Sheng Guoer's words aroused curiosity among the villagers. She said, "If you like these, I will ask my mother, Sheng Shi, Xiao Tao, and Zhou Rui to teach you how to do it."
When the villagers knew that their own homes could be decorated in such a festive way, they were very excited and asked Shen and others for advice. Sheng Guoer asked her mother and younger brothers and sisters to teach them how to make Chinese knots and red lanterns.
Ma Chunhua said: "Guo'er, you're really good at it. It's so red now that every household is happy."
But Chuntao on the side said worriedly: "If we do this, will it attract the Nian beast?"
When Sheng Guoer heard this, she thought, isn't the legendary Nian the most afraid of the color red?
Sheng Guoer asked: "Isn't the Nian beast most afraid of the color red?"
Chuntao said: "Is the Nian beast afraid of the color red?"
Sheng Guoer suddenly realized that in this imaginary dynasty, their current legends did not seem to have anything to fear about the Nian beast.
Wait, is there really a Nian beast? Seeing Chuntao's expression, Sheng Guoer thought that if it was a legend, these people should know how to deal with it.
Ma Chunhua said solemnly: "Oh, you just need to stay at home and don't go out. Every time Nian Beast enters each village, he specializes in catching children who are alone outside. At most, we can put some chickens and ducks outside, that's all. Hide away."
Hearing what Ma Chunhua said, Sheng Guoer was shocked. The Nian Beast really existed! And this Nian beast is really hateful, it actually eats children!
This is strange. I have heard about the Nian beast since I was a child, but I thought it was a legend. I didn't expect it to actually exist!
Sheng Guoer came from a thousand years later and naturally knew what to do, so she gave Meng Xingzhou a look.
Meng Xingzhou realized that the two came to a secluded place.
Meng Xingzhou asked: "What was the more fun thing you just said?"
Sheng Guoer glanced at her cutely and said with a naughty smile: "You want to know, are you not afraid of danger?"
Meng Xingzhou smiled slightly and said, "Is there still danger? Then I'm really curious. What dangerous things do you have that are interesting?"
Sheng Guoer said: "Do you know saltpeter?"
Meng Xingzhou nodded and said, "Of course I recognize it!
Meng Xingzhou grabbed Sheng Guoer's sleeve and said, "Follow me!"
The two of them ran to a mountain wall, and Meng Xingzhou said, "I discovered this a few days ago. Do you want some?"
Sheng Guoer smiled and said: "It seems that our Mr. Meng knows a little bit about everything!"
Meng Xingzhou took out his knife and fetched saltpeter from the mountain wall while saying, "I don't know as much as you. At least I don't know what you want to do now."
Sheng Guoer said: "Firecrackers and fireworks!"
Meng Xingzhou asked in confusion: "What are firecrackers?"
Sheng Guoer wrapped the saltpeter powder in a cloth and then said, "You will know later."
After that, Sheng Guoer and Meng Xingzhou returned to Sheng Guoer's home. Sheng Guoer brought the charcoal basket over, and then Sheng Guoer paused and showed a bad smile.
"Mr. Meng, can you help me grind these pieces of charcoal?"
Sheng Guoer handed over the charcoal basket. Meng Xingzhou nodded happily and took the charcoal basket. The two of them squatted on the ground, head to head, and ground the charcoal into powder.
Seeing that Meng Xingzhou was working very hard, Sheng Guoer suddenly got excited and slapped Meng Xingzhou's face with black charcoal powder, making Meng Xingzhou's face look like a little cat.
Seeing how embarrassed Sheng Guoer was, she laughed like a silver bell.
"Why are you laughing?" Meng Xingzhou suddenly made a move and drew a line of black on Sheng Guoer's face.
Sheng Guoer was caught off guard and was scratched by Meng Xingzhou. She pouted and said coquettishly: "Huh, you stingy, you are so careless!"
Meng Xingzhou laughed and said, "This is called reaping the consequences!"
Sheng Guoer thought to herself, don't be complacent, I will definitely call you when the time comes to fight the Nian beast!
While talking, the two of them ground black charcoal into powder, and then Sheng Guoer mixed saltpeter powder and black charcoal powder in a certain proportion.
