At night, there are more fireworks in the air, and the air is filled with a good smell of gunsmoke. From the windows of every house, the aroma of dumplings wafted out.

It's the last night of the year – the Chinese New Year's Eve.

It was the Chinese New Year's Eve of 1999, and the legendary apocalyptic prophecy had not yet appeared, and people began to welcome the new millennium with joy.

Chu Qing was busy at home for thirty nights' dumplings, wrapped in Liu Yufan's favorite donkey meat filling. Meat filling is Liu Jianjun's craft, and he is better at eating than his wife. In the past, when the conditions at home were not good, he was good at making food, and always changed his tricks to make some good things for the children to satisfy their hunger. Now that the conditions at home are not as good as before, and there is everything to eat, Liu Jianjun's "habit" of thinking about eating has become more and more benevolent, and he studies food every day when he has nothing to do after work.

But at this moment, he didn't have the time to make dumplings with his wife, and he had already directed the half-sized men in the back street to start carrying the fireworks in the "fireworks warehouse". The fireworks sent by Ma Wendong, Xue Dongzhe and Wang Xiaoyong, even if they are kept being released, they have to be put on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, tonight and tomorrow morning, it is a "good time" for firecrackers in the village, Liu Jianjun likes to be lively, and this highlight is naturally not to be missed.

Liu Jianjun and Chu Qing are warm-hearted, and they used to be very popular in the village. Since the conditions of the family have been good, the two of them have not turned their faces and refused to recognize people like some people, what should be done or what, there is no shelf at all, but because the conditions of the family are good, they have more help to those neighbors, so that the prestige of the two people in the village has become higher and higher. If Liu Jianjun hadn't been able to take care of the affairs of the village by himself as the principal of the middle school at the moment, those villagers would have chosen him as the village director a long time ago. That's it. There's something big and small in the village. The village chief and village secretary are also used to coming to his house and asking him to give him ideas, on the one hand, because he is the principal himself. He is highly educated and knowledgeable, and on the other hand, it is naturally because of his family's prestige in the village. It is no exaggeration to say. Although Liu Jianjun is not the village director in the village now, as long as he has an idea, there must be nothing to say about the big and small things in the village, which is equivalent to deciding it. And Liu Jianjun's prestige in the village has also been accumulated through one thing after another, no matter who has any difficult things in the family, the money that should be helped, and the people who should be helped. There is no need to touch Liu Yufan's relationship, just on the boundary of Fu'an, with the name of Ma Wendong. It's unimpeded. Two days ago, the children of Ma Siya's family were beaten while working outside. Because of his relationship with Liu Jianjun's family, he came to the door crying. As a result, Liu Jianjun made a phone call. In less than two hours, the little ruffians in the street who beat people came to the door with money and things to apologize. Things like this are very common in the village, and almost every villager has directly or indirectly received the benefits of the old Liu family, so that the old Liu family in Dazhai Village has naturally become a "dragon head".

Because of this, there is usually a big or small thing in Lao Liu's family, and Liu Jianjun said that the help is one after another, and the popularity is a boom. Tonight, Lao Liu's family is going to set off fireworks, but Liu Jianjun said that those parents who have half the size of the family have already sent their children to help early.

At half past six in the evening, the sky was already as dark as ink, but the spacious courtyard of Liu Jianjun's house was brightly lit. From the door to the gate, the beautiful villa is hung with a courtyard of festive red lanterns, dotted with various colored lights, which is obviously very beautiful, even more beautiful than those government units or scenic spots in the city. On the spacious small square in front of the door, a thick layer of firecrackers put in the morning has already been cleaned up by the enthusiastic neighbors, and more than a dozen half-sized children wearing thick winter clothes are running in and out excitedly, and under the command of Liu Jianjun, they will move the large combined fireworks in the lower room to the small square in front of the door. ..., "Yo, what kind of cannon is this, why is it so big, half a person tall." ”

"I don't know, how many are there, it's been a long time since I moved, and I haven't finished moving?"

The neighbors in the back street gathered around the door of Lao Liu's house, watching this lively scene, and talked about it.

The most excited are those half-sized children, if it weren't for here, how could they have the opportunity to set off such big fireworks? In those fireworks shops in Zhumaying, the largest fireworks are not half the size of these fireworks, but they have seen the price tag, they are all hundreds of yuan each, how much does such a big one cost?

Ma Wendong sent, naturally it will not be a defective product, it is all A-grade goods that his friends in the fireworks factory got from them, these large-scale combination fireworks, even if they are wholesale prices, are nearly 1,000 yuan each, don't look at the fireworks he sent casually, the total value is tens of thousands of yuan. However, compared to Liu Yufan's help to his business during this time, it is a drop in the bucket. Over the years, under the guidance of Liu Yufan, Ma Wendong's business has become bigger and bigger, and now the entire electronics industry in Fu'an is almost monopolized by him, and by taking this opportunity, he is also getting closer and closer to the political circles of Fu'an, and the business is getting bigger and bigger. Ma Wendong is a person who knows how to repay his kindness, in the past two years, he has seen that the career of his little brother Yu Fan has been developing more and more, and he is working hard in Beijing City, and he can't take care of his family. In the past few years, the relationship has been down, but it is better to be close than to be close.

