Twenty scouts will follow the Hedong Army to Sizhou.
This time, Chang Ying chose Cheng Xiu to lead the team.
Cheng Xiu is a steady person who works carefully. As a member of the Wei family's army in Beijing, he is not unfamiliar with the terrain of Sizhou.
The second day of the Lunar New Year is the day to worship ancestors.
This time of year is the time when the Wei family worships their ancestors.
The snow was falling heavily, and thick snow piled up on the roof. When I walked out of the door, all I could see was a sea of white.
The Hedong Army's accompanying dry food, including some equipment, were all provided by Wei Xiyin.
Considering the bad weather outside, we even prepared a backpack for each of them.
Yun Jin thought that this favor was too big, and she suddenly couldn't bring herself to say 'put it on the account and return it double'. It was okay once or twice, but she couldn't just keep promising something.
She rested for two days and recovered very well.
Together with Wei Xiyin, he went to the city gate and watched the Wei scouts and Hedong soldiers set off.
She explained a lot along the way.
"First, find my brother and find out the news about Huayin and the Lu family..."
"And Hongnong County. The city of Hongnong has been destroyed, but the grain is still inside. The enemies lured the monsters and people away and set their sights on the grain."
The leading centurion nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, my lady. I have taken note of this and will definitely contact Your Highness."
On the other hand, the Wei family's troops were quiet.
Wei Xiyin handed Gong Chun's handwritten letter to the scout.
The matter of the letter was explained yesterday. When you meet people from the Gong family in Qichuan, give the letter to them.
She just said, "Put your own life first."
"Yes!" The scouts were slightly moved and saluted with their fists clasped.
The scouts brought a lot of things with them. Each person's backpack was filled with dry food, supplies, small black balls, fuel oil, etc.
The Hedong Army's bags only lacked the little black ball.
In addition to being used to fight zombies, oil can also be used to keep warm when surviving outside.
There is wet wood outside and it will not ignite if you start a fire directly. To prevent yourself from freezing to death while staying outside overnight, you can pour oil on the wood to keep warm.
The militiamen guarding the city gate watched them open the gate and go out with numb expressions.
In the middle of winter, they were running outside the city when it was so safe. Ordinary people couldn't understand their actions.
As soon as the scouts left the city gate, they immediately ran towards Sizhou. After a while, their figures disappeared in the wind and snow.
The city gate slowly closed.
"Is there any paper money in the city?" Wei Xiyin turned and asked the militiaman beside her.
The man was stunned when asked, and replied uncertainly: "Yes... maybe."
Wei Xiyin nodded slightly, "I'm going to prepare some for the ancestors, please go to the east city mansion and get some for me."
Her tone was very gentle, but with a hint of pressure that brooked no refusal.
The militiamen agreed and ran the trip for her.
Little did they know.
In the east of the city, people started preparing for ancestor worship in the morning.
They are no longer members of the Wei family, but Wu Niang and Er Lang are still in the city, and they must worship their ancestors on the second day of the New Year.
We all have the same blood flowing in our bodies, so the two younger generations’ offerings to their ancestors should be considered as offerings on their behalf.
Therefore, Wei Mingzhang and others prepared very carefully, and kept thinking about what reason to use to send the things over.
Finally, the militia arrived at the door.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and asked them to quickly take the things to the west of the city.
In addition to the three kinds of livestock and five kinds of livestock, incense, candles, paper money, vegetarian wine, etc. are all available.
When the city was being cleaned, there were a lot of useless paper money and other things like this, which were left randomly in the county town and no one took them.
Wei Xiyin got the sacrificial items and called her brother to go out.
She instructed Chang Ying: "Set up the altar in the east of the city."
Chang Ying understood that the girl wanted to give them a chance to pay their respects, so he immediately went down to make arrangements.
Last year, when offering sacrifices to their ancestors, Wei Xiyin, as a woman, was not allowed to enter the ancestral hall and could only worship outside the hall with the other female family members.
The present is different from the past, she has succeeded to the throne as the head of the clan,
Then let her make the decision, and the ancestors will recognize everyone.
She didn't believe in ghosts and gods before, but after going through so many things, it seems that she can't help but believe in them.
The altar was quickly set up.
It was located right behind the East City Mansion, and just across a wall was the original ancestral hall...
Wei Mingzhang and others were shocked when they received the news.
"Why did Wu Niang choose this place for the altar?"
The land in the west of the city is so wide that you can ride horses freely, so why set up the ancestral hall here?
Wei Mingxiu sat dejectedly on the couch, muttering softly, "Wu Niang is so smart, she must have discovered us long ago."
But she didn't come over to disturb them, but chose to cooperate with them.
Upon hearing this, Wei Mingzhang was filled with mixed feelings of sadness and joy, and the expression on his face was uglier than crying. The young men sitting below him could no longer hold back and lowered their heads to wipe away their tears.
"Then after Wu Niang and Er Lang leave, let's go and pay our respects."
It is better not to meet than to meet without words.
Wei Mingzhang turned his head and looked at Wei Xu, "You are different from us. You will go back with Wu Niang in the spring."
Wei Xu ran away from home and did something wrong in a moment of confusion, but fortunately he was rescued by them.
Perhaps because he felt guilty, he did not dare to return to the fort, so he followed them all the way to Lingqiu County.
Wu Niang went to Beijing to look for someone, and no matter what the result, she would return sooner or later.
It would be better for Wei Xu to follow the main force at that time.
When Wei Xu heard what his sixth uncle said, he stammered and was unable to speak for a long time.
What will we do if he goes back?
The wind and snow are getting stronger.
A shed was built on top of the altar, and wooden boards were used to partition the surrounding area.
Otherwise, in such bad weather, even candles cannot be lit.
Wei Xiyin brought her younger brother to pay New Year's greetings to all the ancestors.
"You don't need to pack your things later, just leave them here."
As for Yuan Jin, knowing that the siblings had gone out to worship their ancestors, he waved his hand and prepared to go back to the house alone, intending to follow Gong Liulang's example and take a good rest during this time.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the women's army resumed training.
Practicing shooting in the yard.
These days, the ladies have eaten and drunk enough and had enough rest, and they look refreshed.
Before this, whether I was traveling or doing chores.
Dong Zhiyao intentionally or unintentionally trained the physical strength and endurance of the female soldiers. Even on New Year's Eve, he ordered them to get up in the morning and go out for two laps.
The amount of training also increased little by little.
Today, they were finally given long tassel spears and taught how to use them.
A Pan couldn't let go of the weapon.
She had never seen such a special weapon before. The spear head was extremely sharp. The material on it was like iron but not iron, very sharp. The spear shaft was long. It was obviously a weapon tailor-made for killing monsters.
Dong Zhiyao, however, immediately poured cold water on them, saying, "I originally intended to give you the Divine Arm Crossbow as your weapons, but the arrows we carry with us this time are limited. You're too weak and your accuracy isn't good enough. If I really gave you the Divine Arm Crossbow, I wonder how many arrows would be wasted."
The female soldiers looked ashamed when they heard this, but were also inspired to fight.
"Mr. Dong didn't let me... I have touched the magic arm crossbow, how do you know we can't hit it?" A Pan was not convinced by what Mr. Dong said!
Dong Zhiyao was always blunt when speaking. "There's no chance for you to make mistakes. Practice your marksmanship well. If you don't pass, the girl won't keep you."
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