A little madman moved into the courtyard house next door.

Another world.

It is a small mountain village surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a small river flowing through the entrance of the village, and many earthen-walled and thatched houses scattered throughout the village.

In a large courtyard with an old-fashioned wooden frame in the village, a group of people were gathered together.

In the main hall in the middle of the courtyard, the words "Heaven, Earth, Ruler, Parents, Teacher" are written vertically above the shrine.

Below is a row of tiered offering tables, with the highest one inscribed: "The Spirit Tablets of the Ancestors of the Xiao Family".

The lower rows are lined with memorial tablets bearing names; the further down you go, the more tablets there are.

Incense, candles, and fruit offerings were all provided.

Two elderly people and a middle-aged couple were standing in the main room. A four- or five-year-old toddler was sitting on the ground next to them, playing in the mud with his bare bottom.

An old man stepped forward, lit incense and candles, and then said, "Ancestors of the Xiao family, today is June 15, 1953, the Dragon Boat Festival. Jingming, the head of the Xiao family, is here to pay homage to our ancestors."

"Xiao Chuhe, the eldest son of the second wife, is the eleventh generation descendant of the Xiao family. After losing his wife at an early age, he joined the army and now lives in the capital city. He has never remarried and is now forty-five years old with no children."

"Xiao Chuhe took a liking to Xiao Sanfeng, the third son of Xiao Chusheng, the second son of the fifth wife. The two families agreed in their letters that Xiao Sanfeng would be adopted by Chuhe as his son, to take care of him in his old age and continue the family line."

"Given Sanfeng's young age, and due to his work commitments, his adoptive father, Xiao Chuhe, is temporarily unable to care for him. The child will be temporarily raised by his biological father, Xiao Chusheng. Xiao Chuhe will send back 10 yuan per month for living expenses and child support until he turns 18, at which point he will be taken back to his adoptive family."

"Today, we invite our ancestors and fellow members of the Xiao clan to witness the completion of the adoption ceremony. Neither the adoptive parents nor the adoptive family may retract their decision."

After bowing to his ancestors, Xiao Jingming picked up the family genealogy and wrote Xiao Sanfeng's name after Xiao Chuhe's.

The Xiao family members looked at Xiao Chusheng with envy. Ten yuan!

You should know that many families in the village can't even earn ten yuan a year. If someone in the family gets sick, they will have to borrow money to make ends meet.

Xiao Chusheng gave his son to his cousin for adoption, and he would receive 10 yuan a month, which made his family rich.

Seeing the greedy looks in everyone's eyes and Xiao Chusheng's excited expression, Xiao Jingming said, "Chusheng, the reason your cousin chose to be adopted by your family's Sanfeng was because his parents died early, and he was repaying the kindness of your parents in raising him. Now that you have this money, you must not forget to be filial to your parents."

"Clan leader, I know. I will definitely take good care of my parents." Xiao Chusheng nodded repeatedly.

Xiao Jingming then said to everyone, "Alright, there's still work to be done in the fields! Everyone, go home and get back to your tasks!"

Xiao Chusheng turned around to help his son up so they could go home. Suddenly, a wooden stand holding ancestral lanterns fell over.

The wooden frame fell squarely on Xiao Sanfeng's head, knocking him to the ground. He didn't even have time to cry before he lost consciousness.

Several relatives who were walking behind heard the commotion and turned around to check. Seeing that something had happened, they immediately went into the main room and pushed aside the wooden frame.

Xiao Chusheng picked up Xiao Sanfeng and called out anxiously, "Sanwa, Sanwa, wake up!"

No one saw a flash of light fly into Xiao Sanfeng's brow.

After being shaken by Xiao Chusheng, Xiao Sanfeng opened his eyes. But no one knew that he had been given a different soul.

Who are you?

"How did I get here?"

"..."

"..."

But no matter what Xiao Sanfeng said, it seemed like these people couldn't hear him.

The woman beside him spoke up. "Sanwa, are you alright? Sanwa, why aren't you saying anything? You can't become mute, otherwise the old man won't be able to send me money anymore."

Xiao Chusheng added, "Wife, Sanwa must be frightened. Let's go back inside and make him some herbal decoction to drink tonight."

