There is a mountain in her arms

No matter how hard I tried, when I came back at noon, every household was already having lunch.

Grandma Jiang didn't want to waste time, so she heated up the buns she bought, fried some spicy and sour potato shreds and pickles, and then put the noodles in the pot.

Perhaps because it was a little later than usual, Grandpa Jiang ate the steamed buns and noodles very voraciously.

Jiang Yichen had a relatively small appetite, and with the buns she had eaten earlier as a filling, she could only eat half a bowl of noodles and could not eat any more.

"Chengcheng, why did you eat so little? Are you cold?" Grandma Jiang looked at the bowl she put down and felt a little worried. She had indeed gotten up earlier than usual today and had been blown by a cold wind all the way.

"No, I ate a bun earlier so I don't feel too hungry."

"Don't mention the buns from the supply and marketing cooperative. They are thin-skinned and have big fillings. They are really delicious."

Grandpa Jiang finished the bun in just a few bites. He originally wanted to taste it, but he couldn't help but ate three in one go.

"Grandpa, eat if you want! When the Chinese New Year comes, let's make dumplings at home, too? We'll also make dumplings with this kind of meat filling."

"I think it's okay! Old woman, you stay at home these few days to make clothes for them, and I'll go to the mountain to collect some firewood. It's better to be prepared."

"Grandpa, it's not just the two of us. You and grandma also need to make new clothes."

"Hey! You don't need to make my clothes, I have them. If your grandma wants to make them, just do it!"

"Okay, old man, your granddaughter is very filial. She used her own pocket money to buy cloth for both of us. We will do it when the time comes."

Grandma Jiang looked proud and happy. Who doesn't like to wear new clothes? It's just that they are used to saving money and can't bear to spend money.

"Ah! Why did you let Chengcheng waste money on us?"

"Grandpa, don't you spend money on us too? Our love is mutual, you love me and I love you too. Besides, my parents' savings are still in my hands, so I can just consider it as my filial piety to them."

Her parents still had more than 1,500 yuan in savings, but her grandparents didn't want it and let her keep it for herself. She only took their pension.

Jiang Yichen didn't expect her grandparents to be so open-minded. No wonder they could raise such an outstanding son.

Thinking of space, Jiang Yichen wished he could have his own room.

The Jiang family's house is an ordinary three-room house, with three main rooms, the dining room in the middle, and bedrooms on both sides. There are two side rooms on each side, the left is the kitchen and firewood room, and the right is the tool room and an idle room.

It is said that a pigpen was originally planned to be built here, but later it was converted into a wing room because it was not allowed by the higher authorities.

In the far right corner of the yard is a chicken coop with three free-range chickens. The backyard is full of vegetables, with only a toilet built on the left side near the back of the bedroom.

"Grandma, can I have a room of my own?" Jiang Yichen asked tentatively.

"You are still young, wait until you are a little older."

"I'm already seven years old, and I'll be eight after the Chinese New Year. In order to foster my independence, my parents let me sleep alone when I was six."

"Six years old?"

The old couple looked at each other, wondering how could this young couple be so cruel?

"When I was in the army, other kids were like that, too."

Jiang Yichen was afraid that they wouldn't believe it, so he added one more sentence to confirm it.

"It's almost midwinter, and I'm still a little worried about you sleeping alone at night."

Grandma Jiang was still a little hesitant, and Jiang Yichen quickly half-raised his right hand.

"Grandma, just let me sleep alone. If I feel cold, I will move to your room. I promise."

"Forget it, let's just respect her opinion! You said she has the same personality as her father, and she will make her ideas come true no matter how hard she tries."

"Okay! I'll clean it up for you this afternoon. We'll still take care of An An. Is that right?"

"Even if I had this intention, you would definitely not agree!"

Jiang Yichen winked playfully.

"Ah!"

Jiang Yichen followed his grandmother like a little tail, cleaning up the main room on the right. This would be his room from now on.

The room was simply furnished with a 1.8-meter bed, a wooden wardrobe with double doors, a large window near the door, and a desk with drawers under the window.

"This used to be your father's room, but unfortunately he only came back to live here once after he got married." Grandma Jiang felt a little sad, her eyes warming as she looked at the made bed.

"Grandma, am I not also the continuation of my father?" Jiang Yichen hugged his grandmother's waist and comforted her gently.

"My dear granddaughter, you are right. Every year at the end of the year, I will take out these quilts and mattresses to dry in the sun, waiting for you to come back. These are all new and have never been used. Now is the perfect time for you to catch them."

Jiang Yichen was listening to her grandma's chattering, feeling very attentive. Suddenly, he heard voices outside, as if someone was coming.

