Wei Mingyuan looked deep in his eyes and did not answer his son's question.
The place where weapons are forged has been built to such a scale, it seems that Wu Niang will make big moves next.
Do you want to pacify Yizhou?
Or do you want to go to Kyoto to pick up the Nagaka family?
Or maybe both.
But no matter which one, as a member of the Wei family, he will not stand idly by.
There are many talented young people.
Even if the world is in chaos, what does the Wei family have to worry about?
The father and son took a walk around and had a general understanding of the current situation in the county.
After Wei Xiyin finished talking to Wei Ting, she realized that her third uncle and his son were not in the room.
The Wei family soldiers waiting outside the door saw this and reported, "The general saw that there was nothing to do here, so he left for the camp and asked his subordinates to stay here to inform the young lady and the young man."
The Wei family army lacked everything except the rags they looted along the way. They had to settle down in the county town, and there were still many things to do.
Wei Mingyuan didn't want to trouble the clan too much. Seeing that the two juniors were chatting enthusiastically, he didn't disturb them. He left the soldiers here and went to inspect the camp first. He asked the soldiers to do whatever was needed themselves.
Wei Xiyin and Wei Ting exchanged a glance and quickly apologized, "In that case, let's not disturb Third Uncle for now. We'll go back together later."
After saying that, the two turned around and continued chatting.
The furnace had reached the required temperature, and the blacksmith placed the refined steel into the furnace to melt it, then took it out in front of the two men and poured it into the mold.
The mold of the gun head is different from other protective gear molds. It does not need to be put into the furnace, but can be poured directly.
The blacksmith operated the tools, closed the mold, checked whether it was tightly fitted, and then placed it in the well water on the side to cool and shape it.
There is a shortage of water now, so the water in the basin has to be used sparingly. First calculate the size of the mold, and after putting it in, the water just covers the mold.
Staring at the pitiful amount of water in the basin, both cousins had painful expressions on their faces.
Seeing this, Wei Ting said, "We've had people test it. The well water in the county town isn't polluted, but the water level is dropping so quickly that the original windlass isn't long enough. If you throw a bucket into the well, it won't touch the surface for a long time."
The rocking frame installed at the wellhead is called a windlass. It is used to place and lift the bucket when drawing water from the well. There is a handle on the side, and shaking the handle can turn the windlass rope.
The water level continued to drop, resulting in the rope being too short. People in the county had to find hemp rope and do it themselves.
Wei Xiyin was silent for a moment before asking, "Is there any water stored here?"
"Of course there is, but not much." Wei Ting sighed. "When we learned that the well water was fine, we immediately started pumping water and storing it, but we didn't have enough tools to store water. The large pool in the warehouse has just been repaired, and the water storage capacity is only half of the pool at present."
"The well is almost dry. Today, we only managed to draw up a few buckets of water after the rope was lowered. I think the water will be gone in a few days."
This is a natural disaster that cannot be resisted by human power.
Wei Xiyin thought for a moment after hearing this, and then said, "Uncle San just said that the Wei family army will come out to help with the work tomorrow. I will ask Uncle San later to ask them to go out and find a water source."
There are indeed dozens of large pools on the mountain, but there are now thousands more people in the fort.
The summer is long, and the water is stored for emergencies. In addition, as the climate becomes hotter, even if the pool is in the mountains and covered with a lid, the water in the pool will still evaporate.
"Some caves have deep pools. Those places never see sunlight year-round and hold an astonishing amount of water. If we can find one, we won't have to worry about water for the fort this summer."
Wei Xiyin said, "The Wei family army has wilderness survival skills. We can send some local soldiers to lead the way, and leave the task of finding water to them."
Wei Ting nodded. "Cousin, you don't know this, but we live right next to the river, so we've never lacked water. Before, Mingjingtang asked the tribesmen and the common people where there were any nearby pools of water. We went to several places, but they were almost all either polluted or dry."
"Leave this matter to the Wei family army. I think Third Uncle will not refuse."
The two of them stood by the furnace and talked. As the fire in the furnace burned hotter and hotter, the cousins had to move away.
The temperature in the room continued to rise, and gradually, a feeling of restlessness came over me, and beads of sweat began to appear on my forehead.
It's been a while since I came out.
The ice in the small curling pot Wei Xiyin was holding had melted. She opened the linen covering the surface and said, "But even if we are short of water, we can't save on ice water. The blacksmith shop only has these people, otherwise it will be troublesome if they get heatstroke."
She turned around and told the apprentice beside her, "Go get some basins of water, and bring some saltpeter."
The apprentice responded quickly, carrying a wooden basin and trotting to the pool in the warehouse opposite to scoop water.
Wei Ting raised an eyebrow, "Cousin, do you want to make ice now?"
Wei Xiyin admitted, "Yes, this is actually very simple, and the ice can be reused after it melts, so it doesn't take much water."
The apprentice ran two or three times and soon came back with several basins of water.
A group of people watched her operation in astonishment. They saw the water in the basin slowly freeze into ice. The wooden basin emitted a hint of cold air, and the surroundings instantly felt a little cool.
Wei Ting was stunned. "So simple?"
Wei Xiyin remained calm, "It's that simple, but the amount of saltpeter used is not cheap. If Cheng Qing hadn't found the saltpeter mine, the fort wouldn't dare to be so extravagant now."
"As for the blacksmith shop in the dock, the temperature is too high to put ice in it. But we can put ice basins in the porcelain shop opposite and let everyone take turns to rest there. We can renovate it after this shop is repaired."
She handed her small curling pot to the apprentice, breaking up the ice and filling it.
It was not until she held the ice cube again that she felt alive again.
Summer is really hard to bear.
"By the way, cousin, you may not know that the blacksmith shop has hired a new blacksmith. I almost forgot to tell you." Wei Ting stared at the blacksmith who had just come in and then remembered this.
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