How can someone travel through time and space and become a beggar?

An angry roar came from the other side, "Who! Stole my prey!"

The girls were all stunned, then looked at Zhang Xin. His expression remained unchanged as he gracefully sheathed his bow and waited for his followers to retrieve the prey.

"Whose servant are you from? Where is your master?" the man asked again.

"My master is from the prefect's family. Do you still want to see him?" Zhang Yi said coldly.

There was a pause on the other end, "Sorry." Then the sound of footsteps hurriedly faded away.

"Let's go." Zhang Xin said.

Xu Shiqing looked at the deer, half the height of a man, with an arrow through its throat, and its hide was perfectly intact. He was just looking for a new pair of deerskin boots. "This deer is good. Make me a pair of boots."

"One hundred taels." Zhang Xin made a gesture of one.

Xu Shiqing's eyes widened. "You're asking for an exorbitant price, and robbing people on the spot?"

"Do you want it?" Zhang Xin raised his eyebrows.

"No, I don't want to." Xu Shiqing snorted, "Zhang Zhou, go and kill a deer."

Zhang Zhou was at a loss for words, "How can it be that easy?"

Xia Chu didn't expect that Zhang Xin and Xu Shiqing would get along like this, and couldn't help but smile.

Lin Lang's opinion of Xu Shiqing also changed significantly. She had always heard people say that the young master of the Xu family was extremely difficult to get along with and liked to flirt with other women, but she had never expected that he was just a man who loved cleanliness. He was always polite to the girls and had never flirted with them.

No wonder Sister Yun always says that rumors are not credible. She is narrow-minded.

Bai Wuxia had expected a conflict, even a bit excited, but she hadn't expected it to end like that. But thinking about it, it made sense. Who would dare to mess with the prefect's son? He'd be tempted to curry favor. She couldn't do anything to curry favor, but having gotten to know him through Xia Chu's second brother's influence was already a great blessing.

The deer looked heavy, but Zhang Xin's follower carried it as if it were nothing. He must be a trained martial artist.

Old Qian also heard the conversation. He had never expected to meet the prefect's son. For a moment, he was a little excited and knelt down to greet him, saying, "Greetings, Prefect."

Zhang Xin frowned. His followers stepped forward and picked up Old Qian. They said coldly, "Don't shout! Our young master is the prefect's son, not the prefect!"

Old Qian was so frightened that he was shaking like a sieve, and he stammered to explain and apologize: "Ah? Please spare me, my dear. I... I... I am an old man with no experience. I said the wrong thing. Please spare me..."

"Don't panic, old man. Just continue to lead the way. Be more careful with your words next time." Zhang Xin raised his hand lightly.

"Thank you so much, sir." After being put down, Lao Qian lost his balance and fell, then scrambled to his feet, trembling. His mind was in a mess, sometimes worried about being thrown into prison, sometimes worried about being killed.

"Old man, the son of the prefect also needs to eat. Take us to a place where there are plenty of prey. He won't blame you when he's full." Xu Shiqing said loudly.

This remark was like a revelation to Old Qian, who responded immediately. He knew exactly where the game was most plentiful in the mountains, and he quickly led his men there.

After walking for a while, Xia Chu suddenly heard the sound of a dog barking. He looked at Zhang Zhou in surprise, "Second brother! It's Xiao An's barking."

"That's right, let's go and take a look." After explaining to Zhang Xin and Xu Shiqing, Zhang Zhou went to the source of the sound.

"My second brother really brought them here to hunt secretly, damn it!" Bai Wuxia hadn't gotten anything yet, and she blamed it all on her second brother Bai. If Da'an and Xiao'an were here, she would definitely not come back empty-handed.

"Xiao An," Zhang Zhou called out, and Xiao An's response came quickly. Then a dog leaped out of the bushes, tongue wagging, tail wagging, and ran headfirst into his arms. Even though he had anticipated the attack, it still stumbled. If Zhang Xin hadn't supported him, he would have fallen to the ground.

