There is a mountain in her arms

An An was very excited and stayed around Gu Yanbang and his wife all day long.

When Jiang Yicheng asked Gu Yuxuan about his life in the army, he only spoke selectively. It seemed that the strict discipline in the army and the requirement of confidentiality were deeply rooted in him.

"Gu Yuxuan, when will you return to Kyoto?"

Jiang Yicheng then thought of something and suddenly asked him.

"Call me brother! I am your real brother now. I will go back in a few days. The old man at home is urging me to go back. Is there anything you need?"

Gu Yuxuan knocked her head to correct her. He answered her question seriously, and then realized that there was something wrong, otherwise she would not ask this.

"Yes! I plan to take the exam to go to Kyoto in three years. You know, my grandparents don't have any other skills, so I want to buy a farm or a mountain or something and plant fruit trees. When we go to Kyoto, it will be a good harvest."

"You're thinking too far ahead! Don't we still have us? Is this godparent recognition in vain?"

Gu Yuxuan was somewhat dissatisfied and felt that they were still excluded.

"No, I'm preparing for a rainy day. We have some money now, so there's nothing wrong with making preparations in advance and planning for the future. Besides, I like to rely on myself. Although I've become your godparents, you still have a family behind you. I don't want my family and I to be dragged into this. Sometimes we have no choice."

Jiang Yichen looked at An An's cheerful figure downstairs, listened to Yin Ling's laughter, paused and continued.

"Besides, I'm already past the age of needing parental love. But An An is still young, he needs it, he longs for it. I'm willing to protect this purity for him, so there won't be any trouble if I'm not involved with the family."

"I see. I'll find out for you. Do you have any requests?"

After hearing this, Gu Yuxuan fell silent. He had also received instruction from his family, and now he was unable to give her any guarantees.

"It would be better if it was bigger. I plan to build a large orchard. When we go to Kyoto, grandpa and grandma will have something to do, and we can have a fixed income."

"Okay! I'll see to it. I'll call you when I'm done."

"Well, thank you!"

"Jiang Yicheng, do you still need to thank me for this little favor? You are shy about other things, but you still care about my personal help as your brother."

Gu Yuxuan deliberately got angry and scolded with a stern face.

"You used to call me Brother Yuxuan, why are you being so disrespectful now?"

"Gu Yuxuan, don't forget who has made the greatest contribution to your abilities? I am half your teacher, do you know how to respect your teachers?"

"I……"

Gu Yuxuan was speechless after being rebuked by Jiang Yicheng. The foreign languages ​​she taught him did give him an advantage in the army. The martial arts she taught him also made him better than others.

"Hmm! Are you out of things to say? How about you call me teacher?"

Jiang Yicheng raised his chin proudly, and Gu Yuxuan waved his hand. Feeling a little guilty, he still spoke stubbornly.

"Forget it, you can yell whatever you want! I'm a man and I don't want to fight with women."

"Gu Yuxuan, let me take you out to play! It's a good opportunity to do something interesting."

Jiang Yichen suddenly thought of the accessories she hadn’t sold yet and decided to try again.

"Okay, I agree, let's go!"

Gu Yuxuan touched his chin as if he was considering it, saying one thing and thinking another.

"You push the bike, I'll get ready."

Jiang Yichen instructed him as she went downstairs, while Gu Yuxuan yelled at her from behind.

"It's all snowy outside, how can I ride a bike? Jiang Yicheng, are you trying to trick me again?"

"Gu Yuxuan, why are you so loud? Can't you just talk properly?"

Gu Yanbang heard him yelling and scolded him.

Gu Yuxuan choked and said, "It turns out that I am not my biological child!"

After hearing Gu Yanbang's reminder, Jiang Yichen changed the bag into two small baskets slung over his arms.

"Well, since we can't ride bicycles, we can go with baskets. This basket is yours."

"What is this? A hairpin? A head flower? Earrings? And what is this? A silk scarf? What are you doing?"

Gu Yuxuan lifted the cloth on the basket and saw what was inside, and he felt resistance all over his body.

"Brother, of course you have to go buy these things! Sister, I want to go too."

When An An saw her sister's actions, her eyes immediately lit up.

"Jiang Yicheng, you want me, a man, to sell women's things to you? I won't go. It will ruin my image."

Gu Yuxuan was still protesting.

"You are not a man yet, at most you are a boy. If you don't go, An An and I will go."

Jiang Yicheng handed the basket directly to An An's arms and winked at him.

"An An, let's go together, and I'll give you the share when the time comes."

"it is good!"

"Wait, it's too dangerous for the two of you to go, I'll go protect you."

When Gu Yuxuan saw that the two of them were really going, he became anxious and followed them immediately.

