I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier-Chapter 899: Getting Information from Children

"Hehe, it's more than just knowing how to play. I've seen you playing all along, and it instantly reminded me of my childhood when I often played this sandbag game. Let's play together."

"Sure, we're just short of one person. Why don't you join us, Auntie?"

Anying didn't have time to react, and he didn't understand why they suddenly stopped here to play with a few kids, so he was a bit confused and unclear about what was going on in Ye Chen's head at this moment.

However, he just knew that Ye Chen never fought a battle unprepared, so in this situation, Ye Chen probably had an idea. He seemed prepared to continue playing here.

If that's the case, Anying believed that Ye Chen probably wanted to gather some information from these kids. After all, they often came and went in this village, so most of the people in the village probably knew that too.

Especially since they were playing very close to those farmhouses, maybe they belonged to one of the households there.

Although Anying didn't really want to interact with these kids, he had no choice in the current situation, so he reluctantly joined them in playing.

They played for about 20 minutes before Ye Chen pretended to be out of breath.

Actually, given Ye Chen's stamina, he could have played here all day and night without showing any sign of fatigue.

"Ah, I can't go on. It seems like Uncle really is getting old and can't handle this much any longer. Okay, let's stop here for today."

"But Uncle, you didn't seem like you were from our village before. I don't think I've ever seen you around here."

"Yes, we are maintenance workers for the power grid, so we're just here to check on things. Are you all staying in this village long-term?"

"Yes, we've lived in the village since we were little."

"Don't you go to school?"

"Hehe, Uncle, it's currently summer vacation, so how could we be in school? Plus, our holidays are usually quite long; we need at least two months before we go back to school."

"Oh, I see. So if that's the case, do you know most of the people in the village?"

"We should know most of them, but the village is quite big, so we haven't been to the distant parts and aren't that familiar. But for the people living close by, we've basically seen them and know them well."

"Oh, where do you live?"

"Uncle, I live over there."

"Uncle, I live on that side."

"Uncle, my house is a bit further than theirs. I just walk forward, and I'm in the alley in the second row."

"Oh, is that so? So you two live here. I just passed by there and saw a woman with a child on a tricycle come from that direction. Whose family is that?"

"Uncle, that's my house. The person you saw is my mom, and she was with my sister."

"Oh, so that's your sister. You seem quite fortunate, having a sister at home."

"Not just a sister. I also have an older brother who's currently away at college. My dad works out of town, so at home, it's basically just my sister, me, and my mom."

"Oh, what about the other side? I think I saw an elderly man there, alone. I initially thought about helping him because he seemed to be pushing hay all by himself, and it looked quite difficult."

"Oh, are you talking about Grandpa Sun?"

"Who's Grandpa Sun?"

"Yes, that's Grandpa Sun. Isn't he the one you saw hunched over, wearing a straw hat, pushing what's definitely not a tricycle but a wheelbarrow?"

"Oh yes, it's a wheelbarrow. Look at my brain always confusing it with a tricycle."

"Oh, Grandpa Sun moved to our village not too long ago."

"Oh, how long has he been here?"

"Not that long, maybe a month or two. I remember it wasn't that hot back then."

"Oh, I see."

Ye Chen just nodded slightly after hearing that. Actually, the timing roughly matched. They've been in this city for also about one or two months.

Additionally, kids' sense of time might not be that strong, and there could be some margin of error during previous deductions, so roughly matching the dates seemed pretty good to him.

"Is Grandpa Sun living at home all by himself?"

"Yes, just by himself. We've asked Grandpa Sun, and he said his partner passed away a long time ago, and his kids work far away, so it's just him usually."

"Then why doesn't he stay in his own place? Why come to this village?"

"Not sure. He just said it was inconvenient over there. Here is closer to the city, and visiting relatives is more accessible, so he bought a yard here."

"Oh, you mean he bought the yard?"

"Yes, he bought it. Usually, we rarely enter his yard to play. He doesn't let us in easily either."

"Oh, he doesn't let you in the yard? Why?"

"Not sure. Grandpa said he planted many flowers in the yard, so if we went in, we'd cause damage. Generally, we just play near his front gate."

"Does he talk to you guys often?"

"Sometimes when we meet, he would greet us, but nothing much else. Occasionally, when he's squatting at the gate, he chats with us."

"Oh, when does he usually come out?"

"It's not certain. Sometimes in the morning, sometimes not at all in a day or two. It's not consistent."

"Oh, I see. Well, you guys have fun here."