Chapter 227 Lacking the Calf (End)
Qu Jing went to school with her schoolbag on her back.
Her schoolbag was made for her by Qu Orion, the only one from all over the country. The floral cloth that ordinary people can only wear on their daughters when they get married was made into a small cloth bag by Qu Orion to contain Qu Jing's books.
Anyone who saw it would have to say that although the child Qu Jing had a strange illness and would not grow up, Qu Lihu really had nothing to say to his granddaughter.
Qu Jing did not go directly to the school, but went to the village chief's house to look for Goudan. A few years ago, Goudan was still a child who could only drool over sweet potatoes. In the past two years, he has grown to be as big as Qu Jing.
Goudan was very happy to see Qu Jing coming to him. He grabbed the sweet potato and ran to the door and asked, "Qu Jing, are you here to wait for me to go to school with you?"
Many of the children who were mobilized by the village chief and paid to go to school no longer study. Some are too old. For example, the eldest daughter of the village chief’s family was already 13 years old when she went to school. After finishing second grade, she could recognize a few words, write a few words, and do arithmetic. She stopped reading after she became a cultural person in the eyes of the villagers. Married.
More often than not, they are reluctant to pay tuition fees. They have to pay to send their children to school and they cannot help the family. Some families study for one year and take one year off. By now, Qu Jing and Goudan have successfully entered fourth grade and are about to go to junior high school in the town.
"I'm not going to school today. Please ask Teacher Li for leave for me. If I have anything to do, I'll ask the village chief." Qu Jing said, taking out the eggs from her arms and saying, "Eat."
Goudan took the egg ecstatically and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Grandpa, Qu Jing is looking for you!"
The village chief came out of the house with a bowl in hand: "Jingjing, is Lao Qu going to take you to the hospital in the provincial capital again to get yellow... for medical treatment? I'm telling you, I've found out everything. There is a truck from the county that goes to the province." City. I’ll help you take care of it. It’s a quick ride, and you don’t have to go back and forth for half a month like before!”
Qu Jing shook his head: "It's not me."
The village chief suddenly became nervous: "Lao Qu? What happened to your grandfather? Did he fall into a trap and hurt his leg? I'm going to call someone now! This can't be delayed. The old hunter injured his leg and was half lying at home. Damn it, I’m going to find the bullock cart right now and take your grandpa to the health center.”
"No." Qu Jing quickly stopped, "Grandpa, village chief, I found that grandpa's memory has not been very good these past few months."
The village chief breathed a sigh of relief: "I have a bad memory. It's normal. I'm over 50 years old. I forget things as I get older."
"I also forget things. I forgot the last time the county asked me to come over for a meeting."
Qu Jing shook her head: "That's not the case. I found that grandpa seems to be unable to remember recent events."
The village chief didn't quite understand, but he still comforted him: "Jingjing, let me tell you, although your father usually looks strong, he suffered a lot of injuries while hunting in the mountains in the early years. Look at my hair. In other words, it’s a little bit whiter. Your grandfather is not much older than me, and most of his hair is white.”
"I know you are a sensible and good boy. You should take more care of your father on weekdays and don't let him run up the mountain. If you really want to hunt wild boar, the village will organize people to fight together. He is familiar with the road and leads the way. Your family will be indispensable when the time comes. ”
Qu Jing asked: "Can this kind of disease be cured by going to the hospital?"
The village chief said with a smile: "This is not a disease. Is there anything that can be cured? The old man from the landlord's family was so confused that he didn't recognize anyone, but he still lived for more than 70 years. As long as he could eat and drink, he had someone to take care of him."
Qu Jing did not give up. She had asked Goudan to ask for leave for her. After leaving the village chief's house, Qu Jing took a bullock cart to the town on credit.
The doctors at the health center could not give any useful diagnosis results, and reassured Qu Jing that it was normal for people to become a little confused as they get older. Taking into account Qu Jing's difficult and complicated diseases, the doctor skillfully prescribed Qu Jing one or two soybeans and asked Qu Jing to go back and cook soybeans for Qu Orion to eat as a supplement.
Qu Jing gave the soybeans to the driver for the fare. The driver was so happy that he put the soybeans in his pocket and lamented that it was only easy for Qu Jing to go to the hospital to get soybeans in this country. Many people nearby pretended to be sick and went to the hospital to get prescribed soybeans, but the doctors ignored them.
After returning, Qu Jing began to pay closer attention to Qu Orion. As long as it was the day when Qu Lihu went up the mountain, Qu Jing would ask Goudan to ask for leave from the school for her, and she would follow Qu Lihu up the mountain.
