After being reborn, I have seven older sisters.

When the old Party Secretary learned of this, he immediately understood why the rats in the village granary could never be eradicated.

It turns out there were backup troops at the villagers' homes!

After some investigation, the old Party Secretary discovered that the actual problems were even more serious than what he had heard.

So he led all the village leaders in an emergency meeting that night, and finally came up with a solution that would save money and eliminate any worries.

First, the village pooled its money to buy rat poison, which was then distributed equally to each household.

Only by carrying out rat extermination activities throughout the entire village can the rats be left with nowhere to escape and eventually be completely eradicated.

Secondly, the villagers were organized to clear all the weeds off the city wall and destroy the rats' dens.

Songjiazhuang is over a hundred years old, and the earthen city wall lost its defensive function decades ago.

As a result, over the years, the entire top of the city wall has become overgrown with weeds, turning it into a habitat for all kinds of wild animals.

It is mostly infested with rats, and snakes can often be seen slithering around on it.

Almost every summer, Chunsheng and his family would witness snakes catching mice once or twice.

That night, a few rats fell into Chunsheng's backyard while fighting on the city wall, which was not unusual.

On several occasions before, snakes have been spotted in the backyard, front yard, and even inside the main room of our house.

Because of this, Chunzao and Chunmiao hate summer.

If a snake appears in their home even once, the entire summer is filled with fear for them.

Now things are much better. The village is going to start clearing the weeds from the city wall. Once the weeds are gone, snakes, rats, and the like will probably never appear in our homes again.

"In my opinion, we should just tear down all the village walls; that way, we won't even have to bother with weeding!"

Chunzao smiled at Chunmiao and said, "I think the same way as you. As long as there is no grass on the city wall, we will never be afraid of seeing snakes on the city wall in the backyard when we go to the toilet at night again."

Chunsheng was also very upset about the fact that his house was right next to the city wall.

However, his frustration stemmed from something different from his two older sisters; he wasn't afraid of snakes or rats appearing in the house.

Instead, they felt that the city walls were blocking too much light.

The city wall was already several meters higher than my house, and it was located on the east side.

This made the light in his room much dimmer.

Even on a sunny day, sitting by the window gives you the illusion of being in the shade of a tree.

"Actually, it's not impossible to get the village to tear down the city wall, as long as we can find a good reason that satisfies the old Party Secretary and the whole village!"

When Chunsheng said those words, the whole family looked at him with great curiosity.

Chunmiao immediately retorted, "Without the city walls, there will be fewer rats. Isn't that a valid reason?"

Chunsheng shook his head and laughed, "Your reason is too unconvincing. It's fine to ask the old Party Secretary to mobilize the whole village to weed and kill rats on the city wall, but to think about tearing down the city wall to kill rats is just a pipe dream."

"Don't even mention that the old Party Secretary wouldn't do something that loses money; if you just ask anyone in the village, I doubt anyone would do it."

Liu Yan'e nodded, agreeing with her son Chunsheng's statement. "Tearing down the city wall is not as simple as it sounds. Even if all the men and women in the village stopped working in the fields and devoted all their time to this task, it would still take at least several months."

Chunmiao sighed, looking helpless, "Fine, it seems that if we want to get rid of the fear of snakes, insects, and rodents completely, we'll have to think of another way."

Chunzao: "That's easy! Just leave it to me later."

Chunmiao was very curious, "What good ideas do you have?"

"Of course! I'll find you a partner in Quan Gang's village too, someone whose backyard doesn't border the city wall!"

Chunmiao immediately grinned mischievously, "Sixth Sister, you didn't marry your husband just because his backyard doesn't have walls, did you?"

"Of course not..."

As Chunzao spoke, she reached out and pinched Chunmiao's arm hard, saying, "I'll teach you to talk nonsense again, I'll teach you to talk nonsense again..."

As Chunmiao dodged and weaved, a hand accidentally touched Chunsheng's trouser pocket and reached for the leather bag containing silver coins.

Chunmiao was startled and looked at Chunsheng with curiosity. He wanted to ask about that thing, but when he saw Chunsheng winking at him, he immediately swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

That evening, while copying notes, Chunmiao finally asked, her face full of curiosity, "What was that in your pocket just now?"

Chunsheng thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll tell you, but don't be too shocked!"

"What is it that could shock me like this!" Chunmiao said, putting down her pen and standing up.

At this moment, Chunsheng took out the belt and placed it in his palm.

Chunmiao's eyes widened immediately as she stared at the leather bag, her face full of curiosity. "It's just a bag, what's so surprising about it?"

As she held the leather bag in her hand, she gently weighed it in her hand, and then asked, "What's inside?"

"You'll see for yourself when you open it!"

Chunmiao immediately untied the hemp rope tied to the bag and gently poured the contents onto the cabinet surface.

When the pile of silver dollars was revealed one by one from the bag, Chunmiao's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and she said incredulously:

"This is... a silver dollar?"

She had seen this kind of currency from the old society in a history book before, but this was the first time she had seen it in real life.

Chunsheng nodded. "Yes, they are silver dollars, a total of 22."

"Where did it come from?"

As Chunmiao spoke, she picked up a silver coin and examined it carefully.

"Would you believe me if I said I found it?"

"How could you find something so precious!"

Chunmiao's eyes widened even more. "Did you find it today?"

Chunsheng nodded again. "Yes, this afternoon!"

Chunmiao was a little surprised. "You went to school this afternoon, so how come someone brought silver coins to school and then lost them!"

Chunsheng immediately smiled and shook his head, "I didn't pick it up from school..."

Then, Chunsheng recounted how, during labor that afternoon, the school leaders had asked them to dismantle the blue bricks of the local earth god temple, and how he had found these silver coins in the temple's kiln.

After hearing this, Chunmiao immediately asked, "Then why didn't you hand it in to the school back then?"

"Who should we give it to? The school leaders?" Chunsheng couldn't help but laugh.

"Yes, you're a student. If you find something, whether you hand it over to the school leaders or your homeroom teacher, you should definitely hand it over to the school. How could you bring it home?"

Chunsheng immediately explained, "The whole school is doing labor today, and the scene is too chaotic. Even if I tell Teacher Li about this, she might not have time to listen."

"Also, there were some other things that were placed with these silver dollars. I was afraid that if I told Teacher Li, it would make her overthink things, so I took them home first and will tell her tomorrow!"