After being reborn, I have seven older sisters.

Chunsheng immediately asked, "Junwu, have you received the message from the commune yet?"

Zhang Junwu nodded. "Yes, we just received a message from the Armed Forces Department an hour ago that someone in Xiaojiaying was attacked by wolves again last night."

Upon hearing this, Chunsheng and the other two immediately exchanged glances, all seeing fear and shock in each other's eyes.

Song Guangge immediately asked, "Is that person dead?"

Zhang Junwu shook his head. "I heard he didn't die, but he was seriously injured."

Chunsheng knew that this was not the time to reminisce. Since the commune's armed forces department had sent a message asking them to provide support, it must be because the situation was serious.

So he immediately said, "Junwu, you guys should also be careful."

Zhang Junwu patted Chunsheng on the shoulder, "You should exercise at home these next few mornings, and be mindful of your behavior on your way to and from school!"

Chunsheng nodded. He knew that Zhang Junwu was reminding him to be careful of the gray wolves, but he just didn't say it explicitly.

Watching Zhang Junwu and his group leave, Song Guangliang's face immediately showed doubt. He whispered, "They went to Xiaojiaying. What if those wolves come to our Songjiazhuang?"

Chunsheng laughed and said, "If they drive those wolves away, they won't be able to reach our village."

Song Guangliang frowned. "What if some slip through the net?"

Hongqin couldn't help but laugh, "Then you should... hurry up and practice climbing trees!"

When Chunsheng got home, he told his parents about the village militia going to support Xiaojiaying. His mother immediately sighed and said, "We found out this morning while we were working in the fields that someone in Xiaojiaying was injured by wolves again last night."

"The wheat harvest is just around the corner, how could this happen so suddenly! If this delays the harvest, it will be a real problem."

Father Song Mantun shared the same worries, but he didn't show it on his face. He comforted Liu Yan'e, saying, "Don't worry, there's still more than a month until the wheat harvest. Perhaps by then, the militia will have already taken care of those wolves."

Liu Yan'e glanced at her husband and comforted herself, "You're right! There's still so much time; it shouldn't delay the wheat harvest."

Then she said to Chunsheng, "I heard that people in Xiaojiaying Village now go out in groups of two or three, and their children aren't being sent to school anymore. Does your school have any explanation for this?"

Chunsheng shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Mom, Xiaojiaying is still far away from us. Even if wolves really want to come, they'll have to get past Junwu and the others first."

"They all have guns, and besides our village militia, I heard that militia from other villages have also been sent to provide support."

"So I think there shouldn't be anything major happening here anytime soon."

Just as they were talking, Third Aunt Miao Suzhen suddenly ran over.

As soon as Miao Suzhen entered the room, she shouted, "Have you heard? Pan Yuren, the director of our commune's Poor Peasants' Association, was just taken away by the county police!"

Upon hearing this news, Liu Yan'e's eyes widened suddenly, and she couldn't help but ask, "So fast?"

Miao Suzhen nodded. "Who says otherwise? I was shocked when I heard the news. It turns out that the person they were talking about in the meeting last night was him."

Chunsheng thought to himself that Qin Yuanyuan's visit to their commune last week was mainly to investigate Pan Yuren's economic case, and that her brother-in-law's job being taken away was probably just a side effect.

If it weren't for his economic mistakes, Pan Yuren probably wouldn't have been investigated and arrested by the county so quickly.

It seems my brother-in-law is quite lucky; Pan Yuren was arrested in just a few days.

Next, we expect to receive news soon that Pan Zixing has been transferred from the commune veterinary station, and then it shouldn't be long before my brother-in-law returns to the commune veterinary station.

After telling the story of Pan Yuren's arrest, Third Aunt Miao Suzhen immediately mentioned that a village-wide meeting would be held at the brigade headquarters that afternoon.

Miao Suzhen briefly mentioned the content of the meeting, which was related to the frequent appearance of mice in her home over the past two days.

According to Miao Suzhen, the first team in the south of the city and the fourth team in the north of the city had the most rat infestations.

In some individual households, rats even ate all the grain in the grain jar overnight.

After Miao Suzhen left, Liu Yan'e immediately opened the room where her family kept their grain jars and shouted, "Dad, come and help us quickly, take another look at our grain jars."

"Didn't we just watch it last night?"

As Song Mantun spoke, he jogged into the house.

Chunsheng and his two older sisters followed closely behind, all going over to help.

The grain jar is the lifeblood of a family. If his family were to suffer the tragedy of having all their grain eaten by rats overnight, his old father would probably be so anxious that he would hang himself.

After checking all four grain jars and finding them all safe and sound, the family of five was finally relieved.

Song Mantun glanced at the half brick he had used to block the entrance to the rat hole last night.

It's still there, and its angle and position haven't changed at all.

It seems that no mice have come in since last night.

At this moment, Liu Yan'e reminded her, "Remember to find a way to block that hole today."

Song Mantun nodded. "Don't worry, I won't forget!"

Although there was no internet in this era, any news in the village spread just as quickly as it did on the internet.

Especially some bad things!

Within the time it took to eat a meal, the whole village knew that Pan Yuren, the director of the commune's poor peasant association, had been taken away by the police.

On their way to school, Hongqin also discussed this matter with Chunsheng.

Hongqin's father was the village accountant and had always been interested in economic events that occurred in the commune and various villages. He also had many ways to find out about these events.

According to Hongqin, during the years that Pan Yuren served as the director of the commune's poor people's association, in addition to using public funds to build a new house for his own family, he also acquired many new items.

For example, items that newlyweds would typically buy, such as bicycles, sewing machines, watches, and radios.

In addition, he arranged jobs for several of his relatives in the commune.

Soon, Hongqin mentioned that Pan Yangyang's father, Pan Zixing, was one of them.

Chunsheng immediately said, "In that case, Pan Yangyang's father will probably lose his job!"

Hongqin laughed, "Of course! I heard that Pan Yangyang's father originally took someone else's job, how could they let him stay there!"

"It's already a miracle they didn't arrest him too!"

When the two arrived at the school gate, a large group of people were already waiting.

Everyone gripped the iron bars with both hands, looking inside with panicked expressions.

Song Guangliang was among them.

Upon seeing Chunsheng arrive, Song Guangliang immediately said with a wry smile, "We've been waiting for ages. I heard the gatekeeper had an upset stomach today; he's probably in the toilet right now!"

"It seems we'll have to wait patiently a bit longer if we want to get in."

Just then, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "Wolf! Wolf is coming!"