"At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, we took a family photo, and everyone gathered. ”
I need to put on some makeup. ”
I'm going to wash my hair and get it done. ”
After lunch on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the family group began to shout.
The family photo was taken by my grandmother during the Mid-Autumn Festival when she held Xiao Chen's hand and specially instructed, "She said let's go back early for the New Year, and everyone will take a photo together at that time."
Xiao Chen is a native of Quzhou, married in Xiaoshan, and is the eldest granddaughter. My grandmother, who felt sorry for her, was 90 years old after the New Year, and two years ago she could still walk and walk around the door, she was a radiant little old lady, and after the "yang", her body was not as good as before, and she could only use a wheelchair.
Yes, take a photo, grandma will be 90 years old after the New Year, it's time to take a picture, and there is no family photo so far. A few years ago, Xiao Chen appealed to the family group to go back early for the Chinese New Year this year, accompany his grandmother more, and take family photos during the New Year.
Xiao Chen's grandfather died when she was very young, and her grandmother had four sons and two daughters, each of whom formed a family, and now the old lady has three grandchildren, four granddaughters and four grandchildren, and the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren gathered nearly 40 people, which is very lively. Neighbors often say that the old lady is blessed, from the children to the grandchildren and granddaughters, everyone is very filial and united.
Like most old ladies, even if they are old, try not to trouble the juniors if they can. "For a long time, my grandmother lived alone, buying groceries, cooking by herself, and occasionally visiting her son's house. Xiao Chen said, "Because the houses of the four brothers are all together, it is very convenient to take care of them." ”
At that time, my grandmother was in good health, and sometimes when my eldest son came back late from work, she would go to his house to eat. It's a pity that the old lady couldn't escape the three-year epidemic, and after the "yang", her body was not as good as before, she walked tremblingly, and used a wheelchair.
In order to make the old lady have a good year, this year everyone made an appointment to go back early and accompany her more, the youngest son's family also gave up the opportunity to do business during the Spring Festival and went home early, and Xiao Chen also returned to his hometown after his daughter's holiday.
The family photo is scheduled for the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. On this day, Xiao Chen's younger brother, as the eldest grandson, and Chen Long, who also worked as a cook, set up the stove early in the morning to prepare the reunion dinner at noon, and calculated that there were four tables. Several uncles made a total of 18 dishes such as braised pork, braised mutton, eel, and beef.
I have been preparing dishes since yesterday, and the cold dishes have been done in advance, and a few hard dishes have been prepared, and the next time I go back to the pot, I can fry it for 5 minutes. Chen Long said.
The banquet started at 12 noon, Xiao Chen's two aunts' family came early, and the little uncle's daughter, who had just married last year, also came back. Everyone sat around and talked about what they did last year and what they planned for this year. The old lady sat on the side, listening to the achievements of the juniors with a smile on her face.
In order to take pictures, the old lady specially wore a new red cotton jacket and a red cotton hat, which was specially dressed up by her daughter-in-law. The youngest daughter also put on a pair of silver-white stud earrings for her mother.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, it began to rain, the photographer was also in place, the juniors began to choose the background, at the suggestion of the photographer, with the gate as the background, the eldest daughter picked up the old lady, sat in the middle, on both sides of the daughter, the back row stood four sons, first a child photo. She doesn't have to worry about everything today, it's all arranged by the juniors.
Is watermelon sweet or not? "Sweet! The photographer pressed the shutter, "Below is the eldest family, and the second is ready." The photographer said that there are not many family portraits like such a large number of people, and "the New Year's Eve has also been blessed by the old lady."
The children sat on the ground in the front row, the sons and daughters sat next to their grandmothers, and the daughters-in-law and grandchildren in the back rows, their heads exposed, looking at the camera. "The family photo is good, it's time to take the family photo. The old lady sat firmly on the Taishi chair, and after a few rounds, she was tired.
Go to a person here, yes, that's it, okay, look at the camera, is the watermelon sweet? ”
"Sweet! The 38 family members shouted in unison.