In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 133 Bloodclaw Panda

"of course it's true."

Chen Sheng smiled and nodded, and the family went to the fields, chatting and laughing, to begin their day's work.

Similar conversations to those in Chen Sheng's home were playing out in various places, with villagers discussing the use of their two taels of silver with close relatives or friends while they were working.

“Once Daoge’er receives his salary, I plan to buy some new clothes for the family. What about you?”

"I'm also planning to buy some fabric to make clothes. The weather is too cold now, and I really can't stand it without new clothes!"

"I plan to buy more grain and store it."

"I'm planning to eat more meat; I haven't eaten meat in three years!"

"Brother Dao is really good to us! With these two taels of silver from Brother Dao, our village's life will definitely be much better!"

"..."

The villagers, toiling in the fields, had hopeful smiles on their faces, eagerly awaiting the day Chen Dao would hand over his silver.

Meanwhile, at Chen Dao's home, Li Ping, Ding Xiaohua, and He Cuilian, who had already cleared the dishes, were taking the measurements of Chen Tiedan, Chen Fei, and Qiu Jie.

After measuring the height and waist of the two people with a ruler, Li Ping had a general idea of ​​what to expect. She then took out the cotton cloth that Chen Dao and the others had brought back yesterday and began to cut the cloth and make clothes.

In those days, almost every woman knew some needlework, because there were almost no ready-made clothes for sale. People could only buy fabric and then cut and make their own clothes at home.

As He Cuilian cut the cotton cloth, she exclaimed with emotion, "Our lives are getting better and better!"

"you do not say!"

Li Ping nodded with a smile. Since Daoge'er woke up from his illness, the family's life has undergone tremendous changes. Not only can they eat their fill, but they can even have meat every two or three days. Now they have new clothes. Li Ping could never have imagined such a life before.

Ding Xiaohua listened quietly to their conversation, her face beaming with smiles. Before fleeing Liangzhou, she never imagined that she would one day live such a good life. Not only did she have plenty to eat every day, but even her daughter Qiujie could wear new clothes. During this time, Ding Xiaohua felt like she was dreaming every day, afraid that everything would be gone when she woke up.

Fortunately, all of this was not a dream. Ding Xiaohua was indeed lucky to meet Chen Dao. From a refugee who was about to starve to death, she became one of the villagers of Chenjia Village and was the envy of all the villagers.

After all... Ding Xiaohua is an outsider, yet she can live in Chen Dao's house, eat steamed buns every day, and occasionally even eat meat. It would be strange if the villagers weren't envious.

"Pingmei, we're here!"

Just then, a shout came from outside the door, and Li Ping's two sisters-in-law walked in with their children. Li Ping quickly put down the scissors in her hand, smiled and went forward to greet them, saying, "Sister-in-law, you've come?"

"coming."

Feng Xiang and Luo Xiu nodded in unison. Li Ping had specially asked someone to call them over, but Li Ping hadn't told them what it was about. Now that they saw the fabric being cut, they roughly understood!

"Pingmei, are you making new clothes?"

Luo Xiu looked at the cotton cloth being processed and asked.

"Yes."

Li Ping smiled and nodded: "You guys quickly take Li Cheng and Li Jin's measurements so I can sew clothes for them."

Upon hearing this, Li Jin's eyes lit up. In those years, due to the lack of food and clothing, most people wore old, worn-out clothes, some even patched. Li Jin was no exception, so she couldn't help but feel excited when she heard that Li Ping was going to sew new clothes for her.

Even Li Cheng looked at the clusters of new cotton cloth with anticipation, his eyes shining.

"That won't do!"

Feng Xiang hurriedly refused, saying, "We can't accept these clothes!"

Feng Xiang was ultimately a simple and honest person. In her opinion, it was already excessive for her to go to Chenjia Village every day to freeload steamed buns, so it was a bit unreasonable for her to accept Li Ping's new clothes as well.

"What's wrong with wanting it!"

Li Ping ignored all that and went straight to Li Jin with a ruler to measure Li Jin's height, waist circumference, shoulder width and other data.

Li Jin was a little embarrassed, but she did not refuse and simply stood there while Li Ping took her measurements.

Feng Xiang and Luo Xiu exchanged a glance, knowing they couldn't refuse, so they had no choice but to accept Li Ping's kindness.

Soon, Li Jin and Li Cheng finished measuring the data, and a group of women busied themselves inside the house, cutting fabric and sewing new clothes.

Clothing, food, shelter, and transportation are the four basic needs for human survival. Improving any one of these needs brings immense happiness. What Li Ping and others are doing is undoubtedly improving the quality of their "clothing" needs. Therefore, when they are busy, everyone has a joyful smile on their face.

Even the naturally active children like Chen Fei had expectant looks on their faces. They didn't even run outside to play, but stayed inside watching the adults make new clothes, seemingly never getting tired of watching.

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Time flies, and seven days have passed in the blink of an eye.

That morning, the first thing Chen Dao did upon opening his eyes was to pull Xiao Yuan out of the bed to check on its progress.

[Bloodclaw Red Panda, Characteristics: High speed, sharp claws, combat strength comparable to a sixth-rank martial artist.]

[Bloodclaw Red Panda Advancement Path 1: Mating with Firefly Red Panda will produce Flame Red Panda.]

[Characteristics of the Flame Panda: Agile, capable of breathing flames, and possesses combat strength comparable to a peak sixth-rank martial artist.]

[Bloodclaw Panda Advancement Route 2: Feed it Fire-Patterned Fruit for 10 consecutive days to advance it to Fire-Patterned Panda.]

[Fire Emblem Panda Characteristics: Its claws are hard and sharp, imbuing attacks with flame power that can burn enemies; its combat strength is comparable to that of an item-based martial artist.]

"Advancement successful!"

Chen Dao stared at the advancement information that appeared before him, a slight smile playing on his lips. After feeding Xiao Yuan blood bamboo shoots for seven consecutive days, Xiao Yuan had indeed successfully advanced into a bloodclaw panda. At this moment, Xiao Yuan's claws had turned dark red, giving it an eerie beauty.

Apart from its paws, Xiao Yuan's other parts haven't changed much. It still looks cute and harmless. When Chen Dao pulled it out, it kept whimpering, seemingly annoyed that its owner had disturbed its sleep.

It even broke free from Chen Dao's grasp, stood upright at the head of the bed, and waved its two front paws as if it wanted to beat Chen Dao.

"Ha ha!"

Chen Dao couldn't help but be charmed by the little creature, so he picked it up and frantically rubbed its round head and soft fur.