At this moment, Amei brought over a bowl of fresh meat and placed it not far in front of Min Yueqing. "Miss, Xiao Wei's lunch is ready."

Min Yueqing patted Xiao Wei, who was resting with his eyes closed, and pointed to the ground in front of her. "Let's go eat. Aren't you hungry?"

Xiao Wei had been running around all morning and was indeed hungry. It nuzzled Min Yueqing's hand affectionately with its fluffy head before wagging its long tail and going to eat.

Seeing that Xiao Wei was eating so quickly, Shi Tou immediately asked A Mei, "Sister A Mei, do you need anyone to help in the kitchen?"

Amei burst out laughing and waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "Not at all. If you go any further, the kitchen will be too crowded outside."

Stone understood immediately and thought to himself that they were really quick, so he gave up the idea of ​​helping them.

In the evening, when Pei Han returned from his shift, the courtyard was once again filled with the enticing aroma of meat.

As soon as Pei Han entered the room, he asked, "Xiao Wei did something good again today?"

After Pei Ji finished writing the large characters, he was leaning against Min Yueqing, drinking tea with her. Upon hearing this, he immediately replied proudly, "Yes, Father, Xiao Wei caught a wild boar today!"

Seeing the little cub's proud little face, Min Yueqing couldn't help but purse her lips to suppress her smile. Anyone who didn't know the situation would probably think that Pei Ji had caught the wild boar.

A smile quickly flashed in Pei Han's eyes. "Oh? Our little Wei was truly a hero today. Did the hero get to eat meat?"

Pei Ji said, "We got to eat! Xiao Wei ate a whole bowl of meat at noon."

At dinner, sure enough, there were two large plates of fragrant braised pork and braised spare ribs on the table, as well as a plate of stir-fried pork with chili peppers, which Min Yueqing really liked.

The last time we ate wild boar meat, the chili peppers weren't ripe yet, so we didn't have this classic dish. Today, Min Yueqing specifically asked me to make this dish.

Pei Ji looked at the braised pork today and immediately noticed the difference from last time. "Mother, there seems to be an egg in today's braised pork, but the egg is black."

Min Yueqing said, "Try it, the eggs boiled in the braised pork taste really good."

A-Zhu was serving food to Pei Ji when she heard this, so she immediately scooped an egg for Pei Ji and put it in his bowl.

Although the egg was a bit dark in color, which Pei Ji wasn't used to, he still picked it up and took a bite because it was Min Yueqing's recommendation.

After taking that bite, Pei Ji immediately noticed that the egg tasted completely different. Although it still had the texture of an egg, it was full of meaty flavor when chewed.

Pei Ji swallowed the egg and said to Min Yueqing with a look of novelty, "It's delicious! This egg is different from the ones I've had before!"

Min Yueqing thought to herself, "Of course, this is equivalent to a braised egg, and the taste is definitely completely different from a regular boiled egg."

The other two, without Min Yueqing's prompting, each grabbed a "black egg" and started eating.

Stone finished the egg in two bites, and his face was full of praise after he finished eating. He said that he didn't know an egg could taste like this. It was really amazing.

Unlike them, Min Yueqing's first bite was of the stir-fried pork with chili peppers that she had been craving.

This stir-fried pork with chili peppers is made with the tenderest tenderloin from wild boar. One bite is both spicy and fragrant, with a very satisfying flavor. In Min Yueqing's mind, it would definitely rank among the top dishes on her list of dishes that go well with rice.

Seeing that Min Yueqing had a strong preference for stir-fried pork with chili peppers, Pei Han couldn't help but become curious. He picked up a piece with his chopsticks and tasted it. He was immediately attracted by the unique flavor and ate it one bite after another with great relish.

Seeing this, Min Yueqing thought to herself, "We're kindred spirits! I didn't realize Pei Han was also a hidden spicy character."

Everyone was very satisfied with the meal, and Pei Ji almost repeated the scene from last time when he was so full that he couldn't stand up.

That evening, Pei Han brought up something, "Madam, tomorrow I'm going to send A-Mo with some people to a nearby town to purchase some things, such as writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones for the school. Is there anything you'd like to bring back with us?"

Pei Han had previously mentioned that it would take more than ten days to travel from here to the nearby towns and back, so fresh produce definitely couldn't be brought along.

Min Yueqing thought for a moment and said, "See if there are any special seasonings over there, we can bring some back. If there are any specialty foods that keep well or fun things, we can bring some back for Lele too."

Pei Han nodded.

Pei Han wanted to ask Min Yueqing if she needed anything, but considering the situation nearby, even if Min Yueqing really needed something, she probably couldn't buy it. So he didn't ask any more questions and thought he would ask A Mo to keep an eye out for it later.

Pei Ji wasn't too sleepy today. He lay between his parents, quietly listening to their conversation, and then asked, "Father, is there a school here too?"

Pei Han turned to look at his son and said, "We didn't have one originally, but we're about to."

"I see. So where is the academy?"

“There’s a building under construction near the patrol station.”

Pei Ji's eyes widened slightly. "It's so close! Can we see it as soon as we leave the yard? Is it on our way to the potato field?"

Seeing that his son was very interested in the school, Pei Han answered carefully, "You can't see it after you leave the yard. You have to turn a corner. It is indeed on the way to the potato field."

Pei Ji had a general idea of ​​the location of the academy. He rolled over and snuggled into Min Yueqing's arms, whispering something in her ear.

Seeing this, Pei Han sighed helplessly and said, "Lele, is there anything your father can't listen to?"

His tone was very low, with a hint of undeniable bitterness.

Min Yueqing couldn't help but chuckle to herself. Luckily, Pei Ji's little head was blocking the view, so Pei Han didn't notice.

Pei Ji had simply developed a habit over the past year or so of telling Min Yueqing his thoughts immediately, and he hadn't expected his own father to misunderstand.

Pei Ji turned around innocently and said, "No, Father can listen too."

Pei Han thought to himself: Your posture doesn't seem like you're trying to tell me anything...

Pei Han found a plausible reason, "But Father couldn't hear clearly just now."

Pei Ji scratched his head, wondering if his voice was too soft, and repeated, "I told my mother that I want to go and see the school once it's built, and I'm sure Shi Tou wants to go too."

He was too young when he was in the capital to have ever been to a school, and he figured Stone probably hadn't either.

Seeing his son's keen curiosity about the academy, Pei Han teased, "Do you want to go to the academy to study?"

Pei Ji quickly shook his head, then excitedly rushed to Pei Han's side, looking at him with utmost seriousness and saying, "No, I just want my father!"

Upon hearing these words, Pei Han immediately felt completely refreshed, thinking to himself that his love for her had not been in vain.

Pei Han chuckled and said, "That's fine then. Go to sleep, we have to get up early tomorrow."

He reached out and pulled down Pei Ji's inner garment, which had been flipped up due to his movements, and then helped Pei Ji lie down again, carefully tucking the corner of the blanket in.

When Pei Han tucked the blanket in, Pei Ji obediently raised her chin, her bright eyes following Pei Han's movements.