Rebirth 2008: I Can Make Money Reading

Chapter 59 A Different Taste of the Year (seeking a monthly ticket)

"Crackling."

"Boom, boom, boom"

At zero o'clock on the new year, every household set off fireworks and firecrackers, and the deafening sound resounded throughout the village.

Looking from a distance, you can also see fireworks set off in more distant villages.

These days, the villagers are still improving their food and housing conditions. There are very few fireworks in the whole village. They are all cheap hand-held spitting beads or rocket launchers. Few are willing to spend at least a few dozen yuan for fireworks. As long as they are set off, they must be The whole village, even the most beautiful families in several nearby villages, performed a very pure show of showing off their wealth.

"Brother, hurry up, I've already set up the fireworks, you're too smudged." My younger sister Mu Xiaoling was on the roof of the second floor, yelling to Mu Yang in the yard.

Other people's homes are almost finished setting off fireworks, and the firecrackers at home are also finished, and the fireworks are missing.

"Brother Yang, hurry up, come up and set off the fireworks!" The cousin knew that there were many big fireworks at his house, so he also ran over.

"Come on, come on!" Mu Yang just received a call from Xuelu, and the two chatted for a while.

It was too cold at zero o'clock, especially on the roof, where his house was located at the highest place, and the wind was really strong.

He put on his hat, and ran up to the top of the building with two incense sticks that had already been lit.

Mu Yang laughed: "There's no need to rush this matter, it's over, let's have a grand finale!"

"Brother, a hundred flowers are blooming!"

"Well, sister, you are right."

Just as the night fell silent, a louder noise suddenly broke the long-lost silence.

A mass of colored light rose rapidly, leaving behind a line of gray smoke.

Snapped!

A "flower" bloomed and bloomed in the air.

Split into countless small light spots, illuminating the night sky.

Then, "Boom, boom, boom..." At the same time, three fireworks flew up to the sky, and the bright sporadic small fireworks that exploded poured down from the sky.

"Wow! So beautiful!"

"woo woo woo woo!"

Both sister and cousin screamed excitedly.

The taller, brighter, louder and bigger fireworks immediately attracted the attention of the whole village.

Under this night sky, the villagers are talking about the fireworks of Mu Yang's family, how his family is rich, how powerful his son is, and so on.

Some teenagers in the second year of middle school may complain: "Show off!

Tomorrow morning, I will drive a motorcycle, carry my sister, and set off tens of thousands of firecrackers at the rear of the car, from the beginning of the village to the end of the village, and then from the end of the village to the beginning of the village, to ensure that the whole village knows me, wouldn't it be more exciting! "

If Mu Yang knew what this villager thought, he would definitely agree with it: You are the most beautiful boy in the village, setting off firecrackers so early to wake up people's dreams, be careful Brick!

There were eight bundles of fireworks in total, and it took less than ten minutes to play.

My younger sister and cousin felt that they didn't have enough fun, so they had to go downstairs after seeing the empty shells of the fireworks. After the excitement, they realized that it was really cold upstairs, and they shivered and jumped.

"It burns for less than ten minutes for a few hundred dollars, what a prodigal!" The mother was watching TV on the first floor, laughing and scolding the younger sister who pestered her son to buy fireworks.

"It's because my brother puts it too fast. Others put it in bundles one after another. He's good, order three or four at a time!" the younger sister muttered, it's because my brother is too prodigal.

However, it is really cool to set off several bundles of fireworks at the same time.

"If you don't like it, go buy it tomorrow." Mu Yang poured a cup of hot water to drink, it was really cold.

Sister: "Forget it, why don't you give me more red envelopes, hehe."

Mu Yang smiled evilly: "If you don't have a job, you don't need to give out red envelopes."

Sister: "Tch, I will pity you, sister, and I will send you a Red Bull ticket tomorrow."

Mu Yang: "It's ok, how pitiful I am, I don't care about posting a few more photos."

Seeing his cousin go home with a flashlight, Mu Yang was not interested in chatting with his sister, so he went back to sleep.

The next day, New Year's Day!

Mu Yang was woken up by the loud sound of firecrackers.

It is a custom in their hometown to not go out to visit relatives on the first day of the new year, and not to eat pork on this day.

Just after rinsing and brushing his teeth, his cousin Mu Qing, wearing a thick padded jacket and a hat, came over to pay New Year's greetings.

In previous years, there was no need to give this kid a red envelope, it was all given by his parents, usually twenty yuan.

If it is not a child of relatives or brothers, the elders in the village will give five or ten yuan.

There are many children who want to visit, and the red envelopes given are small, but they can't stand the crowd.

