1980 My literary era

Before we know it, another year has passed.

On the night of New Year's Eve, Lin Weimin stood at the window and sighed as he looked at the fireworks in the sky in the distance.

"Another one who commits crimes against the odds!"

Tao Huimin held the little bean bag and looked at the sky in the distance, "Bean bag, look, look, those are fireworks."

Xiaodoubao squeezed his face against the glass, the flesh on his face was squashed, his tongue stuck out, and he was dripping with laughter.

“The fireworks are so beautiful and they won’t be too loud!”

Lin Weimin was teasing and wiping his daughter's mouth.

After a while, the fireworks ended and the sky fell silent. Xiaodou Bao was anxious, but her vocabulary was too small and she could only yell.

"Ahhhh, Huahua..."

"Stop shouting, the uncles who set off the fireworks were arrested by the police."

Tao Huimin patted him, "How old are you? Can you be a little more formal?"

Xiaodou Bao cried very sadly because the fireworks were gone. She didn't know how to watch fireworks at this time last year. Lin Weimin comforted her: "It's okay, don't cry, my eldest daughter. Tomorrow, dad will set off fireworks outside the Third Ring Road."

Yanjing's ban on release was promulgated last year. It basically covers the entire third ring road in the city, but it can be released anywhere outside the third ring road.

In fact, in the 1980s, there had been discussions about banning fireworks in Yanjing, and there were also prohibited areas.

The custom of setting off fireworks and firecrackers during the New Year has been around since ancient times. After the reform and opening up, the world became peaceful and the people's lives became better and better. In those years, the New Year's fireworks and firecrackers became more and more popular. The city of Yanjing was already crowded with people. In order to After hearing the "ring" of the New Year, the accident rate has skyrocketed.

During the Spring Festival of 1986 alone, 446 people in Yanjing suffered burns and injuries due to fireworks and firecrackers, and two of them had their eyeballs removed.

In 1987, during the hour from 12 pm on New Year's Eve to 1 pm on the first day of the Lunar New Year, there was an average fire alarm every 26 seconds in Yanjing City. The dispatched firefighting vehicles were unable to return to the camp and had to rush from one fire scene to another. .

Many citizens also set off cannons in downtown areas, on rooftops, and on balconies, and used "flash mines" to shoot at each other across the road, causing constant disputes and fights.

Some people compete with their neighbors to see who sets off the loudest and longest firecrackers, and who has the most cannons in front of their door when they get up early the next morning.

Some people whose families are not wealthy have to tighten their belts and grit their teeth to buy and fire cannons, and save up a few inches of cannon shells, otherwise they will be called "losing their status."

In the 1990s, this trend intensified, and some people who couldn't bear it wrote letters to newspapers "asking for help."

"This year's firecrackers are set off in an all-round and three-dimensional manner, from high-rise buildings to streets, from prohibited areas to bustling areas, from streets to alleys, the scene is no less than the Gulf War...

Outside the window, there were flashes of fire and smoke billowing, and the movements were like planes dropping bombs, landmines exploding, light and thunder flying between buildings, green trees and green spaces burning into cannon fodder, manhole covers collapsing and sewage overflowing..."

The trend of setting off firecrackers during the New Year is getting worse and worse, and even many citizens have gradually lost patience and tolerance, calling this kind of firecrackers a "year's disaster."

At the 1987 Yanjing Municipal People's Congress, 116 representatives proposed a motion calling for strict control of fireworks. During the Spring Festival of 1988, "Yanjing Daily" launched a large-scale discussion on "should cities ban the release of food?" and 60% of readers' letters advocated banning it.

In the following years, the prohibited areas for fireworks were gradually expanded. By early 1993, the number of prohibited areas in the city had increased to 1,364, and fireworks and firecrackers had disappeared within the Third Ring Road.

"Don't let it go. It's too dangerous." Tao Huimin advised.

In recent years, the market has been flooded with a large number of shoddy fireworks, which is also one of the important reasons for frequent accidents.

"It's okay, let Zhuangzhuang go."

Over there, Han Zhuangzhuang, who was holding a cantaloupe and showing off, seemed to feel something and raised his head, "Uncle, are you calling me?"

