There is a mountain in her arms

Old Mrs. Yu’s house is not big, just a long room divided into a bedroom and a dining room.

There is a simple kitchen on the right, and a shed behind the kitchen with a lot of firewood piled inside.

There are two chickens roaming around in the yard, a small vegetable patch behind the yard, and a toilet in the corner.

"Mom, I brought you a lot of things. This time, please keep them well and don't let my sister-in-law take them away again. This is my gift to you."

Grandma Jiang has a lot of resentment towards her sister-in-law from her natal family, but it’s not that she is stingy.

Every time she finally saved up some things and sent them over, her sister-in-law would always find ways to take them all away, leaving nothing for her mother. After so many times, she no longer felt resentful.

"Okay! Okay! I know."

Old Mrs. Yu was also helpless, because her eldest daughter-in-law always stared at her things. If she didn't give them to her, she would shamelessly snatch them away. Her son didn't say a word, and she was annoyed when she saw it.

"If you ask me, you should just go live at your second brother's house. The second sister-in-law is a good person, and the eldest sister-in-law is afraid of her. Anyway, the eldest brother doesn't support you, so why do you still care about his face?"

"Mother Chun! What about your eldest brother's three sons? If I don't care about him, I have to think about the reputation of his three grandsons!"

"They are all married, what are you worried about? Aren't you making things difficult for my second brother and me? Aren't we your children?"

"Chun Niang!"

"Mother, it's rare for you to come back today, don't make me sad. Let me see the child."

"Yes, let me hold the little one. They both inherited the best features of their parents. Look at their small noses and their round eyes. They are so cute."

"Chun Niang, why are the children back? When will their parents come back?"

Old Mrs. Yu lowered her head to tease An An, but she didn't hear any response, so she looked up. She saw that her daughter and son-in-law had red eyes, and Jiang Yicheng also lowered his head and said nothing.

"What, what happened? What happened?"

Old Mrs. Yu had a bad guess in her mind, her voice began to tremble, and she pulled Jiang Yichen over and asked softly.

"Child, why didn't your parents come back with you?"

"Great grandma, my parents' family died two months ago."

"Sacrifice? What does sacrifice mean? They are still so young. I am dreaming. Dreams are the opposite of dreams. Everything will be fine once I wake up."

Old Mrs. Yu began to mutter in a trance, and suddenly she stood up and fainted.

An An fell from his hand and was stopped by Grandpa Jiang who grabbed her bag in mid-air. Jiang Yicheng caught her and held her in his arms. An An was so scared that he started crying.

"Mom! Mom!" Grandma Jiang hugged the old lady and screamed in fear.

"What's wrong, mother? Mother, mother!"

Anxious voices were heard outside the yard, and when Grandma Jiang saw them, it was as if she had seen her backbone.

"Brother, sister-in-law, mother suddenly fainted."

After a period of chaos, the old lady woke up slowly. Looking at the people around her, tears could not stop flowing, and she was still mumbling.

"Why isn't this a dream?"

"What's wrong with Mom?" The second uncle was a little puzzled and looked at his younger sister in doubt.

Grandma Jiang lowered her head and explained the whole story.

"What? Why is our luck so bad? Why didn't you send us a message, little sister? It's been two months."

The second uncle was also a little bit unbelieving, because his nephew was the most promising child of the younger generation.

"We were also confused for a long time before we accepted it, and since it was close to the end of the year, there was no news."

"They are still so young. I feel so sorry for them! Fortunately, I left you two children to care for you."

"My condolences, little sister!"

"Second sister-in-law, I have two children to worry about now. I have endless energy every day. I have let it go."

"Little sister, although we are far away from each other, if you encounter difficulties in the future, always remember that you still have me as your brother to support you."

"Thank you, second brother! And second sister-in-law."

"Why thank you or not? Mom, why don't you and my little sister and her family come to our place for dinner? It's rare for my little sister to come back."

My second aunt’s grandmother looked at the old lady who had been looking at her daughter and crying silently, and nodded.

My second uncle was overjoyed and wanted to carry my mother on his back, but was pushed away by him.

"I can walk by myself."

"Yes, yes, mother, my little sister and I will support you."

My second aunt’s grandmother hurriedly coaxed the old lady.

As soon as they came out, they saw an elderly woman peeking at the door.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing there like a thief?"

"Second brother, what are you talking about? I'm here to see mother."

"I came empty-handed."

"Little sister, now that you are here, why don't you come to our house and sit for a while?"

