Zhou Xiaoyun’s Happy Life

Chapter 120 Spring Festival Gala

 This winter vacation seems to have been particularly enjoyable.

First, the two brothers Wu Mei and Wu Lei came to play for a few days, and Wu Youde did not need to pick them up. Don’t they all ride bicycles? Wu Lei came here on a bicycle with his sister Wu Mei.

Wu Mei didn’t want to leave when she came, so she slept in the same bed with Zhou Xiaoyun at night. With the lively and lovely Wu Mei and Zhou Xiaoyun, life is much more lively.

Wu Lei and Dabao play together all day long. Xiaobao is a standard follower. Needless to say, Zhou Zhihai also comes. Wu Lei went to Zhou Zhihai's house to sleep at night.

The brothers and sisters were happy to miss Shu until it was almost twenty-eighth after Zhou Fang called many times to urge them.

 The evening of New Year’s Eve is always the most sumptuous meal. Let’s take a look at the Zhou family’s New Year’s Eve dinner this year!

Two braised big-head silver carp, a whole roasted rooster, a big bowl of roasted pork with dried beans, and the rarest thing is the lamb braised with sauerkraut.

 Zhao Yuzhen made the pickled cabbage herself and picked it up in a big vat. This year Zhou Guoqiang specially bought a leg of lamb from the nearby beef and mutton stall, mixed it with some spices and star anise, and cooked it in a pot.

 The taste of mutton roasted with pickled cabbage is so delicious that it has become the most popular dish among the Zhou brothers and sisters. A large bowl of mutton and sauerkraut was completely eaten.

The rooster is a home-raised chicken that weighs about one pound. The meat is very tender and fragrant, and the taste is completely different from that of broiler chicken.

In the fall, Zhao Yuzhen collected a bunch of endless long beans from the vegetable patch at home, boiled them, fished them out and dried them in the sun. In winter, when roasting meat, she put some dried beans in them and it became a delicacy.

 The fish was eaten with few chopsticks, just in time for lunch on the first day of the Lunar New Year. For lunch on the first day of the New Year, we eat leftovers from the thirties night, especially fish, which means "more than enough every year." In addition, the fish is eaten once at night and turned over at noon the next day, which means "turning over in the coming year."

Zhou Xiaoyun feels that generations of rural people are really wise, embodying their good hopes in their daily lives, even being so particular about the dishes they eat.

 The Zhou family’s sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner made the children feel full. It is enough to see that the Zhou family's life is getting better day by day. How Chinese people live can be seen from the dinner table.

 Compared with the New Year’s Eve dinner in previous years, which consisted of grilling a fish, frying some meatballs, and cooking a bowl of tofu and cabbage, the quality and quantity of this year’s New Year’s Eve dinner have improved rapidly. How could this not make Zhou Xiaoyun deeply moved?

 The melon seeds and peanuts were fried before dinner and had been left to dry in the dustpan for a long time, exuding a strong fragrance.

  Zhao Yuzhen bought a few kilograms of fruits and candies and put them on the table for the children to eat while watching TV.

At about half past seven, Dabao and Xiaobao didn’t go anywhere. They stayed in front of the TV waiting for eight o’clock to arrive.

Zhou Guoqiang and Zhao Yuzhen finally finished cleaning up the house inside and outside at about 7:50. When they sat down, the Spring Festival Gala on TV had just started.

 The family of six sat in the house around the stove and spent a happy night with the wonderful Spring Festival Gala on TV.

 The Spring Festival Gala can be regarded as an indispensable New Year's Eve meal at this time. There are no other entertainment activities at that time. If you don't watch the Spring Festival Gala during the New Year, it seems that you are missing something important.

The two hosts, Zhao Zhongxiang and Ni Ping, were full of laughter on TV. Zhao Zhongxiang's signature voice when hosting the party had a bit of an "Animal World" flavor, while Ni Ping was so sensational that she could shed tears at any time. Zhou Xiaoyun always felt that the two of them were much better at hosting evening parties than those young hosts who came later.

 Not only the host, but also the program is much more exciting.

Zhou Xiaoyun loves to watch cross talk the most. Jiang Kun, Hou Yaowen, Li Jindou, all the cross talk actors are shining brightly.

 This was the era when cross talk played the leading role in the Spring Festival Gala.

