There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

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

The children had enough to eat and drink, and a group of three, three, five, five and five went outside to play with the disassembled small firecrackers. The cold winter night with goose feathers and heavy snow can't stop the children's nature of playing and making trouble.

It was not late at night, and the old captain asked each family to share a bowl of dumplings to take home. As for some families who don't have a pot, how to heat them, he didn't say, and everyone didn't mention it.

It was only later that Zhou Jiao found out that each family had paid homage to their ancestors for this bowl of dumplings, so of course they took them home. Or who eats the saliva of other people's ancestors.

The heads of each family took the ten dumplings in their hands and happily led the family back to hang lanterns, distribute lucky money, eat dumplings, set off firecrackers, and keep the New Year's Eve.

As the crowd dissipated, only the aunts and aunts who helped in the cafeteria were left to clean up the mess, and the old patriarch who was at the head of the table and the elders.

Father Zhang was among them, and tonight he was still drinking with the patriarch and the others, chatting about homework.

Seeing this, Zhang Guoqing compared Ping An to Zhang's mother. Soon he saw that Ping'an was holding on to his grandma's hand, and was pulling Mother Zhang to go home.

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

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

The gates of the three families were wide open, and the three brothers of the Zhang family opened the yard at the same time, but no one closed the gate. It seems that it can let Zhang's father and Zhang's mother know that the children are waiting for them to go home.

Zhou Jiao learned about the cafeteria from Zhang Guoqing, and she expected that tonight's New Year's Eve dinner would end easily, so she prepared some dishes in advance.

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

Stewed carp, stewed chestnut with hen, stewed noodles with pork and sauerkraut, ground three delicacies, stewed beans, corn pine nuts and shrimps, candied sweet potatoes,

Red date hair cake, sticky bean buns, plus canned hodgepodge this dessert.

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

After paying homage to the ancestors in the old courtyard, Zhang's mother began to wander around the three sons' homes to see if there were any taboos in the three sons' homes.

She didn't pay attention at first, but when the scent came, she came in and was startled. Boy, this is richer than a cafeteria.

Without waiting for her to speak, Zhang Guoqing gestured to 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 it was worth it.

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

This is a helpless reality. In the future, their center of gravity will not be in the Northeast, and it is impossible for their parents and brothers to drag their children and children all to the capital to accompany them during the New Year.

In order to leave good memories, Zhang Guoqing hopes that the family reunion tonight will remind his family and brothers in the metropolis in the future: that year, our family was reunited.

Mom, I'm going to call Dad. When Dad comes back, I'll call my two elder brothers and their families. Tonight, our family will have a family reunion dinner.

What can mother Zhang say? The kids are all set. She nodded with a smile, picked up her grandson and went to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Zhou Jiao finished cooking quickly. Back in the living room, he took out a jar of shochu and a jar of fruit wine and put them on the counter. There are two wooden plates of frozen pears and persimmons on the kang, and various roasted seeds and candies are placed in the basket.

After tidying up, Zhou Jiao specially lit six red candles in the living room. With the new year and new weather, she hopes that the family will be safe and prosperous in the coming year.

Soon, Father Zhang came in with his three sons. Sitting on the kang, he watched his children and grandchildren coming one after another before him. At this moment, I can't tell what I feel in my heart, a little sour and a little happy.

Father, the happiest thing in my life is to have you three sons. I thought this year's New Year's Eve would just pass, but just now I felt empty in my heart, and I always felt that this year was not at ease. I didn't expect my old son and daughter-in-law to think of me. It's over. Kids, our New Year's Eve has begun.

Everyone smiled and looked at Mother Zhang, waiting for her to speak.

Mother Zhang said with a smile: This year, my mother is very happy and satisfied, and I am also very happy tonight. After eating the New Year's Eve, you will have to work harder next year. Mom won't talk about it this year, there are many dishes waiting for us, let's eat.

Everyone laughed. As long as the two elders are happy, as long as they are happy.

Zhang Guoqing poured wine for Zhang's father and Zhang mother, Big brother and second brother, you pour it yourself, and sister-in-laws also pour it. Let's toast our parents and wish them happy every day.

Uncle, wait for us.

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

After filling the cups, everyone raised their cups and shouted: I wish father (grandfather) mother (milk) happy every day.

Father Zhang and his father could not close their mouths happily, and finished the wine in the glass in one go.

With the three brothers Zhang Guoqing accompanying Father Zhang to have fun, and the third sister-in-law Zhou Jiao accompanying Mother Zhang, talking interesting things and participating in the children's children's talk. This New Year's Eve dinner made the whole family laugh out loud.

After twelve o'clock, Zhang's father gave an order, and the three sons at the gates of the three houses lit firecrackers at the same time. With the crackling sound, and the ebb and flow of firecrackers in and outside the village, the New Year finally came.

Zhou Jiao brought out big dumplings of various colors and flavors. Five colors, five kinds of fillings, delicate and unique dumplings, even if the family is full, they still have to put down their chopsticks.

I've had nickels.

Brother, I have brown sugar cubes.

I, I also got two cents.

With the joyful cheers of the children, as everyone in the Zhang family ate brand new coins, red dates, and brown sugar cubes, under the red candlelight, there were happy smiling faces.

I have eaten dumplings, as in previous years. This time, Xizi's children brought Little Ping'an, who was not sleepy, to the kang, and kowtowed to Zhang's father and mother to pay New Year's greetings.

The children said in unison, Happy New Year, grandma, everything goes smoothly. The laughter of the Zhang family passed through the small courtyard of the Zhang family and floated at the foot of Beishan.

Father Zhang and mother Zhang are wise and enlightened elders. Regardless of whether they are male or female, whether they are the eldest grandson Xizi or the youngest Ping An, they treat them all the same.

The children smiled happily and squinted their eyes with brand new New Year's money.

Facing this, Zhou Jiao admired it very much. Patriarchal patriarchy is no good, and partiality is even more wrong. The son was born by himself, and his brothers and sisters would not care too much if they were partial, but the grandchildren were different. After all, grandchildren and grandparents are separated by a layer. Children are young and it is easy to hold grudges.

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