There is a mountain in her arms

"Old Sun, let's go back!"

The only old lady in the room said to her husband.

"Well, it's getting late. We have to go back."

The old lady and her husband left together, and the other two elderly people also stood up tactfully.

Mr. Chi did not try to persuade him to stay and stood up to see him off.

When he turned around again, Chi Yuan had already opened the bundle.

"These are the clothes and quilts that Grandpa Jiang sent us, as well as a piece of ginger. He told us to boil some hot water to drink to ward off the cold."

"That's really thoughtful. Give this cotton coat to your grandma Sun, this cotton coat to Grandpa Wang, these two thicker coats to Grandpa Qi and Grandpa Sun, and these two quilts will be kept by us. And the ginger, share it among the families."

"Grandpa, how about I give you this cotton coat?"

"I have some on me! They are the ones who have it hard. They helped a lot when we first got here. Now I can finally give back a little. I'm so happy!"

"I see. I'll send it to them right away."

Ikegaki didn't know what to say, after all, this was the fact.

Chi Yuan just came back, and the few old men who had just come over came over to thank Mr. Chi.

"I am ashamed to accept this. I am just offering flowers to the Buddha."

Although the snow has stopped, thick ice has formed everywhere. Everyone in the village is staying at home, and Jiang Yichen's family is starting to prepare New Year's goods.

With Jiang Yichen's space support, Grandma Jiang plans to make a more sumptuous meal this year since she will be eating it herself anyway.

She plans to fry more sweet potato balls, lotus leaves, and brown sugar cakes this year. If there had been no sunshine during this period, she would also have planned to make some persimmon cakes.

Jiang Yichen also wanted to make some beef jerky and crispy pork, and Grandpa Jiang strongly agreed.

As the food was prepared one by one, there was still a week left before the Chinese New Year. It took them seven or eight days to prepare all these things, mainly because they were not in a hurry, they did a little bit every day, and it took them a little longer.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, are you home?" Grandma Jiang came to the door at this time.

"Sister-in-law, I'm at home! Come and have some fried dumplings!" Grandma Jiang pulled Grandma into the kitchen.

"Wow! So many! Why did you start making it so early this year? I haven't even started yet. I plan to wait until four or five days before the New Year to make it. Mm! It tastes good."

"Isn't it just sitting there doing nothing? Anyway, there's a lot of this stuff in stock, and Chengcheng likes to eat it, so just get some more."

"Hey! Why didn't I think of that? I couldn't go out these days, and my ears were almost deafened by the noises of the little ancestor at home."

"I can see how happy you are! It's so lively! With so many children around you every day, how can you not be happy?"

"Haha! I came to you to ask if you want to go to town tomorrow? The snow on the road has just melted, and there will be sunshine tomorrow. My family is going to drive a bullock cart to town. Do you want to go?"

"go with!"

Grandma Jiang hadn't made up her mind yet, Jiang Yichen and her grandfather said at the same time.

"What? Are you all going?"

"Well, sister-in-law, we're all going. Her grandma will go with you to buy some New Year's gifts, and I'll take Chengcheng to visit her father's comrades-in-arms. Sister-in-law, who among you will go tomorrow?"

"Your eldest brother and I will take Xiao San there, and we will ask your eldest brother to watch the ox cart."

"Then can you ask my niece-in-law to help us take care of An An tomorrow? He is too young, otherwise we can take him with us."

"Yes! I'll tell her when I get back."

"Okay, that's settled."

"Hey! Okay! I'm going home then!"

"Hey! Sister-in-law, wait a minute, take the dumplings back for the children to eat."

"Then I won't be polite."

After seeing Grandma Jiang off, she asked them in confusion.

"How come I don't know who you are going to visit?"

"Oh, old woman, have you forgotten the fruit?"

"You mean tomorrow?"

"Yeah! The town should be very busy these days, we can go and try the water."

"Oh, my heart! Why is it beating so fast right now?"

"Grandma, you can't keep your composure at the beginning. What if people get suspicious?"

"Then I'll stay home tomorrow, you guys go."

"No! You have to go tomorrow. We still have a lot of things to deal with! Besides, we might even need you to cover for us!"

"Providing cover? How does this look like fighting a war? I don't know how to do it!"

"Grandma, grandma, listen to me. Take a deep breath and calm down. An An and I are counting on you to support us!"

"We'll just act according to circumstances when the time comes. Don't panic. Grandma, you're worrying so much. Maybe we won't be able to sell it at all?"

"Nonsense! How can such a good thing not be sold? That's because they are ignorant." Jiang Yichen's casual remark made Grandma Jiang glare at him, and her nervousness disappeared.

The next day, Grandpa Jiang held An An in his arms, and Grandma Jiang carried An An's milk powder in her hands as they went to Great-Grandpa's house.

