Wei Mingyuan and Wei Ling knelt in the ancestral grave for a whole day and night.
Shi Le and others were very worried and kept wandering outside the ancestral grave.
They had already learned from the Wei clan that, except for a five-year-old girl who was still alive, all the other members of the general's fourth branch had suffered the disaster.
The tribesmen were also very worried, fearing that Mingyuan would be devastated by the bad news.
A group of uncles came to the old house.
An uncle said, "Chief, why don't you send someone to persuade them? The dead cannot be resurrected, and they can't just kneel down forever."
"How to persuade?"
Upon receiving the news and returning to the clan, Wei Mingkuan shook his head and sighed, "My third cousin feels guilty towards Fourth Aunt. He disobeyed her and left home to join the army. He hasn't been filial to her for a single day in all these years. It's hard for him to recover from the news of her passing."
"We can only wait for him to figure it out."
Not only his fourth aunt, but also Mingyan and Minghuai, his two younger brothers and their families died tragically, leaving only one child. How could Mingyuan not be in pain?
Wei Ji sat cross-legged at the top in silence.
Wei Zhongxun's joy at reuniting with his son was also dampened. He said, "Mingyuan has an incredible willpower. He won't be defeated so easily. He still has Wei Ling by his side, Gu Qiu from the fourth house, and so many of our clansmen."
"Gu Qiu is like him. Even for the child left behind by Ming Yan, he will cheer up."
Wei Ji sighed deeply, "That's right. Don't underestimate Ming Yuan. Let's go about our own business. Maybe he'll be back soon."
The uncles had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.
Xiao Guqiu did not go to the clan school today.
She didn't lie. After getting up, she told the maid beside her, "I don't want to go to school today."
"Madam, are you feeling unwell?" the maid asked her worriedly.
Five-year-old Xiao Guqiu shook his head and said, "I'm not feeling uncomfortable, I just don't want to go."
The maidservant did not dare to ask any more questions or make any decision, so she reported the matter to the returning Ninth Master.
The clan kept the fact that Wei Mingyuan went to visit the grave a secret from the children. Gu Qiu had finally gotten used to the clan life, and no one dared to mention it in front of her for fear of bringing up the children's sad memories.
Wei Mingkuan had just come out of the old house. After hearing this, he nodded like a parent who dotes on his child. "If you don't want to go, then don't go. It's a good day off. I'll go ask for leave from Headmaster Qu myself."
The commotion caused by the Hui people of the Wei family army was quite big.
Although Gu Qiu was young, she knew that it was her uncle who had returned with people.
Wei Mingyuan is the third child in the clan and the eldest in the fourth house, just like Wei Xiyin is the fifth child in the clan and the eldest daughter of the first house.
Wei Guqiu had never met her uncle, but she knew him and would send him birthday gifts every year. Sometimes they were clothes, shoes and socks made by her aunt, and sometimes they were small items bought by her uncle himself.
I often heard my grandmother mention that Xiao Gu Qiu had a vague impression of his uncle and knew that he was a military general.
She thought about it, took her small long tasseled spear and went out.
The two maids hurried to follow.
The child came to the entrance of the research institute, wanting to find his fifth cousin.
Because of one day's delay.
Chu Yu and Cookie had received the news of the girl's return and returned to the fort from Shilin Village.
The three of them were in the room upstairs discussing the development of explosives.
It’s not accurate to say that they were discussing it.
Only in the house.
Wei Xiyin and Chu Yu were in extremely low spirits. They sat on the couch expressionlessly and remained silent.
Cookie, who was sitting on the side, was talking incessantly about the situation.
"The reason I called Mr. Chu over is because he made the explosives I just made. Although I've read all the principles several times, I've only just begun the actual operation process, so I definitely need Mr. Chu's guidance."
"Miss, you may not know that the method of refining raw materials has been experimentally developed. Distillation separation is indeed feasible, but the speed is a bit slow. The current production cannot keep up. However, thanks to the porcelain shop in the fort, we moved all the small porcelains from the porcelain shop to Shilin Village and used them as containers for refining raw materials."
"But now, apart from the guards who are out looking for materials, Shilin Village is short of manpower. We also need the girl to send more people to Shilin Village. It would be best if they have some basic skills like those two brothers."
Cookie couldn't stop talking, his eyes sparkling. "We've already made several more of the same explosives. Mr. Chu and I tested one of them, and it was about the same power as the one I heard in Zaoqiang. Mr. Chu also said there was no difference."
"But if you want to increase the power, please give me more time."
Cookie felt a little thirsty, so he stopped talking and took a sip of the water in the cup.
There is an ice basin in the room, which is very cool.
When they met just now, the girl had given them the recipe for making ice, so that the research institute and Shilin Village would not be without ice in the future.
Seeing that he finally stopped, Wei Xiyin breathed a sigh of relief, "No rush, let's slowly research how to increase the power. First, make a batch of explosives in case of emergency."
"I was planning to go to Shilin Village, but clan matters delayed me until now. But seeing Bing..." She suddenly realized something was wrong and coughed lightly, "Seeing that Mr. Qu is making good progress, I will not go there for the time being. I will leave it to Mr. Qu to take full charge."
Seeing Cookie put down the cup, he seemed to be about to speak again.
Wei Xiyin immediately turned to look at Chu Yu and spoke first, "The research institute's matter is extremely important. Sir, please first conduct experiments to obtain accurate data on the suppression of zombies."
She remembered that Chu Yu had put a big question mark in the record book. Regarding the slowdown in the zombies' speed, Chu Yu was only inclined to suppress their actions and had not drawn any conclusions.
Chu Yu said calmly, "Now that we have enough ice, we can adjust the temperature of the rooms where the zombies are imprisoned to different levels. We will get the data soon."
Wei Xiyin nodded slightly, that's true.
She remembered her doubts, and in front of Cookie, she suddenly asked Chu Yu: "Will the odd change and the even remain the same?" The main goal is to catch people by surprise.
Chu Yu looked over with a puzzled look.
Wei Xiyin thought for a moment and then asked, "Palace Jade Wine?"
Chu Yu restrained his expression, his eyes cold, "What's wrong with you, girl?"
"Miss, you want to drink?" Cookie said steadily, "Palace wine is hard to find these days. They're all tribute wines, specially formulated for the imperial palace, like Jiuyun Spring Wine..."
Wei Xiyin turned her head away with a frown on her face.
Not a time traveler?
Is it rebirth?
Just as she was thinking about how to test it next.
There was a knock on the door, and the guard standing at the door reported: "Miss, Miss Qiu is here again and wants to see you."
It was said before that Gu Qiu was allowed to come once every five days, but he just came the day before yesterday, so the time has not come yet.
Wei Xiyin immediately understood that little Gu Qiu might have already known that his uncle had returned.
She was in mixed feelings.
The conversation with the two gentlemen had to end early.
Wei Xiyin stood up and said goodbye, preparing to go out to see the child.
She set the rules, and they only come once every five days. Naturally, she couldn't break the rules and let the guards let people in. Otherwise, her little cousin would get used to it and would always find excuses to enter.
Not good for children's education.
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