Every festival, the major shops in the Capital City would start selling firecrackers, which only the wealthy could afford for their enjoyment.
But the types of firecrackers were quite limited, only one or two kinds, really. One type was the firecracker that burst with loud sounds, some with a single bang and others with a series of explosions; the other type was the kind that shot out sparks, sending flames into the sky after being lit, scattering like stars.
Yan Qing had played with them as a child, but as there were no new varieties, he stopped playing with them as he grew older.
Since there were no young children in the Marquis Duanjing Residence, the place was occupied solely by adults; hence, they never engaged in such activities in the past.
