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

Shiyue couldn't bear to listen any longer. She had never heard such a statement before. But she couldn't let the young lady do this! If the master and his wife knew about it, she couldn't bear to think about the consequences. She hurried forward, "Young lady..."

"Go get some water." Bai Wuxia interrupted her, guessing what she was going to say.

Shiyue paused for a moment and took the order.

Xia Chu received Shi Yue's gaze and immediately said, "Don't mess around. I'm afraid I won't even be able to get into your house next time." Then he changed the subject, "You really don't want to go out and have fun? I feel like this mountain isn't hot, it's quite cool."

"Then let's go for a walk." Bai Wuxia stood up. Actually, her family also had a farm like this, but it was boring to go there alone. So when Xia Chu asked, she went along. Of course, she also had some thoughts of meeting Guan Xu.

The two of them were shown around by the maids in the manor, but there wasn't much to see. It was pretty much like most manors, mainly serving wild game.

Qingjing Villa has a good geographical location. The whole villa is halfway up the mountain. The most amazing thing is that there is a small stream half-circling Qingjing Villa.

The location must have been chosen deliberately when the village was first built. This stream flows down from the mountain, and no matter how hot the weather is, it never dries up, and even in the coldest winter, the stream never freezes. All the water in the village comes from this stream, and it is sweet and delicious.

Along both sides of the stream, many fields have been opened up, now planted with rice. Ditches have been dug to draw water directly from the stream for irrigation, which is very convenient.

These were all said by the accompanying maid, who, seeing they wanted to go shopping, volunteered to tag along. She was articulate and spoke with a smile, so even if she was a bit long-winded, she wasn't annoying.

Walking along the stream, Xia Chu saw Guan Xu and Wang Qiuyu. They were standing in the stream with their trouser legs rolled up, holding a net and seemed to be fishing.

"There are fish here?" Xia Chu walked forward and asked curiously.

"Yes, look in the bucket." Guan Xu pointed to the bucket on the shore, where several small silver fish were swimming around.

"It's so small." It's not enough to fill the gap between my teeth. Xia Chu lost interest. She reached out and touched the stream water. It was icy cold. She wanted to go down and play. There were no outsiders here. She looked at Bai Wuxia. With Guan Xu here, she definitely couldn't take off her shoes and go into the water. "Wuxia, I'm going to go down and play."

"Okay." Bai Wuxia nodded, and indeed did not mention that she was going down.

Guan Xu frowned when he heard this. The stream water was cool, but it felt icy after standing there for a while. Women shouldn't touch cold water for too long, so he didn't want Xia Chu to get in. But seeing her excited face, he didn't want to upset her. After thinking about it, he walked over and helped Xia Chu into the water, saying softly, "The stream water is refreshing, play for a while and then get out."

"I understand." Xia Chu nodded. The cool water soaked her feet. The soles of her feet seemed to be made of smooth pebbles washed by the stream. It hurt when she stepped on them.

"Sister, come here quickly, I have fish here." Wang Qiuyu waved to her when she saw her coming down.

"Miss, you can't go down." Shi Yue saw the envy on Bai Wuxia's face and said directly.

Bai Wuxia glanced at her and snorted. She looked at Guan Xu in the stream. His robe was gathered at his waist, and his trousers were rolled up to his knees. He was tall but not frail, standing there like a slender bamboo.

He had fair skin, delicate features, and picturesque eyebrows, yet he couldn't be mistaken for a woman. When he spoke to Xia Chu, he lowered his head, his eyes gentle and peaceful.

Bai Wuxia couldn't help but sigh. Shiyue followed her gaze and had to admit that this Young Master Guan was truly beautiful. It was hard to dislike his appearance, and he was even so beautiful that it made people subconsciously feel shy.

Shiyue quickly withdrew her gaze. It was no wonder that the young lady liked this face. Who wouldn't like it?

Xia Chu used Guan Xu's net to fish in the water plants on the shore. Sure enough, she found a few small silver fish. The fish were very small, only as long as a finger. I don't know if it's because there are not many people fishing here, but they are a little dull. I always catch a few with one cast. She suddenly felt a little greedy for fried fish. "Is this fish delicious?"

"Delicious! These little silver fish don't have a fishy smell. Squeeze out the internal organs, coat them with flour, and fry them until crispy and delicious." Guan Xu supported Xia Chu. "Okay, come ashore. Miss Bai is still waiting for you."

Xia Chu felt a little unsatisfied, but he didn't want to leave Bai Wuxia waiting alone for too long, so he didn't play any more.

"Sister, don't you want to play anymore?" Wang Qiuyu was still in high spirits and felt a little surprised to see Xia Chu leaving.

"Let's go up too. This is enough for a meal." Guan Xu said. Wang Qiuyu is young and cannot soak in cold water for too long.

When Bai Wuxia saw Guan Xu coming over, he smiled first, but when he saw the other's bare calves, he remembered to turn around and avoid suspicion.

A few people returned with a bucket of small fish. Qingsong was waiting at the door. When he saw them coming back, he greeted them with a smile, "Did you catch any fish? Lunch is ready."

"I fished out some. Can I fry them and eat them this afternoon?" Guan Xu showed him the bucket.

"Of course, there's a lot. I'll take it to the kitchen and have them fry it tonight." Qingsong took the bucket and took them to the dining room.

In addition to roe deer meat, there are also roasted rabbit meat, fried mushrooms, bamboo shoots and chicken soup, and cold-mixed black fungus on the table. They are all from the mountains and taste delicious.

Guan Xu looks extremely serious when eating. He likes to cook. Every time he eats a delicious dish, he will carefully savor the cooking method and seasoning, and then go back to replicate it himself, and the taste is usually not much different.

Bai Wuxia secretly glanced at him several times, and even Xia Chu was absent-minded when talking to her.

Xia Chu was helpless and wanted to remind her not to be too presumptuous, but her attention was completely elsewhere. She could see that Guan Xu had sensed it and felt a little uncomfortable, but because she was her friend, she didn't react.

After dinner, Guan Xu took Wang Qiuyu back to the room. Bai Wuxia followed behind Xia Chu, feeling a little happy in her heart.

"Wuxia," Xia Chu called out to Bai Wuxia after returning to the door of the room and pulled her into her room, "You are too blatant. Even my third brother found out."

"Ah? He found out? Did he tell you?" Bai Wuxia didn't understand what she meant, and her face flushed quietly. "What did he say?"

Xia Chu had a headache, "Your family won't agree, so don't provoke my third brother."

Bai Wuxia paused, "Even just looking at it won't work."

Are you just looking at it? Xia Chu didn't know how to tell her that Guan Xu had suffered a lot because of his appearance in the past, and his temperament had changed. When he was young, he was very lively and cheerful, but now he always had a cold face in front of outsiders.

Logically speaking, he wouldn't be easily tempted, but Xia Chu felt that she was being overly concerned. Forget it, just go with Bai Wuxia.

"I didn't say anything, but you should be more restrained." Xia Chu was in a dilemma, with her best friend on one side and her brother on the other. She was worried that her brother would hurt Bai Wuxia's feelings unintentionally, but she was also worried that her brother would fall in love with Bai Wuxia, and that Bai Wuxia's family would not agree to their relationship, which would make her brother sad.