I took out some to eat, including chestnuts, and also took out all the candies and melon seeds that I hadn't finished eating, and put them all on the fruit plate.

Yesterday, Ji Wei and his friends put up the couplets for themselves, and it really looked like the New Year was here.

Just as she put her things away, two people came. They came quite early, probably to help.

They came over with bags in their hands. Although she didn't have anything new, she had a lot of other things. The two of them emptied their place.

Several people gathered in the kitchen. Su Xinmi had many specialties and she would cook whatever ingredients were available.

Jiang Yinqiu’s specialty is fried chicken with potatoes and some vegetarian cabbage.

As for Ji Wei, he didn't have any specialties, so they told him not to cook and they would do it. Ji Wei said:

"You haven't eaten the food I cooked yet, right? It's a good opportunity to eat it today. Su Xin wants you to give me some guidance and comments."

Seeing that he was indeed interested and eager to try, the two decided to let him have a try, just make less and not waste food.

So Ji Wei rolled up his sleeves and started cooking fish.

Of course with Su Xinmu around, it would be difficult for him to cook something bad, and he still managed to cook something presentable.

Since there were three of them, they didn't dare to cook too much. They looked at Su Xinmi, wondering what she was going to cook.

Su Xinmo asked them to help, "Help me wash the vegetables. Wash all the edible vegetables and put them in the basket. Also, help me cut the meat."

Jiang Yinqiu was suspicious, "Mi Mi, how many dishes are you going to cook? Don't cook so much, we can't finish it all."

Su Xinmu smiled mysteriously, "One dish, I only cook one dish, I guarantee you will find this dish delicious and it will warm you up."

Both of them started to look forward to what the dish would be. They worked much faster, especially Ji Wei.

Su Xinmo prepared the seasonings and started to cook the hot pot base.

Yes, they were having hotpot today, and it was the same dishes over and over again. They wanted to try something different today, and the weather was cold, so hotpot was the perfect choice.

They washed the vegetables and put them on plates. The aroma of Su Xinmi was already brewing, and both of them couldn't help but feel a little pungent.

"A-choo——" Jiang Yinqiu sneezed, "Mi Mi, this thing of yours is indeed fragrant, but it stings my nose, it must be very spicy, can we eat it?"

Su Xinmu thought: This is not even spicy, the food she makes is only slightly spicy. People from Sichuan and Chongqing are good at eating spicy food.

"Don't worry, I didn't make it too spicy. It's just that you're not used to it, so you feel it's spicy and stinging."

"You won't feel the sting in your nose when you eat it later."

But it will definitely feel spicy. It's okay. She will make them a cup of fruit drink later. In winter, they can chill it in the snow. When it feels spicy, they can just take a sip. It will be very pleasant.

Soon the hot pot base was ready. The aroma was so fragrant that even the Youth League Home next door could smell it.

Although I was curious about what delicious food they were making, I was too embarrassed to go to their house and ask them what they were making during the Chinese New Year.

Liu Xiaoxi looked at the steamed buns in her hand, which she added with some pickled mustard tubers, and next to them were the maltose and biscuits that she was reluctant to eat.

Today is New Year's Day, and the people in the Youth League have either gone back, like Song Taomei, or just ignored me, like Lin Qiushuang.

We didn't eat together today, we all ate our own food. For the New Year, everyone bought some things that they usually wouldn't buy. If we ate together, they wouldn't be willing to take them out, and even if they did, there wouldn't be enough to share.

It's cold and desolate here, very miserable.

Three people were sitting around in the room. The kang was already heated, and Su Xinmo specially laid a mat so that everyone could eat while sitting on the bed and not be afraid of the cold.

She raised the stove and put two pots on it, one with clear soup and the other with red soup. Sichuan people like to call them "鴛鴦卲".

However, Su Xinmi separated the two pots. One pot was burning in the stove, and another pot of cooked food was placed on the table on the kang, as well as other dishes.

Jiang Yinqiu was puzzled, "Mi Mi, how do I eat this?"

Su Xinmu picked up a dish on the side and showed them how to cook it. "This clear soup is cooking in the stove, and you can eat it later. The red soup on the table is already cooked, so you can eat it directly."

Although Ji Wei was not very fond of spicy food, he could not resist the aroma. He followed Su Xinmo's example and picked up a piece of the food with chopsticks and started eating. He nodded as he ate, "Hmm, it's really delicious."

After taking a bite, it was like my taste buds were whetted and I really couldn’t stop eating.

She basically put the meat in the red soup, but it was a pity that she didn’t prepare too much, otherwise it would have tasted better.

The vegetables are cooked in the clear soup, and when the soup is cooked, they can be served together, but there is really no room on the table.

Jiang Yinqiu also started eating. It was indeed delicious. She had never eaten like this before. The clear soup was bubbling on the stove. The three of them were eating with laughter and joy.

In fact, one hot pot was enough to fill everyone up, but the three of them still gave each other noodles, ate each other's dishes, and drank a cup of fruit tea made by Su Xinmi. It was simply refreshing.

Ji Wei sighed, "I thought life in the countryside would be extremely painful, boring, and worse than death, but I didn't expect to meet you, and you made my life abundant."

Jiang Yinqiu nodded, "Yes, time really flies by. It's not as hard as I thought."

"But Jiwei, I don't see how you're suffering. You're making a good living by buying and foraging for things, right?"

Ji Weiye didn't feel guilty at all, "Yes, I just don't want to work in the fields. It's really hard to spend the money I have."

Su Xinmu asked them, "What do you plan to do in the future?"

Jiang Yinqiu and Su Xinmo have already made a plan. If the college entrance examination is really resumed, they will become the first batch of college students after the resumption of the college entrance examination and go to university to enrich themselves.

Ji Wei felt a little creepy as they both stared at him. "Why are you staring at me? Do you have a plan?"

Su Xinmo briefly told him about the possibility of reinstating the college entrance examination and watched Ji Wei's reaction. Regardless of whether this man believed it or not, they had already told each other as friends, and the next path was their own choice.

Ji Wei was shocked. "Where did you get the news?"

Su Xinmi smiled and said, "You don't need to know this. It's up to you whether you believe it or not. We have only heard some rumors and made our own guesses."

Ji Wei put down his bowl and chopsticks and was silent. "Have you decided?"

Seeing the two nod, he slowly said, "In fact, I am the only child in the family, but I am unreliable, so they sent me to the countryside to train me, and then find a suitable opportunity to bring me back."

Jiang Yinqiu was not surprised at all. She had long guessed their family's intention. After all, he was the only child in the family, and everything in the family would be inherited by him.