Qu Jing's first night at the village chief's house was spent huddled on the kang with the village chief's granddaughters.

Although there was no quilt and could only be covered with straw, at least there was a kang, which provided shelter from wind and rain in the house. The conditions were much better than in the trees. Qu Jing happily ate sweet potatoes and eggs before going to bed, and slept until dawn.

The next morning, everyone drank glutinous rice with half a sweet potato. Only Qu Jing had it with breakfast. The sweet potatoes and glutinous rice were full. She could eat as much as she wanted. If it was not enough, she would cook it again.

Seeing Qu Jing squatting in the yard, staring at the chickens and eating sweet potatoes, just like yesterday, the village elder's wife whispered to the village chief: "I think she really has a big appetite."

The village chief said that the food he was eating was not his family’s food anyway: “It’s okay, Lao Qu can afford it.”

"Are you stupid?"

The village elder's wife wasn't very sure. She stared at Qu Jing a few more times and said, "She shouldn't be too stupid."

The village chief thought this was enough: "Please tell me, there are two rabbits in the basket of grain that Lao Qu sent in the morning. Later, the chickens laid eggs and boiled one for Qu Jing. Lao Qu said that he would exchange the skins for them."

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Qu Jing heard about the eggs all the way away and rushed to the village elder's wife, waiting to eat the eggs.

The village chief laughed loudly: "I don't think this is stupid at all. He is much smarter than our dog Dan."

Dog eggs chewing sweet potatoes:?

In this way, Qu Jing stayed at the village chief's house for more than a week.

The village elder's wife is undoubtedly an expert in raising children. She basically treats Qu Jing as a child and teaches her how to wash her face, wash her hair, teach her to wear clothes, teach her not to eat this, not touch that, and teach her how to use chopsticks.

It was just the first time for Qu Jing to act like an inexperienced person, and he was not really stupid. Of course, he could teach this kind of thing as soon as he learned it. Apart from not talking and looking about 10 years old, he was just a smart kid.

After the lesson, the village elder's wife was confused and often muttered: "Is this stupid or not?"

"Is this smart or stupid?"

"Why do I think this girl is so stupid that she is actually smart?"

Finally, when the village elder's wife was wondering whether Qu Jing was a genius or a brain-burned fool, Qu Jing's bed was made.

Qu Orion came to pick up his granddaughter.

It was the first time to raise a child, and it was still a matter of raising a granddaughter instead of children. Qu Orion was a little excited.

Orion Qu brought a small snack - maltose.

Not much, just a candy bar as long as a little finger, which was an absolute rarity in this era. When the grandchildren of the village chief’s family saw such a big candy bar, tears of envy flowed directly from the corners of their mouths, and they flowed for a long time.

With that posture, if his own grandfather hadn't been there, he would have wanted to hug Qu Orion and call him grandpa.

"Jingjing, do you remember me? I am your grandfather." Qu Orion was a little nervous, but also a little expectant.

Qu Jing nodded, staring straight at the maltose.

Qu Orion grinned happily and gave Qu Jing the candy. Qu Jing decisively stuffed the candy into his mouth.

The village elder's wife packed up all the clothes that Qu Jing could wear. There were not many, just three sets. But it was definitely a lot for children of the same age. The children of the village chief's family usually only had two sets of clothes to wear.

, a thin coat is worn outside. If it is dirty or torn, it is the outer clothes.

Unfortunately, this cannot be said for pants, which have a high wear rate. This may be why the child next door to the village chief has no pants to wear.

The village elder's wife not only packed away her clothes, but also gave Qu Jing the bowl where Qu Jing ate, telling him how much Qu Jing ate at each meal, and nagging Qu Jing that this child was a bit silly, but not particularly stupid, silly.

There is a bit of intelligence in him, at least he knows how much he can eat at each meal to be considered full, and he will stare at people when he is hungry.

He can recognize grains, make fire, and cook sweet potatoes by himself.

The village elder's wife told Hu Orion Qu not to worry when he went to the mountains to hunt. The children would cook for themselves when they were hungry at home.

Finally, the village elder's wife said that Qu Orion lived too close to the mountain, and she was worried about her children going there. If Qu Jing wanted to find someone to play with, he could come to the village and look for her. All the children in the village knew Qu Jing these days.

The only fool in the village and well-known.

Qu Orion led Qu Jing towards the wooden house at the foot of the mountain.

Qu Li's house is a wooden house, and there are a lot of processed furs at home. Qu Li's husband said before that he asked a carpenter to make a bed, and Qin Huai didn't realize it. It took him two days at the village chief's house to realize that there weren't many families with beds in this village.

, basically all are kangs.

It's cold in the north and every family is poor. The village chief's family only has three quilts, and the children in the family sleep together with straw.

Compared with the conditions in the village, Du Fu's poem "The quilt has been as cold as iron for many years, and the baby has been lying in bed until it burst into pieces." The conditions are considered good. At least there is a quilt. Many families in the village only have half a quilt.

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The quilt is made of cotton mixed with straw.

