Siheyuan, the opening gun is aimed at Yi Zhonghai

Chapter 249 Firecrackers

As night fell, the occasional sound of firecrackers echoed throughout the city, adding a stronger atmosphere to the Spring Festival.

It’s just that the weather in the old city is a little cold, and even breathing in the yard makes you breathe out white air.

In the yard, Zhou Zheng, He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, Yan Jiecheng, and Liu Guangfu gathered together to play, setting off firecrackers sporadically.

They took apart the firecrackers, one by one, and put them in a small porcelain basin.

He Yuzhu took a slingshot, placed a firecracker on the slingshot drum, and pulled the bowstring hard.

Xu Damao held a stick of incense and nervously lit the fuse of the firecracker, looking a little funny.

"Incense" refers to the incense used for worshiping ancestors. It is not easy to extinguish and burns for a long time, making it very convenient to use to light firecrackers.

"Hurry up!" He Yuzhu was fed up with Xu Damao's nagging and urged him to light the fuse quickly.

"Squeak--" When Xu Damao heard He Yuzhu's urging, he deliberately teased He Yuzhu and imitated the sound of a burning firecracker fuse.

He Yuzhu was fooled and directly released the bowstring and shot the firecracker out.

Yan Jiecheng laughed at the side and said, "Oh my god, Brother Zhuzi, can you do it? You shot it out before it was even lit. Isn't this a waste?"

He Yuzhu was so angry that he said, "Xu Damao, you are such a jerk."

As he spoke, he took out another firecracker from the small porcelain basin and put it into the slingshot, then pulled the slingshot open with force, and then said to Zhou Zheng, "Zhengzi, help me light it."

Zhou Zheng also had a lit incense stick in his hand. As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, he lit the firecrackers in a flash.

He Yuzhu just screamed "Oh shit" and shot the firecrackers away in panic.

The firecrackers shot out, quickly creating a streak of fire in the sky, and exploded in the distance, "Pah."

At this time, He Yuzhu complained, "Fuck, Zhengzi, you should have told me when you fired the gun. I almost peed myself, damn it."

Zhou Zheng said nonchalantly: "Oh, don't be brave, it's okay if this cannon explodes in your hand, it has no power at all."

Xu Damao also echoed, "Zhengzi is right. This cannon is indeed not very powerful. Do you still remember the Russian cannon sold in the supply and marketing cooperative when we were young? It exploded like a grenade."

Yan Jiecheng agreed: "The Russian cannon is indeed powerful, but it is also expensive. I couldn't afford it when I was a child, and now the supply and marketing cooperatives don't sell it."

Zhou Zheng smiled, and through distant memories, a thick and heavy firecracker appeared in his mind.

Then he searched for this kind of firecrackers through the system points mall.

2 points per stick, it’s really not cheap.

But 2 points were nothing compared to the total points of tens of millions, so he sold ten of them without hesitation.

But he couldn't take it out right away, he had to find an excuse to go home, so he said: "Wait for me, I have the cannon at home, I'll get it over right away."

Yan Jiecheng was surprised and said, "You really have it."

Zhou Zheng did not explain to Yan Jiecheng, but walked home.

He did not return to the house, but went into the east wing and waited for a while before taking out the so-called "Russian cannon" and then reunited with He Yuzhu and others.

"Han Qing!" Xu Jianjun greeted Zhou Zheng when he returned to the team.

Zhou Zheng asked curiously, "Jianjun! Didn't you go home for the New Year? Why are you back?"

Xu Jianjun said, "Well, they are making dumplings, so they don't need me. It's boring to stay at home, so I came over to play with you guys."

He looked at the "Russian cannon" in Zhou Zheng's hand and said in surprise, "Wow, where did this Russian cannon come from? It can't be bought now, right?"

Zhou Zheng chuckled, threw the "Maozi Cannon" into the small enamel basin, and explained: "I bought it secretly when I was a child, and never put it in. Damao mentioned it just now, so I took it over."

Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangfu saw Zhou Zheng throwing the "Russian cannon" into the enamel basin, and they took one and looked at it carefully.

He exclaimed: "Wow, this cannon is awesome."

He Yuzhu also took one and stuffed it into the slingshot's magazine, but the "Russian cannon" was too thick and couldn't fit in it.

So he threw the "Russian cannon" back into the enamel basin in disappointment.

"You can't shoot it with a slingshot," he stated.

Xu Damao's eyes turned and he suggested, "How about we blow something up?"

As soon as this was said, Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangfu were eager to try it out and asked, "What should we blow up?"

He Yuzhu scratched his head and joked, "How about blowing up your father?"

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Zhou Zheng subconsciously looked at Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangfu. It seemed that these two "filial sons" were somewhat moved. One could only say that they were worthy of being "created by beasts". They were really filial to their father.

At this time, Banggeng ran out of the house and came to He Yuzhu.

He said without any politeness: "Stupid uncle, what are you guys playing? Take me with you."

The others looked at He Yuzhu strangely, the meaning was self-evident.

I don’t know whether He Yuzhu was pretending to be stupid or was really stupid, he rubbed Banggeng’s head affectionately.

"Great! Uncle is setting off fireworks, do you want to play?"

Banggeng's small green eyes sparkled, and he asked excitedly, "Yes, can I play?"

He Yuzhu snatched half an incense stick from Xu Damao and gave it to Banggeng, then grabbed a handful of firecrackers from the enamel basin and stuffed them into Banggeng's little hand, grinning.

"Go play, don't let yourself get hurt."

Banggeng didn't expect He Yuzhu to be so easy to talk to. He was as happy as a child. Well, no, he was a child, but he looked older, and there was still some resemblance of He Yuzhu when he was young.

Unlike in the original novel, there is a high probability that this Banggeng is He Yuzhu's bastard, so Zhou Zheng did not drive him away immediately.

When Banggeng ran away happily with half an incense stick and a handful of firecrackers, Xu Damao patted He Yuzhu's shoulder and said sarcastically, "Wow, Zhuzi, this Banggeng looks a bit like you when you were a child. I didn't expect you to have so much fun. If your wife finds out, you'll probably be dead."

He Yuzhu's face tensed up, and then he said angrily: "Xu Damao, don't talk nonsense."

Zhou Zheng frowned and said, "Zhu Zi, don't be upset. You couldn't tell when this child was young, but now that he's grown up, you can tell that he might be your son."

Yan Jiecheng also became interested and also touched He Yuzhu's shoulders.

"That's easy, Brother Zhuzi. Just tell me whether you have touched Sister Qin before. If you have, then he could be your son."

He Yuzhu gritted his teeth and said stubbornly, "Don't talk nonsense. I was with Sister Qin for a while before, but I really didn't touch her. Don't disbelieve me. If I really touched her, with Sister Qin's personality, would she really let me marry a wife with peace of mind?"

Liu Guangfu suddenly realized, "Brother Zhuzi, there is nothing wrong with what you said."

Xu Damao clicked his tongue twice. "Tsk tsk, Guangfu, I've always wanted to ask you, your mom is dating Zhuzi's dad, so don't you hate Uncle Daqing and Zhuzi?"

Liu Guangfu curled his lips and said, "Haha, you may not believe me, but my brother and I really don't hate each other at all. Lao Liu is indeed my father, but we live in the same courtyard. Outsiders don't know it, but you don't know it. Is my father really qualified to be a good father?"

After these words were spoken, everyone was speechless.

That's what I said, but when I actually said it, it felt weird no matter how I thought about it.