The cross talk between Niu Qun and Feng Gong is Zhou Xiaoyun’s favorite. Before I heard them speak, just watching them on the platform made me want to laugh. It's such a pity that they worked so well together but they broke up after a few years.

Zhou Xiaoyun has always felt that if the two of them continue to work together, they will definitely be able to bring cross talk to a peak, and there will be no regrets that no one in the cross talk industry will have a regret for a long time.

Zhao Benshan was quite young at this time. Wearing a shabby hat, he and Huang Xiaojuan performed the sketch "I Want to Have a Family".

 The classic line "I seem to see a little flower with a hairpin on its head through the camera" made the brothers and sisters laugh non-stop.

Even though Zhao Benshan is usually not very outstanding among sketch actors at this time, how talented he is!

 Zhao Lirong is an old lady that everyone likes. Her smile on the camera is so friendly and familiar. Gong Hanlin is as thin as a bamboo pole and has a lot of explosive power. Thanks to his godmother Zhao Lirong, this kid has been famous for many years after attending the Spring Festival Gala.

 Huang Hong and Song Dandan, who were famous for their sketch "Superborn Guerrillas" in the early years, began to perform Yangko.

Zhou Xiaoyun has always felt that among sketch actors, Huang Hong is a real evergreen tree. This one comes and that one goes, only he is always there. Song Dandan's performance as the old lady was so vivid that Zhou Xiaoyun couldn't help but think of Bai Yun later, thinking that Song Dandan's performance as the old lady was also so perfect that no one could reach the top.

The children laughed as soon as Chen Peisi's bald head appeared. His funnyness and Zhu Shimao's seriousness complemented each other, creating a different kind of comedy effect. Zhou Xiaoyun was surprised, why did such a good partner eventually become separated?

The most anticipated cross talk skit in the Spring Festival Gala is the favorite of people who watch it in front of the TV. It is certain that it will make you laugh until tears come out and your stomach will hurt from laughing.

 Songs basically don’t resonate with children, but this year’s “Lu Binghua” is very catchy. I was surprised to see a song by the Little Tigers.

 Children basically don’t appreciate the operas in the middle. When it comes to these programs, it’s time to eat melon seeds and peanuts.

Have to admire Dabao. While he was laughing wildly, he actually didn't miss a bite of food. There was a pile of melon seed shells and peanut shell candy wrappers in front of him.

Xiaobao also wanted to eat more, but just when he was about to grab a large handful of melon seeds, Zhou Xiaoyun's warning eyes came to him, and Xiaobao pinched a small handful sadly.

Zhou Xiaoyun then turned back to watch TV with satisfaction.

However, even if Xiaobao takes handfuls, he doesn’t eat much less than Dabao.

Erya usually goes to bed at eight o'clock, but tonight she felt energetic and stayed up until twelve o'clock.

Zhou Guoqiang announced that he would give out new year's money, and the brothers and sisters suddenly became energetic.

Zhou Guoqiang has made a lot of money in business this year. His pockets are bulging, he is full of energy, he can speak energetically and he can be generous with his actions. A few years ago, I went to a credit union to exchange some brand new five-yuan notes to give to my children as lucky money.

Zhou Guoqiang generously gave five yuan to Erya and ten yuan to each of the three children going to school.

Dabao and Xiaobao cheered and excitedly put two pieces of five yuan into their pockets.

Zhou Xiaoyun has always had some pocket money, and he values ​​money much more lightly than Dabao and Xiaobao. However, no one thinks money bites their fingertips. The more the better, the better.

Anyway, Zhou Xiaoyun has spent all his New Year's money in recent years trying to become famous. This year, he might as well go to a bookstall and buy a few composition and story books and come back to read them!

It doesn’t matter if you use the New Year’s money, the key depends on who uses it and how. Dabao is also a master of using money, but after using it, he will always be scolded for spending money carelessly before school starts.

 Xiaobao is well-behaved and rarely spends money randomly and most of them are handed over.

Erya has been a stingy man who loves money since he was a child. He would not give anyone money when he was carrying it. Dabao can't be deceived no matter how hard he tries. Even if Zhao Yuzhen wanted to go back on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it would take a lot of effort.

Zhou Xiaoyun is still very good, and he can still get praise from Zhao Yuzhen and Zhou Guoqiang after spending the money.

 This is what makes Dabao feel unbalanced the most. Why should he be praised while his sister is being scolded? It's too partial, it simply favors girls over boys!

 (End of this chapter)