The first day of the Lunar New Year is a happy day. Although material resources are not abundant in this era, people yearn for happiness in their hearts. Early in the morning, many people go out, including adults and children.
Of course, when adults go out, they visit familiar neighbors. Families are not rich and do not have extra food. They will not treat visitors to meals, but they can still eat some pine nuts.
With a handful of pine nuts and a fire, you can spend half a day chatting about family matters.
And that’s the kind of excitement that everyone wants.
Adults have their own place to go, and children have their own fun. There is no shortage of snow in the Northeast in winter. Even if it doesn't snow at night, the ground is covered with a thick layer of ice. In such a place, you can play any kind of snow game.
You can even pick up firecrackers and play with them.
Chu Chu took the red envelopes from Wei Ling and Qin Qingman, then rushed out the door wearing new clothes and taking the wolf cub with her.
A new year, a new day, is a day of celebration for everyone.
The children were also very brave. Before Chuchu went out, Sanmu brought a group of children aged three to five or six in the village to the Qin family.
The arrival of the children added endless liveliness to the Qin family.
Although there is not much food in the mountains, there is no shortage of nuts. In summer and autumn, the ripe nuts in the mountains will be picked up and brought home to be dried and preserved, and they will all see the light of day on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Qin Qingman gave each child a handful of nuts and two White Rabbit milk candies.
Nuts are worthless in Kaoshantun, but White Rabbit milk candy is a precious commodity.
This candy has a rich milky flavor and is children's favorite.
All the children, led by the older children, greeted Qin Qingman and Wei Ling. Regardless of whether it is the New Year of this era or the New Year of later generations, it is imperative to say auspicious words when visiting someone's home to greet the New Year.
Qin Qingman and Wei Ling received a lot of childish and festive auspicious words.
Then the children left the Qin family in a lively and noisy manner.
This time, Chuchu and the wolf cub also followed.
Chuchu gets along well with Sanmu, so of course she also has a good relationship with this group of kids who get along well with Sanmu. After going out, everyone goes to each household in the village to wish each other a happy new year, and then starts looking for unexploded firecrackers in the snow.
Although not every household in the village can afford to set off firecrackers, there are still some families with better conditions who set off firecrackers early last night.
For example, the Qin family, Zheng Anguo family, Qian Xiangyang family...
The wealth of the people in the village can be seen from things like setting off firecrackers.
When Sanmu and his friends went to the Qin family to pay New Year's greetings, they had already picked up a round of firecrackers in the Qin family's yard, and then picked up some from other people's yards. After mixing them together, there was still quite a lot of firecrackers.
"Chu Chu, let's go to Tunkou to set off firecrackers." Sanmu actively invited Chu Chu.
"good."
Chuchu took out a pack of firecrackers from his pocket. These firecrackers were not picked up by him, but taken from home.
They didn't set off all the firecrackers yesterday and left a few for the kids to play with. So today, he took a pack when he went out with Sanmu, and then he tore it into individual firecrackers, which can be set off for a long time.
"Chu Chu, can you give me one?"
Some children looked at the firecrackers in Chuchu's hand with envy and couldn't help asking for them.
Since Chuchu could take out all these firecrackers, she didn't plan to set them off by herself. After hearing the child's question, she looked at the other children who didn't ask her for more but looked at her eagerly with bright eyes, and said, "Ten for each person, no more."
If he gave too much, not only would there not be enough points, but he would also have nothing to share.
"Chu Chu, you are so nice."
Miki and the other children cheered.
Everyone looked at Chu Chu with even more eagerness and joy.
Because everyone knew that the firecrackers that Chuchu sorted out would definitely explode, but the firecrackers they picked up from each yard might not be the same. After most of the night, it was hard to say whether those firecrackers that didn't explode would explode again.
"Let's go, let's go to the river and blast it."
Sanmu took Chuchu's hand and ran towards the river at the entrance of the village. The other children quickly followed him, and no one wanted to fall behind.
It was freezing cold, with thick ice forming on the ground and the ice in the river was especially thick.
