There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

New Year's Eve, from the beginning of New Year's Eve until the first five days of the first month, no one is willing to scold children.This time will be a good day for them to act recklessly, and also a happy time for them to look forward to until the end of the year.

The children ate and drank enough, and took the small firecrackers that had been disassembled, and ran out to play.The cold winter night with goose feathers and heavy snow can not stop the children's playful nature.

Before late at night, the old team leader asked each family to share a bowl of dumplings with them. As for some people who don't have a pot, how to heat it, he didn't say or everyone mentioned it.

Later, Zhou Jiao learned that the bowl of dumplings from each family had been worshipped to their ancestors, and of course they had taken them home.Or whoever eats the saliva of other people's ancestors.

The heads of each family took up the ten dumplings in their hands and happily led the family back to hang lanterns, divide the money, eat dumplings, set off firecrackers, and watch the New Year’s Eve.

As the crowd disbanded, gradually only the aunts who worked in the cafeteria were left to clean up the mess, as well as the elders like the old patriarch who was the head of the table.

Daddy Zhang is among them. Tonight, he is still with the patriarch and them drinking small wine and chatting about the family.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Guoqing compared Zhang's mother to Ping An.Soon he saw Ping An holding onto his grandma's hand, and pulling Mother Zhang to go home.

The couple smirked secretly, picked up their son, pulled mother Zhang back to their own courtyard.

At the door of each house, the three brothers Zhang Guoqing shouted together, erected wooden pillars and lit red lanterns together.Under the red lanterns were the cheerful smiles of the families, and the children cheered and jumped.

The gates of the three houses were wide open, and the three brothers of the Zhang family unanimously opened the yard, and no one closed the gate.It seems so, let Zhang father and mother know that the children are waiting for them to return home.

When Zhou Jiao learned about the cafeteria from Zhang Guoqing, she predicted that tonight's New Year's Eve dinner would be over easily and prepared some dishes early.

At this time, she began to prepare her family's New Year's Eve dinner.

Stewed carp, hen stewed chestnut, pork and pickled cabbage stewed vermicelli, ground three fresh, stewed beans, corn pine nut shrimp, candied sweet potato,

Red date pudding, sticky bean buns, and canned chowder are this dessert.

With the delicious dishes she cooked, Zhang Guoqing brought them out of the kitchen and put them on the big table in the living room, which soon took up the entire tabletop.

After paying homage to the ancestors in the old courtyard, Zhang's mother began to return to the homes of her three sons to observe whether there were any taboos in their homes.

She didn't pay attention at first, as a burst of fragrance came, she came in and took a look, shocked.Good guy, this is more abundant than the cafeteria.

Without waiting for her to speak, Zhang Guoqing gestured towards her with a smile and stuffed a piece of rice cake into his mother's mouth.Seeing his mother narrowed his eyes with a smile, he felt it was worth it.

The New Year’s Eve dinner tonight is a decision made after their husband and wife have thought through it.After tonight, it is basically impossible for the three brothers to reunite with their parents happily every year in the future.

This is a helpless reality.In the future, their focus will not be in the Northeast, and it is impossible for parents and brothers to drag their children and daughters to Beijing to accompany them during the New Year.

In order to leave good memories, Zhang Guoqing hopes that the family reunion tonight will remind the family and brothers in the coming New Year's Eve: that year, our family was reunited.

"Mother, I'm going to call Dad. When Dad comes back, I will call two brothers and their families over. Tonight, our family will have a reunion dinner."

What can Zhang mother say?The children are all ready.She smiled and nodded, picked up her grandson and went to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Zhou Jiao cooked quickly.Back to the living room, he took out a jar of shochu and a jar of fruit wine on the counter.Two wooden plates of frozen pears and frozen persimmons are placed on the kang, and various roasted seeds and nuts and candies are placed in the basket.

After packing, Zhou Jiao deliberately lit six red candles in the living room.In the new year, she hopes that the family will be safe and prosperous in the coming year.

Soon, Father Zhang came in with his three sons.He sat on the kang and watched his eyes come one after another, gathering his children and grandchildren.At this moment, I couldn't tell what I felt, a little sour and a little happy.

"Father, the happiest thing in this life is to have your three sons.

After hearing this, everyone looked at Mother Zhang with a smile, waiting for her to speak.

Mother Zhang smiled and said, "My mother is very happy and contented this year, and I am also very happy tonight. After eating New Year's Eve, you will have to work harder in the coming year. Mother will not say anything this year. There are so many dishes waiting for us, let's eat."

Everyone laughed.The two elders are happy, and happy.

Zhang Guoqing pours wine for Father Zhang and Mother Zhang, "Big brother and second brother, you pour it on yourself, and sisters-in-law. We toast parents and mothers, and wish them happy every day."

"Uncle, wait for us."

"Okay, drink juice, take your time, we are not in a hurry."

When the cups were filled, everyone raised their cups and shouted, "I wish my father (father) and mother (milk) happy every day."

Father Zhang and the two happily closed their mouths together and finished the wine in the glass in one breath.

With the three brothers Zhang Guoqing accompany Zhang's father to make fun, Zhou Jiao's three sisters accompany Zhang's mother to talk funny things and participate in the children's childish speech.This New Year's Eve dinner caused the family to laugh.

After twelve o'clock, Father Zhang gave an order to light firecrackers at the same time by the three sons in front of the three houses.With the sound of crackling, and with the waning sounds of firecrackers in and out of the village, the new year finally came.

Zhou Jiao brought out a variety of Chinese dumplings.Five colors, five fillings, and exquisite dumplings make it impossible for a full-fledged family to put down their chopsticks even if they are enough to support them.

"I have eaten five cents."

"Brother, I have brown sugar cubes."

"Me, I have eaten two cents."

With the cheers of the children's surprise, as the Zhang family all ate out new coins, red dates, and brown sugar cubes, under the red candle light, they were smiling faces full of happiness.

Have eaten dumplings, as in previous years.This time, Xizi's children brought their sleepless little peace to the Kang, and bowed their heads to Father Zhang and Mother Zhang for the New Year.

The children unanimously said "Happy New Year, Grandma, and all the best." The laughter of the Zhang family passed through the Zhang family courtyard and floated at the foot of Beishan.

Zhang father and mother are wise and enlightened elders.Regardless of men and women, regardless of their eldest grandson Xizi or the youngest Ping An, they are treated uniformly.

The children squinted happily with the new lucky money.

At this point, Zhou Jiao was very impressed.It's not a good idea to be patriarchal, not to be partial.The son was born on his own. If his brothers and sisters are generous, they would not care too much, but grandchildren are different.Grandchildren and grandfathers and grandmothers are far away from each other. The children are small and it is easy to hold grudges.

The Zhang family has a father and mother, which is a blessing to the children of the Zhang family.As parents, they use their actions to win the respect and love of their families.