The adults would sit around the table talking about the year gone by and making t'ang-yuan (dumplings served in broth), while the children would crowd around trying to help, but actually doing more harm than good.
這一日，大人們圍坐著，一邊談說年冬收成，一邊飛手搓湯圓；囡仔郎就在旁邊繞來繞去，想插手，卻又幫不上忙，其實想玩的成分居多。