"Second Aunt! This is Cheng Cheng, right? I'm your second cousin from your great-grandfather's family. He's grown up so big!"

"Second cousin!"

Jiang Yicheng saw that his expression was somewhat similar to that of her father in her memory, but his temperament was slightly different. Her father was strong and resolute, while this uncle was a little gentler.

"Uncle, take me to have a look first, and I'll take some away later. I think this thing will sell well, so just wait for my good news!"

"Good boy! Uncle has been waiting for you to say this. Let's go to the cellar!"

As soon as Jiang Yichen heard it, she understood what her second cousin was here for. She thought to herself that she would see the effect this time and maybe she could do the same with the fruits in her space.

My second cousin came in a hurry and left in a hurry. He said he had asked for leave and had to go back to town, so they didn't stay long.

Seeing Grandpa Jiang about to go out with a hatchet, Jiang Yichen hurried to follow him, but Grandma Jiang held her back in an unhappily.

"Wait a minute, old man. Let me measure her and yours. I wonder if your size has changed?"

"Haha! Then I'll wait for new clothes, thanks to my granddaughter."

Grandpa Jiang was in good health, with a smile on his face.

"Grandpa and grandma, when I grow up, I will buy you lots of new clothes."

"Oh! Look how crazy this girl is. Let's just wait!"

Grandma Jiang was a little skeptical, but after hearing these words, she felt relieved and her eyes were filled with smiles.

I haven't been up the mountain for several days, and it's becoming increasingly deserted.

Grandpa Jiang took her to the place where they chopped firewood last time. The firewood outside had been almost picked up, and only a few people went inside.

Jiang Yichen said something to his grandfather and started wandering around the area.

She came to the mountain for no other reason than to find an opportunity to take out the prey in the space.

"Chengcheng?"

"Who?"

"It's me, Ikegaki."

Jiang Yichen walked and looked around, making sure that there was no one around, and then smuggled a pheasant out.

In order to make it more realistic, she found a place with overgrown weeds and placed a nest of pheasant eggs. She did this during the days of space training.

"Ikegaki? Why are you here?"

This direction is different from the direction of the walnut tree last time. I didn’t expect to encounter it here.

"I was nearby and heard the pheasant fluttering."

It was asking for death! If she had known, she would have knocked it out. To gain its trust, she even chased it and made it fly a few steps.

"Sister Orange, you are so lucky! Every time I go up the mountain to look for some wild animals to nourish my grandfather, I can't find any."

Chi Yuan was so envious that he didn't notice the twitching corners of Jiang Yicheng's mouth.

"Haha! Fortunately, fortunately, how about you take this nest of pheasant eggs back to nourish your grandfather? We still have these pheasants!"

"How can that be? I can't just keep taking your things for free, and you guys have done me a favor."

"Then why don't you help my grandfather collect firewood in exchange for this nest of pheasant eggs."

"I don't want pheasant eggs. It's my duty to help you collect firewood."

Why are kids of this generation so straightforward?

"My grandfather won't let you help him for nothing. Why don't you help him collect firewood for a few more days? Just consider it as a reward for your labor. Then you can get the pheasant eggs in this nest!"

"That's okay!"

"Then it's settled!"

Jiang Yichen was afraid that he would continue to nag, so she took the pheasant in the basket and went to ask her grandfather for credit.

Chi Yuan looked at her cheerful face, and his brows, which had been furrowed all day, relaxed a little.

With Chi Yuan joining them, Jiang Yicheng and the others quickly went down the mountain. Grandpa Jiang also asked him about his plans for the walnuts and expressed his own views. Chi Yuan thanked him happily, and a rare smile appeared on his thin face.

It gets dark quickly in winter, and Chi Yuan walks towards the cowshed with a basket on his back.

As soon as he approached, he heard a suppressed cough. Chi Yuan pushed the door open anxiously and saw his grandfather hunched over and coughing violently.

"Grandpa, drink some water."

Chi Yuan picked up the kettle on the simple stove and poured him a bowl of hot water.

"It's okay, Grandpa, it's okay, you're back!"

Grandpa Chi felt a little pity when he looked at his grandson, who already had breasts as tall as his own but was very thin.

"Grandpa, I brought back some good stuff, look."

Chi Yuan pulled the backpack over as if he was presenting a treasure and moved the firewood away.

"Pheasant eggs! So many?"

"This was given to me by Sister Cheng Cheng."

"Is that the little girl who saved you last time?"

"Yes!"

Chi Yuan told Grandpa in detail what happened on the mountain. Grandpa Chi nodded his head, with joy flashing in his eyes.

