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

Jia Qingwu said to Xia Chu early in the morning, "Xia Xia, I've found a shop I've taken a fancy to. Come with me to buy it."

"Ah?" Xia Chu was stunned for a moment, then thought that since he had nothing to do today, he might as well go.

But she hadn't expected that buying the shop was just the beginning. Jia Qingwu would guide her through the subsequent renovations, layout, hiring staff, and displaying the goods. While she was busy, she would explain to her which tasks could be delegated to others and which she needed to pay attention to herself.

Jia Qingwu took her to the brokerage, and when selecting candidates, she explained her opinions of each person one by one, judging a person's personality based on their appearance and small gestures, and what they were suitable for and what they were not suitable for.

Xia Chu felt that too much knowledge had been stuffed into her head in the past few days. She originally thought that Jia Qingwu was an innocent young lady, but she didn't expect to be completely overturned.

Jia Qingwu is not ignorant of the ways of the world. She is even familiar with some of the unspoken rules and customs in the dental industry.

After buying the shop, she started buying land, starting with fifty acres and no upper limit.

"What do you need so much for?" Xia Chu was puzzled.

"Build a farm and take care of some tenant farmers. I only need to hire a manager and an accountant, and I don't need to worry about anything else. When the farm is successful, I'll have them deliver fresh food to the mansion every day. You don't have to buy more food after you finish it, and you can sell the leftovers." Jia Qingwu smiled and explained to her in detail, "Land doesn't depreciate easily. If you don't want it anymore, you can sell it whenever you want. But the time I use it, all the money I earn is mine."

Xia Chu thought about it and realized it was true. Unless there was a war or famine, land would basically not depreciate in value. If you were moving, you would basically not lose money if you sold it. The two things people loved to hoard the most at that time were gold and land.

The land was bought, and the farm was under construction. The people brought from Huizhou were given jobs, shops, farms, and houses. They were all Jia Qingwu's trusted confidants, stationed in various locations to help her oversee the farm.

Jia Qingwu didn't have to worry about anything else except the progress. She wrote a letter to Jia Sansi, asking her elder brother to send her some goods. Although she was preparing to open the shop, there was another thing that she was always thinking about.

Xiachu's birthday is coming soon; her birthday is in April. People used to say it was a good day for her birth, neither too hot nor too cold, and summer will be even better. Wearing a short jacket and shorts will make it easier for her to move around, and it'll be easier for adults to worry about her getting sick from the cold.

When the child was one year old and just learned to walk, it was summer and he could walk more smoothly without wearing too much clothes.

That summer, none of the four children had remembered their birthdays, so they just picked a date they liked. To avoid unnecessary trouble, they all chose the same day, so all four of them celebrated their birthdays together.

It happened to be summer that day, May 15th. The weather was perfect, and they all loved summer. It was warm, less likely to get sick, and easier to beg. Winter was different. It was cold, and they had no clothes to wear. If they fell ill, without medical care or medicine, they might die.

In addition, there are fewer people wandering the streets in winter, so the chances of them getting food are smaller. They don’t even dare to drink water in big gulps, after all, there is no hot water, and drinking too much cold water will make you feel even colder.

Jia Qingwu found Dong Xiaohuan and mentioned Xia Chu's birthday. Dong Xiaohuan smiled and said, "This is the first birthday you and your daughter will be together. What do you want to do?"

Jia Qingwu pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Let's invite all of Xia Xia's friends over for lunch." If she were in Huizhou, Jia Qingwu would have invited all her friends and family, but she didn't know anyone in Lin'an. Xia Xia probably wouldn't enjoy socializing with strangers, so why not just invite close friends and have a get-together?

Dong Xiaohuan nodded and thought, "Then I'll tell everyone in advance, and send a message to my parents and brother, and to the military camp, to see if Xiaotian can come back. Xiaozhou and her friends can just ask for leave from the academy, and it will be easy to talk to her father as well."

"Then I'll trouble you, sister." Jia Qingwu held Dong Xiaohuan's hand, feeling so grateful that she didn't know where to begin. It would be awkward to express her gratitude; the Wang family truly treated Xia Xia like their own daughter. Too many polite words would only make her seem distant. "I've been thinking of getting a gift for Xia Xia, but there aren't many things she'd like, so I don't know where to start."

Dong Xiaohuan thought about it and realized Xia Chu had never specifically asked for anything. "She has plenty of clothes and other things now, but she has a strong appetite and loves to eat delicious food. Maybe we can start there."

"Then let me think about it." If you like to eat, then find some uncommon delicacies from land and sea, and then hire a good chef to prepare a banquet.

Xia Chu noticed that Jia Qingwu had become very busy these past few days and didn't take her with her anymore. After being lazy at home for two days, and with the academy being closed, she sent Bai Wuxia an invitation to visit the horse ranch.

When Wang Qiuyu heard that he could go to the horse farm again, he jumped around in the room with joy. Sometimes he grabbed Xia Chu and jumped, sometimes he pulled Zhang Zhou and laughed foolishly. When he saw Guan Xu sitting aside, he went over and said, "Third brother, you should go too."

"Me?" Guan Xu thought for a moment. He had gone back to visit his grandmother during his last holiday, so it wasn't impossible for him to go. He could ride a horse, but he wasn't very good at it. It would be nice to go just for fun. But... he looked at his sister, "Is it convenient for everyone to go?"

"It's convenient." Bai Wuxia loves being in a crowd and has told her several times to just go and have fun on her own. Xia Chu nodded. "Then we'll all go tomorrow," she turned to Jia Qingwu. "Will you come, Mom? Let's bring some food and have a picnic. We can also take Da'an and Xiao'an and let them run around in the nearby mountains."

Jia Qingwu's gift was not ready yet, but nothing was more important than spending time with her daughter, so she nodded and agreed.

"Then I'll make something easy to carry and take with me over there." Guan Xu already had a few ideas in mind. Bamboo rice, which he could just light a fire and eat right away. Barbecued meat, which he could marinate and then grill over there. He'd buy some fruit and snacks and bring them over, and then make a pot of sweet soup.

"I'll have someone prepare the carriage and leave tomorrow morning?" Jia Qingwu said.

"Third brother?" Xia Chu asked him since it depended on Guan Xu's time to prepare the meal.

Guan Xu calculated the time and realized that it would be in time if he got up earlier. "We can set off after breakfast."

I originally wanted to call Dong Xiaohuan, but Dong Xiaohuan was worried about the shop and refused.

The next day, Guan Xu woke up before dawn and went to the market to buy everything. Zhang Zhou was up when they got home, and Wang Qiuyu, surprisingly, was awake early too. She didn't seem to be feeling the usual lethargy from being forced out; instead, she was full of energy.

"I've never seen you so energetic since I went to the academy." Dong Xiaohuan poked him with a finger in amusement.

Wang Qiuyu smiled foolishly and helped his brothers prepare food. Soon Jia Qingwu also got up.

Xia Chu drowsily heard the commotion in the yard and opened her eyes. Seeing that it was already light outside, she quickly got up.

I looked and found that they were lighting the lights and preparing things. Zhang Zhou and Guan Xu were cutting meat, and Dong Xiaohuan and Wang Qiuyu were helping to string them into skewers.

Jia Qingwu was washing vegetables and fruit. Dong Xiaohuan hadn't wanted her to do this. She felt that a beautiful and elegant young lady from a wealthy family, with fingers as white and tender as scallions, couldn't possibly be doing such a "dirty job" as skewering meat.

But Jia Qingwu insisted on helping, so she asked her to wash the fruits and vegetable leaves. She even boiled warm water for her, fearing she would get cold.