After dying early, I traveled to ancient times and became a boy

After Ye Xunqing and Mo Yuyan finished writing for today, Ye Xunqing took them out. When leaving, he locked all the doors to prevent anyone from stealing their things.

Ye Hongxia was holding the child at the main hall door, watching them. Ye Xunqing said, "Grandma is holding the child. Why don't you keep an eye on our house? It's full of Ah Heng's treasures. It would be bad if someone stole them."

No matter how outrageous the old couple was, they would not allow others to steal their son's things, and they did not dare to pick Ye Xunqing's lock without permission. This little lunatic would not recognize anyone when he made a fuss.

Ye Xunqing didn't care whether she agreed or not. He knew that the old couple would help them look after it.

After harnessing the donkey cart, Ye Xunqing took his younger brothers out. While walking on the road, he heard people talking about Liu Laiyan and Wang Jingui, saying that Liu Laiyan had driven Wang Jingui to another son's home.

Ye Xunqing thought that they must have had a big fight last night, and Liu Laiyan won in the end.

Never mind them, he still had to go and get some free lotus roots to eat.

Xie Lingyin knew that Ye Xunqing and the others had gone on a long trip, but she didn't know when they would be back, so when they appeared at the door driving a donkey cart, Xie Lingyin was very surprised.

"Xiao Xunqing!" Xie Lingyin stood on the wooden steps and looked at them, still holding his favorite chess piece in his hand.

"Thanks, Uncle!" Ye Xunqing called out, then directed his two younger brothers to bring things down. "I fried some Sanzi for you this morning. Try it. I added extra sesame seeds."

Xie Lingyin smiled slightly, "Okay, come in."

Ye Xunqing looked around, "Where's Uncle Jiang?"

Xie Lingyin replied: "Ruisheng went to the village. The village chief wants to see him about something."

Ye Xunqing muttered, "What's going on? Why do we have to ask an old man who lives outside the village to do it?"

Xie Lingyin laughed so hard that her stomach hurt. "I don't know either. The village chief said Ruisheng must go."

Ye Xunqing walked up the steps and said, "It's cold outside. Uncle Xie, please go in and sit down. Otherwise, Uncle Jiang will come back and glare at me again."

They entered the house. Mo Yuyan and Ye Xunbai were carrying things. The things were not heavy, so they could move them. Moreover, they had been eating very well recently, so they had grown a lot taller and had plenty of strength.

After moving the things, Mo Yuyan led the donkey aside to eat hay, and then went in with Ye Xunbai.

The room was very warm because Xie Lingyin had lit a charcoal stove. The charcoal used in the stove was very good and there was no smoke at all.

Ye Xunqing remained silent after seeing this. He knew that these two people had extraordinary backgrounds. Ordinary people simply couldn't afford to buy charcoal, and even if they did, Yutong Town wouldn't have such good charcoal.

I don't know where they got it from, but Ye Xunqing also wants to get some to cook back home. If it's too expensive, then just pretend he didn't say anything.

Xie Lingyin not only lit the charcoal stove, but also warmed the rice wine beside the chess table. However, since he was the only one playing chess now, he didn't drink the wine.

Ye Xunqing's chess skills are average, but he and Mo Yuyan are playing against Xie Lingyin together. With Xiaobai added, as the saying goes, three bad chess players cannot beat Xie Lingyin alone.

They are indeed noobs and cannot beat Xie Lingyin, the master.

The three of them stacked together are not as big as Xie Lingyin, so it is normal that she cannot win.

Xie Lingyin played chess not to win, but to cultivate his character and kill time, so he was happy to play chess with the three of them.

Looking at these three children, Xie Lingyin thought of her own child who was taken away at birth. If that child was still alive, she might have children as old as Xiao Xunqing and the others.

If it was a young man, Xie Lingyin could teach him poetry, military tactics, and martial arts... But this one won't work, Xie Lingyin's own martial arts skills are useless.

