The evening of New Year's Eve.

Qiao Jiuru had been waiting since it got dark, and had gone out to the door to look several times, but still no one showed up.

"Mom, my little sister might be here for convenience."

"Tomorrow is the first day of the Chinese New Year, and it's snowing outside again. Maybe there will be children coming to visit tomorrow. It's better for her to be at home. It would be great if people found out that she came to our place."

Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan both knew that Qiao Jiuru had been running outside to stand there since 5 o'clock in the afternoon, waiting for their younger sisters Su Huaiyuan and Xiaoshu.

However, it has been dark for a long time now, and Su Huazhu and Xiaoshu should have come over.

Besides, it would definitely be unsafe for the two little girls to come so late, and it would be better for them to come.

"I think the educated youth camp should have invited them to celebrate the New Year together. I heard that the educated youth in our production team are also gathering together tonight to have a New Year's Eve dinner. It's good for Huazhu and Xiaoshu to go. It's also good to be known as a sociable person."

However, Su Huaiyuan had a guess in his heart. When he was eating pork, he heard those educated youths discussing having a New Year's Eve dinner together, so the educated youths on his daughter's side should be quite different.

Of course, my daughter and her family would have been here a long time ago.

Just after five o'clock in the afternoon, his wife asked him to go to the road of the Daji Village Production Team to meet someone, but he waited for an hour and didn't see anyone, so he came back.

"Then let's start eating. If they come tonight, they will definitely come tomorrow night."

Qiao Jiuru cheered up and asked the family to start eating the New Year's Eve dinner. She made a pot of lamb stewed with radish, chicken stewed with mushrooms, braised pork, fried smoked fish, spicy and sour potato shreds, cabbage in soup, and rice.

Each dish is very big and just enough to eat.

Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan looked at the sumptuous meal on the table and kept swallowing their saliva. They didn't expect that this year would be the best year for them to eat after being sent down to the countryside.

In previous years, the New Year celebrations were not so rich. In the past, there were more vegetables and less meat, but now there is more meat and less vegetables, which looks particularly delicate.

"Come on, today is New Year's Eve. Let's have tea instead of wine. I hope your family will be safe and healthy in the new year, and return to Beijing as soon as possible to reunite with your family."

Su Huaiyuan poured the tea that had just been brewed in the kettle for the family members except Dabao and Xiaobao, and then said these words of blessing.

The family spent last year safely and hopes that this year will be safe and sound as well.

It has been three years now, and it is only a year away from the new year. As long as they can get through this year safely, they will no longer have to worry, Su Huaiyuan is full of hope.

"Dad is right. I hope that you will be safe and healthy this year like you are now, and reunite as a family soon."

"Mom and Dad, I feel like life like this is already great. I hope we can live like this every year."

Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan also excitedly picked up the bowl of hot tea in front of them and happily expressed their wishes.

The days of being sent down here are not hard or tiring at all. As long as no one targets or suppresses them, they are willing to live like this for the rest of their lives.

Who eats eggs?! One or two meals are fine grains, and salted fish is often eaten. Every month, there is braised pork, chicken soup or fried chicken?!

Actually, they have never been hungry while being sent here, but they have suffered from food difficulties.

"Okay, keep a low profile. No matter what you eat, you have to let people know. You have kept your good life a secret. Now let's eat quickly."

Qiao Jiuru first took a sip of tea, then picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of braised pork for himself and his wife, and then immediately put a piece of braised pork into each of Dabao and Xiaobao's small bowls.

Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan also smiled and took a sip of hot tea before picking up their chopsticks to pick up their favorite meat.

It only took half an hour from sitting down to finishing the New Year's Eve dinner. As long as there are good things at home, everyone subconsciously speeds up, fearing that unexpected people will come and see them.

After finishing the New Year's Eve dinner, Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan hurried to clean up. First they opened the door to let in some air to get rid of the meat smell in the house.

Su Huaiyuan moved in several stones and surrounded the middle of the room, leaving space inside the stones for the charcoal.

After half an hour of preparation, the people from the cowshed came over, and then everyone came. A couple who were much older than Lao Feng did not come because it was too cold, but their son came with Lao Feng and the others.

When more people come, the atmosphere immediately changes, because it feels lively because of the popularity.

Although everyone spoke in a low voice, the smiles on their faces were unmistakable.

This year's New Year's Eve dinner, the people in the cowshed only had meat and vegetables, and they cooked two. It was so sumptuous that they had never dared to imagine it before, and most importantly, they had hope in their lives.

They are completely the same, the spirit and energy are the same.

“Next year will be better.”

"It's getting better every year."

"It's decided, it's decided, someday, we can go back."

"Didn't Lao Su and Lao Qiao tell us to just wait patiently, that day will eventually come?"

"I believed it before, but I believe it now."

"Yeah, luckily I met Lao Su and Lao Qiao."

"I am very satisfied with my life now."

"Thanks to the production team, thank you to the team leader, and thank you to Lao Qiao and Lao Su's family."

…

Cai Qingwen, Zhou Meihua, Lao Feng and the others sat around the fire with Su Huaiyuan, Qiao Jiuru and Su Ze. They could clearly see the sorrow and hardship they had experienced in the past. Their hearts were filled with hope and there was light in their eyes.

It was Chinese New Year, and Feng Zilu, Dabao and Xiaobao were the happiest. Zhou Wanwan watched them from the side, as the three children jumped up and down on the kang, but they were very sensible and didn't shout.

It wasn't long before the snow outside started to fall heavier and heavier, gradually covering the ground with a thick layer.

Ten miles away in the Daji Village Production Team, the educated youth site was also very lively tonight. After eating the New Year's Eve dinner, the educated youths kept talking to Su Huazhu, Xiaoshu, Fu Qiusheng and Lian Ailian.