Time Travel and Love

"Qingmeng, where are you going?" Mo Liuchen only knew that Chu Qingmeng asked him out, and he didn't know what Chu Qingmeng was going to do.

"Nothing, my third brother is too busy to accompany me, so I want my fifth brother to take a walk with me. Maybe we can see different scenery." Chu Qingmeng looked at him jokingly.

"..." Mo Liuchen was instantly so angry that he laughed. He finally understood why his third brother always laughed for no reason. It was because he was angry. "Speak nicely to me! Do you think I'm too old? If my third brother heard you say this, I'm afraid I'd be dead!"

"I'm not kidding you. You have to watch this scene with me because I don't know what to do by myself." Chu Qingmeng put away his joking expression and put on a serious look as if he was dealing with serious matters.

Mo Liuchen nodded and followed her. Feiying led the way and soon they arrived at a teahouse. He put the horse down and asked someone to watch it. They continued walking for two cups of tea and came to a street full of dilapidated houses.

"Fifth brother, just watch and don't say anything. Let's go back and talk." Chu Qingmeng asked Feiying to buy some nourishing food. The group walked to Aunt Guihua's residence and knocked on the door. "Aunt Guihua, are you home? I came to see you."

"I'm coming! I'm coming!" Aunt Guihua was seen running to open the door through the dilapidated gate. Seeing that it was Chu Qingmeng, Aunt Guihua was startled. She looked around and didn't see Mo Liujin's black-faced Buddha. Then she breathed a sigh of relief, "Sister, why are you here? Does your man know about it? Don't mess with him!"

"Don't worry, auntie, it's okay. He doesn't have time to come out, so he asked someone to follow me," Chu Qingmeng explained with a smile.

Aunt Guihua then noticed Mo Liuchen beside her. He looked very similar to her husband. "Who is this?"

"Oh, my fifth brother, it's okay, don't worry about him." Chu Qingmeng said seemingly indifferently.

"Come in, come in." Aunt Guihua hurriedly invited people in.

Mo Liuchen also frowned slightly at Aunt Guihua. Chu Qingmeng sensed his disdain and felt a bit of a dilemma. They were indeed brothers, exactly the same! Who doesn't want to be clean? But how could ordinary people in this era be as neat and tidy as they were? Fearing he wouldn't come in, she tugged at the corner of his sleeve and led him in. Mo Liuchen had no choice but to follow her, no matter how reluctant he was.

Seeing Aunt Guihua's youngest son who had been bedridden, he looked like a weak scholar. There was limited space to sit in the room, so Aunt Guihua sat down beside the bed and asked Chu Qingmeng to sit next to her. When they were in the village before, it was common for a group of people to sit on the kang.

But just as Chu Qingmeng took a step, Shuang Cheng Feiying behind her was about to speak to stop her. Mo Liuchen frowned even more tightly and pulled her back directly, "Come back, you are not allowed to sit."

Chu Qingmeng was completely bewildered, and Mo Liuchen finally explained, "Only elders, brothers, and wives can sit by a man's bed. The same applies to women."

“…” Chu Qingmeng really didn’t know the answer to this question. She had only sat by Mo Liujin’s bed.

Aunt Guihua looked at Mo Liuchen with some fear. There were so many rules in this wealthy family.

After a few small talk, Chu Qingmeng finally got to the point. "Dalin, are there many people like you who are stranded in the capital due to the postponement of the imperial examination?"

Wang Dalin had been educated for many years, and he was more accurate in judging people and things than his mother. Although Chu Qingmeng and the man beside her seemed to be dressed in ordinary clothes, the aura that he exuded from the bones revealed the four words "gold and jade are precious", so he was a little cautious when speaking to them. "Yes, most of the people living on this street are people who came to take the imperial examination like me, probably no less than 700 or 800 people. We are really poor. We had already spent all our family wealth when we came to Beijing, and we waited in the capital for too long, so we are so destitute now. Originally, I thought that if I couldn't pass the imperial examination, I would stay in Beijing to work for a few days and save some money to go home."

"What's the situation now?" Chu Qingmeng asked. Mo Liuchen didn't interrupt, but his brows had been furrowed since he entered the room.

"There are too many students in Beijing middle school, and it is difficult to find jobs, so most students are forced to stay in Beijing. The students on this street are still relatively well off. My classmate has now fallen to living in a dilapidated temple." Dalin sighed when he talked about this.

Mo Liuchen was surprised for a moment, but quickly suppressed his emotions and continued to look down at Chu Qingmeng. Chu Qingmeng nodded, "Then do you know where these students will live?"

"In addition to this street, there is also 'Wuhuali' two streets away from here. There are also students like me there." Dalin thought for a while before replying.

"Okay, I understand. Dalin, you should take a rest. Keeping your health in good condition is the most important thing." Chu Qingmeng stood up and said goodbye, preparing to go back.

"Sir," Dalin hesitated for a moment before finally speaking. "I'm a poor student, and we've devoted all our family's resources, hoping for a day to shine... I hope you can give us hope."

Mo Liuchen turned around and looked at him, his eyes were complicated and he said nothing. Chu Qingmeng looked at him and smiled, "Do your best and leave the rest to fate. We will do our best."

"In that case, Minghao thanks you." Although Wang Dalin couldn't get out of bed and didn't get a definite answer from Chu Qingmeng, he still bowed.

Chu Qingmeng just smiled and left with Mo Liuchen.