"There will be new black flour steamed buns tomorrow! The ones left are dry and hard. If the tribesmen need them, we should give them to them." Jing Chunxi said that it is shameful to waste food.

As for those meat buns, she would put them into the space later while they were not paying attention. Otherwise, they would be cold tomorrow and she would easily get an upset stomach, and would have even less energy to move forward.

When Madam Jing heard her granddaughter say this, she knew she must have brought some money, probably quite a bit. Knowing the news ahead of time, she had already prepared, bringing some valuables with her. Even without her daughter's dowry, she knew this journey wouldn't be too difficult. But having an entire family under the care of an eight-year-old girl was a tough sell.

The journey wasn't just about food and drink; they also had to make arrangements. Once they got to Lingnan, they needed money to live. They didn't plan to do anything too special to avoid being envied. After all, looking at their family members today, they looked pretty much the same as them. Apart from their relatively shiny clothes, they didn't seem to have brought anything with them, so they probably wouldn't have hidden much silver. But they wouldn't be like their family, who were searched and left with nothing. Now, no one was willing to spend money on steamed buns so early. They were definitely thinking of relying on their family first, and getting as much as they could, so they really couldn't be spoiled.

It’s pretty good to be able to eat meat buns in the morning and replenish some nutrition in the evening.

"Sister Xi, did you add sugar to this water? It's sweet. I drank a few sips today and I feel full of energy."

"Yeah, I also think this water is very different. It has a sweet taste."

The others also nodded. Everyone took turns drinking when they were thirsty. In the future, when boiling water, Chu Chunxi planned to take the empty water bag to the kitchen.

"Hehe! Did you find out? Sister Xi did add sugar, but only a little." Jing Chunxi pinched her fingers together, indicating that it wasn't much. Anyway, it was just a lie, believe it or not.

Everyone thought about it. The water wasn't overly sweet, and the sugar wasn't much, just a hint of sweetness. So how could it have such a strong effect? ​​But no one questioned it further, attributing it to the fact that everyone in the General's Mansion exercised regularly and was in good health. And it was also because it was the first day of exile, so the physical exertion wasn't great.

But I also sighed inwardly. It was only the first day of exile! I usually despised even tea, but now even a little sugar in it tasted delicious.

"Yeah, sugar can increase your physical strength. Sister Xi brought a pack. Use it sparingly. This water will be enough for you in the future."

These words made Jing Changning reflexively stare at her little package nervously.

There is enough water anyway. At worst, she can find a way to replace all the water she is allocated and then replenish it from the space a few more times.

Third Uncle finally got angry: "Sister Xi, where did you get this golden medicine? I've only applied it three times and the wound on Grandfather's back has started to scab over."

Dalang: "I noticed that too. It's better than what the military and imperial doctors prescribed!"

Grandpa Xiaobei: "The old general just said that it's starting to itch a little."

Chu Chunxi: "I don't know! My mother gave it to me. She also bought a lot of medicine, saying that it can be used for minor illnesses such as headaches and fevers along the way.

I brought several large bottles of gold healer medicine, as well as typhoid fever and other medicines. Uncle Zhou Wei might know which pharmacy sells them."

Jing Chunxi was an expert at shifting the blame. Occasionally, he would ask Uncle Zhou Wei and his mother to take the blame, otherwise his third uncle was too difficult to deal with, and he could even read his mind through reading.

Jing Changning looked at the packages placed on the corner of the bed again. The one that contained steamed buns today was already half deflated. The other packages were not too big either, and three of them were from his two sisters-in-law, so he was a little skeptical.

Jing Chunxi added, "If it's not enough, we can get some more when we stop in the town. As for food, don't worry. Even if you don't stay in the hotel, the food in the package can provide you with a meal. When you stay in the hotel, I will ask the waiter to prepare some for you. Other meats may be hard to find, but this kind of post station has braised pork." If there is no braised pork in the post station, there is no way to take out the braised pork in the space.

"Red-braised pork is still the best."

After a tiring day, Sanlang was hungry due to lack of oil and water, but he still thought that braised pork was the best. After one meal, he wouldn't feel hungry in the middle of the night. Naturally, others agreed. In this situation, who would complain about having too much meat?

When food was mentioned, the two aunts went to check their packages. One of them said, "Apart from the clothes for changing, the sesame cakes and dried meat are long-lasting. After you finish these meat buns and steamed buns, you can eat them again in two days." Zhuang had two packages in total, one of which was very large. It contained a set of clothes for her and her three sons, a thick cotton coat, and two pairs of shoes and socks.

She was frank about the small change and two silver notes: "The total is two hundred and thirty taels, all for public use." Dalang, Erlang and Silang had no objection.

Si Yan said, "I have five hundred taels here, and fifty taels of change. Sister-in-law, please take them all. I don't feel at ease holding them." This reason was also very sufficient.

Zhuang refused to accept it, saying that she would talk about it after she had used up her own money. One wanted to give it and the other refused, so they started pushing and shoving.

Jing Chunxi: "Hehe! Mother has prepared some, and the aunts and uncles have collected some for themselves as pocket money."

After saying this, he dug into his pocket again and took out two small purses. He ran over and stuffed one into Zhuang's pocket first. "Mother said that my aunt is the housekeeper and cannot be short of money. Here are 1,000 taels of silver."

He took another purse out of his bosom and gave it to Zhuang. He continued to chatter, "Mom said that there are more opportunities to use small change and copper coins on the road, so one has to take some for my aunt." There were not many copper coins in the space, so it would be more practical to give them to my eldest aunt. It was really embarrassing to let my third uncle, a grown man, dig out a few copper coins every day.

Dengdengdeng ran to his grandmother again and stuffed a small purse into her pocket: "Hey, this is from grandpa and grandma. Mother said this is your warm-up money. If you carry it with you, you will be safe and healthy. It's also one thousand taels."

"You little mouth!" Jing Chunxi's hair became even more messy. She simply pulled the hairband, letting all her black hair fall over her shoulders. She stamped her feet in a coquettish manner: "You have a grudge against my hair!"

With food and money, and Sister Xi'er's ability to entertain people, everyone finally relaxed.

The two elders were not polite. The old lady did not open it to look. Anyway, they were all silver bills and were light and had no weight, so she stuffed them directly into her arms.

Zhuang opened it and counted it in front of everyone: "Twenty fifty-liang silver notes, and over a hundred liang of small change."

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