There is a mountain in her arms

After the exams, it was National Day, so Jiang Yichen and his classmates had three days off, and all the students were taken home by their parents.

Jiang Zitao, a senior high school student, came over with a big bag on his back, and Grandpa Jiang was very happy.

"Zitao, why are you here? Why don't you go home?"

"Second Grandpa, my dad called our teacher and asked me to come directly to your house. My grandparents should also be here."

"Really? That's great. Put the bag down. It's so heavy. What's in it?"

"Second Grandfather, I'll do it myself. There are books and my dirty clothes in here. I'm busy with study every day, so I just wait for a few days before washing the clothes."

Jiang Zitao blushed a little, especially when he saw his cousin and cousin laughing secretly.

"Old lady, Zitao is here."

"Hey! Who's here? Zitao, welcome, welcome."

"Second Grandma!"

"Old lady, my brother and his wife are coming over too. You and Chengcheng clean up the room upstairs. Zitao and An'an will live upstairs, and An'an's room will be for my brother and his wife."

"Okay! I'll go right away."

"Second Grandma, I'll clean it up myself."

When Jiang Zitao heard this, he picked up his big bag and followed. Jiang Yichen and An An also followed to help.

The room had been tidied before, so Grandma Jiang took out the bedding directly. Jiang Zitao took it quickly and spread it out himself without letting Grandma do anything.

"Grandma, go down and do your work first! An An and I are here!"

"Okay! Zitao, I'll go down then."

"Well, Second Madam, watch your step when you go downstairs."

Jiang Zitao answered politely and spread out the bed sheet neatly. Jiang Yichen helped him to straighten it out.

"Cousin, is it hard every day?"

"It's okay. I just always want to work harder and try harder so as not to let my family down."

"Then you should take care of yourself! I see you have lost weight."

"Have you lost weight? I don't think so either."

"How is your Fifth Middle School?"

Jiang Zitao chose No.5 Middle School because the school waived his tuition. His family only needed to pay a little for his living expenses every month, and he worked very hard.

"Our No. 5 Middle School is definitely not as good as your No. 1 Middle School in terms of learning environment. Even if our teachers try their best to get information, it is not as comprehensive as No. 1 Middle School."

"Are you guys already at the review stage? So soon?"

"Not yet, but I've learned half of it. Now there are mock exams every month, which can drive people crazy."

Jiang Yichen was silent, and An An really didn't understand.

"Let's talk about something happy! Cousin, take a good rest at our house these few days. Health is the capital of revolution."

"I know! But our teacher gave us a lot of papers, and I have to finish them."

"That sounds terrible! So do you want to take a rest or take a bath and feel comfortable?"

"Let's take a shower first! I feel like I'm about to burst into tears!"

An An was amused by the metaphor and even leaned over to smell it.

"vomit"

An An pinched her nose and pretended to gag, "Cousin, you haven't taken a shower in the past few days?"

"I'm not. I walked all the way and sweated a lot."

Jiang Zitao blushed again, and Jiang Yichen knocked An An on the head.

"Cousin, he was joking. There's a new bathroom in the yard, but there probably isn't any hot water right now. You'll have to wait a while."

"In this weather, it's more comfortable to take a shower with cold water!"

Jiang Zitao picked up some clean clothes and followed them downstairs.

After taking a shower, he was about to wash clothes when he was stopped by Grandma Jiang.

"Put it there. I'll wash it. We'll have dinner soon."

"okay."

The weather was hot, so dinner was simple.

Cold cucumber salad, spicy and sour potato shreds, braised chicken feet, braised pork intestines, and a plate of braised hand-shredded chicken. The staple food is the porridge cooked in the afternoon and the egg pancakes made in the evening.

Jiang Zitao hadn't eaten so much meat for a long time, and he stopped eating only after he burped.

Seeing Jiang Yichen and the others put down their chopsticks, she couldn't help but blush.

"It's okay, just eat it if you want to. You can't keep it anyway, so don't waste it."

Grandma Jiang was understanding and helped him out, and Grandpa Jiang also comforted him.

"Your second grandmother is right. You must have suffered a lot in school. I heard that the school meals don't have much oil and water. I see that you are much thinner than the last time I saw you."

"Fortunately!"

Jiang Zitao had tears in his eyes and felt a little aggrieved. He had never told his family about his school life, and they always said it was good.

He knew that it was not easy for his family to send three of them to school, so he lived frugally at school.

"Why are you crying? Don't go back home during the holidays. Come directly to Second Grandpa's place. I'll ask Second Grandma to take good care of you. If you can get into a good university like Third Uncle, that will be a reward for me."

Jiang Weitong graduated a long time ago and joined the army, and rarely contacts his family.

Jiang Weiping found a job in the same profession in the provincial capital, and I heard that he is now planning to bring his wife and children over there.

