When Pei Han returned in the evening, Min Yueqing told him about the people who had come that day, and then added, "I was just about to make two sets of spring clothes for all the servants in the courtyard. Could you find a few people who know how to sew to help?"
Pei Han readily agreed.
In fact, it was only after Min Yueqing mentioned this that he remembered that the coachmen and servants who had come with him had not had new clothes made for almost two years. This had never happened before when they were in the mansion.
Pei Han stood up, walked to Min Yueqing's side, took her hand in his palm, and looked at her tenderly, saying, "Madam, you have taken very good care of everyone."
Min Yueqing sat on the stool, and she looked up slightly at Pei Han, who was handsome and dashing, beside her. When she met his affectionate phoenix eyes, she was as if bewitched and stared at him blankly.
Pei Han was filled with gratitude and love for his wife, so he took her soft hand and pulled her into his arms.
Min Yueqing snapped out of her daze and found herself leaning against Pei Han's chest. She tried to loosen her grip and rest her head on Pei Han's body, and found that the feeling was actually not bad, very warm, but not quite the same as holding a baby.
Pei Han's chest felt broad and reliable to her, giving her a long-lost sense of relaxation.
As soon as Pei Ji entered the room, he saw Pei Han embracing Min Yueqing, with Xiao Wei happily spinning around at their feet, its long tail sometimes swinging on Pei Han's leg and sometimes on Min Yueqing's leg.
Pei Ji suddenly felt jealous of Xiao Wei. Xiao Wei was in this heartwarming scene, but he wasn't there.
Pei Ji scurried over and pounced on the two of them, forcibly joining the embrace.
Min Yueqing, caught off guard by the sudden movement and seeing the little one's pitiful face, couldn't help but chuckle as she looked at Pei Han. Pei Han, holding his wife and child in his arms, felt that this was the greatest joy in life. When he met Min Yueqing's gaze, he and she both laughed at the same time.
Pei Ji rubbed against the two of them happily for a while before leaning against Min Yueqing and standing on his own.
Min Yueqing put her arm around her little one's waist and said to Pei Han, "I have a letter here that I want to send home. Do you think it would be best to send it?"
Upon hearing "home," Pei Han knew it must refer to his in-laws' family. He immediately replied, "In a few days, I will have a memorial to send to the capital. I will have the soldiers visit my father-in-law's home at that time."
He is no longer the same person he was when he first arrived. Back then, he had no one he could use and could only send Amo to deliver messages. Now, he has many trusted subordinates at his disposal.
Pei Han was determined to succeed in this bandit suppression operation, and he was certain that there would be good news to report from Sanping County in a few days.
Min Yueqing said, "Alright, Lele, go and get the letters we wrote to our maternal grandparents."
Upon hearing this, Pei Ji immediately ran to retrieve the letter and handed it to Pei Han, saying happily, "Father, Mother also wrote down what I wanted to say to my maternal grandfather, maternal grandmother, and uncles!"
Pei Han chuckled and said, "Lele is so sensible. When we return to the capital, we'll go visit Grandpa and Grandma together. What do you say?"
Pei Han thought to himself: By the time I am able to return to the capital, the likes of Jia Ren will no longer be able to cause trouble. At that time, I should apologize to my father-in-law properly, since my wife and Lele have not dared to have normal contact with my father-in-law's family for so long because of me.
Pei Ji was even happier, hugging Pei Han's arm and repeatedly saying yes, her voice as sweet as could be.
At this moment, Amei walked in carrying a wooden bucket and asked Min Yueqing, "Madam, the milk is ready, two big buckets are full!"
Min Yueqing looked at the milky white milk in the wooden bucket, and a whole bunch of delicious foods immediately came to mind. However, it was too late today, so she could only make them tomorrow.
Min Yueqing thought for a moment and said, "Pour a basin for Xiao Wei first, and then put in half a bucket for him to drink tonight. Boil the rest and give everyone in the yard a bowl. You should all drink more while it's hot."
There's no need to elaborate on how to cook it; Ah Mei and the others often do it at home, and they are already very familiar with how to process fresh milk.
Poor little Wei, he's about twenty days old and is finally getting a sip of milk, and it's not tiger milk, but a cheaper alternative—cow milk.
Xiao Wei was completely oblivious to Min Yueqing's pitiful state. Min Yueqing placed a bowl of milk in front of it, and it began to drink it down with slurping sounds, its long tail wagging happily.
Min Yueqing laughed and teased it, "Looks like milk tastes better than rice water, right? This will be your food for a long time to come."
When Xiao Wei is five or six months old, Min Yueqing plans to take it to the mountains to run around, as staying in the yard all the time is not good for its growth.
Tiger cubs usually start learning to hunt from their mothers around 11 months old. Now that the mother tiger is gone, Min Yueqing has to take over this task. Although she can't demonstrate in person, she can take the cub to the mountains to see other predators hunt and learn from their experience.
Pei Ji watched as Xiao Wei drank with relish and tilted his head in confusion. Was milk really that good? He thought it tasted so-so, and he wouldn't have wanted to drink it at home unless his mother made him.
However, Pei Ji then remembered that her mother had said today that milk could be made into milk tea, and that her mother had said it was delicious, so she could look forward to it.
Xiao Wei drank until he was stuffed, then lazily collapsed at Min Yueqing's feet.
Min Yueqing was both amused and exasperated. She often heard people say that they were so full they couldn't even stand up, but this was the first time she had ever witnessed a little tiger so full it couldn't stand up.
It's also very convenient; if you can't stand up, you don't even have to worry about it, you can just find a comfortable place to lie down.
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