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

Chapter 182

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest. The room was warm. I wondered how much money such a floor heating system would cost. Xia Chu took off her coat. She thought it would be difficult to sleep in such a strange place, but she fell asleep quickly.

As soon as she woke up, a maid brought her toiletries and led her to the hot springs. Everyone else was already soaking, and the natural hot springs had a distinct smell that was hard to ignore. She wasn't sure if it was sulfur, as she hadn't smelled it much before. It was astringent, almost eggy, and not very pleasant.

Jia Wanqing's cheeks were flushed from soaking in the water, and she waved to Xia Chu to come over quickly.

"Come back after changing your clothes."

When she entered the water, she was scalded. She hissed and retracted her foot.

"Soak your feet first and pour some water on your body to get used to it. It will feel hot when you first come down." Li Xuemu said with a smile.

Jia Qingwu stepped forward and helped her pull her hair up. She then took a bamboo tube and slowly poured water over her body to help her adjust.

Jia Wanqing smiled cunningly, scooped up some water and poured it on her.

"Wanqing." Jia Wanlin quickly pulled her back, "Don't be naughty."

"Oh." Seeing that Xia Chu was just looking at her with a smile, Jia Wanqing stuck out her tongue and responded.

Several maids came in one after another, put tea and snacks on bamboo plates, slowly placed them on the water surface, and pushed them towards the people who were soaking in the hot spring.

Li Xuemu took it and poured tea. "Drink some flower tea. You need to drink more water when you take a hot spring bath, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable later."

Xia Chu accustomed herself to the water's temperature and slid slowly into the water, letting out a sigh. The fabric of her clothes, unknown to her, was surprisingly not damp and sticky. Furthermore, they were light and thin, not weighing her down.

"Xia Xia." Jia Qingwu handed over a cup of tea.

"Thank you, mother." Xia Chu smiled and took a sip. It was chrysanthemum tea. Perhaps it was the chrysanthemums from Dongli Villa, where they bloomed everywhere. If dried and used to make tea, it would be quite good.

"Cousin, you've slept for a long time." Jia Wanqing came over and said.

"How long?" Xia Chu tapped her forehead. "How long have you slept?"

Before Jia Wanqing could say anything, Jia Wanlin complained with a smile, "She didn't sleep at all. She came over to bother me shortly after she lay down."

"That's what kids are like," Li Xuemu said with a smile.

Jia Wanqing wrinkled her nose and changed the subject, "Are my brothers here too?"

"Well, the men's area is on the other side, separated by a bamboo forest. The two sides are not connected, and you need to go around a long way to get here." Li Xuemu said.

Jia Wanqing nodded, then remembered being rejected by her brother. "Oh, when are we going hunting? Tomorrow morning?"

"Has Second Brother agreed?" Jia Wanlin pointed it out. "Do you want to convince Auntie and Aunt Li first? So that your brother will have to take you with him?"

"Oh, no, that's not the case." Jia Wanqing was exposed. She pouted unhappily and snorted at Jia Wanlin.

"Do you really want to go?" Jia Qingwu softened her heart and gave in.

"I think about it, Auntie, just let my brother take me there." Seeing that there was a chance, Jia Wanqing immediately clung to Jia Qingwu, hugged her arms and acted coquettishly, "Good Auntie, please."

Jia Qingwu couldn't help but laugh, "Then we need to make three rules."

"Okay, okay, I promise to be obedient." Jia Wanqing raised her right hand happily.

Jia Qingwu raised a finger and said, "Don't run around. Stay close to your brothers and sisters."

Jia Wanqing said without hesitation, "Okay!"

Jia Qingwu held up a finger again and said, "Don't lose your temper. Listen to your brothers and sisters."

What's so difficult about this? Jia Wanqing nodded quickly, "Okay!"

"Finally, you have to come back when I tell you to. Never chase small animals by yourself, remember?" Jia Qingwu said solemnly.

Seeing her aunt so serious, Jia Wanqing suppressed her smile and hummed heavily. But within a few breaths, she couldn't help but smile widely, unable to close her mouth, and even let out two hehe laughs.

Li Xuemu laughed, "This little girl..."

Jia Wanlin moved his mouth, wanting to say that he wanted to go too, but was afraid of causing trouble, so he held back and went back.

Xia Chu noticed this and swam over to her side and said, "Wan Lin, come with us. I can't watch over Wan Qing by myself."

Jia Wanlin immediately smiled and nodded happily.

Jia Wanqing was not angry after hearing this. As long as she could go, she was happy. She didn't care about her sisters' teasing.

Don't soak in hot springs for too long, or your heart will feel uncomfortable. After everyone was soaking in the hot springs, Li Xuemu asked everyone to get up and take a bath.

Xia Chu felt her bones soften, even a little dizzy. Sitting in the flower hall, the cold wind occasionally whistled outside, and the warmth on her back. She covered her mouth and yawned slowly.

"Cousin, are you sleepy again?" Jia Wanqing leaned over the window and looked out for a while. When she heard Xia Chu yawn, she came over and asked, "Cousin, didn't you sleep well last night?"

This sentence instantly attracted everyone's attention, and everyone looked at Xia Chu.

She hadn't slept well the previous night, and she was a little excited about the hot springs the next day. But saying it out loud would sound childish, so she could only deny it, saying, "It was so comfortable, I'm a little sleepy."

"Why do I feel so energetic after soaking in the bath?" Jia Wanqing asked with her head tilted.

"You, who can compare with you." Xia Chu stretched out his index finger and gently poked her forehead.

"This is what it's like after taking a hot spring bath. Not to mention Xia Xia, I'm feeling a little sleepy too." Jia Qingwu said as she yawned.

"Then go to bed early today and have some fun tomorrow."

The next morning, Jia Wanqing was already up. She knocked on Jia Wanlin's door, waking him up, and then called Xia Chu. They both groggily woke up to find it was only just beginning to get light, the sun barely peeking out.

Xia Chu slept well last night and wasn't feeling sleepy at the moment. But it was too early. It wasn't like they were going to climb a mountain to watch the sunrise. "Wan Qing, you didn't sleep, did you?"

"I slept," Jia Wanqing realized it was a little early and tugged at the corner of her clothes embarrassedly. "I was just so excited about going hunting that I woke up a little early."

"The leading hunter hasn't arrived yet, let's eat first." Xia Chu woke up.

Jia Wanlin looked at Jia Wanqing resentfully. This girl kept him awake yesterday afternoon, and she was up early again today. It was so hateful that he wanted to beat her up a few times.

Jia Wanqing felt a chill on the back of her neck. She shrank her neck when she met her sister's gaze, then turned and ran away, "I'll go wake up my brothers!"

Jia Qingwu had just woken up. She hadn't slept well the previous night. She'd grown accustomed to her daughter's presence, and hadn't been able to fall asleep for half the night. Even when she woke up in the morning, she couldn't fall back asleep, so she had to get up. Li Xuemu hadn't gotten up yet. She'd traveled a long way to make arrangements the previous day, and then spent the afternoon entertaining guests, so she was a little tired.