Wei Lang stood aside, pouting and asking, "Sister, when are we going to the camp?"
He was obsessed with becoming a squad leader, but his sister was not in a hurry at all.
Wei Xiyin checked with Uncle Wu again about his growth before turning back to him and saying, "Go pay your respects to Grandfather first, and then go to the camp after breakfast."
When the brother and sister came out after breakfast, the gate of the fortress was already open.
Although it is raining, the work outside still has to continue.
The tribesmen found all kinds of rain gear from their homes and handed them over to Mingjingtang. People put on the rain gear distributed by Mingjingtang and went out one after another.
The men who are going out to transport grain today have already gathered in the camp.
Seeing her coming, the gentlemen hurriedly greeted her.
Wei Xiyin was worried about the growth of vegetation outside, and she carefully instructed them, "It's the rainy season now, so you should pay more attention to the conditions on the road and don't touch those plants..."
Wei He said hesitantly, "Fifth cousin, we were planning to cut some grass to feed the piglets and sheep."
The men were obsessed with the livestock they raised.
Having just finished their work yesterday, everyone couldn't wait to rush to the blacksmith shop to check it out.
Wei Ting searched for a long time in the fortress, but there was no suitable land, so he had to clear out a backyard to raise sheep, right next to the pigpen.
The twelve little pigs are growing fast and have been weaned and started eating pig food.
The men thought about bringing back some pig grass from outside to feed the pigs, as it was too luxurious to eat coarse grains all the time.
Wei Xiyin heard this and said, "There's no rush for now. Let's wait and see. If there's no problem, we can go cut the grass."
She thought that if there was no problem with the plants, she would let the livestock graze on the mountain after the entire hilltop was sealed, and she could also fertilize the fields.
Wei Li nodded and replied, "Don't worry, cousin. I will take good care of everyone."
During the conversation, the team had already assembled.
The cousins said goodbye to her and set out with a team of a thousand people to transport food.
Wei Lang did not go this time.
He followed his sister, looking around for Chang Ying.
When he saw Chang Ying coming back from outside, Wei Lang quickly grabbed his sister's sleeve and said, "Sister, Chang Ying is there."
Wei Xiyin was helpless. Seeing that he looked impatient, she waited for Chang Ying to come closer and told him what had happened.
After that, she said, "Take Erlang with you to choose. Pick ten guards for him. They should be stable ones."
Chang Ying nodded in agreement and left with Erlangjun.
At the camp gate.
Chu Yu walked slowly towards us, holding an oil-paper umbrella.
It was raining today, and since he had something to do with the girl, he didn't go out.
The two men nodded as a greeting, put down their rain gear and went into the house.
"Yu has something to report to you, young lady." Chu Yu said as he entered the house, "The captives have surrendered. According to Yu's suggestion, young lady can incorporate them into the southwest camp."
The yamen soldiers and bandits are both very skilled, so you can use a few tricks to cultivate their loyalty.
Wei Xiyin nodded, "Leave this matter to Chang Ying."
Chu Yu glanced at her and said, "Girl, it would be better to merge the two camps as soon as possible."
Duke Wei is no longer in charge of the affairs of state, and his intentions are very clear.
Mingjingtang must have noticed it a long time ago. Now, whenever the girl speaks, the uncles and aunts of the Ming generation almost always accept her orders. To put it bluntly, the entire fortress is under the control of the girl.
In this case, we can directly merge the east and west camps, integrate the troops, and make the tribesmen below accept it as soon as possible.
Wei Xiyin refused without a second thought. "The two camps are originally one, so how can we talk about merging them? There's no merger. Qin Shan and the others are under my command. Why put all this on the table?"
Chu Yu is an outsider after all.
In order to avoid internal strife, the clan has always passed down the throne to the eldest son. Her grandfather is old, her father and brother have no news, and Erlang is born dull. As the eldest daughter of the eldest son, it is natural for her to stand up.
Wei Xiyin has no intention of taking power and only wants to find her father and brother as soon as possible.
Her brother had been trained as the heir to the family since childhood, and she didn't want to create a rift between herself and her brother who had loved her since childhood because of family affairs.
Chu Yu understood her thoughts and said with a bow, "It's me who doesn't understand your family affairs. I hope you won't blame me."
Wei Xiyin waved her hand. "I know you have good intentions, sir. Don't worry. With Grandfather keeping an eye on us, the Wei family won't be in chaos."
The two of them sat down on the couch.
Wei Xiyin picked up the warm teapot and poured two cups of hot water.
"There is something I need to discuss with you, sir."
She put down the teapot and pointed at the drizzle outside. "It's raining continuously in spring. I'm worried about the plants outside."
Chu Yu tilted his head slightly, "Miss, do you think that vegetation will also mutate?"
"Well, the flowers and plants outside are growing exceptionally lush," she said slowly. "As I see it, the construction of the research institute can't be delayed any longer. It's best to get it up and running in the next few days. Sir, you can select some staff to manage these things."
The outer wall has been built, so let’s build the research institute first.
In addition to studying zombies and animals, I'm afraid we also need to start observing these vegetation.
Wei Xiyin then added, "It would be best if the teacher could choose someone who can read and write, so that he can help observe and record various data."
Chu Yu pondered for a moment, "I've been on the mountain all day, but I haven't noticed anything unusual with the plants. However, the girl's concerns are not unreasonable. We do need to observe them as soon as possible."
"This matter should be dealt with as soon as possible. Yu will dispatch people today to start building the house." This is how the matter was settled.
Wei Xiyin couldn't help but sigh. When talking about serious matters, Chu Yu's attitude was extremely serious, just like when they first met.
"Sir, it would be best if you go to the blacksmith shop and ask the blacksmiths to build some steel structures to reinforce the house, so as to prevent the institute from being crushed by heavy snow in winter." She said softly.
Chu Yu's face flashed with surprise, but he quickly suppressed it and nodded in response, "You are indeed thoughtful, young lady. I just wonder if the blacksmith shop has enough materials now."
The materials originally stockpiled were indeed very large, but their consumption was also frightening.
During the three days of attacking Ling County, they had used up nearly ten thousand steel armor-piercing arrows, as well as forging various weapons and armor, and producing thousands of agricultural iron tools.
All the armor-piercing arrows have been recovered. Because they were stained with zombie blood, they were washed several times and thrown behind the yard for future use.
After all the calculations, the blacksmith shop probably has very few materials left.
Upon hearing this, Wei Xiyin couldn't help but ask, "How many days has Gong Liulang been out with his men?"
"It's been six days since I left home with the girl," Chu Yu replied calmly. "But the girl asked him to go to the mountains to look for salt mines. I don't know the location of the iron mines, but we probably need more people to mine the ore next."
"Ask cousin Ting directly about the iron mine. He has a map at home." Wei Xiyin replied.
Although it doesn’t matter whether I ask or not, the mine is under the name of my fifth uncle, so I must talk to Wei Ting first.
Wei Xiyin felt a bit of a headache. It felt like there was still a lot to do.
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