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

After Jia Sansi left, Wang Qiuyu clenched his fists and suddenly shouted, "Why did you let my sister go?"

"Who are you talking to?" Wang Yong felt equally uncomfortable. Seeing his son shouting, he blew on the back of his head.

Wang Qiuyu puffed out his lips, tears welling in his eyes. His lips trembled, and he cried out, "I don't want my sister to leave! We don't even know them!"

"Qiuyu..." Xia Chu and Dong Xiaohuan called him at the same time. Wang Qiuyu cried and threw herself into Xia Chu's arms. "Sister said she won't leave. Don't go. You can't lie to me."

"This child..." Dong Xiaohuan's eyes felt sore, "It's not like he won't come back."

"I'll go with you." Zhang Zhou said.

Guan Xu weakly raised his hand, but before he could speak, Wang Qiuyu spoke first, "I want to go too..."

Wang Yong said with a headache: "Let's go, let's go."

"I don't know where Xiaotian is?" Dong Xiaohuan sighed.

Xia Tian had to sleep in the open air all the way and only arrived at Huizhou City before sunset.

He found the busiest inn and gave some money to the waiter to feed Zhao Huazhang's horse some good food. He then asked about the Jia and Sun families. The waiter frowned and said, "Though these two surnames are not common, they are not few either. Please tell me more."

Xia Tian changed the question, "Then do you know whose daughter is missing and has gone crazy again? The one with the surname Sun, the teacher at the academy."

"Are you talking about the Sun family? Everyone knows about Madam Sun. She has been crazy for many years. She used to run away a few years ago. She would catch people and ask them if they had seen her daughter. She also snatched children on the street and hugged little girls when she saw them. Most people may not know this, so I am the right person to ask." The waiter seemed a little proud.

"Can you tell me?" Xia Tian took out a few more coins and stuffed them over.

"That family's daughter went missing, and it caused a huge uproar. Missing notices were posted all over the city. The rewards were substantial, and many people fabricated lies to get the money. I'd say at least half the city's residents went to get the money. The Jia family is truly generous." The second brother's smile widened, as if he was very pleased with the money. "I went, too, but I had real information. I got two taels of silver. I just can't stand those liars. Why can they get one tael just by telling lies?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Xia Tian's expression, realized that what he said was inappropriate, and added: "How anxious people are when their daughter is lost. Didn't you see what Madam Sun looked like at the time? Her hair was disheveled, she hadn't slept for days, and there was a dark spot under her eyes. She looked so pitiful. It's a pity that she was never found in the end."

It seems that both the Sun and Jia families attach great importance to it. Jia Sansi did not lie, but Zhao Huazhang mentioned a puzzling point yesterday. Madam Sun was sick, but Master Sun was not sick. Why did the uncle go there after hearing the news? Couldn't leave? Xia Tian looked at the waiter, "Are there any other children in the Sun family?"

"Yes, they originally had only one daughter, but then Madam Sun went crazy, didn't she? The Sun family took in two concubines, who gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Madam Sun also picked up a girl who they said looked very much like the lost one, so they took her home to raise her to comfort her." The waiter lowered his voice and leaned closer, "But I don't think it's any use. Madam Sun moved to a temple, and it seems the daughter didn't go. My mother saw Madam Sun having an attack when she went there to worship the Buddha."

Mr. Sun might not have taken his daughter's disappearance as seriously as Mrs. Sun. His wife went crazy after his daughter was lost. He even turned around and married a concubine and had five children. Xia Tian asked again, "Then Mr. Sun doesn't seem to value his wife and daughter much either?"

"Who knows? Haven't you heard the saying? Most loyal people are butchers, and most unfaithful people are scholars." The waiter whispered, "But he is a scholar, so it's not up to us to say anything."

"I'm just asking casually." Xia Tian smiled and then lowered his voice, "What about the Jia family? Logically speaking, with their daughter sick and their son-in-law in such a state, why don't they take him back? Aren't they favored?"

The waiter complained, "Don't talk nonsense. The Jia family is much better off than the Sun family. They've been looking for doctors everywhere and spending money to find people. I don't know how much money they've spent over the years, but there's not even a glimmer of hope. I think the girl might be dead, otherwise why wouldn't there be any news? Madam Sun lives in the temple and it's also someone the Jia family sent to look after her. But Mr. Sun is a juren after all, so he has some face in front of the prefect. The Jia family is just a business family, so how dare they offend them?" He sneered and sighed, "The Jia family is kind and generous. They give out porridge every winter. It's said that this is to pray for Madam Sun and Miss Sun. It's a pity that good people don't get good rewards."

"Zhang Tile! Where are you hiding and slacking off again?"

"I'm not being lazy! I'm serving customers!" The waiter replied, "The shopkeeper wants to see me, so I'll go first. Enjoy your meal, sir."

Unexpectedly, I was lucky enough to have asked almost all the questions as soon as I arrived. Xia Tian had a quick meal and then went to Huizhou Academy.

Five days later, Jia Sansi came to urge the payment once.

It was lunchtime, and Xia Chu was about to have a quick meal. She saw Xia Tian walk into the house, dusty and dusty. She was stunned for a moment, then quickly poured a large bowl of water, "Brother is back! Drink some water first."

"I'm back. Is there anything to eat? Just give me something." Xia Tian had been running around for several days. He drank some water and sat on a chair before he felt tired.

"Yes! Wait a moment." The food was slow to cook, so Xia Chu took the silver and went directly to the shop to get some braised meat and a few big steamed buns.

Dong Xiaohuan learned that Xia Tian had returned, so she followed him back. Seeing Xia Tian wolfing down his food, she felt distressed and said, "Hey, slow down, how long have you not eaten? I'll make some egg soup."

Although the family members were not all present, Xia Tian delayed for several days and hurried back to the military camp. He told Xia Chu what he had learned and left.

What Jia Sansi said was true. Madam Sun had indeed gone half-mad after losing her daughter. When she was fine, she was fine, just thinking about her daughter. But when she was sick, she would run around everywhere, calling her daughter's name. She would hug any little girl she saw, saying she was her own daughter.

Three months after his wife went insane, Mr. Sun took a concubine, and within a year, another. It's said he even wanted to use Mrs. Sun's insanity as an excuse to make the concubine his equal. The usually easy-going Jia family disagreed, demanding either a divorce or the matter be dropped. Although Mr. Sun worked as a teacher at the academy, his monthly salary was modest. Over the years, he lived comfortably thanks to Mrs. Sun's dowry shop and financial support from the Jia family. Mr. Sun didn't dare to seriously offend his wife's family, so he never mentioned the matter again.

The Jia family had originally chosen him for their daughter's marriage because of his scholarly status. The dowry was substantial, and Mr. Sun was still a poor scholar. At first, things were harmonious, and Mrs. Sun lived well. But everything changed when Sun Juexia went missing.

Lady Sun fell ill from missing her daughter. The Jia family consulted countless doctors, but they all said that a heart disease requires a heart disease treatment, and that it is best to rest and not let her be reminded of her past. So the Jia family sent their daughter to a temple, believing it would be the most peaceful place, and that by listening to Buddhist scriptures every day, she would soon recover.

The Jia family never stopped searching for the missing person. A reward notice is still posted there. They've been scammed out of a lot of money over the years, but they've never given up. It's said that the eldest son of the Jia family is Jia Sansi. He took his sister and niece out with him, but his niece ended up missing, and he's been unable to let it go for years.