Jingxue was thinking about what gifts to prepare for the eldest prince when Runyue said, "Miss, are you going to the palace again? Last time, the eldest princess asked me when I was going! I want to bring some of my good food to the two princesses!"

What Leap Month didn't mention was that she also had to teach the eldest princess the multiplication tables and tell her stories from Journey to the West. These days, Jingxue had already told the story of the Three Battles with the White Bone Demon!

Jingxue originally didn't plan to bring Runyue into the palace. She felt a little reluctant to sit there and eat while Runyue stood to the side.

Seeing how excited the little girl was, I could only remind myself to make sure she was well-fed before going to the palace.

Back in the courtyard, Jingxue began pickling sauerkraut.

The cabbage was bought by Jingxue from the space mall. It had been drying outside for two days, and the outermost leaves were a little wilted, which meant that it had lost some moisture. Now it was just right for pickling.

Wen Ma had already boiled a large pot of water as Jing Xue had instructed, and even cleaned the pickling jar, wiping it with the alcohol Jing Xue had given her.

Jingxue told Wenma to blanch the cabbages briefly in boiling water, then rinse them in cold water, squeeze out the excess water, and then stack them one by one in a jar, sprinkling a layer of coarse salt between each layer.

I filled a whole vat, and then weighed it down with a clean, large stone.

"Miss, is it done?" asked Aunt Wen, who had never seen it before.

"Okay! In a couple of days, once the cabbage has sunk a bit, find some cabbage leaves to seal the jar. It should be ready to eat in about twenty days!"

Jingxue thought of her favorite sauerkraut dumplings, "Wen Ma, do you know how to make dumplings?"

Aunt Wen shook her head. "No, I only know how to steam buns. Do you steam dumplings too?"

Jingxue: Don't dumplings exist in this era?

"Wen's mom, take a break, then go and knead some dough, just enough for all of us. I'll teach you how to make dumplings later!"

Although Aunt Wen had only been there for less than a day, she heard from Xiaoman that their mistress was the Princess Consort of the War King, but Xiaoman called her "Miss," and this lady did not wear a woman's hairstyle. She was a little puzzled!

In her mind, such a noble person should never lift a finger, but this princess was different; she did many things herself.

Many of the things in the yard were things she had never even heard of before. Xiaoman emphasized yesterday that they shouldn't ask about anything they saw.

She has no other wish than to be with her two daughters. Last night, the young lady even said that she would let her and her two daughters come to the shop in a few days. She is such a good person!

At noon, Jingxue taught everyone how to make dumplings with chive and egg filling. Everyone says that more people make more work. There were six girls, and Jingxue made four rolling pins. They were all from poor families, so they picked up the work very quickly!

Wen's mother thought the dumplings were steamed, but they turned out to be boiled. However, when eaten with the dipping sauce prepared by the young lady, the taste was absolutely amazing!

In the afternoon, Jingxue had just woken up when Xiaoman told her that the housekeeper had brought An'an and Yingying's household registration documents!

Jingxue didn't expect it to be done so quickly!

When school was over, Jingxue specially took her two little ones to Baichuan Academy early. This time, when the gatekeeper heard that they were there to hand in their household registrations, he didn't stop them, only reminding them not to disturb the students' classes.

After registering at the accounting office, the three of them waited at the main gate.

Not long after the school bell rang, students began to walk out one after another, and Jingxue noticed that some students were carrying lunch boxes.

"Brother! It's my brother!"

Jingxue saw An'an carrying a schoolbag and walking out with a little boy. Hearing Yingying's call, she turned around and said something to the child, then ran over!

"Sister, leap month, Yingying!"

Leap Moon took her little cloth bag, "An'an, has anyone bullied you?"

An An shook her head. "My classmates and seniors are all very nice!"

Jingxue knew that An'an was a sensible child, so she patted An'an's head and said gently, "An'an, you must tell your sister if anything happens!"

"Sister, my classmates really liked my lunchbox and water bottle today and asked me where I bought them. I said I'd ask you when I get home."

Jingxue had already thought of this; anyone would be curious about something so novel!

"An'an did a good job. Tomorrow, tell them it was sold at Li's Grocery Store on West Street!"

An'an nodded. "Sister, thank you for taking us in and letting me study at the academy. If you hadn't, I don't know what would have become of us."

Jingxue didn't know why the child would suddenly bring this up.

An'an continued, "At lunchtime today, there was only me and a classmate named Zhang Daming in the classroom. I saw that he only took out a dark steamed bun wrapped in a handkerchief. Fortunately, the academy had boiled hot water for us!"

“I asked him why he didn’t go to the canteen, and he said that his family didn’t have that much money. His father died on the battlefield, his grandmother cried until she went blind, and his mother worked for others during the day and embroidered handkerchiefs at night. He was 10 years old and his sister was 6 years old. During the day, his mother went out to work for others, and his sister took care of his grandmother at home!”

As they walked, they listened to An'an say, "Zhang Daming said he didn't go to the canteen because many people there laughed at him. He also said that the headmaster was a good person who waived half of his tuition. He said he wanted to grow up quickly, study hard, and prevent his family from having to live a hard life!"

"I told him I wanted to eat his steamed bun and offered to trade half of my food for it. He said he knew I wanted to help him, so he gave me a small piece of steamed bun. I gave him the fried egg from my lunchbox and also poured him a small cup of rock sugar pear water!"

"Sister, you don't know, although he's older than me, he's the same height as me, and he's very thin!"

"Is that the child who came out with you just now?" Jingxue asked.

"Yes! Every day after school, he rushes home to help with chores!"

The righteous little leap moon is back online: "Miss, shall we help Zhang Daming?"

Jingxue nodded. "Okay! Then give him some of your good food, okay?"

“No problem!” Leap Moon answered without hesitation.

To be honest, this child, Runyue, is truly kind-hearted.

Jingxue thought that if soldiers died on the battlefield, the country might provide a sum of money as compensation, but this money wouldn't last long.

The life left behind for the orphaned mother and her children is truly miserable!

Zhang Daming's mother must be a strong woman. She didn't remarry or sell her children. Such a person deserves respect!

The people suffer the most from war, and in the days since she transmigrated, the things she has heard and seen about the soldiers have not been good.

Liu Sanhao's second brother and her ex-fiancé were both wounded soldiers from the battlefield, and their lives after returning home were not good. Wen Pozi's husband even died on the battlefield. It is truly a case of one general's success being built on the bones of ten thousand soldiers!

Thinking of this, Jingxue stopped and said, "An'an, how about this? Tomorrow, find out Zhang Daming's home address, and I'll go visit him when I have time. Whether it's to cure his grandmother's eyes or to help his mother find a job, we'll definitely help him in any way we can!"

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