My village can't be like this

Chapter 327 The sound of cannons echoes through New Year’s Eve

Moreover, Zhang An couldn't understand that both mothers were only in their forties, so they were still in their prime years.

But why do you think so much about raising your grandson and taking care of yourself until old age?

Zhang An didn't even think about it, but there were many other people in the village who became grandmothers in their thirties.

"I'm not in a hurry. Why aren't I in a hurry? You are the only one in the old Zhang family. I can do it if I'm not in a hurry."

Zhang An's grandparents left early, and Wang Fang was very upset about not giving the old Zhang family an extra son and a half.

As a result, Zhang Jianguo's current family only has one child, Zhang An.

Therefore, she paid special attention to the expansion of the old Zhang family.

Apart from anything else, she must first see that she has a grandson or granddaughter at home.

"Tomorrow is the first day of the new year. I also have to avoid food, so I will say what I need to say tonight. Now you can tell me whether this can be done."

You can't talk casually on the first day of the new year, otherwise it will be unlucky, so Wang Fang will start by saying ugly things tonight.

No matter what Wang Fang said, there happened to be an in-law here who had the same goal today, so he had to set rules for this matter.

Su Ying was a little embarrassed. She didn't know what to say, so she just kept her head buried.

He kept pushing Zhang An from below and asked him to solve it on his own.

But Zhang An is really not to blame for this matter, it was not his decision.

He is not lazy at ordinary times, and even takes the initiative to hand in his homework.

He has worked very hard, and the rest can only be left to God's will.

Wang Fang wanted to say something else, but the phone in the hall rang.

"Okay, Mom, I take it seriously, we take it seriously, and we won't talk about this during the Chinese New Year. The call is coming."

Finally, Wang Fang stopped shooting because the phone rang.

"Hey, Zhang An, I'm the eldest sister. Have you had New Year's Eve dinner?"

The call was from Zhang An's eldest sister Su Xuan.

"Happy Chinese New Year, eldest sister. We eat early in the village. We started eating in the afternoon and just finished cleaning up."

Zhang An almost subconsciously sang the phrase "Happy New Year, big brother and big sister".

Fortunately, I reacted immediately and stopped.

Su Xuan's call was very crucial, and it indirectly rescued Zhang An and Su Ying from dire straits.

However, Zhang An only met his eldest sister's family twice.

The first time was when Zhang An came to visit her for the first time, and the second time was when Zhang An and Su Ying got married.

Zhang An was not very familiar with their family because they did not have frequent contact with them.

There is also his nephew Chen Shaoyu, whom Zhang An has only met once in total.

And that time because I was busy with wedding matters, I didn't even meet in person.

The two chatted for a while and became somewhat familiar with each other.

"Brother-in-law, you shouldn't visit relatives on the third day of the Lunar New Year. If you are at home, brother-in-law You and I will bring Shao Yu over to play."

Although Su Xuan felt that Zhang An's family should be at home, after all, the two of them had taken their parents over.

It was impossible for the whole family to visit relatives and then leave the father-in-law and mother-in-law at home, but even so, Su Xuan still asked.

This year, due to Mr. Chen’s request, everyone in their family came back to their hometown to celebrate the New Year.

Originally, Su Xuan could take her son to her parents' house after the New Year's Eve dinner this year.

But before they came back from the provincial capital, Wu Qiuping called the couple and told them that Zhang An was going to take them back for the New Year.

So after the New Year's Eve dinner today, Su Ying made a call.

On the one hand, it was to greet his parents, and on the other hand, it was natural to get acquainted with Zhang An, his brother-in-law's family.

After all, they have only been sisters their entire lives. Even if they have already started their own families now, they will naturally have the necessary interactions.

Because both she and her husband work in the provincial capital, they don't often come back.

So on weekdays, although we are a family, we don't have close contact.

If we don't keep in touch frequently, then the trace of family affection left over from our parents' family probably won't grow anywhere.

After all, as the old saying goes, if you want a good relationship, you have to keep in touch.

"Sister, please feel free to come, or I can pick you up. We have been at home these days. Last time you came here, you left in a hurry, and Shao Yu has never been to our house. This time, it's too much. Just need to stay for two days.”

Last time Su Xuan and his wife came to see off their bride, although they also stayed here for one night.

But there were a lot of things going on in those days. I sat at home when I came, and went back early the next day to go back to work in the provincial capital.