Sheng Guoer said: "Xingzhou, go get some red paper and paste, as well as thin thread and sesame oil."
Meng Xingzhou clapped his hands and stood up to get the things. After a while, everything Sheng Guoer needed was ready.
Sheng Guoer first wrapped the nitrate powder in red paper into the shape of firecrackers, then inserted thin threads filled with sesame oil, wrapped them with paste, and tied them tightly.
Then, Sheng Guoer said: "The next step is to witness the miracle!"
Sheng Guoer took a stick of incense, lit it, covered her ears, stood far away from Meng Xingzhou, and then stretched out her arms to light the firecrackers standing in the middle.
Crack bang!
I saw the firecrackers explode in an instant, making a deafening sound, and red stamens bloomed on the snow.
Meng Xingzhou's eyes widened and he asked, "Why do you know such weapons?"
Sheng Guoer said with a smile: "What kind of weaponry! These are the firecrackers used for the New Year!"
Meng Xingzhou said seriously: "Guo'er, you are really a genius. If such an item is used on the battlefield, it will definitely be much more powerful than a trebuchet!"
Battlefield, firecrackers? Suddenly an idea flashed in Sheng Guoer's mind: "Is it possible that I can still be in the arms business?"
It seems that in ancient times, as long as you had knowledge, you would definitely make a fortune!
Sheng Guoer thought to herself, if I open a restaurant and make milk tea, I can change my status as a middleman after obtaining the basic funds, so that I can better cooperate with the government. Even if I want to sell these firecrackers now, I guess there won’t be anyone from the military camp. Believe me.
Because in this world, status determines everything.
But the most important thing now is to get rid of the Nian beast and have a good New Year!
Sheng Guoer said: "We'll talk about the future later. I just want to have a good year now!"
Meng Xingzhou smiled and said, "Celebrate the New Year with firecrackers?"
Sheng Guoer looked at Meng Xingzhou and said firmly: "That's right! I want to get rid of the Nian beast!"
What! Meng Xingzhou's eyes widened and he asked, "Are you kidding me? You want to get rid of the Nian Beast?!"
Sheng Guoer nodded confidently!
The loud noise attracted the villagers, who all asked what happened. Sheng Guoer smiled and said, "It's okay. I made a firecracker. It will definitely be useful during the Chinese New Year. Don't be afraid this year, I want to get rid of the Nian Beast!"
When the villagers heard this, they were surprised at first, and then laughed.
Song Silang said: "Guo'er, if you can get rid of the Nian Beast, then I will work as a coolie for you for the rest of my life! The Nian Beast is so fierce that even the officers and soldiers of the government office couldn't kill it last time. How can you, a little girl, do it!"
Mrs. Shen frowned and said, "Guo'er, don't mess around! You'll be at home at night and don't go anywhere!"
The younger brothers and sisters, including the ladies, also discouraged Sheng Guoer.
Sheng Guoer seemed to have made up her mind. She smiled in her heart and said, "You don't know how to deal with it anyway, I know." This time I will eliminate harm for the people!
Sheng Guoer said: "Don't worry, everyone, with the help of Mr. Meng, who is both civil and military, I will definitely succeed. We have already planned it!"
Uncle Li said: "Guoer, please don't talk nonsense. Although the Nian beast is ferocious, as long as we put some chickens, ducks and geese outside to worship it, that's all."
But Sheng Guoer said: "Uncle Li, what do you say to the child who was captured by it?"
When this was mentioned, everyone felt sad, especially the Chen family's wife. The reason why she wanted a second child was because her eldest son was kidnapped by Nian Beast when he was a child and has not returned yet!
The Chen family's wife thought of her son and shed tears sadly.
Indeed, even though everyone left the tributes outside, the Nian beast would still break into the yard and take away some children by force.
Therefore, every household actually spends the New Year’s Eve hiding in the cellar.
After Sheng Guoer understood this, she became more determined to get rid of the beast!
And getting rid of the Nian beast is the best sales advertisement for her Spring Festival supplies!
Sheng Guoer said: "Dear fellow villagers, I just made a firecracker. As long as everyone listens to me and decorates their homes in red, the Nian beast will not dare to enter the house, because the Nian beast is most afraid of red!"
