Today is Chinese New Year's Eve. It snowed for three days and three nights in Tangcheng, and it was so cold that it was terrible.

Lin Yao's grandfather came from Pengzhou to spend the New Year with Lin Yao and his uncle.

In the morning, Lin Yao got up early, followed her grandfather and uncle, cleaned up, and pasted Spring Festival couplets.

The little uncle is tall, so he naturally takes on the important task of pasting the Spring Festival couplets, grandpa is the "commander", grandma is the "smiling officer", and Lin Yao is the little "observer".

First of all, Lin Yao and her uncle spread the Spring Festival couplets bought by their mother on the table. A pair of couplets includes horizontal batches, door hearts, upper couplets and lower couplets.

Lin Yao held the glue in his hand and helped the little uncle carefully coat the back of the couplet, which was really a meticulous job.

The little uncle stood outside the door with the glued couplet, ready to paste the couplet.

Grandpa hurriedly said: "According to the tradition of pasting Spring Festival couplets, people should stand towards the door, the right hand is up, and the left hand is down, that is to say, the correct way to paste Spring Festival couplets is when you face them, the right hand side should be the upper link, and the left hand side is the lower link."

The little uncle listened to his grandfather's words and readjusted the upper and lower links. I saw that the little uncle compared the position of the couplet, and the grandfather and grandmother checked whether it was upright, and after confirming the position, fixed the top of the couplet with one hand, and pasted the couplet from top to bottom with the other hand.

Soon, the upper and lower links and horizontal batches were pasted.

Finally, it is necessary to stick to the heart of the door, and the heart of the door is a big "Fu" word.

Grandpa commanded the little uncle: "Remember to paste the word Fu upside down."

Lin Yao heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Grandpa, why do you have to paste the word Fu upside down?"

Grandpa replied with a smile: "Well, it's a long story, I'll tell you a little story." Once upon a time, there was a family, the family was very poor, could not afford to read, his old man was naturally illiterate, during the New Year, every household posted Spring Festival couplets, he also invited a gentleman to write Spring Festival couplets for him, Mr. knew that she was illiterate, so he wrote him a big 'Fu' word. Who knows, he pasted the word 'Fu' upside down, and the children who came to his house to play saw it and said, 'Uncle, your family's blessing has fallen'. The uncle said, 'Blessing has arrived?' It's a blessing!' Because the words 'poured' and 'to' are pronounced very similarly, they are homophonies. Later, when people pasted the word blessing, they always liked to paste the word blessing upside down and pray for blessing, which slowly evolved into the current custom and has been handed down. After listening to her grandfather's story, Lin Yao and her uncle pasted the word blessing upside down together, praying for a New Year's blessing to the door.

Finally, the family pasted the Spring Festival couplets, and my mother looked at us with a smile and asked me, a "little observer", to read them aloud. The upper link "spring is full of joyful songs in the world", the lower link is "Fulinmendi is jubilant", and the horizontal criticism is "family and affairs". The heart of the door is a big blessing word. The blessing has "arrived", and it has come.

This year, Lin Yao personally participated in the traditional customs of sticking Spring Festival couplets and felt more New Year's flavor.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Yao's family began to work busily.

The first food is, of course, dumplings, which are traditional foods after all, giving it a chance to be the boss.

We have a meticulous division of labor with noodles, stuffing, and dumplings, and whether the dumplings are fragrant or not is on this noodles and filling.

The stuffing is mixed and tastes fragrant, and the noodles are mixed and the thin skin and big stuffing are even more reluctant to let go.

Of course, this dumpling is also very important! If the bag is not beautiful, no one likes to eat it, so making dumplings is also a science.

Mother and grandma have prepared the noodles and fillings, and it's time for Lin Yao to show her skills.

I saw Lin Yao pinching one in his left hand and one in his right hand, and after a while, small shell-like dumplings appeared in front of him.

After the first process of the Chinese New Year's Eve meal is done, it is time to go to the next step - to make a full Han banquet.

Today, my mother and grandma prepared nearly a dozen kinds of vegetables——— chicken, duck and fish, as well as all kinds of green vegetables.