It's no problem for horses and cars to run on it, and it's no problem for a group of children to jump on it. This is why families are relieved to let their children go out and play.
Although these children are small, they are very nimble when it comes to playing.
After a while, everyone ran to the river surface at the entrance of the village.
The entrance of Kaoshantun is wide, and opposite to it is a large river with a wide surface. In summer, the river flows, and the villagers wash clothes and vegetables in the river, and the children also swim in it, so everyone is very familiar with this river.
At this time, a thick layer of ice had already formed on the surface of the river, and the branches and bushes on both sides of the river that hung down to the river surface were covered with thick icicles.
It is very beautiful when the sunlight shines on it.
"Chu Chu, do you want to dig a hole?" The children rushed to the surface of the river. They were already used to the ice here. The ground was not very stable, but at least it was not easy to fall.
Just as Sanmu asked Chuchu, several children had already started skating on the ice.
Everyone wore different shoes. Some children had slippery soles, so getting on the river was like entering an ice rink.
"Let's use rocks to make a few small holes to set off firecrackers."
Although it was Chuchu's first year to play on the river with everyone, he had seen other older children in the village play with firecrackers on the river in previous years.
"Let's go dig a small hole." Sanmu called on the other friends to take action.
The children had been looking forward to playing with firecrackers for a long time, and they responded to Sanmu's call without hesitation. They found stones from different corners and started smashing them on the ice.
No one thought about how deep to hit the rock, just enough to make the firecracker stand upright.
The children in Kaoshantun have inherited the good genes of Kaoshantun. They have good physiques and can make a lot of small holes in a short time.
After the small hole is dug, it is time for the most critical moment.
Exploding firecrackers.
After throwing the stones, everyone looked at Chuchu eagerly.
Chuchu knew what everyone meant, and said seriously, "Line up, everyone line up, I'll give out ten to each of you."
"queue up."
Sanmu was like Chuchu's mouthpiece. After hearing what Chuchu said, he immediately stood beside Chuchu and acted like a bully.
Her little face was still tightly tied.
The children looked at each other and consciously lined up in a long queue as required.
And the formation is from short to tall.
The shortest and youngest child is called GunGun. He is three years old, but actually he is not even three years old. He is just three years old in virtual age.
Gungun staggered in front of Chuchu with unsteady steps.
The child looked at the firecrackers in Chuchu's hand with envy, and also looked at the new clothes on Chuchu with envy.
Among the group of children, Chuchu was the only one wearing new clothes. Everyone else was wearing old clothes, and some even had some patches on them. But no matter what the clothes looked like, they were not dirty and were very clean.
It can be seen that it was specially prepared for the Chinese New Year.
Cloth was very scarce in those days. Even if you had money, you couldn't buy it without cloth coupons, so every household had very few cotton-padded clothes for the winter. Not to mention changing and washing them, it was good to have cotton-padded clothes to keep warm. So almost everyone put on their cotton-padded clothes in the winter and never took them off.
The reason why everything is clean today is definitely because the adults at home washed and dried them overnight.
"GongGong, here are ten firecrackers, don't drop them, put them in your pocket."
When Chuchu saw that the team was lined up, she immediately took ten firecrackers from the whole string and handed them to the youngest child.
"Thank you, Brother Chuchu."
Gungun wiped his hands on his clothes before taking the firecrackers handed to him by Chuchu. After taking it, he immediately stood aside and waited for others.
It was such a cold day and everyone was wearing gloves. After working for a while with gloves on, everyone was worried that the ice on the gloves would melt into water and wet the firecrackers, so everyone wiped their gloves before taking Chuchu's firecrackers.
Some people who are not afraid of the cold even took off their gloves to answer the call.
After receiving it, he put it in his pocket and put on his gloves again.
There were more than a dozen children, and by the time everyone got their share of firecrackers, several minutes had already passed. Mainly because it was difficult to take apart the firecrackers while wearing gloves.
"Okay, now that everyone has it, let's start blasting."
Miki touched the firecrackers in his hand with pity before speaking to all the children.
