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

For example, a new recruit who had just arrived at a camp had his pants torn during sparring. His opponent was stunned by the sight of his bare buttocks, and then he lost. The recruit, unaware that his pants were torn, walked around triumphantly, his buttocks visible to almost everyone in the camp.

We suddenly gathered in the middle of the night and couldn't find my clothes. I don't know if I was dazed from sleep, but I put my pants on my arm and went out.

Once, when they were preparing to improve the food supply and steam dozens of meat buns, everyone rushed forward, hoping to grab more for their fellow soldiers. The head cook was knocked over and yelled, "Help me, my buns! My buns!"

Xia Tian casually told a few jokes. There were actually a lot of jokes in the military camp, but some weren't appropriate to tell at the dinner table. There was a guy who never washed his clothes. The captain noticed his clothes were a different color than everyone else's, and later realized they were starched.

This sounds disgusting, so I didn't mention it again in the summer. Just thinking about it makes me feel a little nauseous.

Wang Qiuyu didn't like listening to jokes, and pestered Xia Tian to hear about the war.

But now everything is peaceful, so there's no need for war. Xia Tian picked out a story he'd heard and told it to Wang Qiuyu. After all, wars usually have no happy ending, and it's not auspicious to talk about it during the New Year.

The food was cold, so everyone left the table. Several maids cleared the dishes. Dong Xiaohuan wanted to join them, but was rejected again. Too lazy to argue, she didn't bother. She brought out some flour and prepared to make glutinous rice balls while staying up late.

Making glutinous rice balls to celebrate the New Year is an old custom in our family. Many people can make them in summer and early summer, and even Wang Qiuyu can make a few.

The filling was ordinary black sesame and red bean paste. Xia Chu actually wanted to eat meat, but she was too lazy to make it herself and didn't want to trouble Dong Xiaohuan and Guan Xu.

We chatted and made dumplings while waiting for the fireworks to go off. Then we went out to enjoy the fleeting fireworks in the night sky.

"It's great that another peaceful year has passed." Dong Xiaohuan raised her head and said in a low voice.

"I hope everyone is safe, healthy, happy and fulfilled." Xia Chu clasped his hands together and made a soft wish.

After watching the fireworks, Dong Xiaohuan went to cook glutinous rice balls. Wang Qiuyu ran in and out of the house, "Mom, where did you put the fireworks? Did you buy them?"

"Oh, I forgot." Dong Xiaohuan slapped her forehead. This year, she was so busy thinking about this and that that she had no mind to buy any fireworks.

She looked at her youngest son embarrassedly, thinking about how long he had been looking forward to it, and suggested, "How about I buy it for you tomorrow? I've been so busy these past few days and forgot."

Wang Qiuyu didn't answer and went back to his room dejectedly. Children his age didn't need to stay up all night to celebrate the New Year's Eve. He stayed to set off the fireworks, and naturally he was unhappy when he thought that the fireworks were gone.

Dong Xiaohuan took two steps after him and said, "Eat the glutinous rice balls before going to sleep. They will be ready soon."

Wang Qiuyu shook his head, went back to his room, closed the door, and started to sulk.

Dong Xiaohuan felt even more guilty. Wang Qiuyu had told her several times before, almost every time she went out, not to forget to buy fireworks. She hadn't expected that she would forget in the end. She didn't know what was wrong with her memory. She kept repeating it, but in the end, she still forgot.

"Mom, I'll go check it out. It's okay." Xia Tian followed and said a few words to Wang Qiuyu at the door of his room. It was unknown what the two brothers discussed. Wang Qiuyu soon came out with a smile on his face and said he wanted to eat glutinous rice balls.

"What terms did you agree to? It's actually okay?" Xia Chu asked quietly.

Xia Tian chuckled, "Nothing much, I just said I'd buy a lamb tomorrow and roast it whole."

The roasting of the whole lamb had been agreed upon beforehand, but Xia Chu didn't expect that the elder brother would be used as a bargaining chip to coax the younger brother. She smiled and covered her lips.

After eating the tangyuan, Dong Xiaohuan sent the children back to bed. The maids had tidied the kitchen, and there was nothing left to clean in the front hall. Dong Xiaohuan looked around, left a few lights on, and went to bed.

Wang Yong returned to his uncle's house on the second day of the Lunar New Year. He didn't return until the wee hours, washed his face, and fell asleep. He had to work another shift in the afternoon and needed to catch up on his sleep during the day. Feeling sorry for his hard work, Dong Xiaohuan didn't wake him as Wang Yong had requested, and quietly returned to her parents' home with their son and daughter.

Wang Qiuyu returned to the village like a returning swallow, and followed Dong Dongdong around the village with joy. The village was full of children today, far more than usual, all married daughters returning with their children. It was Chinese New Year, and everyone was carrying small bags stuffed with snacks.

Children love to gather in groups, huddled together in large groups, looking at each other's food, comparing who has more, whose food is tastier, and whose food is rarer and more unique. It's not really vanity, but perhaps a competitive spirit.

Wang Qiuyu had never lost, and the bag he carried wasn't just a small one. It was a backpack Xia Chu had made for him. It was a little ugly, but it held a lot of stuff.

There were now many small bags inside, all packed by Xia Chu. This year, Jia Qingwu was also pampering him, with all sorts of candied fruits and meat candies. The village kids hadn't seen much, and many of them were unheard of. They'd never even heard of candies like pine nut candy, lotus seed candy, and almond candy. And the candied fruit, surprisingly, was made with honey, so sweet it made your mouth water.

Every time he named a snack, the other children would exclaim, their mouths open as they stared at the small bag in his hand. The sound of swallowing saliva was deafening.

Wang Qiuyu is not a stingy person. After one person signs up, he lets those who want to eat line up to get it. It’s first come, first served. Those who come later will not get any.

When Wang Qiuyu first returned, he was bullied, though not exactly. After all, he'd trained with Wang Yong, and ordinary kids couldn't possibly beat him. But the village kids were xenophobic. Although Dong Dongdong was also in the village, he was studying. Ever since his mother's incident, his personality had become increasingly sullen. He rarely played around in the village, so the other kids weren't familiar with him.

One year, the two of them were playing in the village and were chased away by other children. Was Wang Qiuyu the one who was wronged? He refused to leave, and the other children couldn't shoo him away, so they tried to move. But Wang Qiuyu, this stubborn kid, insisted on following them. In the end, someone started the fight and pushed Dong Dongdong to the ground.

During Chinese New Year, Wang Qiuyu beat up the whole gang. He hadn't lost yet, but he had some bruises on his face. Before returning, he told Dongdong not to tell anyone. Dong Xiaohuan could tell at a glance that they had been fighting.

By then, Dong Xiaomao had already started harvesting pigs and vegetables in the village. Some people were willing to give him face, and since the child's injuries weren't serious, no one came to complain. After all, it was normal for children to fight. One day, they were fine, wishing they could stay together. The next day, after a fight, it was normal for them to ignore each other.

But there were also those who were unwilling to give in, dragging their children with them to demand an explanation. Dong Xiaohuan could only apologize and give them gifts.