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

Chapter 194

They had to wait for the second game, so they retreated to the sidelines to rest. Jia Qingwu warmed Xia Chu's hands, but they were icy cold and devoid of any warmth. She felt distressed. "Are you cold?"

It was indeed cold when the horse was running fast. The wind felt like icy spikes, biting my skin and bones. But at the time, with my adrenaline rush, I actually felt refreshed. Now, touching Jia Qingwu's warm palm, I realized how cold it was.

But she didn't want to say it and make Jia Qingwu worry, so she smiled and shook her head, "It's not too cold, my body is warm inside."

Jia Qingwu wasn't stupid. Her hands were like ice cubes, so how could they not be cold? But she couldn't say much. Now that she was here, she couldn't just leave. "Madam Xu, go ask the stables if they have ginger tea and buy some."

"Yes." Aunt Xu immediately took the order. The stables didn't have this. But the kitchen had ginger. Aunt Xu gave her some money and borrowed the kitchen to make a pot of ginger and sugar to take back.

Xia Chu and Xia Tian each drank two large cups, and their whole bodies became warm.

With the lesson learned from the first race, the people at the racetrack were even more nervous for the second one. They waited on horseback nearby, ready to rush forward if anything unexpected happened.

Moreover, many people backed out from the second game and simply did not participate.

I don't know if they were influenced by the first one, or if they were just lucky the first time. The second time, two people startled the horses, and another ran straight into the fence. They were all rescued in time. Unfortunately, they weren't as lucky as the young man in the first one. One broke his arm, and another broke his leg when the horse trampled him.

Jia Qingwu became even more worried when she saw the stable staff coming to notify people to go over and pick horses. She clutched Xia Chu's sleeve tightly, "Xia Xia..."

Xia Chu hesitated. Breaking a limb is incredibly painful. Especially for the person who was stepped on by the horse's hoof, their leg bones were probably shattered, and whether they could walk normally in the future was still a question.

"I'll go alone, you stay here and watch." Xia Tian patted her shoulder, "Your brother will have to watch over you when you go."

Xia Chu knew he was telling the truth, but she still glared at him in dissatisfaction. Thinking of the people who had stopped her in the first round, she felt a little unwilling to give up. She wanted to win, to give those people a good slap in the face.

"Look, all the women who were originally participating in the competition have withdrawn, and the only three or two left didn't make it to the finals. You are already very good, dear." Xia Tian said.

But it wasn't enough. Xia Tian gently brushed Jia Qingwu's hand away. Her words only made her want to participate even more. It was too far away to see clearly, but what she experienced in the first round might have been experienced by the women behind her. This competition wasn't fair.

Among You Shaofeng's group, only Qi Zijun made it to the finals, and they were in the second round. You Shaofeng was a little unwilling to accept this, and when he walked back and learned that Xia Chu had made it to the finals, his face looked a little grim, but he forced a smile and congratulated her.

However, losing to his sweetheart made him feel a little embarrassed, and he left without saying a word.

"Xia Xia..." If possible, Jia Qingwu would like to go in her place.

"Aunt Jia, let her go." Zhang Zhou said softly, "Brother is here, so there's no need to worry too much."

Xia Chu didn't dare to look into Jia Qingwu's eyes and followed Xia Tian. On the way, she said solemnly, "Brother, you run and don't worry about me. I'll be fine."

Xia Tian sighed and agreed.

Xiatian was once again the one to choose the horse. He took out a piece of candy and fed it to his horse. Seeing a hint of affection in its large eyes, he gently patted its neck, checked the saddle and stirrups, and led it for a few steps. He observed its gait and hooves, confirming that there were no problems.

Of the twelve finalists, Xia Chu and Xia Tian were exceptions. A few looked at them with disdain, but a young man in his twenties also looked at Xia Chu with interest.

Xia Chu ignored them all. She focused on her horse, stroking its back and whispering to it to run faster. Horses might not understand, but animals can sense human emotions. Just before the start of the match, Xia Chu hugged the horse's head and whispered in its ear, "We have to win."

The horse whinnied and nudged her with its head.

"What are you whispering to Ma about?" Xia Tian teased.

"Let it lead me to victory!" Xia Chu scratched the horse's mane and smiled confidently. It seemed as if the horse would obey her if she told it.

"Tsk." A disdainful laugh came from the side. He put on an expression of arrogance and contempt, waiting for the two to look at him so that he could make a few more sarcastic remarks. He even thought of the sarcastic remarks in his mind, but neither of them turned around, as if they didn't hear him. He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and annoyed. Such a beautiful young lady, instead of embroidering and playing the piano at home, ran out to show up in public and race horses with men. "Shameless."

Xia Tian frowned, and Xia Chu grabbed his arm, "Brother, the dog is barking at us just to get our attention, don't pay any attention to it." Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for the boy to hear.

"Who are you talking about?" the man shouted angrily after hearing this.

"Hey, dog, what are you so excited about? Are you?" Xia Chu gave him a cold look. They say that appearance reflects the heart, and it's true. This man has a dirty heart and a greasy face. Just looking at him is enough to make the eyes burn.

"You!" Robben stammered in anger. He couldn't admit that the other party was just barking. But who in the room didn't know he was being insulted? He couldn't swallow his anger. "A young woman, showing up in public to race against men? How shameless!" He paused, then thought of another possibility. "Is she trying to attract our attention so she can find a good husband?" A wicked smile crossed his face as he spoke.

The other young men who heard the noise here also showed meaningful smiles on their faces, and their presumptuous gazes stopped at Xia Chu, looking him up and down.

Xia Chu clutched Xia Tian's arm tightly and sneered, "Doesn't this young man have a mirror at home? If he doesn't have a mirror, does he not even have a basin to wash his face in? Or maybe he doesn't wash his face at all. He doesn't know what kind of person he is, but he still smears a thick layer of mud on his face as if it were a mask?"

Robben reacted for a moment, his face flushed with anger, "Do you know who I am?"

"Who are you?" Xia Chu sneered, "What have you done to deserve me to know who you are? You want to ask me if I know who your father is? How old are you, sir? When I was five, I wouldn't bring up my parents to suppress others when I quarreled with them. If I scold you and you cry, are you going to go back and cry to your parents to complain? Wuwuwu... Dad, Mom, I was bullied by a woman today and scolded to tears. You must avenge me. Haha..."

She was sarcastic and mocking, "A seven-foot-tall man is not tall enough, you are fat and can't even ride a horse as well as a woman. Are you going to encourage others to join you in doing bad things to me? The look on your face that looks down on me and is afraid of losing to me is really eye-opening. Tsk tsk..." In one sentence, she exposed their methods. She wanted to see who still had the nerve to deliberately suppress her in the competition.