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

The bright midday sun shrouded the boy's focused face like a golden veil. The corners of his lips curled slightly, and beneath his curled lashes lay a pair of eyes as tranquil and gentle as lake water. His fair skin was coated in a brilliant golden hue, making him look like an elf from the mountains.

Bai Wuxia tilted her head, and suddenly a hand appeared in front of her, blocking her view. She turned her head and saw it was her second brother. "What are you doing?"

"Come with me." Bai Wuyu walked out of the pavilion and came to a distance where he was sure that no one in the pavilion could hear their conversation.

"What are you doing?" Bai Wuxia looked back as he walked.

"What a shame to stare at a man outside your home!" Bai Wuyu said in a low voice while gritting his teeth.

"He's so handsome, what's wrong with taking a look at him?" Bai Wuxia took another look, "Xia Chu is also good-looking, and everyone in her family is good-looking."

"So you go to other people's houses every now and then, right?" Bai Wuyu raised his hand, as if he wanted to poke his sister hard, but he held it back.

"What do you want to say? I want to watch Xia Chu cook beggar rabbit." Bai Wuxia glared at her brother impatiently. In the pavilion, Xia Chu had just finished applying seasoning to the rabbit and was stuffing it into its stomach.

"I'm telling you not to stare at Guan Xu. You're a woman after all, so be more reserved." Bai Wuyu said helplessly.

"I know, I know." Bai Wuxia responded perfunctorily, and quickly returned to the pavilion, "Xia Chu, I'll help."

"No, your hands will get dirty later." Xia Chu looked up and smiled at her, then wrapped the rabbit in several layers of large leaves and tied it tightly with cotton thread. "Qiu Yu, is the mud ready?"

Wang Qiuyu was squatting nearby playing with mud. It hadn't rained in the past few days, so there was definitely no mud. The people at the horse farm shoveled some clean soil from the mountain and added water to make mud. Playing with mud is definitely the most suitable for children, and Wang Qiuyu had a lot of fun. He tilted his face up, and a few drops of mud splashed on his tender little face, and also on his chest. But he didn't notice it at all, and smiled brightly, and it was obvious that he was having a lot of fun. "Okay, okay."

Jia Qingwu couldn't help laughing, and wiped it herself with a handkerchief, "Where did this little cat come from?"

"Hehe, thank you Aunt Qingwu." Wang Qiuyu obediently let her finish wiping. Zhang Zhou put down the skewers in his hand and said, "Xiaochu, let me do it."

"I'll do it, I'll do it! I like to work!" Wang Qiuyu raised his muddy hands. Zhang Zhou took two steps back in disgust. "You do it, you do it."

"You don't like working, you like playing in the mud." Xia Chu handed him the rabbit and reminded him, "Take good care of it and don't tear the leaves."

"Okay, I got it." Wang Qiuyu enthusiastically took the mud and applied it to the chicken.

"These skewers are ready." Guan Xu placed the cooked ones on a plate, "Xiaochu, take them and eat them."

"Sister, I, I, I want to eat too." Wang Qiuyu looked over eagerly.

"Wait." Xia Chu gave one to Jia Qingwu first, then took one for herself. She gave the rest to Bai Wuxia to share, and split one with Wang Qiuyu. "Here, eat it." She waited until Wang Qiuyu took a bite before she ate it herself.

"It smells so good." It's not like she had never eaten barbecue before, but this was rare. Bai Wuxia pursed her lips and smiled, saying to Guan Xu, "Thank you for your hard work, Master Guan."

Guan Xu looked over, smiled and nodded without saying anything.

“Delicious!” Wang Qiuyu ate with a clamor. “So delicious! Second brother’s cooking is the best!”

"I didn't expect Master Guan to have such great cooking skills." Because of his sister, Bai Wuyu couldn't help but look at Guan Xu with some scrutiny. They say a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen, but I didn't expect that he could actually cook, and his cooking skills were quite good.

Zhang Zhou and Guan Xu sat side by side and grilled meat together, while Xia Chu helped by feeding his younger brother.

"A hobby in my spare time." Guan Xu smiled.

"Our Guan Xu's future wife will be in for a treat." Jia Qingwu continued with a smile.

"Shiyue Qun'er, you guys go and help too." Bai Wuxia instructed her maid.

"No, this stove is not big. You just wait and eat. It will be ready soon." Xia Chu declined. Guan Xu not only likes to eat, he also likes to cook. He seems to have always regarded cooking as a hobby. When he is in the mood, he will research new dishes.

Wang Yong and Dong Xiaohuan didn't interfere. In their view, their children's happiness and well-being were all that mattered. Whether to take the imperial examination or become a chef was their own choice. When Xia Tian decided to join a martial arts school instead of studying, they didn't say much. Later, when he decided to join the army, Dong Xiaohuan simply worried about his safety. If ordinary parents, eager for their children to succeed, had chosen to pursue other pursuits instead of studying, their family would likely face unrest. Furthermore, it was rare for a scholar to enjoy cooking.

"I'm so sorry," Zhou Fei said, seeing that there was still one rabbit left uneaten and the charcoal grill couldn't fit it. After he finished eating the skewers, he volunteered to go and light a fire nearby to grill it.

"Is what you baked edible?" Bai Wuyu joked.

"Who are you looking down on? Wait and see." Zhou Fei confidently carried the rabbit outside the pavilion and asked the servant to collect firewood to start a fire. "I just learned how to make it from Brother Guan. It will definitely taste good."

Bai Wuxia didn't believe it, but she didn't say much. Although Zhou Fei wasn't the kind of person who was lazy, he had never heard of anyone who could cook.

A group of people sat in the pavilion, eating barbecue and drinking hot tea, it was really comfortable.

As we ate, grilled and chatted, the afternoon passed quickly.

"What's burnt?" Bai Wuyu was the first to smell it.

"Roast rabbit." Guan Xu glanced at the skewers in his hand. He had expected this. Rabbit is not that easy to roast. Rabbit meat is low in fat, so you have to turn it over frequently. Zhou Fei had never cooked before and had no idea about this.

"Huh?" Zhou Fei took the rabbit off the fire. Sure enough, the underside was black and gave off an unpleasant burnt smell. He felt a little embarrassed. He had just vowed to show off, but he didn't expect the rabbit to be so difficult to cook. At first, he paid close attention, but after a long time, his hands became so sore that he forgot to flip it over.

"You can't eat it anymore, just throw it away." Bai Wuyu didn't make fun of it.

Wang Qiuyu felt sorry for the rabbit meat and whispered to her sister, "Can't we eat it if it's a little burnt?"

"Don't throw it away yet. Bring it here for me to see." Guan Xu handed the skewer to Xia Chu, checked the roasted rabbit, and cut off the burnt parts with a knife. He brushed it with oil and seasoning, then sat by the fire and continued roasting.

Bai Wuxia leaned over and asked, "Can you still eat it if it's burnt?"

"Other places are fine, they're edible," Guan Xu replied. Actually, even if it's burnt, it's still edible. Some families wouldn't even eat pork, let alone rabbit. However, these young masters and young ladies probably couldn't understand, so he didn't explain further.

"Then let me try it after it's cooked." Bai Wuxia smiled at Guan Xu, and the young man opposite also smiled back. The sunlight shone into his eyes, like a layer of gold.