Plane Convenience Store

"Thank you shopkeeper, how much do these cost in total?"

Compared with that 'broken' fruit knife, this big bag must be very expensive.

An Dacong touched his pocket, his family is a small business, so there is a slight surplus every year.

Compared with other families in the village, father and mother will meet a little request of him and his sister every year.

My sister's hair rope and the small bow he asked for were all given at the end of last year.And as the eldest son of the family, he gradually became the governor, and he probably knew how much something cost.

But even if he is young, he knows that something that can deal with the Nian beast is hard to come by.Is the money left in his pocket really enough?

When he came out to escape, he only brought money and food. If Nian Beast really went to their village, his home would be destroyed.

That is to say, if this winter passes, he and his sister will depend on the money in his hands to live.

Even if he is very willing to buy it, but spend all his money on firecrackers, how will he and his sister live in the spring of tomorrow?

An Dacong's hand holding the bag began to shake. Seeing his hesitation, Lu Lu smiled and said, "You see, these firecrackers are not worth as much as the knife in your hand. In our place, everyone Anything you can hold."

Lu Lu asked An Dacong to listen carefully, and sure enough there were deafening noises outside the convenience store from time to time, continuously.

Lu Lu raised another corner of the curtain to let him look out.

Seeing that the ground was covered with red paper that was too late to sweep, they were all leftovers from the explosion of firecrackers. An Dacong believed it when he saw it.

"Then, are these enough?"

Although the owner said he was sure, An Dacong was still not confident.

He simply spread all the money on the table and let the shopkeeper take it himself, which would save him less money and make him blush for nothing.

"You can't buy things like this." Lu Lu has opened the store for a while, and he has some experience: "If you take out all the money at once, if you meet someone who wants to cheat you, you have to take it all away. "

"Here, shopkeeper, aren't you a good person?" An Dacong scratched his head and smiled honestly: "You don't have to worry, my parents have taught me these things, and doing business with merchants from other places, I will naturally be extra careful."

After accepting a good person card, Lu Lu randomly picked up the smallest piece of silver, put it away and said: "This is enough. I heard that you are fleeing, and many places are inconvenient. Would you like to have something else?"

"No need, these are enough."

An Dacong was very grateful to be able to buy these things.

But what Lu Lu said made sense, so he stayed in the store with his sister for a while to warm up.

They took a lot of things for this escape, but they were not hungry or thirsty.

But the conditions outside could not be better than inside the house, so after walking outside for a long time, my whole body was very cold, and after warming up in the store for a while, when my sister's little hands were warm, An Dacong said to Lu Lu Thank you, and led my sister out of the store.

"Big Cong, Xiao Cong, where did you go just now?"

Not long after returning to the original place, I saw Awang running over anxiously: "My mother saw that you two disappeared, and thought you were left behind. Where did you go just now?"

"It's nothing, it's just that my sister is not feeling well, so we both took a rest."

An Dacong thought of a reason to deal with it, but Awang was honest and didn't care about the weirdness.

After packing up the things at hand, An Dacong led his sister and donkey, and followed Awang towards the crowd.

This time, it was not until noon that the village chief took the lead to stop and rest, and only those who had driven for a day could stop to catch their breath.

"Hey, tossing people! If the beast doesn't leave this year, we have to go all the way to the beginning of spring. I don't know how much hardship we will have to suffer along the way!"

"When will the dead beast die, it will be a joy!"

It is really not a comfortable thing to rush on the road when the sky is full of snow. After sitting down, the people who have been driving for half a day start to complain about the evil beast.

If it weren't for this evil beast, they would have been nestling at home and burning a fire comfortably on this day, so they wouldn't have to suffer like this.

"Hey, eat more pancakes, I haven't walked much in the morning, and I have to catch up in the afternoon!"

A mother persuaded her son to eat more, but she was dumbfounded just after halfway through the persuasion, and the pancake in her son's hand fell to the ground in fright.

"Nian Beast! The Nian Beast is here!"

"Everyone, run!"

In the distance, a ferocious beast with a green face and long fangs is running aggressively. From a distance, one can count the four horns on its head. It is undoubtedly the Nian Beast.

All of a sudden, the whole camp became a hot mess. The village chief was terrified when he saw this situation, but he was an elder after all, so he endured his fear and ordered: "Everyone separate and run! Don't get stuck in one place!" How many can run!"

"Boys, why are you still standing there! Hurry up and run with your family!"

The words of the village chief gave everyone a backbone, so those who were paralyzed by fright also encouraged them to get up, got into the woods and ran after finding the right direction.

Soon, there were only the village head and the old people who were unwilling to run away.

They cruelly drove all the grandchildren out, and stood there calmly, trying to delay the children for a little time so that they could run far enough.

