Family members sit together and enjoy themselves

Author ∨ Zhang Zebin

Read aloud ▄ Li Xiaoli Zhang Zebin

Today is New Year's Eve, which indicates that the Year of the Tiger in Renyin is coming to an end. At the same time, we will also usher in the spring of the Year of the Rabbit in Guimao.

When I was young, my family would return to Weifang, Shandong Province for the Spring Festival every year because my grandmother was there. On New Year's Eve, aunts and fathers will come from all over the country with their children, which is very lively. That night, the lights of almost every family and room will be turned on, and the whole community will be brightly lit at a glance. According to my father, this is to let ancestors find their way home.

In the bright lights, the family members who have been busy for a year finally have time to sit down together, eat melon seeds, chat about family affairs, share the trivia and laughter they have experienced in the past year, which is a very beautiful artistic conception.

What I have to mention on New Year's Eve is the New Year's Eve dinner. Every year, the dinner is very rich. There are 16 to 24 dishes to be prepared, but they must be even, because it's lucky, and the rice must be steamed in a large pot. There must be surplus, which means there is more than enough every year. The whole family sat together, eating, chatting and laughing, leaving behind the pressure of life and the troubles of work. Such a night is relaxed and comfortable, bright and warm.

After dinner, they happily received "lucky money" from their parents, grandmothers and aunts, and the whole family sat together, talking and laughing, waiting for the Spring Festival Gala to begin. At that time, my grandmother had a big TV set in the living room and a small old TV set in the dining room. The people making dumplings crowded into the restaurant to watch the small TV set with unclear picture quality; Others would sit in a row on the sofa in the living room, watch the Spring Festival Gala on the big TV, and wait for the end of the Spring Festival Gala, that is, Zishi, to eat dumplings. Adults who want to play mahjong play mahjong, and those who want to play cards play cards; The children played their own games, each having its own fun. But the same thing is that they have to stay up all night. My father said this is called "Shousui".

This night, the cold wind outside the window is cold, and the warmth inside the window is overflowing. All the lights in the bedroom, living room and kitchen are bright, warm and amiable, and the atmosphere of the New Year is strongly echoed in the laughter.

On weekdays, we are so busy with our work that sometimes we can't even have a meal with our family. But what is life? Life is the ease of talking and laughing with family members, and the ease of accompanying family members. In this way, our life will be happier.

In recent years, a sudden epidemic has made family reunion more difficult. At the end of last year, the State Council issued 10 epidemic prevention policies, announcing that China's three-year epidemic began to be fully liberalized. In such a rare Spring Festival holiday time, let's warm up and welcome the New Year!

Family members can sit together and enjoy the light. May health and happiness accompany you!