Wenkang was very well behaved and didn't cry or make a fuss. Uncle Wu found some small toys and put them on the couch, and Wenkang started playing by himself.
The three-year-old child did not understand what had happened at home and what it meant to him. When the third great-uncle left, he said that the old man in front of him was his great-uncle, and he would live with him from now on.
When Wei Xiyin and Wei Lang came to pay their respects, they discovered that there was a new child in the main courtyard.
Wenkang was a little shy, and immediately hid behind the screen when he saw the brother and sister.
Wei Ji waved to them and introduced them, "This is your second uncle's child, named Wen Kang."
Upon hearing that this was the only bloodline left in her second great-uncle's family, Wei Xiyin sighed deeply. She quickly asked Ningshuang to go back to the yard to look for something and pick out something for the child as a gift.
The brother and sister played with the child for a while, then stayed in the main courtyard to have breakfast with their grandfather.
Breakfast consisted of only a plate of pickled vegetables and porridge.
Nowadays, not only is there a shortage of food, but fresh vegetables and fruits have become extremely scarce supplies.
Wei Xiyin thought that this was not a solution. Her grandfather was old, and there was now a child in the family. Pickled vegetables were not nutritious, and his body would not be able to handle it in the long run.
She then asked Uncle Wu, "Does the tribe have any livestock or vegetable seeds now?"
Uncle Wu bowed and replied, "To Wu Niang, I have some vegetable seeds, but not many, and I didn't leave any livestock."
Previously, many tribesmen in the fort raised livestock such as chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs, but these animals were infected with epidemic diseases, so the troops cleaned them all when they cleared the fort.
Wei Xiyin didn't say anything after hearing this. It seemed that she had to take some time to send people to the mountains to catch some non-mutated pheasants and wild boars to raise.
After breakfast, Wei Xiyin left the main courtyard.
When Wei Lang saw his sister was about to go out, he hurriedly followed her like a follower.
The brother and sister went to the camp inside the fort together.
There are camps on the southwest and southeast sides of the fortress gate. Previously, there were a thousand tribesmen in the tribe, and the two camps had 500 people each.
When the zombie outbreak occurred, these troops were the first to bear the brunt of the attack in the fortress. In particular, many of those infected were members of the Wei clan. When the outbreak first broke out, the situation was unclear and the troops had not received any orders, so they did not dare to kill. This also led to a large number of their casualties.
Now only less than 20% of the original troops of the fort are left, and the vacant southwest camp is directly allocated to Chang Ying and others.
When Wei Xiyin and her brother arrived at the southwest camp, Chang Ying was training with his guards in the open space.
The camp is very small. Apart from the houses on both sides, there is only a small playground for daily training.
In the past, their people mainly used long swords, but now their weapons have been changed to long tassel spears. Chang Ying ordered them to increase their training by two hours every day so that everyone can become familiar with the weapons as soon as possible.
Seeing the girl coming, everyone immediately stopped and saluted.
Wei Xiyin waved her hand and said, "I'll just take a look, don't worry about me."
Chang Ying came over, knelt on one knee, saluted Wei Xiyin solemnly and said: "Subordinate Chang Ying greets the lady."
The head of the family summoned him alone yesterday and explained to him that from now on they would all belong to the girl and that she would be the priority in everything.
This kneeling is considered as acknowledging the master.
Wei Xiyin accepted the greeting calmly before slowly stepping forward to help him up. "You and I are not strangers, so why be so polite?"
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"I came here to see if our people are settled?" After all, they are all her people, so she naturally has to arrange her own people first.
Chang Ying understood what she meant, so he stood up and showed her around the camp, explaining the situation as he went. "Currently, we have only forty-two men, divided into four squads, with four squad leaders. The red tassel spears and round shields we took out from the armory earlier, upon hearing about it, the family master didn't ask for them to be returned, and he replenished them for the remaining men. We're not short of weapons for the time being."
Wei Xiyin nodded. "Are you short of food, clothes, or anything like that?"
Chang Ying said, "We've handed all the grain we brought back to the government. According to the old rules, each person receives two dou of grain per month. Yesterday, when the Seventh Master registered, he distributed this month's grain."
"As for clothes and other supplies, there is still no time."
"Fortunately, there were some things left in the camp, and the guards were not picky and just made do with them." So many people died, and there were quite a few supplies left in the camp, and Qin Shan didn't let anyone take them away.
Wei Xiyin listened silently. There was nothing she could do about it. There was no shortage of supplies in the dock for now, but they wouldn't last long, so they had to be used sparingly.
She looked around again and found that the situation was better than she had imagined. There was a small warehouse not far from the playground, which was filled with food received yesterday, as well as a large amount of clothes and other supplies, which were enough for dozens of them.
Wei Xiyin's eyes flickered as she couldn't help but ask, "Our people have just occupied a campsite. Are the people next door dissatisfied?"
The people next door naturally refer to those in the southeast camp.
Although everyone belongs to the same Wei clan, one side is from the clan and the other side is from the capital.
Chang Ying didn't understand why, but he still replied honestly: "My dear girl, it was Qin Shan's idea to give up the southwest camp."
The tribe's troops have always been led by Qin Shan.
The imperial court actually had strict restrictions on the number of troops that officials could privately maintain, otherwise no one would know whether you were gathering troops for rebellion.
Wei Ji was promoted to the rank of Zhongshu Ling, and was allowed to support a maximum of 2,000 men. The number of men supported by other officials ranged from a few hundred to a maximum of a thousand.
This is not calculated by person, but by family, with the highest number of people in the same clan.
For example, Wei Ji raised 2,000 soldiers, so the rest of the Wei family had no quota for official positions in the court. As the patriarch and the leader of the Wei family in the court, as long as he was there, the family would naturally follow him as the head.
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