Look, my family's culinary master, "Chinese New Year's Eve Chef" (Mom), is here.

I saw my mother holding a wok in her right hand and a spoon in her left hand and walked into the kitchen.

Stir-fry garlic moss first, then fungus, and finally white fungus.

Suddenly, there was a crackling sound of stir-frying in the kitchen, and at the same time, the fragrance of stir-fried vegetables wafted out.

Outside the house, the sound of crackling firecrackers was also recalled, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder. The lively scene inside and outside the house is mixed together, and there is really a scene of the New Year.

Mom made all kinds of dishes by changing all kinds of meat.

Lin Yao was very happy, and gave these cold dishes and hot dishes good names: Hundred Flowers Competing for Beauty, Hibiscus Floating on Water, Lotus Seed Chicken Soup, Fruit Salad...... Just listening to these names, you must have already drooled three thousand feet!

Finally, when the meal was served, a plate of delicious and fragrant food was served.

Lin Yao was dazzled. Let's eat!

Lin Yao gobbled up this delicacy and stuffed it straight into his mouth, and ate a round little belly.

Mom took out the juice and red wine and poured them into a goblet.

It was Lin Yao who was the first to play, and I saw her holding a wine glass to wish her grandfather and grandmother a long life ——— than Nanshan, smiling and working smoothly.

Grandpa and Grandma also sent their wishes to Lin Yao, wishing Yaoyao to study hard and make progress every day.

Then the family raised their glasses and "cheers"!

Lin Yao has not been so happy for the New Year for several years, and she has her grandfather, uncle, and mother to accompany Yaoyao to celebrate the New Year.

After dinner, the family sat around the sofa and watched the Spring Festival Gala on TV.

"Sixth son (little uncle's nickname), how are you working now?" Grandpa asked.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's a little better than in Pengzhou." The little uncle said.

"What do your girlfriends do? Where is home? Grandpa asked.

"Dad, I don't have a word now, are you investigating the household registration? Besides, what does her parents do to me? The little uncle replied with obvious impatience.

"Sixth son, don't blame your father for asking too much, you are in your twenties, you have to plan for the future, you are not young, you have to consider marriage!" Grandma said as she ate an orange.

"Oh, I said are you bothered? I haven't had enough fun, why am I getting married? To be honest, I don't want to get married at all. After speaking, the uncle sat down against Lin Yao, grabbed a handful of melon seeds and swallowed them.

"Second brother, how is your clothing store business now?" Grandpa asked.

"It's okay, I can finally maintain the lives of Yaoyao and me." Mom replied.

"Let me tell you, you want to find Yaoyao and her father to pay child support, why should you let you raise the children of two people alone?" Grandma ate oranges and said with orange juice in her mouth.

"Mom, I have my own proportions, I raise my own children, I won't go to him!" Mom was visibly unhappy.

"Oh, I said Mom and Dad, are you bothered? The child is still there, why are you talking about these things? The little uncle swallowed the melon seeds and glared at his grandfather and grandmother.

With a snap, Grandma smashed the orange peel on the lid of the trash can.

"We just ask what's wrong? We can't even ask when we are parents? Yes? Grandma said.

Suddenly, the atmosphere at home changed from the joy of three generations of grandparents to silence.

"Yaoyao, here you go, take it!" The brother-in-law took out a red envelope from his coat pocket and handed it to Lin Yao.

"Thank you, uncle!" Lin Yao happily accepted the red envelope.

"Bang!" "Smack!" "Crackling!" The sound of firecrackers and fireworks scrambled into Lin Yao's ears.

Lin Yao and his uncle couldn't wait to run to the balcony.

Yes! The firecrackers and fireworks illuminated the night sky as if it were day.

"Yaoyao, look," the uncle said excitedly to Lin Yao.

I saw fireworks as dazzling as sapphires, like a naughty child, all of a sudden into the air.

"Smack!" In an instant, the "sapphire" turned into a blue "peony" blooming in the wind.

The night sky was suddenly lit up and beautiful.

In one corner of the community, there are two golden "little butterflies" chasing and frolicking, dancing.

There is also a kind of fireworks picture "Golden Dragon Soaring Sky", that majestic golden dragon, as if it is really soaring clouds and fog, rushed to give people New Year's greetings.

