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Jiang Anan stood on the mountainside panting.
The mountain peaks in the distance are undulating, and the sea of clouds is surging with the waves. This majestic picture of mountains and rivers makes people feel open-minded.
"Let's go, we'll be there soon." Jiang Degui climbed up with all his strength. The branches kept hitting the grass next to him, and the rustling sound could scare away some timid beasts.
Jiang Anan took a deep breath and followed, becoming increasingly curious about who her biological parents were and why they were buried deep in the mountains and forests.
In order to hide from others, the father and daughter started climbing the mountain when the sun rose, until the sun rose high on the branches. They were about to reach their destination after nearly three hours of journey, which made her legs and feet tremble with exhaustion.
In the middle of winter, the vegetation dies and turns yellow, revealing the covered paths. Unless you are experienced, it is easy to make mistakes. Taking the wrong path deep in the mountains is tantamount to waiting for death.
Jiang Degui walked this road for sixteen years and could find the graves with his eyes closed.
After walking for about half an hour, we finally arrived.
Jiang Anan sat down on the grass, breathing heavily.
On the other hand, apart from the sweat on his forehead, Jiang Degui's physical strength was countless times better than hers, which was extremely enviable.
The tomb has not been cleared for a long time and is surrounded by weeds.
Jiang Degui took out the sickle from the bamboo basket and put it away. When he was near the tombstone, he asked Jiang Anan to do it himself.
I saw Jiang An'an picking up the sickle and imitating Jiang Degui's style of mowing the grass. The technical difficulty is not that great, but the sickle always goes up the leg while cutting.
Fortunately, I wore thick clothes in winter, otherwise something would have happened.
Jiang Degui's heart was in his throat. His little girl had never done farm work before, and the first time she cut the grass on her parents' graves, her legs were cut off.
Jiang Anan finally finished cutting the grass and was sweating profusely, as if he had been fished out of the water.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?" Jiang Anan was very surprised, thinking that it wasn't hot today.
Your father is going to be scared to death by you!
Jiang Degui swallowed his saliva and continued to direct: "I'm fine. You put all the tributes in front of the monument, then take out the incense candles and light them, and eat three heads."
Jiang Anan followed the instructions one by one.
Next to him, Jiang Degui took out the newspaper that his little girl had contributed to and burned it, thinking silently in his heart: An'an has grown up and is successful, and you can feel at ease even if you are in trouble. After a few years when the news has passed, I will dig up all the remaining small yellow croakers and give them to An An as a dowry.
At the end, he kowtowed three times respectfully.
A breeze blew, causing the paper dust to spin and fly straight upward.
These tributes were left where they were. If they could be eaten by the creatures in the mountains, it would be considered a meritorious deed, and they would all be returned to Jiang Anan Mountains in the end.
It was not safe to stay in the mountains for a long time. The father and daughter came here for this purpose and hurried home after finishing their work. If you encounter cold mushrooms on the way, you can easily pick them into the basket.
There was silence all the way.
When they were almost at the bottom of the mountain, the father and daughter were still holding a large bundle of firewood in their hands to hide from others.
There are many people cutting firewood on the mountain in winter, so it is not surprising. When the members saw the two of them, they would at most joke, "An An always has a way to turn his lazy dad into a diligent person."
In previous years, there was no shortage of charcoal in the second room of the house during the winter, just waiting for the "filial piety" of the eldest son-in-law. This year, Lao Jiang’s family also had to cut firewood by themselves, which suddenly brought them closer to other villagers.
"You deserve to be collecting firewood on the mountain in the middle of winter." Upon hearing this, the auntie spat towards the yard.
Jiang Dezhu mocked while putting on his coat: "Damn bitch, you know nothing!"
Jiang Degui was the focus of his inquiry. During the famine, his family was not starved to death. Where did the food come from? Maybe it has something to do with the little yellow croaker!
He suddenly went into the mountains with money-losing goods, maybe to dig for treasure.
The aunt put her hands on her hips and raised her eyebrows: "Where are you going in this cold weather?"
"Go up the mountain and chop wood." Jiang Dezhu said concisely and to the point. He picked up the hatchet and hurried up the mountain without even bringing a hot water bottle.
When the auntie took the kettle and chased him out, he had disappeared. She asked doubtfully: "I have never seen him so active before?"
Mrs. Zhu happened to be passing by. When she heard this, she jokingly said: "Maybe some widow will be gone."
"Fuck your motherfucker and see if I don't tear your mouth apart."
Mrs. Zhu took a step back and ran away: "I won't fight you." The captain said that next time there are outsourcing opportunities, priority will be given to women with good moral character. She is not stupid.
The aunt was so angry that she stamped her feet and cursed at the door for half an hour. She didn't stop until her mouth was dry.
At this time, the eldest son Jiang Yongzu came out of the room and said impatiently: "Mom, our family has a bad reputation. Can you please stop being a shrew in the future and learn to get along well with the people in the village? Look at the second room, now in the village Who doesn’t give a thumbs up and praise?”
The aunt felt very wronged. Who did she do all this for? But in the end, there was still no good one. Anyone else would have been sprayed to death by her, but the eldest son's direct grandson, she and the old man would have to live with the eldest son in the future, so they reluctantly entered the house.
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late at night.
Suddenly, there was an earth-shattering scream in the village. Then every household lit candles and came out to inquire about the situation.
Jiang Anan walked out sleepily wearing a cotton-padded jacket. When she saw Jiang Degui walking out, she asked, "What happened?"
Jiang Degui shook his head: "It seems to be coming from the pig pen. It's cold. You should go back to sleep first."
As soon as he finished speaking, the front door of the Jiang family was shot loudly.
Someone outside the door shouted: "An'an, something happened to the big fat pig. Go and have a look."
Jiang Anan:?
What are you doing with her, since you're not a veterinarian?
The whole team worked hard all year just to divide the meat from two fat pigs at the end of the year. Jiang Anan put on her clothes with doubts and followed her aunt to the pig pen.
The pig pen was now surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside, and the members were chattering away.
Someone shouted "Everyone, give way, Jiang An'an is here", and everyone moved out of the way. Suddenly, all eyes came together, and Jiang Anan's lips tightened.
Lin Meiru whispered to her husband: "When did An An become so capable?"
To the commune members, Jiang Anan is a county official, and the county official is more senior than the village official. When something big happened in the village, it was natural to call her to judge.
The whistling north wind blew away Jiang An'an's sleepiness. When I walked in, I found Wang Laosan lying on the ground with his lower body covered in blood, howling loudly. And his mother-in-law was huddled in the corner, holding a pair of scissors in her hand.
Not far away, there is a big fat pig with more air coming out and less air coming in.
Jiang Degui and the men present subconsciously clamped their legs:...
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, Third Aunt Wang was only wearing a thin shirt that was fully patched, with not a single piece of skin exposed.
When Jiang Anan took off the scarf and put it on her body, he found that her whole body was extremely hot and she had lost consciousness.
"She has a high fever and is in a coma. They need to be sent to the health center as soon as possible. We can wait until they wake up to do anything else."
Luo Jiawang did not dare to delay and hurriedly called his son to hitch the ox cart.
At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly asked: "What about the big fat pig?"