It turned out that this person was the eldest aunt who caused Grandma Jiang's dissatisfaction! As expected, she looked a bit mean! When she heard the second aunt's grandmother bullying her, she simply pretended not to hear it.

"We are just about to go to your house for dinner! It just so happens that my second brother and his wife are coming along."

"Oh! It's a pity today that Zhigang and his two friends went back to their parents' home with their wives. I happened to be back with your eldest brother to pay New Year's greetings. They have prepared the meal and are waiting for us. You can come to my house for dinner another day!"

My aunt's wife seemed to be chased by a ghost and disappeared in a flash.

"Mom, with her condition, what are you expecting?" Grandma Jiang was a little indignant and was pulled by her second sister-in-law.

"Mom, my little sister and her husband are here today. Let me ask you again, do you want to stay at my house?"

My second uncle also looks down on his eldest brother and his wife. If it weren't for my mother, he wouldn't have tolerated their bullying!

"Okay, I'll go. But I still have to keep this yard."

The old lady was also frightened by today's blow, so she wanted to keep an eye on the people around her. If any hardship came to her, please don't touch her child, she would be willing to pay with her own life.

"Hey! Okay, Mom! I'll come and help you clean up this afternoon."

"Dad, please carry the things we brought back to my second brother's house. Who knows if that shameless guy will come back secretly?"

Grandma Jiang didn't even want to call her sister-in-law, as her mother accused her with a disapproving look.

"Mom, now I only care about the one who gave birth to me, cares about me and my two grandchildren. I don't have that much energy to care about other people."

"as long as you are happy."

Old Mrs. Yu stammered, and finally didn't want to talk about her anymore.

A group of people went to my second uncle's house, which was only three or four houses away from my great grandmother's house.

There seemed to be someone at home at this time, and I could hear the sound of children playing.

"It must be Da Ni and Er Ni who are back. Aijun, please walk a few steps faster."

"Hey!"

"Second sister-in-law, Zhichao and his wife are back home today, right?"

"Yes, he originally wanted to wait for his sisters, but the child was in a hurry, so he left first."

"The child is in a hurry, so the in-laws must be good to the child!"

"Haha! I know."

"Grandma! Aunt, uncle, happy new year!"

As soon as we entered the door, two young couples greeted us and wished us a happy new year.

"Da Ni, Er Ni, I haven't seen you for a long time. Happy New Year to both nieces and nephews-in-law."

"Mom, please sit down first. I'll go to the kitchen first."

"Da Ni, Er Ni, help mother greet my aunt and the others!"

"Second sister-in-law, let me help you."

"No, you are a guest when you come in, and you are the main guest today. You have a rare free time, and you still want to hang around the kitchen?"

"Haha! I brought some things here, maybe you can use them now."

Grandma Jiang took out the things in the backpack one by one.

Ten kilograms of rice, ten kilograms of flour, two kilograms of egg cakes, a pickled hare, two kilograms of pork, and two bags of brown sugar and glutinous rice cakes. Most importantly, there were six large apples and six large oranges pressed underneath.

"Little sister, this is really a valuable gift." My second uncle's grandmother was a little surprised. So many fine grains, cakes, meat and fruits were really too expensive.

"These are nothing. I wanted to send a bag of brown sugar to my eldest brother's family. But they didn't give me the chance, so I'll give them all to you!"

Grandma Jiang planted a lot of fine grains in the space. Only the egg cakes were bought, and the rest were from the space. She didn't care about the money for the egg cakes.

"Then we are also benefiting from mother's help. Don't worry, little sister, I know what you mean. Even if I don't have these things, I will still serve mother well."

"Thank you, second sister-in-law!"

"What are you thanking me for? Let's go out and play! I have to get busy, or we'll be hungry."

When Grandma Jiang came to the main hall, everyone gathered around to look at An An. An An was well cared for and looked good, and the more people looked at her, the more they liked her.

"Aunt, An An is so cute that I want to take her home."

"That won't do. An An is my life."

"What about Orange?"

"Are you looking for trouble? Chengcheng is my little cotton-padded jacket, I can't live without her."

"Don't be so particular about my family. Don't you have one in your family?"

"Aunt, there are many boys in our family, and they are very naughty. I want to retrain them."

"How dare you say this in front of your mother-in-law?"

"Aunt! I'm just trying to express my wish to be with my daughter!"

"Find a son-in-law to give birth to the baby!"

"Aunt, I'm already thirty years old, and you're still insulting me like this!"

