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Another important thing near the end of the year is that the educated youth have to ask for leave to return to the city to celebrate the New Year.

Su Zhuzhu and her group of educated youth arrived this year. According to convention, they were supposed to stay in the Red Star Brigade to celebrate the New Year and would have the chance to take leave next year. So this year, it was the old educated youth who took leave to go home for the New Year.

The old educated youth in the educated youth institute made an appointment to take the bus back to the city together. Su Zhuzhu and a few others also sat together to discuss how to plan for the New Year. After all, it was the first New Year after everyone went to the countryside together, and since they had set up a processing plant this year, everyone was excited, so they planned to celebrate this year in a lively manner. For a while, everyone discussed it heatedly, and even the dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner were decided. Of course, everyone unanimously gave the position of chef to Su Zhuzhu. No one's cooking skills could surpass her. Ever since eating the meals cooked by Su Zhuzhu, they have been unforgettable.

Su Zhuzhu also happily took on this important task and promised to prepare a big meal for everyone on New Year's Day.

"Zhuzhu, didn't Comrade He say last time when he came to see you that you would file a marriage report when you got back? It's been almost a month, have you filed the report yet?"

"That's right, Zhuzhu, if you get the marriage certificate, you will have to go with the army. It's not good to be separated from each other in such a long distance. We all miss you so much, and we didn't expect you to get married so soon."

Su Zhuzhu waited for everyone to finish speaking and smiled.

"In fact, I don't know whether the marriage report has been approved or not. Comrade He sent a telegram when he returned to the army last time, saying that it had been submitted, but he was about to go on a mission, and the time is uncertain. I haven't heard from him yet, so maybe the mission is not over yet. Besides, I'll just get the certificate first. I'm studying with Doctor Peng now, and there are things to do with the processing plant, so I guess I'll stay here for another two years, and be with everyone!"

"Zhuzhu, you are awesome! Others immediately followed the army to enjoy life after getting married, but you are still staying in the countryside to work hard, haha!"

A few people were chatting and roasting by the fire, and it seemed that being away from home was not so hard anymore. It’s still good to be young!

Looking at the young face illuminated by the firelight, Su Zhuzhu began to be dazed. She was still worried about what mission He Qiaojin had been on for so long and there was no news at all. She planned to write a letter tomorrow. She had not yet told him that she would stay in the Red Star Brigade for the New Year. Originally, He Qiaojin wanted Su Zhuzhu to go directly to Beijing, and get the marriage certificate in Beijing after he got the marriage report and returned for the New Year.

I don't know if He Qiaojin has told the He family about their decision to be together. The Chinese New Year is only half a month away. In addition to sending letters tomorrow, she also has to send out the prepared New Year's goods.

Before going to bed at night, Su Zhuzhu sat at the desk, took out paper and pen, and wrote a proper letter to He Qiaojin, explaining her recent affairs, showing concern for He Qiaojin's situation, and talking about what she had left for the New Year. She couldn't express her love in words, so she just wrote a line of poem at the end: My thoughts of you are like the full moon, whose brightness fades every night.

The next day, Su Zhuzhu rode her bike to the town post office in the cold wind and put the letter to He Qiaojin in the package for him. In addition to commonly used medicines, the rest of the package was food, such as dried pork, jerky, beef, diced rabbit, canned food, and various long-lasting snacks. Some of them were made by herself, and most of them were taken out from the space. The packaging was torn off. Anyway, He Qiaojin left all the money and bills on him to Su Zhuzhu last time. When asked, it was bought by someone else. He also packed several cured chickens and rabbits and asked him to take them to the canteen to cook and eat with his comrades.

The main things given to the He family and my grandmother were cured chicken and cured rabbit, as well as some dried vegetables collected from the brigade and local specialties. The advantage was that the portions were large, with a total of twenty cured chickens and more than a dozen cured rabbits. The postage alone cost a lot of money.

After sending the things out, there was nothing to worry about. Su Zhuzhu followed the schedule she had planned in advance every day. Her schedule was so full that she rarely even thought of He Qiaojin.