SFS Chapter 709: Fire on the Mountain
Chapter 709: Fire on the Mountain
Chapter 709 A Fire on the Mountain
Sell? That's impossible.
Fu Liang shook his head and refused, "No, Auntie. Leave half of the shrimp here for the children, and I'll send the other half to... my girlfriend's house tomorrow."
After saying this, he scratched his head embarrassedly.
"Oh, you're sending it to your girlfriend's house, right? Okay, Liang, I'm waiting to attend your wedding!"
Ye Xiaocui was very happy to hear this, and she stopped worrying about whether to sell it or not. It was a good thing that the child knew to send the things to her father-in-law's house!
Fu Liang has become visibly more cheerful recently. I guess he really likes this person.
Fu Wan treated Fu Liang as her own brother. Fu Liang took a basin and poured out half of the nine-segmented shrimps. Fu Wan was not stingy either. She filled a bucket with red-clawed shrimps and then filled more than a pound of eight-clawed shrimps for Fu Liang. Finally, she also gave Fu Liang one of the conger eels caught in the trap.
"Alright, alright, Awan, that's enough!"
Seeing that the fish he was given was increasing in quantity, Fu Liang could not help but shout to stop. If he continued, his mother would definitely scold him.
Fu Wan took a look when she heard that. Apart from the food for the guests, there was also enough for Fu Liang and his mother to have an extra dish tomorrow.
After Fu Liang brought the fish home, Fu Wan and Fu Ming went to wash up. Ye Xiaocui had already boiled a pot of water in a large pot. Even if the weather was cold and they didn't want to take a shower, they had to wipe themselves before going to bed.
While the children were washing up, Boss Fu was also busy. He had to keep the crabs in a water tank and the octopus in a net bag, otherwise they would disappear when he woke up tomorrow.
After finally finishing his work, when Boss Fu was about to wash up and go to sleep, he heard footsteps outside the door again, followed by a male voice sounded hurriedly outside the yard.
"Brother, big brother, are you there?"
Boss Fu responded and turned on the light cord on the wall again. Only then did he see clearly that the person standing outside the door was Fu Jian.
Fu Wan was just about to enter the house, but when she heard this she stopped and looked at Fu Jian curiously.
It's almost midnight, why is Fu Jian here? Did something happen?
Fu Jian was relieved to see that Boss Fu and his companions were still awake. Without even having time to exchange pleasantries, he hurriedly explained his purpose.
"Brother, will you come with me to the mountain to take a look? I just heard a dog barking and found that there was a fire in the cemetery on the mountain!"
"What, the cemetery is on fire?!"
Ye Xiaocui came out of the room wearing a coat. She had just finished her work and was about to lie down to sleep when she heard Fu Jian's voice outside again.
Fu Jian nodded hurriedly. Originally, his father should have gone with him, but the old man was too old to go out in such cold weather. If Fu Jian went up the mountain alone, since it was a cemetery after all, he was a little scared.
So he thought of Comrade Fu Lao Da, the victim of a fraud.
A fire on the mountain was no small matter. Boss Fu immediately picked up a flashlight and was about to go out. Seeing this, Fu Ming, who had just come out of the house, hurriedly chased after him.
Ye Xiaocui watched them leave and couldn't help cursing.
"God damn it, tomorrow is New Year's Eve, why is there a fire on the mountain at this time?"
Could it be that someone set the fire?
Fu Wan was also trying to guess the cause of the fire, but it was not a good idea to let her thoughts run wild here.
If there really was a fire on the mountain, it would have to be put out immediately. The mountain next to their village wasn't very high, half covered in cemeteries and half in bamboo forests. It was still windy at night, and if the flames were blown down to the village, it would be a disaster.
Thinking of this, Fu Wan hurriedly picked up two empty buckets and ran out. Before Ye Xiaocui could react, she saw her daughter disappearing from her sight as if following the trend.
"Awan, where are you going?"
"I'll go to the mountain and take a look!"
Hearing the words Fu Wan sent back from afar, Ye Xiaocui became very anxious. At this time, Qin Anning, who was sleeping in the room, was also woken up. She put on her clothes and came out. Seeing Ye Xiaocui's anxious face, she hurriedly asked.
"Mom, what's wrong? Where are Awan and Aming?"
"Oh, they went to the mountain. Who knows who set the fire there? Fu Jian called them up to take a look!"
"Oh no, I have to ask Aliang to bring two more buckets and a shoulder pole to check. An Ning, you stay home and look after the two children!"
"Ah? OK!"
Fu Wan walked very fast with the bucket, but Boss Fu and his companions were also walking fast. As soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, Fu Wan smelled a burnt smell in the air.
"Who is burning paper money on the mountain?"
When Boss Fu heard his daughter's voice, he shone the flashlight behind him and found that his daughter had followed him.
He was about to say something when he saw the empty bucket in Fu Wan's hand and suddenly realized.
Hey, the three of them combined are not as smart as Fu Wan. What if there is a fire and they are unarmed? Are they going to scoop water with their hands to put out the fire?
However, when Fu Wan said that someone was burning paper money on the mountain, Fu Lao Da, Fu Ming and Fu Jian didn't really smell it.
Fu Jian sniffed hard, and apart from the occasional smell of cigarette smoke, he could not smell anything else in the air.
How come Fu Wan could smell the scent of paper money right away?
"Awan, do you really smell the scent of paper money?"
Fu Jian asked with some doubt, and Fu Wan nodded affirmatively. They continued walking as they spoke, and as they neared the cemetery, Boss Fu, who was walking in front, suddenly raised his hand, signaling them to be quiet.
Fu Jian and Fu Ming stopped immediately upon hearing this, as did Fu Wan. At this moment, the sounds around them became clearer.
I only heard a familiar voice, "Wait a moment, it's still time to put out the fire after the paper money here is burned. If the paper money is not burned, how can your aunt collect the money? How can she bless our family to be prosperous then?"
"I won't tell you any more, you old bitch. Hurry up! There's so much smoke, people will notice it later."
The more Fu Ming listened to the voice, the more familiar it sounded. Fu Wan behind him pulled him and silently said two names to him.
Fu Laoer, Wang Zhaodi!
Why are these two gods not sleeping on the night of the 29th and running to the cemetery to burn paper!
The brother and sister were still puzzled, but the elder Fu, who was at the front, was about to spit fire. He was tall and could see far, and through the light of Wang Zhaodi's fire, he could see the name on the tombstone clearly at a glance.
Damn it, that’s his mother’s grave. Are these two people so tired of living that they actually run to his mother’s grave and act wild?
It’s so late at night, isn’t he afraid that his mother will take them away!
Aren’t Fu Laoer and Wang Zhaodi afraid? Of course they are. Wang Zhaodi’s hands are still shaking as she burns paper money!
But the movies shown at the entrance of the village before said that wealth and honor...wealth and honor are achieved through risk. If she didn't take risks, how could she make a lot of money?
As for Fu Laoer, his desire to get rich was not as strong as his wife's. Now, seeing the fire becoming more and more obvious in the dark night, he was very scared.
There was not much paper money left of the one he had brought with great difficulty. He picked up a shovel and prepared to shovel the dirt to put out the fire, but when he turned around, he was met with the gloomy face of Boss Fu.