Once upon a time, there were two families in a small town. One family was surnamed Zhang, and the other was surnamed Li. The yards of the two families were right next to each other, with only a low wall in between. The Zhang family raised a flock of chickens. These chickens foraged in the yard during the day, and everything was fine. But recently, every midnight, the rooster of the Zhang family would suddenly crow.
The Li couple was so disturbed by this midnight crowing that they couldn't fall asleep. As time went by, their mental state became very poor. They thought that the Zhang family must be deliberately making trouble, making the rooster crow at midnight to disturb their rest. So, the man of the Li family angrily ran to the Zhang family to argue. The Zhang family felt very wronged. They didn't know why the rooster would crow at midnight either. The two families quarreled endlessly and refused to give in to each other.
Yan Zi, who was very clever and wise, learned about this matter when passing by. He decided to help the two families resolve this dispute. Yan Zi first went to the chicken coop of the Zhang family to take a closer look. He found that there was a problem with the lighting in the chicken coop. When the moonlight shone in at night, it would make the rooster mistake it for dawn, so it crowed.
Yan Zi found some wooden boards and skillfully adjusted the layout of the chicken coop to block the moonlight. That night, the chickens of the Zhang family didn't crow at midnight anymore. The Li couple could finally have a good sleep. They were very grateful to Yan Zi and also felt ashamed for wrongly blaming the Zhang family before. The Zhang family was also very thankful for Yan Zi's help. The two families made up, and the small town regained its former peace.