"Light a fire, light a fire." The other children smiled so hard that their teeth were showing. They took out dry firewood from their pockets. These were prepared long ago and were waiting to be used at this moment.
Because of the "Four Olds" movement, every household now has no incense sticks, so incense sticks cannot be used to light firecrackers.
But the wisdom of the people is limitless.
The forest is so big that there must be firewood that can burn for a long time. Look, the children are holding small wooden sticks like incense sticks in their hands. After being ignited, these sticks are not only not easy to extinguish, but also very durable, making them the first choice for lighting firecrackers.
"Blast them one by one, don't hit anyone."
Seeing that everyone was holding a burning stick in their hands and thinking that they could play for a longer time, Chuchu expressed her idea.
"good."
The children were all very well-behaved. Plus, the firecrackers were given by Chuchu, so they were very obedient.
A firecracker was put into the small hole that had just been smashed, and then the other children stood not far away, covering their ears and staring without blinking.
Chu Chu also squatted on the ground and held the wolf cub in her arms.
“Beep——”
The quality of firecrackers in this era is really good and the sound is very loud.
"Oh oh oh oh——" As the firecrackers exploded, the children jumped excitedly on the ice.
It is very exciting to play with firecrackers outdoors in the cold weather. In fact, people are not only playing with firecrackers, but also enjoying the excitement of the New Year.
Everyone is happy when they hear the sound of firecrackers, and they are happy from the bottom of their hearts.
"Next one, next one."
When Sanmu saw the firecrackers exploding, he quickly called out to the next child who was going to light the firecrackers.
"I! I—"
A child responded immediately, and at the same time, he took out firecrackers from his pocket and threw them into the small pit.
We have dug a lot of small holes before, so you can put it in any one of them.
"Bang——" Another sound of firecrackers exploded, and the children were still cheering in high spirits.
“Awoooooo——”
The wolf cub was also howling excitedly in Chuchu's arms.
Today's firecrackers only made one bang after being lit, and the wolf cub was not frightened like he was yesterday morning. Looking at the smiles on the children's faces, the wolf cub was in a good mood today and couldn't help howling with everyone.
Only the adults in the village knew that the wolf cub was a wolf, but in order not to panic the children, the adults didn't tell them.
So no child is afraid of wolf cubs.
"Next, who's next?"
Miki was addicted to being a 'conductor' and waited for everyone to cheer for a while before he started conducting again.
"I'll do it."
He staggered forward holding the burning stick.
"GunGun, walk slower and don't fall. If you can't, I'll hold you up." Sanmu saw that GunGun was wearing too many clothes and had difficulty walking, so he couldn't help but remind him.
"No need, I can do it." GunGun was quite confident.
Everyone laughed in good faith. Not to mention, GunGun's appearance was quite funny.
"Awooo--" The wolf cub was no longer afraid of the sound of a single firecracker. He was unwilling to stay in Chuchu's arms and struggled to get down to the ground.
Although the ground was covered with thick ice and was freezing cold, the wolf cub was born and raised in this world, and his genes gave him a natural resistance to such weather.
The little paws trembled a few times when stepping on the ice, but then they got used to it.
After adapting, the wolf cub kept running around the crowd. As it grew older, it became more active and had more energy. It would take the initiative to walk Chuchu for a long time every day.
Chuchu's physical condition has also improved a lot because of the exercise encouraged by the wolf cub.
"I'm going to light firecrackers, everyone cover your ears." Gungun reminded everyone while reaching the burning stick in his hand towards the firecrackers.
The little hand holding the stick was shaking violently.
When the other children saw Gungun like this, some of them simply started to scare Gungun, making "bang" sounds like the sound of an explosion. Gungun, who was lighting firecrackers, was immediately frightened and not only retracted his hand, but also ran back screaming.
"Ha ha ha ha--"
All the children were laughing happily and unrestrainedly.
"You...you are so bad...slurp——" GunGun, who found out he had been tricked, glared at his friend and sniffed hard at the same time.
It was freezing cold and he felt like he was going to have a runny nose.
"Roll, how about I order some for you?" A child took the initiative to help wrap the buns into round shapes.
