There is a mountain in her arms

"no……"

"Wife!"

"Aunt Jiang!"

"Second aunt!"

"Aunt Yu!"

A heart-wrenching scream rang out in the quiet mountain village.

At noon, the villagers who had just finished lunch and were about to take a nap were startled by the scream and all the sleepyheads ran away. I ran out of the door quickly and saw everyone running towards Jiang Desheng's house at the foot of the mountain. Because there was a military off-road vehicle parked in front of his house.

In Jiang Desheng's yard, a seven-year-old girl with delicate eyebrows and skin as white as snow was standing uncomfortably in the middle of the yard holding a swaddling baby, with her head lowered, making it impossible to see the emotions in her eyes.

No one knew that this beautiful seven-year-old girl had changed her mind.

The little girl's name is Jiang Yicheng. Her parents are both soldiers in the army. They love each other very much and dote on her. Three months ago, a little brother was born, and he still dotes on her. If nothing unexpected happened, she would grow up happily in this loving family.

Unfortunately, all of this was destroyed by a natural disaster.

It turned out that a month ago, a flood disaster occurred in Province C.

Jiang Yicheng's father Jiang Weiming participated in the disaster relief work as the battalion commander. Her mother Lin Yue is a highly skilled military doctor. She left her young son who had just been out of confinement and rushed to the disaster area.

After more than half a month of day and night fighting, the danger was finally under control. Everyone was very tired, and when they heard the news, they relaxed their minds and leaned back weakly, which actually opened a gap in the sandbag isolation belt that was blocked with great difficulty.

The raging flood seemed to have found the weak point at once, and rushed towards it with a roar, pushing the gap open a little more.

Many people were already exhausted and were washed away by the flood in the blink of an eye, including her father.

Her mother happened to be rescuing people downstream. In this way, the young couple left behind a pair of young children and elderly parents and died early.

After hearing the news of her parents' sacrifice, the little girl Jiang Yichen couldn't bear the blow and fainted. When she woke up, she had become Jiang Yichen with a different heart.

Jiang Yichen felt a little sad about the family's experience, but she also silently swore to Jiang Yichen in her heart: she would take good care of her brother and make sure he grew up safely.

Perhaps Jiang Yicheng heard her inner voice, and a series of her memories suddenly rushed into her mind. When she sorted them out, she felt much more relaxed, and she became the real Jiang Yicheng.

"Old woman, are you awake?" Jiang Desheng held the old woman in his arms, his voice trembling slightly.

"Oh my son! Oh my son!" Old Mrs. Jiang woke up trembling, overwhelmed with grief, tears streaming down her face. She touched the spirit box on the table, still unable to believe it.

Jiang Desheng couldn't help but feel his eyes moist, his eyes turned red, and his hands couldn't stop shaking.

"Uncle Jiang, please accept my condolences! You must hold on. The battalion commander's two children still need your help to grow up!" Gu Yanbang, dressed in olive green, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and could not help but look away.

In fact, the battalion commander was washed away by the flood because he was trying to save him. He didn't dare to say it for the moment, for fear of facing the helpless eyes of the two old men.

"Ah? Children? Chengcheng?" Old Mrs. Jiang was brought back to her senses by the word "children" and looked behind Gu Yanbang.

"Hurry! Chengcheng, come here! Your grandma is calling you." Gu Yanbang quickly turned around and waved to Jiang Yicheng in the yard.

Yan Mo, a female soldier who was accompanying Jiang Yichen, saw that she was motionless and gently hugged her.

"Chengcheng, don't be afraid! That's grandma, your father's mother."

"Ok!"

Jiang Yichen was passively pushed in front of Grandma Jiang by Yan Mo. She looked nervously at this grandmother whose voice she had only heard on the phone.

"Grandma, I'm Cheng Cheng, and this is An An."

Jiang Yichen brought his little brother, who was sleeping soundly in the cradle, closer to Old Lady Jiang.

The baby was sleeping soundly, and his outline could be seen. He was plump and fair. His mouth was unconsciously pouting, looking very cute.

"Like, really like! Exactly like your father when he was a child, old man, don't you think so?"

Mrs. Jiang's hands were shaking with excitement as she grabbed Jiang Desheng's arm. Even though her nails were pinching his flesh, Jiang Desheng seemed not to feel anything.

In fact, he had seen Chengcheng a long time ago. Apart from the eyes and nose that resembled his daughter-in-law, she was also 50% like his son.

