Sunday, February 18, 1996, Chinese New Year's Eve.

On this day, the streets and alleys of Bac Ninh were empty.

People should go home and be guests.

The purchase of New Year's goods has been done a few days in advance.

Now those who are in a hurry to buy New Year's goods are either working overtime or have just returned from other places.

The merchants stretched their necks one by one, looking at the sparse pedestrians on the street, and their hearts were always entangled in their hearts, whether to wait any longer, or to close their doors to prepare for the New Year.

The occasional explosion of firecrackers on the street and the smell of gunpowder from the wind set off the smell of this year's New Year.

In the past, people also prepared New Year's goods.

But at that time, when it was poor, it was a joy for the whole family to weigh two catties of meat per family.

If you can buy a new dress for the children, that is the most desired thing for the children.

If you can prepare a little foreign whip for the children, it will be a paradise for the children.

If there are many children in the family, the adults will break up the whip, and you will divide one and I will divide it equally.

These little firecrackers have become treasures in the hearts of children.

I was reluctant to let it go, but waited for the rich people to fire the cannon first.

When people went to eat Chinese New Year's Eve, a large group of children flocked to rummage through people's confetti.

You can always find a few firecrackers that haven't been set off.

At this time, those who pick up firecrackers will laugh happily, and those who can't find them will be extremely disappointed.

So everyone ran to the gate of the next house.

The children are like scavengers, looking for confetti one by one, and some children will pick up a bag full of firecrackers if they have the right time.

In order to collect firecrackers, sometimes there will be conflicts with the host's children.

But even this did not reduce the desire of the children to pick up guns at that time.

What now?

After the reform and opening up, the life of every family has been better.

There is a little money to spare.

Buying food, clothing, and entertainment is also willing to spend money.

Take Bac Ninh, for example.

Let's not talk about these vendors who do small business in Bac Ninh, let's just talk about going to work.

The employees of Changhe Group used to have a lot of salaries, but now? There are even dividends.

That drives local consumption.

Every household buys a few firecrackers.

In the past, when I was poor, I used to have a small whip of 100 rings at most, but now I mostly buy a few large whips with 1000 rings.

The so-called whip refers not only to its quantity, but also to its quality.

The whip is usually inserted into a large firecracker after 10 ordinary firecrackers.

The special sound, the Northeast is commonly known as "Ma Leizi".

Its regular sound goes like this, "Crackle crackle ~ when!" Crackle crackle ~ when! ”

Some people are used to being poor, and after they have money, they still retain their original habit of dismantling the whip and setting it off.

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At this time, the eldest child in the family will collect "hemp thunder seeds." ”

Children only dare to set off ordinary firecrackers, and the explosion effect of Ma Leizi is too strong, the sound is loud, and sometimes they will jump into their hands if they are not careful.

The "single jumping" firecrackers heard on the street are basically children who set off firecrackers.

If you hear that the whole firecracker is set off, it is someone who has a meal.

Crackling firecrackers exploded in Bac Ninh City, and there were also children setting off firecrackers in the third quarter.

There is a group of children on the Lu family's side who are having a lot of fun.

Sheng Wen Shengqing opened a big whip, collected all the "hemp thunder" inside, and put it in his pocket.

Nuomi and Hu Le Shengyu were only given small whips, ten each.

Everyone has a fine incense, and the incense head is bubbling with a flickering red fire.

"Whoa, let's go with a cannon~"

The older children and the younger children all ran out of the yard in a swarm.

Fireworks began on the street at the entrance.

In the Lu family's house.

This year, these old men and old ladies are all working together.

In the kitchen, Lao Lu fried all kinds of food in the pot.

Wang Yao sat on a small bench and lit a fire.

East House.

Zhao Yan took the lead in making dumplings.

Mother Lu and Mother Wang were busy.

Mediterranean and Wang Dejiang are taking frozen fish and chickens, ducks and geese from the warehouse.

They're going to slow it out with cool water.

Lu Changhua also came out of the warehouse, he held vermicelli and dried mushrooms, and ran into the kitchen quickly, which also had to be served with water.

Lu Changzhong stood in the courtyard with an iron basin.

I put frozen pears and frozen persimmons in a pot from a woven bag.

The family is preparing for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

The Han family next door.

This year, Han Ying will not come back until the second year of junior high school.

Lao Lu invited him a few times, but Han Jianhua just didn't come.

He has his own ideas.

"Old Lu, I got my mind. But this thirty Chinese New Year's Eve dinner still has to be eaten at my own home, and we will get together later. ”

Lao Hu's family.

Hu Dagui and Wu Yue were also busy.

The old beard and his wife were busy stewing chicken and goose.

"Hu Le went to Lu's house again?"

Wu Yue asked.

"Just go, it's the same everywhere."

Hu Dagui said nonchalantly.

"You, the children are all gone."

Wu Yue complained a little.

There's a reason for that.

