It was around four or five o'clock. Sun's mother had fried the dishes and kept them warm in the pot.
As for Sun Ye, he would change into nice and decent clothes in his room. According to his mother's instructions, he had to be dressed properly on New Year's Eve.
In fact, there are only a few pieces of clothes that come and go, with patches on top of patches, but I just look for those with fewer patches.
Sun Yeren is good-looking and everything he wears looks beautiful and fits him well. His whole body has a charm and demeanor that makes others think that he is not a farmer. He looks more like someone from a big city than the educated youth.
There was nothing fancy about hairstyles these days, so Sun Ye braided her waist-length black hair into two pigtails and called it a day; as for makeup, she never wore it. Even without makeup, she was still exquisite and delicate, much more outstanding than anyone else in the team.
She shook her two braids, put the wooden comb in the box, opened the door and left the room.
The whole family was almost ready and gathered in the yard. When Sun's mother saw how Sun Ye was dressed, she nodded secretly. She was indeed her daughter. She looked so beautiful when she dressed a little neatly.
"Let's go to the old house!"
Dad Sun called out, holding a large bowl of fish head and tofu soup, while Mom Sun held braised pork. It looked like the portions were quite large.
Because Sun's mother and father had something in their hands and couldn't go empty-handed, it was Sun Yezhui who closed the gate from behind.
The wind was blowing from the bottom up, and Sun Ye was in the back, fully inhaling the aroma of meat. When he arrived at Fourth Aunt's house, Fourth Aunt's family of four were already waiting at the door. Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt were also holding dishes in their hands. With Sun Ye's nose, he could tell at the first smell that it was a big dish, and a meat dish.
The two families reunited and went to the old house together, chatting and laughing.
Sun Miao ran over and took Sun Ye's arm, and the two of them walked, swaying against each other.
"Ye Zi, you are so beautiful."
"Yeah?"
"Uh-huh."
To show that what he said was true, Sun Miao nodded vigorously, his expression as sincere as possible.
Sun Ye just smiled, which flashed by like a night-blooming cereus, but it made Sun Miao, who had been staring at her, stunned. His eyes widened and brightened in an instant.
"Our sister Miaomiao is also a beautiful girl. Look at her round face and bright eyes..."
"Ye Zi, stop talking."
Sun Miao felt embarrassed by what Sun Ye said and couldn't help but cover his face and laugh. His eyes were filled with smiles, curving into a pair of crescent moons.
………
"Mom, Uncle Three and Uncle Four are here!"
Sun Ye heard the notification and shouting of his eldest cousin Sun Wu from a distance.
When Sun Ye and his friends stepped into the courtyard of the old house, Old Lady Sun was waiting at the door of the kitchen. Sun Ye and his grandchildren walked over together and said in unison:
"Grandma, Happy New Year!"
"Okay, okay, go play by yourself. Don't go too far. It's time for dinner soon."
The two sisters, Sun Ye and Sun Miao, didn't go anywhere either. They just stood in the yard. Sun He stuck close to Sun Miao and refused to leave.
Aunt Sun and the others were busy in the kitchen, helping out.
"Ye Zi, have you seen Sister Lan Lan?"
Sun Ye shook his head truthfully. Sun Miao leaned in and whispered in Sun Ye's ear, "I saw her in the room. She was dressed very beautifully."
Upon hearing this, Sun Ye instinctively looked towards Sun Lan's room and saw that Sun Lan was about to close the window. Their eyes met, and Sun Ye smiled slightly and called out, "Sister Lanlan!"
Sun Lan at the window over there also nodded, smiled at Sun Ye, closed the window, walked out of the room, and walked towards Sun Ye and the others.
To be honest, Sister Lanlan is no longer the ignorant person who would snatch chocolate wrappers. Her every move is graceful and appropriate.
"Now that you're here, it's cold outside. Why don't you come and sit in my room for a while?" Sun Lan made an invitation.
Sun Miao looked at Sun Ye and asked Sun Ye to make the decision. Of course, Sun Ye nodded in agreement. Could it be that it was fun to blow the cold wind in the yard?
Sun Lan's room was no different from that of other girls. Sun Ye and Sun Miao sat on the bed because there were no extra benches or chairs in the room.
"Sister Lanlan, how do you feel about working in the weaving factory?"
The three of them were not very familiar with each other, so Sun Ye could only find a random topic to start the conversation.
"Well, it's okay to say it's good, but it's also okay to say it's not good."
"How could that be? It's a stable job. Everyone in our team is so envious of it. Not to mention others, even I am looking forward to passing junior high school and high school, and then getting a job in the factory. I will never have to worry about my life."
Sun Miao said in a condescending tone that she was almost getting calluses from hearing Fourth Aunt nagging her so often.
"If you don't say anything else, just stretch out your hands."
Sun Ye and Sun Miao stretched out their hands as instructed, and Sun Lan also stretched out a hand.
"How could this happen?"
They are only six years apart in age, so their hands should be similar, but it is visibly visible to the naked eye that Sun Lan's hands are much rougher.
"It's more than that. We live in dormitories at the factory, eight people to a room, and there's only so much space. We have to work the night shift, and there's nothing to do except sleep. We only have one day off a week, but we have to work overtime a lot..."
Sun Lan felt sad when she talked about this. People still need to go out and experience life to know how difficult it is. No one will indulge you like your parents. You have to bear everything by yourself.
She grew up and understood.