Jiang Yanhong and Su Beiting both returned to their hometowns. Su Beiting was invited back to his original unit to serve as deputy factory director. Jiang Yanhong did not return to the supply and marketing cooperative, but went to a state-owned unit to work in sales.

"Ok!"

The older Jiang Zitao gets, the shyer he becomes. I wonder how much of this is influenced by family factors?

"Cousin, don't worry about the things at home. I think it's a good thing that your grandparents are coming this time."

"you know?"

Jiang Zitao was a little surprised.

"You don't know! My grandparents opened a small shop in front of our school, and the business is pretty good. Your grandparents should also be here for this matter. I heard that your aunt also made money selling roasted nuts in the county. Life is getting better and better. You can repay them by studying hard."

Jiang Zitao was very happy to hear this, and felt that the heavy stone on his shoulders was much lighter. He was indeed under a lot of pressure during this period.

"I'll take you to see it tomorrow, but the students are on holiday, and we plan to take a two-day break."

Grandpa Jiang saw that he was much more relaxed and talked about things that interested him.

"Okay! Second Grandpa and Second Grandma, our teacher has handed out a lot of papers, I want to go up and do them first."

"Okay, Zitao, I won't pour out these leftovers for now. I'll save them for you as a midnight snack."

Jiang Zitao looked at the remaining chicken and chicken feet and nodded. He thought to himself that his second grandfather's family was really extravagant. They were willing to throw away such good things?

The next day was the first day of National Day, and it was a rare day of leisure. Except for Jiang Zitao, everyone slept in.

Even the old couple had a rare chance to lie down for a while because they were so busy during this period.

Grandma Jiang prepared breakfast and called Jiang Yicheng and An'an one by one. Just as she was about to call Jiang Zitao downstairs, he came down by himself.

"Zitao, wash up and have breakfast."

"Okay, Second Grandma."

An An got up with her messy hair and sleepy eyes to brush her teeth. Jiang Yicheng was a little better, she had fixed her hair before coming out, but she also squinted her eyes while brushing her teeth.

Jiang Zitao looked at them with some envy, but when he thought about how he was like that when he was a kid, that envy faded away.

"Eat light in the morning, and then eat something better when your grandparents arrive."

Grandma Jiang put the breakfast on the table and said to Zitao who had just washed up. Jiang Zitao was a little dumbfounded, how could such a breakfast be so simple?

Two plates of steamed buns, a plate of sliced ​​omelette, a bowl of millet porridge, a dish of sour beans, a dish of pickles, and a plate of minced meat and water spinach.

"Grandma, no milk today?"

After washing up, An An sat at the dining table. Not seeing the familiar milk, she opened her mouth to ask.

"Not today, and Grandpa got up late, so he only bought some buns. I'll ask him to go earlier tomorrow."

"OK then!"

An An took the millet porridge that grandma served, picked up the bun and took a big bite, then looked up to meet her cousin's surprised eyes.

"Cousin, eat! Why are you looking at me? Didn't I wash my face clean?"

"No, I'll wait for you."

Jiang Zitao came back to his senses and touched his head gently.

"Zitao, there's no need to wait for them. Chengcheng is always so lazy when it comes to holidays. Your second grandfather has watered the vegetable garden over here, so you can eat first."

Grandma Jiang served him a bowl of millet porridge, and served a bowl for Jiang Yichen and put them aside, then she served herself a bowl and sat down to eat.

Seeing An An eating with relish, Jiang Zitao also took a big bun, which was filled with meat. It smelled so good!

The breakfast took a long time, and even after Jiang Zitao finished eating, he did not leave the table. He was not impatient and stayed patiently.

He really enjoyed this simple and joyful atmosphere, which he hadn't experienced for a long time since he entered his senior year of high school.

The yard was full of clothes hanging out to dry, most of which belonged to Jiang Zitao, all of which were washed by Grandma Jiang last night.

Jiang Zitao saw this while washing up, and his eyes became wet. Afraid that they would see him, he deliberately washed his face with cold water.

"Zitao, let's each ride a bike to pick up your grandparents."

Grandpa Jiang changed into clean clothes and said to Jiang Zitao who was squatting in the yard with An An.

"it is good!"

Jiang Zitao's eyes lit up. He washed his face casually and rode away on his bicycle with Grandpa Jiang.

Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang arrived around noon, and Grandpa Jiang warmly led them into the house.

"Brother, look at our new home, it's pretty good, isn't it!"

"Good, good, it's more than good! There's also a vegetable garden!"

As soon as Grandma Jiang entered the yard, she couldn't stop praising them. Grandma Jiang brought Jiang Yichen and the others out to greet them.

"Sister-in-law, I haven't seen you for a while. Why do I feel like you are in high spirits? Aren't you tired from the busy farming?"