Qu Orion is indeed old.
Four years ago, when Qu Jing was picked up by Qu Jing on the mountain, Qu Jing could not stand still because he stood in one position behind the tree for too long. When he took a step back, Qu Jing could hear the movement and found Qu Jing keenly. Quiet hiding tree.
Now, Qu Jing was following Qu Orion up the mountain like a little tail, but Qu Orion was unaware of it.
Orion's illness progressed rapidly.
When he was at the Yunzhong Canteen, Uncle Wang suspected that he had Alzheimer's disease and consulted Qu Jing. Qu Jing conducted a systematic popularization of science in order to ease Uncle Wang's heart, and Qin Huai also listened to a little of it at that time.
Normally, it takes 7 to 10 years for Alzheimer's disease to progress from mild to severe. If the disease develops quickly, it may develop to severe disease within 5 to 8 years. But people don't get sick as written in textbooks. The patient Qu Jing knew of had the fastest progression of the disease, and it only took a year from having symptoms of amnesia to not recognizing people at all.
Patients are the first to forget recent events.
When Qu Lihu mentioned for the third time that Mr. Wang, a former private school teacher, came from the town to the village to teach, it was not easy, and he was very attentive in class, and asked Qu Jing to bring the newly hunted rabbit to Mr. Wang yesterday, Qu Jing did not correct him and smiled. Nodding, he took the rabbit to school and gave it to Teacher Li who was later on.
When Qu Orion forgot for the first time that he had made a new schoolbag for Qu Jing out of floral cloth two years ago, and was thinking about making a beautiful schoolbag for Qu Jing, Qu Jing silently put away his schoolbag and hid it in the in the cupboard.
When Qu Orion forgot that Qu Jing had already reached the fourth grade and thought that Qu Jing had just started school so that Qu Jing could get along well with her classmates, Qu Jing silently put away the fourth-grade textbooks.
Later, Qu Lihu no longer remembered that there was a primary school in the village. He thought that when he first picked up Qu Jing, he had been looking for the glutinous rice given to him by the young man in the pastry shop at home. He wanted to learn how to make rice cakes.
Qu Jing took a long leave from school and stayed at home to watch over Qu Orion.
Everyone in the village knew that Qu Lihu was confused and couldn't remember things, so he needed his granddaughter to take care of him at home. Many people quietly lamented at home that although Qu Jing had a strange illness and would not grow up, this granddaughter was not in vain and she would definitely be able to provide for Qu Jinghu until the end of his life.
Qu Orion's forgetfulness is not permanent.
It is intermittent.
Sometimes I forget to forget Qu Orion, and then I remember it. After I think about it, I feel regretful, annoyed, and self-blame, but I can't stop myself from forgetting.
Qin Huai watched all this quietly, from summer to winter. He knew that Qu Jing would be forgotten one day. In Qu Jing's more than 50 years of life, the four years when he picked up Qu Jing were only a short part of his time.
On a winter morning, Qu Jing got up early to cook cornmeal in the kitchen. Qu Orion was a little confused and wary as he approached the kitchen. Looking at Qu Jing who was skillfully burning firewood in the kitchen, he said hesitantly:
"Girl, why are you at my house?"
Qu Jing Tiancai paused her hand, raised her head, looked at Qu Orion, and forced a smile: "I am your granddaughter."
"Granddaughter?" Qu Orion was very confused. He didn't remember that he had a granddaughter, but the layout of the home he saw when he woke up had indeed changed. There was an extra room and a small bed.
"Grandpa, you are sick and can't remember. The meal will be ready soon. Let's eat first and cook some broth for you to supplement your nutrition. You might remember it after eating." Qu Jing said, "It's cold outside. Grandpa, go and rest on the kang. ”
Qu Orion was still puzzled, but he accepted Qu Jing's statement, muttering about when he was so rich, eating meat early in the morning, and walked back to the room obediently.
Qin Huai was also a little confused. Hunter Qu did pick up a pheasant in the trap yesterday, but Qu Jing didn't make chicken soup at all in the morning. If you start stewing it now, you won't be able to eat it until half the morning.
After Qu Orion returned to his room, Qu Jing closed the kitchen door, took down the pheasant hanging on the wall, plucked the feathers, chopped off a chicken leg, deboned it, and chopped the meat into minced meat.
Qin Huai watched from the side, guessing Qu Jing's thoughts on cooking.
