There is a mountain in her arms

After hearing what Jiang Yichen said, Jiang Ziqing ran home quickly.

"Do business? How can I do business?"

When Zhou Lanhua heard this, she shook her head repeatedly.

"Look at you. You deny it without even trying. This is for your own children. If you are not willing to work hard, then the children will have no choice but to return to farming."

Grandma Jiang wanted to point at her nose and scold her. Her little thoughts had been so obvious these days, don't think she couldn't see it.

"Mom, what can I do? As long as you can think of it, I can do it for the sake of the child."

Zhou Lanhua was also anxious. As the child grew older, she had more things to worry about.

"Old man, how about we go ask my second brother's family? But, boss, if we come up with this idea, if your wife shows up in public, I'm afraid someone might say something. Do you mind?"

Grandma Jiang thought deeply and had to take precautions in advance. Zhou Lanhua felt nervous when she heard that.

"Mom, I'm not a pedantic person. Women can hold up half the sky. What should I be afraid of?"

Jiang Weiguo also took it easy. As long as his family was well, saying a few words wouldn't cost him any weight.

"Okay, let's go ask together. Qingqing just said they are moving to the county, so we might as well ask them."

"Are they going to the city?"

Zhou Lanhua screamed, as if she was dreaming.

"What do you mean? They will do well in the future, and they will take care of us for the sake of our relationship. I told you not to be so petty. If we were not here, you would have worn out our relationship with our family."

This eldest daughter-in-law used to be impeccable, but as her second brother and his family became better and better, her horizons began to narrow. Alas! It was all because of poverty.

"Mom, I was wrong. You know I don't have any bad intentions, I just tend to get confused sometimes. When the time comes, you can give me some advice so that I can make fewer mistakes."

Zhou Lanhua was busy trying to please her mother-in-law, and Jiang Weiguo felt a little uncomfortable because because of her confusion, he made himself look like an ungrateful person.

"Mom, haven't you noticed that Cheng Cheng and An An hardly ever come to our house?"

Jiang Ziqing was a little angry about this. Cheng Cheng and An An rarely came to their house. Every time grandma came to give her mother-in-law candies and snacks, her mother would be a little unhappy, and she didn't think about how much good things they had eaten at the second grandfather's house.

"what?"

Zhou Lanhua felt a little embarrassed, she really didn't notice it.

Grandma Jiang rolled her eyes. Every time she gave Chengcheng and Anan a bad look, she would take out her private money and go to the town to buy them something to apologize.

Fortunately, my brother and his wife were open-minded and didn't care. But after so many times, Cheng Cheng and An An really stopped coming to visit.

In fact, Jiang Weiguo also apologized a lot for her and his second uncle in private. In the end, he felt ashamed in front of his second uncle.

"Mom, what should I do? Otherwise, you go and ask. I won't go."

Zhou Lanhua felt a little unnatural.

"Go, why not? Go openly and apologize openly. We are begging for help."

Grandma Jiang made the final decision and hurriedly prepared a basket of good things. The family went out in a grand procession.

"Grandpa, we are going to the city, what should we do with the orchard at home?"

"I will come back once a month, and I will ask your great grandfather to help me look after him on weekdays."

"Wouldn't that be troublesome? Why don't we hire someone to help look after them? Fruit seedlings don't bear fruit that quickly, but they still need careful care. Look for a family in the village that's in need and has decent character, and hire that family. Besides, I'm afraid that Grandpa and his family won't be able to take care of it."

After listening to her words, Grandpa Jiang thought about his eldest brother's family situation and felt that it made sense.

"Okay, let me think about who to look for."

"Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law!"

"Great grandfather, great grandmother, great uncle, great aunt."

An An was squatting in the yard and hurried to open the gate.

"Sister-in-law, why are you here? Is there something wrong?"

Grandma Jiang was helping An An make clothes at the moment. She looked at the whole family coming to her house, carrying things, and felt a little confused.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

Grandpa Jiang came out of the house, followed by Jiang Yichen.

"Second brother, we have something to ask, and we want you to help us come up with an idea."

Grandma Jiang didn't speak in official language and just stated her intention directly.

"If you can't handle it, how can we help? What is it?"

Grandpa Jiang was puzzled because his elder brother was smarter than him!

Grandma Jiang then repeated what Jiang Yichen had said, and then looked at Jiang Yichen eagerly.

In their minds, Jiang Yichen is a very smart person. Didn’t you see that she has taught An An to be very smart? So she must have a way.

"Chengcheng? Brother and sister-in-law, you are joking. What does she know as a child? You are talking nonsense."

Grandpa Jiang was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the problem happened to her. He quickly changed the subject. If they didn't fix it, wouldn't the responsibility be on Chengcheng?