Sheng Guoer's words made everyone present feel a little unbelievable. Sheng Guoer said: "Anyway, everyone is staying at home and dare not come out. No matter whether my method works or not, it will not hurt everyone. If my method works, The Nian beast will definitely not enter the courtyard, just wait and see!"
Sheng Shi was the first to stand up and support her sister, because there were countless "magical" things that happened to her sister, so Sheng Shi trusted her sister's judgment.
The other villagers looked at each other, and after whispering, the eldest brother of the Chen family was the first to stand up and said: "I have wanted to kill this Nian beast for a long time! But there is no way. Guo'er, if you have a way, count me in. Isn’t it just red? My family dyes cloth. We have red dye and a lot of red paper. We only use it on happy occasions. If it’s really useful, feel free to take it!”
Sheng Guoer clapped her hands and said, "Great, Brother Chen, please prepare some more red cloth, and I need a few young and strong guys to help me hit the Nian Beast with firecrackers!"
Firecrackers, what are firecrackers? Everyone was a little surprised, but Sheng Guoer didn't waste any time. He made a firecracker with nitrate powder again, then asked everyone to disperse, and then lit the firecracker.
Crack bang! The huge sound and power stunned everyone present.
Sheng Guoer smiled contemptuously: "Song Silang, how are you?"
Song Silang almost knelt on the ground and said, "Sister, my brother has been working for you my entire life!"
At night, Sheng Guoer asked his friends to put all the firecrackers in bamboo tubes, and then lurk in a secret place. Once the Nian beast appeared, he would light the firecrackers in the bamboo tubes, and the firecrackers would fly high into the sky along the bamboo tubes. , as long as it explodes, the Nian beast will be startled, thus disrupting its sight!
After everything was ready, Sheng Guoer was still very excited. After all, fighting the Nian beast was much more exciting than watching the Nian beast one night. This was the time when she used modern knowledge to get rid of the Nian beast thousands of years ago.
It was midnight, and suddenly a strong wind came. Sheng Guoer's eyes were wide open at this moment!
There really is a Nian beast!
I saw that it had long tentacles on its head, sharp fangs, and blue fur. It looked like a tiger or a bear, and its eyes were fierce. It had a big head and a small body. It was more than ten feet long. Its eyes were like copper bells. At this moment, it was taking steps step by step. In the village, Nian Beast felt as if he had arrived at his own home, as if everything was so logical.
But when it was about to enter the yard, it suddenly showed a frightened look and saw red spring couplets and red blessing characters on the wall.
The word "福" also means "surrender", so Nian Beast's face was full of doubts, and then he let out a deafening roar. This was to vent his dissatisfaction!
The Nian beast was frantically looking for prey, but wherever it went, it found that everything was red. It was so angry that it was filled with smoke. But at this moment, there was a sudden "whoosh" sound, followed by the sound of thunder in the air!
Nian Beast was startled, and then Sheng Guoer shouted: "Brothers, fight me!"
Seeing the effect, the young people in the village followed what Sheng Guoer said, raised their torches, threw firecrackers at the Nian beast, and hit the Nian beast at the same time!
The Nian beast did not expect that someone knew its weakness and hurriedly retreated, but it was already too late. Sheng Guoer and Meng Xingzhou had already planted firecrackers at its retreat.
After hearing loud crackling noises, when the smoke and dust dispersed, they saw the Nian beast paralyzed on the ground, dying.
"Victory!"
Cheers resounded through the sky, and every household heard the cheers of victory at this moment, and the elderly and children ran out to watch.
When everyone saw that the Nian beast had been eliminated, everyone cried with joy.
Uncle Li cried excitedly and said: "We are no longer afraid of the Nian beast. It was our Dongxiang Village who got rid of the Nian Beast! It was our Dongxiang Village Sheng Guoer who got rid of the Nian Beast!"
For a time, Sheng Guoer became a heroine in everyone's mind. Everyone lifted her up and surrounded her with cheers as she marched on the road to the village on the happy little night.
Early the next morning, the Nian beast appeared in Dongxiang Village, shocking the entire Jinlong Mansion!
At this time, a handsome young official in the carriage saw the villagers in Xifeng Village and the countryside rushing to buy Sheng Guoer's Spring Festival supplies. He stopped at Sheng Guoer and smiled.