Seeing the baby in the cradle sleeping, he found that he looked 80% like his son, which comforted him.

At least there are still two children left. Even if it costs him his life, he will raise them to adulthood.

Seeing that the old couple had become more energetic because of their child, Gu Yanbang pursed his lips and glanced at the village chief standing next to him.

"Village head, Captain Jiang and his wife are both martyrs. Captain Jiang's children are too young, otherwise we would have left them in the army. I'd like to trouble you to take care of them in the future. If there are any difficulties, we comrades will not ignore them."

This is because they are afraid that the villagers will bully them because they are weak, so they are secretly greeting them!

"Leader, don't worry. Even if we are not cousins, I, the village chief, will not sit idly by. My grandfather is a veteran, and he educates us according to the military's morals. How could I embarrass him?"

"That's even better. I feel a lot more at ease. Village chief, I have something I want to say to the two elders alone. Can you help greet the folks outside?" Gu Yanbang was overjoyed to hear this. With this relationship, he felt a lot more at ease.

"Hey! I understand, I understand. The villagers don't have any bad intentions. Old Party Secretary, shall we join together?"

The village chief Jiang Weiguo guessed what would happen next, and he didn't want others to know about his bad intentions, so he simply sent the old branch secretary away.

The old branch secretary was also from the Jiang family, but he was born in the Wufu era. He was also a smart guy, and he went out with him to greet the villagers with a smile.

"Meng Fei, Qiu Wen, the two of you help Uncle Jiang look around the house to see if there is anything that needs to be repaired?" Gu Yanbang instructed the two people who followed him and secretly winked at them.

"Yes!"

The two understood immediately, and under the pretext of repairing the house, they checked everywhere to guard against people outside. It was really money that tempted people, and he had to think more about the old and the young.

At this time, Jiang Yichen stuffed Jiang Yian into the arms of Old Lady Jiang, and Old Lady Jiang buried her head in Jiang Desheng's shoulder and cried softly.

Jiang Desheng looked at the swaddling clothes with kind eyes, and his tears could not stop flowing.

"Uncle, aunt. You have to cheer up. What I am going to say next is very important. You have to pay attention." Gu Yanbang didn't know how to comfort them. He nodded to Yan Mo, who was quietly holding Jiang Hou's hand.

"Auntie, don't cry. Captain Jiang and his wife are watching you from heaven! If you ruin your health, won't their two children be left alone? Be good, don't cry. You've shed enough tears today. How can you hold them back? Won't Chengcheng and the others be even more pitiful in the future?"

"Yes, yes, old wife! Chengcheng and Anan still have to rely on us two old bones, so you can't cry your eyes out." Jiang Desheng had been through a lot after all. He wiped the tears from his face with his sleeves and gently comforted his wife.

With the two people's persuasion, Old Lady Jiang gradually calmed down, but her eyes were still dull.

"Uncle, here is the pension for the battalion commander and his wife, five thousand yuan. There are also some tickets in it that are valid nationwide, take them." Gu Yanbang took out a thick envelope from his arms and stuffed it into Jiang Desheng's hand.

"The battalion commander still has some savings at home, which is in Chengcheng's luggage bag. She knows this, because Yan Mo helped her pack it."

When Old Lady Jiang looked at the thick envelope, her heart ached and she couldn't stop her tears from flowing.

"I would rather not have these two good children in exchange for this. I just want them to stand in front of me alive and well."

"Old woman, don't talk nonsense! Ever since the first day our son joined the army, didn't we expect this day to come? It's just that we were just hoping for the best before, but now that hope is gone."

"Uncle, aunt. From now on I will be your son. The battalion commander sacrificed himself to save me. I'm sorry for you!" Gu Yanbang hunched over and lowered his head, feeling extremely guilty and his face full of regret.

"Child, as long as my son is honorable, it doesn't matter who I save. Don't blame yourself."

Jiang Desheng carefully helped his wife up, frowned unconsciously when he saw the baby in the cradle, and patted his back carefully until his brows relaxed. Then he stood up carefully and helped Gu Yanbang up.

"My son is a great hero. I'm proud of him. I don't blame you."

"Yes, the battalion commander is a great hero! Uncle, I will be your other son from now on. Just let me know if anything happens. I have applied to be transferred to your county. If you have any problems, just come to me."

"How can you do this? Don't you all love your barracks? You don't have to do this for us."

