每年春节前后,我的姑婆总会召集她所有的小辈到家里吃一顿饭。这顿不算是年夜饭,是她自己另外加出来的。那一天她要亲自下厨,通常吃得比较简单,但所有的儿孙,不管是远嫁他方的还是在外求学的,都必须到齐。从我有比较清晰的记忆开始,姑婆已经是过了古稀之年的老人,每回聚餐的时候,她总是在厨房里不停地忙碌,餐桌上所有的菜肴她都必须亲力亲为,才会觉得高兴,而小辈们都极为乐意做她的小帮 Before and after the Spring Festival every year, my aunt always calls her all the juniors to eat at home. This Dayton is not a New Year’s Eve, she added separately. That day she wants to cook in person, usually eat relatively simple, but all the children and grandchildren, whether marry him or study abroad, must be completed. Since I had a clearer memory, my aunt was already an old age. Every time she dined, she always kept busy in the kitchen. All the dishes on the table she had to personally make Happy, and junior are very happy to be her little help