"Yeah, Gungun, look at you, you can't even light it, let me help you."
"GunGun, I can help you, too, as long as you give me a walnut."
"No, I'll light them myself. I don't need your help." Gungun disagreed. He distributed ten firecrackers and asked others to light them. Wouldn't that mean he could only watch the fun? He had to give Walnut himself to light his own firecrackers. He was not that stupid.
"Hahaha, Gungun is not a good fool."
When the children saw that Gungun was not fooled, they immediately started laughing again.
Chuchu also laughed out loud. After playing with his friends, he realized that there were so many interesting things and interesting people in the village.
Seeing that everyone was laughing at him, GunGun didn't get angry. Instead, he happily grabbed the wooden stick and walked closer to the firecrackers.
"Okay, stop scaring Gungun. If you continue to scare him, you will not be able to play with cannons." Seeing that the children still wanted to scare Gungun, Chuchu quickly reminded them.
It's so cold, they really can't play outside all the time.
After playing for a long time, your hands and feet will become frozen and numb. Some foreigners who don’t understand these things can easily get frostbite and eventually lose their hands and feet. Therefore, both adults and children here have a limit on how long they can play outdoors.
"Okay, let's stop teasing." When everyone heard Chuchu speak, they immediately stopped making noise.
In this way, Gungun was able to light his own firecracker successfully.
Watching others play with firecrackers and playing with firecrackers yourself are two different feelings. Only by participating in it yourself can you know how exciting and happy it is.
Gungun lit the firecrackers successfully and immediately jumped up excitedly.
Holding a familiar child in his arms, he laughed and shouted, feeling extremely happy.
The other children were also very happy to see this, and then they quickly lined up to take turns lighting firecrackers. The sound of firecrackers and the children's cheers even attracted a few adults to watch.
The adults peeled pine nuts in their hands while watching the children playing.
"I say you can have fun, but you have to pay attention to the ice beneath your feet. You are concentrating all the firecrackers in one place, which can easily crack the ice. If a crack really appears, it will be dangerous for you to stay on top." Sanmu's father would go wherever there is excitement. Now he was standing on the river bank watching the fun.
"Take a quick look."
After hearing the reminder from Sanmu's father, both Chuchu and Sanmu became anxious.
They quickly stopped lighting firecrackers and instead squatted down and used their hands to dig at the ice beneath their feet. They had lit a lot of firecrackers before, and the ice was covered with countless ice foam. If the ice foam was not spread out, it would be difficult to see the specific condition of the ice beneath their feet.
Dad Sanmu felt a sense of accomplishment because he could keep the children busy with just a few words.
Another adult nearby rolled his eyes at Sanmu's father and whispered, "Goudan, you're just being naughty. You're obviously picking on the kids because you're upset that you didn't have any fun."
Goudan said sternly, "How is that possible? I'm worried about the safety of the children."
Another adult also couldn't stand Sanmu's father's boasting and said contemptuously, "Bullshit, you are just jealous." Seeing that Sanmu's father was about to refute, he said again, "Everyone knows how cold it is here and how thick the ice in the river is. If we could really blow up the ice with a few tiny firecrackers, all the fish in the river would have been caught long ago, instead of us just watching them."
Seeing that the conversation had come to this, Sanmu's father stopped trying to argue and instead smiled with particular pride, whispering, "Didn't we have no firecrackers to play with when we were kids? Look, they are having so much fun, I'm jealous."
He admitted it straightforwardly.
"Be careful or Chuchu's brother-in-law might punish you." Someone reminded Sanmu's father.
Sanmu's father was so frightened that his hair almost stood up, "Not really." He was just teasing a group of kids, why would he be punished?
"Anyway, stop bullying Chuchu, or you'll know how powerful his brother-in-law is."
The two adults were laughing at Sanmu's father and were laughing happily, just like how Sanmu's father had teased a group of children on the ice just now.
Sanmu's father rolled his eyes helplessly at his two companions.
But he also restrained himself a lot from teasing children, as he couldn't afford to offend the two adults in Chuchu's family.
