At this time, Zhao's mother came home and asked Zhao Ye: "Brother Ye, I just heard Aunt Liu say that the stranger who killed the wild boar just came to our house with some meat?"

Hearing the voice, before Zhao Ye could reply, Sun Jiao ran out of the house and said, "Mom, Li Shao gave Ye Ge'er a big piece of pork, and the way he spoke to Ye Ge'er seemed like his eyes were glued to him. I think they are in love." She winked as she spoke.

Mother Zhao said in surprise, "Brother Ye, what's going on? How did you know that newcomer Li Shao? Why did he send you meat? It's even harder to find a husband if you're involved with this stranger who came from nowhere. How do you want the villagers to laugh at us?"

Although Li Shao could kill a wild boar with one punch, in the eyes of the villagers, he was an outsider without parents. He was dressed in rags and looked poor.

Hunting is a dangerous job. Now he looks powerful, but if she gets killed accidentally, she will become a widow if she marries him. Moreover, Li Shao, who has no land, no money, and no parents or brothers to support him, is not a popular choice.

"Mom, Brother Li and I met when we were picking wild vegetables in the mountains. There's nothing wrong between us. He just gave me the meat because he's a nice person." Zhao Ye said, hiding the fact that Li Shao had been injured before and was rescued by him.

After saying that, he ran to the kitchen to light a fire and cook.

Zhao's mother didn't believe it and shouted at Zhao Ye: "Don't even think about marrying this poor hunter. You will have to come home and beg for money when you can't even eat."

At this time, Sun Jiao came over and said, "Mom, there is so much meat that we can have a good meal today."

"You only know how to eat what you want to eat. Even if our family had a mountain of gold, you would squander it all. Cut off a piece and stew it in the evening, and pickle the rest with coarse salt." Zhao's mother said unhappily.

When Zhao's father saw the meat on the table during dinner that night, he asked where it came from.

Zhao's mother said that it was sent by the new arrival Li Shao and given to Ye Ge'er.

Father Zhao immediately frowned and said, "This Li Shao is capable, but he is also an outsider with no land and no money. He has set his sights on Brother Ye, thinking that he can feed off his father-in-law in the future. That's wishful thinking."

Mother Zhao agreed, "Yes, I think so too. But Brother Ye is already eighteen years old. If he doesn't get married, he will stay at home all the time. I will go to Matchmaker Wang's house tomorrow and ask her to find a husband for him."

No one asked Zhao Ye what he thought, and he could only lower his head and drink his porridge as usual.

Lying in bed at night, Zhao's mother said to Zhao's father: "Master, what do you think of this Li Shao, if Ye Ge'er marries him."

Father Zhao said, "He is an orphan with no money or land, and only a shabby house. How can he afford the bride price? If I really marry Ye Ge'er to him, he might come back every few days to ask for money."

Mother Zhao thought for a moment and said, "But Ye Ge'er is already eighteen years old, and there are no suitable boys in the surrounding villages. Boys of his age would have run away. Alas, if it weren't for the drowning incident, how could Ye Ge'er have ended up like this? And Wang Yongan happened to fall for Qi Ge'er again."

Zhao's father interrupted Zhao's mother impatiently: "Alright. Stop talking. This is fate, and he is not capable of keeping a man. Find a few more matchmakers tomorrow and introduce him to someone far away. Marry him off early, otherwise it will be embarrassing to stay at home every day."

At this time, Ye Ge'er was lying on the bed, his mind was full of Li Shao. When he thought of Brother Li rubbing his head and giving him meat, his heart was soft and sweet.

But she also felt that he was not worthy of a man as great as Brother Li, and that Brother Li deserved better. But when she thought of Brother Li being with other girls and boys, she felt sad.

Li Shao took the remaining silver and came to his newly bought house. It looked like it had been empty for many years. The weeds in the yard were almost as tall as a person, but fortunately the walls were still solid.

The roof is almost gone and there is no way to repair it. All we can do is re-roof it and do some simple repairs on the whole house so that at least we can live normally.

I'll demolish it and rebuild it when I have enough money.

At this time, an auntie walked out of the house next door, smiled at Li Shao, and said, "Brother Li, right? I heard that you bought the Liu family's house. We will be neighbors from now on. Just call me Auntie Su. I just bought some pork from you."

Aunt Su looks like a very cheerful person.

Facing the other party's goodwill, Li Shao immediately said: "Hello, Aunt Su, I'll trouble you to take care of me in the future."

Then he took out some silver and said, "You know I just came to our village, and I have nothing at home. I want to buy some food and vegetables from you first, and I will go to the town to buy things tomorrow."

Aunt Su's face turned serious and she said, "You don't have to pay for anything you want to buy. Come to my house for dinner today. I've brought you food and vegetables, but you don't have anyone to cook in your house."

Thinking about it, what Aunt Su said made sense, and it was not false. Li Shao was not the kind of person who was clingy, so he thanked her repeatedly and did not refuse. He just needed to give more things to Aunt Su's family in the future, as it was a favor.

There were only Aunt Su and Uncle Su in the family, and they had only one son, Su Li. He was an apprentice in the town's pharmacy. The old couple were very proud of their son, after all, in ancient times, being an apprentice in a pharmacy was different from making a living in the soil.

After dinner, he remembered that his house was leaking everywhere, so he asked Uncle Su and his wife for help.

Uncle Su and his wife were both honest and kind-hearted people, so they naturally did not refuse. They also repeatedly declined the money that Li Shao took out.

"Brother Li, we are all from the same village. It's not easy for you to work alone. How can I take your money? This job is not difficult." Uncle Su and his wife said.

In fact, there is no work that is not hard, and every household has farm work to do. It’s just that I saw Li Shao was the only one who wanted to help him.

Li Shao immediately put on a serious face and said, "Friendship is friendship, and I can't refuse to accept money. You invited me to your home for dinner, and I don't know how to thank you. If you don't want money, I don't need your help. I will clean the house myself."

Seeing Li Shao's insistence, Uncle Su and his wife had no choice but to agree to accept the twenty cents.

The work of building a roof and repairing the house looked troublesome, but it was actually quick to do. Aunt Su found two men in the village to help him, and Li Shao gave each of them ten cents.

Uncle Su helped to prepare the materials, and Uncle Su and his wife directed the two men to work, while Li Shao went to the home of Carpenter Li in the village to order furniture.

There was no choice but to buy new things for everything in the house, including beds, cabinets, tables, chairs and other necessary items. After adding the materials and labor costs for repairing the house, there was little money left from selling wild boar meat.

After a quick cleaning, Li Shao lay on the bed thinking about going to the mountains to hunt some game early tomorrow morning, selling it in town, and buying some miscellaneous items at the same time.

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