This year, Gu's mother came to see Zhou Suisui early for the Chinese New Year, saying that they wanted to have New Year's Eve dinner together at the old house.

I have no objection to it being a birthday party. It only happens once a year, and the elderly always like to have a lively time.

Zhou Suisui was in trouble again. She made herself a cup of brown sugar water and lay down on the kang.

The original owner was in relatively good health, but he was in a lot of pain when he first arrived.

When the eldest and second children saw that their mother was not feeling well, they immediately turned into errand runners, bringing water to Zhou Suisui and sweeping the floor. They were very sensible.

It’s almost time to rest for a day. Zhou Suisui has nothing to do every day, so he writes some articles. But he can’t write all day long. When he has nothing to do, Zhou Suisui plans to cook something.

First make sticky rice dumplings. Let the sticky rice dumplings rise and add some bean filling. Zhou Suisui doesn’t like to eat this stuff very much, so make less.

Fry some more meatballs, such as carrot meatballs and meatballs. They are delicious when freshly fried, and the leftovers can be frozen and used to make soup.

However, fried meatballs require a lot of oil, so most people would not be willing to eat them this way, as people are starving for oil these days.

Gu He is back from vacation. She comes here to play when she has nothing to do. Now she is playing with Da Wa and the others in the house.

Zhou Sui Sui served a bowl of fried meatballs and brought it into the house. "Xiao He Dawa, would you like to try my fried meatballs and see if they are delicious?"

Gu He didn't expect that his third sister-in-law actually fried meatballs. This thing consumes a lot of oil, and his mother was reluctant to fry it every year.

He reached out, took one and put it in his mouth, and said excitedly: "Third sister-in-law, your fried ones are so delicious!" The three children nodded in agreement.

"If you like it, eat more. I'll pack some for you to take back to your parents when we leave."

"Okay, thank you, Third Sister-in-law." Gu He said sensibly.

"By the way, Xiaohe, are you going to graduate in the summer? Are you going to take the high school entrance exam?" Zhou Suisui asked.

Speaking of this, Gu He frowned, "Yes, sister-in-law, with my grades, I can't get into high school. I don't know what I will do after graduation." Gu He sighed and said.

"Can't we look for jobs in the county?"

"Third sister-in-law, you don't know that nowadays jobs in the county are all assigned to specific people. Even if there are vacancies, they will be taken internally. Unless you have money to buy one, you can't find a job at all." Gu He said.

Gu He really wants to find a job in the county town. Now, if you can get a job in the county town, it would be a very respectable thing.

But buying a job requires money and food, which ordinary country people cannot afford. Besides, she is just a girl, and she cannot selfishly ask her parents to spend money to buy it for her.

Zhou Suisui has not spoken since she started, and she absolutely does not care about things that are not her business.

"By the way, third sister-in-law, I love the Chinese New Year the most, but my eldest sister comes back every Chinese New Year, which is really annoying." Gu He said unhappily with a pout.

Having said that, Zhou Suisui recalled her elder sister-in-law, Gu Lan.

I have the impression that my elder sister-in-law is not an easy person to get along with. She married and moved to the county town. Her husband, Zhao Jianguo, is a small employee in the county steel plant.

Speaking of which, this marriage was somewhat related to Gu Jingheng.

Gu Lan didn't have any diploma and dropped out of elementary school after a few years. It wasn't because her parents didn't want to support her, but because she was a poor student and didn't want to continue studying, so she just dropped out.

Gu Lan's marriage was arranged by herself. She got pregnant before marriage, forcing the Zhao family to marry her.

After she got married, she gave birth to a son and a daughter. She rarely came back, and when she did, she would withhold food from her parents and take everything they had.

Zhou Sui's impression was that Zhao Jianguo didn't think much of the Gu family. If the Gu family didn't have Gu Jingheng, an officer, the Zhao family might not agree to this marriage. Every time he came, he looked down on people and was quite annoying, but Gu Lan liked him very much.

Zhou Suisui felt that her elder sister-in-law was a little bit love-sick.

Zhou Suisui smiled at the little girl's words without saying anything, turned around and went into the house to take out a can of Pechoin. This is a good stuff. The supply and marketing cooperative sells it for five yuan a bottle, which is more expensive than clam oil snow cream.

"Xiao He, this bottle is a New Year's gift from your sister-in-law. Take it."

Gu He looked at the bottle of Pechoin in disbelief, as she knew how expensive this thing was.

A classmate of hers who was well-off in the county used this thing, and it smelled so good. That classmate used it sparingly. She didn't expect her third sister-in-law to be so generous and directly gave her a bottle.

"Third sister-in-law, I don't want it. I know how valuable this thing is. Keep it for yourself."

"Take it. You are still so young. This stuff is much better than clam oil. You are young, so let's use something better." Zhou Suisui put the Pechoin in her hand after saying that.

Gu He was really happy in her heart. Her third sister-in-law was so good to her. She was really grateful to Zhou Suisui.

"Thank you, Third Sister-in-law! You are the best to me!" Gu He smiled brightly.

After playing for a while, Gu He happily went home with the Pechoin and fried meatballs. In order to avoid being discovered, she deliberately put the Pechoin in her sleeve.

When he got home, he went into Gu's mother's room and closed the door.

"What are you doing, kid?" asked Gu's mother.

Gu He excitedly huddled close to her mother and whispered, "Mom, do you know what my third sister-in-law gave me when I went to her house today?"

"What?"

Gu He took it out from his sleeve and said, "Look, Mom, this is Pechoin. It's really expensive. I heard from my classmates in the county that it's five yuan a bottle!"

"What? Five dollars?" Gu's mother was surprised. How could such a small bottle be so expensive?

"Did your third sister-in-law give it to you?"

"Of course, mother. My third sister-in-law is very kind to me. Besides, I don't have the money to buy such expensive things."

"Your third sister-in-law gave it to you for your own good. You should get along well with her. If your father and I are gone in the future, your third brother and sister-in-law can lend a hand if you have any problems." Mother Gu said, touching her daughter's head.

"Mom, I really get along well with my third sister-in-law. She is beautiful and well-educated. I like her very much." Gu He said coquettishly.

…

On New Year's Eve, Zhou Suisui got up early in the morning to do a thorough cleaning, put up couplets, and made two dishes, braised pork elbow and braised fish, which were definitely hard dishes. It was not right to be stingy on New Year's Day.

When we took these two dishes to the old house, not to mention others, even Lin Sanmei greeted Zhou Suisui with a smile. One can't just go against meat, right?

Moreover, Zhou Suisui was generous with the ingredients, so the two dishes seemed particularly delicious. Even the sauerkraut stewed meat made by Gu's mother was gone.

Father Gu was very happy looking at the whole family. He raised his glass and said, "We are all together this year, except for the third child. You brothers and sisters should work hard in the new year. Happy New Year!"

The chopsticks on the table were almost leaving afterimages during this meal. Everyone was very satisfied with the meal, and Lin Sanmei, who was rare, did not cause trouble.