin's son, Pei Shaorong, also saw it. He had heard Aunt Qin tell her about her son a long time ago.

Qin Musheng is young, only 16 years old, and has been learning crafts from an old carpenter in the town, which is the pride of Aunt Qin.

Ancient crafts were very important. Many people relied on one craft to support their families and make a fortune. If you want to learn other people's crafts, you can't learn them with money.

If you want to learn, the master must first look at your qualifications, then your filial piety, and finally whether he is in a good mood and whether he is willing to teach you.

Even if you are accepted as an apprentice, how to teach is the master's business. Generally, you have to be an apprentice for the master for a few years before you talk about learning the craft. thing.

Aunt Qin's son went there at the age of 13, and it has been three years now. He has learned very well and can make furniture by himself.

It's not that his master taught him well, but that Qin Musheng is talented, like Aunt Qin, with a clever mind, and he learned many skills secretly, and he has been quite liked by his master in the past two years.

There is a saying that teaches apprentices to starve to death of masters, but people will not really hand over their ancestral skills to outsiders. Generally, they are passed down from generation to generation in the family, and outsiders can only learn by stealing!

Chinese New Year is a good day, whether adults or children like it, and the New Year's goods that should be done have been done, and only the Chinese New Year's pork is left.

Linjiang Village is not rich, and every household saves a lot on weekdays, and it is common to see no meat on the table for ten and a half months.

But it's the end of the year, and after a year of hard work, I have to reward myself and spend some extravagance.

Therefore, at the end of the year, the village head will represent the whole village to buy a few big fat pigs, and then the villagers line up to buy them one by one.

If there is any remaining village chief, he will ask for it himself. The village chief's family used to be a relatively wealthy family in the village. Since his daughter got married, the village chief's family has been the richest in Linjiang Village.

Because the husband his daughter married was capable, he passed the imperial examination and did well, and became the county magistrate of Yueyang. Hearing this incident, Pei Shaorong knew that the village head had a background. !

Early in the morning, the villagers went to the small square of Linjiang Village to line up to buy pork. Seeing the joy, Pei Shaorong also dragged Mo Xiaobao over to join in the fun.

"Brother Pei, why do we still buy meat when we have meat?"

Mo Xiaobao followed behind Pei Shaorong, wearing newly made cotton clothes, a camel scarf around his neck, his face was flushed and the tip of his nose was flushed, not to mention how cute he looked.

The scarf was specially found by Pei Shaorong in the space. It looks good and is comfortable to touch. Mo Xiaobao likes it very much.

In winter, there are people who wear things around their necks in the village, but no one has such a beautiful and comfortable scarf.

Seeing that Pei Shaorong also wore a scarf of the same style as himself, he felt even happier. He was reluctant to take it off for eating all day long, and had to wear it when he woke up in the morning.

Mo Xiaobao looked at Pei Shaorong a little confused, his family has no shortage of meat now, why spend money?

Pei Shaorong turned around and stretched out his hand to help Mo Xiaobao straighten the scarf around his neck. "It's cheaper to buy in the village with everyone. Our meat is used to sell money, and the New Year's pork is even more delicious than our meat..."

"It seems to be oh...well, Brother Pei bought meat today and I will make dumplings for you. My cooking skills are passed down by my mother!"

Mo Xiaobao nodded seriously, squinting his eyes to show off, he was not humble at all, he finally took over the cooking work at home recently.

His culinary skills have successfully conquered Pei Shaorong's stomach, which made him very happy in the past few days. He has finally found his self-worth and will not be raised like a pig by Brother Pei!

"Okay, Chef Po, my mouth is watering!"

Pei Shaorong also responded with a smile, pulled Mo Xiaobao who was excited again, and hurried to line up. There are good and bad pork, and the good ones can only be eaten at the front.

When they arrived, there was already a long line in the small square, and there were many familiar faces inside, and Mrs. Qin was at the front.

Father Mo didn't give way too much, and followed her, waiting to buy the best piece of meat. The other villagers also looked like they were ready to fight for pork at any time...

Greeting Aunt Qin with a smile, Pei Shaorong took Mo Xiaobao and consciously lined up at the back. These are all fellow villagers in the same village. If they jump in the queue, they will cause hatred in the village in the future.

"It's Brother Pei and Abao... Ouch, Abao's clothes are so beautiful, they look like they were made by a cloth shop in the town! Oh, what kind of fabric is this around the neck, it's so beautiful!"

"That's right, the clothes are made of high-quality cotton cloth, and the neck is wrapped around the neck. I'm afraid they cost a lot of money!"

As soon as they lined up, the people around them began to greet the two of them. Although Pei Shaorong came to Jiangcun not long ago, he still knows how to pretend and behave. He can't see the indifference of people in the last days.

When I went hunting in the mountains, I picked wild fruits and returned to the village. When I met children and aunts, they would generously give some of them.

These are some inconspicuous and innocuous small favors, but for the villagers who have always been thrifty and love to take advantage of small things, they are very beneficial.

In addition, Pei Shaorong always has an honest and gentle smile. Since he got married, the villagers still love and love him very much.

