There is a mountain in her arms

Dinner lasted from six to eight o'clock, and it was already pitch dark outside.

Jiang Zixiao touched his bulging belly, burping and envying An An.

"An An, no wonder you are smarter than me. Second Grandma makes delicious food for you all day long. It would be strange if you are not smart."

"Cousin Zixiao, this is innate and has nothing to do with eating. Just like cousin Zitao, who grew up like you, he is also very smart."

"Then is it possible that I originally had a smart meridian, but unfortunately I don't eat delicious food every day like you, so it has not been opened yet?"

"Uh?"

"Jiang Zixiao!"

It was rare for An An to be choked. Jiang Zitao felt helpless and blushed, while everyone else burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Brother Zixiao, you are really a talented person. Maybe what you said is not without reason. Go home and discuss with your aunt to see if she can open up your Ren and Du meridians and make you very smart."

"No, An An, I am smarter than the other kids in the village, but not as smart as you."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Everyone burst into laughter again.

When Jiang Weiguo came to the house out of concern, he only heard laughter in the room.

"What are you all so happy about? You two little brats, you still don't know where to go home at this late hour, why don't you just live at Second Grandpa's house?"

"Dad, I do!"

Jiang Zixiao immediately hit the snake with a stick, and Jiang Weiguo was so angry that he wanted to curse. This kid didn't know that his father was incited by him, and he still spoke with confidence.

"Look at how smart cousin and An'an are, it's all because Second Grandma can cook delicious food. If I were in the same environment, I would definitely not be much worse than An'an."

Jiang Weiguo was so angry at his bandit logic that his face turned completely black.

"Are you blaming me for not letting you eat well? Do you think every family can live like your second grandmother's family? I work hard every day to support you, and you're still not satisfied?"

"dad!"

Jiang Zitao saw that smoke was about to come out of his father's head and subconsciously shouted.

"I'll beat you to death, you ungrateful bastard!"

Jiang Weiguo saw his little son who didn't know what he said wrong, and couldn't help wanting to slap him.

Jiang Zixiao's desire to survive was so strong that he begged for mercy while hiding here and there.

"Dad, Dad, I was wrong. Don't be angry, I was really wrong."

Jiang Zixiao saw that his father was serious, so he ran out immediately. Jiang Zitao was afraid that he might be careless and something might happen, so he hurriedly chased after him.

"Dad, I'm going after him."

Jiang Weiguo was still a little angry when he saw the two of them running away. Grandpa Jiang patted his shoulder and comforted him.

"The child is young, don't take it seriously, he was just joking."

"Uncle, I know I owed them a lot in those years, but everyone goes through this, and they are doing pretty well. This kid still needs to be careful, his willpower is not strong at all."

"Teach him slowly. Zixiao is actually a good kid. But as the youngest, you are used to letting him do whatever he wants, so it's inevitable that he has some shortcomings."

"I understand, Uncle, I'll go back first."

After Grandpa Jiang sent Jiang Weiguo away, he closed the yard and went in. Grandma Jiang asked worriedly.

"How about it?"

"It's not a big deal. He took the kid's joke seriously. Home is worse than anywhere else. Believe it or not, if Zixiao were really asked to leave his home, he would be very reluctant to do so."

"That's good. You guys have been crazy all day today, go to bed early. Xiao Jiang, you sleep with Cheng Cheng. Yu Xuan, you sleep in this room, I'll add another quilt for you."

"Grandma Jiang, you don't need an extra quilt. We didn't have very thick quilts in the army, and this quilt is much thicker than what we have in the army."

"We have a mountain to lean on after all. I'll put an extra blanket outside. If you're cold, cover yourself with it."

There is a kind of cold called grandma thinks you are cold, Gu Yuxuan did not refuse.

In the evening, Jiang Fengying and Jiang Yichen chatted under the quilt, talking about school and the future.

"Chengcheng, you have a good plan for yourself, but have you ever thought about what An An will do in the future?"

"Godmother, why do you ask? He is the master of his own life. No one can make decisions for him."

"If he joins the army like your father in the future, will you agree?"

"Godmother, I understand. You are afraid that he will follow my father's old path. Didn't Gu Yuxuan also take this path? Why did you agree?"

"Yuxuan is different. His grandfather wants it, his father agrees, and he likes it, so it's useless for me to object. I actually went back to my mother's house for this. My father told me that every man wants to join the army to serve his country and make a name for himself. That's how he convinced his grandfather. But my father said that he must change his career when he is past the age of passion, and he agreed. Yuxuan will not regret what he promised since he was a child, so even though I am worried, I still support his dream."

"So that's how it is! Don't worry, godmother. An An won't go down this path."

