The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 272

This is not Xia Guangcheng's first time going on a campaign.

However, on this expedition, I ate dried meat, which I had never eaten before.

To his surprise, his maidservant hung a sachet on his waist, which contained dried meat.

When we got hungry during the march, we would take out a piece to eat; it was delicious and filling.

This kind of dried meat caught Xia Guangcheng's eye!
Wouldn't it be great rations to replenish the soldiers' energy during battle?
Of course, when Xia Guangcheng heard that one pound of dried meat was equivalent to about three pounds of pork, he gave up the idea: military pay was limited and such conditions could not be allowed.

Only his maid would be willing to do such a thing.

At the Xia residence, this was also the first time that Old Madam Xia had ever eaten this kind of dried meat.

"It's very good, it smells very nice." Old Madam Xia's teeth were still in good condition: "You've put your heart into it."

See, there really is a difference between getting married and not getting married.

Once he gets married, people will cherish him.

"Why cut it into such small squares? Why not slice it?"

"Yes, Mother, why?"

Panpan couldn't figure it out either. The main problem was that her teeth weren't very good. Yesterday, she had bitten off a front tooth while "stealing" some dried meat. She couldn't understand why her mother had the cook cut the meat into small squares. Otherwise, her front tooth wouldn't have fallen out.

"If you slice and dry it, it will easily crumble into crumbs, which is inconvenient to eat and carry."

Xiao Chunyu said, "Cutting it into small cubes and drying it is a little more difficult, but it won't break."

The old lady nodded, and Panpan became depressed.

"Panpan can't bite it."

Just then, the nanny came to report: the palace has sent someone to fetch Miss Panpan to the palace.

"Who was sent this time?"

"It's Aunt Yu."

"Then quickly welcome Aunt Yu in." That was someone from the Empress's side. The old lady said, "Go and help the eldest young lady get ready so that Aunt Yu won't have to wait too long."

Aunt Yu entered the mansion and greeted the old lady and Xiao Chunyu.

"Madam, Madam, Her Majesty said that she has missed Miss Panpan very much since she has not seen her for a long time, so she asked me to bring Miss Panpan to the palace for a couple of days."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness," said Madam Xia. "Panpan has been talking about going to the palace to pay her respects to the Emperor, the Empress, and His Highness. I'd appreciate it if you could take her there, Auntie."

Xiao Chunyu admired the old lady very much; she always spoke so tactfully.

"It is my honor to come out and greet you, Miss, and take you to the palace."

Aunt Yu also likes Panpan very much. Although the child is young, she is really well-behaved.

What amazed her was that her knees always hurt as she got older, and she actually noticed that the medicine she applied made the pain go away.

The little child rummaged in her cloth bag and pulled out a small green ceramic bottle, then put it back, saying it wasn't this one; she rummaged again and pulled out a small red bottle, saying this was it, and told her to apply it every day.

Aunt Yu thought the child was just playing around. She took the pottery bottle, thanked her, and put it in her pocket. After returning to her room, she placed it on her pillow and didn't think much of it.

As a result, a few days ago it rained heavily, and her legs became sore and swollen, and the pain was so bad that she could hardly get out of bed.

She accidentally touched the small ceramic bottle by the bedside and remembered what the child had said. Desperate, she decided to try it and applied the ointment.

In less than half an hour, the soreness and pain were noticeably relieved.

An hour later, she was able to get out of bed and walk.

That was such a pleasant surprise!

She finally understood why the Empress and the Crown Prince liked her so much.

This child is a little lucky charm.

So today, when Her Majesty the Empress sent someone out of the palace to fetch Panpan, she volunteered to come. "Granny, Panpan is ready and can enter the palace."

She still carried her small cloth bag on her shoulder, but today, in addition to her equipment for entering the palace, she also had a small food box in her right hand. She refused to let the maids beside her help her and insisted on carrying it herself.

Despite her young age, Panpan knows all the taboos in the palace.

Especially when it comes to food, she always carries it herself whenever it's meant to be given to the Crown Prince, and no one else is allowed to touch it.

"Alright, Madam, Madam, this old servant will take Miss Panpan into the palace."

"Thank you for your trouble, Auntie." Xiao Chunyu stroked her daughter's head and routinely instructed, "Listen to the nanny, and don't be naughty when you go to the palace..."

We remind everyone to pay attention to safety.

In fact, Xiao Chunyu had a feeling that her daughter was incredibly clever. They were both entering the palace and facing similar pitfalls, but while she might not be able to avoid them, her daughter could. Not only would she avoid these pitfalls, but she could also save the Crown Prince from dire straits.

One or two times could be considered a coincidence, but if it happens every time, then there really must be some kind of mystical skill involved.

"Mother, Panpan understands."

Panpan ran up and hugged Madam Xia: "Grandmother, Panpan is going to the palace to play for two days. Don't miss Panpan too much. Panpan will be back soon."

"Okay, okay, I don't really want to think about it, but I do think about it occasionally."

The old lady couldn't stop smiling; the child's farewell words were truly amusing.

"Mother, Panpan has entered the palace."

"it is good."

"Little brother, your big sister's going to the palace! You'd better be a good girl and eat your milk obediently."

That's just how Panpan is. Wherever she goes, she has to greet everyone in turn. Her carefree and relaxed manner makes it seem like she's not going to the palace, but rather like she's on a spring outing.

This feeling of relaxation is unparalleled.

When a young lady from a noble family enters the palace, she is always nervous, fearing that she might offend a noble person by being impolite, or that there might be some trap in the palace that she might be plotted against.

Only Panpan could practically walk sideways in the palace.

None of those who had previously targeted Panpan had a good ending.

Even the Emperor protects her, so anyone who wants to harm her will have to think twice before considering whether their entire family's heads are enough to be chopped off.
Panpan followed Aunt Yu into the palace.

Madam Xia asked Xiao Chunyu what was in her food box.

"My daughter-in-law doesn't know."

Xiao Chunyu belatedly realized that she had been too careless; this child…

Oh well, I don't need to worry about what she does anyway.

Inside the palace, Panpan opened the food box and looked at the Crown Prince.

"Big brother, let me tell you, you have to chew this slowly and eat it slowly, otherwise your teeth will break. Look..."

She opened her mouth wide to show the prince that her poor front teeth were gone.

"Panpan has grown up and is losing her baby teeth."

The prince smiled slightly. This child, the dried meat shouldn't be blamed.

However, this jerky is really fragrant, but also really hard and dry.

Who did this?

The prince ate slowly, his mind preoccupied with something, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

"It was made by Panpan's mother. It was dry food that her mother prepared for her father, which he took with him to eat on his journey to the border."

"Yes, this is it!" The Crown Prince slammed his hand on the table: "This is it! This kind of dry ration is the best military supply for marching and fighting!" The Crown Prince stood up excitedly: "Panpan, you are my little lucky star."