Ruisheng can teach him, teach him how to use a spear, how to deploy troops, and...

"Uncle Xie, it's your turn." Ye Xunqing urged him.

Xie Lingyin came back to her senses, "Oh, where did you guys just go?"

Ye Xunqing kept silent.

Mo Yuyan said, "Uncle Xie, guess for yourself."

Xie Lingyin smiled without saying anything, and lowered his head to look at the chessboard. He knew the chessboard like the back of his hand, and could immediately tell where the children had placed the chess pieces.

"I know, here." Xie Lingyin pointed to the place where Ye Xunqing played chess, then moved to the side, surrounding all of Ye Xunqing's chess pieces.

"Ah, I'm almost out of chess pieces." Ye Xunqing held his forehead with his hand. The Go he had learned before was completely different from the Go played by Xie Lingyin. He couldn't beat him, he really couldn't beat him.

The people he played with in the past were all bad chess players of the same age, but Xie Lingyin was a real master.

"Let's start another round." Xie Lingyin smiled with narrowed eyes.

"Xiao Yan, come here." Ye Xunqing pressed Mo Yuyan onto the couch. "I'll go cook. Uncle Xie, you teach them how to play chess."

Mo Yuyan was okay at studying medicine, but he had no talent for chess. Ye Xunbai's talent was not high either. Without Ye Xunqing, the two of them would have suffered even more miserably.

"You must study hard." Xie Lingyin still had that smile on her face.

During the meal, Jiang Ruisheng came back. Seeing Ye Xunqing and the others coming, he asked, "Did you guys harness the donkey cart outside?"

Ye Xunqing replied: "Yes, Uncle Jiang, do you want to use it?"

Jiang Ruisheng saw through him clearly. "Come here to dig lotus roots again?"

Ye Xunqing grinned, "Uncle Jiang is really good at guessing."

Xie Lingyin hadn't thought about this yet. When she heard Jiang Ruisheng talking, she hurriedly said, "Ah, Jingheng isn't here today, and it's so cold. How are you going to dig lotus roots? Ruisheng, after dinner, go help Xiao Xunqing and the others dig a cart of lotus roots."

Jiang Ruisheng: "...Well, I'll go after dinner."

"Uncle Jiang is such a nice person." Ye Xunqing laughed.

Jiang Ruisheng wanted to kick him into the lotus field and bury him, but Xie Lingyin would definitely be angry.

"What did the village chief say to you?" Xie Lingyin asked him.

Jiang Ruisheng then remembered the important matter, "This year, many places have suffered from drought, and the harvest has been poor. Some people have turned to banditry. There's a group of bandits from outside hiding in Dafang Mountain. Someone saw them on the mountain and was killed."

The main mountain of Dafang Mountain is close to Liujia Village, and the mountain behind Yejia Village is also its branch. As for Wangjia Village, it is not close to Dafang Mountain.

But the man who was killed was from Wangjia Village. He went to visit relatives at his maternal grandparents' home, and then followed his cousin to the mountains to catch game. As a result, he encountered bandits and was killed.

Xie Lingyin covered her mouth, "How could this happen?"

Jiang Ruisheng looked at Ye Xunqing and said, "That group of bandits hasn't left the mountain yet, but we can't ignore them. The village chief has already reported it, and the town magistrate will probably send troops to suppress them. But Dafang Mountain is close to you, so you better be careful."

Ye Xunqing's expression was very serious. "Okay, I understand. Thank you Uncle Jiang for reminding me."

Xie Lingyin said, "If you encounter bandits, don't confront them head-on. Run here. Ruisheng will protect you."

Ye Xunqing asked: "Is Uncle Jiang very powerful?"

Jiang Ruisheng could not allow others to question his strength, so he picked up a solid wooden stool on the ground and exerted force, leaving finger marks on the stool leg.

Ye Xunqing and the other two were stunned. This was a master, definitely a master.