They were also getting ready to go out, and were very happy to see them arrive.

Zhou Lanhua took An An, and Jiang Yichen gave each of the three cousins ​​two White Rabbit milk candies. Zhou Lanhua was even more satisfied when she saw this.

Jiang Weitong was driving the car and Jiang Yichen was sitting next to him. The four old men started chatting as soon as they got on the car.

We talked and laughed all the way, and it felt like time passed faster.

Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Yichen separated at the gate of the supply and marketing cooperative. They avoided people and came to the residential building near the town's middle school.

The two of them discussed a countermeasure, hid in a blind corner, and took out a basket of various fruits.

Jiang Yichen was staring at the pedestrians passing by the door of the family building, and suddenly saw an old lady walking by who was wearing ordinary clothes but the fabric was obviously very good.

"Grandma, do you want some fruit?" He then lifted the cloth on the small basket in her hand slightly without leaving any trace.

"want!"

There are all kinds of fruits in the small basket, and each one is plump and tempting.

"Little friend, don't you have too few fruits?"

"My grandfather has a backpack right there. You can go and have a look."

The old lady looked in the direction she pointed, and indeed there was an old man with his hands tucked into his sleeves.

She looked at the security guard at the door and felt that the door was not too far away, so she walked over bravely.

"Brother, can you open your backpack so I can see?"

"of course can."

Grandpa Jiang was a little excited and lifted the cloth on the backpack.

"Hiss! They are so huge." The old lady thought to herself.

"This is not a place for trading. Follow me."

Now speculation is openly prohibited outside, so he has to find a safe place.

"Grandma, where are you going?"

Jiang Yichen was a little cautious. If he were to go to an unfamiliar place and get reported, he wouldn't even have time to run away.

"At my home. Don't worry, I'm not a bad person. My son is the dean of the middle school behind here. Trading outside is not allowed now, and you can't sell all of them. I can introduce someone to buy for you."

Grandpa Jiang was a little unsure, and Jiang Yichen was tempted. At worst, he could just hide in the space.

"also!"

Grandpa Jiang wanted to speak, but Jiang Yichen held his hand and stopped him.

"I will say later that you are my distant relatives from the countryside and you are here to give me New Year gifts."

"Ok!"

"Wait, Auntie Fang, these two people are not from the family building, right?"

"Hey, Xiao Li, he's my old man's cousin from the countryside, and this is his granddaughter, she came to give us a New Year gift."

"Oh! Is that so? Then you can take him in!"

The two followed the old lady through many twists and turns, entered a tube-shaped building, and followed her up to the third floor. They walked along a long corridor, met many people, and finally stopped in front of a door.

As Old Lady Fang opened the door and invited them in, the two looked outside before hesitating and going in.

"I'm the only old lady at home now. I'm not afraid, so why are you afraid?"

"Haha? Country people don't know much, don't be angry."

"You are so bold and clever, you don't look like a country bumpkin!"

When Jiang Yichen and the others came over, he deliberately tidied up his face.

"Haha! Thanks for the compliment, grandma. We are really genuine country folk."

"Okay, I won't ask anymore. How do you sell these fruits?"

"Grandma, these apples are bigger and sweeter than those sold at the supply and marketing cooperative. We sell them for fifty cents a pound. The pears and tangerines are twenty-five cents. Oranges are thirty cents. If you really help us introduce customers, I can give you a five-cent discount on each item. And these are all without coupons. If coupons are required, I don't want grain coupons. Any other coupons can be used to pay the same amount of money."

"Okay, I'll choose first."

Old Mrs. Fang was also straightforward. In the end, she bought five pounds of each item, paid the money, asked them to wait for her, and then hurried out.

In order to avoid suspicion, Grandpa Jiang had been standing at the door, and now Jiang Yichen also followed him and stood outside the door.

Mrs. Fang was very quick and soon called three or four people over. Looking at the grandfather and grandson standing at the door, she was happy that she had not made a mistake.

Everyone the old lady called over was very generous, and in more than ten minutes, the basket of fruit was sold out. Jiang Yicheng gave her a handful of winter dates as a token of gratitude, which made the old lady so happy that she asked her to come again next time.

Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Yichen left the family compound and moved to another family building in the same way.

When the two were starving, half of the fruits in the warehouse had been sold, and they had earned about 370 yuan, as well as some various tickets.

"Grandpa, walking is too tiring. It would be nice if we had a car."

"Come, let grandpa carry you. We don't come here often, why waste the money? Besides, doesn't great-grandfather have a bullock cart? Next time, we can borrow his bullock cart."

"Ugh!"

Jiang Yichen sighed in her heart. She didn’t want to buy a ox cart. She wanted to buy a bicycle, but unfortunately she didn’t have a ticket.

