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

Xia Chu persuaded him for nearly an hour, constantly refining the plan in her mind. Mo Qingmei was gradually convinced by her and said that she would go to Li Yun and Lin Lang to inquire about the situation the next day.

Li Yun's mother was very strict and didn't allow her to go out too often. After Lin Lang got engaged, her mother also kept her from leaving the house. Mo Qingmei and Xia Chu arranged a time to go together.

I went to find Li Yun first. After hearing their plan, Li Yun was a little hesitant. "I've never written a storybook before. Is it possible?"

"We're all reading the same book, so what's the problem?" Xia Chu encouraged her. "Look at the storybooks on the market. Their writing is not as good as yours, so why can't you do it? Besides, storybooks written by us women are definitely more suitable for women."

"Then let me try?" Li Yun was persuaded by her, but she did not dare to boast.

"Sister Yun, I can give you an idea. You just need to fill it in. We can write the first one to test the waters. If it works, we can continue." Xia Chu felt it would definitely work. She hadn't written it herself because she wasn't familiar with the taboos of many words and phrases. If she accidentally wrote someone's name or a taboo word, she could go to jail. In serious cases, she could lose her life, and maybe even her family.

"Okay." Li Yun agreed, wanting to see if she could do it. "Then I'll go with you to find Lin Lang."

Things got even easier when it came to Lin Lang. Xia Chu proposed the idea of a comic strip. With few words and the ability to guess the stories from the pictures, few children would have been able to resist. Wang Qiuyu, for example, certainly couldn't resist.

The comic strip was simpler than the storybook, as the content was already ready-made. Lin Lang finished the illustrations in just two days. Xia Chu helped Mo Qingmei with the text, and then the story was printed directly.

As soon as Xia Chu got the first copy, she gave it to Wang Qiuyu. Wang Qiuyu couldn't put it down, even taking it out to read during meals. The story was actually very simple and familiar, but the images made it completely different. He flipped through it over and over again, and the next day, he secretly took it to the academy before going to school.

Xia Chu wanted him to take her to the academy, even though the teacher might find out and scold her. But the students in their class were all around his age or even younger, making it a perfect place to advertise. She even pretended to accidentally reveal the bookstore's address. Wang Qiuyu was a little confused at the time, tilting his head back as if he didn't understand why she was saying this.

But when his classmates asked him, he immediately remembered.

After class, Wang Qiuyu led a large group of children to the bookstore. When Guan Xu heard that they were going to the bookstore, he did not stop him.

The comic strip's first run was limited to just fifty copies, due to the high costs and the fact it was just a test run. But within a day, the young masters had cleared out the entire lot. They often bought multiple copies, promising to give them to their brothers and sisters.

Anyone who could afford to send their children to school in Lin'an was not poor. Even if one's family was a little poor, buying a few books was only a small expense.

Guan Xu was a little confused. What kind of book was worth these kids' crazy snatching? He wanted to come back and read it on the way back. Wang Qiuyu touched the cover of the book with great care before handing it to him, saying, "Third brother, be careful. Don't wrinkle it."

"Got it," Guan Xu chuckled. The book was only half the size of a regular book. The cover featured a colorful painting, with adorable and lifelike characters and a vibrant, colorful landscape. It immediately caught the eye. Inside, the illustrations were in black and white, but the characters were lively and endearing, and the dialogue was simple and engaging. He flipped through it quickly, feeling a bit unsatisfied. No wonder those kids were so eager to buy it.

It would be better if the story was a little more profound. He flipped through the book again, making sure it was for children, and then returned it to his brother. "Where are you from?"

"My elder sister gave it to me!" Wang Qiuyu carefully put the book into her bag, put her hands on her hips and said proudly, "My elder sister said it's not for you to read, it's for the children! I'm the only one who has it, and my elder sister loves me the most."

"Oh? Now you're willing to admit that you're a child again?" Guan Xu laughed. "Why do you get so angry when I usually tell you you're still a child?"

"Hmph! Whatever my sister says is right." Wang Qiuyu turned her head with her chin raised, and her ponytail swung in a proud arc.

Guan Xu chuckled and rubbed his head vigorously. Wang Qiuyu lost his composure in a second and yelped, asking for a rub as well. The two of them played around and were warmly welcomed into the house by the two dogs.

"Sister! I'm back!" Wang Qiuyu shouted while looking for someone everywhere.

"You're back. Are you hungry?" Xia Chu had just roasted a batch of pork jerky. "Come and try some."

"Delicious!" The pork jerky coated with honey and sprinkled with sesame seeds tastes fragrant and sweet when chewed.

"Delicious." Guan Xu stuffed two pieces into his mouth and grabbed his brother's collar. "Let's go do our homework."

"I need to rest for a while. I'm so tired." Wang Qiuyu was dragged away by his brother, holding the plate. "Ah! How annoying!"

Xia Chu smiled and put the remaining pork jerky aside. After it cooled down, she could put it into a jar and eat it slowly. Then she started to prepare the vegetables needed for dinner. She only needed to wash them first and wait for everyone in the family to come back. Dong Xiaohuan would come over if she was not tired, and Guan Xu would cook when he was free. Her cooking was not as good as the other two people's, but she was better at innovation. In fact, it was not her own innovation, but mainly because she had seen and eaten it a lot in the past. When she told him the method, Guan Xu would sometimes think about improving it, and in the end it was often much better than hers.

Guan Xu's cooking skills would make him a good chef and open a restaurant. His business would surely be booming, but he's also a good student.

Mo Qingmei had been very busy recently, busy with the bookstore business. Once people were busy, they had little energy to think about other trivial matters. When Xia Chu saw her again, she found that she had lost some weight, but her complexion was much better.

Xia Chu had come up with the idea; the initial novel and comic strip were all based on her ideas. Li Yun and Lin Lang, no fools, followed her lead. Both the novel and the comic strip were highly praised.

Li Yun's storytelling works were particularly popular among the ladies of the boudoir, and her pen name, Yun Zhai Yue, became very famous.

Lin Lang was lively and simple-minded, with a rich imagination. Her comic strips were warm and lovely, making her a deity among children. Even her younger sister had read her comic strips.

Every time she heard her sister praise "Wind Blowing Sun" in front of her, she couldn't help but blush. She chose this pen name based on her sister Yun's, leading many to speculate that the two might be the same person. Others speculated that they were sisters, one skilled in writing, the other in painting.

Mo Qingmei's bookshop made a lot of money, and she wasn't stingy at all in sharing the profits with her sisters. Xia Chu didn't want to take any of it at first, so she just asked for it and didn't do anything else. But Mo Qingmei insisted, so she had no choice but to accept the extra money.

In fact, with her current wealth, she's basically not short of money. Even if she lay low for the rest of her life, she can still live comfortably. Although she has always been in a state of lying low, only occasionally getting up and busying herself.