When the two of them came back, Xiao Hule said hello and ran away, and he didn't make love to his parents, this is not what it is!

Whose child is this?

"Oh, the kid is fun, just let him go, besides, who are we watching when he's at home?!"

Aunt Hu muttered.

The old beard grinned, hehe, straight.

"The child is looking for a companion, he is too lonely at home alone, and he is very expensive, why don't you have another one?"

When Hu Dagui and Wu Yue heard this, they quickly shut up.

Wu Yue was killed and didn't want to regenerate.

It hurts!

"Dongdang~"

"Smack~Slap~"

The explosion of firecrackers rang out from the Lu family in the east all the way to the outside of the Hu family.

There was a creak, and the door was pushed open.

"Daddy, Daddy, get the firecrackers out."

Xiao Hu Le ran in sweaty.

"What are you doing?"

When Hu Dagui saw his son like this, he knew that the child was having fun.

Well, he's had this time too.

"Nuomi and Sheng Yu said, let me exchange firecrackers with them."

"Hehe, they're not stupid."

Hu Dagui was happy.

"Firecrackers can only be set off when eating."

Wu Yue shouted.

"Daddy~"

Hu Le looked at Hu Dagui with a wink.

Hu Dagui looked at his son embarrassedly.

He didn't know whether to satisfy his son or listen to his daughter-in-law.

"Oh, put it now, put it now, children play, what are you afraid of?!"

The old woman spoke.

Wu Yue looked at her husband and was no longer angry.

Hu Dagui entered the house and took out a small whip.

"Son, let's play with it. Keep your eyes away. ”

"Got it."

Hu Le jumped out and ran out.

There was silence outside, then crackling firecrackers.

From the Hu family to the Lu family to the east.

Time passed in the laughter of the children.

It's getting dark.

The smell of delicious food wafts from every house.

Occasionally, when someone opens the door, there is a swishing sound of a pot popping, and the fragrance wafts in the wind, and everyone in the house can smell it.

At this time, if people encounter it, they will say "Happy New Year!" ”

Some people also want to say, "I will give you an early life." ”

The Lu family's dinner table was full of all kinds of dishes.

This year, the Lu family's New Year's goods were purchased early.

A month ago, Lu Changhua and his family began to pull vegetables at home.

Now, the rarest thing is not big fish and meat, but all kinds of fresh dishes.

In recent years, greenhouse vegetables from Shandong have occupied the dining table of Northeast people.

Like cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, most of these are from Shandong.

There is also fresh fruit.

In the past, it was even more difficult to eat fresh fruit in the winter.

Nowadays, apples and pears in Shandong are not rare.

However, the people of Northeast China are still accustomed to eating frozen goods.

Frozen pears, frozen persimmons, frozen reds, frozen hawthorns and so on.

Whatever can be frozen, I will freeze it for you.

This has become a special way to eat in the Northeast for the New Year.

No, the Lu family has already prepared a large pot of frozen pears and frozen persimmons.

"It's time to eat, call the kids back."

Old Lou spoke.

Lu Changhua was just about to get up, Wang Yao said, "I'll go." ”

I hurried out of the door.

Outside, it was dark and hazy.

"Glutinous rice, Sheng Yu, I'm back for dinner!"

Wang Yao shouted a few times, and when no one responded, he went out of the courtyard and came to the street.

"Sheng Wen Shengqing, go home for dinner!"

Seeing that there was still no response, Wang Yao was a little anxious.

Where did these children go?

She looked left and right, but there was no one in sight.

Naturally, he walked to Hu's house.

With a "bang", the door of the Hu family was knocked open.

A group of giggling children ran out of it.

"Sheng Wen Shengqing, it's time to eat!"

Wang Yao shouted at the children.

"It's coming, it's coming."

"Mommy, Mommy, I'm here."

Xiao Nuomi ran towards her mother first.

Sheng Yu also followed.

"Don't run, it's dark and the road is slippery......"

Wang Yao's words were not finished, "Haw~"

Sheng Yu fell a big horse in the back!

"Mom~"

Sheng Yu hurriedly called for help.

Wang Yao hesitated slightly, but stopped thinking about going to have a look.

"Get up on your own."

Sheng Wen Sheng Qing was just about to help, but Wang Yao stopped: "Don't, let him get up by himself." ”

When the two children saw that the old aunt had spoken, they didn't dare to help.

Xiao Nuomi turned around and shouted: "Brother, get up by yourself, you are a man in our family!" ”

Xiao Shengyu snorted on the ground for a while, but still got up by himself.

I was very aggrieved and walked towards my mother.

"Mom~"

"Come, my good son, learn to be brave, you know? If you fall, you have to get up on your own, and you can't lie down and pretend to be dead. ”

"Got it~"

Although Xiao Shengyu was extremely aggrieved, when he heard his mother's words of encouragement, he suddenly felt that he was really a man.

"Let's go, let's go home for dinner."

"Wow, go home for dinner~"

The children rushed home again.