"No need, Grandpa, I can still walk. Let's go find Grandma, Great Grandpa and the others must be waiting anxiously."

"Well! Then let's splurge today and treat them to a meal at the state-owned restaurant."

"I can see it."

When the two men rushed over breathlessly, they were talking beside the ox cart.

"Uncle, why are you so tired? Aren't you going to visit someone?"

Jiang Weitong had sharp eyes and his eyes lit up when he saw the figure in the distance.

"Hey! Let's talk later, brother, sister-in-law, I'll treat you to a meal at the state-owned restaurant! I'm really sorry to bother you today."

Grandpa Jiang sat directly on the ox cart and shouted to the two people beside him. Grandma Jiang also helped Jiang Yichen get on the cart. It seemed that they were both very tired.

"What are you talking about? Is it worth going to a state-owned restaurant? Are you not living a good life?"

Grandpa Jiang Wei glared at Grandpa Jiang as if he was a fool.

"Oh! Big Brother, we have to go buy something else later. This is just to shut you up and make you wait for us to go home! Xiao San, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and go to the restaurant, or they will run out of food."

Grandpa Jiang quickly held down his elder brother and urged Jiang Weitong to hurry up. Grandpa Jiang was so angry that he laughed at his younger brother's move.

In front of the state-owned restaurant, Grandpa Jiang was unwilling to go in, and Grandma Jiang and Jiang Weitong did not dare to move.

Grandpa Jiang nodded at Jiang Yichen, and Jiang Yichen pulled his grandmother inside.

After a while, Jiang Yichen came out with his hands behind his back and a sad look on his face.

"Grandpa, why don't you come in to eat? I've already ordered the dishes. Wouldn't it be a waste if you don't eat? The money and tickets are not refundable."

"Brother, look at this, this is the child's thoughtfulness."

Grandpa Jiang seemed a little embarrassed, and Grandpa Jiang patted Grandpa Jiang's back twice in annoyance before he agreed to go in. Jiang Weitong had already run in quickly, and Grandma Jiang tapped Jiang Yicheng's forehead.

"Catch the ghost!"

Jiang Weitong ate voraciously, feeling so happy that he was bubbling with happiness.

Braised pork, spicy fish, steamed spareribs with rice flour, hot and sour cabbage, stewed eggs with minced meat, a bucket of mixed grain rice and a plate of buckwheat buns.

Grandpa Jiang's eyelids jumped when he saw this. This second brother and his wife were too spoiled. If they continued to eat like this, they would definitely go broke. No matter how much money they had, they would not be able to afford it! I'll have to talk to him later. Has he forgotten the hard times before?

Looking at the useless bastard in my family, I thought, well, this one will also be beaten. Forget it, just eat it first, otherwise I will be beaten to death by this little bastard.

"Ah! This is the life I long for!"

Jiang Weitong, with a bulging belly and a toothpick in his mouth, still sighed.

"Humph! I will soon let you deeply experience the life you 'yearn for.'"

"I went to see the bullock cart."

Jiang Weitong still had a strong desire to survive. He immediately sensed the murderous intent and ran for his life.

"Brother, sister-in-law, you guys go and rest on the oxcart for a while, we'll take the children and go buy some more things."

Grandpa Jiang didn't wait for his eldest brother to speak, and immediately took his wife and children and left. His movements were so smooth and coherent that it was hard to tell that it was intentional.

"Haha! You! You are such a worrywart. He is already this old, doesn't he know how to live? Even if he doesn't understand, doesn't your sister-in-law understand? Did you see what your sister-in-law said from beginning to end? It's really the person involved who is confused. It's just that he respects you, if it were someone else, they would have turned against you long ago."

"Ah? Is that so? I just can't help it. Forget it, I won't care about it anymore. If I get confused again someday, you have to remind me."

"If you are not stupid or deaf, you don't need to be a family man. Just take care of yourself."

Sure enough, when he saw Grandpa Jiang and the other two carrying large and small bags of things, although his forehead throbbed violently a few times, he still took a deep breath and turned his eyes away, ready to turn a blind eye.

Grandpa Jiang, who was originally preparing to explain Jiang's sentence, suddenly became cheerful and started chatting with Jiang Wei. Jiang Yichen also joined in the fun.

Grandma Jiang was laughing and whispering with her sisters-in-law. Grandpa Jiang, who was feeling depressed, suddenly felt that he was the clown, so he swallowed his pride and joined in.

When they passed by the great grandfather's house, they picked up An An and took the bullock cart home. Because they had too many things, they asked Jiang Weitong to help them send them back.

An An seemed to know someone. As soon as she was in Jiang Yichen's arms, she opened her eyes and looked at her, then fell asleep again, making Jiang Yichen feel very distressed.

Since she came into this world, An An was the only one she had spent the longest time with, and the feelings she had invested in An An were the most and purest.