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

Xiachu turned a few corners, and when she saw no one was following her, she headed home. What was her parents thinking when they named her? From the name to the person, she didn't seem like a good person.

Luckily, I learned a little from my brothers when they were practicing martial arts. Otherwise, I'm afraid today wouldn't end well. This kind of young man is not to be trifled with. Otherwise, Xia Tian would definitely put him in a sack and beat him to a pulp.

Wenshengzhai, I'm afraid I'll have to go there less often in the future. If we meet again, today's tricks won't work.

How to earn these thirty taels?

When I got home, I found that there were many more people at home. They were all congratulating me and calling me a scholar.

My second brother passed the exam!!

Her eyes lit up, but she only saw her mother in the center of the crowd. She smiled so hard that her mouth couldn't close, and she was full of praise for her second brother, saying how hard he worked every day to achieve his current results.

I don't know what everyone was thinking, but they were all complimenting him. But it wouldn't be considered a big deal. Lin'an was a big place, and talented people were not uncommon. They came to visit just to save face.

The Wang family was neither wealthy nor powerful. Normally, they didn't interact much, but today, having heard the good news, they came over to give some gifts, as a token of friendship.

Xia Chu bowed outside and went to the backyard without waiting for anyone to say anything to her.

Zhang Zhou was sitting in the yard, brushing Da'an and Xiao'an's fur.

"Second brother!" Xia Chu ran over, "Congratulations, second brother."

"Where have you been?" Zhang Zhou looked up at her.

"Nowhere, just strolling around." Xia Chu saw that he didn't seem particularly happy, "Why do you look unhappy, Mr. Scholar?"

Zhang Zhou chuckled, "I'm happy, but not that happy. Scholarship is just the first step in the imperial examination. It's too early to be happy now."

"That's worth being happy about." Xia Chu rubbed Xiao An's head and was licked several times by it. "What do you want to eat for lunch? I'll make it!"

"Just make whatever you want to eat. You know I'm not picky." Zhang Zhou pulled Xiao An, who was about to pounce on him, and said, "Sit down. Your hair is not done yet."

Xiao An whimpered a few times, but it didn't sound like he was saying anything nice.

Perhaps due to their childhood experiences, these people are basically not picky about food and eat everything.

"Then I'll go cook?" Xia Chu said, rubbed Xiao An's head hard twice, and ran away laughing.

He's still naughty at this age. Zhang Zhou laughed and held down Xiao An, who was wagging his tail wildly and wanted to follow Xia Chu to play. "She's gone to cook, be good."

Xiao An raised its head and shouted for more than a quarter of an hour. No one could understand what it was saying, but it looked very excited.

Xia Chu had just finished washing the vegetables when Dong Xiaohuan ran over happily, "Why are you cooking already? Let's go out to eat. Your dad has sent someone to call us and the banquet has been booked."

"Where are we going to eat?" Xia Chu was puzzled when Guan Xu and Wang Qiuyu didn't come back at noon. "Aren't you going to wait for the others?"

"Your father is with his colleagues, and my mother and I will have our own small table." Dong Xiaohuan explained, "We will have dinner tomorrow, and invite your maternal uncle and his family."

"Okay." Xia Chu picked up the vegetables and put them aside.

It was not convenient to drink at noon, so the meal was finished quickly. Xia Chu was a little tired, so she lay down and took a nap when she got home.

In her dream, she went to buy a pipa, but she couldn't find the one she liked. She asked the shopkeeper, who pointed and said it was right there.

But when she looked over, it was still empty. "Am I seeing things?" she thought, reaching out to touch it, and then she woke up.

As soon as she woke up, she took out a jar from under the bed and started counting money.

Over the years, I have spent a lot of money given by my parents and brother during festivals and festivals, and I still have thirteen taels left.

Xia Chu sighed, hugging her money jar. She still needed more than half of it. With enough to eat and drink on a daily basis, and her family owning a shop, she hadn't given up on thinking about how to make money. When she first worked as a helper in the shop, she'd refused her mother's offer of wages.

What could she do to make money? She was an unmarried girl, and it was impossible for her to find a job. Her family wouldn't approve of her starting a business. If they knew she was short of money, they would definitely give her money without hesitation.

Write a song and sell it? You need instruments to write a song, and who can you sell it to? The music notation she learned was different from the current one. At that time, she only had a rough understanding of the reduced notation and the written notation, and it was difficult to understand.

Writing a novel? Let the ancients experience the melodramatic plots of modern novels? But she didn't know the taboos. I heard that many words in ancient times were taboo. If she made a mistake, it would bring disaster to her family.

Xia Chu shook the jar and let out a long sigh.

Xia Tian had just returned home when she heard her sister sighing. She smiled and asked, "What's wrong? What's so difficult about you?"

Xia Chu looked at him and thought of the joke many people had played in the past. She just reached out her hand without saying anything, just to see how Xia Tian would react.

Xia Tian looked at her fair palm and felt around his waist, but there was nothing there. He also didn't remember what she asked him to bring. Could it be that she forgot? He simply took out the purse and placed it in her palm, "What do you want? Is this enough?"

It was a mess. Xia Chu opened her purse and saw more than two taels of silver. She couldn't help but sigh.

Xia Tian rarely saw her like this, so he left the window and walked into the room, "Talk to Big Brother, but what do you like? How much do you need?"

Xia Chu's eyebrows drooped, her mouth turned down, and she looked extremely aggrieved. "I've got a pipa that I've taken a fancy to. It costs thirty taels, and I'm still short of seventeen."

"Big brother has some." Xia Tian immediately returned to his room and took out twenty taels of silver. He gave half of his monthly salary home. He had originally intended to give it all to his mother, but she insisted. After a long stalemate, she finally accepted half. He also bought things for his younger siblings, so his savings weren't huge.

When he reached the door, he went back, looked at the remaining five taels of silver, and simply took them all.

Xia Chu looked at the pile of silver in front of her. She guessed that this was all her brother's money. He was always like this. As long as you asked for it, he would give you everything. She took seventeen taels and pushed the rest back. "This is enough."

"Take them all. A girl should buy some rouge and handkerchiefs. She must have money." Xia Tian did not take them back.

"Brother, don't you ask me why I bought a pipa? I can't play it." Xia Chu buried his head in the silver.

"As long as you like it. You are so smart, maybe you are born with the ability to do it?" Xia Tian said with a smile.

Xia Chu didn't know whether he felt guilty or something, he didn't dare to look up at Xia Tian's eyes, and even always felt that he had some hidden meaning in his words.

Now that the money was in hand, Xia Chu felt she couldn't wait any longer. She also didn't want to continue this topic, so she stood up and walked out, "Brother, come with me to buy a piano."

"Okay." The two of them went to Dong Xiaohuan and said that first.

Dong Xiaohuan pressed the issue, "It's almost time for dinner, where are you going?"

"I've taken a fancy to a pipa, and my elder brother said he would buy it for me." Xia Chu replied.

"Pipa? Why did you think of buying this? How much silver does it cost? Your brother gave all the money he earned to the family, and your mother bought it for you." Dong Xiaohuan wiped her hands and was about to get the money.

"Mom, I have enough money. If not, I'll come to you again." Xia Tian stopped her.

Dong Xiaohuan glared at him and said unhappily, "Where did you get the money? You either gave it to your family or bought them things. Mom will give it to you. How much do you want? Tell me quickly."

"I'll tell you when we get back." Xia Tian pulled his sister away, and Da'an and Xiao'an followed with their tails wagging.

"Hey, why are you running? My money is hot." Dong Xiaohuan stomped her feet.