It may be because Qu Orion is old and has bad teeth, so he can't bite meat, so he can chop it into minced meat and cook it without losing his teeth.
It takes less time to chop it into minced meat and cook it in soup, and it cooks quickly.
Just when Qin Huai lamented that it is good to be strong, and the minced meat was chopped very beautifully. Qu Jing took off her cotton-padded jacket, rolled up her sleeves, and stabbed her arm hard without hesitation.
Qin Huai:!
Qin Huai watched helplessly as Qu Jing cut out a piece of meat from his arm with an expressionless face. The blood flowed down the wound and dripped on the minced chicken.
In order to stop the bleeding, Qu Jing directly took out a piece of firewood from the stove and pressed it on the wound. The sizzling sound made Qin Huai dare not look at it.
After reaching this point, Qu Jing just frowned, gritted his teeth and remained silent. When the bleeding stopped, he put on his clothes and continued chopping meat as if nothing had happened.
It was as if she had been preparing for this day for a long time.
A hearty breakfast was served to the table by Qu Jing.
Even though Qu Orion no longer recognized Qu Jing, when he saw the only broth placed in front of him, he still pushed the broth in front of Qu Jing.
"Girl, you also eat meat."
Qu Jing smiled and shook her head: "Grandpa, this is specially made for you to replenish your body. You eat it."
Qu Lihu then picked up the bowl, carefully took a mouthful of soup, and then ate the meat in bites.
Qu Jing sat opposite Qu Orion and watched quietly. Qu Orion took one mouthful after another. When he saw that the broth in the bowl was about to bottom out, Qu Orion's hand holding the bowl paused, as if he remembered something, and he was very annoyed. Put down the bowl.
"Jingjing." Qu Lihu looked like a child who had done something wrong, "I'm sorry, grandpa is so stupid that he has forgotten you."
"No, Grandpa." Qu Jing said with a smile, "You are sick."
"I heard a folk remedy two days ago. Your forgetfulness can be cured by eating pork."
"Pork meat?"
"錌鋋, a bird recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. It has a white head, cyan fur, and yellow claws. Its cry sounds like a 錌鋋, so it is named 錌鋋."
"It is said that eating its meat will not make you hungry, and it can also cure amnesia."
Qu Lihu felt that he was just listening to a story: "I know "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". I told it when telling stories in literacy classes. They are all made-up books, and the people in them are all gods and monsters. How can they be true."
"So it's a folk remedy." Qu Jing said with a smile, "It's winter now and we eat less. If we make bird traps, we will definitely catch a lot of birds. Then I will chop the bird meat into pieces just like I did today to make broth. I’ll make soup for you with the minced meat, and maybe your illness will be cured.”
Qu Orion sighed: "You kid... it's grandpa's illness that has delayed you."
After breakfast, Qu Jing went back to the room to find a piece of clothing she didn't wear often, cut the clothes into strips of cloth, and bandaged the wound.
I wear a lot of clothes in winter, and I can’t even tell that my arms are wrapped in strips of cloth.
For the next week, Qu Orion did not fall ill.
Qu Jing actually made a bird trap and caught some birds, but instead of making soup, she used them to trade for radishes and cabbage with the children in the village. Qu Orion just thought that Qu Jing was a child who wanted to catch birds for fun. Taking advantage of his good condition during this period, he went to the mountains twice more and caught a lot of pheasants and rabbits.
On the afternoon of the 9th day, I recently came back from exchanging food with the children in the village carrying a backpack, and saw Qu Orion processing leather at the door of his house.
"Girl, what are you doing running here in this cold weather? It's close to the mountains and it's dangerous. Go home quickly." Qu Orion reminded.
He forgot about Qu Jing again.
"It's really strange. Why do I always feel like my arm doesn't work well today? Could it be that I was injured yesterday?" Qu Orion muttered.
Qu Jing put down her backpack without any hesitation: "Grandpa, I'll cook for you."
Then he walked into the kitchen and closed the door.
"Hey, you're such a girl, how can grandpa admit his mistake?" Qu Liion wanted to stop him, but seeing that Qu Jing closed the door quickly, he decided not to, and whispered, "Girls these days go to other people's homes to find food. Did you call me grandpa?" After saying that, Qu Lihu continued to deal with the leather: "It would be great if I really had a granddaughter like this."
In the kitchen, Qu Jing picked up a knife and cut off another piece of meat from her arm just like last time.
More than an hour later, Qu Orion held the soup bowl and lamented that he was sober and confused at times.
