Hunter Dong Jianshan, who originally wanted to educate his own children, also shut his mouth, deeply moved.
Ever since his wife was killed by a tiger on the mountain that year, he has been raising his child alone.
Both being from single-parent families, he disciplined his own children with beatings and scoldings. Even with such strictness, his two children didn't seem particularly well-behaved.
On the contrary, Mo Qianshang, a woman, had never been seen to speak harshly to the child, yet the child was so sensible, which truly impressed him.
For a moment, the way he looked at Mo Qianshang changed, and he felt a ticklish sensation in his heart, as if some thought was about to burst out of his chest...
The village chief was also surprised by Qin Qingyu's actions. He raised his hand and patted Qin Qingyu's shoulder heavily, took the Ganoderma lucidum with his left hand, and gave him a thumbs up with his right.
"No matter what, you are all children of our Fushou Village, and it is our duty to save you. But I, as the village chief, am ashamed that you were able to donate the Ganoderma lucidum. I can only thank you on behalf of the villagers."
Since there were several children together, he certainly wouldn't attribute the Ganoderma lucidum solely to Qin Qingyu.
After finishing her important business, Qin Qingyu didn't want to be stared at by everyone, so she bowed to everyone in thanks before following Mo Qianshang back to their resting place.
Before I could even fall asleep, I noticed that the air pressure around me seemed a bit low, and my back felt a little chilly, as if I was being watched by something.
He subconsciously turned his head and saw Qin Baiyi frowning, her eyes deep as she looked at him and his mother.
The other person didn't say a word, but he felt even more pressured and couldn't help but want to apologize to them.
This feeling...
It's just like when their father taught them!
The moment the thought crossed Qin Qingyu's mind, she shook her head vigorously, a deep sense of sorrow welling up inside her.
It was all his imagination; his father couldn't possibly be here. After all, his father was so powerful; if he saw him, he would definitely do everything in his power to save him, just like his mother did.
Instead of calmly staying there, she glared at him reproachfully when he returned.
Sighing silently in her heart, Qin Qingyu was worried about her mother and thought that her father would be upset, so she didn't dare to tell Mo Qianshang what she had said. She wrapped herself tightly in the quilt and obediently went to rest.
Perhaps because she was frightened, Mo Qianshang kept hearing Qin Qingyu cry for help while she was watching over him. Not only that, she also heard a name she hadn't heard in a long time.
"Father!"
It was just a soft sound, and then DouDing mumbled something else, but she couldn't hear a word of it.
To appease the little ones, Mo Qianshang decided to take another trip through the surrounding mountains to see if she could find some meat to nourish the children.
There's a saying that good food can heal everything.
She hoped that Qin Qingyu could quickly forget the unpleasant memory of today.
After settling the children in, Mo Qianshang had only walked a short distance when a somewhat familiar voice called out from behind her.
"Young Lady Mo, are you carrying a machete again, heading out to cut down bamboo?"
As he spoke, Dong Jianshan caught up, panting, his wide smile revealing a set of slightly yellow teeth.
"You've worked so hard today, and it's all thanks to your idea that my two children were saved. How about this, I'll help you cut some bamboo as a token of my gratitude!"
"No need." Mo Qianshang didn't like unfamiliar people getting close, so she refused and then quickened her pace.
However, the other person showed no intention of parting ways and quickened their pace to follow him, their honest and simple face full of ingratiating smiles.
"Don't worry, I've been hunting in the mountains for many years, I'm strong enough, cutting some bamboo is nothing."
Seemingly to prove his strength, Dong Jianshan exerted force and raised his wood-chopping knife to chop at the bamboo beside him, but Mo Qianshang quickly stopped him.
"What are you doing? I'm not cutting bamboo. I'm just planning to walk around the area and see if I can hunt something to nourish the children."
To everyone's surprise, Dong Jianshan became even more excited when he heard that they were going hunting, and he grinned from ear to ear.
“Young Lady Mo, I’m an expert at hunting! You can stay by my side from now on, and I’ll share whatever we hunt with you. You’re a woman, you don’t need to work so hard, take a rest.”
Mo Qianshang was completely confused by what he said.
The two are not related. Even if her method saved the other party's child today, she was also trying to save her own child. Why should the other party be so polite?
And she felt there was something off about those words.
Unfortunately, having been single for many years, she was quite oblivious when it came to relationships and couldn't figure out what the other person meant by what they said.
Feeling a little uncomfortable, she straightened her expression and refused again, "Really, there's no need."
"Besides, it's just the two of us, a man and a woman alone. If someone in the village who doesn't like me sees us, they'll start gossiping. I don't want to have to deal with all that trouble every now and then."
Mo Qianshang's tone was noticeably colder, and Dong Jianshan's smile froze. He scratched his head awkwardly, no longer daring to approach her.
"Alright, I'll go hunting with you again when our relationship changes."
He hadn't expected that Miss Mo would care so much about the gossip in the village. Should he make another trip to the village chief's office and ask for his family's opinion?
While he was pondering, Mo Qianshang had already walked far away. He felt very regretful, but he could only turn around and walk back.
Without unfamiliar people following her around, Mo Qianshang felt much more relaxed and was able to concentrate better.
Before long, she had hunted a rabbit and a pheasant. Perhaps she could make soup tonight to nourish her body, and roast the rabbit for the children tomorrow.
Having meat every two days is quite a good life in the village.
In high spirits, she hummed a little tune as she returned to her resting place.
Whether she was being overly sensitive or not, she always felt that the way the village chief looked at her was a little strange when she passed by his family.
Thinking that it might be because Qin Qingyu gave her the Ganoderma lucidum today, Mo Qianshang didn't think much of it and quickly set up the stove to stew soup for the children.
After dinner and a short rest, she followed her promise to the little ones and led them in practicing basic skills and self-defense techniques.
The other children in the village were filled with envy when they saw these little ones receiving such treatment.
After they finished practicing, they couldn't wait to surround them and ask them all sorts of questions. Dong Ming and Dong Qiu were among them.
The little ones didn't like this, so after patiently answering everyone's questions, they made an excuse to leave.
On the contrary, Dong Qiu from Dong Jianshan's family smiled as brightly as a newly blossoming flower.
"Let me tell you, it won't be long before my brother and I can learn these things too, and then my brother and I can teach you together."
Caught off guard by these words, the other children were taken aback at first, then laughed and flattered her.
She was overjoyed, but just then her brother Dong Ming pulled her aside and gave her a subtle shake of his head.
Dong Qiuquan pretended not to see it, which angered Dong Ming so much that he pulled her aside and lectured her in a low voice with a stern face.
"Little sister, Father only said that Aunt Mo might become our stepmother, so don't rush to tell anyone else!"
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