I saw Wei Xiyin coming out of the research institute.
Little Gu Qiu looked up at her and said, "I don't know who to turn to. Uncle Jiu will definitely coax me like a child. I thought about it and only my fifth cousin would not lie to me."
Seeing the child trust her so much, Wei Xiyin sighed, "Of course, Fifth Cousin won't lie to you."
Xiao Guqiu pursed his lips and said, "Uncle didn't come to see me, maybe he went to see grandma?" In the child's heart, only grandma was on that mountain.
Wei Xiyin nodded decisively, "Yes."
Xiao Guqiu asked: "Then can I go find him?"
Wei Xiyin's eyes softened, "He will be back soon. If you go, everyone will worry."
Little Gu Qiu's childish face showed a very stubborn expression. "I won't let anyone worry. Grandma, Dad, Mom, and Uncle Nine all said that I look like him, so I just want to meet him."
"Who do you want to see?" an abrupt voice interrupted.
Wei Mingyuan then appeared in front of them.
The research institute is located on the left side of the gate. People can see it as soon as they enter or exit the gate. They can pay attention to the movement at the door. In addition, the small figure of Gu Qiu holding a small long tasseled spear is very conspicuous.
Wei Xiyin couldn't help but feel relieved when she saw him finally come back. She quickly saluted, "Third Uncle."
Wei Mingyuan stood there quietly. His expression was calm, neither sad nor happy. The lines on his face were slightly cold and hard, and there was no sign of the grief on his face when he left yesterday.
Wei Ling behind him had red and swollen eyes, obviously he had been crying, and his face looked haggard. He seemed a little weak because he had been kneeling at the ancestral grave for a whole day.
Thinking about the death of my grandmother, my little cousin has no immediate family around her, and the half-grown child lives with unfamiliar relatives in the clan...
Wei Ling's eyes were sore and he wanted to cry again.
Wei Mingyuan nodded to Wei Xiyin. He turned to look at little Gu Qiu, sizing him up from head to toe. His eyes gleamed as he calmly asked, "Gu Qiu, I'm your uncle. Did you just say you wanted to see me?"
This was the only bloodline left by his younger brother, and his mother was determined to see the child sent back to the tribe with her own eyes until her last breath.
Although he tried to conceal it, Wei Mingyuan's voice still trembled slightly.
Xiao Gu Qiu kept his lips tightly closed and refused to answer.
When the man really came to her, she was a little at a loss, her eyes dodging, and she secretly glanced at the strange yet familiar man in front of her.
Wei Mingyuan walked up to the child, squatted down, and spoke in a slow tone, "Gu Qiu, do you want to go home and live with your uncle and cousin in the future..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Guqiu lowered her head and stared at her right hand which was holding the small long tassel spear. Her delicate little palm was covered with a thin layer of calluses due to her hard martial arts training. Her eyes were blurred, as if she was in a daze, and she ignored everyone.
Wei Mingyuan followed her gaze and noticed the weapon in the child's hand.
The small long-tasseled spear was the same height as Gu Qiu. To avoid hurting the child, the spear head was not sharp, but the material on it was obviously not iron.
In fact, Wei Mingyuan had noticed on the road before that the long tassel spears used by the tribe's troops had been modified, with longer spear shafts and sharper spear heads. However, he had too many distracting thoughts in his mind at the time and was in a hurry to get back to the fort, so he had no time to take a closer look.
"This is steel."
Seeing this, Wei Xiyin said, "If Third Uncle is interested in the things made in the blacksmith shop, you can go to the blacksmith shop and take a look."
"Steel?" Wei Mingyuan's brows moved slightly.
Wei Xiyin: "Yes, the material is tough and sharp, but also flexible. If you add steel to a blunt blade and remelt it, it can become even sharper."
Upon hearing this, Wei Mingyuan couldn't help but look at the ring-handled sword that he never left his waist.
Wei Xiyin understood that they had been wandering outside for several months and their weapons might have become dull.
She said, "Uncle San, you can give the weapon to Cousin Ting to take a look at. He can help you temper the steel and re-forge it."
"As for the Wei family army, there is not enough iron ore at the moment. We have to wait for the ore delivery team to make a few more trips."
The team that transported the ore yesterday set out again for Fuyang, and with them were thousands of people who were going to the granary to transport grain.
The high temperature weather causes the grain to deteriorate very easily, so the remaining 20,000 stones of grain must be transported back to the fort as soon as possible.
With the first shipment of ore, the blacksmith shop began to operate normally, but due to the hot weather, they did not dare to open all the furnaces.
Mingjingtang once tried to send ice to the blacksmith shop, but the effect was minimal. The temperature was too high and all the ice melted in just a few moments.
So currently only the two furthest apart furnaces are working.
If you want to fully equip the 3,000 Wei family soldiers and the newly recruited troops, you can only wait until the blacksmith shop moves to Ling County.
Wei Mingyuan nodded and said, "Thank you Wu Niang for telling me. I will go and have a look after I meet the clan leader." After learning the bad news at home, he had not had time to report the situation outside to the clan leader.
They had just returned and were not familiar with the current situation of the tribe. They had no idea what survival measures the tribe had taken.
Only then will you slowly understand it.
At this time, Wei Guqiu suddenly said: "Your eyes are red from staying up late, you should go back to sleep first."
Wei Mingyuan paused, and seeing that the child was finally willing to pay attention to him, he subconsciously responded, "Okay, uncle, go back to sleep first."
Xiao Gu Qiu pursed his lips and turned his head away awkwardly.
Wei Xiyin smiled knowingly, "Then Third Uncle and Cousin Ling, go back and rest first. The fort has changed a lot now. After you see Grandpa tomorrow, I'll take you around."
Wei Mingyuan had no choice but to agree.
I promised Gu Qiu that I must not make the child unhappy.
Wei Mingyuan took Wei Ling to say goodbye, and the two men stared at Gu Qiu and looked back every few steps as they left.
Until it disappeared at the entrance of the dock.
Wei Xiyin sighed deeply. There was no trace of abnormality on Third Uncle's face. She didn't know whether he had come to terms with it or was suppressing the pain of losing his loved ones deep in his heart.
She hoped he would cheer up.
As the only military general in the tribe, he led his soldiers on a long journey across thousands of miles to rush home.
You have to know that the Wei family army is the imperial army. Leaving their post without permission and leaving the garrison will be considered treason. Not everyone has the courage to make decisions immediately in dangerous situations.
Little Gu Qiu, standing aside, stared blankly in the direction where his uncle and cousin left.
"Gu Qiu, do you want to go home and live?" Wei Xiyin touched the child's head and spoke in a slow tone, "That's your home. They are all your closest relatives. Your uncle is a famous general. He can teach you martial arts and how to lead troops in the future..."
Xiao Guqiu lowered his head and only dared to tell the truth to his fifth cousin. He said in a muffled voice, "I thought about it. I just feel uncomfortable."
Wei Xiyin laughed, "That's because you guys don't spend enough time together. It will be fine in a few days."
Xiao Guqiu immediately said, "Then I'll go back in a few days."
Wei Xiyin didn't force her and said with a smile, "It's in a dock. You can go back whenever you want. But you may have to trouble your uncle and cousin to run back and forth every day."
As it turned out, what the fifth cousin said was not wrong.
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