Pei Ji held Pei Han's letter in both hands as if it were a precious treasure, reading it over and over again. He would read it aloud, especially the parts that mentioned him, as if his father were speaking to him in person.

Seeing this, Min Yueqing felt a rare pang of sadness and asked, "Lele, do you want to go to Daddy's?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Ji immediately looked up from the letter, carefully examining Min Yueqing's face as if to confirm that she had indeed said those words. Only then did he reply incredulously, "Yes, yes, Mother, can we go?"

From the day Pei Han left the Earl's Mansion, no one told Pei Ji any specific information about where Pei Han was serving. After the original owner's emotions became abnormal, even mentioning Pei Han became a luxury in Hejing Courtyard.

Over time, Pei Ji gradually learned to keep his longing for his father to himself, because expressing it might hurt his mother, which was something he didn't want to see again.

When Min Yueqing suddenly brought up this question, Pei Ji's first reaction was that he must have misheard. But Min Yueqing's eyes were so serious, and her words were too tempting for Pei Ji, so he couldn't help but speak his mind.

Min Yueqing secretly blamed herself. Even if there was no news of Pei Han, she could at least make up a few words to reassure the little one.

She never expected that a five-year-old child would think so much. The little one's actions and gaze just now felt like a heavy slap in the heart, making her suddenly feel guilty about her hasty decision.

Knowing that this child was precocious, Min Yueqing secretly warned herself that she should think twice before acting.

Min Yueqing immediately replied, "We can go. We'll pack our luggage in the next couple of days. If we want to help Father instead of making things worse, we need to be fully prepared for such a long trip. Once we have everything ready, we'll set off immediately."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "So we won't be going to the bamboo forest these next two days. Today I'll take you back to the manor first. You and Shi Tou can just do your regular physical training in the courtyard, just like before. Keep the intensity the same as during this period."

Upon hearing the words "you can go," Pei Ji's face lit up with ecstatic joy. He readily agreed to Min Yueqing's arrangements and nodded emphatically, "Mother, I will tell Shitou."

Min Yueqing gently patted his little head and comforted him with a smile, "Work hard and get stronger so you won't get sick on the road. Mother promises that we can set off in three days at the latest."

Min Yueqing had figured it out. For a child with such a high IQ, it was better to explain everything clearly than to avoid the issue. This way, the child would be more likely to accept it.

Of course, to prevent the little one from feeling helpless and overthinking things, she specially arranged a physical exercise task for him so that he could keep busy.

After settling the two children, Min Yueqing got busy.

When traveling far from home, especially to a place with harsh conditions, the first thing to prepare is food. In addition to readily available rice and flour, seeds and vegetable seeds are also essential. Otherwise, finding these things in the deep mountains and forests will be extremely difficult.

Secondly, there's medicine. Although she has superpowers, those powers aren't inexhaustible. It's best to use them as a safety net, while regular medications are what she needs daily.

Speaking of which, she had been thinking about expanding her personal space when she had some free time, but it seems like it's now a must.

Next is clothing. The climate varies greatly between the north and south, and the journey takes a long time. You need to bring clothes for all four seasons, and even fabric is essential. Fabric is a scarce resource in remote areas and can sometimes play an unexpected role.

Finally, Min Yueqing thought of seasonings. Although no one in the capital lacked seasonings and shops had plenty of stock, things might be very different outside. Many small places had problems with the supply of these seasonings. In some places, people couldn't even get enough to eat, so they wouldn't be picky about seasonings.

But for Min Yueqing, seasonings were indispensable. Even in the apocalypse, as a rare and outstanding individual among people with superpowers, she was guaranteed a limited supply of these little things.

Unfortunately, the quality and variety of ingredients in the post-apocalyptic world were appalling. Even though she had seasonings, she couldn't bring out even a fraction of their intended effect, which was truly frustrating.

As for other daily necessities, she felt at ease leaving them to Amei and the other woman to take care of; in this respect, they might even be better at it than she was.

Min Yueqing was always very efficient. Once the plan was finalized, she called Amei and the other woman over and gave them a detailed explanation. At the end, she added a sentence.

"We'll be leaving in three days at the latest. Tell Old Li to prepare as much durable dry food as possible today. Just tell me what you need, and you can go to your room, get the money, and have someone drive the carriage to buy it. You don't need to do anything else today, just pack your luggage. I'll take the two children back to the manor first. Pack your things, and tomorrow you can take the prepared dry food with you and have Amo drive the carriage."

Upon hearing this, Amei immediately went out to inform Uncle Zhao to prepare the car.

There are clearly many things that cannot be prepared here, and Jingyuan must go back. Once they leave, they don't know how long they will be able to return. Leaving their things behind would only benefit others. They should pack up everything they can take from the courtyard and put the rest into her personal space.

Furthermore, before leaving, one should at least inform Lord Pei, even if it's through Liu and the others. Although Lord Pei usually seems indifferent and uninvolved, it would be inappropriate, both morally and logically, not informing him of such an important matter.

After everything was arranged at the manor, Uncle Zhao was waiting in the main courtyard in his carriage. Min Yueqing, along with Pei Ji and Shi Tou, got into the carriage, and the group quickly set off on their way back to the capital.

When they came, they brought a lot of things and drove several carriages, so their speed was inevitably slower. On the return trip, they traveled light and were much faster. In addition, they set off earlier than last time, and by late afternoon they had already entered the capital city and returned to the Earl's Mansion in no time.

While it was still early, Min Yueqing and her men got off the bus and asked Uncle Zhao to go to the shop to fetch Manager Liu.

Upon hearing that Min Yueqing had returned to the manor, everyone from Hejing Courtyard came out to greet her and stood at the courtyard gate to pay their respects.

The joy on everyone's faces was genuine. Don't think that they became much more relaxed after Min Yueqing and the others left. In fact, they still had to do the work in the yard. Otherwise, if the yard was a mess and someone saw it, they would definitely get a good beating.

Therefore, even after Min Yueqing left, they still had to work as usual, but their treatment was much worse. Without their master in the courtyard, they couldn't eat in their own private kitchen and had to eat with the other servants in the outer courtyard, where the food was significantly worse.

When they saw that Min Yueqing had finally returned, everyone was naturally overjoyed.