Chapter 69 Curiosity Kills the Cat

"What are you standing there for? There's still a lot of work to do. Hurry up."

Lin Nuan walked a few steps and saw that the person hadn't caught up with her, so she turned around and called out.

Xiao Jingyan looked at his empty hands and felt like something was missing in his heart. When she called him, he no longer thought about why he had that feeling just now. He responded and followed her.

On the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, the day of the Little New Year, Lin Nuan got up early. Today her family was going to put up spring couplets. It had been agreed before that this year's couplets would be put up by her and her two cousins.

When I went downstairs, I saw that Wang Xiaoli had already prepared the paste for pasting the couplets, and He Tianxiang and He Tianyu were already waiting in the living room.

Her task was to check whether the couplets were pasted straight and to direct her two cousins ​​to do the work.

“It’s crooked.”

"A little to the left, a little to the right"

"A little higher"

…

Early in the morning, the whole yard was filled with her loud voice.

There was a heavy snowfall two days ago, and a snowman as tall as an eight or nine-year-old child was piled in the yard.

There is a red plastic bucket on the head, the black buttons on the clothes are used as the snowman's eyes, a carrot is inserted in the place of the nose, and the mouth is made of thin branches, which are bent and attached. There is also a red scarf around the neck, and two arm-long branches are used as hands. The corners of the snowman's mouth are raised on both sides, as if he is also happy for the arrival of the New Year.

There were sounds of flowers and laughter in the yard, and there was also a warm scene inside the house. Everyone was sitting in the living room making dumplings together, the children were making noises and the adults were laughing.

I have almost prepared all the New Year’s goods.

Vegetable meatballs, meatballs, crispy meat, bean-filled steamed buns, leek buns, radish buns, meat buns, as well as chicken, duck and fish have all been packed up. Some need to be fried, some need to be stewed. Now that the weather is cold, even if they cannot be stored in the refrigerator, they will not go bad if they are kept in the pantry.

With a loud "bang", He Tianyu pasted the horizontal scroll of the couplet at the gate of the compound crookedly.

You don't need to look to know that it must be some kid setting off firecrackers.

I don’t know which kid was so naughty that he threw firecrackers into their yard. The kid must have known that he was in trouble, because he ran away without a trace after only his back was seen.

The Chinese New Year is coming, and every household will buy some firecrackers. If there are no children at home, they will only buy a few plates with 100 or 200 firecrackers. If there are children at home, they will buy some scattered small firecrackers, or throw firecrackers and scratch firecrackers.

Lin Nuan felt itchy inside, she also wanted to set off firecrackers.

Because the three of them were all adults and the younger one was too young, the family only bought a plate of firecrackers.

The more I think about it, the more I feel itchy.

How can we celebrate the New Year without playing firecrackers?

How can people who don't set off firecrackers know the joy of setting off firecrackers?

"Brother, hurry up and put it up. Let's go buy some firecrackers and have fun with them. I'm going to call Baozhu to see if she wants to come with us."

As he said that, he trotted into the house.

The New Year is coming, and the streets are especially busy now. There is not much to do at home anyway, so you can make an appointment with friends to go out and play.

Shen Baozhu had been unable to stay idle at home for a long time, and immediately agreed after receiving the call.

Speaking of playing, he is not afraid of the cold anymore. He Tianxiang couldn't remember how long it had been since he last played with firecrackers. He seemed to have stopped playing when he was eleven or twelve years old. He felt that he was too old to play with those children's toys because they were too childish.

He Tianyu is different. He loves to play. Although he hasn't played for several years, he is still eager to play.

After quickly pasting the couplets, the three of them said goodbye to their family and rode their bicycles to find Shen Baozhu.

Lin Nuan rode her bicycle in the middle, with He Tianxiang and He Tianyu on each side, protecting her like two knights.

When she arrived at Shen Baozhu's house, she was watching her brothers putting up couplets and they greeted each other.

Shen Tengyun, the second brother of the Shen family, also specially arranged for Shen Tengfei to go along.

One more knight.

There are a lot of people on the streets, and the shops are packed with people. You should never underestimate the consumption power of the Chinese people.

Isn't the purpose of earning a year's money to have a good New Year?

There are many small stalls on the street, and you can't see the end from the beginning to the end of the street.

I originally planned to buy some firecrackers and go home, but seeing such a lively scene, I also wanted to join in the fun.

Looking at the various special snacks on the stalls, listening to the endless shouting on the street, and some children eating their favorite snacks with happy and satisfied smiles on their faces, they also joined the buying army.

It should be said that the main buyers were only Lin Nuan and Shen Baozhu. The three older brothers were carrying things at the back and had to carefully protect their two younger sisters, fearing that they would be squeezed or bumped.

In the middle of winter, the three of them were sweating profusely.

Lin Nuan and Shen Baozhu each ate a string of candied haws, while looking around for something delicious.

The two men were standing in front of a stall selling cat ears, preparing to buy some to take home as snacks, when they suddenly heard several gunshots.

Lin Nuan was still a little unsure when she heard the first shot, but when she saw the serious expressions on the faces of the people around her, she was sure that what she heard was a gunshot.

You know, they all come from military families, and all of them grew up in the army when they were young.

The sound of firecrackers is different from that of gunshots, but they can still distinguish them.

However, most people on the street did not take it seriously. After all, it was New Year's Day, and there were many people selling firecrackers on the street. Everyone thought it was the sound of firecrackers. After all, it was New Year's Day, and every child would set off firecrackers.

He Tianxiang made a prompt decision, "We have almost finished buying things. We have been out for quite some time. There are firecrackers sold at the stall in front. Let's buy some and go back!"

No one knows what happened. The danger is nearby, so it’s better to leave as soon as possible.

No one objected, but nodded in agreement, bought some firecrackers from the nearest stall and prepared to go home.

Although they are curious, they also know in their hearts what they should and should not do. Curiosity does not necessarily mean knowing.

Curiosity kills the cat!

These few people are just ordinary college students now, and they will not overestimate their own abilities and get involved in those dangerous events.

When danger comes, it would be good enough if they can protect themselves with their current status.

The gunshots they heard earlier were coming from the southwest in front of them, so they knew they couldn't go any further and returned along the same path.

They walked to the entrance on the east side of the street. The street was still as lively and noisy as before. The previous gunshots had no effect on the people on the street.

Just like this, the five people did not stay for long and rode away on their bikes without telling anyone that they heard the gunshots. They knew that no one would believe them even if they told them, and it would take them some time to get to the entrance. There was no commotion among the crowd and everything was normal, so they thought nothing would happen.

However, on their way back, they turned around and went to the police station, told them about the gunshots they heard at the market, and then went home.

Professional matters should be left to professionals.