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

Xia Chu spent some time in the greenhouse, then emerged. These past two days, she'd been thinking about her parents in Lin'an, as well as Guan Xu and Qiu Yu. She wondered if Guan Xu had learned any new dishes recently, or if Qiu Yu had been studying well or getting into trouble.

Is my elder brother doing well in the military camp? And Zhao Huazhang. Xia Chu touched the jade pendant he received during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and thought of someone climbing over the wall in the middle of the night, and couldn't help laughing.

"Xia Xia." Jia Qingwu sat with him in the front hall for a while, then thought of Xia Chu and came over. Unexpectedly, she found that he had already woken up and was not in the room, so she went all the way to find him.

"Mom, why are you here? Are Wanlin and the others awake?" Xia Chu walked forward with a smile.

Jia Qingwu held her hand and said, "Since you weren't here, I came to look for them. They're still asleep, probably tired. I've asked someone to keep an eye on them. If they can't sleep for another quarter of an hour, they'll be woken up. Otherwise, you won't be able to sleep well tonight."

"Mother is very thoughtful." Xia Chu flattered her a little, and then thought of You Shaofeng, so she asked, "Is You Shaofeng here?"

Jia Qingwu looked at her deeply, with a hint of teasing in her eyes, "Yes."

Xia Chu didn't need to ask any more questions. She understood. This guy had come to her after all. Didn't she scare him with the rabbit last time? Why didn't he give up?

Since her daughter didn't say anything, Jia Qingwu didn't dwell on the topic. "What do you want to do this afternoon? Soak in a hot spring? Write some music? Or play some chess?"

"Don't play chess, I don't know how to play." Xia Chu really didn't know how to play Go. Go has a lot of rules, and she didn't like this brain-intensive game, so she never learned it. "Let's go take a dip in the pool, shall we?"

"Okay." Jia Qingwu nodded, and the maid behind her immediately took her leave to make arrangements.

While soaking in the hot spring, You Shaofeng can’t follow me, right?

Xia Chu smiled secretly. She even asked someone to bring a pipa and started singing and playing by the pool.

"With all this music playing, why didn't you call me?" Li Xuemu couldn't persuade her son to leave, so she simply ignored him. She let him play on his own while she went to find Jia Qingwu. As soon as she arrived, she heard Xia Chu singing. Her voice was clear and melodious, and the pipa played softly, bringing a sense of relaxation.

"Aunt, haven't you made it in time? It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early." Xia Chu smiled, took a sip of tea and cleared his throat.

"That's right, it's a feast for our ears." Li Xuemu had just gotten out of the pool when Jia Wanlin and Jia Wanqing also arrived.

Jia Wanqing had a good sleep and was refreshed. "My cousin was singing just now, wasn't she? I heard it when I walked outside."

"I actually overslept." Jia Wanlin felt a little embarrassed. He had to be woken up by the maid from his nap, and half the afternoon had already passed. This was in someone else's house, so it was really rude.

"It's good to sleep well. It proves that our farm is really good. You can only sleep well if you are comfortable." Li Xuemu lightly passed over the matter.

"Cousin, please sing another song. I didn't hear it just now." Jia Wanqing came over and started to act coquettishly towards Xia Chu.

"Let's take a break. What do you want to hear?" Xia Chu pinched her little face indulgently.

Jia Wanqing frowned, thinking about the songs her cousin had sung before. She hesitated for a moment before deciding, "Is Peach Blossom Smile good? I like it."

"Okay, let's listen to Wan Qing." Xia Chu said with a smile.

Jia Wanqing held her face and laughed, feeling extremely happy.

Xia Chu picked up the pipa again, recalled the lyrics, and gently plucked the strings. The light and joyful music rang out, accompanied by her increasingly charming voice, echoing in everyone's ears.

You Shaofeng had nothing to do, and his mother didn't care about him, so he went to the hot springs alone. The springs were actually not far apart, so to separate the men and women, a wall was built and a small bamboo planted between the walls.

So, You Shaofeng also heard this song.

"Who is singing?" he asked the servant hurriedly.

The servant shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.

You Shaofeng didn't ask any more questions, but listened attentively to the song. A playful girl in a pink dress seemed to appear before his eyes, skipping in the peach blossom forest.

After the song ended, he savored it for a while before asking again, "Did the village hire a musician?"

"No." The boy shook his head.

If it wasn't a musician, could it be a guest? But Mother only entertained the Jia family, so could it be one of the three young ladies? Could it be Miss Wang Xiachu? The voice doesn't sound right, could it be Jia Wanlin? I've never heard this Miss Jia play the pipa before.

You Shaofeng racked his brains, but he definitely couldn't go to the women's area. Scratching his head, he climbed out of the pool, only to retreat after a few steps. What if she was still singing? Wouldn't he miss it?

After singing two songs to satisfy her craving for playing the pipa, Xia Chu put it down.

Although Jia Wanqing still wanted to listen, she was not an ignorant person.

"What a feast for the ears." Li Xuemu sighed, "Your pipa playing has the same grace as your mother's."

"I think he plays better than me." Jia Qingwu said with a smile.

Li Xuemu thought for a moment and said, "We each have our own merits. I was fascinated by the way you played the pipa at the beginning. I thought I had to make friends with you so that I could accompany you in music." After she said that, she winked playfully at Jia Qingwu.

Jia Qingwu pretended to be angry, "Okay, so you wanted to trick me into being your musician." After she finished speaking, she couldn't help laughing.

"You'll have to pay for that." Xia Chu joked.

Li Xuemu laughed and scolded, "You little money-grubber! You even want to take your aunt's money."

Everyone laughed, and Jia Qingwu followed up with, "Then your aunt owes me a lot."

"I'll owe you money so that you'll always remember me." Li Xuemu said.

After laughing and joking for a while, they got up, changed their clothes and drank tea in the hall outside the hot spring pool.

"Do you want to play Tangqi?" Li Xuemu asked the children because they were bored sitting there.

"Play!" Jia Wanqing was also bored.

Jia Wanlin also nodded and looked at Xia Chu.

Xia Chu was indifferent. Seeing that they wanted to play, he nodded.

The board for Tangqi is square, with a high center. During the game, one player uses their own pieces to knock the opponent's pieces off their own. Isn't this similar to ancient snooker?

Tangqi is suitable for two people to play. Li Xuemu thought about it, asked someone to bring Ye Zixi, and invited Xia Chu to come and play.

Leaf card games, also known as leaf cards, were a popular pastime during this period. Forty cards were played, divided into four suits: Shiwanguan, Wanguan, Suozi, and Wenqian. The gameplay involved picking up cards one by one, with the higher card being the lower card, similar to Western playing cards. Before a card is played, it is hidden from view. After it is played, the leaves are placed face up, and the players try to deduce the remaining cards from the exposed cards, similar to the way poker is played.

Xia Chu is not good at this, but he has nothing else to do. It doesn’t matter whether he wins or loses. It’s just a way to pass the time.

You Shaofeng waited for a long time, but the music didn't sound again. He had no choice but to leave the hot spring pool and ask outside the yard who was playing the pipa just now.

The maidservant at the gate thought for a moment and said, "I don't know who it was, but soon after Lady Jia and Miss Wang went in, a maid came out and took the pipa back in."

You Shaofeng was overjoyed after hearing this. It was indeed Miss Wang!