Chapter 139 (1/2)

The 'torpedo' did its job

Zheng Tan heard a splash followed by screa

The air stunk and the toothpickup his pants He tripped and fell onto the floor, getting even more poop on him He ran into the house

The firecracker had created quite aTan was fortunate he hid behind a haystack So Tan, however, was amazed at hoell the washroom was built It didn't have any cracks after the blow Or maybe it did, he just couldn't see them

Zheng Tan wanted to see how pathetic the toothpick er He wanted to puke Besides, the toothpick man's family had realized what happened and he could hear the commotion inside the house

Zheng Tan hurriedly left via the backyard He took care to avoid stepping on excrement

The neighbors heard the bang but had thought it was only the local kids playing so and opened their doors to see what had happened The sreeted them

Zheng Tan hid the other 'torpedo' he stole under a brick It was safe there No one looked under bricks If the toothpick ain, he would put that firecracker to good use

When Zheng Tan returned home, he felt he smelled, so he sat on the haystack to air his fur out

He saw the three-legged cat run past him with a fat mouse in its mouth

Were tricolored cats just superior to other cats? This one

Zheng Tan shook his ears He admired the cat

After twenty soTan followed them into the house

Grandpa Jiao and Jiao Yuan s Tan

The yellow dog sniffed Grandpa Jiao then sneezed He then sniffed Zheng Tan He wanted to lick hi Tan

The Jiaos at holets with Grandpa Jiao Grandpa Jiao and Jiao Yuan thought he had stayed hoone or what he had done

Zheng Tan took a bath that day He felt strange and didn't want to jump onto the bed without a bath

The next day was New Year's Eve

The grown-ups were busy froot up and went to eat breakfast, the grown-ups were already done eating Zheng Tan sat onto a chair and started eating his food while listening to Papa Jiao and Grandpa Jiao talk

”I told you the dog's very healthy and he'll be fine after a walk” Grandpa Jiao pointed at Lucky as playing with a rubber duck in the yard

”What about breakfast?” Papa Jiao asked

”Breakfast? No need Not every aniets three meals a day”

Grandpa Jiao then told Papa Jiao about what had happened to the toothpickthe villagers No one kneho did it and according to the toothpickthe door to his backyard He had heard the sound of a burning fuse, but that was it

His new phone had fallen into the cesspit and couldn't be used any it out

He was incredibly angry and spent all last night swearing and cursing

Most people were secretly glad He deserved what had happened and no one felt bad for hih unknown and probably unspeakable means He had boasted to everyone he had met about his phone as if it made him a rich person

Because it was New Year's Eve, people started setting off firecrackers everywhere

Grandpa Jiao had told the kids not to run around that day The firecrackers used for celebrations were different than the one kids played with They ca and could easily hurt so, so Papa Jiao told them to stay home

Zheng Tan watched them move tables and place candlesticks It was a tradition People prayed to the Gods for good luck on this day

Papa Jiao had invited Mama Jiao's parents over, but they had refused

Jiao Wei brought firecrackers over He had e ones were the size of Jiao Yuan's arm The small ones were for Jiao Yuan