While Qu Jing was chewing corn cobs, Qin Huai took a walk around the village.

Qin Huai's current range of activities is within a radius of 20 meters with Qu Jing as the center. The space is not small. Qu Jing's physical fitness is good, but his teeth are just like those of normal human beings. It is still very laborious to chew corn cobs and the teeth will collapse.

Even if it falls, you may not be able to chew off a few pieces.

The 20-meter range was enough for Qin Huai to visit the village chief's house and the houses of his neighbors.

Generally speaking, the conditions of the village chief's house are quite good. The house is a red brick house, with large furniture that can be seen from the carpenter's skills. There is a woodshed, a pigsty, and a yard.

There are two little piglets in the pigpen, seven or eight chickens in the yard, and two geese. The economic conditions are far ahead of those of the neighbors next door.

The houses next door are all adobe houses.

It is still unclear what era Qinhuai was in. It is most likely before the 1960s. Because even in the wealthy village chief's family, there is no trace of modern technology.

There is no electricity, running water, bicycles, not even enamel tanks. What shows that the village chief's family is in better condition is that he has furniture, fewer patches on his clothes, and everyone in the family can afford to wear pants and kitchen utensils.

Bacon.

When Qin Huai went to look next door, he found three or four children nestled on the kang. They had no pants to wear and could only stay at home during the day.

"Oh, how can you chew corn cobs like this? Your raw teeth are broken. You have to grind this into powder before you can eat it." The village elder's wife discovered that Qu Jing was chewing corn cobs. She exclaimed and rushed into the room to grab it.

Corn on the cob, looking at Qu Jing's eyes as he wanted to eat.

Ten minutes later, Qu Jing sat in the kitchen and ate boiled sweet potatoes.

A circle of people sat nearby and watched.

The village chief, the village elder's wife, the eldest son's whole family, the second son's whole family, the youngest son's whole family, and the whole family, including the old and the young, were all standing by to watch, just because Qu Jing had just eaten 8 pieces under their noses.

Large sweet potato, two corns and three bowls of wild vegetables.

"Hiccup." Qu Jing made a satisfied sound after swallowing the last bite of sweet potato.

"I'm full, I'm full!" The village elder's wife was ecstatic. She was afraid that Qu Jing would eat another sweet potato, so she immediately rushed to her and took away the other food in the bowl. "My dear, I'm afraid of this girl when you eat like this."

I can't explain it to Lao Qu even if I'm here to die."

The village chief was also full of doubts about life. He seemed to be thinking about whether persuading Orion to adopt Qu Jing was the right choice. Could he be pushing his old friend into the fire pit? Normal people can't afford such a large appetite and want to throw it away.

It makes sense.

Qu Jing had put on a pair of clean old clothes, which were dusty and had seven or eight patches. Her whole body was clean and she looked much better than before.

The village elder's wife had not thrown away the clothes she was wearing before. According to the village elder's wife, they were made of good material and could still be worn after sewing.

Qu Jing had no reaction after eating. She sat quietly in the kitchen and looked at everyone quietly.

The village chief's eldest son was a strong man. Seeing that Qu Jing had eaten enough, he didn't have any big reaction, so he couldn't help but ask: "Isn't he stupid?"

Qu Jing didn't respond.

The village chief smashed two puffs of his pipe and showed a sad face: "This is difficult to handle. You can eat, you are mute, and you are still stupid. Didn't I push Lao Qu into the fire pit?"

The second son spoke: "Dad, you don't have to worry about anyone else wanting to raise you now. Don't worry, there will definitely be no one to raise you."

The village chief was even more worried.

The younger son asked stupidly: "Even stupid Uncle Qu can afford it. Didn't he hunt a tiger seven or eight years ago and it was bought by the county magistrate? He sold it for a lot of money, so Qu Bo can definitely afford it.

."

"What is the county magistrate? That's the county magistrate."

"But hasn't the county magistrate been beaten to death by horse bandits?"

"That was the previous one, and this one ran away three years ago."

"Ah? Then why do you still have to pay taxes?"

"The tax collectors are not the same group. In the past two years, it was the King Tiger who was beaten away."

"What is it now?"

"It seems to be New China."

"Is there a county magistrate?"

"Yes, dad went to a meeting somewhere last year, and the third son was so frightened that he thought they were going to arrest a young man, so he packed up his things and ran into the mountains. He couldn't find the way, but it was Qu Bo who finally found him."

Qu Jing just opened her eyes and listened to the village chief's family talking about some unimportant things. Her face was full of words that she didn't understand but was eager to learn. In the end, the village chief knocked on his cigarette bag and everyone stopped the discussion.

"Lao Qu will come to deliver food in the evening. I will tell him about the girl's situation then, and I will decide whether to raise her or not." The village chief made the final decision and left.

After the village chief left, everyone continued to discuss the matter.

Maybe it's because she thinks Qu Jing is young and a little fool who can't speak. Everyone avoids her when they say anything. If she wants to listen, she just sits on the side and listens. As long as she doesn't think of ways to eat sweet potatoes.

Everyone was really afraid that she would starve to death if she continued to eat.

