The wailing and howling of the Du family mother and son quickly caught the attention of the villagers. At this hour, many had already finished dinner and were preparing to go to sleep.
That is how life in the farming village went. There was no evening entertainment, and going to bed early helped conserve energy and stave off hunger. Besides, lamp oil was so expensive that everyone hated to use it, and as for getting up in the night, people simply felt their way along in the dark.
Anyway, there was moonlight, so it was not as if they could see nothing at all.
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