"Don't go out at night, or you might get kidnapped; don't talk back to guys who try to chat you up, or you might get scammed; don't date now, because you're too young to distinguish between good and bad people, and you might get blinded by bad people..."
Liang Liang patiently and earnestly instilled in the girl some wise and cautionary tales.
If Liang Qiuqiu were as unloved as his maternal grandmother and paternal uncle, like Zhu Bajie's second aunt, he wouldn't need to say all this nonsense; no one would care if he were left on the street looking like that.
But the girl had become incredibly beautiful, quite different from her previous life.
Since they are so beautiful, we can't let a beautiful flower be stuck in cow dung; we must instill some values of self-discipline and integrity.
Unfortunately, Liang Qiuqiu did not accept his words.
"Hey! Bro! Why are you even more nagging than Mom? I'm not a child anymore."
"18 is still too old! At this age, people are ignorant and arrogant, and they will suffer the consequences if they don't listen to their elders."
Liang Qiuqiu pouted: "As if your child is that old."
"I may not be very old, but I've experienced more than you. I've had more dreams than you've eaten rice."
"Forget it! I don't want to listen to your twisted logic. According to you, there are no good people in this world. Give me the money!"
What do you need the money for?
"Shouldn't I buy something for the Chinese New Year?"
"Is there anything else you want to buy? Haven't you already bought all the clothes, shoes, and hats?"
"Buying snacks costs money."
How much will it cost?
"two thousand!"
"What? Say it again!"
"A thousand is fine!"
Liang Liang pulled out two hundred yuan from his pocket: "You really dare to ask for a snack? This is all! Take it or leave it!"
Liang Qiuqiu snatched the money away and flew away singing a little tune.
Liang Liang was a little confused, feeling that the money seemed to be too much.
Liang Feng chuckled to himself, "Under normal circumstances, giving him a hundred would be quite a lot."
"Why didn't you say so earlier? Oh, right! Did you buy the firecrackers but didn't use them?"
“Dad went and bought some, but I don’t know how much he bought, I didn’t ask.”
When Liang Liang got home and saw the few firecrackers his father had bought, he thought, "That's far too few!"
There were just a few firecrackers piled up in one small room, worth about four or five thousand yuan.
This company is so big and powerful, this amount of stuff is simply not enough.
Pingshan Film and Television City has people from Liangliang in charge of the firecrackers, so there's no need for families to worry about it.
What good are these firecrackers at home and the guitar factory?
Liang Bentang bought five thousand yuan worth of firecrackers, which is really not much.
I'll buy some more myself tomorrow.
Liang Liang walked out of the guitar factory gate and stood on the main road on the west side of the village, looking north and south.
Liangshuiwan Village has changed so much this year that he hardly recognizes it anymore.
The biggest change is that on the east side of the avenue he stands on, a row of two- and three-story buildings have been built along the avenue, from his guitar factory southward all the way to the provincial highway to the south.
Hotels, inns, video arcades, and billiard rooms lined up one after another.
Numerous small buildings have also been built along both sides of the main road to the south.
These small buildings were all built by villagers. Some were rented out after completion, while others were run by the villagers themselves.
The influx of outsiders has brought about an unprecedented boom in the area.
However, as the year draws to a close, all the workers here have gone home for the New Year, and the trucks that transport materials and goods have all disappeared.
The street seemed rather deserted at this moment.
Aside from a few small shops that are quite popular, the most bustling place on this street is probably that arcade.
A group of kids, all with snot running down their faces, surrounded the arcade machine, shouting and yelling.
Liang Liang walked from the north to the south end of the main road with his hands behind his back, greeting the villagers from time to time.
In my previous life, even twenty years later, this place was still just an ordinary mountain village, without any signs of prosperity.
Unexpectedly, in this lifetime, this place has become like a bustling small town.
Liang Liang took a stroll around the village with a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi - mixed feelings/reflections).
By the end of 1998, firecrackers were finally no longer as chaotic as before.
Early versions of the 30,000, 50,000, and 80,000 whips began to appear on the market, packaged in ordinary cardboard.
Fireworks have also evolved from simple flashbangs to more complex varieties.
Security has been greatly improved.
Liang Liang took two people and drove to the Gaobao Township Supply and Marketing Cooperative, where they bought seven or eight thousand yuan worth of firecrackers.
This year, we can enjoy setting off firecrackers at home during the Lunar New Year.
It's been years since I've properly set off firecrackers.
Liang Liang, who hadn't done any housework for several years, reviewed all the chores she had done at home today.
They were having a great time sweeping the yard, chopping firewood, cleaning the house, and putting up Spring Festival couplets.
After all that work was done, a special firecracker stand was set up at the entrance for setting off firecrackers.
Once all this is done, it means the New Year is just around the corner.
On the 30th of the twelfth lunar month, the weather was fine and sunny with clear skies.
After lunch, the locals officially begin celebrating the Lunar New Year.
The children changed into new clothes and frolicked and set off firecrackers on the main road.
Children are the happiest group during the Chinese New Year. They wear new clothes, eat good food, set off firecrackers, and have some lucky money in their pockets.
Liang Liang didn't receive any New Year's money, but it can't be said that she received none at all.
The mother still symbolically gave each person a hundred yuan as New Year's money, but Liang Liang multiplied it by ten and gave it back to her.
Liang Liang was quite surprised when Liang Feng followed Liang Liang out of the house.
My brother usually doesn't go out, but now he knows how wonderful the outside world is?
"That's right. You should interact with people more often. If you don't interact with people all the time, you'll seem aloof. Do you know how to play mahjong or poker?"
"No! I didn't find their games very interesting. I just went to the shop to chat with them."
There are many small shops in Liangshuiwan Village now. The small shops that Liang Feng is referring to are usually the ones next to the guitar factory.
This small shop has also built a three-story building.
The first floor is a shop, the second floor is a chess and card room, and the third floor is where his family lives.
The shop owner's surname is Yang. He is in his early forties and has an eighteen-year-old daughter.
When they arrived at the shop, Liang Feng went inside, but Liang Liang did not.
As Liang Feng entered the shop, Liang Liang suddenly scratched his head.
The shop owner's daughter is eighteen this year, and she is quiet and pretty.
Could it be that you're up to something, bro?
He doesn't usually go to small shops.
And those cigarettes, could he have bought them under the pretense of visiting someone's daughter?
Liang Liang began to recall the previous life of the Yang family's daughter.
In her previous life, the Yang family's daughter married into Huangjiamiao Village in Heidao Township, five miles away, and never heard any gossip or rumors about her.
At least before Liang Liang was reborn, he had never heard of her doing anything messy.
I'll ask Liang Qiuqiu when I get back, see if she knows anything about the situation.
If there's really some interest involved, it wouldn't be a bad idea to let them have their way.
But my younger brother is usually not very talkative, and the Yang family's daughter is also taciturn all day long.
If they can't get together, their lives will lack any vitality.
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