Then, a colorful "ceremonial flower tree" jumped into Lin Yao's eyes.

The gorgeous and colorful "ceremonial flower tree", as if it was a graceful girl, stands slim in the night breeze.

Accompanied by the firelight, countless red parachutes were washed into the night sky, and gently and slowly fell from the night sky, like red lanterns played by handsome and beautiful fairies.

Lin Yao and his little uncle stood in front of the window, looking at the colorful fireworks, listening to the sound of cannons one after another, Lin Yao's hands couldn't help but itch.

Lin Yao rushed downstairs with the "dogtail" and lit the fuse of the "dogtail" with a lighter.

"Hiss? Sizzle?? "A bright red circle of light appeared in the night sky.

Lin Yao shook it slightly, and the aperture turned into a firefly that had been playing with a lantern. Then, the "dogtail" turned green and yellow again...... This fire seems to be blessing our whole family in the new year, prosperous, and harmonious!

I don't know if it was because Lin Yao was too excited or something, the "dogtail grass" suddenly turned into a "firefly" with blessings.

The whole night sky becomes a beautiful and spectacular garden.

Uncle and Lin Yao ran upstairs after each other, and the moment the door opened, the sound of fierce quarrels at home came to the ears of Lin Yao and Uncle Yao.

"So what do you want me to do? I can't take that much right now! Mom stood in front of the TV in the living room and said to grandpa on the sofa.

"Can't take it out? I don't care if you can take it or not? Even if I sell your shop, you have to give me the money! Grandpa got up from the sofa in a fit of rage and knocked over the fruit plate and melon seeds on the coffee table to the ground.

The brother-in-law stood in front of the gate holding Lin Yao's shoulder, at a loss.

"Mom and Dad, what are you doing here? How difficult it is for the second sister to take Yaoyao alone, what are you forcing her to do? I'm not in a hurry to buy a house, and I'm not in a hurry to get married. The brother-in-law walked up to his mother and said.

"You fart, if she didn't lend you money, you wouldn't have the money to buy a house? How old are you? How long will it take to get married if you don't buy a house? Not to be outdone, Grandpa scolded his uncle.

Lin Yao stood at the door, not daring to move, and the uncle said, "Yaoyao, you go back to the uncle's house downstairs first."

"Mom and Dad, I will return the money to the sixth son, you give me two years, I will work hard, two years are up, whether I sell blood or shen, I will definitely return the money to the sixth son, okay?" Mom pleaded almost with tears.

"Mom and Dad, don't scare your children during the New Year. Say no more. After speaking, the uncle pulled Lin Yao and wanted to go out and go downstairs.

That's when the unexpected happened.

I saw my grandfather take an arrow step, scoop up a bench on the ground, and smash it like a window.

Crackling~ One of the windows in the living room was suddenly shattered.

"If you don't come up with the money today, I'll be done with you! Why did we come so far away? Isn't it just to buy a house for the sixth son, your younger brother buys a house, if you don't take the money out, forget it, and you're embarrassed to pay off the debt! Grandpa picked up the bench on the ground and planned to smash the second piece of glass.

The uncle stepped forward and took Grandpa's hand, "Dad, are you crazy, what do you want to do for the New Year today?" You get me out! After saying that, he pulled his grandfather out.

"It's only right to pay off debts! You little conscienceless. Who are we for? Isn't it for you???? Grandma jumped up from the sofa and stepped forward to slap the little uncle in the face.

The uncle was beaten coldly, "You are really getting older and more confused, I don't go crazy with you, if you want to go crazy, you will be crazy yourself!" ”

After speaking, the brother-in-law pulled up the crying mother and Lin Yao and went to the uncle's house downstairs.

Leaving a piece of garbage and a broken window, the grandfather and grandfather were alone at Lin Yao's house.

"Five...... Four...... Three...... Two...... One! The New Year's bell rang "Dong ......", and a loud cheer rang out in the community. Fireworks compete in the night sky.

Lin Yao stood in front of the window at the bell on the first day of the Lunar New Year in 2004 and shed the first line of tears of the new year.