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

Zhao Huazhang learned that Dong Xiaohuan was ill, so he gave Xia Tian three days off and asked Qingsong to send some supplements. Xia Chu accepted them and asked Qingsong to take a message back.

After her eldest son came back, Dong Xiaohuan gradually recovered and was able to live a normal life.

Dong Xiaomao took care of her in the shop and let her rest for a few more days.

After all, illness is like a thread being pulled out. Dong Xiaohuan looked older after this illness. Wang Qiuyu had been behaving well recently and didn't dare to act naughty. As soon as he came home and finished his homework, he would stick to Dong Xiaohuan and even refused to go to play with Xiaoan.

Dong Xiaohuan saw this and felt bad. She immediately forced herself to cheer up. She didn't think it was a waste of the medicinal food that was meant to nourish her body, and she worked hard to recover from her illness.

When she recovered, her family members breathed a sigh of relief and returned to their own affairs. Just then, Wang's house was renovated and the family moved back.

Jia Qingwu also prepared a gift for Dong Xiaohuan, who replied that it was just an old house and didn't need a gift. Jia Qingwu said that renovations were also a happy occasion, so Dong Xiaohuan reluctantly accepted it.

Xia Chu was free, and she thought of Zhao Huazhang. It seemed like he was always giving her things, and she'd been accepting them without ever returning the favor. She first went to Yin Ge Garden, but seeing there wasn't anything else she needed to worry about, she bought some meat, went home, and dove into the kitchen.

She remembered Xia Tian saying that Zhao Huazhang liked her pork jerky, and that he'd always eaten most of it when she brought it to him. This time, she'd make some extra and give some to Xia Tian and Zhao Huazhang, so they could have a snack or something.

Xia Chu was humming a song while cutting the meat. Suddenly, an inspiration came to her. She quickly washed her hands and went back to write it down. Cui Ya followed curiously and was about to ask if the meat was still to be cut when Cui Hua pulled her out.

Cuihua raised her index finger to her lips and said, "Shh, don't make noise. We can't disturb you now. Let's go cut the meat and the young lady will come over to continue cooking later."

Cui Ya nodded in confusion, "Why did the young lady suddenly run away?"

"She may have thought of a new song. This happens often. If you interrupt her, she won't be able to remember it. Next time you see her like this, remember not to disturb her." Cuihua instructed.

"Okay." Cui Ya continued with Xia Chu's previous work. After all the meat was cut, Xia Chu came back again.

"Have you cut everything? Thank you for your hard work." Xia Chu said with a smile, took the seasoning and started marinating.

After a day of hard work, they finished three large jars of pork jerky. They gave one to Xia Tian, one to Zhao Huazhang, and the last one to Wang Qiuyu to satisfy his craving.

Dong Xiaohuan listened to her instructions and nodded, saying, "It's a return gift. Hua Zhang gave me a lot of good things last time, and I feel guilty accepting them. That ginseng is so big, it looks quite old. I shouldn't have accepted it, it's too valuable."

Xia Chu was stunned for a moment, pretending not to hear, and didn't dare to respond.

Dong Xiaohuan didn't think about it that way at all. After all, although Zhao Huazhang was old, he mostly came to eat under the name of Xia Tian. Thinking that he was not only the superior and friend of the eldest son, but also the benefactor of the younger son, he had always been very warm to him. "I wonder if a young master like him can get used to our sauerkraut. Doesn't your brother always complain that the big pot meals in the barracks are not tasty and he has to eat sauerkraut with them? If he can get used to it, send him some. Although it won't be as good as the things he sent, it's still a token of our unit's kindness."

"Then let me ask, not everyone likes it." Xia Chu thought of the osmanthus honey she made. Forget it, Zhao Huazhang didn't seem to like sweets, so he probably didn't like it.

Wang Yong didn't like it very much, thinking it was for women and children to drink, and he never touched it.

Zhao Huazhang hadn't been here recently, so Xia Chu made a special trip to the military camp. As soon as Xia Tian showed his head, she saw Zhao Huazhang behind him and smiled brightly.

Xia Tian thought it was directed at him, so he walked over quickly, feeling a little disgusted with Zhao Huazhang behind him.

"I brought you some food, which I made myself." Xia Chu handed over the basket and glanced at Zhao Huazhang.

"Us?" Xia Tian opened it and sighed, "Sisters are too old to stay at home." No wonder Zhao Huazhang, who had rarely left the military camp recently, was often absent. He thought something was wrong at home, but it seemed he was secretly doing something.

He glanced at Zhao Huazhang and said nothing.

Zhao Huazhang didn't even acknowledge his gaze. He took the jar that belonged to him with care and said seriously, "Thank you for your hard work."

Xia Chu didn't know why her face turned hot at such a simple sentence, "It's not hard, the cooking is just average, just eat it."

Xia Tian coughed twice, and when he saw Xia Chu looking over, he urged, "Go back if you're alright. The military camp is an important place, so you can't stay here for long."

Zhao Huazhang seemed to have just remembered that Xia Tian was still there, and felt a little unhappy.

"Then I'll go back." Xia Chu didn't want to stay any longer. When the people in the military camp heard that a beautiful girl was coming to find Xia Tian, they all peeked in from a distance to watch the fun.

After making pork jerky, Xia Chu seemed to suddenly turn on the diligent mode again, researching food in the kitchen every day.

Summer was just around the corner and the hot weather had affected her appetite, so she started making cold noodles and cold skin in the house.

Crushed peanuts, shredded cucumbers, shredded kelp, mixed with a little shredded chicken, and the chili oil is Guan Xu's special blend. A bowl of this will make you feel cool and full.

The cold noodles and cold skin were already made, so the jelly couldn't be left out. Zhao Huazhang had just gotten a basket of cherries and eagerly sent over most of them.

Xia Chu asked him not to leave. Zhao Huazhang hesitated, but Xia Chu had already turned and gone into the house. He thought about it and followed her.

She pitted the cherries, chopped them up, and sprinkled them over the jelly. She also added a few candied fruits, and a refreshing summer snack was ready. "I know you don't like sweets, so try it first. If you still don't like it, forget it." Xia Chu didn't add candied fruit to Zhao Huazhang's bowl. Candied fruit is too sweet, so she sprinkled a spoonful of osmanthus honey on it to make it less sweet, just to add some flavor.

"I like it." Actually, he doesn't like sweet food, but this jelly tastes refreshing and not greasy, so Zhao Huazhang likes it well. "It's delicious."

Qingsong ate his portion, which tasted okay, but nothing amazing. But his young master smiled in a worthless manner, as if he had never eaten anything good.

"Do you like this honey? There are two jars left. Can I give you one? I made them myself." Xia Chu asked tentatively.

The word "no" was on the tip of his tongue, but when he heard that Xia Chu had made it herself, Zhao Huazhang swallowed it back. "Okay, I like it very much."

After eating dessert, the two of them couldn't just sit there doing nothing, so Xia Chu said, "I recently composed a new song and played it for fun. Do you want to listen to it?"

"Yes." Zhao Huazhang actually didn't like these things very much. He preferred swordplay and gunplay. But was the song played by his beloved just an ordinary song?

Qingsong felt that even if Miss Wang was playing with cotton, her husband would probably applaud.

But Xia Chu is no cotton-whistle enthusiast; her music style is always upbeat and cheerful. Even those who don't quite understand her music will find it easy to hum along.