Five years old is already old enough to understand things.
The women were helpless when they saw this.
No one went out of the fort that day.
A lot of zombies poured in from the direction of Anping County. In addition to the walls, there were many wandering around the county town. The guards needed to clear out the zombies outside and reclose the gate of Yongning County.
A four-bedroom mansion.
There was an endless stream of Wei clan members coming to pay their respects.
The Fourth Madam was the elder, and from the Fourth House, apart from the five-year-old Wei Guqiu, the only remaining child was Wei Mingyuan, of whom there was no news. With Mingyuan away, the funeral arrangements were handled by uncles of the Ming generation.
Wei Ji saw that his granddaughter was not in good spirits and thought that she was tired after staying up all night, so he said, "Go burn some paper money for your great-aunt. With so many clansmen here, there is no need for you to keep watching."
The implication was that he wanted her to go back and rest.
Wei Xiyin quickly waved her hand, "Granddaughter is not tired, she is just thinking about something. Everyone is still here, how can she go back to sleep?"
Wei Ji glanced at her and said, "The body needs to be kept here for seven days. You can't stay here all seven days. There are so many things to deal with outside. You have to know your priorities."
Although Wei Mingkuan is a relative, what he said was only one-sided. To find out what really happened outside, we need to ask the Yuyang County soldiers.
Not only the yamen soldiers, but also the situation in Anping County and the news of Zhongshan Kingdom need to be kept track of.
After all, the granddaughter is a junior, so how could she dare to leave without his permission?
Wei Zhongxun, who was standing aside, remained silent. His elder brother had completely let go and let Wu Niang handle it on her own.
At this time, no one knew that Wu Niang was so bold that she had ordered the Zhongshan garrison to be shot and killed.
Wei Xiyin didn't insist after hearing that.
At this time, Wei Lang was called back by the servants, and she pulled her brother into the mourning hall.
My five-year-old cousin was dressed in mourning and was led by the female relatives to stand in front of the mourning hall, kowtowed to every clan member who came in to pay their respects.
The child was only as tall as the woman's waist, looking very small, with his head lowered, and no expression on his face could be seen.
Wei Xiyin sighed deeply, and led his brother to kowtow and burn incense, then knelt beside the brazier and burned paper money.
After finishing what she was supposed to do, she carefully instructed Wei Lang, "Don't run around, stay by your grandfather's side, and help him if he needs you, okay?"
Wei Lang knew that this was a funeral. He had seen it too many times since he came back, so he nodded subconsciously and said, "I understand, sister."
Wei Xiyin then left.
The group of yamen soldiers were also arranged in the southeast camp. There were less than a hundred of them. Their captain had died, and they were leaderless. When they learned that the old lady had passed away, they were all filled with grief.
After finally arriving at the Wei clan's territory, only one child survived in the Yuyang County Magistrate's Mansion.
I have failed to live up to the trust placed in me by the county governor before his death.
Guilt, self-blame, grief, all kinds of emotions intertwined together. Although they were physically tired, they had no desire to sleep. A group of people crowded into the room vacated by the troops, just staring blankly with their eyes open.
The room was silent.
A guard came outside and knocked on the door. "The girl wants to know about the situation in Yuyang County. Please send two people to accompany me."
Hearing the sound, the yamen soldiers came to their senses. Two of them stood up silently and followed the guards away.
There has always been a room in the camp for discussing and handling camp affairs.
As soon as the two yamen soldiers came in, they saw a young lady with a heroic look sitting at the top.
The guards had already explained to them that this was the eldest daughter of the Wei family.
The two of them clasped their fists and saluted, "Greetings, young lady."
Wei Xiyin didn't mince words and asked directly, "Could you both please describe the situation outside in detail, preferably starting from when the riots started, and detailing everything?"
The two yamen soldiers did not dare to hide anything and confessed everything.
Since the county magistrate received a letter from his relatives and learned that Wei Mingkuan and others would go to Beijing via Fanyang, he has been sending people to Fanyang County to inform him as soon as there is any news.
Unexpectedly, riots broke out in Fanyang County soon, and Wei Mingkuan and others were trapped in Fanyang. Wei Mingyan was worried about the safety of his clansmen and the disaster in Fanyang County, so he led a hundred yamen soldiers to rescue them.
At that time, no one knew what zombies were, and no one expected the riot to be so fierce.
Wei Ji had not expected that the epidemic in the south would spread so quickly, and he only sent letters to his clansmen who were close to Jingzhou.
When Wei Mingyan led the yamen soldiers to Fanyang City, the city had already been broken open and a large number of civilians fled in panic. They had no experience at first and did not know how to attack the monster's head. They only reacted after several people were sacrificed.
Later, Wei Mingkuan and others were rescued. County Magistrate Wei rushed back to Yuyang with his relatives and yamen soldiers. Yuyang was already in chaos. Because a large number of yamen soldiers were taken away, the county magistrate's mansion was lost and broken into by monsters. A few yamen soldiers and servants were still fighting hard.
The monster had rushed into the backyard. In a panic, the county magistrate's wife protected her little daughter and ran to the old lady's yard. On the way, she encountered zombies. In order to protect her daughter, she held the child in her arms, but was bitten by the monster.
The county magistrate's wife endured the pain, pushed the child into the yard, and closed the gate...
"Hurry and block the door..."
Just as the monster was about to break into the old lady's yard, Wei Mingyan and his men rushed back in time, and his wife and other children were all killed.
As the county magistrate, he should have found a way to stabilize Yuyang and rescue the people, but the situation had completely gotten out of control. If they stayed, they would all die. Wei Mingyan carried his mother on his back, and the group fled out of the city in an emergency and settled in a village.
Wei Mingkuan blamed himself a lot. If his brother had not rescued them, their family would not have been in trouble.
"I feel guilty. I will always remember your kindness in saving my life." He and his relatives knelt down and kowtowed to Wei Mingyan.
Wei Mingyan was dejected and heartbroken, but what had happened was of no use regretting it was his own choice.
At that time, the group did not think about returning to Yizhou. After all, Wei Mingyan was a county governor. The most urgent task was to stabilize Yuyang, report to the court, and request reinforcements.
Wei Mingkuan and others felt guilty and decided to help their cousin rescue the people of Yuyang.
However, they were too naive and did not expect that the plague would be so terrible. It spread so quickly that new cities and villages were affected every day.
Instead of waiting for rescue, we waited for news that the entire Youzhou had fallen.
The servant risked his life to return and learned that Wei Minghuai, who had met his friend in Dai County, had died.
The old lady lost her beloved son and fell ill. Then winter was approaching, monsters became stronger, and food became scarce...
The two guards looked grief-stricken, their eyes red as they spoke, "The situation is out of control. The prefect has decided to lead us back to Yizhou to check on the situation in our clan's territory. Shortly after we entered Yizhou, our hiding place was breached by monsters. The situation was so chaotic that the prefect and several guards were accidentally surrounded by monsters."
At the time, Wei Mingyan was still holding his young daughter. It was Wei Mingkuan who returned despite the danger and rescued Wei Guyu, but Wei Mingyan was overwhelmed by zombies...
Wei Xiyin's emotions were in turmoil, and she couldn't help but feel sorry for her little cousin.
The child, who was only five years old, witnessed his parents being killed before his eyes. After finally returning to his tribe, his only grandmother passed away soon after.
Such continuous blows are unbearable for any adult, let alone a child.
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