There are also Xue Dongzhe and Wang Xiaoyong, these two Liu Yufan's hair is small, and now they are also amazing. The business of the Internet café is getting bigger and bigger, and then it is involved in computer printing, consumables, advertising and other businesses, and the business of the little brothers is getting more and more familiar, and it is getting bigger and bigger, plus with the help of Ma Wendong, the two of them are each worth more than one million. Although the two guys didn't go to school well, the adults of the two families are not picky about these two children at all. Look at the ones who go to school, what can they do? I'm still spending my family's money in college, so what if I graduate? The children of their own family are all small bosses who earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. So now, the adults of the two families are grateful to Liu Yufan, who took the two children to do business, needless to say.

Wang Xiaoyong's house is next door to Liu Yufan's house, and now the old house is also a shotgun for a gun, and a two-story small building has been built. This guy is now dressed in high-end leather goods, smoking a soft bag of China, and he is standing on the street directing those half-sized children to set up fireworks. Xue Dongzhe's family is in the town, and he is going to celebrate the New Year at home tonight, so he can't come, but he is also greeting his aunt and uncle-in-law on the phone, and he will come over early tomorrow morning.

"Xiao Yong, how is it over there?" Xue Dongzhe took out his mobile phone and said to Wang Xiaoyong with a smile, he is also lively here, the firecrackers in the yard are ringing non-stop, and he has to speak loudly.

"I'm busy, so I won't come. When will I come tomorrow, Xiaofan will be back tonight, let's get together together, and we haven't met again. Wang Xiaoyong said with a loud laugh into the phone.

"Hehe, I'll come after breakfast. After watching the party for a while, I never watched Xiaofan play the piano. Xue Dongzhe said with a smile.

"Well, yes, I'm busy here, the fireworks sent by Brother Dong are good, but it's a pity that I can't see it, hehe." Wang Xiaoyong said proudly.

"Let's show it, be careful when you put it in a while, don't get on fire." Xue Dongzhe reminded.

"Don't worry, I'm ready, I've transferred two fire trucks from the fire brigade." Wang Xiaoyong said proudly. Looking at the two fire trucks with red lights not far away, he said ostentatiously. ..., "Ruthless, let's not talk about it, I'll make dumplings." Xue Dongzhe said with a smile, and then hung up the phone.

In the past two years, the business of the two people has become bigger and bigger, and the contacts they have made are getting wider and wider, if it is not for a strong relationship, even if Wang Xiaoyong is rich, I am afraid that he will not be able to find the fire truck of the county fire squadron. At this point, it can be regarded as a small fireworks show.

"Brother Yong, it's all set, can you put it down?" A thirteen- or four-year-old child named Xiao Jiang ran to Wang Xiaoyong with some excitement and asked.

"Wait a minute." Wang Xiaoyong said, walked to the door, looked at Liu Jianjun and said, "Uncle, it's half past six, it's almost." ”

"Well, tell the kids to be careful, let it go." Liu Jianjun waved his hand and said.

Chu Qing and Xiao Ran also walked out of the house and waited in the courtyard to watch the fireworks. Yu Fan's grandfather was too cold, so he just sat in the hall and looked out through the glass door. On the street, it was already full of villagers waiting to see the excitement, and as far as the eye could see, I was afraid that there were not hundreds of people. In the past few years, it has become the consensus of the villagers that Lao Liu's family has a big excitement during the New Year, and it has become a fixed activity for them to come to Lao Liu's house to watch the fireworks. It is said that even people from other villages came to see the excitement. And because there were so many people coming, even the police station in the town sent a special police force to maintain order at the scene, which shows the size of the scene.

With Liu Jianjun's order, more than a dozen older children used lighters to light a large combination of fireworks more than half a person high. With a soft sound, colorful fire dragons soared into the air, and then dazzling fireworks bloomed in the dark night sky!

"Wow, that's beautiful!"

"Look there, it's beautiful over there!"

"It's so beautiful, it's better than anything on TV!"

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Watching the non-stop fireworks form various patterns in the sky, people watch, marvel, and enjoy this rare beauty.

The children who set off fireworks are the most excited, often just after a group of fireworks, they quickly run up to light the next group, as if in a competition, and under their hard work, the fireworks in the air are more and more lively, more and more beautiful, which lasted for nearly an hour! Such a scene can definitely be called a small fireworks show!

It wasn't until around 7:40 that the fireworks gradually decreased, but it was not nothing, but the Spring Festival Gala was about to start. People were talking, and they dispersed unsatisfied, preparing to go home to welcome the Spring Festival Gala.

"Let's go, go back to the house, and get ready to watch my brother go to the party." Liu Jianjun waved his hand and beckoned Xiaoran back to the house.