Gu Yanbang and Jiang Fengying remained silent and watched them walk away.

"Old Gu, it seems we don't have to worry. They can get along well with each other."

"Yeah! They're all good kids!"

Gu Yuxuan snatched the basket from An An's arms, and while keeping an eye on his feet, he muttered to himself.

"What are you selling in such a cold day? Who would hang around outside?"

"It's only been a few days since New Year's Day, and there's still some heat left. Some families have already gone out to buy New Year's goods. Schools are closed, so won't the children pester their families to go out?"

Jiang Yicheng analyzed the situation for him as they walked.

"Jiang Yicheng, you don't use your intelligence for real work."

"Then I'm better than you!"

"you!"

"Brother, can't you just give in to your sister? She is a girl after all."

An An saw the two of them bickering and tried to persuade Gu Yuxuan like a little adult.

"Jiang Yian, are you blind too? She was the one who made me angry!"

Gu Yuxuan was somewhat incredulous.

"Forget it, forget it. I am a nobody and my words carry no weight. Never mind. Never mind."

Jiang Yicheng was amused by An An and stopped bickering with Gu Yuxuan. Instead, he talked about the interesting things that happened in the past six months, and Gu Yuxuan also wanted to listen.

"There's a temple fair on a day like this? We'll go too."

When Jiang Yichen and his friends were on the road and didn't know which direction to go, they heard other people's discussions.

"I've never seen a temple fair before. What a coincidence it is today."

Gu Yuxuan was a little excited, and Jiang Yichen mocked him.

"Someone is just taking advantage of us!"

"Oh, what a noise! ​​Five hundred ducks!"

"Gu Yuxuan, you really deserve a beating!"

Jiang Yicheng was almost mad at him, and chased him to hit him. Gu Yuxuan deliberately ran forward, dodging left and right. Jiang Yicheng directly grabbed a handful of snow and rolled it into a ball to attack him, hitting him accurately with every throw.

"Ah! Jiang Yicheng, you are serious!"

Gu Yuxuan was hit in the face by a snowball. He fought back angrily, but he kept the basket in his hand steady.

An An looked at the two people's childish behavior, sighed, and walked a few steps and stopped a few times.

When they chased and made noise their way to the temple fair, the place was already packed with people.

"Jiang Yicheng, what temple is this? It's still the twelfth lunar month, why is there a temple fair?"

Gu Yuxuan had read in a book that temple fairs usually take place on the first or fifteenth day of the first lunar month, or from February to March of the lunar calendar. He had never heard of one in the twelfth lunar month?

"I don't know either. You can find out by asking. We moved here before school started, so we are familiar with the surrounding neighborhoods and streets. This is our first time here."

Jiang Yichen really didn't know, but that didn't stop her from having a mouth!

Seeing a woman with neatly combed hair and a gentle face, he went up to her with a smile on his face.

"Sister, what temple is this? Why are there so many people here today?"

"This is the Temple of the God of Wealth! Because it was built with donations from the local people, the date of completion was set as the day of the annual temple fair. That is today, the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month."

"Sister, you are really kind and beautiful. Thank you for telling us."

"Little girl, you are really good at talking. I can be your aunt."

The woman was about to fall for Jiang Yichen's call of "sister".

"Really? Sister, you've taken good care of yourself. I thought you weren't much older than me!"

The woman suppressed her shyness, nodded to her and left.

"You really say different things to different people. Jiang Yicheng, you really make me look at you in a new light!"

"You don't have to watch it! An An, let's go and worship the God of Wealth and ask him to bless us to sell all the goods quickly."

Jiang Yichen ignored Gu Yuxuan's nonsense and pulled An An into the Temple of the God of Wealth.

The temple of the God of Wealth was really popular today, with many people kneeling in the lobby to pray. The inside was filled with smoke, and Jiang Yicheng and An An knelt at the door to worship.

Gu Yuxuan didn't believe in gods or Buddhas, so he waited for them at the door.

After the two came out, Jiang Yichen chose a place, took out a piece of cloth, and An An spread it out skillfully.

Jiang Yichen poured the contents of the basket on top, and An An automatically started to fiddle with it.

"Hey! Xiaorui, look at that hairpin, it's similar to the one on Guifang's head."

The two girls' eyes were flashed by the light refracted by the crystal and they looked over subconsciously.

"That's true. That butterfly hairpin is prettier than hers. This orchid-shaped one is also pretty, with two beads on the edge. Little sister, how much are these two hairpins?"

"Sister, you have a good eye. These are the two best-selling styles I have. Both are 30 cents."

Jiang Yichen put down what he was holding and praised them with a smile.

"Three cents? That's a bit expensive. I heard Guifang bought it at a department store, so it's probably not cheap either."