Based on everyone's discussion, Qin Huai summarized some key information.

First of all, this village is Guojia Village, and most of the people in the village are named Guo. Orion Qu is actually from Guojia Village. His surname is Qu because he was adopted by the previous Orion in the village.

In terms of true kinship, Qu Orion is actually the village chief's distant cousin.

Qu Orion does not live in the village, but at the foot of the mountain. That place is closer to the mountain and more dangerous. When there is not enough food in the mountain, wolves and wild boars often come down the mountain in search of food. Occasionally, beasts like bears and tigers come down the mountain.

The hunters guard the mountains, and in fact they also guard the village. They will fire warning shots when wild beasts come down the mountain. In the past few years, tigers came down the mountain and killed many people. In the end, the hunters killed them. People in the village remember the good thing about going to the hunters.

Orions were unwilling to go to the city to buy grain, cloth and daily necessities, so the villagers helped buy them or exchanged them directly.

As for Qu Orion, he is actually a big celebrity in this area.

Not because he once fought a tiger bravely, but because of a fortune teller's words from a traveler decades ago.

Zaiqu Orion's real name was Guo Erdan. When he was a child, his father went to work in the city and his leg was broken by his employer. After the wound became infected, he lay in bed for more than ten days and died in pain.

Then a wandering Taoist priest came to the village to collect grain and tell fortunes. Guo's mother gave out half a bowl of paste and calculated that Guo Erdan was destined to be the lone star of the evil god.

The father, the mother, the son, the son, Guo's mother believed it, and felt that this was how Guo's father was killed. When she took the children to remarry, she even took her daughter with her, but left her youngest son Guo Erdan behind.

Waiting to die at the foot of the mountain.

Then Guo Erdan was picked up by an old hunter.

The old hunter, whose surname was Qu, was from outside and had good hunting skills. Originally, he had a happy family, with a son and a daughter, who were raised well. However, his daughter was spotted by a local wealthy family and was forcibly bought and became a maid.

He died within a year.

The son went to ask for an explanation, but he didn't see anyone alive or dead or a corpse.

After their children died, Qu Orion's wife fell seriously ill and died one winter.

In this situation, Qu Orion picked up Guo Erdan. He was not afraid of the fate of the evil lone star mentioned by the wandering Taoist priests, so he adopted Guo Erdan and changed his name and surname. Guo Erdan became Qu Shan. After the death of the old Orion, Qu Shan became

He became the new Orion and inherited the name of the old Orion. Others called him Qu Orion.

Qu Orion married a wife many years ago and died of illness.

Later, someone introduced me to a second wife who died in childbirth, killing one and two.

After that, the world became chaotic, and wars were going on everywhere to capture young men. Originally, a single family like Qu Orion could not be caught anyway, but when the soldiers and bandits behind the arrest of young men were caught, they didn't care about the basic law. Qu Orion was caught as a young man.

, escaped again and continued to be a hunter.

This year Qu Orion is 47, which is indeed the age to be a grandfather in this era. His hair is gray, and his body and energy are not as good as before.

Seven or eight years ago, you could still hunt tigers, but now you basically just make traps to catch rabbits.

Over the years, the village chief has been persuading Orion to adopt a child, so that when he gets really old and can no longer work, at least he will have someone to take care of him until the end of his life.

But Qu Lierhu seems to really believe in the fortune-telling of the past, and feels that he is a lone star in the sky and is destined not to harm the children of good families. In recent years, it is not that there are families with many children who think that Qu Lieru is in good condition and want to adopt their children to him.

They were all rejected by Qu Orion.

Even if the child is left at the door of Qu Lihu's house at night, Qu Lihu will take the child to the village chief's house overnight and ask the village chief to send the child back.

In recent years, the village chief may not know much about other things. He knows exactly which family and how old the children are in nearby villages.

This is why when Qu Lihu skillfully led Qu Jing to the village chief's house today, the village chief thought this was an opportunity after asking about the situation.

Qu Jing's situation is exactly the same as that of Qu Orion back then.

No matter how old a child is, if they are thrown into the mountains, especially deep into the mountains, it is because the parents have made up their mind that they do not want to raise the child and want the child to die.

The village chief just bets that it is impossible for Orion to see himself decades ago and remain indifferent.

As for whether the baby is a boy or a girl, the village chief thinks it doesn't matter. Hu Orion is already at this age, and living to 60 is considered a long life in the village these days. After all, everyone only has ten years to live, so he just wants someone to take care of him until the end of his life.

Babies and girls are all the same at this time.

This was the original idea of ​​the village chief.

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But when the village chief discovered that Qu Jing might be a fool, the village chief felt that he might have tricked his cousin.

In the evening, it was almost dark outside. The village elder's wife took advantage of the fact that there was still some light to share the meal with everyone without having to eat in the dark. Since there were not enough chairs at home, she basically ate standing or squatting with a bowl in hand.

In fact, there are not enough bowls. Children often share a bowl with several children. You take a bite and I take a bite. I just grab it with my hands. No one dislikes anyone who eats something.

Because Qu Jing had a large appetite and someone was in charge of the food, she was given a large, notched bowl and three sweet potatoes.
To be continued...