Currently, almost all the people working in the yard are women from the clan, including several of Wei Xiyin's cousins.

There are very few women left in the clan now.

When the zombie outbreak occurred, women, the elderly, and children who had little ability to resist suffered the most casualties.

Most of the surviving female relatives had their families around them and were protected by someone. They successfully hid in the underground palace with their families and escaped the disaster.

Seeing Wei Xiyin coming, several girls immediately stood up and saluted, "Fifth cousin."

Faced with their graceful cousin, the girls felt visibly awkward. They were all ladies from aristocratic families, surrounded by servants, and had never done such work before.

But the elders in the family all said that the world has changed now, and the clan has suffered such a disaster. As a daughter of the Wei family, she should contribute to the family and no longer have to abide by the old rules and stay at home all day.

He also specifically cited Wei Wuniang from the clan leader's family as an example.

Their fifth cousin was famous for her good manners and etiquette in the past, to the point where almost everyone praised her. Even now, she works for the clan outside all day long, so the other young ladies naturally want to help and contribute their own strength.

So when they heard Uncle Wu say that the fifth cousin wanted to make custom gloves for the guards, the girls volunteered to help.

The young ladies from noble families all learned well, so it was not difficult for them to sew some gloves.

Wei Xiyin greeted them with a smile, and asked about the recent situation of her cousins ​​before asking, "How are the gloves being sewn?"

One of the girls replied awkwardly, "We've already made more than fifty pairs."

Wei Xiyin nodded and took a look at the semi-finished product in the basket.

The gloves were very thick, made of animal skins of varying shades of color on the outside and padded with thick cotton wool on the inside. They were sewn exactly according to the methods of the nomadic people they knew.

Wei Xiyin tried to put it on, and soon her palms began to sweat.

She originally thought that the weather was not suitable for wearing gloves, so she didn't mention it yesterday. As a result, someone died today, and reality gave her a direct blow.

"There's no need to add cotton wool inside. Just sew it up and let them use it first. It doesn't need to be well made, as long as it can protect their hands. When the weather gets cold, you can take it back and disassemble it and reprocess it. I'm sorry for your hard work." Wei Xiyin said.

Several people waved their hands and replied: "It's not hard."

Wei Xiyin stayed here for a while and found that she would only affect everyone's work, so she returned home and asked Uncle Wu to notify the clan and ask all relatives and servants who could do housework to go to the yard over there to help.

The whole clan had received the news of what happened today. Knowing that this was done to protect those young men, no one refused and they all sent people who knew needlework to help.

No cotton batting or workmanship is required, just roughly sew the animal skin into the shape of gloves.

Some people were afraid that there would not be enough fur, so they brought their own materials from home.

With so many people involved, the work naturally went very quickly. In just one night, more than a hundred pairs of gloves were rushed out.

The second day.

Before going out to clean up the zombies, each young man received a pair of gloves.

Because of the tight time schedule, the guards didn't get any, but the villagers unexpectedly got the same gloves as the young men.

The villagers were very surprised and took it with great fear and trepidation.

The clan leader had said before that he would treat them the same as the young men, so the clan members naturally obeyed his orders.

Everyone put it on silently and secretly vowed that something like what happened yesterday would never happen again.

People who went out today were more cautious and were particularly ruthless in killing zombies.

Wei Xiyin went to the blacksmith shop again. Uncle Wu sent six apprentices over. Four of them were servants in the family, and the other two were from distant branches of the clan.

With so many people, the small shop seemed particularly crowded. There were two blacksmiths and an apprentice, eight people in total squeezed in, and they made a lot of noise while doing things.

Moreover, there is only one furnace in the shop, which is running almost non-stop for twelve hours a day. If this continues for a long time, the temperature of the furnace will be too high and something might happen easily.

Wei Xiyin thought of the bricklayer in Wei Ting's family. Coincidentally, the shop next door also belonged to him, so she went to Wei Ting to discuss buying the shop next door, connecting it up, and expanding the blacksmith shop, and also building another furnace.

When Wei Ting heard her intention, he smiled and said, "The shop was originally given to my grandfather by the clan. My cousin can use it."

Wei Xiyin did not refuse and quickly thanked him.

Money is useless nowadays, so saying "buy" is actually a euphemism. The blacksmith shop belongs to the clan, so the things made there naturally belong to the public. However, it is not easy for her to take advantage of others with a clear conscience.

Wei Xiyin glanced at Wei Ting's expression and suddenly suggested, "Cousin, would you like to help manage the blacksmith shop?"

The two times she had met Wei Ting before, she felt that he was not in a very good spirit. Although he had a smile on his face, the smile did not reach his eyes, giving people a very negative emotional perception.

Actually, it is understandable if you think about it. He is the only one left after his family members died, and he stays at home all day. He wants to go out to help kill zombies, but his seventh uncle does not allow him.

Wei Xiyin was worried that if this continued, Wei Ting would suffer from depression. Besides, since they were now using someone else's shop, it would be better to find him something to do.

Wei Ting was stunned after hearing this.

Wei Xiyin was afraid that he would despise the small blacksmith shop, so she quickly explained, "The blacksmith shop needs to make a lot of tools right now, and we're short on manpower and it's a bit chaotic. Besides, it's also where the clan will specialize in making weapons and protective gear in the future. When our men fight outside, the blacksmith shop is their guarantee. It's of paramount importance..."

"The world has changed. We need to make some improvements to their weapons and protective gear to try our best to protect them from getting hurt outside." Wei Xiyin said.

Wei Ting's eyes lit up slightly, then fell silent again after a moment. He hesitated and said, "But I don't understand weapons, and I don't know how to manage them."

He had been studying since he was young and had planned to become an official before the disaster. His grandfather had never mentioned the family business to him.

Seeing that he was interested, Wei Xiyin smiled and said, "I don't understand either. I can learn by watching. My cousin is so smart, he will definitely get the hang of it soon."

Wei Ting didn't hesitate for long, and after being persuaded by Wei Xiyin, he readily agreed.

The two men took the bricklayer and a dozen servants to check the blacksmith shop.

Wei Xiyin took Wei Ting to visit the shop and gave a detailed introduction to the masks and armor that were currently being made.

"In addition, weapons also need to be improved. The tip needs to be sharp and easy to carry. Spears and halberds are heavy and easy to consume physical strength. However, because we are short of manpower now, we need to make two kinds of protective gear first..." Wei Xiyin said.

She had originally planned to make steel, but now she has no manpower.

Wei Ting hesitated and asked, "Then what do I need to do?"

"There's a lot to do." Wei Xiyin replied, "It's hard to explain in a short time. You can figure it out on your own, cousin."

Wei Ting nodded after hearing this, "I understand. I will get familiar with this place as soon as possible."

The bricklayer and his servants had already started measuring and investigating, intending to immediately start tearing down the partition wall between the two shops.

The site for the new furnace was chosen to be in the open air yard at the back. If the two furnaces were in the house, the temperature would be too high and people would not be able to bear it if they stayed inside for a long time.

Wei Xiyin was waiting in the shop, and seeing that the furnace had already been started, she did not disturb them too much.

After saying goodbye to Wei Ting, he went home alone.