Memories in the sound of firecrackers during the Spring Festival.
Wen Kang Jianhe.
In the Spring Festival of 2024, the sound of firecrackers on New Year's Eve will continue to rise and fall, ushering in the new year. The sound of cannons on the first and fifth days of the new year is deafening, implying that the new year is prosperous. On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the cannon sound of "Sending the Poor Day" resounded in the sky, implying that there is a good omen in the new year and the quality of life will be improved.
The crackling sound of the cannons in my ears aroused my memories of the joy of setting off firecrackers during the Spring Festival in my childhood, adolescence and youth.
In my childhood, I looked forward to the New Year, the strong atmosphere, the new clothes to show off in front of my partners, the fragrant meat dumplings and stewed cabbage, meat, and vermicelli stew, and at the same time, I looked forward to the sound of firecrackers and the happy smile of setting off the firecrackers in person.
When we were children, we lived in our hometown Daiwang City, which was an ancient city and the capital of the ancient "Daiguo".
In the sixties and seventies, when the economy was planned, although the market was prosperous, private merchants did not, and the goods were sold by state-owned supply and marketing cooperatives. Spring Festival children want to buy firecrackers, there are a small number of small red hanging whips in the store, that is, a hundred heads of whips and a small number of two firecrackers, on this firecracker children buy very little, because the family is difficult, the children have no money in their pockets, to the end of the year, the adults at home to buy a hanging or get ten eight cannons in the New Year's Eve and the first five days of the new year, to add a prosperous and lively New Year, to the New Year to add a joy and color, but also to the children to bring happiness.
My family is in good condition, my mother gave us change to buy two whips, and my brother and I set them off happily. Dad would bring a big red cannon or a second red cannon when he came home for the Chinese New Year, and sometimes a Qi rocket. At this time, my brother and I were dancing happily, not to mention the joyful energy. Small firecrackers are reluctant to light them at one time, we will dismantle the small cannons on the whip and set them off one by one, so that we can get too busy with firecrackers. At that time, due to his young age and timidity, his hands would tremble and his body tremble when he fired the gun, and his parents were constantly reminding him to pay attention to safety. Although there is danger, I have increased my courage under the happiness of firing the cannon, and gradually learned to hold the cannon with my hand, and throw it directly after igniting it, and the body feels nervous at the moment of throwing the cannon, but the heart still feels happy. When he saw the crisp and deafening sound of the cannon in the air, a bright smile bloomed on his face.
The scene and happiness of the childhood cannon are vivid, there is no trouble, and there is no danger to the consequences, as long as you are happy and happy, your childhood life is full of sunshine and beauty.
In the mid-70s, my family moved to Ulju City, and I grew up as a child to a teenager. I am still looking forward to the New Year, not only looking forward to food and clothing, but also looking forward to buying fireworks by myself. I remember the scene of the first Spring Festival in Ulju City, when my neighbors and friends invited me to buy fireworks, which made me unforgettable.
The general store department of Seongnam Street West in Ulju operates firecrackers during the Chinese New Year, and I was stunned when I entered the store. There are so many colorful and colorful packaging cannons, and there are all kinds of shapes. Their names and prices are known through the large labels on the shelves. There are long and short hand-held flower tubes, square box flowers, round tops, triangular chrysanthemums, hexagonal small fireworks, thick and thin large fireworks, and many large and large whips. I have never seen such a firecracker when I was in Daiwangcheng, and it opened my eyes and dazzled me, and the excitement and happiness in my heart were indescribable.
All kinds of fireworks are exquisite, but you can't have them all, pick some low-priced fireworks and buy them. I remember a triangular chrysanthemum for a corner, a corner of the earth red, holding a small flower tube and two corners, like these fireworks to buy more is already good, to meet the needs of the heart, but also enough to get enough of the cannon addiction.