"It's okay, just eat yours."

Han Zhuangzhuang nodded and took another bite of cantaloupe, "This XJ melon is so sweet."

Can it be sweet?

A cantaloupe costs more than 200 yuan!

Han Zhuangzhuang showed off his taste, but he still wanted to eat more, but Yin Geli slapped his hand away, "Melons are cold in nature, so don't eat too much."

After she finished training Han Zhuangzhuang, she took the melon rind out of the little girl's hand and said, "You should also eat less!"

The father and daughter looked at each other in silence as they picked at the table and decided to change their goal.

Father Tao and Mother Tao were watching TV with Han Dingbang. Sister Qin didn't go home this year, so she was sitting on the sofa watching TV and laughing heartily.

At around nine o'clock, Lin Weimin yawned, said hello to everyone, and went to bed.

As the time got later, there were fewer and fewer people in the living room, until finally it was empty.

New Year's Eve has passed, and everyone will still be woken up by sporadic firecrackers early in the morning. No matter how hard it is banned, there will always be people who commit crimes against the wind.

After praying for the New Year all morning, Lin Weimin returned home at noon and started researching about setting off fireworks.

What he wanted to set off was not ordinary flash thunder and firecrackers, but serious fireworks. Now Yanjing's fireworks and firecrackers are all exclusive, and no one does business on the first day of the new year. However, this is not a problem for Lin Weimin. He made a phone call. Go to Qu Xiaowei.

"Okay, no problem, just wait!" Qu Xiaowei happily agreed to the job.

After settling the fireworks issue, Lin Weimin started thinking about it again.

After finally setting off fireworks, it’s not interesting just to show them to my daughter, so why not invite a few more people.

We used to get together to eat and drink during the Chinese New Year. This year, Teacher Lin changed the rules for everyone. Let’s watch fireworks!

This is called spiritual pursuit, and its main focus is to be refined.

"Hey, Tiesheng!"

"Zheng Guo, what are you doing?"...

It gets dark very early in winter, and it gets dark only at four o'clock.

On Xi'anmen Street, a convoy of four cars and a truck drove on the empty street, which was particularly eye-catching.

The convoy kept driving west, passing Fuxing Road, then SJS, and stopped only when it approached the Sixth Ring Road in later generations.

The place where the convoy stopped was by the river. This was the Yongding River, one of the few rivers in Yanjing.

"Hey, you're looking for a good place."

Qu Xiaowei got out of the car and looked around, and was very satisfied with the location Lin Weimin found.

"Okay, let's unload the things!"

"Okay, it's up to you."

To buy fireworks, Qu Xiaowei went to Faxiao Jinchao, who now works for his boss and specializes in fireworks.

Most people are reluctant to do business when business comes to them on New Year's Day, but Lin Weimin is too extravagant, buying 20,000 yuan worth of fireworks.

Who wouldn’t earn an extra 500 yuan when the fireworks are delivered to the place, helped set them off, and given an extra 500 yuan?

"Brother, don't worry, our fireworks are all specialized. The quality of the products produced by the state-owned factories is absolutely reliable, and they are different from those produced by the small workshops outside!"

The fireworks were placed on the river bank, and Jin Chao was promoting the quality of his products to Lin Weimin while placing them.

Lin Weimin happily replied to Jin Chao, and then teased Xiao Doubao, "Doubao, let's watch the fireworks tonight so that you can enjoy them all."

Qu Xiangnan from Qu Xiaowei's family was as excited as a monkey, running around and running to move fireworks, but was kicked back by Qu Xiaowei.

In the past few years, during the Chinese New Year, there were endless news about eyeball injuries, and the adults in the family were very concerned about this aspect.

Zheng Guo's daughter was very quiet. She clung to her mother Yao Shuzhi's legs, but she couldn't hide the excitement in her eyes.

A group of adults gathered together to talk and laugh. By the time the fireworks were over, it was almost dark.

Jin Chao followed. In addition to transporting goods, he also had the task of setting off fireworks.

