Some people were dancing the yangge and walking on stilts, while others were singing and setting off firecrackers.

The blacksmith and Xicheng, two good-for-nothings, were picking up unexploded firecrackers. Each of them picked up a handful of firecrackers and ran to Wanfeng to show off.

Wan Feng looked at the two of them like idiots and was about to laugh at them when he saw Zhang Hai, the captain of the Wahou team, coming over with a few firecrackers in his hand.

At that time, there were no God of Wealth firecrackers or bright red colorful firecrackers. They were just pink and white whips, commonly known as Gangtou in rural areas.

Judging from the length of the packaging, what Zhang Hai was holding was obviously a 5,000-shot Gangtou firecracker, the largest firecracker in the brigade-level cooperative.

Wan Feng rolled his eyes and ran out of the crowd to Zhang Hai: "Uncle, are you offering a toast to the fox spirit? I'll help you release it!"

Wan Feng went to Liang Wan's house several more times with his uncle during these nights. Every time they played cards, Zhang Hai was there, so he became very familiar with him.

"Go away, go away, why are you joining in the fun? The firecrackers in your heart have blown up your cock."

The people around laughed heartily.

Quezi is the same as ***, which is a folk name for men's private parts in this area.

"Then I'll help you hang it up."

Most of the firecrackers set off under the Fox Fairy Cave are laid flat on the ground. There are few trees and no firecracker racks at the foot of the mountain, so this is the only way.

The whip Zhang Hai brought was the longest Gangtou whip sold in the cooperative at that time. There were five whips in total, each with 5,000 sounds. Zhang Hai planned to connect them together to set them off so that the sound would last longer.

"Uncle! Your idea is not good. I think we should hang a few on the tree above the fox fairy's cave. That way the fox fairy can see that it was you who set the whip."

Zhang Hai thought it made sense.

"I'll go up and help you put it down. My legs are very nimble."

Wan Feng didn't wait for Zhang Hai to say anything, picked up a string of firecrackers and went up the mountain.

On the left side of the cliff, there is a natural staircase that turns left and right for eighteen times before reaching the top of the mountain.

Those who are brave enough will follow the stairs up to the entrance of the fox fairy cave, kowtow, make a wish and ask for "medicine", while those who are timid can only stay at the foot of the mountain.

Although the stairs are very steep, no one has ever fallen down in all these years.

Wan Feng climbed up to the entrance of the Fox Fairy Cave on the top of the mountain like a monkey.

The entrance of the Fox Fairy Cave is oval in shape and nearly one person tall. However, about two meters into the cave, the diameter of the entrance becomes only about one foot. It is pitch black and no one knows where it leads to.

Outside the cave entrance, there is a stone platform about three or four meters long, extending about one meter out of the cliff. Those who kowtow and make wishes burn incense and paper on this platform to ask for "medicine".

The person who asks for medicine brings a bowl with clean water, covers it with a red cloth and places it in front of the fox fairy cave. After kowtowing and burning incense, he can take the bowl away.

It is said that drinking this water can prevent all kinds of diseases.

In fact, it’s all psychological.

Wan Feng is somewhere between idealism and materialism, and is skeptical about these things.

Believe it or not, no one has ever seen all the gods and Buddhas. They are completely illusory.

Believe it or not, there are indeed many things in this world that cannot be explained by science.

But Wan Feng was not concerned about these at the moment. His current task was to hang the firecrackers on the tree that grew obliquely from the cliff in front of the Fox Fairy Cave and light it.

It's not difficult.

Wan Feng prayed for the fox spirit's blessing and finally hung up the firecrackers with great effort, then shouted towards the foot of the mountain.

"The Wahou team is setting off firecrackers to honor the fox spirit!"

After shouting, Wan Feng took out the matches he had just taken from Zhang Hai and lit the firecrackers.

The firecrackers crackled, and the echoes lingered in the air for three days.

After setting off the firecrackers and kowtowed three times at the entrance of the Fox Fairy Cave, Wan Feng went down the mountain and ran around to help Zhang Hai connect the remaining four Hongtou whips into a long string, which was more than ten meters long.

Wan Feng didn't get the task of lighting the whip this time, so Zhang Hai went to light it himself. He still wanted to have some fun!

The crackling sound of whips echoed for a long time under the Fox Fairy Cave. After the whips stopped, Wan Feng returned to the crowd triumphantly.

The performances in the square at the foot of the mountain continued, with yangge and stilts mixed with traditional Errenzhuan and opera singing, which lasted until noon.

By noon, the daytime shows are basically over and everyone goes home.

Wan Feng picked up half a stick of smoking incense and walked back with it in his hand.

Xicheng and the blacksmith each picked up a handful of misfired firecrackers, broke them open and made them pop, having a lot of fun with the sound of them popping.

Wan Feng took out a stick from his pocket, lit it with incense, and threw it out with force.

The sound of "bang" startled the blacksmith and Xicheng.

After they found out that it was Wan Feng who set off the firecrackers, they gathered around him.

"Where did you get the firecrackers?"

Of course Wan Feng couldn't tell them where it happened. When he was setting off the firecrackers on the top of the mountain and passing the whip to Zhang Hai, he took out the knife from his body and cut off several pieces.

Wan Feng didn't consider whether the fox fairy would blame him for hiding the firecrackers given to him.

"Give me some, give me some."

These two guys were pestering Wan Feng like hungry cats.

The three men hid behind a big rock to divide the loot.

The whips that Wan Feng cut off were more than a foot long when connected together, and there were about five hundred whips in each wheel.

"One for you, one for me, five for you. One for you, one for me, ten for you."

"Why did you get so much?" Xicheng and the blacksmith objected.

"Of course I have to share more of what I got. I give it to you and you are so picky. What the hell! Do you want it? If not, I will keep it all for myself."

Xicheng and the blacksmith dared not say anything.

After a few minutes, all the firecrackers were distributed. Xicheng got fifty, the blacksmith also got fifty, and the rest naturally belonged to Wanfeng.

"What are you doing hiding here?" Just after the three men had divided the loot, Luan Feng poked her head out from behind a big rock. She was carrying stilts and had not yet removed her makeup, her face was flushed and her eyes were watery.

Wan Feng was stunned by what he saw.

"Ah? Can you give me some firecrackers? I just like setting off firecrackers." Luan Feng exclaimed in surprise.

Wan Feng was speechless: "Whose girl likes to set off firecrackers? Girls are made for embroidery, go away and play somewhere else."

Luan Feng stretched out his claws in front of Wan Feng.

"Who will want you in the future if you're like this?"

Luan Feng made a face at Wan Feng, and his outstretched claws fluttered in front of Wan Feng like a flag.

Wan Feng sighed and grabbed a handful and put it in Luan Feng's hand.

Luan Feng had no intention of retracting her hand and kept it open.

"What? Even one is not enough! Are you trying to show off?"

Luan Feng didn't say anything, just stretched out her hand and looked at Wan Feng with watery eyes as he gave him the spinach he was giving Qiu.

Wan Feng helplessly grabbed another handful and put it in her hand.

"You gave her so much?" exclaimed the blacksmith.

"Yes! She has more than both of us." Xicheng also expressed his opinion.

"Do you care? She's going to be my wife in the future, so what if I give her a little more?"

Luan Feng's face turned red: "Bah! Shameless!" She spat at Wan Feng, then turned around and ran away with firecrackers in her hands.