"Sister-in-law, I'm happy when you're tired! Chengcheng, An'an has grown up really well in this city, and looks like a real city dweller."

"Hey! After all, they are not all country kids!"

"Hahahaha! You have such a bad mouth, sister-in-law!"

"Stop talking and go inside to eat watermelon. Zitao, put your grandparents' things in An'an's room, and then come out to eat watermelon."

Grandma Jiang took her sister-in-law's hand and walked into the house, giving instructions to Jiang Zitao who was carrying the two elders' luggage behind them.

"Hey!"

"I heard Zitao say there's another room, right?"

Grandma Jiang was afraid that An An would be unhappy, so she quickly stopped him.

"Sister-in-law, don't you see how old we are now? How can we run up and down the stairs? Don't worry, we already talked to An An yesterday."

An An ran up to them with a serious look on her face.

"Grandma, I do."

Grandma Jiang looked at his chubby face and pinched it.

"Hey! So good! What a good boy!"

Grandma Jiang had already prepared the meal and was waiting for them to come. Now that everything was ready, they could start eating.

There was no small talk at the dinner table. After the meal, Grandpa Jiang talked about the situation at home.

It turned out that in the previous two months, because the pine nuts and chestnuts on the mountain had not yet come out, Zhou Lanhua specially fried last year's stock and sold it, as well as seasonal melon seeds. Unexpectedly, the effect was quite good.

The old couple ran all over the village and the daughter-in-law's hometown, and bought a lot of last year's stock to fry.

Gradually, Zhou Lanhua found the way and her business began to stabilize.

But she is a woman after all, and it is not safe for her to walk around the streets every day.

Once, her money was almost stolen, but she held on to it tightly, even at the risk of her life. She was rescued by a passerby and recuperated at home for a long time.

Later, when her wounds healed, Jiang Weiguo refused to let her go alone. Zhou Lanhua was determined to persuade her brother to go together.

The busy farming season had just ended, and she was thinking about going up the mountain to look for mountain products. When you called us, we were thinking about whether we could find a better way out.

Jiang Zitao was already in tears, and Grandma Jiang was also crying and wiping his tears.

"Zitao, don't cry. Your mom works so hard for you. Your brothers and sisters are sensible now and can help share the burden of the family. This is the most important year for you, don't let all your efforts go to waste."

"Grandma, I know, I know."

Jiang Zitao wiped away his tears with his sleeves. No wonder Jiuyue didn't ask him to go back. It was his father who came to bring him the living expenses.

"Brother, I won't hide it from you. I want you to open a breakfast shop or some kind of food store. The main customers are students, but I can't guarantee whether it can be done."

Grandpa Jiang told his eldest brother his idea seriously, and Grandpa Jiang was not unhappy. If it doesn’t work out, just treat it as visiting relatives!

"It's okay. It's up to us to decide whether to do it or not. We happened to have brought our luggage with us, so we can stay here for a few more days and see if there are other opportunities."

"Yes, they say there are many opportunities in the city. We might find one if we look around here. Sister-in-law, please don't despise me if I stay here for a long time."

Grandma Jiang held her sister-in-law's hand and joked.

"Stay, stay wherever you want. I have someone to talk to. You don't know that we don't know anyone around here, and it's not easy to interact with people."

With a plan in mind, Grandpa Jiang took his eldest brother to visit his home and told him some embarrassing things that happened there.

When his grandparents came, Jiang Zitao no longer thought about his papers and books and just followed them.

Grandma Jiang also held her grandson's hand affectionately, looking at the house and then at her grandson.

"Second brother, the house you bought is quite good, and it's close to the school."

"Yeah! I thought it was too expensive before, but then I heard from people living nearby that other places are more expensive. Nowadays, you buy a house not for the building, but for the land! Every inch of land is worth a lot of money!"

"Ah? Then should we buy a house quickly? I have three children!"

Grandpa Jiang's words made great grandfather worried. Jiang Zitao patted his grandfather's back gently, full of confidence.

"Grandpa, I will buy it myself when I grow up. You still don't believe in your grandson's ability!"

"I believe it, I believe it, how could I not believe it!"

Grandpa Jiang was very excited holding his grandson's hand.

"Brother, take a good rest today. I'll take you for a walk around the area tomorrow and take a look at my store."

"it is good!"

In the afternoon, the two brothers chatted and played chess, and the two sisters-in-law were also talking about things in the countryside.

Jiang Zitao went upstairs to do his homework, and Jiang Yichen took An An to read.

Everyone is busy, but they don't disturb each other.

We ate in the yard at night because it was cooler outside. There was no entertainment at the moment, so we chatted for a while in the yard and went to bed early.

Jiang Zitao went to bed after finishing a test paper, but An An had already fallen asleep.