At this time, Zhang An heard a childish voice on the phone saying, Sika deer, big eagle.

This must be Su Xuan's son, Zhang An's nephew Chen Shaoyu.

"Haha, I have to have it. Shao Yu heard from his aunt that there are many animals in the house, and now he can't wait to go."

Then I heard Su Xuan saying to the side, come and talk to my uncle. There are big eagles and sika deer at my uncle's house.

"Uncle and uncle, your family has a big eagle and a sika deer, a big eagle that can fly."

The little guy's voice sounds very smart. Maybe because he is still young, he still has some unclear enunciation.

"Yes, my uncle's house has a lot of sika deer and a lot of big eagles. Shao Yu prefers sika deer or big eagles."

But after hearing this for a while, the little guy couldn't turn around.

Then he anxiously asked Su Xuan next to him, "Mom, mom, do I like the sika deer or the eagle?"

It also made people laugh over there, and Zhang An couldn't help laughing either.

Sometimes happiness is just a momentary thing. This may be the joy of giving birth.

"Uncle, I like both sika deer and big eagle."

It seemed that someone gave him some advice, and the little guy was very happy to get the answer.

"Okay, then when you come to my uncle's house, how about he let them play with you."

"it is good."

After chatting for a while, Zhang An gave the phone to his mother-in-law.

Unlike in the next few decades when the Internet was developed, there was no need to call for New Year greetings, and there was no need for Zhang An to stay in front of the phone.

Zhang and his party chatted with Zhang Jianguo and Su Shaowen until the evening, then got up to go back to the mountain.

Although it was the Chinese New Year, he still had to go back and keep watch because he had to light the lanterns all night long and it would be impossible without anyone to watch.

And starting from the first day of the Lunar New Year tomorrow, incense will be offered in Taoist temples in the morning, noon and evening.

And for decades, it has become a habit for him to be alone.

He was very satisfied to be able to have New Year's Eve dinner together here.

If he were really allowed to stay at Zhang An's house for a few more days, he wouldn't be used to it.

And in the past, before he went out, he always had New Year's Eve dinner at Zhang An's house.

But every New Year's Eve, he would go back to the mountain after the New Year's Eve dinner.

Therefore, Zhang An's family has long known the rules of the Taoist temple and has long been accustomed to them.

Therefore, Zhang An did not keep him, but found a flashlight and sent him up the mountain.

When leaving, Zhang An also brought a basket of scented paper candles and some lotus leaf cakes.

Lotus leaf cakes are very similar to dumplings. They are made of dough, but the dough is thicker and filled with perilla brown sugar.Because tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and according to custom, you have to be vegetarian.

Therefore, after every household offers incense tomorrow morning, they will cook it with bread and lotus leaf cakes to avoid the fishy smell.

This is exactly the case, so lotus leaf cakes are filled with sugar fillings and no meat fillings.

But generally, people make lotus leaf cakes and cook the noodles with the first pot of water of the New Year on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Just after Wang Fang finished her meal, she started making thirty lotus leaf cakes.

These were all prepared for Zhang and his party. He was alone on the mountain, so naturally he didn't need to pay attention to these.

After Zhang An came back from the mountain, he stayed up late with his family.

Zhang An didn't care about staying up late, but there was still an important part that hadn't started tonight, so it was impossible for Zhang An to go to bed early.

That's right, the cannons will start shooting after twelve o'clock. This is a project that most people can't refuse.

Last year, Zhang An and Li Hongbin prepared a lot of fireworks and set them off in the village for half the night.

Chang Qing's name completely rang out in nearby villages like the fireworks that night.

Because in the past, people would set off cannons in every village, but it would only last a few times.

Only in places where there are large factories nearby, the factories will bring in several trucks of fireworks to set off.

For a large mountain like Changqing, that is impossible. The only way is for the villagers to organize themselves.

So last year, Zhang An and Li Hongbin fought for half the night, but everyone became envious.

When Chang Qing was celebrating the New Year last year, why did so many people from the neighborhood come to visit?

It was because the cannon was set off for half the night that night and a very loud advertisement was made.

Everyone wanted to come and see why this village suddenly became so prosperous.

This year, the two also prepared fireworks. They bought a large cart and brought them back a few days ago. The number was only much more than last year.

