February 10, the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve.

When we got up early in the morning, our family had a casual meal and were busy preparing for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

The food purchased at the end of the month, although not very eye-catching, is all gathered and made into a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, which is really amazing. I asked Aunt Qiu Yun, and Aunt Qiu Yun asked the "chef" of this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, why do you want to make so many dishes for the New Year, and can you eat it at one meal?

"Chef" is worthy of a big word, if the official brings "long", to answer such seemingly complex questions, three words can satisfy people's curiosity. Not to mention one meal, the whole family just let go of their stomachs to eat, and they can't eat a few meals. Why is this so? People have worked hard for a year, and their stomachs that have been washed transparent and translucent do not borrow the New Year's Day to treat them, and they are about to start the struggle of the new year. In fact, people's stomach is not big, but people's eyes can hold the world, no matter what is in people's eyes, no matter how much they feel is too little, no matter how oily they are, they feel very clear. This is not a person's merit, it is the root of giving up the original intention and pursuit, some people don't understand this truth, so they think they have suffered a great injustice in front of "Ling Qi".

Aunt Qiu Yun and I were only responsible for simple washing, washing, cutting and cutting for this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and high-tech cooking, frying, steaming, stir-frying, etc., all of which were covered by my father. But the family is busy from the morning, not to say that there will be free to sit, that is, a cup of tea with their heads tilted back and "grunting" a few sips, until about 5 p.m., a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner full of color and fragrance is put on the table.

After a tiring day, seeing that the results have come out, first of all, I feel so relaxed and satisfied, and secondly, I want to stand at the table to watch and appreciate, as if I am not in a hurry to eat. If I guess correctly, Aunt Qiu Yun and my father probably have the same mentality.

During this period, such knowledgeable and literate vanguards as teachers who broke feudal superstitions would not buy and use incense wax paper candles and other dross during such traditional festivals as the New Year, and of course, it was impossible to hold any rituals for a Chinese New Year's Eve meal. This is different from the other day when we went to Changfeng to worship, it was in the barren mountains and mountains, no one could see it, but this is a culturally sensitive area of the school. Aunt Qiu Yun may have thought of this, and when the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was ready, she whispered to her father: "Brother Daren, the little sister hopes that before the family enjoys this table of food, serve some rice, pour some wine and tea to pay tribute, you won't object, right?" ”

"Oh," the father glanced at Aunt Qiu Yun and replied noncommittally, "A non-materialist who silently makes a few wishes in his own home behind closed doors is not good for the culture of the campus, but he can't see anything bad about it. ”

I thought to myself, Aunt Qiu Yun didn't mention the matter of burning incense and paper, because she was worried that these things would be smoky as soon as they were lit, and the smell could travel far away, which just made people have something to gossip about. So, I stood beside her and said in solidarity: "Auntie, I will have a tribute meal with you, and Daddy does not support or say against it, because this is an act of goodness." ”

Aunt Qiu Yun saw that her father didn't say anything, so she carefully arranged: "Well, you put eight pairs of dishes and chopsticks, wine glasses and teacups on the table, and Auntie takes wine and makes tea, and then, we do it silently, don't talk, it's not easy for Daddy to be so open-minded." ”

After I finished the meal with Aunt Qiu Yun, I went to the window to see if anyone was peeping, and said to my father, who had been standing silently watching, "Wow, Daddy, you see that my aunt and I are so sincere, and the sky is moved, and it is snowing heavily!" ”

When Aunt Qiu Yun heard that it was snowing, she hurriedly opened the door and led me to the small courtyard in front of the door happily, shouting and jumping with joy while reaching out to catch the flying snow, as if the snow was falling because of our "sincerity". Knowing that it would be difficult to persuade the two happy birds for a while, my father lit a cigarette and stood at the door to smoke it while sharing the joy from the bottom of his heart.