Qu Orion made a small bed for Qu Jing.

A small bed that looks ordinary but is very domineering.

A tiger skin was draped on the bed.

In addition to tiger skins, there is also a quilt that you can tell is a newly made quilt. As an Orion, Qu Shan is most indispensable for all kinds of leathers, so Qu Jing’s small bed is covered with some other furs besides tiger skins. Looking at it,

Just warm.

Because he lives alone, Qu Orion's wooden house is not big, but it has a lot of things. There are shotguns, knives and bows hanging on the walls. There are no hoes that every household in the village has. Food is not locked up, except for sweet potatoes and rice noodles.

In the bedroom, the salt shaker is placed on the cabinet, and firewood is piled everywhere, from the bedroom to the hall to the kitchen. It can be seen that Qu Orion didn't pay much attention to tidying up when he lived alone.

At the same time, it can also highlight the wise decision of the village elder's wife in trying to teach Qu Jing to cook sweet potatoes.

Qu Orion led Qu Jing around the house, told Qu Jing where everything was, then gave her the key, gave Qu Jing two newly bought wood carvings, and went to the kitchen to cook.

Qu Jing and Chen Huihong both liked wood carving very much. They had a great time playing with the wood carving, holding it in their arms like a treasure. After Qu Jing entered the kitchen, she carefully looked at the house.

Qu Jing avoided the knife hanging on the wall, stretched out her hand to poke at the tiger skin used as a quilt on the bed, sat up happily, and continued playing with wood carvings.

For dinner, we had boiled cornmeal, with wild vegetables and marinated meat added to the cornmeal.

Compared with the wild vegetables and sweet potatoes, this was undoubtedly a luxurious meal. Qu Jing took the big bowl she brought from the village chief's house and ate three large bowls in a row. When she was full, she put down the bowl and didn't eat more.

Seeing that Qu Jing really knew how to stop eating when she was full as the village elder's wife said, Qu Lihu felt relieved and happily praised: "We Jingjing are so smart."

Qu Jing opened her eyes wide and saw that Qu Orion didn't respond. She silently fetched water to wash her own bowl, then sat on the bed and played with wood carvings.

Seeing that Qu Jing could still fetch water and wash dishes, Qu Orion praised him again: "We Jingjing are really capable."

Qu Jing still didn't respond, but Qin Huai keenly noticed that the corners of Qu Jing's mouth raised slightly.

In the next few days, Qu Jing lived normally at Qu Orion's house.

Hunter Qu goes up to the mountains to hunt almost every day. He goes out at dawn every day and doesn't come back until mid-afternoon or late at night.

Of course, you don’t get results every day.

When you are unlucky, you will not catch anything. Generally, you can catch a few hares and touch a few bird eggs. If you are lucky, you can catch pheasants and foxes.

People in the nearby villages are very familiar with the work and rest of the hunting hunters. If they want to exchange things, they always come in at night. Basically, they barter, using grain, salt, and cloth in exchange for prey or fur.

Basically, every villager who exchanges things will look at Qu Jing curiously, and then sigh in a low voice that Orion Qu actually adopted a little fool. This fool's life is too good, at least he has no worries about food and clothing in the past few years.

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On the fifth night of Qu Jing's stay in the wooden house, another family tried to take a chance and threw their child who could not walk yet at the door of Qu Jing's house.

Hearing the child's cry, Qu Orion didn't even light the lamp. He stood up skillfully, hugged the child and walked to the village chief's house.

Qu Jing sat on the bed quietly, watching Qu Orion's retreating back in the moonlight. Then he got up, dressed, and sat at the door to wait.

When Qu Lihu came back, he was startled when he saw Qu Jing at the door, and said with concern: "Jingjing, it's so cold outside, let's go in and sit down."

After saying that, Qu Orion led Qu Jing into the house, lit the kerosene lamp, and went to touch cornmeal in the room.

"You're hungry, aren't you? Grandpa will cook cornmeal for you."

"Why don't you raise him?" Qu Jing asked.

Qu Jingdi suddenly spoke, which startled Qu Orion and froze him in place.

"I heard them say that adoption is all about raising a child who can't remember anything. He's a boy, he doesn't remember anything, and he eats less than me. It's more cost-effective to raise him than to raise me," Qu Jing said.

Qu Orion was ecstatic: "Quietly, you can speak!"

Qu Jing:……

After the ecstasy, Qu Orion calmed down and explained patiently: "I have no fate with that child."

"Are you destined to be with me?" Qu Jing asked.

"I picked you up in the mountains, so of course you are destined."

Qu Jing looked at Qu Orion: "Will you sell me?"

"Of course not."

"Will you eat me?"

Qu Orion frowned: "Your parents are trying to scare you with this kind of thing? Who would be willing to eat their own children when there has been a drought for several years and they can't survive."

"Don't believe this nonsense. You really don't hold back your words. You tell your children everything."

Qu Jing stopped talking.

Qu Orion hesitated for a moment and said a little embarrassedly: "Jingjing, you know that I am your grandfather now, right?"
To be continued...