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

Wang Qiuyu was also severely scolded by Dong Xiaohuan, and then Xia Chu came up with this idea. It's not about trying to please anyone, but just letting him take snacks out to play, and whoever wants to play with him will have some.

Wang Qiuyu actually had a nice personality, was easy to talk to, and was easy to get along with. Once the kids got to know him, they were happy to play with him. Some of the kids who had been beaten up actually thought Wang Qiuyu was amazing, that he could beat up so many of them by himself, and they wanted to become his apprentice.

Xia Chu heard about this incident later. Wang Qiuyu let it slip himself that he wanted to go back to the village to see his apprentice.

After Wang Yong learned about this, he pulled Wang Qiuyu aside and explained the responsibilities of a master to his apprentice. In ancient times, the master-apprentice relationship was similar to that between father and son, and people at the time took this very seriously. After that, Wang Qiuyu never mentioned apprentices again; everyone became his younger brother.

However, children have short memories and love to play. At first, Wang Qiuyu often followed Guan Xu back to see his "little brothers". Later, he made a friend at the academy and often went to play with that friend.

He also likes to go to the theater to watch acrobatics and listen to operas. This year, he has a little pony, and he hasn't been back for a long time.

"Those of you who got this, go line up at the back! The next bag is the meat jerky my sister made herself! It's the most delicious thing in the world!" Wang Qiuyu raised her hand and said exaggeratedly, "It's sweet and chewy. It's smeared with a layer of sweet honey, and it's so fragrant! My sister also sprinkled sesame seeds on it. The aroma of meat and sesame, there's no food more fragrant than these two, right? I tell you, I can eat a pound of it in a short time at home!"

Lunch was ready, and Xia Chu came out to find the two of them to eat. Then she saw Wang Qiuyu standing on the hillside, like a pyramid scheme boss. The snacks in his hand were his products, each one the most delicious in the world. If you missed out, you would regret it for the rest of your life.

Eat a pound? Eating a pound in a dream, right? Even if he could eat it, his cheeks would probably be three times bigger. Xia Chu couldn't help but laugh, "It's time to eat, the one about eating a pound of meat jerky." She didn't call him out on his boasting; after all, kids are very concerned about their reputation. However, boasting is not a good habit, so Xia Chu decided to go back and teach him a lesson.

Wang Qiuyu coughed guiltily twice. The bag in his hand was already the last one. He distributed all the bags to his younger brothers and smiled ingratiatingly, "Sister, let's go back."

"Eat a pound?" Xia Chu asked.

"Hey, that's because you don't let me eat. If you let me, I can eat two kilograms!" Wang Qiuyu said confidently.

Xia Chu glanced at him and asked, "Who ate a whole plate of food last time and said they couldn't open their mouth the next day?"

Wang Qiuyu was immediately stumped. It seemed to be true. That was the first time he'd made it in early summer, leaving it outside to cool. Wang Qiuyu pulled a stool over and sat on the bamboo plate to eat.

Fortunately, I didn’t make much, so he could finish it all by himself.

But the next day, Wang Qiuyu cried and said he couldn't open his mouth. Everyone thought he was poisoned and rushed him to the hospital. It turned out to be a misunderstanding. The child's bones were soft and his body was yang, which meant he had a strong fire energy. Eating so much freshly baked food had overworked his cheeks, which, combined with the fire energy, made him unable to open his mouth.

"Dongdong, is the meat jerky delicious?" Xia Chu looked at the well-behaved and quiet Dong Dongdong. The child who had wanted to play with her insects when they first met was gone forever. She sighed quietly in her heart, wondering how much psychological trauma Dongdong had suffered from the incident between Dongdong's mother and uncle.

"It's delicious." Dong Dongdong nodded with a faint smile on his face, "Sister made it delicious."

"Then I'll bring you more next time. You can keep it and eat it slowly. This thing usually won't go bad if it doesn't get wet." Xia Chu wanted to touch Dong Dongdong's head, but found that he was already taller than her.

After dinner, Xia Chu yawned. She slept late last night and woke up early today. She wondered if Dad was awake yet. There was plenty of food at home, so she could just heat it up and eat.

"Go take a nap if you're sleepy." Jia Qingwu said softly.

Jia Qingwu didn't really want to come, but Dong Xiaohuan didn't want her to go back alone. Leaving her hometown during the Lunar New Year and then returning to that big courtyard alone would be too pitiful.

"The room has been tidied up, and the clean quilts have just been washed and dried." Dong's mother stood up immediately and pulled Xia Chu to Dong Xiaohuan's original room.

While Dong Xiaohuan wasn't paying attention, Wang Qiuyu dragged Dong Dongdong out again. The two were less than four years apart in age, but Dong Dongdong was much calmer than Wang Qiuyu. He wasn't interested in handing out snacks, nor did he want to play with the other kids. But to take care of his cousin, he had no choice but to follow.

"Brother Dongdong, when will you be free to stay at our house?" Wang Qiuyu suddenly asked.

"Why do I want to live in your house?" Dong Dongdong asked in surprise.

"We have two ponies at home! You can ride them for a while. They are kept in the stables. If you come to our house to play, I can take you to see the ponies! They are so beautiful, and you can even ride them!"

"Pony?" Dong Dongdong had seen donkeys, cows, mules, and even horses. But he had never seen a pony before, and one he could ride. He was a little tempted. He had ridden the cows and donkeys at home, and wondered what the difference was between riding a horse and those. "I'm free during the New Year, but can I go to the horse farm during the New Year?"

This stumped Wang Qiuyu. He hadn't even been to a horse farm during Chinese New Year, so how could he know if he could go? "I don't know. I can ask Sister later. Let me tell you, riding a horse is fast! The wind whistled against my face, and my heart was beating so fast it felt like it was going to jump out of my mouth. But it was so fun! I've never run so fast before!"

"Then can I go during the Chinese New Year?" Dong Dongdong didn't know whether his grandparents would agree.

"Of course we can go. If the stables are closed, we can wait until they open." Wang Qiuyu then talked about how huge the stables were and how there were countless horses there. He also mentioned his previous barbecue at the stables and said to Dong Dongdong, "Let's go barbecue next time! We'll barbecue right inside the stables! It's so delicious, and you can even see the horses! Do you want to go?"

"I want to go." Dong Dongdong nodded, and became more and more excited the more he listened.

When they went back that day, they took Dong Dongdong with them.

"Can the horse ranch be open during Chinese New Year?" Dong Xiaohuan asked Xia Chu after getting on the carriage, fearing her nephew might overhear her and think she didn't want him to stay at her house. The boys were in another carriage; both carriages were provided by Jia Qingwu.

"I don't know. No one would go horseback riding during Chinese New Year, right?" Xia Chu replied in a low voice. "No, let's take them somewhere else. The Wa Si is open during Chinese New Year. Qiu Yu doesn't like watching acrobatics, so I'll take them there when the time comes."

"That's good." Dong Xiaohuan nodded.