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

After eating the lunch Wang Yong brought back, the house was almost clean. Dong Xiaohuan went to each room to check for missing items. Xia Tian, holding his chest, hesitated for a while, and took out everything hidden in his clothes. "Mom, this is all my money. Use it to buy us what we need."

Dong Xiaohuan was stunned for a moment, looking at the purse made of scraps of cloth, her eyes sore. She squatted down and touched Xia Tian's head, "Mom has money, keep it for yourself, dear."

Xia Tian lowered his head and said, "But I need to buy a lot of things. This may not be enough. I will work hard to make money in the future..."

"It's okay, Daddy will make money." Dong Xiaohuan said softly, "Don't worry, there's still money at home. If you run out of money one day, Mommy will come to you again, okay?"

Xia Tian nodded, pursed his lips and smiled: "Okay."

Dong Xiaohuan and Wang Yong were out shopping, leaving the children with nothing to do. Xia Chu suggested they pick up the fallen leaves from the pond so they wouldn't have to work when their father returned.

Xia Tian, the eldest, volunteered to pick up the fallen leaves from the shore with a spade. His younger brothers and sisters put the fallen leaves in baskets and carried them to the vegetable patch in the kitchen.

Zhang Zhou was older and moved it by himself, while Xia Chu and Guan Xu carried it together.

The children quickly cleaned up the pond, but except for Summer, the other three were all soaked. After all, they had fished out fallen leaves from the water, and the bamboo basket was leaking.

Xia Chu went to change clothes by herself, but Zhang Zhou and Guan Xu had nothing to change into. They lay on their backs on the grass beside the pond to dry their clothes, and Xia Chu and Xia Tian saw this and lay down too.

"That's great. We all have a home from now on, hehe..." Guan Xu raised his hand and looked at the sky through his fingers. "That cloud looks like a big chicken drumstick."

"I think it's a little girl in a skirt." Xia Chu said.

"It looks like a Tai Chi diagram." Zhang Zhou said.

"Chicken legs!" Guan Xu insisted.

"It's the little girl." Xia Chu said with a smile.

"What do you think, brother?" Zhang Zhou looked at Xia Tian.

"The moon." Xia Tian took a look, but in fact, he felt that it looked like nothing, just an ordinary cloud.

"Hmph." Guan Xu pouted.

"I think Fifth Brother is craving for chicken legs." Xia Chu poked Guan Xu.

"Xiaowu's stomach will never be full." Zhang Zhou joked with a smile.

Xia Tian listened to his younger brothers and sisters bickering with a smile, and felt a sense of peace he had never felt before.

When Wang Yong and his wife returned, they found their four children lying asleep on the floor. Xia Chu was lying on her side, her forehead resting on Xia Tian's shoulder. Guan Xu was sleeping with his limbs stretched out in a big letter shape. Zhang Zhou was curled up like a ball.

Dong Xiaohuan frowned and was about to wake them up when Wang Yong grabbed her arm. He whispered, "They must be tired. Let them sleep."

"You can't sleep on the floor either, it's too cold." Dong Xiaohuan disagreed.

"It's a hot afternoon in the summer, it's okay." Wang Yong pointed at the children, "You, they're sleeping so soundly, if you wake them up now, they won't be able to fall asleep."

Dong Xiaohuan looked up and saw the children's sleeping faces, peaceful and beautiful. In the sunlight, they looked like little fairies who had strayed into the mortal world. She pursed her lips and smiled, "These four are so beautiful, each one is so beautiful. Not one of them is ugly."

"What's the use of a boy being good-looking? The most important thing is being strong. Come on, let's go back to the house and wake them up later." Wang Yong said, asking his wife to go back to the room to sort out the things she brought back.

The excitement of moving into a new home lingered for several days. Guan Xu was the most excited, running around the house like crazy every day. However, he was sensible and never went to play in the main room. He loved to tinker with the vegetable garden, and with Dong Xiaohuan, he planted all the newly bought vegetable seeds. As soon as he woke up, he went to check on his precious seeds, watering them when the soil was dry and pulling out any weeds as soon as they popped up. He also found earthworms from who knows where and threw them into the vegetable garden, saying they would loosen the soil.

Xia Chu dragged Xia Tian around their neighborhood, looking for a place to set up a stall. This time, they couldn't set up a stall right out of the gate; their house was the fifth one down the alley. It took a cup of tea to walk to the nearest street. Mingguang Street, near where they lived, wasn't very busy, and stalls weren't allowed.

Taifeng Street, which runs through Mingguang Street, is incredibly prosperous. It's home to Shunhefang, Lin'an's largest gambling den, and Hongxiulou, a renowned brothel. However, stalls are also prohibited on Taifeng Street, and the space is extremely expensive, with monthly rents exceeding ten taels.

If you want to set up a stall, you can only go to Demao Street in the south, which takes about 15 minutes to walk. There, you can set up a stall as long as you pay rent, and you can rent it for a long or short period of time. Naturally, the price is more cost-effective for long-term rental.

Wang Yong told them this because he saw them wandering around every day. However, he suggested that they should not rush to set up a stall, but should go and have a look first, and then go after they are settled and familiar with the place.

The neighborhood was full of wealthy families, who had servants and maids everywhere they went. Dong Xiaohuan was not used to this. The day after she moved in, she prepared some snacks to visit the owner, but she didn't even see him. The gatekeeper took the things and closed the door. This made her depressed for most of the day.

Seeing that she was sad, Xia Chu discussed with her what to sell at the stall to divert her attention.

"Is it still not working like before?" Dong Xiaohuan asked in confusion.

Xia Chu explained, "It's too tiring. It's best to only do it for half a day, and use the rest of the time to prepare the necessary materials."

"It's okay, not too tiring." Dong Xiaohuan smiled. Vegetables here are a bit more expensive than in the north of the city, and she wanted to make some money. "By the way, talk to Xia Tian. Is he not eating enough every day? I've advised him to eat more, but he doesn't listen. He's at an age where he can eat more, so why does he eat less than me every day? I've seen Xiao Zhou eat less too, and Xiao Xu eats much less than before."

After she finished speaking, she sighed, feeling sorry for them for being so sensible and putting themselves at a disadvantage. It was a headache that she couldn't understand.

"Actually, I've tried to persuade them, but they won't listen. They always say they're full." Xia Chu was equally helpless, but no matter how she tried to persuade them, Xia Tian agreed and continued to eat according to her and her mother's appetites. She had seen Guan Xu rubbing his stomach with hunger several times, and when she told him about it, he would just laugh.

"It's so worrying. What should I do if I get hungry? I'm still growing, how can I not eat enough?" Dong Xiaohuan didn't know what to do.

When Wang Yong returned, he saw the mother and daughter both wearing identical gloomy faces. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why are you so worried? You two look like real mother and daughter."

Dong Xiaohuan then told Wang Yong about the three boys not eating enough. Wang Yong raised his eyebrows and waved his hand, "It's no big deal. I'll just have a manly conversation with them. Is dinner ready? I'm a little hungry today."

"I'll be there soon." Dong Xiaohuan patted her clothes and stood up. "What do you want to eat?"

"It's all right. I don't like anything you cook. Make more. They will definitely eat a lot today." Wang Yong said, patting Xia Chu's head. "My daughter is still less of a worry."