Fireworks are bought home, and they are carefully watched many times a day in a wicker dustpan, admiring the colorful patterns of the packaging, imagining what it will look like when they are set off, and looking forward to the arrival of the New Year's Eve.
The night of the vigil has finally arrived, the excitement is indescribable, the night falls, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is ready, and I can't wait to go to the yard to light the fireworks. You see, the triangular chrysanthemum swirls in the air, and the flowers emit are gorgeous and colorful, just like real chrysanthemums. You see, the earth red swirls and jumps on the ground, and the red light emitted reflects the entire courtyard, like auspicious clouds bringing good luck. Look at the hand-held flower tube, one by one the flowers are shot into the sky, blooming in a dull sound, and like a fairy scattering gorgeous and colorful flowers to the world. The beautiful landscape brings joy to the New Year at night, as well as joy and joy to people.
Youth, is a blooming flower, shining in the sun. When he was a teenager, he grew up healthily in the company of happiness and happiness.
In the 80s, I joined the workforce, and I grew from a young boy to a young adult.
During the Spring Festival, I still have expectations, and there is not much food and clothing. Because of the salary at this time, you can choose your own clothes, and eating is not only about meat, but also tends to be rich and rich. The addiction to fireworks is still the same as the years of the year.
I'm lucky to have a love and affection for fireworks. Transferred back to Ulju from the countryside to work, the goods he handled included fireworks, whip and bamboo. From being a buyer in childhood and teenagers, to a businessman. At this time, the society has progressed, the development of self-employment has been allowed, the market has been prosperous, the people have surplus money in their pockets, and the Spring Festival has more choices for children to buy firecrackers with change, and it also brings more happiness and joy.
Entering the month of Layue, the supply of fireworks and firecrackers began to be organized, and the fireworks were gradually put on the shelves after the Laba Festival. At this time, the winter vacation has just ended, and the children will go to the store in groups to learn about the types of fireworks and make plans to buy them.
As an operator, it is better to understand the safety instructions for fireworks in advance, and which varieties are suitable for all ages. When the fireworks arrive, we have to ask for spontaneous combustion, ** its color and the length of the fireworks time, and respond to all kinds of consumer inquiries when necessary.
The market is prosperous, in addition to the usual fireworks, at the same time the number of fireworks, national flowers and other fireworks, the number of rings, the volume is also larger, the weight is also increased, and the quality is safer. At the most, there are more than 50 varieties of fireworks, and the colors are more gorgeous and multi-eyelid.
The people's wallets are bulging, the number of fireworks purchased has increased, and consumption has increased. Some children can spend more than 10 yuan, and some adults can spend 30 or 40 yuan, or even more.
In the 80s, the underground coal resources on the northern slope were allowed to be mined privately, and the bosses and workers had more money in their hands, and they spent more when they bought fireworks and firecrackers during the Chinese New Year. Some people don't ask the price, but the price of the comprehensive type, which determines the level of their consumption. On the surface, their "wealthy" consumption reflects on the other side that the people are operating independently to develop the economy, making a fortune and working to earn money, and improving the quality of life of their own families.
Operating fireworks and firecrackers, the variety of test ignition, but also the wide range of experience, so that I have enough of the addiction to firecrackers and ** to more different fireworks.
As I grew older and my children grew older, my addiction to guns gradually weakened, and more often I became a spectator.
I can't remember when, firecrackers have become the "first offender" of environmental pollution, fireworks and firecrackers are silenced, it is difficult to hear the deafening sound of cannons during the New Year, and I can no longer see the gorgeous and colorful smallpox. From the lively atmosphere of saffron to the quiet New Year's Festival, the traditional New Year's custom culture has become a controversy.
The dragon is prosperous and auspicious, the sound of cannons suddenly resounded through the sky, the sky is full of "auspicious flowers", the previous lively, red, and peaceful quietly returned, and there was excitement in my heart. The voice that I hadn't seen for a long time opened the door to my memory, prompting me to record the years with a thin pen.