“Shh, shhh—”
On the ice, the group of children were still scraping off the ice foam.
"I don't have any cracks." A child reported to Chuchu.
"I don't have any here either."
"I don't have that either. The ice is so thick, there's no way we can easily break through it."
One of the children finally couldn't help but doubt what Miki's father said.
"Forget it, no matter whether they can explode or not, let's go to another place to play." Chu Chu stood up and counted the firecrackers in her hand. If there were a lot left, she would light them in another place. If there were few left, she would just set them off where she was and go home.
The other children also took out their firecrackers and started counting them.
What everyone had put there before were all given by Chuchu, and there were also some things picked up in her pocket.
If we count them this way, there are quite a lot.
"How about I let you set them off. I'm definitely lighter than you kids, so it will be fine if I stand on the ice." Sanmu's father's hands were itching as he looked at the firecrackers in the children's hands.
Especially the small string that Chuchu proposed.
That's a small string of firecrackers.
Kaoshantun is a bit far from the town, and all the firecrackers in the supply and marketing cooperative were bought up by the employees in the town and Hongqi Farm. This year, their family still used homemade firecrackers for the New Year.
Homemade firecrackers are not as powerful as those bought from the supply and marketing cooperatives, and they make your face covered in dust at the slightest touch, so they are only set off on New Year’s Eve and not after that.
Sanmu's father has never played with real firecrackers since he was a child, so he has a strong obsession with firecrackers.
Even though someone reminded him, he still wanted to get some firecrackers from the children to have fun.
When Chuchu and the other kids heard what Sanmu's father said, they immediately turned to look at Sanmu's father in shock. Did he really think they were fools?
Sanmu couldn't believe that his father would even lie to a child, so he didn't even give his father face. He put the remaining firecrackers in his pocket and refused loudly, "Dad, if you dare to lie to us about playing with firecrackers, I will go back and tell Mom."
Sanmu's father: ...It's another day when I want to beat my rebellious son.
“Hahahahahaha—”
Seeing Sanmu's father being threatened by his own son, both the adults who were watching the excitement and the children like Chuchu couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Brine can dilute tofu. There is always something that can conquer something else.
"You...you..." The pine nut in Sanmu's father's mouth was no longer fragrant. He wanted to scold his son, but he thought that it was the first day of the new year. If he dared to scold him today, he would be punished by his wife when he returned home.
"Dad, I know you want to play." Sanmu understood his father's feelings very well.
"So what?" Sanmu's father didn't think his son could be so sensible. He always felt that something bad was waiting for him.
"So of course you can't play with them. You are so old, and you still compete with children for firecrackers. You are so shameless." Sanmu spoke sharply, and even stretched out his hand to scratch his cheek hard.
This is a mockery of his father's daydreaming.
Dad Miki, who was daydreaming, really wanted to beat his son:...
The onlookers laughed so hard at the quarrel between the father and son that their stomachs ached. Chuchu even pulled Sanmu up and ran away.
He was worried that Miki would be beaten if he didn't give his father face in public.
"La la la la la--" When the other children saw Chu Chu running with Sanmu, they also chased after them. Before catching up, they very tacitly reached out their hands and slapped Sanmu's father's cheeks, imitating the way Sanmu made fun of his father.
Sanmu's father's face was swollen from being beaten by these kids.
"Okay, you know it's hard to fool kids nowadays, but you still insisted on fooling them. Now you're suffering." The other two adults still had some conscience. They thought the joke about Sanmu's father was just a joke, but they didn't say anything to add insult to injury.
"It's so hard to fool!"
Sanmu's father nodded helplessly and sighed.
On the first day of the new year, his own son started making fun of him. It seemed that he would be laughed at all this year. No, he had to go home and hug his wife to win sympathy.
"Goudan, do you want to go home or come to my house?"
Someone invited Sanmu Dad.
"No, I'll go home and spend time with my wife." Sanmu's father was still a little listless.
"How about we follow the kids and watch? Even if it's not our turn to set off firecrackers, it's fun to watch." Someone couldn't bear to suggest it because Sanmu's father looked so depressed.
