Fireworks? What kind of fireworkes?
Ye Xiaocui put down the bowl, somewhat puzzled.
Fu Ming couldn't resist any longer and reached out to take the envelope from Boss Fu's hand to take a look.
Unexpectedly, Boss Fu protected it fiercely and refused to let him touch the paper.
"No, you're so clumsy. What if you get something dirty on it? How am I supposed to explain that to your grandma!"
This infuriated Fu Ming. He couldn't even look at it, let alone take it!
So he simply put down his chopsticks and went to sit next to his father.
"A sea dragon... Holy crap!"
Fu Ming glanced over and was about to wonder where Fu Wan got the calligraphy, but when he saw the name on the seal behind it, he almost jumped up on the spot.
"Who wrote this?"
"Really? Wan, are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Fu Wan rolled her eyes at him. "How could there be a mistake? This was personally brought back from Beijing by Leader Sun Shao-ping and handed to me by hand."
Sun Shaoping and Fu Ming, the eldest brother, both knew who it was, and Fu Ming was immediately dumbfounded.
This thing is actually real!
That wasn't all; Fu Wan then pointed out something even more exciting.
"Look, our names are on this!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Ming leaned over to take a look. "To Comrade Fu Wan and her family." Wow, he was indeed included as well!
"Dad, do you need to buy a few packs of firecrackers? I'll go buy them now!"
Boss Fu was also happy, "I'll buy eight envelopes, put two out tonight, and I'll put a few out at your grandma's grave tomorrow!"
Such a big event definitely needs to be announced loudly.
Upon hearing this, Fu Ming immediately ran into the house, grabbed the pocket money from under his pillow, and then ran towards the small general store.
Because villagers often go for a walk after dinner, the village chief's daughter-in-law's small grocery store doesn't close so early.
Fu Jian was the one guarding the grocery store at the moment, while his wife had gone back to eat.
Seeing that Fu Ming had bought eight boxes of firecrackers, Fu Jian's curiosity was piqued.
You should know that in their village, they only buy two packs of firecrackers for two cents each for the New Year.
Order one serving while staying up late on New Year's Eve, and another serving when you open the shop on New Year's Day.
Fu Ming's extravagant purchase of eight seals delighted Fu Jian.
That's 1.6 yuan.
"Amin, why are you buying so many firecrackers so late at night instead of sleeping?"
Fu Ming looked smug, but without Boss Fu's permission, he dared not reveal the matter.
"Something came up at home, so get it for me first. Hurry up, I need to go back for dinner."
Upon hearing that Fu Ming hadn't eaten yet, Fu Jian didn't want to waste his time, but this unscrupulous merchant wouldn't budge on the price of one dollar and sixty cents.
In the end, Fu Ming took eight firecrackers and insisted that Fu Jian give him two packets of shredded radish.
That's ridiculous. Firecrackers in town cost only 15 cents, and those at the supply and marketing cooperative cost 12 cents. Who knows how much money Fu Jian is making?
Two packets of shredded radish would be nice; after dinner, I could tease my niece.
"Dad, I bought it!"
Upon hearing this, Boss Fu carefully folded the paper in his hand.
"Awan, keep this safe. When you go back to the county, find someone to frame it."
Fu Laoda looked reluctant to part with it, wishing he could keep it in his pocket and not leave it anywhere else.
"Okay, I'll go to the county town tomorrow."
Generally speaking, now that we have the means to laminate photos, we can frame them after lamination, which will allow them to last longer.
Seeing that Fu Wan had put the things back into the wooden box, Boss Fu withdrew his gaze, took the matches and went out with a big smile on his face.
With a series of crackling sounds, Boss Fu burst into laughter.
Along with Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu, they also put down their rice bowls and jumped and danced happily in the yard.
"Brother Fu, what good news is there at your house again?"
"Yeah, why are they setting off firecrackers so late at night?"
Boss Fu and Ye Xiaocui were all smiles, without explicitly stating what it was about.
"Hey, I'm just happy today, so I'll set off a couple of firecrackers to make a noise!"
The villagers who were out for a stroll disagreed with this statement.
"Brother Fu, I heard you got a daughter-in-law. When are you going to invite us to the wedding banquet?"
"Yes, your house is not what it used to be. I'd better get my stomach ready and have a good meal when I come over!"
Ye Xiaocui hurriedly replied, "We will, we will. Once my Anning has finished her leave, we'll invite everyone to dinner and a celebratory feast!"
"You said it yourself, so we've got it in mind!"
Boss Fu was in a great mood right now, "Don't worry, you'll all get your share!"
"Alright, Dad, Mom, come inside and eat. The food will get cold soon."
Fu Wan touched the rim of the bowl; the food was still warm.
"Okay, okay, coming, coming!"
After Fu finished speaking, he followed Ye Xiaocui into the house.
However, the noise from the firecrackers was so loud that when it reached the ears of Fu Lao Er's family, they were even more upset.
Those who knew it were happy news from Old Master Fu's family; those who didn't might have thought his family was deliberately setting off firecrackers to annoy them.
"You show-off, you'll definitely end up as a beggar!"
Wang Zhaodi cursed viciously. Her family now only had half a bag of rice and a little cornmeal left from what they had bought a while ago.
And the half-planted sweet potato field that hadn't been dug up yet.
Besides that, the family didn't have a single penny.
Now that the family's boat has been sold, Fu Lao Er has no way to make money, and winter is just around the corner, and the land is not suitable for growing crops.
Fu Lao Er immediately decided that he would go to the dock to move goods first thing tomorrow morning, otherwise his family would not be able to afford corn porridge in the future.
Meanwhile, Village Chief Fu also heard the firecrackers. After hearing Fu Jian's embellished account, Village Chief Fu immediately realized something was wrong.
What happy event has happened to Elder Fu this time?
Given Boss Fu's unassuming nature, he must have known that Fu Ming bought eight firecrackers.
Getting Boss Fu to set off firecrackers is probably no small matter.
"You guys go to sleep first, I'm going out for a walk."
The old village chief immediately took out a flashlight and went outside. He had a vague feeling that Boss Fu would definitely not hide this happy news from him.
Sure enough, as soon as Village Chief Fu entered the door, Old Man Fu proudly boasted to him about the affirmation from the central government.
After much pleading from Village Chief Fu, Fu Wan finally couldn't stand it anymore and took out the wooden box.
"This, this is truly the leader's handwriting!"
Old Village Chief Fu's eyes were red-rimmed, and his hands were trembling uncontrollably.
He didn't even dare to reach out and touch it, for fear of damaging the paper.
"Ah Wan, you are truly the pride of our Fu family!"
When Fu Laoda heard this, he didn't correct him. Everyone in Fujia Village had the same surname, and their ancestors were indeed from the same family.
Fu Wan smiled modestly, "Village Chief, this is much more practical than any bonus!"
Village Chief Fu gave her a thumbs up, "What bonus? No amount of money can buy this!"
"Alright, alright, tomorrow I'll have Ah Jian set off two firecrackers at the village entrance and the ancestral hall, so our ancestors can see them and everyone can share in the joy!"
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