In the following days, Qu Jing would cook broth for Qu Orion regularly, one bowl every nine days. Qu Jing became more and more skilled at cutting out flesh. The flesh on her left arm was not enough for her waist and abdomen. Qu Jing's wounds healed very quickly, and her flesh grew quickly, but no matter how fast she could cut it, it could not be faster than her. .
She didn't dare to cut out the flesh from her right arm because it would be obvious that her right hand was a common hand. She also didn't dare to cut out the flesh from her legs because the injury would make her walk lame.
Even her waist and abdomen were cut out when Qu Jing could.
Sometimes when Qin Huai sees Qu Jing's left arm with new injuries superimposed on old ones, he will hallucinate Qu Jing in this life. They are also winding and ferocious scars, and they are also unbearable to look at.
Throughout the winter, Qu Orion never got sick again.
Spring has begun, the weather is warm, and there is no need to wear thick jackets like in winter. Qu Jing had to be more careful when cutting out the meat, for fear of being spotted by Qu Orion.
Seeing that his illness seemed to be really cured, Qu Orion was also very happy. He said to Qu Jing over a breakfast without broth:
"Jingjing, grandpa's illness has recovered now. You can go back to school when school starts."
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"Teacher Li said that if you have good grades, let me support you in junior high school, and then go to high school in the county, and maybe you can get into college."
"By then, you will be the first college student in our village."
"Don't worry about your illness. Now that your illness is better, grandpa can go hunting in the mountains. Next year, you will be able to save enough money to go to Peiping for medical treatment. Then grandpa will take you to a big hospital in Peiping to see experts. You will definitely be cured."
Qu Jing originally nodded when Qu Orion told him to go back to school, but hesitated when she heard that she was going to the town to attend junior high school.
"Grandpa, there's no need to be so anxious. I don't worry about you being home alone." Qu Jing said.
"Why don't you worry? Your broth recipe is so effective. When the time comes, you can tell grandpa the soup recipe and grandpa will cook it at home." Qu Lihu said.
Qu Jing said nothing.
In the next day or two, Qu Jing was very worried. Seeing that Qu Jing was worried, Qu Orion also began to worry. He thought about what he said wrongly to make his granddaughter unhappy, but he couldn't come up with a clue after thinking about it.
Soon it was time to make soup.
It was also God's fault, and it rained heavily early in the morning. Wooden houses are prone to leaks, and the kitchen is the hardest hit area.
Qu Jing didn't have time to take care of the leakage in the kitchen. It was raining today and Qu Jinghu wouldn't go out. She had to cook the broth before Qu Jinghu started cooking. It was not winter and she was wearing less clothes. She was afraid that Orion Qu would smell the blood if her wounds were not treated properly.
It's like a movie plot.
The rain was pouring down, and all the world could hear was the sound of rain. Qu Jing was skillfully chopping minced meat in the kitchen. Qu Orion, who was already a light sleeper because of his age, was awakened by the sound of heavy rain. His first reaction was to see if there was any leakage in Qu Jing's room.
When he found that Qu Jing was not in the room, Qu Lianhu knew that she had made breakfast and walked to the kitchen.
"Quiet, is there a leak in the kitchen? Be careful not to get wet."
The sound of rain covered up Qu Orion's voice.
"Quiet!" Qu Orion walked closer and closer to the kitchen door.
I pushed the door, but it was locked.
"This girl always likes to lock the door when cooking." Qu Lihu shook his head helplessly. Just as he was about to go back to the house, he found that the door had been pushed open a little.
"It's time for this door to be repaired." Qu Orion put his hand on the door to see what was wrong, and he also pressed it against the door.
Following the gap, Qu Orion could see Qu Jing in the kitchen.
Qu Orion saw a scene he would never forget.
Qu Jing's left hand was dripping with blood, and her arms were covered with hideous scars and pits. A piece of bright red meat fell on the chopping board and was mixed with the minced meat.
He saw his granddaughter skillfully using hot wood to stop the bleeding, bandaging it, putting down her sleeves, and continuing to chop meat.
Orion Qu opened his eyes wide, tears welled up from his eyes and flowed down his grooved skin. He opened his mouth and murmured silently.
Qin Huai understood his words from the shape of his mouth.
‘I cut my flesh to save my mother, it turns out my disease is so good. ’
‘I am really a lone star of the evil spirits. I conquer my father, my mother, my parents and my children. When I get old, I will harm my granddaughter. ’
Qu Orion murmured silently and walked back to the house in a daze. After a long time, he touched a handful of tears that had long since dried and lay down as if nothing had happened.
