Grandpa Tieniu went hunting in the mountains as usual.

But Qiao Jiarong discovered that Grandpa Tieniu only hunted some small animals, such as pheasants and hares. He had never seen him hunt any big prey, and he didn’t know whether he was unable to hunt or unwilling to hunt?

Regardless of the reason why Grandpa Tieniu only beats small animals, it does not affect her repaying the life-saving grace of her previous life.

The rice harvest will be in a few days. Maybe I can help Grandpa Tieniu cook a meal, sweep the floor or something. After all, during the busy farming season, everyone is busy harvesting, and there will definitely be no time to clean up the house.

Grandpa Tieniu is alone, and he has no time to do these chores.

However, Grandpa Tieniu has not saved him in this life, so maybe he won’t accept it. How about pretending to be pitiful to win Grandpa Tieniu’s sympathy first? And then gradually get inside?

You can give it a try, and if it doesn't work, think of other ways.

Early the next morning, Qiao Jiarong changed his cassock into the tattered and short appearance it had before.

Then, he messed up his hair and ran to Qiao Tieniu's house. When he arrived at the thatched house where Qiao Tieniu lived, Qiao Tieniu was closing the door and preparing to go hunting in the mountains.

These days, every family is not rich, so they usually eat vegetables grown at home. Only a few families can eat meat on a daily basis, but only occasionally.

For example, when farming is busy, families with good conditions will buy some meat to supplement their family's labor force.

Qiao Tieniu is actually not short of money. He has not used much of the settlement allowance he was given when he was discharged from the army. He does not buy clothes or meat at all. For so many years, he has only worn the old military uniforms from when he was discharged.

The grains and vegetables are all grown by oneself. If you want to eat meat, you can go to the mountains to hunt some game without spending money at all.

The money he has now is more than enough to build a big house again, but he doesn't want to because he thinks it's a waste of money.

Qiao Tieniu thinks that he is just a one-armed bad old man. Why live in such a nice house? That is not enjoying life, it will only bring trouble to himself.

After Qiao Tieniu closed the door, he turned around and saw Qiao Jiarong, who was dressed in rags, hiding behind a tree and watching him secretly.

He knew this child as the unpopular granddaughter of Mr. Qiao's fourth family.

I heard that this kid had a bad life at Qiao Laosi's house. But it has nothing to do with him. It's better to hunt more prey during these few days when he's not busy! Let it dry and save it for the busy farming and New Year holidays.

Qiao Tieniu glanced at Qiao Jiarong, then walked toward the back mountain carrying the tools for digging traps.

When Qiao Jiarong saw Qiao Tieniu leaving, she was not discouraged. Instead, she stayed where she was and waited. She believed that as long as she persisted, she would be able to win Grandpa Tieniu's sympathy.

As long as Grandpa Tieniu sympathizes with her, she can come over more often in the future.

As time goes by, Grandpa Tieniu will get used to it and will not chase her away.

Qiao Jiarong was sitting in front of Qiao Tieniu's house and waiting, while using pebbles to deduce the formation. Others wouldn't be surprised if they saw her, they would just think she was playing with pebbles.

Qiao Jiarong spent most of the day calculating the formation in front of Qiao Tieniu's house. He waited until the next evening before Qiao Tieniu came back from the mountain, carrying two hares and a pheasant in his hand.

Seeing Qiao Jiarong still sitting at the door, Qiao Tieniu stepped forward and asked, "Little girl, why don't you go home so late?"

Qiao Jiarong deliberately pretended to look pitiful and looked at Qiao Tieniu. After a while, he whispered: "I don't dare to go home."

"Don't dare to go home? Why?" Qiao Tieniu asked puzzledly.

"Grandma will beat me to death."

After listening to Qiao Jiarong's words, Qiao Tieniu did not ask any more questions. He knew that the child was not doing well at home, but there was nothing he could do about it. If he intervened, it would only make the child's life more difficult.