Sanmu's father was immediately interested.
The children didn't plan to avoid setting off firecrackers themselves. They followed to watch and also to keep an eye on the children's safety.
After being enlightened by Sanmu's father, he immediately regained his spirits.
Then he invited two friends to follow behind the children and fell slowly and far away.
It wasn't their turn to light the firecrackers anyway, so they were satisfied just hearing the sound.
This time, Chuchu and the others were running towards the XXX Division Headquarters.
Qin Caiyun left home just a little earlier than Chuchu and the other kids. Because she was afraid of being seen, she took a detour and it was quite remote. It took her a long time to finally bypass Kaoshantun and get to the division headquarters.
As soon as she stepped onto the wide road, she heard the sound of firecrackers exploding in the distance.
And the cheers of the children.
Qin Caiyun immediately realized that the children in the village were setting off firecrackers for fun on the river.
With her brows slightly furrowed, she was very dissatisfied, but she could not come forward to blame. She could only keep walking. She had to walk to the designated place.
There is a small pond there. After the snow melts in spring, it becomes a pool of running water that can be used as well water. If the water output were not so small, the surface of the pond would not freeze in winter. It is frozen, but the ice layer is not thick and can be broken with a little force.
Qin Caiyun's plan was to pledge herself to the man after being rescued.
Although nowadays people don't rely on others after being rescued, but in rural areas, some concepts are still very strong. If she insists on her own way and threatens to die if he doesn't marry her, she can still marry him as she wishes.
After all, the identity of a soldier has binding force when facing the people.
Qin Caiyun walked very slowly, paying attention to the movements around her. If she wanted to plot against someone, she certainly couldn't let anyone notice.
The pond is not far from the river and not far from the XXX Division Headquarters.
Everyone knows that there is a pond here, and everyone also knows that the ice on the pond is not thick. In winter, everyone consciously avoids walking near the pond.
But Qin Caiyun just planned to use this pool to plot against Du Hongyi.
No matter how she fell into the pool, as long as she fell in when Du Hongyi and his companions passed by and she screamed for help, Du Hongyi and his companions, as soldiers, would not sit idly by and watch ordinary people die.
And she also had the opportunity to get married.
Of course, Qin Caiyun could not guarantee that the person she had planned on was definitely Du Hongyi, but no matter who among the three people saved her, as long as the other person went into the water to save her, she would refuse to the end.
With a wishful thinking in mind, Qin Caiyun carefully squatted by the pond.
She is waiting for something to happen.
Because last night she heard Qin Qingman invite Du Hongyi and the other two to have dinner at the Qin's house today. It was because of this good news that she thought about it all night and came up with this idea.
Qin Caiyun squatted until her feet were numb but Du Hongyi and his friends still didn't show up.
Just when she was getting agitated, the children's voices suddenly changed, as if they were running towards her.
Five or six minutes later, Qin Caiyun saw Chuchu and her group of children coming to the river not far from her.
The ice on the river is completely different from the ice on the pond and can withstand everyone's running and jumping.
"Chu Chu, I remember there is a pond over there. The ice isn't too thick, and the pond isn't too deep either, only about one meter. Let's go there and set off firecrackers. It will definitely be fun to blow up the ice." Sanmu stopped and turned his head to look around, then suggested a new way to play.
"Chu Chu, let's go play in the water. It's not dangerous. Although the ice isn't thick enough, we won't go down."
There were also children in the crowd who wanted to try out new tricks with firecrackers.
This year, with Chuchu playing with them, everyone played relatively reservedly. In previous years, they would have gone to blow up a dung pit.
In winter, the manure pits are frozen, so setting off firecrackers is not dangerous, but it will definitely produce an unpleasant smell.
"Yes, Chuchu, let's blow up the pond for fun. We don't know if there are any fish in the pond. It would be perfect if we could catch some fish."
"You wish. If there were fish in the pond, the adults would have taken action and would not have waited for us."
The children's chatter was noisy, but they all meant the same thing: playing in the puddle.
"Okay." Chu Chu also saw the three adults lying far behind them. With the presence of adults, he became much braver and immediately took the children to act.