"Haha, Erni, you didn't ask for this."

"Big sister, don't you care? Let's not laugh at each other. You have three! One more than me."

"That's because you like to worry. I just threw the three of them in front of my mother-in-law. She doesn't have the energy to cause trouble for me, and she also thinks of ways to help me raise the children every day."

"Uh!"

Erni choked and felt that what her elder sister said made sense. Dani felt sorry for her mother and ignored her silly younger sister to help in the kitchen.

The two sons-in-law, Zhang Peng and Wu Da, smiled at each other, but Wu Da's smile was bitter.

"Brother-in-law, I am the one who thinks things through. I am so worried every day because I am stuck in the middle. Can you teach me?"

"Who told you not to be firm in your stance? I support my wife in whatever she does. Let your parents see your attitude. For the sake of their grandchildren, they won't easily stir up a conflict."

"I'm taught. I'm taught."

The two were whispering there, and Jiang Yichen saw it, and was speechless for a moment.

When the two turned around, they met Jiang Yichen's clear eyes. Feeling a little guilty, they laughed dryly and looked away.

Among the seven children, Jiang Yichen and An'an are the youngest. They are unwilling to take her to play, and Jiang Yichen also looks down on the games they play, so two extremes emerge.

The five boys in the yard were about to quarrel, and Jiang Yicheng sat quietly in the main room listening to their adults chatting. Erni, who missed her daughter, was more and more interested in them, and kept trying to coax her to go to her house to play.

The lunch was particularly sumptuous, which surprised the two sons-in-law. They had never been so big in previous years.

After dinner, Grandma Jiang was afraid that her mother would change her mind, so she instigated her second brother and his wife to help her mother move.

I didn't stay long and hurried home.

When she got home that night, Jiang Yicheng collapsed directly on the bed. After walking such a short distance, two large blisters appeared on the soles of her feet.

It seems that this body is a little too delicate. She needs to practice more in the future.

The dinner was simple, a plate of sausage, a plate of spicy and sour potato shreds, a plate of stir-fried cabbage, and a big pot of hand-rolled noodles.

"Soak your feet in the evening, I'll open them for you and apply some ointment to make them heal faster."

Grandma Jiang looked at Jiang Yichen's unhappy little face and felt very distressed.

"Ok!"

"Old man, why don't you buy the ox cart in a few days?"

"Grandma, I'm afraid that won't work. Aren't you going to work at the beginning of the new year? If I go to school, who will take care of the cows?"

"That's true! The land in the village is all public, and we can't use the ox even if we buy it. We can't compete with the third brother for the ox cart business, right? This is a taboo."

"Can we buy bicycles then?"

"Hiss! A bicycle costs more than a hundred, right? We don't have tickets, either."

"Then let's talk about it next year!"

If Gu Yanbang really transfers here next year, he should be able to find a way. If that doesn't work, she will try her luck selling fruit in the county. These are Jiang Yicheng's inner thoughts, but she didn't say them out loud.

"Also, An An needs someone to take care of him. If he can walk and run in the future, I'm afraid grandma won't be able to take care of him alone. How about I don't go to school for now? I can study at home and take care of An An."

"How can that be? That would delay you."

"Grandpa, I can do it. As long as the school agrees to let me study at home, I can take An An with me and help lighten your burden."

"Let us think about this."

In the evening, after Grandma Jiang cleared the blisters on the soles of her feet, she felt much better.

The old couple lay on the bed, discussing what Jiang Yichen had said that night.

"I think Chengcheng is a very smart kid. She is so smart that it is a waste of time for her to sit in school all day. Didn't you see how she calculated? She is faster than me. I was still calculating in my mind, but she blurted it out directly, and she didn't make any mistakes. You know, when I was a child, my father forced me to move the beads on the abacus every day."

"She's so amazing? I told you that she can tell exactly what's going in and out of our savings without checking. Why not take her to school and try? If people don't agree, we still have to let her go to school. At worst, we can go to work without An An's knowledge, and we can keep an eye on her. That should work."

"Okay! When school starts, I'll ask Xiao San to go with us. He's been there before and is more familiar with it than us."

"Well, that's it. Let's go to sleep! I'm really tired today."

Grandma Jiang pounded her legs. Her arms and thighs were very sore because she had been holding An An on the road.

An An's nutrition has been kept up, and he weighs almost 20 kilograms in just over five months.

Looking at An An who was sleeping like a little pig, Grandpa Jiang pinched his sore shoulders and fell asleep.