Xiao An circled around Zhang Zhou, very excited, and even tried to stand up and lick Zhang Zhou's face.

"Sit down, Xiao An." Zhang Zhou avoided its mouth. He didn't know what this guy had just eaten or bitten, and there was a bloody taste in his mouth.

Xiao An sat down while whimpering and cursing. At this time, Da An came jogging over, followed by Bai Wuyu.

"Second brother!" Bai Wuxia shouted in dissatisfaction.

Bai Wuyu's face showed a hint of embarrassment, especially when he looked at Xia Chu. But he pretended not to notice his angry sister and greeted Zhang Xin first, "Brother Zhang, Brother Xu. Who is this?"

"Zhang Zhou."

"Bai Wuyu."

After the greetings, Bai Wuxia looked at the trail of prey behind his second brother. There were at least a dozen of them. Although most of them were rabbits and pheasants, it was unbelievable how long it had been. "Second brother, did you catch all of this?"

When Bai Wuyu mentioned this, his eyes lit up. "No! Most of them were caught by Da'an and Xiao'an! Have they really never hunted before?"

Bai Wuxia shook his head, "Last time at Xishan Horse Farm."

Xia Chu took out a handful of dried meat and put it on the ground. Da An came over and rubbed her before going over to eat. Xiao An called out to her twice and then buried his head in the fight with his sister to grab it.

"What good dogs." Lao Qian also has dogs at home, but they are not as good as these two.

When everyone was gathered, Xia Chu noticed that Lin Lang and Li Yun looked a little tired. It was almost time for lunch, so she suggested starting cooking on the spot.

But when asked, only Xia Chu and Zhang Zhou knew how to make it. Zhang Xin said he could roast a rabbit, but the others didn't know how to do it at all.

Lao Qian was also good at roasting prey, so he brought a group of people to the river.

"I'll go take care of the prey." Zhang Zhou looked at the number of people and selected four chickens from the prey Bai Wuyu had contributed. However, this job was taken by Zhang Xin's followers, and Xu Shiqing looked a little strange, so Zhang Zhou didn't insist.

Lao Qian also followed. He was a hunter, so cleaning up the prey was a piece of cake for him.

Xu Shiqing's followers did not dare to do any bloody work, fearing that their master would be disgusted, so they went to pick up firewood and started the fire.

Xia Chu walked around and picked a handful of big leaves.

To make beggar's chicken, it has to be wrapped in mud and buried under the fire. Xu Shiqing stood far away, afraid that he would get dirty.

Zhang Xin, Zhang Zhou and Lao Qian each held a rabbit and roasted it. With so many people, four chickens were not enough.

Mo Lian found a large rock by the river, washed it with water, and then wiped it, but the rock was too heavy for her to move. Seeing this, Zhang Xin, one of her followers, helped her move it back and found a rock for her son to sit on.

Unfortunately, the stone was snatched away by Xu Shiqing, and his follower was a step too slow and failed to find a flat stone.

Zhang Xin was not angry and sat on the ground.

When the aroma of rabbit meat filled the air, Xu Shiqing couldn't help but move closer to Zhang Xin, "Is it ready?" They had been walking for half a day and it was already past noon. He was a little hungry, but didn't want to eat dry food.

"No." Zhang Xin glanced at him.

Xu Shiqing sighed and felt hungry.

Xia Chu took out some dry food and roasted a few pieces. "Beggar's chicken cooks slowly, and roasting rabbit will take a while. Let's have some bread first. This bread is hard when it's cold, but it tastes good after being roasted."

Mo Lian helped her distribute the cakes to several girls and then started baking them with her.

The forests were lush and green, the streams gurgling, and a crowd gathered around a fire. Young girls gathered in one area, chatting quietly, while young men in another discussed hunting. Two wolfhounds crouched to one side, seemingly on sentry duty.

Lin Lang rested his chin on his hand, memorizing each person in his mind, thinking he would definitely paint it when he got home. This scene was so pleasant and beautiful, if he asked Sister Yun to help him write a poem on it, it would be considered a masterpiece.