On the eve of the Spring Festival, Zhao Zhihuan and Tu Jiarong invited dinner at the restaurant on Heguang Street to see off the educated youths who returned to the city.

Li Wanglan's sisters did not participate, Cai Yihua and the three of them, Wu Qiyong's brother Hao Jianjun's brother and sister, also called Yu Daling.

Tu Jiarong separated Cai Yihua and Wu Qiyong brothers from each other, and Hao Jianjun tried his best to adjust the atmosphere, and everyone reconciled as before.

At the end of the Lunar New Year, those who returned to the city completed the formalities, said goodbye to the villagers, packed up and left, and those who did not return to the city also went home for the New Year.

Wu Qiyuan didn't go to high school since he hit him, and his complaints about his father were invisibly estranged between father and son, and he didn't even bother to say anything, plus his brother and Hao Lihua had a heart-to-heart relationship, his parents were naturally happy that the family must be hot, although Hao Lihua promised to keep it a secret, the hurdle in his heart was over, and he was somewhat uncomfortable with them together, and both sides were embarrassed, and he became a superfluous person, so it was better to stay in the village for the New Year.

Yu Daling couldn't ask for it, she made delicious food at home, she secretly wrapped a little and sent it to Wu Qiyuan, Granny Lan has always been generous, and only asked her to go home before dark.

Years ago, the village had annual leave, Wu Qiyuan didn't prepare New Year's goods, he slept lazily every day, and Yu Daling came to knock on the door every day before he got up.

Yu Daling and her younger siblings don't like to read, which is the biggest headache for Granny Lan, she wants to cultivate her grandchildren and grandchildren, and hates iron and steel.

Yu Daling is ingenious, needlework and housework mother-in-law taught as soon as she teaches it, and after graduating from junior high school, she gave the opportunity to go to high school to her more playful sister, and she went home to farm.

Yu Daling brought food over, cooked rice and ate with Wu Qiyuan, and helped him wash the whole set on the bed, and helped him spread the sheets and sew the quilt.

Yu Daling is considerate and careful, with a gentle and empathetic personality, she is a rare good girl, Wu Qiyuan was deeply moved, and he felt her expectation in her eyes.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, every family celebrates the New Year at home, and Yu Daling helps prepare a reunion dinner at home, and goes up the mountain to pay tribute to the dead ancestors of the family, commonly known as the grave.

Wu Qiyuan was drowsy, and was awakened by the sound of crackling firecrackers, and then there was a knock on the door, he thought it was Yu Daling coming, and quickly put on his clothes and got out of bed, it turned out that it was the fellow who called him to go to the house for a reunion dinner.

Wu Qiyuan didn't prepare any gifts, he wanted to excuse himself, but he couldn't stand the enthusiasm of his fellow villagers, and it would be unkind to refuse again, so he planned to make up for the courtesy.

After eating, Wu Qiyuan returned to the house, lying on the bed bored, thinking that a person was happy and comfortable, or thinking of the family, at this time should be lively eating and drinking, my heart was sour, boundless loneliness and endless loneliness, I couldn't help but regret it.

In the middle of the afternoon, Yu Daling came, and he seemed to be groggy as if he saw a ray of dawn refracted in the boundless world in the lonely night, and he returned to reality in a trance for a while.

Yu Daling put down the basket on her wrist, and took out a variety of dishes as if she was playing a trick and put them on the small table in the house, with chickens, ducks, fish, meat, melons and fruits, which was more hearty than what Wu Qiyuan ate at the villager's house at noon.

Yu Daling looked at Wu Qiyuan with a surprised face, and said with a smile: "My mother-in-law said that the chicken, duck and fish meat must be complete for the New Year, but they are all left in advance, and none of them are leftovers. ”

"I'm dreaming. Wu Qiyuan shook his head and rubbed his eyes, touching his mouth: "It's saliva, it's not a dream." ”

Yu Daling giggled: "Sit down and eat, if you don't move the chopsticks, it will be cold." Suddenly remembered something: "I forgot to take the wine." ”

Wu Qiyuan gobbled it up and sent it to his mouth: "You can eat it too." ”

Yu Daling symbolically flicked two chopsticks and said, "I am very full at noon." ”

"I can't finish all that. ”

"My mother-in-law said that you can't finish eating, you have to have a surplus, that is, you will eat this year until next year, and you will have more than enough every year. ”

"There is also such a saying. ”

"I took the rice balls, and I ate them on the morning of the first day of the first month to make them full. ”

"What did your mother-in-law say?"

"Yes. ”

"I almost went to Heguang to catch the car home just now. ”

"Today's Chinese New Year, there is no shuttle. ”

"Thank you for accompanying me for the New Year, is there anything you need my help with?"

"Not yet, I'll tell you. ”

Wu Qiyuan was embarrassed at the villager's house at noon, and only ate half full, if it weren't for Yu Daling saying that there would be a surplus, he really wanted to sweep it away, in fact, he was already very full, just by filling his stomach to no space, to relieve his sorrow and loneliness.

Yu Daling held her cheeks with both hands, and looked at Wu Qiyuan eating very deliciously with a smile, with an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

Wu Qiyuan put down his chopsticks and praised: "It's delicious, it's as delicious as what you eat at home." ”

"Do you miss Mom and Dad?"

"I usually think my mother is verbose when I go back, I don't know what, if she scolds me at this time, I may feel better. ”

"If you go home for the New Year next year, they should miss you too. Yu Daling said understandingly.

"Will definitely go back next year. ”

"Do you have a fever in your ears?"

"What?"

"My mother-in-law said that if you have a fever in your ears, it means that someone close to you is thinking about you or scolding you. ”

Wu Qiyuan was happy, Yu Daling peeled peanuts and peeled fruits for him, looked at the pure and immaculate girl in front of him, and suddenly flashed a thought after being moved: Yu Daling is like his wife.

People are the most fragile and the most emotionally aroused when they are lonely, and the difference in thought at this time will determine the heavy thing, once Wu Qiyuan's idea comes out, he uncontrollably follows the train of thought to infer its rationality, and the more he thinks about it, the more he feels that there is nothing wrong with it.

It was getting dark, Yu Daling had to go home, she put the rest of the food into Wu Qiyuan's dishes, put the dishes she brought into the basket, and prepared to take them home to wash.

Wu Qiyuan watched her disappear with a basket on her shoulder, reluctant to let her stay with him.

He sat at the table, and the room was all dark, before he got up and turned on the light, fortunately, the commune hydropower station stored water early, and there was electricity during the New Year, otherwise it would be even more sad.

The fellow came over to shout for dinner, Wu Qiyuan pointed to the table and touched his stomach, the villager understood what he meant, and asked him to go to the house to get it if he needed it