Though night had not yet fallen, firecrackers were already popping across the village, as some families ate their New Year's Eve dinner early.
The Fu Family ate a little later; by six-thirty, all the dishes were prepared. Dad Fu brought out a long string of firecrackers, tossed them out by the doorway, and prepared to light them.
Fu Ying stopped Dad Fu as he stepped forward and asked Fu Zhe, "Do you want to try lighting them? Just go slowly, the same way you set off firecrackers by yourself."
Chapter 235