In previous years, parents were also very worried about this. They tried not to visit or even go out.

Some children are very clever. If adults don't give them to them, they will follow and look at you eagerly to see if you are embarrassing or not.

Years ago, Mu Yang exchanged 300 new banknotes with a denomination of 10 yuan at the bank, 50 denominations of 50 yuan, and two stacks of 100 yuan denominations. Last night, I handed half of them to my parents.

Before he got up, his parents each put a red envelope under his pillow, one hundred for each, wishing him success in his studies.

"Why are you running, don't you want the red envelope?" Mu Yang saw his cousin getting the red envelope from his parents, and was ready to leave with a smile.

Mu Qing saw that the red envelope was quite big, and he had to leave to open it. He felt that this year's toy guns should be bought casually.

"Brother, happy new year! Gong Xi Fa Cai, good health and good luck in everything."

Mu Qing called out the memorized words very fluently, but she didn't know that her health was for middle-aged and elderly people.

Mu Yang threw him a red envelope, Mu Qing took it, and left with a big smile, smiling brightly on her cold red face.

As soon as I went out, squatting on the stone ridge, I opened my cousin's first, and found that there were two red notes, his eyes were round, and they suddenly shone brightly, his frozen mouth grinned, and he didn't care about his chapped lips. bleeding.

Then I opened my uncle's and aunt's, each of which was fifty yuan a piece.

"Wow, posted, posted!"

"There is a remote-controlled helicopter! Let's see who can compare to me among the gangsters in the village!"

Mu Qing couldn't help cheering. In previous years, the amount of red envelopes he added up was only more than one hundred yuan, and this year it directly increased several times.

"If it's more than fifty, hand it in, and Mom will keep it for you!"

A familiar voice immediately made Mu Qing tremble with fright, and when she turned around, seeing her mother's cold face, she immediately froze.

He had to hand it in before he warmed it up. Based on his previous experience, it was too difficult to get it back.

But what has to be fought for, still has to be fought for, the frozen little hand is holding the ticket tightly, covering it in the stomach.

The uncle patted his little hand away, and took the red envelope from his son forcefully.

"Who gave you a hundred, so generous!"

Mu Qing was obsequious: "Brother gave it to me, two hundred."

"Oh, go to another house for a stroll, don't bring other children to your brother's house. Keep the change yourself, don't buy toys randomly." The uncle waved her hand, and Mu Qing had no choice but to slip away.

After seeing her son leave, she went into Mu Yang's house to pay New Year's greetings, and when she left, she gave Mu Yang and Xiaoling a hundred red envelopes, indicating that she was with her husband, and she would give fifty in previous years.

When Mu Yang was having breakfast, seven or eight children came to pay New Year's greetings. They were all given by their parents, and he didn't have to give them, as long as he was happy, he would give them.

"Brother, happy new year, bring the red envelope!"

Just after Mu Yang finished his breakfast, before he could stand up, his sister hugged him from behind and stuffed him with a red envelope, "Hey, look at you, I'll give you one hundred!"

Then, he reached out to ask for a red envelope, and if he didn't give it, he wouldn't let go of his neck.

Mu Yang took out a red envelope from his pocket, which contained a card.

As soon as I took it out, my sister snatched it away.

Mu Xiaoling touched the red envelope and felt that it was not paper currency, so he opened it directly and saw a card: "Brother, what do you mean?"

"The card name is mine, and the password is your birthday. You can go to the ATM to get it directly. The tuition and living expenses for the start of school are all in it, and the more are yours."

"Wow, how much money is there?"

"Go check it yourself, and get more after you get good grades."

Mu Xiaoling stuck out her tongue, making it too mysterious, which made her very curious.

After Mu Yang had breakfast, he and his sister went to their grandparents to pay New Year's greetings, and got a red envelope from the old man.

Mu Yang gave each of the two elders a red envelope of 1,000 yuan, which was enough for their usual pocket money, but he didn't dare to give too much.

On the first day of the new year, we visited each other at the homes of our brothers and sisters to celebrate the new year.

The next day, I will visit my relatives for New Year's greetings.

One aunt married in the same village, and the other two aunts married in the next town, and they arrived in a short drive. After visiting the three aunts’ homes in the morning, they only drank tea and chatted without eating. In the afternoon, they went to the grandmother’s house.

In previous years, it would be really inconvenient to not have a car. You can’t rent a tricycle, so you can only ride a bicycle. When Mu Yang's family arrived by car, the relatives were shocked.

In the third year of junior high, Mu Yang was going to Xuelu's house, and the appointment was made years ago.

He was really uneasy.

During breakfast, Mu Jie from the same village came to visit, and an unpleasant incident happened.