In the blink of an eye, the villagers were reaping a bountiful harvest.
Seeing the scene before them, many villagers immediately phoned home and called over their families.
When the rats first came, they were driven away by the firecrackers, but now, faced with so many people, they started scurrying in all directions.
After a long night's turmoil, the rats finally stopped coming, and only then did people start heading home with their field mice.
Many peoples' woven bags were chewed through by the field mice, and the ones they worked so hard to catch all escaped, leaving them crying on the spot.
"What are you making such a racket for at this late hour?"
Returning home, Wu Xiaoshan tiptoed into his room, not daring to turn on the light for fear of waking Xin Lei.
He had barely taken a few steps when the light in the room suddenly came on and he saw Xin Lei opening the door.
Wu Xiaoshan feasted his eyes on Xin Lei in her light clothing before he began his explanation.