144. Burning Company

Zhang Lan's other end has been cleaned up. The mother went in to take a shower together. The thick fog in the room fell on the window, which had been frozen into a thick layer of frost. Although it was winter, the temperature in the room was very high. When taking a shower, there was no cold inside, and the water in the cauldron was The bath water has been put in the bathtub, and the four people are sitting in the bath. When the water is slightly cold, Zhang Lan will mix the boiled water in the cauldron.

It is still an extravagant hope for rural people at this time to take a hot bath in winter. Not every family has such conditions as the Wang family.

Zhang Lan and Hao Lianchun rubbed the two little girls clean, and then let the sisters go out to wear clothes first. After dressing up, they didn't go out. Then they then added water to the big pot so that the two people inside could take a good bath.

"Jianqian, Xuan'er, you two wait until your hair is dry before you go out." Zhang Lan told him uneaslessly.

When my mother came out together, there was already a dense sound of firecrackers outside. The three brothers at home couldn't sit still. Wang Zhenhe took out the fireworks specially for children to play, took a washbasin and put it on the ground. After lighting the rotating ball and putting it in the washbasin, he saw the small fireworks turning in It's good to blow fireworks around the circle.

"Fun, Dad, let's do it ourselves." The three brothers were attracted by this thing and ran to the ground together to set off this little fireworks.

When my mother entered the room, the three brothers were playing hard. "Sister Qianqian, come and play this quickly. It's fun."

As soon as Wang Qian took a shower, her delicate little face became more and more cute. Even Wang Zhenhe couldn't help hugging her, "Our old daughter is cute."

Zuo He was still waiting to play with her. Seeing that his sister was taken away by his uncle, he pulled Wang Zhenhe's corner of his clothes with some dissatisfaction. "Uncle, I haven't played with my sister yet. Put her down quickly."

Wu Changyong said with a smile, "Zan He, look, there is someone robbing your daughter from you now. Hug more while the child is young now. When you grow up, you still don't want to hug her."

Wang Zhenhe reluctantly put down his daughter in his arms, "Kid, I haven't hugged enough yet. Just grab it with me and play with your sister."

The small fireworks rotating in the basin also attracted Wang Qian's attention. I had never seen such a thing before, and I thought it was very interesting for a while. Mingcheng simply lit two fireworks sticks for the two sisters to play with.

"Dad, it's time for us to whip now. You heard that there are few outside."

Mingyuan's most anxious thing is to release the whip. Wang Zhenhe didn't insist on releasing it until midnight. He took a plate of 5,000 whips from the inner room and said, "Okay, let's set off the whip. Mingcheng, you guys should wear more shoes and clothes. Don't freeze."

The men at home went out to watch the whip. Wang Xuan and her sister were a little afraid of the sound. They lay on the window sill and looked out. Soon the crackling sound outside sounded, and the red light of the firecrackers lit up the whole yard.

It didn't take long for a plate of five thousand whips to be finished. Mingcheng and others still felt a little unsatisfied. "Dad, let's buy more next year. The time is a little short."

It is true that everyone present feels that there is a little less this year. It is also that every family gives a whip for auspicious and festive, which is far less willing to spend money than modern people, but even so, modern people have less strong New Year flavor and More things.

"It's not good. It's on fire in the west." Zuo Zhanshan saw from afar that the street in the west was already on fire.

Wang Zhenhe looked up, but I don't know whose hay stack caught fire.

"Zanhe, hurry up and copy the guy. Let's help put out the fire."

For a moment, there was also the sound of knocking on the iron bucket in the street. "It's on fire. Let's go to put out the fire."

They all live in a village. As long as the people hear this sound, the men run out with buckets. Some carry water from their own wells, and some carry water from public wells. The street is lively for a while.

"Mom, let's go out and have a look." Wang Qian is a little curious about what's going on outside.

Zhang Lan and Hao Lianchun hurriedly accompanied their sisters out of the house in cotton-padded jackets on the boat. There were already many people on the street helping to put out the fire, and many women and children stood outside to watch the bustle.

"Third aunt, you're out. You see that Lao Teng's house is on fire. Alas, I guess there are not many roots left."

While talking, there was also thick smoke rushing into the sky in the previous street, and Zhang Lan probably didn't know whose house was on fire.

The people who put out the fire here called out another group to put out the fire. There was a lot of noise on the street. Wang Qian looked at it for a while, and then took Wang Xuan around to his hay stack to check carefully.

