There is a mountain in her arms

A few days after the school started, Mr. Qi and Mr. Wang from the cowshed left one after another and told Jiang Yichen a piece of news.

That night, Grandpa Jiang went to Jiang Wei's home and stayed for more than half an hour. The next morning, Grandpa Jiang went to his daughter's home in the county and insisted that Jiang Wei go as well.

Jiang Weiguo was not idle either. He visited several elders of the Jiang family and made a few deliberately oblique remarks.

On October 1977, 10, news about the resumption of the college entrance examination appeared in major newspapers and periodicals.

The whole village was excited, and the people at the educated youth site were crying and laughing with joy.

When they realized that there was only one month left before the college entrance examination, they began to borrow books from everywhere.

Unfortunately, there were not many people in the village who had books, and others also wanted to read them. Moreover, there were only so many places available, so they were even less willing to lend them out.

As a result, many dramas were staged at the educated youth site, but only Qiao Jiaqi, who moved out, was spared.

On December 1977, 12, the college entrance examination was held as scheduled. Many young people in the Jiang family participated, including Jiang Weitong, Jiang Yanhong and Jiang Weiping, because this time the college entrance examination had no age limit.

Xiang Wan did not participate because she had just graduated from junior high school and her parents did not agree.

Even Jiang Weiping insisted on taking the college entrance examination, which caused a big quarrel between him and his wife. He went directly to his eldest sister's house in the county to review with them.

The educated youth in the village looked at so many people from the Jiang family taking the college entrance examination, and guessed that they must have known about the news in advance but did not tell them.

This completely excluded them, but they did not dare to make a fuss. If they wanted to leave, they had to get a signature from the village.

The college entrance examination lasted for three days. After returning from the exam, most of the students felt like eggplants hit by frost.

Jiang Wei and a few others were full of confidence because Jiang Yichen asked Mr. Sun to send them a lot of review materials.

"Uncle, we are all blessed by you again this time." Jiang Yanhong and her husband brought their two younger brothers who were taking the college entrance examination to express their gratitude to their uncle.

"It's also your luck. How did you do in the exam?"

Grandpa Jiang is also happy to see the younger generation doing well.

"We should all be able to get in, but our scores may not be high. Junior three will do better in the exam."

"That's great. After all, you've been away from books for so many years. Xiaosan, which university do you want to apply to?"

When Grandpa Jiang heard that they all passed the exam, he was very happy for them.

"Of course it's Beijing University, but I don't know if I can get in."

"Uncle San, I heard from Chi Yuan that there are many universities in Kyoto. If you are not obsessed with Kyoto University, you can also consider other universities in Kyoto."

"Yes, Xiaosan, Chengcheng is right. We should be more cautious. It's not easy to pass the exam. I'm afraid there will be more people taking the college entrance examination later. We won this time because of our preparation in the early stages. Those who take the exam later will be more fully prepared."

Jiang Yanhong was afraid that her younger brother would make the wrong choice, so she hurriedly analyzed the situation for him.

"I know, big sister, I have also been researching information about various universities these days."

"Uncle San, I asked Chi Yuan to send these to you. You can take a look at them."

"Chengcheng, Uncle San is indebted to you for this favor."

"We're a family! I'm happy when grandpa is happy."

"Then we are all benefiting from our second uncle's help!"

Jiang Weiping's words made everyone laugh.

After seeing off a few people, Jiang Yichen opened the many foreign language books that Mr. Qi had sent her, including English, French, Japanese and Russian.

The orphans selected by the base are all highly intelligent people, and Jiang Yichen's IQ is 160.

In her previous life, she always traveled to various countries to carry out missions, so English was naturally quite good as a common language.

She was naturally very interested in learning another language this time. Mr. Qi also figured out her idea and, as a diplomat, he naturally strongly supported it.

Before we knew it, An An is already one year and five months old. The little guy has learned to walk and always wants to go out with others.

Originally, Grandma Jiang was planning to wean him at ten months old, but seeing how sadly he cried, she ultimately didn't do it.

But I still added complementary food to his diet. Maybe he had gotten used to the taste and he no longer fed him milk powder for every meal like before.

But he still clamors to drink before going to bed every day, and Grandma Jiang lets him do it, because it doesn't matter now anyway.

Jiang Weitong sold his temporary job and now doesn't have to go to work, but he comes to help Grandma Jiang take care of the children every day.

An An ate well and didn't lose weight. Grandma Jiang followed him around every day and her body couldn't take it anymore.

Fortunately, he can walk now. He doesn’t want to be held in someone’s arms, otherwise it would be really torturous.

He liked to run with Jiang Zixiao the most, but Jiang Zixiao looked down on him, and every time he wanted to run away, he was forced by Grandma Jiang to play with him. Jiang Zixiao was a little resentful, so Jiang Yicheng gave him a lot of delicious food, and he was willing to do it.

