Min Yueqing had been here for almost a year, so she naturally knew the situation here very well.
Considering both the speed of marching and the means of transport, they couldn't possibly take everything with them, which is why Min Yueqing had her men seal up the large pieces of luggage.
Of course, she would actually store all these things in her spatial storage later, and then transfer them out when she could move them.
To ensure the safety of Sanping County, Pei Han did not take all the soldiers with him. Instead, he left Wu Li with a team of officers and soldiers to guard the patrol post, while the other soldiers went with him to Maocheng.
Wu Li was very unhappy and complained to Wu Dazhuang in private, "Why can you go with the adults? The bandits here have all been caught, and it's safe everywhere. I want to go with you too."
Upon hearing this, Wu Dazhuang immediately kicked Wu Li, saying, "What are you saying? The magistrate has his reasons for making this arrangement. Besides, the magistrate is right. What if bandits from other places sneak over? Our families are still in the village. Have you lost your mind?!"
Wu Li said with a long face, "Sigh, I just wanted to go with my brothers to fight the bandits!"
Wu Dazhuang patted his shoulder twice to comfort him, "What's the rush? You've been promoted to a high-ranking official this time. In my opinion, you'll wipe out all the bandits in Qingzhou Prefecture sooner or later!"
Wu Li immediately perked up. "That's right! If you hadn't reminded me, I would have completely forgotten about it. Well then, it's a deal: don't forget about your brothers when you go to Maocheng."
Wu Dazhuang wanted to kick him a couple more times, "What are you saying! Do you think I'm that kind of person?"
Wu Li immediately smiled and begged for forgiveness, repeatedly admitting his mistake.
After venting his anger, Wu Dazhuang said seriously, "To be honest, our magistrate is really farsighted. After all the bandits in the county were caught, we all relaxed, thinking that the magistrate wouldn't be so strict anymore. Who would have thought that the magistrate would still be recruiting and training soldiers as always, and the training requirements wouldn't be relaxed at all. Otherwise, where would we get so many people?"
Wu Li sat down next to Wu Dazhuang and sighed, "If it weren't for the adults' thoughtful planning, we would have been in deep trouble this time. Forget about leaving people to protect the villagers, we might not even have been able to save our own lives!"
In the kitchen, upon hearing that Min Yueqing and the others were leaving early the next morning, Wu San Niang hurriedly led Wu Yan Yan to prepare dry rations.
As Wu San Niang pounded the freshly cooked rice, she sighed, "Alas, it's a pity we've run out of flour, otherwise I could have made more steamed buns or pies for Madam to take with her."
Wu Yanyan also said, "Yes, steamed buns and pies are delicious, but it's a pity we can't make them. However, rice cakes are also delicious."
Wu San Niang shook her head. "Silly child, you may think it tastes good, but the madam and young master may not."
Seeing that the glutinous rice cakes were almost ready, Wu San Niang told Wu Yan Yan to continue pounding them while she went to get a jar to store the pickled vegetables.
In autumn, a lot of vegetables were harvested, so Wu San Niang pickled a lot of them, such as radish heads, dried radishes, pickled mustard greens, and pickled cucumbers. They were crisp, salty, and fragrant, and were perfect to eat with porridge. Everyone liked them.
Wu San Niang thought that if it was inconvenient for Min Yueqing and the others to cook on the road, they could eat these pickled vegetables with rice cakes, which should be edible.
The next day, the family got up early, ate a hearty hot breakfast, and then prepared to set off.
Min Yueqing had originally planned to leave Amei and Azhu at the patrol station, since there were people staying there and the staff weren't leaving, so their safety was relatively guaranteed.
As for Shi Tou, Min Yueqing decided not to waste her time. She knew the child would not stay, and saying anything more would be a waste of breath.
Moreover, having trained for so long, it wouldn't be too difficult for Shi Tou to escape if he encountered danger.
To everyone's surprise, Amei and Azhu refused to stay either. The two of them had been guarding Min Yueqing's side since early morning, not wanting to leave even for a moment, for fear that Min Yueqing would leave them behind and go away quietly.
When Min Yueqing led Pei Ji, Xiao Wei, and Shi Tou into the car, A Mei and A Zhu also nimbly climbed into the car as well.
The two sat firmly by the car door, ignoring Min Yueqing's persuasion, and even seemed somewhat angry.
Ah Zhu even said, "If Miss doesn't take me, I'll just run after the carriage myself." Ah Mei didn't say anything, but she showed the same attitude through her actions.
Min Yueqing had no choice but to bring both of them along.
The men were clueless; they had no idea what Min Yueqing and the others were going to do or how long they would be gone. Instead, they obediently stayed behind.
Outside the patrol station, more than two hundred soldiers stood in neat rows, waiting for Pei Han to come out.
Pei Han rode his horse out of the main gate and ordered the soldiers standing in the front row, "Let's go."
As the soldiers in the front row marched forward, Min Yueqing's carriage also came out and followed the procession. Behind her carriage were wagons carrying provisions and numerous soldiers escorting the provisions.
Min Yueqing and her two children's horses were also temporarily requisitioned by Pei Han to be used by the three sentries for reconnaissance ahead.
Inside the carriage, Xiao Wei lay on Min Yueqing's lap, puzzled. It didn't quite understand why Min Yueqing wasn't taking it to play in the mountains today, but instead taking it into a moving wooden shell.
Moreover, Little Wei thought disdainfully that Marco in front of the wooden shell was really timid, trembling as soon as he saw it, and almost kneeling down to it.
It's clear that Serena Williams has completely forgotten about riding in a horse-drawn carriage when she was younger.
Min Yueqing soothingly stroked the fur on Xiao Wei's back.
Shi Tou and Pei Ji only knew that they were going to a new place, and were unaware of the details. Therefore, they were excitedly discussing the interesting things that happened when they got on the bus.
"Young Master, did you see that just now? This horse trembled like a leaf the moment it saw Xiao Wei, hahaha!"
Pei Ji chuckled to himself, "I saw it. It was only when Mother covered its eyes with a cloth that it stopped shaking."
Stone grinned mischievously and said, "Do you think it knows that Little Wei is right now lying casually on the carriage?"
Pei Ji thought for a moment and replied, "I'm afraid I don't know, otherwise it would start trembling again."
This made even Ah Mei and Ah Zhu laugh again.
When passing by the school, Shi Tou noticed a lock on the gate and asked Min Yueqing curiously, "Master, aren't they studying anymore? The gate is locked."
Min Yueqing said, "Ask your teacher later; it should be his arrangement."
Shi Tou gave a vague "Oh," but he didn't really intend to ask Pei Han. He was still afraid of Pei Han and wouldn't dare to ask about such a trivial matter.
Soldiers usually only eat two meals a day when they go out, so they travel all day and only stop to pitch tents and cook in the evening.
At noon, Min Yueqing, Pei Ji, and the others heated up some dry food in the car to tide them over.
Wu San Niang made some rice cakes yesterday, but they had dried out and hardened overnight. This morning, she specially steamed some of them to soften them so they could have them as a snack in the morning.
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