Many people in the village have made money this year. When they saw Zhang An and Li Hongbin buying fireworks, they also bought some together.

So tonight, Changqing Village is destined to start roaring with artillery fire and celebrate the New Year together in a lively manner.

And Zhang An secretly guessed that people from other villages would follow suit.

Especially the old Zhao Zhao Tiande from the next village, this guy is a rich man.

This year he accompanied his old parents back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year, so Zhaojiagou will definitely not be too indifferent.

Su Ying is also very interested in shooting firecrackers. Although she is a little sleepy, she keeps persisting and checks the time from time to time.

"Zhang An, we only have 10 minutes, let's move the fireworks into the yard."

At [-]:[-] at night, Su Ying suddenly woke up, shook Zhang An excitedly and said.

"Okay, let's do it then."

Zhang An looked at the time and thought it was almost time, so he moved all the fireworks tubes to the yard.

On the other side, Li Hongbin's family is also moving into the yard.

This little guy Li Yao started making trouble very early on.

After having fun with the cannons last year, the little guy didn't doze off this year, just waiting for the time to have the cannons.

After placing the fireworks tubes, Zhang An watched the time and began to prepare.

When he saw 59:58 minutes and [-] seconds, Zhang An lit the lighter and ignited the fuse.

“Whoosh~whoosh~bang~~~whoosh~whoosh~bang~~~”

As soon as the morning came, at exactly [-]:[-]:[-], the village's first cannon shot rang out in Zhang An's yard.

The sky began to sparkle, and colorful fireworks exploded into the dark sky.

On the other side, at Li Hongbin’s house, it was obviously a half beat slower.

Then the village began to crackle with the sound of cannons, as did the neighboring villages.

For a moment, the nearby sky lit up with colorful colors, illuminating the tile-roofed houses scattered in the small mountain village.

They were all stimulated by Chang Qing last year, and they will be shocked this year too.

"Hahaha, you lost."

Zhang An laughed loudly when he saw Li Hongbin coming from their yard.

"Stop talking, I forgot that there is still a second or two to burn when lighting the fuse."

Li Hongbin shook his head and said very regretfully.

It turned out that the two people made a bet to see who could ring the first shot of the New Year.

To this end, the two of them even set their watches together.

As a result, Li Hongbin had to prepare for a long time, and the time was set, but in the end he ignored the burning time of the fuse.

He didn't expect it, but Zhang An did.

Therefore, Zhang An fired the first shot in the village.

Today's fireworks are all very large barrels of fireworks that can be set off for just 5 minutes.

Seeing that it was almost gone, Su Ying went up and ordered another bucket.

Everyone in the village is doing it now, so Zhang An only has one bucket here.

After everyone calmed down later, it was their turn to perform with Li Hongbin's family.

By then, several barrels would be burning together in the yard.

Maybe in future generations, some people will find it very noisy and make it difficult for everyone to rest.

But now, everyone is full of yearning for a better life.

I don't have the means to buy so many fireworks, and the village can set off the cannons for such a long time.

No one would have any objections, but would watch the fun together for half the night.

During the previous village meeting, Zhang An also told everyone about the fireworks that would be set off on New Year's Eve.

Not only did the villagers have no objection, but they asked Zhang An and Li Hongbin to take turns and let them stay all night.

In the end, the old uncle came out and told everyone to work hard, and then everyone would work together.

Especially now, everyone has a strong collective consciousness in their heads.

As long as it was released in the village, they would all be honored if it was revealed.

When others mentioned that a certain village had been bombarded with artillery for half the night last night, it was so lively.

Everyone in the village will respond very positively, that is, our village will wait until what time.

Finally, I would ask the person next to me if it was very lively.

This makes people feel very angry, but they are speechless, and they feel like they have been tricked by him.

Zhang An has a deep understanding of this kind of thing. The first all-night cannon appeared in Changqing in the [-]s.

At that time, the people in the village were very proud, and when it was revealed, they felt as if they had planted it themselves.

This is the damn collective consciousness right now. In everyone’s mind, our family may not be as good as yours.

But our village is good, even better than your village. If you have the ability, your village can be so good.

So this is also the result of a fight between two villages because of a little personal matter between some villages.

Zhang An felt that the sound of the cannons was a little quieter, so he lit up everything in the yard, and suddenly the cannons started to sound again.

(End of this chapter)