In fact, not only Lin Tao was stunned for a moment, but Dai Weixue, Lin Liqiang, Zhang Guidan and others all looked towards the west of the village with doubtful eyes.
According to the rules of Shanwu Village, firecrackers are generally not set off except for New Year celebrations, festivals and happy events.
Today is obviously not a Chinese New Year holiday.
Also, I haven’t heard of anyone having a happy event at home
When Lin Xiaoyao saw that her father was about to set off firecrackers, she stood far away and covered her ears early.
At this time, I saw my father stopped again, and couldn't help shouting: "Dad, do you want to use the whip again?"
"Let it go, of course!" After Lin Tao finished speaking, he lit a cigarette and went directly to the fuse.
"Bah bang bang!"
Suddenly, a loud sound of firecrackers resounded throughout Shanwu Village, and the red firecracker residues scattered in all directions, making the scene more lively and festive.
All the relatives said hello to each other, and the atmosphere was very good.
Not long after, a round-faced man slowly walked over carrying a table.
When he saw Lin Fan, a look of surprise appeared on his face and he shouted: "Afan? When did you come back? Why didn't you tell me!"
This man's name is Chi Zengyi, and he lives behind Lin Fan's hometown. The two are the same age.
Since there is only one primary school in Shanwu Village, there is only one class for each grade.
Therefore, Lin Fan and Chi Zengyi have always been classmates.
We study together in class and play together after school. They are very good friends.
Lin Fan said: "I just arrived."
At this time, Dai Weixue walked over and said: "Xiao Yi, thank you for your hard work. I used your table and asked you to move it here."
Generally speaking, when a family in Shanwu Village holds a happy event, they will call all their relatives and friends, as well as everyone in the village, to have dinner and hold a banquet together.
Normally, there would be hundreds of people attending the banquet, including relatives, friends and villagers, and there would be at least ten tables.
Just because a family is hosting a banquet, it naturally doesn’t have that many tables.
Therefore, the villagers of Shanwu Village will take the initiative to lend tables and chairs.
Chi Zengyi said: "Auntie, what you said is too outrageous."
Lin Tao asked: "Xiaoyi, I just heard someone setting off firecrackers in the west of the village. Which family is having a happy event today?"
"It's Wang Shaodong's family... Their family doesn't know what's going on. Yesterday afternoon, they suddenly said that his grandfather would celebrate his 70th birthday today!" Chi Zengyi said.
As soon as these words came out, the faces of Lin Tao, Dai Weixue, Lin Liqiang, Zhang Guidan and others all turned a little ugly... This was definitely intentional!
Wang Shaodong’s grandfather is Wang Yaping.
The fields of the Wang family and the Lin family are connected.
It rained heavily that year and the fields were full of water.
Lin Fan's grandfather, Lin Liqiang, was worried that the water would drown the banker, so he used a hoe to dig a ditch along the two families' fields to allow the water to drain away quickly.
It was this ditch that caused the Wang and Lin families to no longer live in harmony for decades.
Because Wang Yaping felt that Lin Liqiang's ditch had crossed the boundary and transferred his own farmland to Lin Liqiang's home, so he often talked about it in the village.
Lin Liqiang thought that he had done good things but was framed. He was extremely angry and went to Wang Yaping to argue with him.
The two families have been quarreling constantly and are still hostile to this day.
Later, someone in Lin Liqiang's family gave birth to a grandson, and Wang Yaping also wanted a grandson!
Lin Liqiang's family bought a house outside, so Wang Yaping must also buy a house...
The overt and covert fighting has never stopped.
In the beginning, it was really just for a little bit of land.
But, as time goes by, it becomes more than just fields, it’s about face, it’s about trying to achieve success!
Now, Lin Liqiang had already told the village that he would celebrate his 70th birthday today.
As a result, yesterday afternoon, Wang Yaping informed the village that he would celebrate his 70th birthday today.
Isn't this an obvious confrontation
The birthday banquets of the two families were held at the same time.
Which house should the villagers go to
This requires them to make a choice!
According to the rules of Shanwu Village, if you are high, you should be low.
If there is a happy event between two families, unless the villagers have a particularly good relationship, generally speaking, they will choose to go to the family with higher status relatives and friends to congratulate them, which is considered to be a welcome and respect for the 'distinguished guest'.
Lin Liqiang's family does not have particularly high-status relatives and friends, but Wang Yaping has a son who is said to be the general manager of a company in Qingshi, and he also has a nephew who is a leader in the education sector in Qingshi.
It’s clear which family has high-status relatives and friends!
A person only has his 70th birthday once in his life.
It would be too ugly if no one came to celebrate my birthday today.
"Boom!"
At this time, tall and cool cars kept heading towards the west of the village.
Then, there was another burst of crackling firecrackers in the west of the village.
The villagers in Shanwu Village obviously noticed the movement and rushed towards the west of the village.
At this time, six or seven luxury cars such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW were parked in front of Wang Yaping's home, which was very luxurious.
The entire ground was covered with the remains of firecrackers, as if it had been covered with a red carpet.
Many villagers carried tables and kept walking towards Wang Yaping's home.
"Uncle Li, thank you for coming to the birthday banquet."
"Uncle Zhang, it's so troublesome for you. You even brought tables and benches..."
"Sit down quickly and have some tea."
The whole scene was like a market, extremely lively.
Today, Wang Yaping wore a Tang suit and his hair was specially dyed black.
However, the wrinkles on his face and his stooped waist could not hide his aging age.
"The birthday boy is here!"
"Hello, birthday boy!"
… …
After everyone saw Wang Yaping coming out, they all greeted him.
"Thank you all for coming to my birthday party." Wang Yaping said with a smile.
Wang Yaping looked at the villagers in front of the door. His old face was full of smiles. He was happy to celebrate his birthday. At the same time, he could compete with Lin Li, so he would be even happier!
… …
Compared with the lively scene at Wang Yaping's house, Lin Liqiang's house seemed a little deserted. Only a few villagers with good friendships came over with tables and chairs.
In front of the empty house, there were only a few tables sparsely placed.
Without a large number of villagers, these tables and chairs are enough.
Lin Liqiang had no intention of blaming the villagers for their choice.
After all, respecting distinguished guests has always been the tradition of Shanwu Village.
only…
After all, this is his birthday party, but now that it is so deserted, I still feel a little unhappy.
Chi Zengyi also seemed to feel that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and complained: "Wang Shaodong and his family are doing something so unethical! They have to make trouble for such a happy event! Don't they just have a few powerful relatives?"
"When Afan becomes a big boss, he will also hold weddings with Wang Shaodong and his family. Let's see what they do!"
Lin Fan patted Chi Zengyi's shoulder and said with a smile: "Maybe, we don't have to wait until later."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a roar of cars at the entrance of the village.
Then, one, two, three...
A sea of luxury cars drove over from a distance.
Finally, he stopped firmly in front of Lin Fan.
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