"Chengcheng, I know I didn't do well in the past. Please don't argue with an uneducated person like me. Please be magnanimous and give us some advice. We are almost out of options now, otherwise I wouldn't have planned to take advantage of your cousin. Can you help your cousin?"

Zhou Lanhua squeezed forward to apologize, and Grandpa Jiang was a little unhappy.

"My niece, you are wrong. Chengcheng is very concerned about those things, but she never came back to tell us. It is not right for you to force her like this."

"I……"

"Lanhua! Second brother, we didn't teach her well enough and let her talk nonsense. Don't be angry! We didn't come here to force Chengcheng to come up with ideas for us, but to let her analyze it for us. Even if it doesn't work, we won't blame her."

Grandma Jiang stopped her daughter-in-law and Grandpa Jiang spoke quickly.

"Brother, you guys don't look like you're here to ask for advice. I just thought you were here to collect a debt."

Grandpa Jiang felt uncomfortable thinking about those words, and for the first time he complained about his elder brother.

If Jiang Ziqing really can't go to school in the future, and word gets out, Chengcheng will definitely be blamed.

"How can that be possible! Second brother, I am not such a fool. Although I have my own selfish motives, I will not let her destroy our brotherly relationship."

Grandma Jiang glared at Zhou Lanhua fiercely, then looked at her sister-in-law's ugly face and spoke softly.

"Sister-in-law, you know what kind of person my eldest sister-in-law is. I am not a heartless person. To be honest, we can't let Xiaosan go even though she is still unmarried at this age. But it does cost money to send three children to school, and we are in a dilemma. After listening to Qingqing's words, we shamelessly wanted Chengcheng to help us. But don't worry, she will only help us analyze the situation, and we still have to decide what to do. Even if we lose money, we will just consider it bad luck and will never vent our anger on Chengcheng."

Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang looked better now, but An An couldn't hide his unhappiness.

"Grandpa, grandma, I was just saying that. I just followed grandpa to the county a few times and observed that small vendors appeared on the street, but I don't know what they do. How about you tell me, what are you good at when it comes to food, clothing, housing and transportation?"

"What are we good at? What we know are things that everyone in the countryside knows!"

"That's not what I mean. Let me put it this way! It means that when you put the things you make on display, they can attract people to buy them."

"Attractive? Mom, I rarely go out. Every day I'm either preparing three meals a day or working in the fields. Otherwise, I go up the mountain to pick chestnuts, pine nuts and walnuts. There's nothing attractive about that."

"Chestnuts and pine nuts? Auntie, do you know how to fry chestnuts and pine nuts?"

"I will! I don't usually like to visit other people. Besides doing housework, I also prepare dry goods. Every year I roast some melon seeds and pine nuts and give them to the children as snacks."

"Yes, yes, the melon seeds, pine nuts and peanuts she fried taste pretty good."

Grandma Jiang also gave her affirmation, and Grandpa Jiang nodded. He would usually peel and roast peanuts to eat after drinking.

"We have many mountains here, and there are many dry goods on the mountains. Why don't you go to the county to sell dry goods? Just fold paper into triangular buckets, or use special small bags, weigh them and sell them."

“Where do we sell it then?”

"Just like the oil seller in the past, walking around the streets. Standing in front of the school, the cinema, the market, wherever there are many people! It's best to shout a few words, even if others just gather around to join in the fun, it's still popular!"

Jiang Yichen said everything he was thinking in one breath.

Grandpa Jiang and his wife were still a little hesitant, but Zhou Lanhua was very determined.

"Mom, let's just sell this. I'll do anything for the kids."

“Walking the streets must be very hard!”

"As long as I can make money, why should I be afraid of a little hardship? Don't we have a bullock cart at home? My father takes me to town every day. I don't bring much, so I just carry a small bag to try first. Anyway, we get it from the mountain, so even if we can't sell it, we can eat it ourselves."

"Okay! Since you are ready to do it, I will take care of the housework. Weiguo, you and your father will do more of the work in the fields from now on."

"No problem! It's my fault for not being able to do it and for making you two worry!"

Jiang Weiguo felt a little guilty.

"It doesn't matter what you worry about. For your own children, I am willing to worry about them for the rest of my life."

"Aunt, you can make a few more flavors. You can even fry chestnuts, but it'll take time."

"Okay! I'll think about it when the time comes. Chengcheng, thank you. And I apologize for my previous narrow-mindedness. I'm sorry."

"Aunt, I don't know what you are talking about."

Jiang Yichen pretended to be stupid, Zhou Lanhua was full of gratitude, and Grandma Jiang and the others laughed together.

"Mom, you guys stay here with my second uncle for a while. Dad, let's go up the mountain to pick pine nuts."

Zhou Lanhua was anxious and pulled Jiang Weiguo up the mountain. Grandma Jiang put the basket in the hands of her younger brother and sister-in-law, and the old couple also went home to help.

