I haven't been at home for the New Year for two years, the first year because of the epidemic, and the second year I want to try a different New Year's experience, so this year I feel that I must come back. Afraid of the recurrence of the epidemic, he also returned early.
But as soon as I came back, I regretted it.
One is that it is not bustling.
When I was a child, 22 people got together every time. My father and five brothers and sisters lived close together, and when my grandparents were still there, Chinese New Year's Eve were together. 12 adults, ten children, exactly two tables.
After eating the New Year's dinner, the adults play cards and the children go to play. Buy that kind of very cheap fireworks, a very thin cupola cannon, I call it "chirping - pipa", as well as the whip, the cannon, the torpedo, a dozen dollars, you can play for a day.
Moreover, when I was a child, the snow was very large, and it was common to the calves, and the ice on the pond was also very thick. Often on big nights, by the snow light, when you come home from your uncle's house, you can clearly hear the creaking sound.
Every day after that, my uncle's family went to my aunt's house, and then my grandmother's house, almost every day was very lively, everyone was at home, and no one was still working outside the home and did not come back.
The second is not to look forward to it.
When I was a child, the conditions at home were poor, and the New Year was really a variety of rich treatment.
As far as eating is concerned, it is necessary to kill pigs, kill chickens, beat rice dumplings, beat tofu, make rice and tofu, fry hot beans, and wrap dumplings.
Especially looking forward to it, sending my eggs to the cake shop and returning with a big bag of chicken cake. At that time, as soon as I entered the house, I could smell the smell of eating across the cabinet.
If you wear it, you don't necessarily buy new clothes, sometimes my mother will make it herself, sometimes she will give us a pair of new cotton shoes.
In addition, a large dragon dance conference will be held. The village raises funds and takes turns to do it in the villagers' homes every year.
But now, these ritualistic things can not be seen, eat more hearty, all bought from the market, everyone no longer make food together, and can no longer see a few strong men with a big stick hey yo yo yo
Even the Spring Festival Gala was not watched, the observance of the New Year was no longer carried out, and all kinds of customs with more details were polished.
Third, I became the one who gave the red packet.
When I was a child, I would give red envelopes to the New Year, but the number was not large, generally five pieces and ten pieces.
I don't know when I started, I never received a red envelope again, anyway, earlier than 18 years old.
Ever since I came out to work at the age of 22, I started to be the one who handed out red envelopes. Only in and out, more and more children, every New Year's Day, very sad, feel white for a month.
Moreover, as an older single young woman who is not yet married, I feel the "discrimination" of my relatives against me in the New Year.
To sum up my uncle's words a few days ago: No matter how much money you make, if you can't get married, you will fail.
So, just like that, let me how to look forward to the New Year, I don't want to celebrate the New Year at all, I don't want the year to end so soon.
@This is the taste of the year
