Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

Liu Yutian had just entered the house when he lifted the bamboo curtain and came out again.

"What's going on? Who's setting off firecrackers?"

"I don't know, it sounds like it's in the west," Zhang Guilan replied while looking around.

Liu Jia and Liu Jianye also pricked up their ears to listen.

Then, another cannon shot rang out.

The sound was indeed coming from the west.

"I'll go out and see."

As Liu Yutian spoke, he walked out, quickening his pace.

Village customs.

When someone in a family passes away, four firecrackers are set off.

So, apart from Chinese New Year, people usually feel tense when they hear the sound of firecrackers.

Unless they have something urgent to attend to, nine out of ten people will go out and inquire.

Whenever people know that someone has had a funeral, they will take the initiative to help.

As the saying goes, one should not attend a wedding without being invited, and one should attend a funeral without being called.

The sound of firecrackers can be seen as the family announcing the death to the villagers.

Liu Yutian walked ahead, with Liu Jia and Liu Jianye following closely behind.

As soon as Liu Jia arrived on the street, he saw that people were already asking about it.

Everyone was completely confused, but their faces were all turned towards the west.

"Why is it so quiet? They just fired three cannons, why didn't they fire the fourth one?"

"Yeah, could it be some kid playing around?"

"Nonsense, who would set off firecrackers for no reason during holidays or festivals? It's bad luck!"

"Then why were there three?"

The men, young and old, gathered together were completely bewildered. Then, someone suggested that they go and take a look to the west.

"Let's go together then, since we're already out here."

As soon as Liu Yutian opened his mouth, someone immediately agreed.

So everyone headed west of the village, asking around as they went.

Normally, everyone works together, and no one has been heard of feeling unwell. Although life has been tough for everyone in the past six months, there are no elderly people bedridden in the village.

Therefore, this sudden double-bang left everyone completely baffled.

Before we even reached the west side of the village, a sharp voice suddenly rang out. It was a woman's voice, cursing and swearing.

"That bastard! Who's so heartless as to set off firecrackers in front of my house? Who are they cursing?!"

"You shameless bastard, don't let me find out who you are. If I do, I'll curse your ancestors for three generations!"

"Why not set off fireworks in front of my house instead of in front of yours?"

"Being nice-tempered means you get bullied? That's outrageous!"

The group stopped and refused to go any further.

Without even asking around, you can tell from the voice that it's Zhang Dalou who's cursing.

After hearing a few curses, people understood what had happened.

So those firecrackers weren't from someone's death; someone deliberately set them off with a loudspeaker at the door!

Zhang Dalaba couldn't stand it, so he started yelling and cursing.

Although Zhang's loudspeaker was swearing, people finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thankfully, no one in the family died. Let's head back."

Someone in the crowd said something.

It was a false alarm, and everyone's expressions relaxed considerably.

On the way back, some people even started making jokes.

A hint of doubt flashed through Liu Jia's mind.

At this hour, who would set off firecrackers in front of Zhang Dalaba's house for no reason?

“Sanzi, today was really close. Luckily we went west of the village with everyone, and they can all be witnesses for us, otherwise you wouldn’t be able to explain yourself.”

Liu Jianye muttered something in a very low voice.

Liu Jia glanced in the direction of Zhang Dalaba's house, then looked away.

To be honest, today's events were quite precarious.

Everyone just saw Zhang Dalaba make trouble for them. Zhang Dalaba kowtowed, and although it wasn't their intention, it was still somewhat related to them.

If no one shows up at this time, most people will probably think that they are the ones causing trouble for Zhang Dalou.

"That's strange, who would play such a prank?"

Soon, a face flashed through Liu Jia's mind.

If I'm not mistaken, it must be that kid.

Early the next morning.

Liu Jia was still eating in the courtyard when Wang Liqiu arrived early.

"Akiko, is something wrong? Have you eaten? Come and have something to eat?"

Wang Liqiu and Liu Jia grew up together and were inseparable, like one person.

Liu Yutian didn't treat Wang Liqiu as an outsider either, and immediately invited Wang Liqiu to eat when he arrived.

Wang Liqiu grinned.

"No, Uncle, you guys eat, I've already eaten."

