It's the New Year, from Chinese New Year's Eve until the fifth day of the first month, no one wants to scold their children. This time will be a good time for them to act recklessly, and it will also be a happy time for them to look forward to the end of the year.

The children were full of food and drink, and the 335151 class ran outside to play with the small firecrackers that had been disassembled. The cold winter night with goose feathers and heavy snow can't stop the children's playful nature.

Before it was late at night, the old captain asked each family to share a bowl of dumplings to take back, as for some people who don't have pots, how to heat them, he didn't say, and everyone didn't mention it.

Later, Zhou Jiao learned that the bowl of dumplings of each family had been worshiped to the ancestors of each family, and of course they were brought home. Or who eats the saliva of other people's ancestors.

The family members took the ten dumplings in their hands and happily led their families back to hang lanterns, share the money, eat dumplings, set off firecrackers, and keep Chinese New Year's Eve.

As the crowd disbanded, only the aunts and aunts of the canteen helpers were left to clean up the mess, and there was an old patriarch at the top of the table and their elders.

Dad Zhang is among them, and tonight he is still drinking wine with the patriarch and chatting about family life.

Seeing this, Zhang Guoqing compared Ping'an to Zhang's mother. Soon he saw Ping'an holding his grandmother's hand and pulling Zhang's mother to go home.

The couple secretly laughed, picked up their son, and pulled Zhang's mother back to their small courtyard.

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

The gates of the three families were wide open, and the three brothers of the Zhang family opened the courtyard in unison, and no one closed the courtyard door. It seems that this is the case, so that Zhang's father and Zhang's mother can know that the children are waiting for them to come home.

Zhou Jiao learned the news of the cafeteria from Zhang Guoqing, and she expected that tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner would end very simply, and she prepared some dishes in advance.

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

Stewed carp, stewed chestnut by hen, stewed vermicelli with pork sauerkraut, three fresh, stewed beans, corn and pine nut shrimp, shredded sweet potato,

Red date hair cake, sticky bean buns, and canned smorgasbord dessert.

As she cooked, the dishes were brought out of the kitchen by Zhang Guoqing and placed on the large table in the living room, which soon occupied the entire table.

After paying respects to the ancestors in the old courtyard, Zhang's mother began to walk back and forth in the homes of her three sons, observing whether there were any taboos in the three sons' homes.

She didn't pay attention at first, but as a burst of fragrance came, she came in and looked at it, and was startled. Good guys, that's more hearty than the cafeteria.

Zhang Guoqing didn't wait for her to speak, he made a gesture at her with a smile and stuffed a piece of hair cake into his mother's mouth. Seeing his mother smiling and narrowing her eyes, he felt that it was worth it.

Tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was decided after careful consideration by the couple. After tonight, it is basically impossible for the three brothers to have a happy reunion with their parents every year on Chinese New Year's Eve in the future.

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

In order to leave a good memory, Zhang Guoqing hopes that tonight's family reunion can remind his family and brothers on Chinese New Year's Eve in the future: that year, our family was reunited.

"Mother, I'll call Dad. When my father comes back, I will call the two brothers and the two of them to come over. Tonight, our family had a New Year's dinner. ”

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

In the kitchen, Zhou Jiao quickly cooked. I went back to the living room, took out a jar of soju and a jar of fruit wine and put them on the counter. Two wooden plates of frozen pears and frozen persimmons are placed on the kang, and all kinds of fried goods and candies are placed in the basket.

After cleaning up, 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, Zhang's father came in with his three sons. He sat on the kang and watched as his children and grandchildren came one after another. At the moment, I can't say what I feel in my heart, some sour, some happy.

"Dad, the happiest thing in this life is to have your three sons. I originally thought that this year's Chinese New Year's Eve would pass like this, but just now I felt empty in my heart, and I always felt that this year was not steady. I didn't expect my old son and daughter-in-law to think of me. Children, our family's Chinese New Year's Eve has begun. ”

Everyone smiled and looked at Zhang's mother, waiting for her to speak.

Zhang's mother smiled: "My mother is very happy and satisfied this year, and I am very happy tonight." After eating Chinese New Year's Eve, you will have to work even harder in the coming year. Mother won't talk about it this year, there are a lot of dishes waiting for us, let's eat. ”

Everyone laughed. It's good that the two elders are happy, and it's good to be happy.

Zhang Guoqing poured wine for Zhang's father and mother, "Big brother and second brother, you pour it yourself, and your sisters-in-law also pour it." We toast my father and mother and wish my father and mother a happy day. ”

"Uncle, wait for us."

"Okay, you guys drink juice, take your time, we're not in a hurry."

After pouring the cup, everyone raised the glass and shouted: "I wish my father (grandfather) and mother (milk) happy every day." ”

Father Zhang and the two of them couldn't close their mouths happily, and finished the wine in the glass in one go.

With Zhang Guoqing's three brothers accompanying Zhang's father to amuse him, Zhou Jiao's three concubines accompanied Zhang's mother to tell interesting stories, and participated in the children's fairy tales. This Chinese New Year's Eve dinner made the family laugh crookedly.

After twelve o'clock, Zhang's father gave an order, and the three sons at the door of the three families lit firecrackers at the same time. With the sound of crackling, with the sound of firecrackers outside the village, the New Year has finally arrived.

Zhou Jiao brought out Chinese New Year's Eve dumplings with five colors and five flavors. Five colors, five fillings, and delicate and unique dumplings make it impossible for a well-fed family to put down chopsticks even if it is enough.

"I've eaten five cents."

"Brother, I got a brown sugar cube."

"I, I've got two cents too."

With the cheers of surprise from the children, as everyone in the Zhang family ate brand new coins, red dates, and brown sugar cubes, under the light of the red candles, they were full of happy smiling faces.

Ate dumplings, as in previous years. This time, Xizi's children brought a little peace without sleep, came to the kang, and kowtowed to Zhang's father and Zhang's mother.

The children said in unison, "Happy New Year, Grandma." Let the laughter of the Zhang family pass out of the Zhang family's courtyard and float at the foot of the North Mountain.

Zhang's father and Zhang's mother are wise and open-minded elders. They are treated uniformly, regardless of men and women, whether they are the eldest grandson or the youngest Pingan.

The children squinted happily with the brand-new New Year's money.

Regarding this, Zhou Jiao admired it very much. Preference for sons over women is unacceptable, and partiality is even more unacceptable. The son was born by himself, and his brothers and sisters would not be too concerned if they were generous, but the grandchildren are different. The grandchildren are separated from their grandparents by a layer in the end, and the children are small and easy to hold grudges.

The Zhang family has a father and a mother, which is a blessing for the children of the Zhang family. As parents, they have won the respect and love of their families with their actions.