When the uncles and aunts learned that Wei Mingyuan had returned, and the relatives they met on the road said that he seemed to be fine, everyone finally felt relieved.

The next day.

Knowing that Gu Qiu was going to school.

Wei Mingyuan and Wei Ling arrived early outside the compound where the women lived and waited to send their children to the clan school.

The school was located in the fortress, just a few steps away from the courtyard for female relatives. If you had a steamed bun in your mouth, you might have reached the school gate before you finished eating it.

To outsiders, their behavior seemed very strange.

The clan members could understand. There were only three of them left in the fourth branch. Mingyuan must be worried about this little niece and wanted to spend more time with her and get familiar with her as soon as possible.

Wei Mingyuan sent the child to the school gate and frowned slightly. The distance was so short that they arrived without even having time to say a word.

He coughed lightly and spoke awkwardly, "When will Gu Qiu go to the camp? Uncle will come to pick you up then."

When Xiao Guqiu saw her classmates looking at her strangely, her face turned red with embarrassment. "No need, I can go back by myself." She also had two maids.

After saying this, she bowed to her uncle and cousin and hurried into the school gate.

Until the child disappeared through the door.

Wei Mingyuan restrained his expression and returned to his usual calm demeanor. He said to his son in a deep voice, "Go to Ling County and see if the Wei family army has been properly settled. Let them rest for another day today and go out to help with the work tomorrow."

I wonder if the tribe has enough food to feed three thousand people. We should build Ling County as soon as possible and then think of ways to make the soldiers self-sufficient so as not to cause trouble to the tribe.

Wei Ling replied, "I know."

Wei Ling was about to go out, but suddenly remembered that his fifth cousin had said she had something to talk to him about. The expression on his face became a little conflicted. He wondered whether he should go to the old house to ask first, but he had only met his fifth cousin twice and was not familiar with her at all.

Just when he was struggling, his father had already sent servants to inform his fourth uncle to go to the old house to meet the clan leader.

In the old house.

Wei Xiyin had just finished her morning exercise.

The weather was hot, so she asked Ningshuang to clean up an empty room and changed her morning jog to sword practice inside the house.

There is an ice basin in each corner, emitting a slight chill, and the temperature difference between inside and outside the house is huge.

After exercising, she stopped and picked up the sweat towel beside her to wipe her forehead. She then wet a clean sweat towel and carefully wiped the sweaty areas on her body, repeating this process with the little water that Ningshuang brought in.

The water levels in the wells of the dock dropped very quickly. They didn't know if the water they stored would be enough to last the entire summer, so they had to use it sparingly.

It is very painful not to be able to take a bath every day in summer.

But she couldn't stop practicing just because she couldn't shower. Unsure about the situation outside, she naturally wanted to improve her martial arts skills. Between showering and practicing, she gritted her teeth and chose martial arts.

Be sloppy if you want.

Anyway, everyone in the fort is like this, we are all the same, so no one should look down on anyone else.

Wei Xiyin had just finished packing when a servant came to report, "Girl, the Third and Fourth Masters are here, and the head of the family wants you to come over."

She was not surprised at all and said to the servants, "I'll be there right away." It was because she knew that her third uncle would come that she did not go out.

Get out of the cool house.

The light outside was scorching and the sun was dazzling. Waves of heat blew directly on her face. Her body felt hot and unbearable, and she became restless and irritable.

Wei Xiyin could only comfort herself in her heart that at least there was still ice available in the dock, which was already good enough.

When she arrived at the main courtyard, everyone was already there, and Wei Ji was sitting cross-legged at the head.

Uncle Wu was still in the room, and Wei Mingyuan and Wei Mingsheng had apparently just sat down.

Wei Xiyin hurriedly saluted her grandfather and two uncles.

Wei Ji hummed calmly and glanced at his granddaughter, "Everyone, sit down."

The two uncles looked calm, as if they were not surprised why Wu Niang appeared here.

Wei Mingsheng has learned from his old father that Wu Niang is now in charge of the fort. Not only that, Wu Niang has also successfully obtained food from the granary of the Yizhou Army.

No wonder, no wonder the tribe dares to take in so many people.

On the way here, he had already told Wei Mingyuan about this.

Wei Mingsheng spoke first, "My nephew and I came here together to report the situation outside to the clan leader."

The north is vast.

Wei Mingyuan was stationed at the border, and it took him two months just to find them and get them out of Liangzhou.

"After leaving Liang Province, my nephew and the others returned through Bing Province and Yu Province," he said. "The situation outside was like hell. Liang Province and Bing Province were completely occupied, no difference. Because we left the northwest without permission, we avoided the military bases along the way. I wonder how many troops still survived."

Wei Ji remained calm, tapping the edge of the table. "I'm afraid the situation is the same in all the Thirteen States."

It was expected.

Wei Mingsheng nodded in agreement, glanced at the silent Wei Mingyuan beside him, and reported on his cousin's search for the tribesmen along the way. "At that time, the monsters had become extremely powerful, and there were no living people left in the city. My third cousin led us to search for relatives and friends along the way, and the nephews brought back those they could find."

As for those who have not been found, we don’t know whether they are alive or dead, which is really worrying.

Wei Ji's tapping fingers suddenly stopped. He suddenly thought of his nephew, "Wei Zhen and Xi Yao are in Dingxiang County. It seems you won't be passing through there on your way back to Yizhou?"

Although the two siblings were from a collateral branch, Wei Zhen was the first grandchild born in Wubao. The name was originally given by Wei Ji. The child had a talent for studying and was taught by a famous family. He was selected as an official before he reached the age of twenty.

Because his parents died early, when Wei Zhen was transferred to take up the post outside, he also took his sister Wei Xiyao with him.

Wei Xiyin should call them eldest cousin and sixth cousin instead.

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