What is the meaning of the phrase "a surplus for every year"?

"Lian Nian You Yu" means "Year after year".

Lian Nian You You Yu is a traditional Chinese auspicious motif consisting of a lotus flower and a carp, which is used to praise the meaning of wealth and congratulations. Lotus is a harmonic of Lian, Nian is a harmonic of catfish, and fish is a harmonic of Yu, which is also known as "Yearly Fish".

The symbol of "Lian Lian You You Yu"

"Lian Lian You Yu" is people's good wishes, but also the theme of many Chinese folk arts, folk year paintings, paper cuttings, jade have such themes, using the harmonic symbolism, belonging to the form of expression of auspicious symbolism. For example, Yangliuqing New Year's Paintings, Wuqiang New Year's Paintings, Yangjiabu New Year's Paintings, and Weixian Paper Cuttings all have "Liannian yuyue", which represent the same theme, but have their own characteristics.

Every Spring Festival, people always make offerings of live carp and eat taro (fish) heads in the evening to signal a good harvest for the coming year. When making dumplings, a lot of vegetable filling is also left over to signify the coming year's surplus. The festival is not only common among the people, but also in the business organizations.