When drinking the broth, Orion Qu had a particularly difficult time swallowing.
"Grandpa, did you catch a cold and feel uncomfortable in your throat?" Qu Jing asked.
"No." Qu Orion forced out a smile, his voice a little hoarse, "By the way, Jingjing, hasn't grandpa made rice cakes for you for a while?"
"I ate it during the Chinese New Year."
"It has indeed been a while." Qu Lihu nodded, "We don't have much glutinous rice at home. When the rain stops, you can go to the grain stores and grocery stores in town to see if there are any glutinous rice for sale. Grandpa will make rice cakes for you. ”
"Okay." Qu Jing said happily.
It was sunny the next day. Qu Orion had just drank the broth yesterday, and Qu Jing was not afraid that he would get sick. She got on the bullock cart to the town early in the morning to buy glutinous rice.
Glutinous rice is definitely a rarity in this era.
Qu Jing was unlucky and didn't buy it. In fact, Hu Orion Qu has not had an easy time buying glutinous rice in recent years. He has to exchange it with game animals and people from non-staple food stores or supply and marketing cooperatives.
The staff at the non-staple food store knew Qu Jing and asked Qu Jing to come back next month. If there was any glutinous rice, they would keep it for Qu Jing. As usual, they would trade it with prey.
Qu Jing could only return empty-handed.
There was no one in the cabin when she returned home, so Qu Jing didn't pay much attention. After the beginning of spring, Qu Orion went up the mountain frequently. It rained heavily yesterday and he couldn't go up the mountain. It was normal to go up the mountain today to check the traps.
Qu Jing started cleaning the house.
Qu Jing doesn't clean and tidy up the house very much. This job is usually done by Qu Jing. Qu Jing knows where everything is placed in the house better than Qu Jing.
In Qu Orion's room, Qu Jing saw the shotgun hanging on the wall.
Qu Jing suddenly felt bad.
I hurriedly went to the kitchen to look for it and saw a bow and knife on the wall where the prey was originally hung.
How can one go up the mountain without carrying any weapons?
Next to the stove in the kitchen, there is a piece of rice cake covered with a wet cloth.
There is a piece of paper beside the rice cake. The paper was torn from Qu Jing's homework book. The words on it are crooked and drawn, and you can tell at a glance that it was written by a beginner.
[Jingjing, grandpa doesn’t want to hurt you anymore.
You are a good boy and Grandpa is happy to be your grandpa. Grandpa can no longer accompany you to Peking for medical treatment. The money he has saved over the years is in a tin box in the cabinet. You keep the money and go to the town to study in junior high school, high school, and college.
If you have any problem, go to the village chief and live well. ]
Qu Jing stayed in place looking at the paper.
The village chief's shout came from outside the house: "Jingjing, Jingjing, is your grandpa here?"
"I just told me in Goudan that your grandfather went to school to ask Teacher Li a lot of questions. He also asked Goudan and several students about what he wanted to write."
"My Goudan said that your grandpa asked him how to write that he was alive. Is he at home? Is he okay? Isn't he an old fool who doesn't want to live anymore?"
Qu Jing grabbed the note and rushed out of the house and ran up the mountain. The village chief shouted and chased after her but could not catch up.
Although Qu Jing has not gone up the mountain much in recent years, she is very familiar with the roads in the mountains, especially the roads into the mountains. She will no longer want to go into the mountains like she did before, but take the wrong path and go around outside.
Qu Jing stayed in the mountains until night.
Nothing was found.
On the morning of the third day, Qu Jing went down the mountain in despair and found the village chief and his wife waiting for her in the wooden house.
"You kid, it's so dangerous to run straight up the mountain. There are wolves, tigers, and blind bears in the mountains. If something happens to you, how will we explain it to Lao Qu!" The village elder's wife saw Qu Jing. When he came back, he rushed forward and checked whether Qu Jing was injured.
Qu Jing was stunned and did not resist. The village elder's wife rolled up Qu Jing's sleeves during the inspection and screamed when she saw the hideous wound on Qu Jing's left arm.
"Is my grandpa back?" Qu Jing asked.
The village chief shook his head and sighed: "Lao Qu... some children in the village saw him going up the mountain."
"Every veteran hunter knows where Blind Bear's den is."
The village chief didn't say anything else.
Qu Jing nodded and walked into the wooden house blankly.
Qin Huai knew that Qu Jing failed to overcome the disaster.
Qin Huai left the memory.
(End of chapter)
