Inthepast,adozenpeoplecrowdedinthesameeaves,roomwasdampandgloomy;Gooutevenfivecentsarereluctanttotakethetrain;Familyreuniondinnerifthereisapieceoffatcanbehappy...Andnow,eachhastwoorthreesetsofhouse,boughtasuitealsocovermansions;Boughtthecaralsowanttoinhigh-gradecar;Youallocatesought-afterdrinkhot...
Justthinking,thefireworksfireworksIwokewithastart.Seethegoodinthenightskyisallhavefireworkswithbrightness.Fireworksbloomed,theinconspicuouscityintoa"citythatneversleeps".ThisisasymbolofthearrivaloftheNewYear,isasymbolofthenewsceneofsocialisteconomy.
ANewYearbegins.Wearecheering,wishhappyNewYear.Firecrackersinrang,openthefireworks.Thattheflowersofhappinessinheaven,openonthefloor,andalsoinpeople'smindsopen...
Aftereatingameal,I,thewholefamilytogetheraroundtogetherarereadytoseethe"SpringFestivalgala",elderssendmeluckymoney,myhearthadblossomed,andwish"tomorrowcanbuythethingthatoneselflike."Eightwhole,"SpringFestivalgala"started,theprogramisawesome!Havebeautifulmovingsonganddance,gracefulandbeautifultherewithhumourfunnysketch...Welookedattheparty,constantlyissuedpealsoflaughter,familyabsorbedinjoyin.
"Dangdangwhen..."Clockstrikestwelvetimes,atthattime,familiesaresetofffirecrackers,aloudnoise,alight,acrossthesky,"pa"skyinstantlyandfullofcolorfulflowers...Thegunshotdeafening,skycolours,chrysanthemum,meteors,morningglory,peonyflowersbloom,global-positioningcontend,thiscomeandfloattherumbleoffloodednoisyscreaming,whitesmokepouredintoaseaofflowersofthenightsky,lightlakes.Howbeautiful!Ah,howunforgettableonNewYear'seve!
Afternoon,wepostedinaccordancewiththecustomoftheChineseNewYearcouplets,fatherandagoodpaste,andthensaidtome:"Ipasteyouposted,Ilookedatthehighlevelyousay'rich',saidthatifthelower'rising'goodyou",Iaskedmyfatherwhy?Dadsaid:"Theplanisalucky,""Oh,Iunderstand,"WepostedontheAllianceare:evilHongfufamilyhappyis:wanggaspeopletocomeintoeverything.
EndpasteNewYear,webegandumplings.GoodlucktoTim,wearestilladumplinginabagofcoins.Dinner,myfolder,aDumpling,onetoeat,"cough,"thevoiceofacoinformywholefamilyapplauded,andsaythatIamluckythisyear.Afterdumplings,wesawtheChineseNewYearFestival,myfavoriteessayAnd"yellowsoybeans."LiuQianfirstaone-dollarcoinsintothecup,thenintothehosteggrings."Beanyellow"inapersonto"takeoffclouds"thatthey"LiXiangyun"reallyfunny.Nowonderpeoplesay:"SpringFestivalEveningShow"isaculturalfeast.Againstthesoundofthebell,"speakers"soundgunsup.Peoplepouredoutoftheirhomes.PatthesoundoffirecrackersgreetedthearrivalofChineseNewYear.
Outofthewindow,therewasasoundoffirecrackersandbeautifulfireworks.Dadsaid:"asuichufireworks,aftertodayisabigyearold."Iaskedmyfather:"whydoyouwanttoplaytoday?"Dadsaid:"becausethereisalegendinancienttimestodaywillbeastcomingoutofthescary,peopleplayfirecrackerstoscarehimoff,thiscustomhasbeenpassedtothe."Dadtookoutreadyfirecrackers,tookmetothebalcony,litfirecrackers,"bang"sound,firecrackersintheskydancetogether.
Backhome,adoor,Isawmymotherlitalotofredcandle,Iputoneonecandlesineachroom.Thehousewaslitupbyacandle.Momsaidthisindicatesthatnextyear'sdaymoreprosperous.
TheSpringFestivalgala!OurfamilywaslyinginbedwatchingtheSpringFestivalevening,watchingwatchingmeintothesweetdreams.
Previously,ChenDaboonceeverydaytocollecttherubbish.Everytimewhenwefeeldazzlingforshopdoorwayofgarbage,heissteppingonthebellagainhelpusthrowannoyancetotheoutsideofthecloudnine.Hisactionisalwayssodevoted,andhisexpressionisthensmilingforever.Hebentover,filedagarbagebags,andthencametothegarbagetruckside,openedmouth,pourthebagofrubbishintothecar,andthenfoldflatbags,putitinhisbigbag.So,packoneaftertheother.Thenextday,stayclearplasticJingShangHuoneaftertheothertous.Wegainedanineffableeducationandmoved.Whetherit'sthestormorthehotsun,healwaysinsiston,hewastired,buthewashappy,justasIthought,Isawbusinessneighborunclewalknexttohim,slappedhimonthebackandsaid:"ChenDabo,youwerelaborious,NewYear'seve,timetogohome."ChenDabohaslaboredtoshakehands,putthegarbageintothegarbagetruck,said:"ah,oneisold,nouse,collectthegarbage,addacleanforcityandIcando.TodayisNewYear'seve,Ishouldbemoreserviceforyou.Yousee,ourcityisnotcleanintheNewYear?"
LookingatChenDabofaroffigure,andfullofgarbagetruck,withglitteringlights,myearsandthesoundofthebellofthefamiliarvoice.