In this era, we didn’t have as many annual vacations as later generations. We only had three days off during the Chinese New Year. We started taking vacation on New Year’s Eve and officially went to work on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

Half of the winter in the north is spent in snow, and there happened to be a heavy snowfall two years ago. Even on New Year's Eve, roads were still blocked by heavy snow, and long-distance buses also stopped running.

As soon as Li Wen saw this situation, he gave up the thought of going home to celebrate the New Year and directly sent a telegram to his family explaining the reason.

There is really no way to go home due to the road conditions, and there is no way to explain why we go back. We can't just walk a hundred kilometers home to celebrate the New Year! Li Wen can't do this, and there are wild wolves in the winter these days.

Every winter, wolves roam in packs. This is no joke. Ordinary people walking home are joking with their lives.

In just three days, Li Wen slept on the hot bed and wandered around in his small world. Don't be too comfortable in your little life.

On the day of the holiday, he also declined Sun Lianying's invitation to celebrate the New Year. The whole family was reunited, so what would it be like for him to join as an outsider?

"It's New Year's Eve, let's post couplets to celebrate the new year!" Li Wen took out the couplets he wrote and neatly pasted them on the door frame.

"Uncle Xiaowen, let me watch it for you!"

Li Hongbin's eldest son Amao stood at the door and shouted.

This kid fell into the yard when Li Wen first moved here, and for a long time he walked around when he saw Li Wen.

Later, Li Hongbin worked for Li Wen, and Niuniu and Sanmao often went to Li Wen's house to get good food, so this guy shamelessly followed him.

"A little up, yes, a little to the left."

"Hey! By the way, just stick it." This guy's command was quite decent.

"Good boy!"

Li Wen looked at the correctly posted couplets, smiled, gave Amao two cents, and asked the little guy to buy firecrackers by himself.

This year, brother Li Hongbin also made a fortune following Li Wen. In a few months, the two of them earned at least five to six hundred, and also lost a lot of food and meat.

During the Chinese New Year, Li Wen also carried forward his excellent entrepreneurial spirit and gave each of them a year-end bonus of ten yuan and some rice, noodles and meat oil.

However, the two brothers really kept a low profile. After earning so much money and food, they never showed off or ate indiscriminately. Every time they ate meat, they prepared it outside and took it home.

It's good to have money! The son has a betrothal gift, the daughter has a dowry, and Li Hongbin's family has straightened up.

Some time ago, Li Hongjun and his sister also talked about their partners, which made the two elderly people in the family smile from ear to ear.

After posting couplets and setting off firecrackers, Li Wen locked the door and started going out for a stroll.

The streets are full of people during the New Year. The sound of firecrackers, the sound of children playing, the sound of firecrackers, and the laughter of women fill the whole city.

This is the life of ordinary people. They don't have much ambition or pursuit, they just live an ordinary life.

It's just that during the Chinese New Year, I can buy some new clothes for my children and my wife, and cut some pork to satisfy my cravings, that's all.

The Chinese New Year in big cities is indeed more lively than in Weihe County, with all kinds of sideshows everywhere.

The drummers, opera singers, and martial arts performers all cheered and cheered everywhere, making it really lively.

Li Wen had not experienced this kind of New Year gathering for a long time, and he completely let himself go in the bustling street.

One moment I bought a candied haws, another moment I ate a fried fried cake, and another moment I bought some big meat buns. I felt so comfortable eating all the way around.

After eating and drinking, and it was almost dark, Li Wen returned home with his hands behind his back and looking around.

It was getting dark, and I didn't know which family was the leader. The sound of firecrackers grew from small to loud, until it resounded throughout the city.

Other houses only use one hundred firecrackers, but two hundred firecrackers means nothing. Li Wen directly made a thousand firecrackers, which was quite a big dish.

When Li Wen took out the firecrackers, children picking up firecrackers on the street rushed to Li Wen's house.

"So many firecrackers!

"How long does this have to ring?"

"It would be great if you let me play it."

"If you want to eat shit, ask your dad to buy it for you."

Twenty or thirty children gathered around the door of Li Wen's house, constantly discussing how quickly they would pick up the squibs later.

"Everyone, run away. Be careful of firecrackers jumping on your faces." Li Wen opened the circle of firecrackers and waved his hand.

I picked up an antique diesel lighter, lit a cigarette, and then pointed it towards the fire.

"Crack, crackle, crackle!"

The sound of firecrackers rang from the yard to the street at the door.

The dog suffered a lot tonight. He was so frightened by the sound of firecrackers that he got into the kennel and did not dare to come out. The dog curled up in the kennel and kept grunting, probably cursing people.

As the sound of firecrackers ended, the little ones swarmed up. Those who were familiar with Li Wen ran to Li Wen's house to pick them up, while those who were unfamiliar with them had to pick them up at the door.

"Little ones, have you finished picking them up?"

Li Wen walked out holding the two square dongs and asked with a smile.

"Uncle Xiaowen, what are you holding?" Niu Niu asked curiously, covering her ears.

"This is a good thing! I'm sure to blind you in a moment. Everyone, get out of the way. I'm going to use my big move." Li Wen placed the two square blocks a few meters apart.

That's right, these are Liangdunzi fireworks.

There are also fireworks these days, but ordinary people can't buy them. Not to mention the price is too high, and most of them are exported.

The famous overseas fireworks have shown their invincibility throughout the country, and a lot of fireworks are produced every year.

Li Wen's fireworks were produced by the Qiaohui Store. There were no foreign exchange coupons in these days, and the Friendship Store hadn't even been established yet!

The so-called Qiao remittance coupons refer to remittances, family support, etc. sent by some people from relatives or friends abroad.

Qiaohui coupons can buy "affordable" in-demand commodities, similar to the foreign exchange coupons of the 1980s. Ordinary people are beyond their reach and envious.

As the gunpowder twister was ignited, the children and adults watching around held their breaths and watched quietly.

"Boom! Wow."

The first firework to be lit began to fly into the sky, and beautiful fireworks bloomed in the sky dozens of meters high.

"Wow! Fireworks"

"Good looking!"

“So beautiful!”

There were bursts of exclamations from the crowd around. The adults had all seen it before, so it wasn't particularly strange. Many children were very excited.

More than 20 fireworks were burned out, but the crowd watching around them still did not leave, still reminiscing about the beautiful moment just now.

The clever kid started to test it out. Seeing that Li Wen didn't want to burn out the cannons, he quickly ran over and ran away holding one in his arms.

For a moment, the crowd seemed to explode. Dozens or hundreds of children began to fight for the empty pipes, chasing them in the streets and alleys.

Children's childhood is all about playing, and Li Wen was like this when he was a child in his previous life.

Collect fireworks barrels to make your own artillery, or roll them into a roll and light them, then run against the wind and use them as firecrackers.

As the night progressed, the adults went home first, followed by the children. No one was hanging around because they all knew they would have a table to eat tonight.
Chapter completed!