"why?"

"I don't know if godfather has told you that I have an orchard in Beijing, and the people working there are all retired soldiers. I saw An An always pestering a very skilled person there to practice, so I asked him tactfully. An An is very smart, and he also tactfully said that because he had experienced life without a father and a mother, although life was not hard, there was still a void in his heart. He didn't want his future children to have the same experience as him, so he would not choose to join the army."

"An An is such a thoughtful child. I thought I filled the gap, but I didn't expect that I still left him with a lack of heart."

Jiang Fengying suddenly felt a little guilty, and Jiang Yichen held her hand with his slightly cold hand.

"Godmother, you've done a great job. I thought you were paying more attention to us because of godfather, but as time went by, we could feel your sincerity. So An An and I are actually grateful to you. It's just that I'm older than An An after all, so your influence on me is not that profound, but for An An, it's like timely help."

"Chengcheng, thank you for your affirmation. I feel relieved that An An will not take this path. I am usually busy and cannot take care of him all the time. I am afraid that distant water cannot quench nearby thirst, and if I am not careful, he will be attracted by the people around him."

"Haha! Godmother, my little brother is the one I taught myself, so of course he is as determined as I am. He knows what he needs and when to do it. He just copied my model. Besides, I'm always watching him and won't let him go far."

"Okay, okay, with what you said, I have nothing to worry about. Go to sleep. I'm afraid those guys will make trouble tomorrow."

"OK, good night!"

Jiang Yichen's sleeping posture was very proper. Jiang Fengying tucked the quilt in for her and turned over to sleep as well.

The next day, Jiang Yichen opened his eyes as soon as he heard a faint noise outside.

After listening carefully for a while, I heard Gu Yuxuan talking to his grandparents, and then the sound of the door opening in the yard.

Jiang Yichen dozed off in bed for more than half an hour before he heard the familiar footsteps of Grandpa Jiang.

He first knocked on An An's room to wake up Wang Quan and An An, and then knocked on Jiang Yichen's door.

"Chengcheng, get up and have breakfast with your godmother."

"Come on, Grandpa."

Jiang Fengying also woke up at this time and stretched.

"Sleeping all night long, there is no more comfortable retirement life than this."

"Godmother, when you are old, you can live in our courtyard with my grandparents, grow flowers, chat, and go for a walk. There are many educated elderly people around here."

"That's great. When I retire, don't chase me away."

"I can't ask for it!"

When the two of them came out after packing up, Gu Yuxuan was washing his face with well water. Jiang Fengying saw this and became anxious.

"Did you go for a morning run again? You need to wash your face with hot water, otherwise you'll catch a cold easily."

"Mom, this well water is very warm, much better than the tap water we use in the army, which is really cool."

"You still say that you don't know how to take care of yourself even though you're so old. It's not like I haven't been in the army before. There's obviously hot water available there in the morning. Are you too lazy to run?"

"Haha! Mom, you really are the worm in my stomach."

"You little brat, how can you compare me, your mother, to that thing! I'm your mother, if you raise your tail a little, I'll know what you're going to do."

"If it's not a roundworm, what is it?"

Gu Yuxuan made a face and ran away quickly, and Jiang Fengying's slap missed.

Jiang Yicheng brought her hot water and toiletries, so she had no time to pay attention to him.

Breakfast was simple, millet porridge and egg pancakes, with fried bacon with shredded radish and pickled vegetables given by Grandma Jiang, and some vermicelli stewed with dried beans in the chicken soup that was not used up yesterday.

After everyone was at the table, Grandma Jiang brought out a large basket of white flour steamed buns, which were steaming hot and looked like they were fresh out of the oven.

"Auntie, your steamed buns are really big. When I was in the army with Lao Gu, they had this in the morning. I haven't eaten it for many years, and I really miss it."

Jiang Fengying picked up a steamed bun, with a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.

"I know a lot. When we were poor, we always tried our best to make food more delicious so that we wouldn't feel that life was hard."

"Yes! At that time, our family was not well off, and we had the same dry and unappetizing meals every day. Fortunately, the old woman was skillful, and the same food became delicious after passing through her hands."

"I'm just messing around. Everyone, eat it while it's hot. It will cool down quickly when the weather gets cold."

After dinner, Gu Yuxuan led the two of them up the mountain again, while Jiang Yichen and Jiang Fengying stayed at home, roasting fire and chatting.

Jiang Fengying didn't expect that Jiang Yichen, at such a young age, could talk to her about so many things, but was lacking in interpersonal relationships, so she told her her life experiences.

They forgot about time during this chat, and only realized how quickly time had passed when their hunters came back and started talking noisily in the yard.