However, his family's way of life still disapproves from many elderly aunts and aunts in the village.

It is no secret in the village that Pei Shaorong took Mo Xiaobao to the town to make a lot of clothes after he got married.

Whose new cotton clothes were not reserved for relatives to wear during the Chinese New Year, but since the two got married, people in the village saw that Mo Xiaobao always wore new clothes when he went out.

There are people in the village who are envious and jealous, but most people think that Pei Shaorong is too incapable of living. The family has not bought any land, food, drink and clothing are problems, and spending money is so lavish.

Today I saw Mo Xiaobao wearing new clothes and wearing a beautiful scarf. The old people in the village don't talk about it, but this young daughter-in-law is so envious.

"A Bao, your husband is so kind to you..."

Several new daughter-in-laws and younger brothers came to Mo Xiaobao's side and whispered, isn't it good? Although the husband-in-law is poor, he is willing to spend money on his own daughter-in-law. Even if the family has no land, they are envious of them!

"........."

Mo Xiaobao smiled embarrassedly and didn't know how to answer. It wasn't that Zhang Yang liked to wear new clothes to show off, but that Pei Shaorong took all his old clothes away, no matter how he refuted it, it was useless.

Every time he retorted, Pei Shaorong would always hit back with the sentence "Don't treat yourself badly".

After wearing good clothes for a few days, and then sneaking into the old sackcloth from before, Mo Xiaobao didn't resist anymore. It's easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal!

Being envied and teased by everyone, Mo Xiaobao was embarrassed and at the same time had a bubbling illusion of happiness, which made the new wives and younger brothers feel envious for a while.

But there is also jealousy, that is, Liu Meihua who robbed Mo Xiaobao of her husband back then, because of the grievances with Mo Xiaobao back then, she couldn't see that Mo Xiaobao was better than herself.

Last time when Mo Xiaobao got married, she was jealous and unconvinced. Today, it was a coincidence that she and her husband Wang Afu were behind Pei Shaorong and Mo Xiaobao, and everyone was staring at Mo Xiaobao enviously. , she was even more unconvinced.

Why is Mo Xiaobao better off than her?Doesn't that mean that Mo Xiaobao, who lost to her at the beginning, married better than her, and that she is not as good as a husband!

He glanced at Mo Xiaobao's clothes jealously, hummed twice and imitated Mo Xiaobao, reaching out and hugging the arm of her Xianggong Wang Afu and yelling.

"Brother Afu, this year's pigs look really fat. Let's buy five catties and go back to make steamed meat with pickles. It's better to eat meat. We can't show off like some people who don't even have a field!"

Liu Meihua looked at Mo Xiaobao while talking, no matter how well Mo Xiaobao was dressed, it would be a problem if he didn't have land to eat and drink at home, no matter how well he dressed and showed off, he would just swell his face to make himself fat, hum!

Her voice was neither loud nor low, but it happened that everyone around her heard it, and they subconsciously turned their heads to look at her with a look of surprise on their faces. Usually, a family of seven or eight would only buy five catties of meat for the Chinese New Year, but now her family, including children, can only buy five catties of meat. Four people actually have to buy five catties?

Some auntie couldn't help but said enviously, "Meihua, does your family really want to buy five catties of meat?"

"Yeah, of course you have to eat enough meat for the Chinese New Year. You can't just buy a pound of pork like some people line up for half a day. That would be a lot of effort..."

Liu Meihua smiled triumphantly, staring at Mo Xiaobao, showing off, her family has a good harvest this year, but she has made some money, and she can still buy five catties of pork.

After thinking about it, Liu Meihua continued to yell triumphantly, "I want to buy ribs later, who wants to go with me?" The Chinese New Year ribs in the village are all sold by fan, expensive, and usually several families buy them together.

Speaking of which, Liu Meihua looked at Mo Xiaobao and continued, "Oh, by the way, let's forget about your family, Abao, ribs are so expensive, you should save the money to buy fields, and don't let your husband go hunting. In winter, if your husband stays in the mountains, you will be a widow..."

"Liu Meihua, what are you talking about..." Mo Xiaobao's expression changed, and he was about to fight, but before he finished speaking, Pei Shaorong stopped him and motioned him not to speak.

Biting his lip, Mo Xiaobao glanced at Pei Shaorong and closed his mouth obediently. He didn't understand why Pei Shaorong didn't want him to talk. He was bullied by others...

Seeing this scene, Liu Meihua felt complacent for a while. With Mo Xiaobao's reputation and temper, it's strange that this Pei can always like him. See, it's only been a long time since they got married, so they must be disgusted.

Pei Shaorong saw Liu Meihua's expression, smiled lightly and didn't care, grabbed Mo Xiaobao's hand comfortingly and continued to line up.

When they arrived at their house, Pei Shaorong smiled directly at the village chief's question, "Village chief, look how much meat is left here? I want it all!"

The village chief opened his eyes wide "..."

The villagers who were still queuing at the back and those who were watching the fun all fell silent. Mo Xiaobao stared at Pei Shaorong with his mouth open, and was also dumbfounded.