"Ah Qiu, but these two are better looking than Guifang's. Little sister, how about this moon and star style?"

"This one is a little cheaper, 25 cents. I have the same earrings here, do you want to take a look?"

"Really? Let's see."

Jiang Yichen rummaged through the basket.

"There are two different colors. Which one do you like? Let me show you in the mirror."

Xiao Rui gestured with the hairpin and earrings, feeling a little hesitant.

"Ah Qiu, I don't know how to choose, I like them all."

"Sister, women dress up to please themselves. The New Year is coming soon, and you are so beautiful, you must dress up."

"Yes! Xiaorui, our wages are saved for spending. Little sister, I want both of these hairpins so that I can change them every day."

"Okay! Sister, do you want to wear one now?"

"Good idea! Hold up the mirror for me."

"Ah Qiu, you're right! I want them all too, and I want to wear them now."

"no problem!"

An An collected the money, and Jiang Yicheng helped them hold the mirror. When the two left, they attracted more girls to come over.

Their stall was instantly surrounded by people, and even Gu Yuxuan was forced to help them sell.

Jiang Yichen took advantage of the chaos and smuggled a lot of people out.

As noon approached, the people in front of them gradually dispersed.

"Let's go! Go home and eat first, then come back after dinner. The temple fair is still one day away!"

Jiang Yicheng wrapped the sheet directly, and Gu Yuxuan quickly took it and put it in the basket. Jiang Yicheng raised the corner of his mouth and took An An's hand home.

The adults in the family get along harmoniously. When they see them come back, they ask with a smile where they went to play.

"Temple fair? There's a temple fair today? Lao Gu, let's go and see the excitement. Uncle and Auntie, are you going?"

"Let's go, then let's go together after dinner. Their grandmother and I went to see it once when we were young. There were dragon and lion dances, and there were also acrobatics. It was a really lively scene. Unfortunately, it's too far from home, so we only went to see it once."

Grandpa Jiang recalled the past with some regrets. Jiang Fengying comforted them and asked them what they saw.

"It's okay. Now that we're close, we can watch it every year. Cheng Cheng, did you see the dragon and lion dances?"

Jiang Yicheng was a little embarrassed, and Gu Yuxuan's mouth corners curled up.

"How could she care? She's busy making money! But I saw it was really lively, with people wearing costumes and holding puppets!"

"Haha! Auntie, the meal should be ready. I'll go help. You guys go wash your hands and get ready to eat."

The corner of Jiang Fengying's mouth twitched slightly, and she immediately changed the subject.

"Gu Yuxuan, when did you see the dragon and lion dance? Even when I was selling things, I paid attention to the surrounding environment."

"Oh! It was when you and An An went in to worship the gods! I saw the dragon and lion dance team passing by the door, so I followed them to take a look."

Jiang Yichen was speechless. How could it be such a coincidence?

After dinner, everyone walked over together. Jiang Yicheng specially packed a bag of jewelry so that they could share the bag on their backs.

The front of the God of Wealth Temple was crowded with people again. Gu Yanbang helped them put down their things and took the three adults to visit the temple fair.

People seemed to be more casual in the afternoon, and fewer people went to the Temple of the God of Wealth to worship.

Jiang Yicheng simply set up a stall in front of the God of Wealth Temple. As expected, this place was the most conspicuous, and soon many people gathered around.

Jiang Yichen kept selling, and An An and Gu Yuxuan helped to organize things, and in between they would collect money and pass things around.

Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang didn't see the dragon and lion dance show they were longing for. They looked at the street stalls everywhere and came back to look for their three children.

They followed the sound and saw the lively scene. They were a little surprised and came over to help immediately.

An An and Gu Yuxuan came out to greet them, and Jiang Yichen's throat had a rest. He took a big sip of water, recovered a little, and continued fighting.

At 4:30 in the afternoon, the people visiting the temple fair gradually dispersed, and Jiang Yichen and his friends prepared to pack up and go home.

"Chengcheng, how is your business? We saw that the street over there was full of street vendors, and it was quite lively. However, we didn't see the dragon and lion dance team this afternoon. I heard that they danced all morning and didn't come in the afternoon."

Jiang Fengying and Gu Yanbang also came back at this time and talked about the excitement over there.

"It happens every year anyway, so we'll see it next year as well. Isn't there a temple fair in Kyoto?"

Jiang Yichen originally wanted to say that they would watch it together next year, but then he changed his mind when he remembered that they were going back to Kyoto.

"Yes! But every place is different."

The family walked back home slowly, An An showed off his achievements today to Gu Yanbang and Jiang Fengying. Jiang Yicheng rarely quarreled with Gu Yuxuan, and the two talked about their plans for next year in a rare harmony.