Chapter 248 The Envy of the Second Son of the Yan Family

In addition to buying firecrackers, Wang Jianye also wanted to buy fireworks.

Wang Jianwu and Wang Jianwen never expected this and were extremely surprised when they heard it.

Buying fireworks...how much does it cost?

In the past, their family conditions were not good, and they could only watch others set off fireworks. They were very envious and thought that one day they would be able to set off fireworks themselves so that others would envy them.

But they didn't expect that this day would come so soon. Now their eldest brother Wang Jianye wants to buy some fireworks and set them off tonight.

After asking the price, Wang Jianye picked two different types of fireworks.

One is the more expensive 28-shot one, and the other is the cheaper one-shot starry sky one.

After Wang Jianye paid the money, the brothers Wang Jianwen and Wang Jianwu held the newly bought fireworks as if they were treasures, with excited smiles on their faces.

His family also has fireworks, so he can set off fireworks too, that’s great.

After buying these, the three of them rode their bicycles back to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang.

Today is the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, New Year's Eve.

In the morning, every household in the yard was busy pasting Spring Festival couplets with paste.

The paste is a very thick paste made by boiling corn flour with a little water.

This stuff is very sticky and is perfect for pasting Spring Festival couplets.

It usually takes two people to paste Spring Festival couplets, one person holds the couplets and sticks them up, while the other person applies paste on the wall.

Don't stick it too tightly when you first start pasting it, because you need to make sure both sides of the Spring Festival couplets are flush and not crooked.

Only after someone has checked that the Spring Festival couplets on both sides of the door are aligned can they be swept smooth with a clean, newly bought broom.

Uncle Yan Fugui was writing the word "Fu" and Spring Festival couplets for people at the door of his house.

Of course, it wasn't written in vain. If he was asked to help, he had to give some peanuts, melon seeds or something like that. Yan Fugui happily accepted them and happily wrote the word "Fu" and Spring Festival couplets for others.

The Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters in Wang Jianye's home were not written by Yan Fugui, but were bought from the market outside.

Yan Fugui wanted to come over and help write for free, but Wang Jianye refused and went out to buy it.

The Spring Festival couplets at Wang Jianye's house had already been posted yesterday, so he didn't have to worry about it today.

"Brother Jianwu, why did you buy so many firecrackers?!"

Yan Jiekuang, who entered the front yard of the third uncle's house, saw Wang Jianwu carrying a big bag of firecrackers and holding fireworks in his hands, and asked in surprise.

Wang Jianwu raised his neck and chest and said proudly, "My eldest brother bought it for me."

Hearing this, Yan Jiekuang looked at his elder brother Yan Jiecheng, the meaning was obvious.

He just wanted his elder brother Yan Jiecheng to do the same as Wang Jianwu's elder brother Wang Jianye and buy firecrackers and fireworks for his younger brother.

Yan Jiecheng avoided the gaze and pretended not to hear anything.

What a joke, one firecracker costs 5 cents, and ten firecrackers cost 5 cents.

Look at Wang Jianwu carrying that big bag of firecrackers, there must be at least thirty or forty of them, that would cost one or two dollars, forget it.

Yan Jiecheng doesn't have as good a job as Wang Jianye, nor does he earn as much money as Wang Jianye.

In addition, he learned to be calculating from his father Yan Fugui. Even if he had money, he would not be willing to spend so much to buy firecrackers for his younger brother, let alone having no money.

That thing is gone once you put it away, what a waste.

Seeing his elder brother's expression, Yan Jiekuang knew that there was no hope in asking him to buy firecrackers for him.

"Brother Jianwu, can I watch you play firecrackers?"

Yan Jiekuang, who is two years younger than Wang Jianwu, looked at him pleadingly.

If his elder brother is unreliable, then he can only look for someone else.

Wang Jianwu had no objection and told him that he would go out to set off firecrackers in a while and just let him follow.

Yan Jiekuang was very happy after getting Wang Jianwu's consent.

At the same time, he was very envious of Wang Jianwu for having a good brother who was willing to spend money to buy him firecrackers and fireworks to set off, which was much better than his elder brother Yan Jiecheng. After Wang Jianwu and the others left, Yan Jiekuang looked at his elder brother Yan Jiecheng with some disdain.

It would be great if his elder brother was not Yan Jiecheng but Wang Jianye. In that case, Wang Jianye would definitely buy him firecrackers to play with.

Unlike his brother Yan Jiecheng, who was reluctant to give up anything and learned exactly like his father.

Wang Jianye pushed his bicycle and came to the backyard with Wang Jianwen and Wang Jianwu.

After parking his bicycle at the doorstep, Wang Jianwu was the first to excitedly enter the house, holding a box of fireworks and carrying a bag of 30 firecrackers.

"Look, big sister and big sister, my brother bought us a lot of firecrackers and even fireworks."

Wang Jianwu couldn't wait to say to Wang Jianting and Wang Jiannan excitedly, "We can set off fireworks tonight."

"Really?"

"What kind of fireworks did you buy? Are they pretty?"

"It must be very beautiful. Let's try it at night."

Wang Jianwu placed the fireworks box on the ground carefully, like a treasure.

Then he went to the stove and took out a small box of matches.

"Hey wait, you want to set off firecrackers, then don't use matches to light them, use sticks of incense instead.
If you use matches to light a firecracker, you have to use up one match for each firecracker, which is a waste."

Zhang Lan, who was kneading dough, saw this and immediately stopped him.

"okay."

Wang Jianwu responded and took out a stick of incense and a half-burnt candle.

He first lit the candle with a match, then placed the incense on the flame and burned it.

Then he blew out the candle, hurriedly picked up a stick of incense and a firecracker, and ran out of the yard with Wang Jianwen.

Yan Jiekuang, the second boy of the third uncle's family, saw them running out and immediately ran after them.

Wang Jianwu found a vacant lot on the street.

Then he put down the firecracker in his hand and was about to light it with incense when Wang Jianwen stopped him.

Wang Jianwen reminded the children not far away, and then looked at the street to see if there were any passers-by approaching.

If there is, let Wang Jianwu wait until they leave before ordering. If not, then he can order now.

With Wang Jianwen, a reliable person around, Wang Jianye and Zhang Lan don't have to worry about Wang Jianwu setting off firecrackers indiscriminately and hurting himself or others.

After confirming that there was no problem, Wang Jianwen nodded to Wang Jianwu and let him go.

Wang Jianwu then put the firecracker in his hand down, with one foot farther away from it and the other foot closer to it.

He just lay sideways, half-crouched, stretched his arm holding the incense towards the firecrackers, ready to run at any time.

When he saw that firecrackers were about to be set off, Wang Jianwen walked aside and covered his ears.

Yan Jiekuang, the second boy of the Yan family, also trotted to a distance, turned sideways, covered his ears, and looked at the firecrackers without daring to blink.

Wang Jianwu said loudly: "I ordered it!"

This shout attracted the attention of adults and children nearby.

In full view of everyone, Wang Jianwu lit the firecrackers with incense and then ran away.

boom! !

Accompanied by flames, the firecrackers on the ground exploded with a bang and flew high into the sky.

Then a few seconds passed.

Snapped! ! !
Firecrackers exploded in the air.

After the explosion, Wang Jianwu ran over happily and was the first to smell the smell of gunpowder left behind. He didn't know what was so good about it.

Yan Jiekuang clapped his hands and ran over happily, looking at Wang Jianwu with admiration, what an amazing guy.

(End of this chapter)