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

"Qiu Yu, I was wrong. I should have discussed this with you." Xia Chu apologized through the door. "How about we go and bring Xiao Ma back tomorrow morning?"

Wang Qiuyu was crying in the house. When she heard this, she choked up and said, "Xiao Ma, Xiao Ma is doing well at the ranch. I just, I just can't bear to leave."

"Sister knows," Wang Qiuyu did cry before, but rarely. The child had been beaten, fallen, or injured, but she rarely cried unless it was particularly painful. Xia Chu realized she was being too arbitrary. She calculated that the academy would be closed for the holiday in three days, so she coaxed her, "There's only three days left. Then, sister will take you to the stables to see the ponies and ride horses, okay?"

The crying in the house stopped. Wang Qiuyu opened the door and looked at her sister with tears in her eyes. "Really?"

"Really? When has my sister ever lied to you? Let's make a pinky promise." Xia Chu extended her little finger.

Wang Qiuyu hooked her little finger and burst into laughter.

"Sister was wrong, don't be angry with me." Xia Chu took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, and then took out a piece of lotus seed candy and stuffed it into his mouth.

"I'm not angry." Wang Qiuyu used his tongue to pick at the candy in his mouth, and his words were a little slurred. "I'm just a little sad."

Xia Chuyi laughed when she heard this, but also felt sad. "You can go see it during your day off, okay?"

Wang Qiuyu nodded and said seriously, "Although it's not my pony, you should have discussed it with me, sister. That way I wouldn't be caught off guard and so sad."

"You even used an idiom. Okay, next time I have something to discuss with you." Xia Chu rubbed his head.

On the day of the holiday, Xia Chu went to the Bai family first. The doorman said that the young lady had gone to the Mo family, and if Miss Wang came to look for her, she should go there.

It wasn't convenient for Xia Chu to go in directly with her brother and sister. When she arrived at the Mo family, she asked someone to say hello to Bai Wuxia and then prepared to go to the horse ranch. She went there often anyway, and everyone there knew her.

But unexpectedly, the servant came out and asked her to wait a moment, as their young lady also wanted to go.

Zhang Zhou couldn't sit in the carriage with the girls, so he sat outside with the driver. Wang Qiuyu was young and didn't have as many concerns. He was a chubby boy with a simple smile, and he politely called her "sister."

Bai Wuxia had met him before and greeted him with a smile, and Mo Qingmei also returned the greeting with a smile.

"Let's go to the racecourse too." Bai Wuxia explained why she came along. "Before, when you weren't here, I went alone, which was quite boring. I just said Qingmei wants to go too, so we can have a race later."

"Okay." Xia Chu naturally didn't disagree. It would be more lively with more people.

As soon as he arrived at the stables, Wang Qiuyu couldn't wait to find Ranran and Chifeng. It felt like he hadn't seen them in years, even in just four days. He held Ranran tightly in his arms, and on the way there, he worried about Xiao Ma's well-being. He even asked Bai Wuxia in front of him if the stable staff were in a bad mood and would beat Xiao Ma.

Seeing him frown and look miserable, Bai Wuxia smiled and defended her own stable, "No, the people who work at the stable are all specially selected horse lovers. They might even treasure the horse more than you do. You'll know when you go and see for yourself later."

Wang Qiuyu carefully checked the pony when he saw it, but he found nothing wrong. Seeing Ranran and Chifeng looking so happy, he finally felt relieved.

"Let's go, brother. Can you ride a horse?" Bai Wuxia called out.

Wang Qiuyu shook his head. "I don't know how. I've never ridden one before."

"You guys go and play, I'll take him for a ride." Zhang Zhou patted his brother's shoulder and said to Xia Chu and the others.

Bai Wuxia smiled and said, "Okay, then, Second Brother Zhang, you can do whatever you want. Feel free to pick any horse you want. All my horses are carefully selected."

"Thank you for the hospitality." Zhang Zhou bowed.

Mo Qingmei glanced at him and noticed that, while Second Brother Zhang wasn't as good-looking as the other children in the Wang family, his gentle and refined demeanor was quite eye-catching, especially when he bowed. His graceful and casual manner didn't make people feel perfunctory.

"Let's go, pick your own horse. The loser..." Bai Wuxia couldn't think of any prizes for the moment. Money was too vulgar. "If I lose, I'll punch you."

Xia Chu chuckled, "Okay, then I'll sing a song if I lose."

Mo Qingmei also laughed, "Then I'll play a little tune for you."

"Let's go!" Bai Wuxia walked into the stable, and the servants passing by bowed to him.

Walking up to her own horse, she touched its forehead and said, "My horse is good. I'll give you three breaths. But don't say I won because of my good horse."

"Three breaths isn't enough." Xia Chu didn't really care about winning or losing; singing wasn't a difficult task for her. She approached her horse, a nameless bay mare she often rode. "Five breaths," she called Zaozao.

"That's fine." Bai Wuxia was very confident in Zhuixue. Even if he ran five breaths later, he would not lose.

"It seems that Miss Bai is very confident," Mo Qingmei joked for the first time, "Xia Chu, we can't lose."

"Of course." Xia Chu came out with the horse and found that his second brother had also chosen a horse and was helping the excited Wang Qiuyu onto the horse. "Qiuyu, listen to your second brother on the horse. Falling off is no joke."

"I know, I know." Wang Qiuyu waved his hand. Only he knew whether he had heard or not. This was his first time riding a horse. The pony at home was too small. He had sat on it a few times before, but he didn't dare sit on it for long for fear of crushing it. Besides, he couldn't run around at home, so he could only walk a few steps under the hand.

He turned around and saw his three sisters already on their horses. With a few shouts, the three horses rushed out together. In a blink of an eye, they had already run a long way, as fast as the wind. He was suddenly eager to try, "Second brother, second brother, I want to run too."

"Don't even think about it. Let me lead you for a few laps first." Zhang Zhou refused directly.

Her hair flew, her dress fluttered. All that remained was the whistling wind, and the surrounding scenery receded madly, slowly becoming blurry. Mo Qingmei shouted again, and the horse accelerated again, leaving only the space directly in front of her.

Her heartbeat quickened, her blood boiled, and all the troubles seemed to be blown away by the wind. She couldn't help but shout, but the wind choked her throat, and she coughed several times before she stopped.

Bai Wuxia took a quick look, confirmed he had only choked on the wind, and whipped his whip to run faster. He didn't forget to shout, "Qing Mei loses."

"And me." Xia Chu knew Mo Qingmei was fine when she heard Bai Wuxia's joke, and she didn't dare to stop. Bai Wuxia's horse was no ordinary horse. If she caught up, there would be no chance of victory. "Today, I will definitely let you show us your set of punches."

"If you want to see it, just say so. As long as you accompany me with music, how can I refuse?" Bai Wuxia said with a smile.

"I'll accompany you with the music, but don't try to cheat later," Mo Qingmei added. His throat was a little sore from coughing, and his voice was a little hoarse. But it didn't matter. The extreme speed made his blood boil, and all his worries were left behind.