But it is still okay to give your children something to eat.

So, Qiao Tieniu said to Qiao Jiarong: "Then you eat at grandpa's place first, and then I will send you home when everyone in your family is asleep, so that you won't get beaten."

That's not necessarily the case. In her previous life, no matter how late she came home, she could not escape the beating. Qiao Jiarong lowered his head and thought to himself.

However, Qiao Jiarong had no intention of telling Qiao Tieniu about this. She came here to repay Grandpa Tieniu, not to cause trouble for him.

Qiao Jiarong followed Qiao Tieniu into his thatched house.

The thatched house is very simple, with only two rooms. The outer one is used as a kitchen, and the inner one is used as a bedroom.

After entering the house, Qiao Tieniu put down his things and said to Qiao Jiarong: "Wait here for a moment, I will kill this pheasant. We will eat pheasant and roast potatoes in the evening."

"Okay, Grandpa Tieniu!" Qiao Jiarong responded obediently.

Qiao Tieniu's weather-covered face showed a kind smile. He went to the house to get two candies and put them in Qiao Jiarong's hands. Then he went out with the pheasant and the knife.

Qiao Jiarong didn't eat the two candies. She put the candies in her pocket and went out to watch Qiao Tieniu kill the chicken.

Seeing Qiao Jiarong coming, Qiao Tieniu quickly changed direction and said, "Little girl, don't come over here, be careful of the chicken blood splashing on you."

After listening to Qiao Tieniu's words, Qiao Jiarong did not move closer, but just stood there quietly.

Because Qiao Tieniu hunted all year round, he was very good at killing chickens. He packed up a pheasant without any effort at all, washed it twice in a basin, and then took it to the kitchen to stew it.

Qiao Tieniu chopped a lot of firewood when he was alone, usually saving it for stew or when the weather was bad.

Putting the firewood into the stove and starting to stew the chicken, Qiao Tieniu started washing the rice and cooking while the chicken was stewing.

Then he took some potatoes to wash. The potatoes were grown at home and were not big. So, Qiao Tieniu took a lot. He didn't even peel them, just rinsed the mud outside.

Because the potatoes were small, Qiao Tieniu only picked some big ones and cut them twice with a knife, and put the others directly into the pot to cook.

Qiao Jiarong saw Grandpa Tieniu busy, but she didn't find a chance to help. Originally, she thought she could help light the fire. Unexpectedly, Grandpa Tieniu burned the wood directly, without anyone lighting the fire at all.

Qiao Jiarong felt a little sorry. Originally, she was here to help. But in the end, she was not helpful.

Grandpa Tieniu not only ate the pheasants he had worked so hard to catch, but also used the firewood he had saved for the winter. Now, Grandpa Tieniu had to go up the mountain to cut firewood for wild hunting again.

During dinner, Qiao Jiarong was a little absent-minded. She was thinking about how she could help Grandpa Tieniu.

Qiao Tieniu, who was sitting opposite her, saw her in a daze, knocked on the table and said, "Eat quickly! I will take you home after dinner."

"No need, Grandpa Tieniu, I can go back by myself." Qiao Jiarong hurriedly refused.

But I can’t trouble Grandpa Tieniu anymore. I’d better find another way to repay my kindness! Qiao Jiarong thought while eating.

After eating, Qiao Jiarong didn't wait for Qiao Tieniu to say anything. He quickly got up and cleaned up the dishes. Grandpa Tieniu had been busy all day, so he had better do these little things by himself!

Seeing Qiao Jiarong put away the bowl, Qiao Tieniu didn't say anything.

In the countryside, it is normal for children to wash dishes and clothes. After Qiao Jiarong finished washing the dishes, Qiao Tieniu took out his watch and looked at the time and found that it was only after eight o'clock.

It was still early, and Qiao Laosi and the others must not have slept at this time. If they sent her back so early, would the child be beaten?
Chapter completed!