"Okay, let's go back."

Xiao Chusheng picked up Xiao Sanfeng and carried him home.

………………

"Who are you? Where are you taking me?"

"Why can't these people hear me?"

Xiao Sanfeng was extremely anxious, but it was no use. He began to calm down.

No, it's best to know the situation now. Xiao Sanfeng began to observe his surroundings.

Xiao Sanfeng was taken back "home". After he was put on the ground, the two adults left.

He tried to sit up, but his two thin legs felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and he couldn't move them at all.

Now Xiao Sanfeng finally understood that he had become a child, and a mute who couldn't walk or speak.

Xiao Sanfeng turned his little head to observe the situation inside the room. There was a stone pillar sandwiched in the middle of the wall, and an old round log was connected to the stone pillar.

The walls were made of woven bamboo blocks in the middle of the logs, and the bamboo blocks were covered with mud. The ground was dirt.

Inside the room was a square table with four wooden benches beside it. However, the table and benches were a bit worn out, and one of the benches had a broken wooden leg that had been replaced with a new one.

There was a wooden door on the back wall, locked. That should be a partition wall, and there was another room inside.

Considering the patched burlap clothes worn by those people, his own tattered clothes, and his bare buttocks.

And the surrounding environment made Xiao Sanfeng uneasy; he thought of something!

Xiao Sanfeng in later generations was a big fan of online novels, having read many of them.

Could this be time travel?

Holy crap, this really is time travel!

I've been transported to a poor, backward mountain village, where I seem to find a pair of heartless parents. Instead of checking on the injured child, the kind-hearted people in the family are worried about whether the old man will send money.

But who is this "old man"?

Unfortunately, this body is just a little kid who doesn't know much and can't provide much valuable memory information.

Holy crap, I've been transported to a poor place, and I'm still a little kid. How the hell am I going to survive?

"No, what should I have forgotten?"

"Yes, it's an essential cheat code for time travel, either a system or a spatial ability."

Xiao Sanfeng called out anxiously, "System..."

"Chief..."

"space……."

"..."

"..."

After shouting for a long time, Xiao Sanfeng heard a voice in his mind: System charging.

………………

In the evening, Xiao Chusheng and his wife returned, carrying a handful of vines, grasses, and broken leaves that Xiao Sanfeng did not recognize.

Then, three boys, two men and one woman, followed them into the house.

"Oh, why is Sanwa still sitting here? Wife, go and boil the starter water, I'll carry Sanwa to bed."

Xiao Chusheng placed Xiao Sanfeng on the bed, looked at his murderous eyes, and asked, "Sanwa, can't you speak?"

"Something just feels off."

Xiao Chusheng kept observing Xiao Sanfeng until his wife brought in a bowl of dark green water.

"Chu Sheng, what's wrong?"

"Wife, I feel something's wrong with Sanwa. He's not saying anything and he's not standing up."

"Yeah, something does seem off."

"Wife, do you think Sanwa might get smashed into a brute today?"

"Hmm, it looks like it."

"Wife, what are we going to do!"

"Let me think about it! Oh, right, Chu Sheng, doesn't my mom like Sanwa the most? Let's send him to my mom's place and let him take care of Sanwa."

"That's right! How come I didn't think of that! Regardless of whether Sanwa has a problem or not, we'll send him to your mother's. She'll take care of him, and we'll keep the money your cousin gives us."

"Okay, we'll go right away."

Xiao Chusheng picked up Xiao Sanfeng and took his wife out.

…………

Xiao Chusheng and his group arrived at a thatched hut in the village and called out, "Mom, we're here."

An elderly woman with gray hair came out and asked, "Xiao Chusheng, Bai Jinfeng, what brings you here?"

"Mom, I've brought the third child to you."

"Bai Jinfeng, you were going to give Sanwa away for adoption, so why did you send him here again?"

"Mom, Sanwa has already been adopted by his cousin. His cousin thinks the child is still too young, so he will raise him in our family until he turns 18 before taking him back."

"Okay, I understand. Put Sanwa inside!"

Xiao Chusheng put Xiao Sanfeng inside the house and then left.

The old lady came over and asked, "Sanwa, are you hungry? Grandma will go and cook you some food."