Firecrackers to ignite firewood are not found at once. There is always a fire point, and it slowly rises after a long time. After checking it, I didn't find any problems. However, she was still a little worried, "Sister, bring me a big cotton-padded jacket when you go home. It's our father's broken cotton-padded jacket. I want to watch it here. Don't let our grass be stacked. It took so long to pick up the roots to save such a stack of grass. I can't bear

Both sisters had picked up the root at the beginning, so they knew the hard work. Wang Xuan trotted in to get the cotton-padded jacket, and Wang Qian stood aside and watched.

When Zhang Lan turned around, she found that the two daughters were missing. She thought they thought it was too cold to go home, but when she saw the eldest daughter stumble and running east with a ball of things, she quickly pulled the old lady over to have a look.

When I walked to him, I saw my sisters wearing cotton-padded jackets and glances at the grass.

"Daughter, what are you doing?"

Wang Qian turned her head and said, "Mom, I'm looking at the grass. Don't let our family stack the grass. This is next year's grass burning. If it's done, it will be gone."

At this time, Mingcheng ran over with his two brothers out of breath, "Mom, is our hay stack all right?"

Zhang Lan can't help but be a little funny. These children in the family are too careless. At this time, they are still thinking about the hay clam.

"It's okay. The hay in our house is fine. How's the one in front of us?"

"Mom. The fire was extinguished, but there was not much grass left, and it was basically burned out. I heard that the surrounding families had not set off their whips. They suspected that someone deliberately lit the fire.

Mingyuan relayed what he heard to everyone. Zhang Lan couldn't help sighing, "Who is this? It's so immoral that it's easy to pick a root and burn them down with a fire, alas."

has such a big feature in the countryside. Usually, some people don't pay attention to their words and provoke others. The other party usually takes advantage of the New Year's firecrackers to set off firecrackers behind their backs to specialize on other people's hay stacks to achieve the purpose of revenge.

Although the hayflies are not worth a few money, this is quite annoying. The murderer can't be caught in the New Year's stall, and it is not worth reporting the case. Almost all the people who were burned just swallow their anger.

"Mom, my brother and I are watching here. Go home. It's too cold outside. Don't freeze your sister." I sincerely advised everyone to go back, but Wang Qian was reluctant to let them get cold.

"Brother, I'll take a look here for a while. You can come and change me later."

Zhang Lan didn't agree to do this. "Children, let's all go home. How can anyone come to set fire during the Spring Festival? Let's not worry here. Let's go home and don't catch a cold."

During the Spring Festival, Zhang Lan didn't want a few children to be frozen in order to set fire thieves who didn't know whether they existed, so she took the brothers and sisters home. Wang Qian was really worried about the grass here and stared back at it step by step.

Wang Zhenhe and others also talked about this matter when they came back to put out the fire. Everyone had doubts in their hearts. Mr. Zuo and Mr. Wu were not worried about the pile of grass at home and went out to look at it from time to time.

In the middle of the night, another wave of firecrackers sounded. The family sitting on the kang playing cards lay on the window sill and looked out. This was the last time. The New Year was coming soon. Wang Changyong took a look at his watch and said, "Lao Zuo, it's still ten minutes to reach seven or

Before Zuo Zhanshan came to speak, he saw two figures floating in front of the door. Zuo Zhanshan shouted "bad" and jumped to the ground. He ran out without even putting on his shoes. When the people on the kang saw that the situation was wrong, they quickly jumped down and chased out. Zuo He also followed his grandfather's pair The back.

Fortunately, Zuo Zhanshan came out in time. Before the other party came, he asked him to chase him out. The two saw that the situation was not right, and they were so scared that they threw the matches in their hands and fled.

Zuo Zhanshan didn't wear shoes and couldn't chase him out. When Wang Zhenhe and others came out, the two of them didn't know where they were hiding.

"**, don't let me see it in the future, or I will crush your eggs." Lao Wu knew what was going on when he saw the situation outside, and he couldn't help scolding with hatred.

"Lao Zuo, did you see who did it?"

Zuo Zhanshan put on the shoes handed over by his grandson and said in a muffled voice, "I didn't see it clearly. It should be two and a half-year-old boy. I guess it's a prank, but such a person should really beat him well. ** It won't make people quiet during the Spring Festival."

Zuo Zhanshan rarely fouled. If he hadn't run out in time, the fire would certainly not have been able to run away. If there was a fire in winter, the dry fire could not be extinguished at all. He could only wait for the grass to burn out before the fire.

Wang Zhenhe looked around the hay stack and did not find any abnormal situation, but he was secretly glad that if the old man hadn't come out in time, his hay would have been a small matter, and if the house was connected, he would have had to live in paying off the debt in his life.

"Uncle, it's okay. Let's go back first. You haven't worn a cotton-padded jacket yet. I'll come out and have a look later. I don't know if that the kid of the family did it. I'm really afraid that the house will be given some. It's

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