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

Bai Wuxia rolled her eyes and whispered, "Wouldn't it be nice for me to be your sister-in-law?"

"Of course I think he's good, but they're not a good match. Besides, this depends on the two of you, right? Is my opinion useful?" Xia Chu shook her head. "You just like my brother's appearance, which is not really love. Forget it, I won't say anything more."

Bai Wuxia raised the corners of her mouth, but the smile did not reach her eyes. "Don't worry, I don't have any extra thoughts." She looked at her fingertips and lowered her voice.

The usually cheerful and carefree person suddenly stopped smiling. Xia Chu was stunned, sizing up Bai Wuxia's expression. Did she just say too much? She asked carefully, "Wuxia, are you angry?"

"Ah, no. How could that be?" Bai Wuxia seemed to have just come to his senses, narrowing his eyes and revealing a wicked smile, "Are you afraid that I'll be angry? Then why don't you hand over your third brother?"

Hearing her joke, Xia Chu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Take it away, take it away. Here it is for you."

Guan Xu heard this as soon as he walked to the window, and suddenly felt that he shouldn't be there. Cuihua, who was guarding the door, saw him and her eyes widened in fear. She had heard the conversation in the room, but this person shouldn't have heard it! She looked at the two young ladies in the room who were laughing, wondering if she should remind them.

Guan Xu put his index finger between his lips and quietly retreated.

"What's wrong?" Shiyue saw that Cuihua looked strange, so he looked back and saw no one there.

"Nothing." Cuihua smiled. Forget it. As long as no one knows, no one will be embarrassed.

It was clearly a joke, but Guan Xu didn't know why his sister and Miss Bai had suddenly brought him up. He secretly observed Miss Bai, and he always caught her gaze, admiration, not love or anything else. This reassured him, but he also began to avoid her as much as possible.

Qingjing Mountain Villa was indeed much cooler than the city. There were streams and numerous trees on the mountain, providing shade everywhere. If it got a bit hot at noon, the servants would bring ice basins. At night, you even needed a thin blanket to sleep under. It was definitely much more comfortable than the city.

Hunters bring all kinds of wild game every day, and the girls and boys in the village also go up the mountain to look for mushrooms, fruits, bamboo shoots and so on.

The food is different every day, even the drinks are different.

Wang Qiuyu dragged Guan Xu around to play and eat all kinds of delicious food every day, and they were so happy that they didn't want to leave.

Not to mention Wang Qiuyu, even Xiachu was somewhat reluctant to leave, mainly because the temperature was comfortable. In the morning, he'd go to the mountains to look for mushrooms and wild vegetables. In the afternoon, he'd go to the mountains to check for any unlucky people caught in traps or fly kites by the stream. After lunch, he'd take a nap. In the afternoon, he'd go to the stream to soak his feet and catch some fish. In the evening, he'd play with lanterns.

Speaking of kites and lanterns, they were sent by people from the village. They were sent every day, and they were never the same.

There was a bamboo weaver in the manor who was shocked to hear that the young master had lent the manor to a young girl. Others in the manor also speculated whether it was the young master's sweetheart, but Qingsong was tighter than a clam.

Of course, these speculations never reached Xia Chu's ears.

In short, the bamboo craftsman made all kinds of kites and lanterns and sent them to the back for Xia Chu to play with. He thought to himself, the young master's sweetheart, I must coax her to stay for a few more days.

The lanterns were crudely painted, but the workmanship was exquisite. The rabbit lantern had a movable head, swaying as it moved. There were also crab lanterns with wiggly claws, rooster lanterns with wiggly tails, and puppy lanterns on wheels. Wang Qiuyu couldn't put them down, and Xia Chu was equally enamoured.

At night, when it got dark, the brother and sister would walk around the farm with lanterns in hand. Bai Wuxia would follow behind them, dragging the little dog lantern along with her, making noises.

Guan Xu sat at the back, listening to the three "kids" at the front bickering and comparing who was older. Not only were they comparing their birthdates, but also their level of maturity. He couldn't help but shake his head.

Bai Wuxia stayed for two days and then returned. Before she left, everyone gathered at the door to see her off. She hugged Xia Chu and turned her gaze to Guan Xu, who had just lowered his head to talk to Wang Qiuyu.

Bai Wuxia turned around and got into the sedan chair. He was alone today and was too lazy to walk anymore.

As soon as she left, Zhao Huazhang took some time to come over in the afternoon. He brought a lot of snacks that Xia Chu liked to eat.

Wang Qiuyu was stunned by the snacks in the lunch box. "So many?" He usually had everything he needed, as his family always had plenty. But Dong Xiaohuan was very strict, forbidding him to eat before or after meals, and limiting the amount he could eat at once. It was the first time he had seen so many snacks; he could have set up a small stall.

"Don't eat too much." Xia Chu stretched out his hand and nodded lightly, and Wang Qiuyu nodded hurriedly to show that he understood.

Guan Xu watched his sister and Zhao Huazhang walk out, and a light bulb went off in his head, as if he understood something. No wonder his mother had questioned Zhao Huazhang at the dinner table last time. This time, the farm was also borrowed from Zhao Huazhang, and the servants in the farm were so respectful and considerate...

I just don’t know if big brother knows.

The two walked to the back garden. Qingsong put down the tea and snacks and went downstairs. Zhao Huazhang asked, "Are you enjoying your stay here?"

"Very happy." Xia Chu took a sip of the scented tea and noticed that Zhao Huazhang seemed a little tired. There were some dark circles under his eyes, and there were two stains on his sleeves, but he didn't change them. She met Zhao Huazhang's gentle gaze and saw the red bloodshot in his eyes. "You look a little tired."

"Yeah, it's okay." Zhao Huazhang smiled. "Is it obvious?"

"Go to sleep for a while?" Xia Chu frowned, a trace of heartache spreading up.

Zhao Huazhang shook his head and said, "I'll be leaving soon."

Recently, a young master arrived in Beijing. He was extremely domineering and overbearing, but also had a high status. He didn't like getting involved in this kind of thing, but it wouldn't be appropriate for him to stay out of it at all.

Who knew that after having a meal together, the other party specifically asked him to accompany them. He had hardly gone out in the past few days, wandering around the brothels and teahouses.

He was so annoyed that he tried to leave several times but was pulled back by the other party. He finally managed to escape while the other party was taking a nap and bought some things to come here.

The irritability and impatience I had felt suddenly disappeared upon seeing Xia Chu. Only joy remained in my heart. Whenever I saw this person, I felt joy.

She didn't need to do anything or say anything, just looking at him was enough for her.

"So urgent?" Xia Chu raised her eyebrows. She wanted to say, "Aren't you usually free?" But then she thought, "Maybe someone has something to do recently." She looked up at the sun and asked, "When are you leaving?"

Zhao Huazhang thought about the young master's habits in the past few days and said, "In an hour."

"Then we can still sleep a little longer. Let's go." Xia Chu stood up and grabbed his hand. "You have dark circles under your eyes. Are you too busy to sleep? You..." Xia Chu paused, and smelled a faint scent of powder. She was afraid she was mistaken, so she moved closer.