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

Xia Tian's injury wasn't serious, but cleaning the sand and gravel from it was excruciating. Xia Chu didn't dare to watch and waited in the outer hall. She didn't hear the cries of pain she'd imagined.

After a long while, Sun Wusi finally came out, wiping his hands. A rare smile appeared on his face. He looked Xia Chu up and down several times and said, "It seems that you are all doing well. You have all gained some weight."

Xia Chu smiled and nodded, "I have a father and a mother, the one who was injured and delivered food last time."

"Well, judging by her face, she has a good heart." Sun Wusi was originally most worried about this little girl and even discussed with his wife whether to take her in as a medicine boy. He didn't expect that she would find a good home so soon. He waved his hand, "Come here, let me take a look at the wound on the back of your head."

Xia Chu walked over obediently. Lately, the back of her head has been incredibly itchy. She endured it as best she could during the day, but at night she kept dreaming about reaching out to scratch it. It felt so good, but she pulled off a huge scab, and blood was pouring out.

Scared someone to death.

But Dong Xiaohuan checked her wound and it was fine.

"Have you been itching lately?" Sun Wusi took a look and saw nothing serious. "Just bear with it and don't scratch."

"I understand." Xia Chu nodded.

At this time, Xia Tian and Zhang Zhou came out. Xia Tian's head was covered with sweat, his collar was soaked, and his face looked a little pale.

"Brother!" Xia Chu stepped forward and wanted to support him, but his free arm was wrapped in bandages and he had no idea where to start.

"It's okay, just a superficial wound." Xia Tian smiled and comforted his sister, "You go back, we will go back too."

"Well, buy some good food to replenish your body." Xia Chu instructed, but then thought it was not safe. "I'll go buy it, you guys wait for me."

"No, I'll buy it myself. I will definitely buy it." Xia Tian wanted to stop her, but failed.

Xia Chu ran to the restaurant and bought a roasted chicken and ten steamed buns. He also bought a small bag of candied dates. Dates are good for blood and honey is good for the body. Apart from being a bit expensive, there is nothing wrong with it.

After buying everything, Xia Tian didn’t say much and went back with Zhang Zhou.

When he got home, the gate was half-closed. His parents weren't in the yard, but he could hear voices talking inside. Xia Chu looked at the pot of stuffed meat. The casings had already been cleaned, so he could just stuff it in.

But it was lunchtime. She thought for a moment and went to the kitchen to get a large soup bowl and a basket. She went to the noodle shop and bought a bowl of wontons. She even asked the owner for a small bowl of pickled mustard greens to go with the rice. Even though she might not have much of an appetite, she had to eat.

Wang Yong had coaxed his wife into giving him a good rest and was about to go out to buy food when he smelled the aroma of wontons. His short and stout little daughter was struggling to carry a bowl of wonton soup into the house.

"Why don't you ask dad to go?" He hurried forward to take it. Wow, it was a full basin. How many bowls did he buy?

Xia Chu chuckled, waved his hands, and shouted into the house: "Mom, it's time to eat wontons, your favorite Zhang's. I also ordered a bowl of your favorite pickled cabbage."

"Here they are." Dong Xiaohuan tidied up the wontons, put them on the plate, and mixed in the pickled cabbage. She couldn't help but smile and said, "My daughter is so thoughtful."

"That's right. Didn't you see she was carrying a big basin unsteadily? Dropping it is no big deal, but getting burned...hiss~ why are you hitting me?" Wang Yong was slapped in the face before he could finish his words. He felt aggrieved and confused.

"Stop talking if you can't speak." Dong Xiaohuan rolled her eyes at him, then turned to her daughter and said kindly, "Next time, just buy enough for both of us. You can't even carry your father's food, it's like feeding a pig."

"Hey!" Wang Yong pretended to be angry, but the corners of his mouth were raised high.

Dong Xiaohuan took two bites of food and thought of Xia Tian, "How is Xiaotian's arm? Look at me, he should go with me. Why didn't I ask them to come over for dinner?" She said with a look of regret on her face. Her mind was a mess at the time and she couldn't think straight.

Xia Chu comforted him, "Brother is fine. The doctor said it was just a superficial wound. I bought him a roast chicken and lots of steamed buns."

There were roast chicken buns and a huge bowl of wontons. Dong Xiaohuan said hurriedly, "You must have spent a lot of money today. Mom will give you some later."

Xia Chu repeatedly shook his head and refused, "No, no."

After dinner, Wang Yong returned to the yamen. Dong Xiaohuan took three taels of silver and placed them under Xia Chu's pillow. Then, thinking of the meat filling in the yard, she prepared two bamboo tubes, one with sausage casing and the other with meat.

Liu Peipei came to visit in the afternoon and was relieved to see that Dong Xiaohuan was fine. Turning her head, she glanced at Xia Chu. Her little hands were no bigger than pears, and she looked clumsy and dexterous when doing things, which made people want to laugh. "This little girl is quite good at work. Aunt Liu is here, you can go and play."

"Why do I need your help?" Dong Xiaohuan said with a smile.

"Then I'll just eat the cake for free, but I have to work." Liu Peipei laughed, "What is this made of? The sausage won't keep well at this time of year."

"I'm not making sausages, I'm making grilled sausages." Dong Xiaohuan didn't hide it. Everyone knows how to stuff sausages, and the most important thing is the seasoning of the meat filling.

Grilled sausage? I'd never heard of it before, maybe it's just a business. Liu Peipei didn't ask any more questions, "Set up a stall. Your pancakes are delicious. I think you can make some money."

The two of them started chatting, and Xia Chu's work was taken away. He squatted aside and yawned out of boredom.

Dong Xiaohuan noticed it immediately, "Xiaochu, are you sleepy? Go get some sleep."

"Well, I'll go then." Xia Chu yawned again.

When she woke up, Dong Xiaohuan's ham sausage had been steamed and was being placed in a winnowing basket to dry.

Seeing her daughter wake up, Dong Xiaohuan picked up a piece of banana and broke it in half. "Are you awake? Come and try it and see if it tastes good."

The fat-to-lean ratio was good, and the meat wasn't minced too finely, but the filling was firm and the meaty bits were palpable. Xia Chu suggested adding five-spice powder and using scallion and ginger water to remove the fishy smell. "It's delicious. It would be even better if fried."

"It's delicious, all meat. How much does one cost?" Dong Xiaohuan asked.

Five pounds of meat, thirteen cents a pound, sixty-five cents. The casings are free, plus the seasoning, that's eighty cents. Forty-five sausages, three cents each. "Three cents a piece, five cents for two."

Dong Xiaohuan calculated the cost in her head and found it was okay. She looked up at the sky and said, "It's still early. How about we try it now?"

Xia Chu also wanted to try it, "We don't have a small pot, the pot in the kitchen is too big."

"I'll go buy it now!" Dong Xiaohuan took off her apron and left in a hurry.

Unfortunately, the blacksmith shop doesn't make too many of these things, let alone a pot of an unconventional size, which will take at least until tomorrow.

Xia Chu glanced at Dong Xiaohuan and said, "Mom, I want my brothers to make these fried sausages too and have them display them somewhere else. The flowers are almost out of season and won't be able to sell anymore."

Dong Xiaohuan knew that she cared about her brother, and initially she was impressed by her loyalty, so she said softly, "Let's do it here. I'm too busy with the pancake stall, so it's perfect for them to fry the sausages. With two stalls, we can look after each other."

"Thank you, mother!"

"This was all your idea. Besides, we're all family, so we shouldn't talk nonsense."