Liu Jia took a bite of the cornbread and raised his eyebrows to look at Wang Liqiu.

For some reason, Liu Jia felt that there was something else going on in Wang Liqiu's smile.

"What's wrong? Speak."

Wang Liqiu quickly shook his head, "It's nothing. I ate early and had nowhere to go, so I came here for a stroll."

Did you sleep well last night?

When Liu Jia asked this question, Wang Liqiu's heart skipped a beat.

"Ah, I slept well, but a mosquito got into my mosquito net in the middle of the night."

Liu Jia stopped speaking, and Wang Liqiu didn't say anything either.

Just from asking those two questions, Liu Jia already had a good idea of ​​what was going on.

The kicking incident is most likely related to Wang Liqiu.

Qiu Zi is usually so carefree and never speaks to me so seriously. The more serious he is, the more strange it seems.

After quickly finishing his meal, Liu Jia didn't linger at home and went straight out with Wang Liqiu.

As soon as they arrived on the street, Liu Jia tilted his head to look at Wang Liqiu.

"Last night, someone set off firecrackers."

"Yes, I heard the noise too. I was wondering if someone had died, but then I heard that someone was causing trouble."

As soon as Liu Jia finished speaking, Wang Liqiu quickly chimed in.

"Who do you think did this?"

"I don't know. Zhang Daba has so many enemies, and there are countless people who don't like her, right, Third Brother?"

Liu Jia, too lazy to beat around the bush with Wang Liqiu, frowned and asked directly, "Qiu Zi, is that you?"

"It wasn't me, how could it be me?"

"You won't admit it, huh? Then let the captain investigate thoroughly, and have him go to Zhang Dalaba's house to check if he saw the person's back clearly..."

Before Liu Jia could finish speaking, Wang Liqiu suddenly jumped up.

"My dear brother, can't we stop this? This is never going to end!"

Seeing Wang Liqiu's anxious look, Liu Jia burst out laughing, "You've given yourself away, haven't you? I knew you couldn't hide your true colors!"

Wang Liqiu quickly looked around, and thankfully no one was nearby.

Wang Liqiu quickly stepped forward, tiptoeing to wrap her arms around Liu Jia's neck. "Third Brother, I know I can't hide it from you. To tell you the truth, I was the one who set off those firecrackers!"

"I just can't stand Zhang Dalaba's slutty behavior. He keeps saying that woman is sick, and he picks on you every now and then!"

"I'll set off three firecrackers to remind her and shut her up for a while. If that old woman still hasn't changed, I'll really set off four!"

Wang Liqiu told Liu Jia that he had already made up his mind: if Zhang Dalabao continued to make trouble for Liu Jia, he would definitely set off four firecrackers at the door of Zhang Dalabao's house.

Wang Liqiu's eyebrows practically stood on end with pride as he started talking non-stop.

"At that time, in the middle of the night, everyone will go to his house to mourn, to see if he's unlucky!"

Liu Jia was speechless.

Looking across the entire Xili Village, it's estimated that only Wang Liqiu could come up with such a despicable idea.

While he was still in a daze, Wang Liqiu's expression suddenly turned serious.

"Third Brother, I need to talk to you about something. Is your bamboo basket factory still hiring? How could you forget about me?"

"I just saw Zhou Caixia by the roadside. Look how smug she is, she's practically strutting around! She said she's the production team leader you appointed, she's so arrogant!"

"Third Brother, Zhou Caixia has become a squad leader, so what am I? Can you help me get a rank too?"

Wang Liqiu became increasingly anxious as he spoke, and finally grabbed Liu Jia's arm and started shaking it.

"What era are we living in? Why would I bestow an official title upon someone? Do you think I'm rebelling?"

"No, it's not that bad, but Third Brother, you have to find me something to do! I want to be a team leader too!"

As soon as Wang Liqiu finished speaking, Zhou Fengshou suddenly coughed heavily, and before he spoke, his face darkened.

"Wang Liqiu, if you're going to be the team leader, then what am I supposed to do?"

"Oh my god, Captain, when did you get here?" Wang Liqiu was startled and almost jumped up.

After regaining his senses, Wang Liqiu quickly covered his buttocks!