Fireworks were placed on the river beach, and everyone stood on the roadside thirty meters away. He lit a cigarette and set off the cannon. With skillful and agile movements, he lit the fuse and ran to the next firework without looking back.

A few seconds later, the first fireworks shot into the sky with a bang, like stars scattering into the Milky Way.

Immediately afterwards, several more fireworks were launched into the sky.

The east wind blooms flowers on thousands of trees at night, and even blows them down, and the stars are like rain.

"Wow!" The children on the roadside looked at the dazzling light in the sky, exclaimed and jumped up excitedly.

Even a group of adults were a little excited. In a quiet life, fleeting fireworks are not the theme, but they are the best spice.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

The endless explosions of fireworks resounded for miles around, and the flickering brilliance in the sky was even more brilliant.

Even the people living nearby paid attention to the fireworks feast on the river beach. Many people ran out and braved the cold wind to watch the fireworks.

"Beautiful! So beautiful!"

Qu Xiaowei hugged Liu Haiyan and looked at the sky, murmuring.

The couple had just been immersed in it for a while, but Liu Haiyan felt that something was missing. She looked down and saw that it was Qu Xiangnan who ran to the river beach at some point.

Everyone just looked up at the fireworks, but no one noticed.

Liu Haiyan pushed Qu Xiaowei, "Child!"

When Qu Xiaowei saw this, he was furious. He ran to the river beach and caught up with Qu Xiangnan. He put his thighs up, picked up his palm and shouted at Qu Xiangnan's butt.

"Dad! Dad! I was wrong, I was wrong, wow! Mom!"

The fireworks in the sky are bright and the sound of cannons is endless, which merges with Qu Xiangnan's cry and turns into a moving symphony, playing by the Yongding River, making people intoxicated.

Everyone on the roadside watched the harmonious beauty of heaven and earth, and couldn't help but smile knowingly on their faces.

More than ten minutes later, the fireworks feast finally stopped, and Qu Xiangnan was still sobbing.

Everyone was breathing heavily, admiring the beautiful scenery just now.

"Brother, there are still half of the fireworks left. I was wondering if you have ever had a hand addiction?"

Jin Chao ran over from the river beach and said to Lin Weimin and others.

Hearing what he said, many male compatriots present were eager to try, and even Shi Tiesheng's eyes were shining.

"I'll play it!" Qu Xiaowei was the first to respond.

Zheng Guo said nothing and silently lit a cigarette.

Lin Weimin took over Shi Tiesheng's wheelchair from Cheng Ximi, and the two looked at each other with a tacit understanding.

Back then, the two of them were stadium death squads, but today they are cannon death squads.

A group of urchins rushed to the river beach, each of them lit a cigarette in their hand. Lin Weimin was different, he had Shi Tiesheng in his hand.

Everyone acted in unison, first approaching the fireworks, then squatting down, and carefully aiming the cigarette butts at the fuse.

"Tiesheng, you are holding on to the armrest with your hand. After lighting the cigarette, throw it away quickly so that I can push you and run away!"

Here Lin Weimin was explaining to Shi Tiesheng that Zheng Guo's cigarette butt was the first to hit the fuse, and he immediately ran away.

An angry Lin Weimin shouted: "Why did you run away without setting me on fire?"

At this time, Zheng Guo had already jumped ten meters away, and there was a burst of laughter from the roadside.

Zheng Guo ran back in embarrassment, and Lin Weimin said helplessly: "I shouted one, two, three, and everyone ordered the twists together before running away."

"one!"

"two!"

"three!"

The three fireworks fuses were ignited and made a crackling sound. Qu Xiaowei and Zheng Guo ran out first.

Lin Weimin pushed Shi Tiesheng, the slowest movement. The road on the river beach was full of potholes and the wheelchair was bumpy. When the first fireworks sounded, the two of them had not run out ten meters.

In an instant, the sound of fireworks filled the sky and the earth.

The deafening sound came overwhelming, chasing behind him like a thousand troops, Lin Weimin pushed Shi Tiesheng and shouted: "Run! Tiesheng, run!"

Shi Tiesheng held the wheelchair tightly with both hands and laughed loudly: "Running! Run faster!"