Qin Man felt like crying but had no tears after listening to his brother Han'er's words. He was in so much pain, and he was just playing games in his eyes!

When others saw this scene, they couldn't help laughing.

After lunch, Old Lady Qin and her daughters-in-law began to prepare dinner.

For things like chicken soup, you have to put it in the stove and simmer it on low heat early so that it will taste delicious.

Daya was helping to pick celery leaves in the kitchen. During this period, she would help in the kitchen whenever it was time to cook.

In her words, she couldn't eat free meals at Lao Qin's house. She couldn't do heavy work and could only do things within her ability, otherwise she would not feel at ease living there.

Qin Qiu, Qin Yu and several other girls were tying each other's hair. Today, Third Aunt gave each of them a pair of red rubber bands with furry balls hanging on them, which looked very beautiful.

Fortunately, when Xie Yuwei bought the gifts, she bought a few extra ones as a backup, in case any child lost them and couldn't find them and cried, then they could be used to give to Daya.

Otherwise, if they were all given away, only Daya would be left without one. Although the child would not say anything, he would definitely feel bad.

"Daya, you see Sister Qiu'er is dressing up in the room, you should go too, there are only a few adults like us in the kitchen." Xie Yuwei said as she looked at the person who was picking vegetable leaves alone.

"No need, my hair is tied up fine." This was Daya's first New Year's gift, and she was reluctant to use it.

Old Qin was plucking chicken feathers in the backyard, Qin Jiandang was chopping firewood with an axe, and Qin Jianguo was skinning a rabbit.

"The fourth and fifth brothers haven't come back yet. They probably won't come back for the New Year." Qin Jianguo sighed as he processed the wild rabbit.

"If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb!" said Old Man Qin expressionlessly.

I had been looking forward to the return of my two children for a long time. When I saw that they would not come back, I felt somewhat disappointed, so I couldn't bear to hear these things.

At 3:30 in the afternoon, every household in the village started preparing dinner.

This year, we got a lot of hunting in the mountains. Each household received at least 7 or 8 kilograms of wild boar meat, and 3 or 4 kilograms of wild goat meat. They didn't eat any of the meat, and are waiting to eat it during the New Year.

Add to that pheasants and rabbits, and almost every family has a rich meal.

Fu Qiumei was very stingy. There were more than a dozen people in her family to feed, and she felt sorry for the two kilograms of wild boar meat she had to eat.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the sound of firecrackers rang out in the village, meaning that everyone was already eating the New Year's Eve dinner.

Lao Qin’s family’s dishes are almost cooked. There are eight dishes in total. Except for fried meat with celery, spicy and sour shredded potatoes, and stir-fried cabbage, the rest are all meat dishes, and the portions are very large.

There were many people eating at home, so Grandma Qin prepared enough food for two tables, one for adults and one for children.

"Qiu'er, take your younger brothers and sisters to wash their hands. Dinner will be ready soon." Zhang Xiumei came to the hall carrying the dishes.

When everyone heard that dinner was finally served, they all went to wash their hands obediently without Qin Qiu calling out.

The good thing about well water is that it is warm in winter and cool in summer. It doesn't feel cold at all to wash hands with well water in this weather.

"Brother Han'er, let me help you wash your hands." Daya looked at Qin Han on the side and took the initiative to help him wash his hands, while Qin Qiu pressed water out on the side.

It was too late for Qin Han to refuse, as Daya had already grabbed his hands and started washing them with the squeezed water.

Her movements were very gentle and did not wet Qin Han's clothes at all. After washing, she let Qin Han wipe his hands on her pants until his hands were dry.

She has always liked Qin Han because she has never seen anyone as handsome as Brother Han.

In the past, because the relationship between the Li family and the Qin family was not good, she didn't dare to get close to anyone from the Qin family.

Now that she is also a member of the Qin family, she can't help but want to get close to Qin Han.

"Thank you, Sister Daya!" To outsiders, Qin Han is just an ordinary polite little boy.

Daya helped him wash his hands, so he should be thanked.

Daya looked at Qin Han's cute appearance and couldn't help but touch his face: "Brother Han, you're welcome. Come on, I'll hold your hand and go to the hall to eat."

Soon all the dishes were on the table and the children had washed their hands.

Qin Jiandang took out a string of firecrackers from the storage room and prepared to eat after setting them off.

Old Lady Qin subconsciously shouted: "Wait!"

Qin Jiandang looked at his mother in confusion: "Mom, what's wrong?"

Old Mrs. Qin didn't say anything, but looked outside the yard. The door to the yard had been open all day so that the fourth and fifth sons could come in directly without knocking when they came home.

At this moment, the area outside the courtyard was still empty. Apart from the snow on the ground, there were only trees with all their leaves fallen.

Seeing that the fourth and fifth children had not shown up yet, it was highly likely that they would not be back for the New Year this year. Old Lady Qin sighed, retracted her gaze and said, "Nothing, let's go set off firecrackers, the children are hungry."

"Okay!" Qin Jiandang didn't think too much about what his mother had just meant and just walked out.

Zhang Xiumei and her two younger siblings understood why their mother-in-law called a halt; it was probably because she missed her sister-in-law and brother-in-law.

But it’s already this late, and they won’t come back if we wait any longer.

However, at this moment, they heard a familiar car sound outside the gate.

Just as Qin Jiandang was about to light firecrackers, he saw a military green jeep driving straight in from the gate of the courtyard.

He forgot to light the firecrackers for a moment and stared at the car without blinking, fearing that he was hallucinating.

It was not until his fingers were burned by the firewood that he quickly threw away the almost burnt matches and walked over excitedly.

I saw the fifth brother Qin Jianye walking down from the driver's seat, still in his neat military uniform. I haven't seen him for half a year, and he looked more mature.

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