"Of course, there are also good things. The monthly salary is very good compared to the village, and the factory also gives gifts during festivals."
"Miaomiao, Ye Zi, you should study hard, and you will eventually be fine. Xiao He should do the same."
"Look at me, after saying so much, come here, Sister Lanlan has prepared a New Year gift for you, see if you like it."
Sun Lan turned around and took out two boxes from the cabinet behind her. The packaging looked good.
"This one is for Ye Zi, and this one is for Miao Miao. Don't open them yet. Wait until you get home to look at them."
"As for Xiao He, Sister Lan Lan bought you a hair flower, let's put it on."
Sun Ye blushed a little. She didn't prepare any New Year gifts for Sister Lanlan.
Sun He tied a red hairband and shook her little head back and forth, looking so happy.
“It’s time to eat!”
The loud voice of Old Lady Sun was heard outside, still so powerful.
"Let's go, let's go eat."
It was divided into two tables, one for adults and one for children, and the portions looked about the same.
"Wow!"
"Wow!"
Exclamations rang out one after another. Needless to say, the one who could make such a sound must be a boy.
Today's New Year's Eve dinner was the most delicious Sun Ye had ever had. There were ten dishes in total, two from each family, and two vegetarian dishes to make it perfect.
There is no shortage of rich sauces, chicken, duck, fish and meat.
As usual, Old Man Sun made a good wish for the coming year, picked up a piece of meat dish with chopsticks, and everyone started eating after he put it in his mouth.
You can't hear any talking while eating, only the crisp sound of dishes and chopsticks colliding.
Sun Ye's mouth kept moving, and his eating posture looked elegant and natural, but in fact he ate a lot.
The amount of food on the plate is visibly decreasing. Maybe when you lower your head to eat, half of the food is gone when you look up again.
I have to say that the food tonight was really delicious. Sun Ye, who usually only ate until she was 70% full, ate 100% full today. If her stomach was full, she would have had another bowl of rice with the braised pork broth.
After the meal comes the highlight of the Chinese New Year, giving out lucky money!
The first one to receive the award this year was Sun He, who received money wrapped in red paper.
Next was Sun Ye, who bowed and said naturally, "Happy New Year, Grandpa and Grandma, may every year be as prosperous as this one, may everything go well and may you be in good health."
Sun Ye actually wanted to say some more blessings, but thinking about the people behind her, she couldn't be too arrogant, otherwise what would the people behind her say?
Sun Ye held a penny wrapped in red paper in her hand. Including the money from previous years, she already had a huge sum of nearly 20 cents. Apart from Sister Lanlan, she should be the richest person.
I sat in the old house until 8 o'clock and then went home. The wind was very strong at night and it was snowing. The snow flakes fell on my head and my hair turned white as I walked.
A fire was lit in the main room and the whole family sat around it. The warm fire crackled and Sun Ye took out the gift from Sister Lanlan from her pocket.
Slowly opening it, the true appearance was revealed: a necklace in the shape of a leaf, which matched Sun Ye's name very well. It was obvious that Sister Lanlan put a lot of thought into it.
"mom."
Sun Ye didn't know how much this gift was worth, so it would be best to show it to his mother. It could be said that Sun Ye knew the benefits of money, but he didn't have much concept of spending money.
"I'm afraid this thing isn't cheap. I haven't even seen it in our supply and marketing cooperative. Did Lanlan give it to you?"
"Um."
"What is it? Let me see it."
When Sun Lin heard that it was a good thing, he stood up, stretched his head and kept looking at what was in Sun Ma's hand. He was more eager and curious than Sun Ye, the person involved.
"What are you looking at? These are girls' things, don't let Ye Zi damage them." Having said that, she still let Sun Lin look at them for a while.
"Ye Zi, just keep this thing Sister Lan Lan gave you. Don't lose it or break it. We are all sisters."
"Okay, I won't break it."
The firelight shone through the paper windows, illuminating the cold night and only went out at dawn.
After a year of rest, it is another round of spring planting, and it is the same every year.
But the atmosphere this year is not very good, and bad things happen one after another.
"Ye Zi, put your work at the institute aside for now and go read and review your books!" Professor Liu took off his glasses and said earnestly.
It is now July, and Professor Liu's forehead has begun to sweat and he feels hot.
"Teacher, did I do something wrong?"
Sun Ye was very confused. She didn't know why the teacher made this decision.
"As you can see, there have been an unusually large number of letters exchanged this year, all related to the re-entry of the college entrance examination."
"College Entrance Examination?"
Sun Ye asked in surprise, the college entrance examination has been suspended for more than ten years, is it going to start again?
"Well, it's not confirmed yet, but it's almost there. You need to prepare well."
"If the college entrance examination is held, we old bones will have to return to the capital, where the light of the law will shine again."
"But, teacher, I just graduated from elementary school and can't take the college entrance examination yet."
"That's a problem."
If Sun Ye were to study step by step, it would be a waste of such talent.
"Go back and study first. I'll think of a solution. I'll let you take the exam to get your diploma. You have to prepare well, or you won't fail the exam."
“Okay, teacher!”
Sun Ye stood at attention, bowed ninety degrees, and said, "Teacher, thank you!"
"Hurry back and prepare. Remember not to leak the news and don't make it known. After all, the document hasn't been released yet."
"Oh, then, can the teacher tell his family?"
Professor Liu pondered for a moment, understood what was going on, and nodded.
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