More than half a month after the college entrance examination, their college entrance examination results came out and every candidate was nervous.

Their scores were sent to the brigade headquarters in each village, and Jiang Weiguo did not keep them in suspense and announced the scores directly in front of them.

He was also happy because there were two people who scored the best in the exam, one of whom was his younger brother, and the other was Qiao Jiaqi from the educated youth point.

Jiang Weitong scored 375 points, and Qiao Jiaqi scored 368. Jiang Weitong was lucky that he had just left school and his classmates also took the college entrance examination, but he was the only one who scored the best.

Jiang Weiping scored 323 points. Jiang Yanhong scored 285, and Su Beiting scored 308. Several young men in the Jiang family also scored well in the exam, and the elders of the Jiang family were so happy that they kept saying that they wanted to open an ancestral hall.

Because this is the first year, the admission score is relatively low, and you can go to university as long as you score over 275 points.

Grandpa Jiang was so happy that he said his ancestors' graves were smoking. He wanted to have a buffet, but the children persuaded him to wait until the admission letter came.

The time waiting for the notice is always exhausting. Every day there are people waiting at the village entrance for fear of missing it.

The elderly in the Jiang family are not afraid of the cold. They sit at the entrance of the village every day, chatting and waiting for notices.

The village was filled with joy. The children in the village who had not gone to school were very envious and asked to go to school one after another, causing chaos at home.

When the postman arrived on his bicycle, he was surrounded by these elderly people, who asked him in a flurry if he had any notices for his younger family members.

The postman's ears were almost deafened, but Grandpa Jiang came over angrily and rescued him.

Before the postman began to thank him, Grandpa Jiang spoke enthusiastically.

"Young man, do you have the notification letters from Jiang Weitong and Jiang Weiping?"

The postman paused!

"Uncle, so many people in your village took the college entrance examination?"

"That's because everyone in our village understands that knowledge is power, and most children have been to school."

"Your village should take a long-term view, otherwise the little kid will never get out of the mountains."

"Yes, you are right. Young man, do you have the notification letters for my Jiang Weitong and Jiang Weiping?"

Seeing that the postman wanted to say something, Grandpa Jiang interrupted him.

"There are two. Let me take a look. One from Jiang Weitong and one from Qiao Jiaqi. The other will be a few days later."

"I'm Jiang Weitong's father. Give me his. Can anyone go and call Qiao Zhiqing to get the notice?"

"Brother Jiang, my grandson is going. Zhiqing Qiao now lives next door to my house."

An old lady who was watching the fun volunteered and urged her grandson to go and call for help.

Qiao Zhiqing was very generous. Since her grandson went to report the good news, she had to give him some benefits.

Not long after, Qiao Jiaqi came running in breathlessly, looking very excited. When the postman handed him the admission letter and asked him to sign, his hands were shaking.

The postman was used to it. He had seen people faint from excitement.

Grandpa Jiang went home with the notice, handed it to Jiang Weitong, and urged him to open it.

Jiang Weitong calmed himself down, tore open the seal, and took out a thin piece of paper from inside.

The big words "National University of Defense Technology" caught his eye, and he forced himself to finish reading the list.

"Dad, I passed! Passed! National University of Defense Technology!"

"Good! Good! Good!"

Grandpa Jiang didn't understand either, but he was happy too.

In the next few days, those who passed the exam in the village received their admission letters one after another.

Jiang Weiping was admitted to a university in his own province. After all, he has a wife and children there, so it’s better to be closer to home.

Jiang Yanhong and her husband also chose a university in their province for the same reason as Jiang Weiping.

The village started to hold buffets. Because there were four college students in the family, Grandpa Jiang was so generous that he held the banquet for four days in a row.

After the lively atmosphere cooled down for a few days, the New Year arrived.

The same process as last year, when they came down from the mountain, the old couple no longer felt such deep sadness.

This year, Grandpa Jiang insisted that they go to his house for dinner. Grandpa Jiang knew that he was happy and did not spoil his fun.

This year Xiang Wan and the two children also stayed to celebrate the New Year. Surprisingly, Gu Miaomiao did not make a fuss. I don’t know if she has become sensible or was warned in advance.

But none of this is her business, she only cares about the people she cares about.

At the dinner table, Grandpa Jiang held Grandpa Jiang's hand and kept thanking him, and began to cry as he spoke.

He said that he had to take care of the child when he was young, and he still worried about him when he grew up. It was all thanks to him that he had such a good fortune now.

Grandpa Jiang kept comforting him and wiping his tears, he was crying with joy.

He knew that his eldest brother was also having a hard time at that time. He was raised by his eldest brother and his wife since he was a child, so when he saw that his eldest brother's children were not getting enough to eat, he would often give them some food.