"Godmother, look, this is a little squirrel I hunted."

An An was holding a cute little squirrel and presenting it to Jiang Fengying. He knew that his sister was not interested in cute little animals.

"This furry tail really looks like an umbrella. An An, are you planning to keep this squirrel yourself?"

"Godmother, I don't know how to raise it. I just brought it back for you to see. I will release it back to the mountain this afternoon. Our teacher said that the squirrel is a hardworking and intelligent little model. I just happened to see it entangled in vines today, so I saved it."

"An An, you are more considerate than your brother Yu Xuan. You even know to bring gifts for your godmother. I have seen this squirrel. You should release it back to the mountain as soon as possible! This kind of wild animal is not used to staying in the mountains and is prone to getting sick."

"OK then!"

"An An, you guys are going up the mountain again, so will Second Grandma still make lamb chop hotpot today?"

Jiang Zixiao and his elder brother came on time. He studied for a long time and only came out after getting permission from his family.

"Zixiao, I have already made arrangements. I won't let you down. They brought back some quails, pheasants and rabbits today. I will also make arrangements for you."

"Great!"

Grandma Jiang arranged every kind of prey, ready for them to eat their fill at once. Jiang Zixiao licked his lips, even though he hadn't tasted it yet he could already imagine how delicious it was.

No big game was caught today, but the yard was filled with small game.

Jiang Zixiao couldn't help but be amazed at the sight of so much meat.

"An An, have you guys taken all the prey on the mountain in the past two days? Why are there so many?"

"Brother Zixiao, how is this possible? The mountain is so big, what does it mean to have such a small amount of prey? On the contrary, the prey on the mountain is now flooded, especially those that reproduce quickly. It seems that the villagers rarely go up the mountain. I saw many elders' wild vegetables. In the past, they wanted to scrape a layer of the ground."

"That should be because the villagers' lives have improved. Who would still eat wild vegetables? With fewer people going up the mountain, the products on the mountain will naturally recover slowly."

Jiang Zitao understood everything and explained it to everyone. When he saw Gu Yuxuan dealing with wild animals, he also went over to help.

At noon, Grandma Jiang used all her cooking skills to prepare a large table of meat dishes.

Lamb chops hotpot, spicy rabbit head, braised rabbit meat, Kung Pao chicken, sweet and sour spare ribs, roe deer meat stewed with carrots, lean meat vermicelli, stir-fried baby spinach and spicy and sour potato shreds, and a bowl of shredded white radish and egg soup.

There were only meat dishes, and the tempting aroma filled the air, but everyone was just working hard.

"So filling! Even during Chinese New Year we don't have dishes like this at home."

Jiang Zixiao touched his round belly and slumped lazily in the chair.

"Zixiao, that was in the past. This year your second uncle and eldest aunt are both home, so your family will definitely prepare a lot of delicious dishes."

When Grandpa Jiang heard him say this, he was afraid that he would go back and talk nonsense again and get beaten, so he quickly gave him some advice.

"Not necessarily. My cousins ​​will all be here by then. My oldest cousin has a child who is much younger than me. I don't dare to snatch it from him!"

Jiang Zixiao's expression of grievance made everyone laugh.

"Jiang Zixiao, is it really that serious just for your stuttering?"

Jiang Zitao blushed for him.

"Brother, if you weren't suffering from stuttering, why did you come with me to eat today? You rarely came here before, and you always said something convincing: Second Grandfather has a hard time raising cousin and An'an, how can we always eat their food?"

"Pfft!"

Wang Quan just took a sip of carrot soup and it choked him directly into his trachea, making his face red and his neck thick.

Grandma Jiang patted him on the back, feeling both angry and amused.

"Brother Quan, your concentration is too poor."

Jiang Zixiao was still unaware of this and continued to laugh at Wang Quan.

"I can't compare to you!"

"Jiang Zixiao, now that we have finished our meal, we can continue our tutoring at home."

Jiang Zitao looked at Jiang Zixiao expressionlessly.

"What? Brother, didn't you say that the progress this morning was okay, so you let me change my mind in the afternoon?"

"I think your brain is getting worse and worse, so you'd better keep going. Okay, stop struggling and go home. Second Grandpa and Second Grandma, thank you very much for today. I will take this kid home and educate him first."

Jiang Zitao grabbed Jiang Zixiao by the collar, said hello to Grandpa Jiang and his wife, and dragged him away.

"Brother, brother, I can walk by myself, please don't do this."

Jiang Zixiao's voice faded away, and Jiang Yichen helped Grandma Jiang clear the table.

"Cousin Zixiao does not seem to be very smart, but it seems to be not bad for him to play around like this every day."

"Jiang Yian, do you want to learn?"