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

The lights in the village chief's house were brightly lit, and people kept coming in to discuss the bandit issue. This was no small matter; it was a major event concerning the future of Yejia Village.

When Ye Xunqing and Feng Jingheng entered the house, many people were already sitting in the village chief's house. Most of them were young and strong men who could protect the village.

Ye Hongsheng frowned, and when he saw Feng Jingheng and the others coming, he nodded to them, "You're here."

Feng Jingheng lowered his head slightly and pulled Ye Xunqing to stand aside.

"Second brother, is the bandit story true?" a middle-aged man asked Ye Hongsheng.

Ye Hongsheng sighed and said, "Yes, many families in Liujia Village were robbed. The bandits first robbed the wealthy families, and then took unmarried women and boys to the mountains."

Everyone sighed, and they were afraid that the woman and boy who were taken up the mountain had been killed.

"So what should we do?" the man asked.

Before Ye Hongsheng could say anything, a hot-tempered young man said anxiously, "What should we do? What else can we do? Grab our weapons and fight them! This is our home, we can't run away."

Ye Hongsheng shook his head. "You think too simply. Those bandits are very powerful. They are all tall and strong. Not only that, each of them carries a big knife on their backs. With one blow, they can chop off a person's head."

Everyone was shocked. They were all honest farmers. How could they be better than bandits?

"Where are the officers and soldiers?" Feng Jingheng asked. He remembered Jiang Ruisheng saying that there were officers and soldiers guarding the place.

"It's no use." Ye Hongsheng covered his face and said, "The messenger said that the bandits killed all the officers and soldiers patrolling the mountain."

"Ah? How could this happen?"

"Then let's run."

"Where are you going?"

Some optimists said, "The bandits just robbed Liujia Village, so they won't come to rob us right away. Let's quickly send all the boys and women home and hide the food and other things at home. That way, they won't find anything and won't rob us."

Some people thought this was a good idea and said they wanted to send away the unmarried men and women in their homes.

"What if that group of bandits not only wants to rob things, but also kill people?" Ye Xunqing said.

"Don't make random guesses!" Someone saw him standing there and immediately took him out on others. "If they really did that, it's your fault."

Ye Xunqing's mind was full of questions: "I cursed you? Are you sick?"

Feng Jingheng grabbed Ye Xunqing and said to the man who spoke, "If you can't protect the village, it means the man is incompetent. What makes you say it was my wife who cursed me?"

The man didn't dare to get angry at Feng Jingheng, so he could only touch his nose and stop talking.

Ye Xunqing rolled his eyes and cursed his ancestors in his heart.

Everyone started talking at once. Only a few wanted to leave, as most were reluctant to leave their homes. Leaving their hometown was extremely difficult for them.

"Okay, listen to me." Ye Hongsheng said loudly: "Tomorrow, send all the elderly, children, men and women in the family to hide in the mountains, and leave us men in the village. When the bandits come, we will have to go even if we don't want to."

Feng Jingheng was the first to respond. "Our wife, children, father, and mother are relying on us to protect them. If we don't stand up, they will be abused by the bandits. If the bandits come, I, Feng Jingheng, will be the first to go!"

Someone said quietly, "Everyone knows that you are extremely strong. If you don't go first, who will?"

Ye Xunqing frowned, "Who spoke just now? Aren't you bullying an honest person? When the time comes, my Ah Heng will be the first to attack, and you all run away. Will my Ah Heng risk his life to stop the bandits?"

Feng Jingheng also frowned. "No matter what, I will still be the first one to go. My wife and family are in the village. I will protect them with my life."

Several young people also responded, saying that they would follow Feng Jingheng and rush forward.

No one is not afraid of death, but for the sake of their families, they can only risk their lives.

Ye Xunqing was still thinking about what that idiot had just said, "I won't hide when the time comes. I'll just watch from the side. If anyone doesn't go up, I'll laugh at him for the rest of his life."

Feng Jingheng said: "No, you hide with them."

Ye Xunqing said very firmly: "Hide for nothing! I, a brother, dare to face the bandits head-on. I don't think there is any man who would hide at home like a turtle! Damn it, when the time comes, I'll be where you are, and we'll live and die together!"

Feng Jingheng was delighted, but he didn't want Ye Xunqing to take risks, so he decided to try to persuade him to hide tomorrow.

A group of grown men were actually more afraid of death than a young boy, which made many men blush. They really wanted to live. It would be great if someone rushed up to kill the bandits and they survived.

"Uncle Hongsheng, I think we should stop this rubbish meeting. When the time comes, whoever isn't afraid of death should step forward and protect their families. No one should back down." Ye Xunqing glanced around. "It's clear who the heroes are and who the cowards are."

Ye Hongsheng was also a little angry. He said, "Xun Qing is right. Whoever doesn't go up when the time comes is a coward. I, Ye Hongsheng, will be the first to go up. If you are not afraid of death, join me to fight the bandits."

The village chief has spoken, so even if someone is afraid of death, they won’t say it here.

In the end, no good plan could be come up with, so Ye Hongsheng asked them to go home and take care of their families and hide early the next morning.

Ye Xunqing and Feng Jingheng were the last to leave.

"Don't worry, Uncle Hongsheng. I have very capable friends. If we really can't defeat them, we can have them take the children and evacuate." Ye Xunqing said, "Children are the future of the village. As long as there are children, there is hope."

Ye Hongsheng hesitated to speak, and finally nodded.

Ye Xunqing and Feng Jingheng went home. They hadn't had dinner yet, and they didn't know whether the little gluttons at home had finished eating his roast chicken.

Forget it, just eat it. I don’t know if I will have the chance to make roast chicken for them in the future.

Only after everyone had left did Wang Qiumei come out of the bedroom. Her face was filled with worry, as she was worried about the bandits.

"Let's send Yun'er and Lan'er to their grandparents' house tomorrow morning. Wangjia Village is far away, so they can hide there for a few days."

Ye Hongsheng agreed, and then said, "Did you hear what Xunqing said just now?"

Wang Qiumei gave a wry smile, "This kid is quite brave. A room full of men can't be as manly as this little boy."

"He's still a child, actually." Ye Hongsheng said, "Tomorrow you can persuade him to hide as well."

Wang Qiumei shook her head and said, "That child is very stubborn. I'm afraid he won't listen to us."

Ye Hongsheng was also helpless. "This temper is becoming more and more like his father's. His father is also a stubborn donkey, the kind that ten oxen can't pull back."