The ice in the pond is thin, so you must not step on it.
The firecrackers were distributed again, and then everyone squatted by the puddle with excitement and stuck the firecrackers into the ice.
This is the difference between thick and thin ice.
"Prepare--"
"Commander" Sanmu saw that everyone had set off their firecrackers and immediately began to command everyone.
Following this shout, all the children stretched out the lit wooden sticks in their hands towards the firecrackers that had just been inserted. The sticks were very close to the firecrackers, but no one lit them immediately, but waited.
Waiting for Miki's final command.
However, Sanmu stopped commanding and handed the command to Chuchu.
Most of the firecrackers that everyone played with today were provided by Chuchu, so of course the command of lighting them should be given to Chuchu.
Chuchu saw what Sanmu meant, and firmly pointed the stick in her hand at the fuse of the firecracker, and shouted, "Light it up."
“Crackle, crackle—”
As a series of firecrackers exploded with only a second's difference in sound, the entire ice layer of the pond was blown into the air.
Although the flight height is not high, it is flying as a whole.
Flying up and then falling down, the complete block of ice turned into countless small pieces of ice floating on the water, and the pool of water that had been covered by ice also revealed its shape again.
“Wow, so beautiful.”
All the children stared with wide eyes at the changes before their eyes.
Sanmu Dad and others who arrived later also saw a visual feast.
"You are so brave to come here and play like this. Go back quickly, otherwise what will happen if you fall into the water? People will turn into ice cubes immediately if they touch water. If you have a weak physique, you won't be able to save your life." Sanmu's father was really angry and his face changed color.
"We won't dare to do it again next time."
Only then did Chuchu and the other children realize the danger of the pond and quickly moved away from it.
"Let's go home and stop running around."
Sanmu's father was worried that the children would run around again, so he hurried them back to Kaoshantun.
"Got it." The children accepted it humbly and hurried towards Kaoshantun. At this moment, the wolf cub rushed towards the division headquarters. A few seconds later, the figures of Du Hongyi and the other two appeared in everyone's eyes.
"Brother Du, Brother Zuo, Brother Yuan."
Chu Chu saw Du Hongyi and his companions and immediately greeted them.
"What are they playing? It's so lively." Du Hongyi looked at the group of children and smiled kindly. Zuo Gaopeng and Yuan Xiangyang also had smiles on their faces.
The XXX division headquarters is close to Kaoshantun. Although we don’t have much contact with each other on a regular basis, they are still very friendly when we meet them.
"Hello, Brother Du, Brother Zuo, and Brother Yuan."
All the children followed Chuchu's lead and called Du Hongyi and his friends by their names.
Du Hongyi and the other two immediately smiled happily. They said hello to Sanmu's father and the others and led the children to Kaoshan Village. The wolf cub was already squatting on Du Hongyi's neck at this time.
The wolf cub was naughty and didn't want Du Hongyi to hold it, so it climbed onto Du Hongyi's neck.
Du Hongyi knew the Qin family's feelings towards the wolf cub, and he also treated the wolf cub as a child, so he did not stop the wolf cub from being so outrageous.
"Awooo--" The wolf cub crouched high and could see far, and suddenly howled vigilantly in one direction.
This kind of cry was different from the usual sounds of playing. Everyone became alert and their eyes followed the wolf cub's gaze to a place not far away.
At this time, Qin Caiyun was almost angry to death.
The icy eyes of the pond were destroyed in front of her. Even if she wanted to plan something, it would be too obvious. In order not to arouse the suspicion of Du Hongyi and others, she finally had to give up her plan.
She had originally planned to wait until Du Hongyi and his group left before returning home, but the wolf cub from Qin Qingman's family ended up causing trouble for her.
Qin Caiyun bit her lower lip hard, wishing she could kill the wolf cub.
But in the end, she had no choice but to walk out of her hiding place. If she couldn't hide any longer, she had to show up, otherwise it would arouse even more suspicion.
"Qin Caiyun?" The first person to recognize Qin Caiyun was Sanmu's father.
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