After Wei Zhongxun's son Wei Mingsheng came back, he helped with work in Mingjingtang. His two grandsons and granddaughter were still young, so after resting at home for a few days, they went to school with the children in the fort.
Since seeing Wei Li come back, his daughter-in-law Yang has finally put her mind at ease and helps out in the fort whenever she has time.
There was no one at home during the day and nothing to do. Wei Zhongxun used to run to the blacksmith shop all day long. Now that Wei Ting had moved to Ling County, he had nothing to do and went to the county town.
If you don’t know the relationship among the Wei family, you would think that Wei Ting is his grandson.
Wei Ji sat up straight.
Indeed, Wei Ting's marriage can no longer be delayed. He is the only child left in the fifth family, and he himself probably has not realized this yet. This matter can only be handled by the two elders.
Wei Ji immediately told Uncle Wu, "Go and call Mingze's wife."
Wei Mingze's wife is in charge of the handicrafts for the female relatives and knows more about the information of those foreign female relatives.
We need to ask her to help choose a partner and arrange Wei Ting's marriage first.
After that, there were also young men of appropriate age like Wei He, but most of them had been engaged early on, and it was unknown whether the woman was still alive. They couldn't keep delaying like this.
As he was thinking, Wei Ji somehow thought of his granddaughter.
The granddaughters below are still young and can wait for a few years, but my granddaughter is already seventeen years old this year. Now that the fortress is becoming more and more stable, marriage should indeed be put on the agenda.
He sighed heavily. Where should he go to find a son-in-law now? He didn't like those men before the end of the world. Now his granddaughter has soldiers, people and supplies...
He looked down on it even more.
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Wei Xiyin and Wei Li, who were still staying in the arsenal, had no idea that their marriage had been planned by their family elders.
Completed inventory of the armory.
The cousins took advantage of the fact that it was getting darker and the sunlight outside was not so scorching, and went to the military camp to take inventory of the Wei family army's equipment.
Wei Ling was staying in the military camp when he saw his cousin Ting and fifth cousin coming over together.
Take the two of them around the camp.
Wei Ling said, "Weapons and equipment are related to the safety of soldiers' lives. Father has already instructed us to follow Fifth Cousin's arrangements."
The camp is very large and has clear area divisions. In addition to two super-large training grounds, it also includes camping areas, kitchen areas, marching areas, military supply warehouse areas, etc. Compared with the military camp in the dock, it is obviously built according to military standards.
In order to save resources, no fire was opened in the kitchen area. All the Wei family army and Wei clan troops ate in the public kitchen in the county town. In addition, there was a separate medical area used to treat the wounded, which was also vacant.
Wei Ling took the two of them to the military supply warehouse to count the scrapped weapons and the heavy, uncleaned armor piled up in the house.
After counting and recording all kinds of items, the three of them separated.
Wei Ting returned to the arsenal.
It was getting dark outside, night was falling, and the sky was dotted with stars.
Wei Ling was worried about his fifth cousin going back alone at night, so he volunteered to escort her.
Wei Xiyin was followed by a team of guards, so she was far from being 'alone'. However, her cousin meant well, so she didn't refuse.
There is still some distance from the county town to the fort, so the cousin and brother walked slowly in the night, chatting as they walked.
"Fifth cousin, it's hot and dangerous outside now. If you have something to do in the future, you can ask me to do it. You don't have to go out yourself." Wei Ling had learned from his father that his fifth cousin had gone to Julu County some time ago.
It has been some time since the Wei family army returned.
Wei Ling certainly knew that the fortress was actually run by his fifth cousin, and his father seemed to have had a deep conversation with her in private, praising her highly and asking him to learn more from her.
So he was very curious about this cousin.
Wei Xiyin smiled and said, "Okay, next time you need to go out for something, I'll be polite and ask for your help."
Wei Ling also laughed. He scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "Father has told us about the upcoming expedition. I will lead the troops when the time comes. With us here, we will definitely take down Zhongshan. Fifth cousin, please wait for good news at home..."
After leaving Shilin Village, Wei Mingyuan went to the county town and called a meeting with the deputy generals to explain the matter of explosives and the next actions of the fort to the soldiers.
They need to prepare as early as possible to avoid being caught off guard when they learn the news just before setting out on the expedition.
Wei Xiyin shook her head and interrupted him, "That won't do. I have to go to Zhongshan myself."
The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.
Wei Ling looked embarrassed, but fortunately it was dark and he couldn't see clearly.
Wei Xiyin softened her tone and explained softly, "I know my cousin means well, but the trip to Zhongshan is very important. Besides, the Princess of Zhongshan is here, so I must accompany her."
Wei Ling's expression brightened up, "I understand, don't worry, Fifth Cousin, I will protect you when the time comes."
"Thank you very much, cousin." Wei Xiyin smiled secretly in her heart. Cousin Ling was really easy to coax.
Wei Ling originally planned to send the people back to the fort and then return to the county military camp, but he thought that he had not been back for several days, and wondered how Gu Qiu was doing with his studies and whether his father had taken good care of his little cousin.
He thought, why not just go home and stay for one night, and then go back to the county town early tomorrow morning.
The cousin and brother entered the dock together and separated at the door.
Wei Xiyin went straight to the southwest camp.
Chang Ying received the news and rushed over.
It's getting late.
Most people have gone to bed, and apart from the guards who need to be on night duty, there is no other person to be seen in the fort.
It was quiet and silent all around.
Only the research institute and the camps on both sides were still dimly lit.
Wei Xiyin ordered: "Call Qin Shan over as well."
She came to the room where the camp's chores were handled. The furnishings inside were old and the wooden frames were dark yellow. She hadn't thought much of it before, but after visiting Wei Ting's study during the day, it seemed particularly shabby in comparison.
Qin Shan came over quickly.
After a day's rest, his mental outlook was refreshed.
The uncles and aunts of Mingjingtang were insiders and knew that these soldiers had suffered a lot outside, so they gave them many new items when they came back, including new clothes, shoes and socks and some food.
Many soldiers with families were overjoyed, and since the girl told them to rest for a few days, they packed their things and went home.
Qin Shan was alone and lived in the camp when he had nothing to do. He was aware of the changes in the southeast camp, especially since the girl had assigned many newly recruited troops here, and he needed to understand the affairs of the people under him.
So I haven’t gone to bed yet even though it’s so late.
The three of them sat on the couch.
I know that the girl came here to learn about the training situation of the troops in the two camps.
Chang Ying reported straight to the point: "Currently, there are 1,400 people in the southwest camp and 1,300 people in the southeast camp."
"Among them, 1,000 are stationed in the county town, 300 are stationed at the Fuyang Mine, 300 are stationed at Shilin Village, and Cheng Qing leads 500 people to mine saltpeter and other raw materials nearby. They return every five days."
I remember when I first came back, there were only more than 60 people in the southwest camp.
Unconsciously, the scale has been slowly growing.
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