Chinese New Year's Eve firecrackers, Lantern lights, the fifteenth day of the Chinese New Year, the Lantern is the first full moon of the New Year, symbolizing consummation. But every full moon is not a reunion and a meeting, but for soldiers, it is more cloudy, sad, and clutching.
From the beginning of the year to the end of the year, from the sting to the frost, the time for soldiers to reunite with their families is countless, and some are just "guarding the lights of thousands of homes and protecting the well-being of the people of the motherland." But those officers and soldiers who missed the opportunity to go home during the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival gave them a big surprise. Their wives and children have come to "visit the class"!
Tangyuan, people are round, everything is round, and the Lantern itself means reunion. They and their families wrapped the Lantern Together, ate the Lantern, created the reunion with their own hands, experienced the reunion themselves, and the eyes that could not be hidden were bright because of happiness. It was the most ordinary family affection, the simplest reunion, but it was an incomparable luxury for them. They used all their strength to feel this hard-won reunion after a long absence, and they also carefully respected the time and loved the day because Hua was no longer Yang, hoping that this reunion could be longer and longer.
The wrapped Lantern was put down from the pot, and after a few minutes of boiling, it was finally served on the table. Each Lantern is different in appearance, different in size, and the appearance is not superior, but it is the most beautiful Lantern in their hearts. The Lantern is dotted with a few goji berries, some glutinous rice is attached to the periphery, and the top is steaming with heat, and as soon as the bowl is put down, even the glass next to it is stained with a trace of moisture. At this time, looking at the Lantern in the bowl, it is like looking at the flowers in the fog, as if it is illusory. Scoop up one to taste, sweet, very sweet. It is the sweetness of reunion, the sweetness of sitting down with your family and savoring life. In the repeated and tasteless life, there will always be some "sweetness" to stimulate the "taste buds", the fragrance of happiness, will always appear inadvertently, just like now, do you see that they are not indulging in the sweet fragrance of this reunion?
At night, the moon is empty, and the auspicious star shines high. When the people enjoy the moment of reunion, the soldiers return to their posts, put aside a short relaxation, pick up a fulfilling job, and continue to dedicate their strength to the people and the tomorrow of the motherland on this reunion night. It is precisely because there is such a group of people who carry the weight for us to move forward, so that we have a better life today. I wish them a prosperous future.
Author: Wang Zhanming, Song Shunxin, Cheng Xiang