"Uncle, it's not for you. I was also injured this time, and my family didn't want me to be on the front line, so I just changed my job."

Gu Yanbang looked at Jiang Yichen who came in and said something, and pulled her over.

"Chengcheng, listen to your grandparents here. Your parents are gone, and your grandparents are old and can't take care of you. You are the older sister, so help look after your younger brother. Uncle Gu will come to see you from time to time."

"Uncle, Auntie. Chengcheng is in the second grade of our army's primary school. Now that she is back, it is best to let her continue. When the battalion commander was alive, he always said that he did not read enough books and suffered from lack of education. In the future, his children must read more books. If you have difficulties here, wait for me to come and send them to school in the county."

"No, that's not necessary. We have an elementary school in this village. I will take her there myself. No need to trouble you."

"Uncle, it doesn't matter if it's a trouble or not. You are my responsibility. Well, I won't say any more. We have to hurry back to report. I'll come to see you when I get here."

"Yan Mo, let's go!"

"Wait a minute, I'll tell Chengcheng a few words. Uncle and Auntie, Lin Yue and I are good friends. I was the one who helped her take care of An'an when she went to the disaster area. An'an is an obedient child. He still has two cans of milk powder, both in this bag. If he finishes it, I'll send it to you. Chengcheng knows our phone number and address. Chengcheng, remember what Aunt Mo said before."

"Aunt Mo, I know. I will be obedient."

"Hey! Eat your meal before you leave!"

Watching the two of them leave, Jiang Desheng chased after them.

"No, uncle. We have been walking for several days and we have to rush to the disaster area to finish. Please stay!"

Turning around and looking at the villagers who were still gathered in front of the car, Gu Yanbang paused.

"Dear fellow villagers, I will be the other son of the Jiang family from now on. If the old man has any difficulties when I am not around, please lend a hand. I, Gu, will definitely thank you then!"

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Desheng's eyes were wet instantly, and he quickly looked up at the sky to force back the tears. The villagers around him suddenly quieted down. Gu Yanbang and the village chief nodded to the old party secretary, saluted them, waved to Jiang Desheng, and then got into the car and left.

Even after the car drove away, the people around him had not dispersed. Village chief Jiang Weiguo coughed twice and said, "Disperse, disperse. We are about to go to work. Don't you want work points?"

No centimeters? How can that be? We depend on that for our meals! Those who were originally planning to go to Jiang Desheng's house to ask around suddenly stopped.

In the end, only the village chief Jiang Weiguo, his parents and the old party secretary were left.

"Uncle, you guys don't have to go to work these days. Wait until you recover. If you need anything, just let me know. When Wei Ming is not around, we nephews are still here!"

"Yes! Second brother, what my eldest brother said makes sense." Jiang Dewu, the village chief's father, felt distressed when he saw the second brother who seemed to have lost all his energy.

"Where is my brother's sister-in-law? Shall I go in and see her?" The village chief's mother, Wang Xiuying, also sighed. The two sisters-in-law have always been good friends. Seeing her second uncle like this, she wondered how she was doing.

"Well! Sister-in-law, please help me persuade her. We still have two children to raise, and we can't let our bodies get damaged by suffocation." After saying that, he staggered in, and he hasn't recovered yet.

"You guys go to work! Your mother and I will stay here with your second uncle and the others." Jiang Dewu felt distressed and sorry for his nephew when he saw his always strong brother like this.

"That year, when you guys went to join the army, only Wei Ming was selected. I was angry at Zhiguo for not living up to his expectations. But now I feel somewhat fortunate. In fact, it's not bad for him to live a mediocre life by being with us." The old branch secretary Jiang Yougen sighed quietly.

"Uncle Yougen, you can't say this in front of my second uncle. Isn't this hurting him?" Jiang Weiguo got a little impatient.

"Well, I know, I'm just sentimental for a moment. Let's get to work!" Jiang Yougen felt a little guilty and left quickly.

The courtyard outside the Jiang family suddenly became quiet, with only the faint sound of suppressed sobbing coming from the inner room.

Jiang Desheng looked outside with empty eyes, and Jiang Dewu accompanied him silently without saying a word. He knew that his brother couldn't accept it for a while, so Jiang Yicheng sat quietly on the chair holding his brother without saying a word.

A silent sadness spread in the yard, until Jiang Yian in her arms suddenly burst into tears, breaking the silent atmosphere.

The people in the yard seemed to come alive amid the cries.