While mother prepared the food in the kitchen, the kids would start up the charcoal fire. The charcoal would be brought in ouly when it was red hot and had stopped smoking.
卅日的傍晚，主婦在廚房裡忙著準備年夜飯，小孩們則在院子裡升著圍爐用的炭火；木炭要一直燃到通紅而無煙才能移入火鍋底。