"Oh," Aunt Qiu Yun and I were playing in the small courtyard, and suddenly thought of something, so I said excitedly: "Auntie, you wait first, and wait for me to enter the house and get a string of 'electric light cannons' to be lively and lively." ”

"Good!" Aunt Qiu Yun and I slapped each other's palms in high spirits, and reminded, "By the way, I want to bring the half of the cigarette that Daddy is smoking too." ”

I quickly ran back to the house to get the firecrackers, stood in the small courtyard and skillfully dissolved the strings of firecrackers, then put an "electric light" flower burst on the snow, and said loudly: "Auntie, you will set off this first sound!" ”

Aunt Qiu Yun squatted down and tested the lead of the firecracker several times with a cigarette butt, but every time she didn't touch it, she quickly retracted her hand in fear, and stood up and said to me: "Auntie is timid and doesn't dare to let go, so you should come." ”

"Auntie," I reminded while pushing Aunt Qiu Yun to squat: "If the firecracker is placed on the ground, don't be afraid, just use a cigarette butt to light the lead, you can't blow up your hands." Aunt Qiu Yun was bold and lit the fuse of the firecracker three times, and then there was a loud "boom", and I shouted with great joy: "Ha, Auntie, this little 'electric cannon' shook the ground of the small courtyard, I dare to guarantee that the whole campus heard it!" ”

"Hmm." Aunt Qiu Yun covered her ears with her hands and said fearfully, "My ears have been buzzing with shock, and I don't dare to put it anymore." ”

I'm interested, what does it mean for Aunt Qiu Yun not to participate together, and even said persuasively: "Auntie, don't be afraid, if you light the lead, quickly cover your ears like you, and the explosion will not be harsh." The two of us will put ten each, and then go home for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, you see that Daddy is happy for us. ”

As soon as I reminded him, Aunt Qiu Yun said, "Then we will also invite Daddy to rejoice with the people!" So he ran to the door and pulled his father into the courtyard. I placed a firecracker on the snow and asked my father to light the fuse, but he lit it several times but it didn't light it, so I said happily: "Ha, Auntie, you see that Daddy is even less daring than yours to set off firecrackers." ”

"How so?" Aunt Qiu Yun did her best to maintain the image of the head of this family, and said it appropriately and very well: "Open your eyes and see, how many snowflakes have adhered to the big lenses of our father's observation of the world?" He was looking for the thin lead by feeling, and he wouldn't be afraid if he let Daddy hold the torch and light the bronze cannon. ”

Just as they were about to eat Chinese New Year's Eve, it suddenly snowed heavily, and the family, driven by Aunt Qiu Yun, ran outside for a while before returning to the house as if they were not exhausted. When my father took the seat and Aunt Qiu Yun sat down opposite each other, I sat sideways and sat down, my father suddenly asked, "Two gourmets, which dish is the most artistic today?" ”

"A big platter in the middle!" Aunt Qiu Yun and I replied in unison. Aunt Qiu Yun then praised it vigorously: "Not to mention the knife skills and posture of each dish, just the dozen or so little red flowers carved with carrots that can be faked make this dish a work of art." ”

"Well," said the father, touching his shiny cheeks, "with vision." Then you two take a closer look, are there any dishes missing? ”

I thought to myself, the table was full of dishes, what else would be missing, but my father's questions always had a certain purpose or reason, but I couldn't see it for a while, so I pinned my hopes on Aunt Qiu Yun to see if she could see some clues.

"Ha," Aunt Qiu Yun looked at it carefully for a long time, and sure enough, she made a discovery and said loudly: "There is still a lack of a complete fish, and there are still 'feudal remnants' in Brother Daren's thoughts!" ”

My father smiled mysteriously and said to me, "Then go to the kitchen and see if there is still a dish that has not been served?" ”

I stood up and walked to the kitchen, and said in a skeptical tone, "Could it be that Daddy can conjure a fish by magic?" The father replied in an arrogant tone, "It is up to the magician to decide whether or not it can be made, and I hope that those who have seen the magic will not scream." ”

I went into the kitchen and saw that there was no shadow of the fish, and when I saw the lid on the stove, I stepped forward to open it, and at the same time let go of the volume and shouted: "Auntie, come and see, this is real and fake, I can't believe my eyes!" ”