The two children here are homesick, and back in the Northwest, Tang Sumei is also talking about it to Cheng Zhuo.
"I don't know if these two kids can get used to staying here. They haven't made a single phone call in all this time."
That thing was mailed a few days ago, how many more days until it arrives? It'll probably take until after the New Year!
When the child arrived, I made a phone call. In between, I made two more phone calls, but the calls were cut off after only a few words. We really didn't have a proper conversation.
Cheng Zhuo put down his chopsticks.
"I was just about to tell you that my third brother called when I was about to leave work. The things arrived today and I just delivered them to him. He'll deliver them to me when he goes over in a few days."
"real?"
Tang Sumei immediately perked up, tossed aside the rag, and sat down beside him, her eyes shining.
"What did you say? Did you mention the child? You say it's annoying to have him around, but even after he leaves, you still miss him."
"Tell me quickly, what did you say?"
Cheng Zhuo was helpless.
"You have to let me finish this meal, right?"
Seeing her impatient gaze, Cheng Zhuo didn't dare to dawdle. He took a letter out of his pocket and handed it to her.
"Read the letter first; it arrived today as well,"
Tang Sumei snatched it away.
Why didn't you say so earlier!
She immediately tore open the seal and examined it carefully. Having gone to school herself, this was naturally not a problem for her.
Cheng Zhuo finished his meal in a few bites, put down his bowl and chopsticks,
"Making a phone call today will bring good news,"
Tang Sumei hadn't even finished reading the first page when she heard this, so she stopped reading.
"Really? Tell me, tell me quickly."
As Cheng Zhuo thought about it, his mouth stretched to his ears.
“You’d never guess. The third brother said that the eldest brother is still alive. He’s been sent down to a village under their garrison. It was only in that village that the two kids found out. We have some old photos of our family, right? The kids recognized him.”
"Huh? Big brother?"
Tang Sumei was stunned.
"No, when I married into this family, didn't you say that my eldest brother was gone? Is this... a comeback from the dead?"
"What the hell? What kind of resurrection?"
Cheng Zhuo laughed and cursed.
"They said he didn't die at all, he just had amnesia and only recently recovered. Then he applied to be transferred to a lower-level post. It was such a coincidence that he was assigned to their area. The third brother went to see him last night."
Cheng Zhuo was very excited. His older brother was their role model since childhood. However, Tang Sumei was not a familiar face, so she was not as excited. After listening for a few minutes, she looked down at the letter, her expression changing from one moment to the next, and she would laugh heartily. Cheng Zhuo, who was watching from the side, was itching to read it, and his eyes even reddened at the end.
"No, what did the letter say? Why are you reacting like this?"
Tang Sumei gently put the several pages of letter paper together.
"Xiao An said that at the beginning of December, wild boars came to the village. He went to kill one, and got kicked by it, leaving a bruise on his back."
"When we first arrived, we made new clothes for them, new cotton-padded jackets and shoes,"
"Since we feed them meat all the time, Xiao An has gained weight and grown taller."
The two children chattered on and on, saying whatever came to mind. Tang Sumei watched, rambling on and on. Cheng Zhuo listened, his thoughts fluctuating, until he finally put on his cotton coat and went outside.
"No, I'm going to call Lao San. Why didn't you tell me about something this important?"
The day before the Lunar New Year, another heavy snow fell, turning the entire mountain village into a white wonderland. The trees on the nearby mountains, both tall and short, were also covered in frost.
The two children grabbed brooms and ran outside.
"Sis, let's go sweep the front gate."
I simply didn't want to expose her. Let her play along; she didn't say she wouldn't allow it.
After quickly sweeping the path in the yard, two large snowmen were erected on either side of the main gate. Cheng Rui was still frantically searching for things to replace them.
"Sis, Tiger said Xin Xin likes snowmen, is that right? These two are so big, do you think she'll like them?"
The child was tall, and the snowman he built was, needless to say, a head taller than Jian Dan's, leaving her speechless. She felt that the child's height was a constant reminder of her own stature.
"No, how did you manage to build a snowman that's even taller than you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Rui squatted down and hugged Cheng An's leg. As he stood up, Cheng An's height increased dramatically, directly surpassing Jian Dan and coming face to face with the snowman.
He chuckled.
"Sis, we can get an even bigger one, do you want it?"
Jian Dan quickly waved his hand.
"I don't want that, this one is fine, I like this one."
"good!"
After putting Cheng An down, the two children got busy again.
The Chinese New Year is approaching, and the atmosphere in the village is very festive.
In recent years, the situation has become increasingly chaotic. Now, they just put up some paper-cut window decorations, and they don't even put up couplets anymore. Some families put up a "福" (good fortune) character, and that's considered very festive.
The village roads were swept exceptionally clean, and children were allowed to carry a handful of hazelnuts and a few chestnuts. Some families would even buy a few ounces of fruit candy to satisfy their children's cravings.
These days are also the children's favorite time.
Seeing that the two snowmen were done, we simply sent them off to play as well.
"Go on, go on, go play for a while. You're just a kid, you should play."
The New Year's goods at home have been prepared long ago, and what I'm going to take out now are the things I'll use to make New Year's Eve dinner tomorrow.
While shoveling snow, Jian Dan wasn't idle either. She had already gone through tomorrow's menu several times. She'll show it to you now. It's highly likely that it will be for the three siblings, so there's nothing to worry about. Just make whatever they want to eat. As long as it's not something too outrageous like seafood, it shouldn't be a problem.
"Jian Zhiqing?"
Just as he was about to enter the courtyard, he heard a shout from behind. He turned around briefly and saw Wang Jiancheng. He immediately remembered what Mingzhu had said that day.
"Wang Zhiqing, is something the matter?"
Wang Jiancheng had been there for quite some time, and while he wouldn't say he knew everything about Jian Dan's abilities, he was fairly familiar with them. He certainly wouldn't dare have any other thoughts about her now.
“Jian, the New Year is tomorrow. As a group of educated youth, I think we have experienced a lot together this year, which is quite rare. How about we celebrate the New Year together?”
"Just one meal tomorrow at noon, it won't interfere with the New Year's Eve dinner."
This is simple and unsurprising; probably everyone in the village knows it. Simple's relatives are stationed nearby and come to visit her from time to time.
"Thanks to you this year, we also got a lot of meat. You don't need to bring anything tomorrow. We're mainly here to get together. Several groups of educated youth have come this year, and we don't know each other yet. Let's take this opportunity to get to know each other."
After he finished speaking, he looked at her intently.
Having already received the news from Mingzhu, Jian Dan also had a general idea of what was going on.
"Since it's a group activity, I shouldn't be too special. Okay, don't worry, I'll be there on time tomorrow noon. But, as you know, I have two younger brothers at home, so I definitely won't stay for too long."
"You can take them with you..."
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