In the forest, dense snow fell from the branches from time to time, drenching people's heads.

An Dacong helped his younger sister to cover her head, at the same time wiped her hair indifferently, and took off the snow that was drenched on her body.

He was running well with Awang and the others, but when he saw the village chief and the others staying where they were, he suddenly froze and slowed down unconsciously.

"Brother Da Cong, why don't you run away?"

An Dacong stopped suddenly, and Ngawang, who was pulling An Xiaocong with him, became anxious.

He got separated from his parents, so he had to run with the familiar An Dacong. Now seeing An Dacong getting nervous, he was anxious like an ant on a hot pot.

But soon, An Dacong picked up a bag of things, and solemnly said to him: "Awang, take my sister away, if I don't come back, help me take care of her, I beg you for this one thing!"

Looking at the Nian Beast galloping in the distance, he didn't have time to explain to Awang.

Regardless of what was behind him, he couldn't stop calling, 'Brother, brother! ’ An Xiaocong quickly ran to the village chief.

Seeing An Dacong running towards him, the village chief and other elders hurriedly wanted to chase him away, but it was already too late.

Nian Beast is right in front of you.

At the critical moment, An Dacong's mind went blank.

Looking at the Nian Beast getting closer, he clenched his teeth, not knowing whether it was anger or fear.

He remembered the shopkeeper's explanation, lit the fuse with a lighter, and quickly hung it on the tree.

He ordered a string and hung it up, and within a few breaths, the sound of crackling firecrackers exploded in the forest.

Even the snow on the tree was shaken off by the violent noise.

The village chief and the others had been numb by the successive incidents. They stared at the Nian beast, waiting for the beast to eat up all their old bones.

Delaying time for their children and grandchildren is something they have discussed long ago. They have lived a long time, and they should have lived enough.

However, just when they were waiting to die in despair, Nian Beast... Nian Beast actually stopped!

"Crack crackle crackle!"

"Crack crackle crackle!"

The continuous sound blew away the birds in the whole forest, and when they were dumbfounded, Boy An who came back from the sudden kill hurriedly stuffed a piece of red paper into each of their hands and asked them to hold it up to their chests.

They just followed suit stupidly.

"Ow!"

A continuous patch of red hurt the eyes of Nian Beast, coupled with the crackling firecrackers, it wailed in pain.

After howling a few times, it flicked its tail away in fright.

No one would think that the posture of running away from the wilderness was a return trip full of food!

When the Nian Beast retreated, the village head and others were freed from the fear and shock just now, grabbed An Dacong and asked, "Da Cong, tell me the truth, what did you do just now to scare the Nian Beast?" Ran?"

"Grandpa Village Chief, are you talking about this now? Hurry up and bring back the big guys and let them bring these red papers, so Nian Beast won't dare to touch them!"

The village chief just woke up like a dream, and stopped asking An Dacong.

After a lot of effort, those who fled in all directions were found again. The village head asked An Dacong to explain carefully, so he truthfully explained what he had learned from the convenience store.

Of course, An Dacong has seen many businessmen since he was a child, and he is naturally shrewd.

With some reservations, he didn't tell the news about the convenience store, but pretended to be a traveling businessman he didn't know.

His parents often went out to sell goods, and it was possible that they knew a few people that no one knew.

Knowing that Nian Beast is afraid of firecrackers and red, everyone couldn't believe it.

Such a simple thing, why has no one discovered it before?

But Nian Beast was indeed scared away just now, which gave them a reassurance.

After everyone discussed it, the village head finally made the decision and returned to the village.

Now that they have a way to deal with the Nian Beast, they are naturally not afraid of this beast.

There is red dye in the village, and the dry-dyed red cloth that has been worked overtime is enough to last for a while.

As for the firecrackers... An Dacong said he only had these, but the sound of burning bamboo could also drive away the Nian Beast.

Hearing about bamboo, the village chief was worried for a while, but after brainstorming, they still found a substitute for bamboo. In this way, this winter can finally pass safely.

The villagers are satisfied to be able to return to the village where they were born and raised.

After returning to the village, An Dacong pulled An Xiaocong aside to make sure that she hadn't told about the convenience store, so he relaxed and warmed up the stove with his sister and warmed up together.

The next day, An Dacong was treated like a hero in the village.

The elders in the village all praised him when they met him, but An Dacong thought that he hadn't killed the Nian beast and avenged his parents, so he didn't float up, but became more calm, which made the villagers look at him with admiration.

Knowing that firecrackers and red can indeed drive away Nian Beast, most of the gloom in An Dacong's heart dissipated.

Knowing that the beast also has something to be afraid of, he has more confidence in getting rid of this monster with his own hands in the future.

However, his mood was tense because of another matter.

The problem was what he thought was a 'broken' paring knife.