"Mom, Mom, I've lost my eyebrows."
"Grandma, mine is gone too."
The people inside were chatting animatedly when Jia Dong's son Hao Hao and Jianguo's son Kai Kai ran in one after the other, shouting words that stunned everyone, their voices trembling with sobs.
When they came in, the people inside burst into laughter at their disheveled appearance.
These two guys look more pitiful than the other.
Hao Hao's eyebrows were half burned off, and Kai Kai not only lost his eyebrows, but also had a lot of his hair burned off.
"Hey, what have you two little devils been up to? I told you to set off firecrackers, not to start a fire! What have you done?" Ding Ma put down her rolling pin and went over, pulling the two children to look at each other.
"We...we...we disassembled the cannon, poured out the gunpowder, lit it, and didn't expect it to be so fast. As soon as it was lit, there was a flash of white light, and that's how we ended up like this."
"Grandma, you scared me to death! I thought I had gone blind."
The people inside laughed louder and louder. These two mischievous monkeys really knew how to have fun. Instead of setting off firecrackers properly, they gathered a bunch of gunpowder and lit it for fun.
[A book-reading app recommended to me by a friend I've known for ten years, Yeguo Reading! It's damn good! I use it to read aloud and listen to books while driving or before bed to pass the time. You can download it here: yeguoyuedu]
That thing would definitely ignite quickly with just gunpowder; it burned up in a flash. Plus, the brightness was so high that it blinded me, and everything went black for a moment. No wonder the child thought he had gone blind.
"Just the two of you, is there no one else?"
"And then there are the others, they're about the same age as us." Kai Kai's nose twitched, and tears welled up in his eyes.
Hao Hao seems to be more resilient, but then again, this guy is a bit clever. Judging from the burn marks on his body, he definitely wasn't at the very front when he lit the fire.
"Alright, it's nothing. Go wash your face and hands. Don't go out to play. Stay home and watch TV." Ding's mother casually slapped each of the two mischievous boys on the bottom.
"Uh... Great-Grandma, we promise we won't do that again, so please let us go out and play."
They ran back because the sudden movement scared the two kids. Now that everything is normal, how could they possibly stay inside? They want to go out and run around some more.
"It's Grandma, we still want to go out and play."
"Go on, go on, have fun, don't come back crying later."
"Oh, let's go, Kai Kai, hurry up, I still have some cannons here, I'll share some with you."
Although they are from different generations, they are about the same age and grew up together, so they always call each other by their first names.
Kids at this age are like that; they play wildly outside, not caring about bumps or bruises, and just keep playing. Few adults at home care, as long as it's not too serious.
The two of them ran back just now because it was the first time they had encountered something like this, and they were genuinely scared.
Seeing her grandson's happy face, Ding's mother felt for the first time that she shouldn't have moved to the family compound.
The kids who grew up running around in the alleys don't seem to get along with the kids who grew up in the family compounds. Kai Kai has been there for almost a year and still hasn't made many good friends.
You might say he's introverted, but that's not quite it. Look how wild he is playing here. He gets along with every kid in the area, from those two or three years older to those a few years younger.
"Sigh," the old lady sighed, went into the washroom to wash her hands, and came out to continue rolling out dumpling wrappers.
Others might not have noticed the old lady's expression just now, but Wang Jun happened to be sitting right next to her, and he heard that sigh clearly.
"Nation-building"
"Brother, what's wrong?"
"Did Kai Kai not have fun at the family compound?"
Um?
Ding Jianguo was a little confused by the question. He didn't understand why Wang Jun suddenly asked this.
"I think so, anyway, he doesn't like to go out much when he lives there."
Wang Jun now understood why Aunt Ding had sighed earlier. He didn't say anything more and continued to pick up a dumpling wrapper.
Ding Jianguo was left completely baffled as to where he was.
After we finished making the dumplings, it was almost 11 o'clock. Little stinky baby was still not sleepy at this time and was standing by the coffee table playing with the dough.
Wang Yueyue tried to coax him to sleep several times, but the little guy slapped her face each time, so she gave up completely.
"Let's go get the cannons out so we can set them off at midnight."
"You're talking to me about moving firecrackers with a cigarette in your mouth? Are you trying to ruin your family's fortune this year or something?"
Li Chu placed a basket of dumplings on the kitchen counter, glanced sideways at Wang Jun standing at the door, and thought to himself, "This Xinqiu is really crazy. They bought a lot of firecrackers this year in the storeroom, just a huge pile of fireworks. If he goes in with a cigarette in his mouth, who knows what will happen if a spark falls?"
Wang Jun then realized what was happening. He took the cigarette out of his mouth and put it in his hand: "Then come here, I have something to tell you."
"What is it?"
The two walked to the front yard, opened the gate, and went outside.
"I've noticed that your mother-in-law seems to be regretting moving there."
"Yeah, I know."
You know?
"Of course, how could I not know? If Jianguo had bought that courtyard back then, she definitely wouldn't have wanted to move. I even said back then that I wanted to sell the courtyard to Jianguo, but my mother-in-law just wouldn't agree. What can I do? Why are you bringing this up?"
"What I mean is, didn't they just buy me a yard? If it weren't for this, I would have asked Jianguo to add some money to my price so he wouldn't take advantage of me and I could sell it to him."
"Alright, Junzi, don't worry about it. I've got it all figured out. Once the weather gets warmer after the New Year, Zhu Wen and the others will come over and tidy up your yard."
Li Chu was indeed shrewd. On the way to pick up Ding's parents today, he had already planned to buy another house in this area. However, this time he would let Jianguo pay for it himself, while he would be responsible for finding a suitable target, just like Wang Jun's.
There have been rumors of demolition lately, so people are feeling uneasy. I think it will be easier to find a privately owned yard than usual.
Because nobody knew what the demolition and relocation policies were, there was no such thing as getting rich through demolition and relocation at that time.
"Let's go inside. We'll set off firecrackers later. Don't worry about others. Have you all decided how Qiaoyun will give birth? She'll have to be admitted to the hospital by the end of the year at the latest."
"Let's do it the way you suggested."
Have you thought it through?
"Of course, adults are the most important."
“A wise choice.” Li Chu patted Wang Jun’s shoulder twice and turned to walk into the courtyard.
"Oh, right, remember to plug Qiaoyun's ears with cotton balls when she goes to sleep tonight. There will definitely be a lot of firecrackers tomorrow morning."
"It's all blocked now, and there are all sorts of noises outside. She's getting really anxious. And the baby in her belly is such a troublemaker, kicking non-stop."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com