Thinking of something, he walked to the wooden bed and took out a cloth bag from the crack in the bricks in the corner of the wall.

Inside was a jade pendant of excellent quality and a bloodstone seal.

"Give this to her tomorrow. If nothing had happened to our family, we would have many more good things to give her. I left so suddenly that I only hid these two personal belongings."

"Grandpa, are you willing to do that? I saw you touching it often before."

"They are just dead things, why would you be reluctant to give them up? Besides, they saved your life, which is more important than anything else."

"Haha! I'll give it to her tomorrow. Grandpa, how do we prepare these pheasant eggs?"

"There are twelve in this litter. We'll keep half of them, and you can give the rest to Elder Sun and Elder Qi next door. They've taken good care of us these days, so let them have a taste of the food."

"Okay, I'll send it to them right away."

At night, the people in the cowshed went to bed late, which was rare. They smacked their lips as if they were savoring the taste they had just had.

Over the next few days, Chi Yuan worked hard every day to help Jiang Yichen's grandfather collect firewood, while Jiang Yichen wandered around the area, under the pretext of looking for wild animals.

What's more, she actually found a rabbit hole, and quickly called the two of them to look for other rabbit holes.

It is true that a cunning rabbit has three burrows. Looking at the two big and three smaller hares in the backpack, Jiang Yichen felt proud.

"Cheng Cheng, you are so awesome!"

"That's right, I learned it from my uncle in the army. I know a lot."

Jiang Yichen lied with open eyes and attributed all the reasons to the uncle in the army.

"Brother Chi Yuan, you take two and we take three."

"No, no, this is your credit."

"Chizi, just take it! You helped too, so why don't you get any credit?"

"Then I'll take a small one. It's just enough for me and my grandfather. If I take too much, people will notice it easily."

"Yes, that's it. Let us borrow your backpack today and I'll return it to you tomorrow."

Grandpa Jiang thought about his situation and stopped trying to persuade him. It was difficult to carry so many rabbits and they would be easily seen by others, so he borrowed his backpack.

"Grandpa, when you have time, please make me a small backpack that I can use!"

"Okay! Once the firewood is ready, I'll weave it for you."

Today they returned with a great harvest. Before dinner, Grandpa Jiang secretly sent a wild rabbit to his eldest brother's family. Everyone in the Jiang family, Grandpa Jiang's family and the cowshed had a sumptuous dinner.

When the firewood room was full and even piled up in a circle under the eaves, the firewood collection plan was terminated. It was already December.

The weather outside was getting colder, and Jiang Yichen just happened to put on the new cotton-padded jacket her grandmother had made for her. The aqua red color looked very pink.

Even though she felt ashamed inside, it didn't stop her from pretending to be young.

An An's was wearing a festive red suit. He was plump and white, and in this suit he looked like a lucky doll.

Although the weather in December is cold, the sun still feels warm on people.

Grandpa Jiang was sitting in the yard weaving a small backpack for Jiang Yichen. Jiang Yichen was holding An An and staring at Grandpa's nimble hands. Soon a silhouette emerged.

Grandma Jiang was sitting at the door of the main room sewing new clothes. The two younger ones had finished sewing, and now they were starting to make their own clothes.

An An is now four months old and has started to want to roll over. If he is awake, they dare not put him in bed alone, for fear that he will fall over.

"Uncle, you're busy! Ah! Who is Auntie making clothes for? The color looks like Uncle's!"

The courtyard gate was open, and my great grandfather and second cousin walked in, starting joking as soon as they came in.

"Chengcheng, this is the egg cake and candy I bought for you."

Jiang Weiping took An An from Jiang Yichen's arms and handed her the thing in his hand.

"Thank you, second uncle!"

"An An has grown up really strong. Uncle and aunt, you guys really know how to raise a child."

"You kid, you come here and bring things with you. Don't do that next time."

"Sister-in-law, it's okay for an elder to buy something for a younger person. He almost grew up in your house when he was little, and now is the time for him to pay it back."

Grandpa Jiang responded with full energy, took over to hug An An, and touched An An's chubby little face.

"This child who grew up on milk powder is indeed strong. Only you are willing to do that."

"Haha! Big brother, I know you have a big family, stop showing off."

"Okay, stop joking. I'm here for something serious. Second brother, go and close the gate."

Grandpa Jiang looked at his eldest brother's posture, then at the waiter who came to the door, and had some guesses in his mind.

"Old lady, put away the clothes and go to the kitchen to prepare some dishes for us."

"Hey! I'm going right now!"

Grandpa Jiang didn't refuse this time. His second son really helped a lot this time.