The three brothers of the Jiang family also started crying after hearing this. Grandma Jiang burst into tears even more. Grandma Jiang was busy wiping their tears and comforting them.

After the meal, everyone's eyes were red. Grandma Jiang helped Grandpa Jiang go home, and Jiang Yichen held An An.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, they went back to Grandma Jiang's parents' home. This time they rode Grandpa Jiang's ox cart.

Because Jiang Weiguo and Zhou Lanhua are planning to go back tomorrow, they are hosting Zhou Yanhong's family at home today.

With the bullock cart, they arrived in about an hour. Grandma Jiang's second brother and his wife came out to greet them happily, and Grandma Yu also came tremblingly.

"Mom, we are here to wish you a happy new year. How are you doing?"

Grandma Jiang looked at her mother, who looked in good spirits, and helped her into the house.

Second Uncle Yu helped Grandpa Jiang carry things, and Second Aunt Yu picked up An An and held Jiang Yichen's hand, her face full of joy.

The New Year gifts they gave this year were even bigger than last year's. My second uncle's wife looked very satisfied and couldn't stop smiling.

Ten pounds of millet, ten pounds of flour, a pig's leg, a live rabbit, two live pheasants, two pounds of egg cake and a bag of brown sugar.

My second aunt’s grandmother grabbed a handful of fruit candies and gave them to the two children. She then said a few auspicious words to Grandma Jiang and went into the kitchen.

She had to put these good things away first, otherwise that shameless sister-in-law would come over and make a fuss again.

In the outer room, Uncle Yu was talking to his brother-in-law, while Jiang Yicheng was playing with An An. An An wanted to eat candy, but he was too young, so Jiang Yicheng deliberately didn't give him any.

Grandma Jiang was talking to her mother in the inner room. Seeing that her mother's room was clean and tidy everywhere and the bedding under the bed was thick, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"What are you looking at? These were all packed by your second sister-in-law. What are you worried about?" Old Mrs. Yu touched her hand and glared at her unhappily.

"I know. It's not until I see it that I feel at ease. Are there no troubles over there?"

"Did you come here to cause trouble a few days ago?"

Old Mrs. Yu was also angry. She had kept it a secret before, but now that she had come to terms with it, she told him everything.

"Oh! Are all the Miao family members extinct? They won't let go of even the slightest bit of advantage. Your house can only accommodate one person, but you want all this. How can the Miao family stand this?"

"He said the child has grown up and they want to separate the two, and my room just happens to be empty."

"So how much are they prepared to pay?"

"Just think of it as a gift for your grandson."

"Haha! Who raised these rags?"

Grandma Jiang was so angry that she started to talk nonsense and was held down by Grandma Yu.

"Keep your voice down and don't teach the child bad things."

"What do the second brother and the others say?"

"Your second brother said he respected my wishes, but I don't want to give it to him. The house is still there, so at least I can still be tough."

"Then I won't give it to you!"

"But they always come to make trouble. Last time, your second sister-in-law had a fight with her before she left."

"I'll think of a way."

When Old Mrs. Yu wanted to ask her for help, she heard the voice of her daughter-in-law and her heart tightened.

Jiang Yicheng was leading An An for a walk when a middle-aged couple came outside the yard.

She had never seen the man, but she had seen the woman last year.

"Are these your aunt's grandchildren? They are this old. I am your great uncle's grandmother, and this is your great uncle's grandfather."

Jiang Yicheng ignored them, picked up An An and went into the house. Uncle Yu came out with Grandpa Jiang with an ugly look on his face. Grandpa Jiang stood in front of his grandchildren and greeted them with a smile.

"Brother and sister-in-law, Happy New Year!"

"Hey! Son-in-law! Why don't you come to my house when you come to pay New Year's greetings? I saw your ox cart coming back, why hasn't it come over yet? Let's go and take a look."

"Because we don't plan to go at all." Grandma Jiang came out with murderous intent and an unhappy look on her face.

"Look at what you said, little aunt, don't you think your elder brother recognizes you?"

"He doesn't even care about me, why should I recognize a heartless person like him?"

"Hey, aunt, what you said is really harsh. Why don't we care? This doesn't mean you are not giving us a chance!"

"If you think my words are harsh, then don't do things in an unpleasant way. Yu Aiguo, what do you think?"

Grandma Jiang didn't even want to call him Big Brother anymore and just called him by his name. Yu Aiguo was a little unhappy but didn't know what to say.

He had not agreed with Miao's behavior before, but he couldn't control her.

"Aunt, please don't accuse us. We didn't do anything." Miao was also shameless and looked innocent.

"Miao, I'm telling you, don't even think about getting your hands on my mother's house, or I'll break your family apart."

"Aunt, what are you saying? Since mother's house is not occupied, can't it be given to her grandson? It's a pity that her little grandson doesn't even have a place to live after getting married."

"Then don't give birth!"