"Chengcheng, do you think it's feasible to stir-fry dried food?"

Grandpa Jiang was still a little worried. He was afraid that they would fail and that they would be blamed afterwards.

"Yes! Where there is a will, there is a way!"

Jiang Yichen was full of confidence, as his fried snacks were very popular all over the country in his previous life.

"Sister, you are so kind-hearted. Every time we go to their house to eat, my aunt's eyes almost pop out of her head."

An An’s little mouth was pouted so high that she looked like she was about to burst into tears.

"An An, that's grandpa's eldest brother's family, so you should look at the Buddha's side instead of the monk's. Besides, she didn't say anything bad about your aunt! Besides, your cousins, grandparents, and uncles are all very kind to you. When you were a child, your uncle often bullied you!"

"Really? Why don't I remember?"

When An An heard the big news, her eyes lit up.

"You were still young and strong at that time. Grandpa couldn't lift you up, so it was your uncle who lifted you up and played with you."

"Your sister is right. You were very fat when you were little. Your grandma's arms hurt from holding you for a while."

An An was comforted by her sister and grandfather in turn, and instantly forgot about the unhappiness. Grandma Jiang looked at them and smiled gently.

The high school entrance examination is scheduled for June 16th to June 18th. Now we have just entered June, and there is still half a month left before the examination.

Grandpa Jiang didn't want Jiang Yichen to be disturbed, so he went to his eldest brother's house in the evening to say hello.

Don't bother Jiang Yichen anymore before she takes the college entrance examination.

Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang forgot about this and regretted it so much. If Jiang Yichen didn't do well in the exam this time, their second brother would really become estranged from them.

Grandma Jiang gave her three children advice when they returned home, and even prayed before going to bed every day that Jiang Yichen would do well in the exam.

Jiang Ziqing knew everything about his family's affairs and felt a little regretful. He should have been patient for a while.

Three days before the high school entrance examination, Jiang Fengying and her husband specially brought Jiang Yichen to the county.

Because Jiang Yichen's high school entrance exam is at the county's No. 9 Middle School, in order to ensure that there are no accidents on the way, Jiang Yichen will stay at their home for the next few days.

She lived directly in Gu Yuxuan's room, and Jiang Fengying took a week off to accompany her throughout the whole process.

The day before the high school entrance examination, Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang brought An An to live in their home, and Gu Yanbang was driven to the dormitory in the bureau.

The next morning, Grandma Jiang made her a bowl of millet porridge. Jiang Fengying specially fried two eggs, and Gu Yanbang bought soy milk and fried dough sticks.

"It's so rich, I can't finish it!"

When Jiang Yichen came out after washing up, she saw a table full of breakfast.

"Chengcheng, that's what I mean. Just eat a little bit of each."

Jiang Fengying placed fried dough sticks and eggs in a clear position, with millet porridge in her right hand and soybean milk in her right hand. Then she pulled Jiang Yicheng over and made him sit at the breakfast table.

"Aunt Ying, I didn't expect you still believed this."

Jiang Yichen made a joke and Grandma Jiang covered his mouth.

"Pah, pah, pah! Eat quickly, or you'll be late."

Jiang Yichen saw a room full of people who cared about her and followed their wishes.

"Sister, come on!"

While eating, Grandma Jiang and Jiang Fengying carefully checked her admission ticket and pencil case three times before they felt relieved.

After breakfast, Gu Yanbang and Jiang Fengying took her to the test site. For this purpose, Gu Yanbang even borrowed a car from the bureau.

You know, he usually rides a bicycle to and from get off work.

When they arrived at the examination center, candidates were already entering one after another. Jiang Yicheng nodded to them and went in calmly, while Gu Yanbang and Jiang Fengying watched them go.

"Director! Madam!" Luo Heng, dressed in uniform, walked through the crowd.

"Luo Heng! Is your team here to maintain order today?"

"Yes! Hasn't your son already taken the high school entrance exam?"

"Yes! My niece is taking the high school entrance exam today, so we are here to send her off."

As soon as Gu Yanbang answered his question, Jiang Fengying nodded at Luo Heng.

"Old Gu, let's go. We have to go back and prepare dinner for Cheng Cheng."

"Yes, yes! Luo Heng, we'll be leaving first, you guys go ahead and get busy!"

Gu Yanbang nodded quickly when he heard this. He had asked for leave specifically for this matter.

Luo Heng was a little surprised. He didn't expect them to be so nice to their niece. Don't her parents care?

But he was a smart man. He watched them leave and then hurried back to maintain order.

During the three days of Jiang Yicheng's exam, Gu Yanbang and Jiang Fengying drove her to and fro. They also brought her lunch at noon. Even biological parents might not be able to do so well. Jiang Yicheng was very touched.