While people came and went in the academy, the patrol office courtyard remained as peaceful and serene as ever.
After the start of winter, the weather grew colder and colder, but Min Yueqing didn't feel cold at all because Xiao Wei was almost always by her side.
After lunch that day, Min Yueqing took a nap on the couch as usual.
As soon as Min Yueqing sat down, Xiao Wei jumped onto the couch and lay down beside her with practiced ease, his large head pressed against her waist, his entire body pressed tightly against her legs. Even her feet weren't left out, completely enveloped by Xiao Wei's warm belly.
Before Min Yueqing could even unfold the silk quilt, Xiao Wei had already clung to it.
Min Yueqing thought to herself: Well, now we only need half a silk quilt. To be honest, it's much more comfortable to have Xiao Wei under my feet than to have a silk quilt.
Interestingly, the little one also clearly noticed that Wei was naturally hot-bodied, and often followed Min Yueqing to borrow Wei's warmth.
Sure enough, Pei Ji was a step slower than Xiao Wei again. He hurriedly took off his shoes, climbed onto the bed, and threw himself into Min Yueqing's arms, crying, "Mother!"
Pei Ji lay on Min Yueqing's side and playfully tucked his two little feet under Xiao Wei's belly.
Xiao Wei remained lazily lying on his side, merely glancing at Pei Ji's movements with a nonchalant air, neither dodging nor getting angry.
Clearly, this is not the first time such a scenario has occurred.
Pei Ji wasn't so blatant at first. Back then, he was still afraid of Xiao Wei's fierce glare, so he usually asked Min Yueqing for help.
But after a while, Pei Ji gradually noticed that Xiao Wei seemed to have gotten used to his approach. As long as Min Yueqing was around, Xiao Wei would not warily move away.
With this discovery, Pei Ji naturally became bolder and bolder.
Min Yueqing gently tapped the little boy's nose with her index finger. "Is it warm?"
Pei Ji nestled in Min Yueqing's arms and giggled for a while before looking up and replying, "It's so warm, Mother!"
Min Yueqing unfolded the silk quilt and wrapped Pei Ji up tightly together.
Pei Ji felt warm all over. He leaned his head against Min Yueqing and said as if he had suddenly remembered something, "Mother, Father said that the school has been built and many students will move in today."
Min Yueqing said, "Yes, I heard that classes will officially begin tomorrow. Would you like to go and take a look?"
Pei Ji immediately replied happily, "Yes! Mother, you can come too, right?"
"Do you want your mother to come along?"
"think!"
“Then let’s go together. Tell Shi Tou that you should finish your homework tomorrow, and we’ll go in the afternoon.”
"Okay, Mother, I'll tell Stone in a bit!"
Min Yueqing smiled and said, "Go to sleep. Don't you have to practice calligraphy this afternoon?"
Pei Ji readily agreed this time, giving a crisp "hmm" before closing his eyes to prepare for sleep.
Pei Ji secretly thought that he should write more large characters this afternoon so that he could leave earlier tomorrow.
The next morning, after Pei Ji and Shi Tou finished their morning lessons, they went to the martial arts training ground to find their martial arts master, while Min Yueqing took Xiao Wei into the mountains.
Of course, to avoid attracting attention, she and Xiao Wei left separately. Xiao Wei openly ran out through the side door and then went to their usual spot to find Min Yueqing.
Xiao Wei wasn't the only one who unleashed her true nature after entering the mountains; Min Yueqing herself did too.
Min Yueqing squatted on a large rock without any regard for her image, holding a blade of grass in her hand and swinging it back and forth.
A moment later, Wei rushed towards her like a gust of wind.
Seeing Min Yueqing squatting on the big rock, Xiao Wei followed suit and jumped down next to her, nuzzling his big head affectionately against her.
Min Yueqing casually ruffled Xiao Wei's increasingly rounded head and chuckled, "What's wrong? Not hungry today?"
Since Xiao Wei was seven months old, Min Yueqing has basically stopped feeding it in the mornings and instead takes it directly into the forest to let it try to hunt for itself.
Now, several months have passed in the blink of an eye, and under Min Yueqing's care, Xiao Wei runs around in the mountains every day.
Almost every day, it can see wild animals of all sizes fighting each other in the mountains. Some of these animals are fighting for territory, while others are simply fighting for survival of the fittest.
Through this subtle observation, Xiao Wei naturally learned basic hunting skills, and once it entered the forest, it liked to chase after all kinds of wild animals.
What pleased Min Yueqing was that, since he suffered a great loss after provoking the black bear last time, Xiao Wei had finally learned his lesson and knew to pick on the weak, no longer being as "tigerish" as before.
Xiao Wei indulged in his affection for a while before raising his head to look at Min Yueqing. Then, like a child greeting an adult before leaving the house, he opened his mouth and let out a loud "Aww!"
Looking into Xiao Wei's bright, clear black-gold eyes, Min Yueqing nodded knowingly. As if he had received permission, Xiao Wei jumped off the rock and ran forward with big strides.
Min Yueqing followed Xiao Wei at a leisurely distance. If Xiao Wei turned around at this moment, it would find that Min Yueqing's casual step was farther than several steps it would take if it ran at full speed.
It has to be said that with Xiao Wei around, it wouldn't be easy for Min Yueqing's martial arts skills to decline.
Of course, Min Yueqing wasn't just there to practice her skills and spend time with the "children."
The mountains are home to many precious wild medicinal herbs, such as Dendrobium officinale, Ganoderma lucidum, and Gastrodia elata. Min Yueqing would pick them whenever she saw them in the mountains. Those that could be washed and dried on the spot would be processed immediately and stored in her spatial storage. Those that were inconvenient to process immediately would be remembered for their location so that she could pick them again next time.
Both Ganoderma lucidum and Gastrodia elata can be dried and preserved, but only Dendrobium officinale is suitable for refrigeration or freezing. Min Yueqing picked them directly, packed them into her space, and prepared to take them out as needed in the future.
When Pei Han sends someone back to the capital again, Min Yueqing plans to pack up some rare wild medicinal herbs that are easy to store and hard to find elsewhere, and have them delivered to the Min residence.
Perhaps we don't lack these things at home, but since we've come all this way, we should still send some local specialties back with us.
This is somewhat similar to how people in later generations, when traveling, always want to bring back some local specialties for their family and friends, regardless of whether they need them or not.
Moreover, these wild medicinal herbs were picked by her own hands, are of excellent quality, and are guaranteed to be authentic. It's always good to have them at home just in case.
Take wild Gastrodia elata as an example. It has the effects of calming wind and stopping spasms, suppressing liver yang, and dispelling wind and unblocking meridians. It can be used to treat infantile convulsions, epileptic seizures, tetanus, rheumatic pain, and other diseases. It is much more convenient to have it at home in advance than to search for it everywhere when you need it.
While Min Yueqing was multitasking in her search for medicinal herbs, Xiao Wei had already set his sights on a roe deer and was relentlessly chasing after it.
Min Yueqing glanced at it from afar and then looked away with relief. Xiao Wei could handle this small mammal with just one tiger; she didn't need to get involved.
Sure enough, within half an hour, Xiao Wei cornered the roe deer in front of a thicket and successfully captured his prey for the day.
After successfully hunting, Little Wei cleverly dragged its prey to a place it felt safe before starting to eat.
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