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

Chapter 88

Xia Chu was sorting through old things when she spotted the sachet she hadn't returned. The perfume inside had long since dissipated. She pinched the sachet, twisted it open, scooped out a small amount of perfume, and placed it inside. The light jasmine scent slowly filled the air.

Zhao Huazhang, I didn’t expect that the weak little boy has grown up to be an adult and now he is a remarkable person. It turns out that being a soldier is the best medical beauty for men.

No, it's more accurate to say that martial arts training is the best way for men to achieve aesthetic beauty. My eldest brother was short and frail due to malnutrition when he was young. But after getting enough to eat and drink, and practicing martial arts with my father, he's now tall and strong. Later, after attending a martial arts school, he grew even taller, almost catching up with my father.

Xia Chu took the sachet and placed it on the table, picked up the pipa, and stroked the strings with her fingers.

The melodious sound of the pipa rose up, and just as Dong Xiaohuan was about to start preaching, she was interrupted. Everyone in the front hall fell silent. They had never heard this piece of music before. But they hadn't heard it much before. Ordinary people didn't have a leisurely life, so how could they have the time to listen to such things?

"Xiaochu must be really gifted, having learned so much on his own." Dong Xiaohuan swung her legs. "He's always so cheerful, making me want to dance to the music."

Wang Yong drummed his fingers on his thigh. "I've heard some of this before, but I thought it was noisy. I didn't expect it to be so pleasant."

Zhang Zhou closed his eyes and listened. Xiaochu's playing was a little choppy at first, but after just a few days, it became so smooth and coherent. Was he truly gifted? No matter how he thought about it, it was unbelievable. He couldn't help but look at his elder brother.

But no matter how much they questioned it, they could not imagine that the fifteen-year-old body housed a soul in its twenties that did not belong to the present.

Ever since Xia Chu got her pipa, she'd spent her days at home studying music. Everyone else went to work or school; even Dong Xiaohuan would go to the shop. If Da'an and Xiao'an hadn't wanted to eat, she probably wouldn't have bothered to eat lunch.

He Suowei had been guarding Tianshengzhai for over a month without seeing a single trace of him. He had never expected that he would return and take the zither away that same day.

When Zhao Huazhang saw Wang Xiachu again, he often thought of her smile. Her childhood appearance and her grown-up appearance overlapped, and he couldn't calm down.

On this day when he was on vacation at home, his grandmother mentioned his marriage again, and he couldn't help but think of Xia Chu's face in his mind.

"Zhang'er? Zhang'er?" Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, Mrs. Zhao smiled and thought, "What's the girl's name?"

"Wang Xia..." Zhao Huazhang answered subconsciously, then suddenly realized what was happening and shouted in irritation, "Grandma!"

"Wang Xia?" Madam Zhao frowned, thinking, but she couldn't remember anyone with that name. "Whose girl is she? She's not here?"

"No." Zhao Huazhang was a little annoyed. "Don't ask me anymore. I don't want to get married for the time being."

"So when do you want to get married? I didn't have time to think about it before because I was away. You're already 24. When your father was your age, your eldest brother had already started school." Old Madam Zhao was a little anxious. "Your eldest brother already has three children, and you're not in a hurry."

"You already have three great-grandchildren, why are you still anxious?" Zhao Huazhang looked at his grandmother's old face and couldn't bear her always worrying about him. "I know what's going on, don't worry."

Madam Zhao said anxiously, "Why wouldn't I be worried? I don't have many years left to live. If you don't find a good match for you while I'm still here, who knows what kind of person Luo Shanshan will find you after I'm gone. Your father is a soft-hearted person, and if he finds someone who will cause trouble for the family, how will you live in peace for the rest of your life?"

"Grandma, I don't like hearing you say these things." Zhao Huazhang squatted at her feet and held her hand. "I'm old enough, how can I let her control me? You still have many years to live, and you still have to see Rui'er get married."

Madam Zhao punched him in anger, "I couldn't even wait for you, how could I possibly wait for Rui'er? You're getting more and more disobedient as you get older."

Zhao Huazhang looked at Aunt Zhan for help and winked.

Nanny Zhan covered her mouth and smiled, "Old Madam, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Perhaps it is just that the young master's fate has not yet arrived."

"You're helping him again," Madam Zhao shook off her grandson's hand, "Whose family is Wang Xia from?"

Zhao Huazhang made up a lie, "No one, just a colleague in the military camp."

"It's a boy?" Old Madam Zhao was unconvinced. She had just asked, and he had blurted out the question, so how could it be a boy? If it was a boy, Zhang'er would have been distracted and smiling strangely. Could it be that he'd been in the barracks too long... She shook her head. No way. When he was little, he always talked about bringing other girls home.

Zhao Huazhang changed the subject, "Grandma, let's go to the yard to bask in the sun and enjoy the flowers. I see the peonies in the garden are in bloom, they are so beautiful."

Thinking of the flowers in the garden, Old Lady Zhao forgot what she had just happened. "When did you become interested in flowers? They are indeed in full bloom. These were all collected by your eldest brother, who hasn't been home for a long time."

"Brother is very busy with official duties. If he has free time, he will come back to see you."

Madam Zhao sat in the garden for a while before her energy wore off, as she was quite old. Zhao Huazhang escorted her back to her room and watched Nanny Zhan help her to sleep before returning to his own courtyard.

"Master," Qingsong asked carefully, "Could it be Aunt Wang Xiachu... Ouch, Master, why did you hit someone?"

Zhao Huazhang retracted his finger and pointed at him, "What nonsense! Shut up."

Qingsong scratched his head and uttered an "oh". When he heard that, he immediately thought of that girl. After all, there was something wrong with the young master back then. Going to the stall every day, guarding it in such hot weather, is still unforgettable.

Xia Tian was forced by his mother to look at several girls, but he never showed any interest. Zhang Zhou had already hidden away at the academy, saying he was preparing for the autumn exam. Dong Xiaohuan couldn't go to the academy to catch him, so Xia Tian was the only one who suffered.

Dong Xiaomao came home and mentioned that Xia Tian had been looking for a girl recently. Li Xi's eyebrows twitched when she heard this. She remembered that her sister-in-law had a girl, and now she was eighteen, she still hadn't married. It seemed like her standards were too high and ordinary people would not be interested in her.

But Xia Tian has disciples at a martial arts school, and it's said he earns a lot of money. He's also tall and handsome. If my sister-in-law can get married, she can speak well of him to her brother and parents, and it would be nice for her to come back and look good.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Mom, what are you laughing at?" Dong Dongdong asked curiously, tilting his head.

Dong Xiaomao glanced at her, but he had no interest in her affairs. Their relationship as husband and wife was only a name, and they were just getting by.

Dong's father was a generous man, but his Achilles' heel was his wife. He had no feelings for his daughter-in-law, but after her brother pushed his wife down, he became very dissatisfied. When Dong Xiaomao wanted to divorce his wife, he didn't intervene and even wanted Xiaomao to take the woman home.

"I'm not laughing, you must have seen it wrong. Let's eat." Li Xi helped her son pick up some food and smiled at Dong Xiaomao again, but the other party was already busy eating and ignored her. She pouted uncomfortably.

But it doesn't matter. Isn't my sister worried about Xia Tian's marriage now? Once she introduces her sister-in-law to her and solves this troublesome matter, maybe she can get her sister's support, and then she can reconcile with Xiao Mao as before.