Divorced woman with child travels through time

Chen Wenfang stubbornly insisted, "I wasn't shaking..."

The words had barely left his mouth when the incense lit the fuse. Chen Xuanyu dragged Chen Wenfang along and started running, yelling, "Run! Run! It's going to explode..."

The two retreated to a safe area, huddled together with the children, and craned their necks to look over.

"Why hasn't it exploded yet?" Chen Wenfang asked, puzzled.

Chen Xuanyu crouched down as if there was an ambush ahead, "Mom, lie down, it's almost here, you see, it's about to explode."

Just as Chen Wenfang was about to say something, she heard a loud "Boom!" The small crater that had been there earlier exploded, sending dirt flying onto the ground in front of them. One piece of dirt even landed on Chen Wenfang's head.

"Damn, that's so loud..." Chen Wenfang shook the dirt off her head, stretched out her hand to Chen Xuanyu and said, "One more."

Chen Xuanyu pursed his lips speechlessly, then gave her another one, saying reluctantly, "I can't take any more, these are all mine..." He turned around and saw Fifteen, Xiao Hao, and a group of little kids behind them. Their eyes were watery, silently and expectantly watching him.

"Oh dear, this is mine..." Chen Xuanyu clutched his pocket and stamped his foot. "Alright, alright, it's settled then, one for each of you, no more. You guys go set off your firecrackers, this one is mine, you hear me?"

Fifteen happily accepted it, "Okay, okay, thank you, young master."

The little bean sprout, taking advantage of its small and agile body, squeezed to the front and stood behind number fifteen in line, stretching out its hand with an expectant look on its face.

Chen Xuanyu hesitated when he saw how small the boy was, then turned and handed him to Da Xiong, saying, "These are theirs. You are responsible for their safekeeping and their safety." Da Xiong took the boy's bag with a serious expression.

"So stingy..." Chen Wenfang muttered, then, having learned from experience, she lit the firecracker without hesitation. As expected, it was another deafening bang...

This startled Lü Xiong and the others who had come out to watch the commotion. Just then, they saw Chen Xuanyu distributing firecrackers. Lü Xiong leaped over and immediately rushed over. In a flash, he snatched a bag of firecrackers from Chen Xuanyu, saying, "Hey, let me see..."

Chen Xuanyu completely broke down, crying out, "Ah...give it back to me..." He chased after Lü Xiong, but being small and weak, he couldn't catch up. Furious, he sat down on the ground and burst into tears.

"Ah~ ah, I don't want it anymore, I don't want it anymore..." She cried and kicked her legs, pounding the ground with her hands.

This was the first time Lü Xiong had seen Chen Xuanyu, who was usually well-behaved and sensible, throw a tantrum. He immediately jumped over and stuffed the paper bag back into Chen Xuanyu's arms, comforting him, "Okay, okay, here you go. It's Uncle Lü's fault, don't be angry."

Chen Wenfang secretly pursed her lips when she saw his expression.

Sure enough, as soon as Chen Xuanyu got the firecrackers, he immediately got up and ran, then hid behind Chen Wenfang, saying triumphantly, "Hehe, you got tricked, didn't you? You can't catch me now..."

"You little rascal...that's interesting..." Lu Xiong laughed heartily.

Chen Wenfang smiled and said to Lü Xiong, "Go back and make another trip, take some money to that Xiao Liu, and have him make some more of these firecrackers. The kids can play with them, and we adults can play with them too. Make a lot, or maybe just make a whole basket."

Lu Xiong grinned in surprise and said, "Second sister-in-law, you're so generous! A whole basket of these small firecrackers, you must use quite a lot."

Chen Fang said generously, "Hey, it's Chinese New Year, the main thing is to have fun. If you're going to have fun, you should have a great time. Go ahead."

Lu Xiong nodded, "Okay, I'll go now..."

"Oh, that's great! I'll have an endless supply of firecrackers! Everyone will get one!" Chen Xuanyu immediately became generous again. "Come on, let's play together." Chen Wenfang played with a few before losing interest and leaving. Dazhuang, on the other hand, responsibly led the children, shouting and playing with firecrackers. Xiaodouya was having a great time, and even Mutou was clapping and cheering happily. Since coming to the village, he seemed to have become more talkative and cheerful. Daxiong was genuinely happy for the first time that he had brought them all here.

The firecrackers were popping and crackling, one exploding every now and then.

As soon as his mother left, Chen Xuanyu came up with a bad idea and said to Xiao Hao and Shiwu, "Come on, I'll take you to fry cow dung."

Chengcheng timidly followed behind and asked, "Can I come play with you guys?"

Chen Xuanyu immediately grabbed his hand and said, "Sure, let's go!"

"Hey!" Chengcheng followed behind them excitedly. The four of them quietly slipped away from the crowd and returned to the old bridge.

In the winter, the water level dropped and there were hardly any aquatic plants left. Chen Xuanyu handed the incense to Xiao Hao, pulled a stick stuck in a small clod of earth, and used the stick to dig away the soil, revealing a large mound of dark yellow, wet cow dung. It was clear that it had been there recently, probably left by a cow that had come to the river to drink.

Chen Xuanyu poked a small hole in it with a stick, carefully placed the firecracker on top, then covered it with cow dung, making sure the fuse was sticking out. Xiao Hao and Shiwu helped watch over it. "A little to the left, a little to the left, it's crooked, it's crooked..."

Chen Xuanyu poked at it with the stick. "How about this? How about this?"

Xiao Hao took a step back, squinted at the camera while making a thumbs-up gesture, and said, "It's good, it's perfect!"

Chen Xuanyu swung his stick backward, striking a pose reminiscent of a white crane spreading its wings, "Come on, let me ignite and launch..."

Fifteen and Chenchen quickly stepped back, afraid of being splashed with cow dung. Xiao Hao stepped back and stepped on something. He saw it was a seashell and immediately said, "Wait a minute, let me put this on."

Chen Qingyu remained motionless in the "White Crane Spreads Wings" pose, looking at him strangely.

Xiao Hao solemnly and quietly stepped forward, placed half a seashell on top of the cow dung, then stepped back behind Chen Xueyu, bowed, and waved in a standard greeting gesture, saying, "Master Chen, that's enough, please!"

Chen Xuanyu clasped his hands in a fist salute, bowed slightly, then stepped forward gently, placed the sticks to the side, and waved his hands, saying, "Step back! Step back! I'm going to light it..."

After saying that, he suddenly lit the fuse, and Chen Xuanyu frantically darted backward. The other three children did the same, squeezing and running backward together, and squatted down on a ridge, burying their heads and looking to the side.

With a loud BOOM, the seashell was sent flying several meters high into the river, drifting away with the current, scattering cow dung everywhere. Luckily, they had run far enough away that they weren't splashed. The children stared in disbelief, exclaiming, "Wow! Wow! That's amazing!"