Before he knew it, Zhu Ping'an had been in Yingtian for half a month, but there was still no source of food and wages for the militia.
"Hehe... Naughty brother, where is your food and money? It's still not settled. But my father wrote to say that we have recruited another stronghold with more than 180 people." The evil woman Ruonan saw Zhu Ping'an coming back empty-handed. She knew that there was no food and money, so she couldn't help but giggle and said mischievously.
"Don't worry about food and wages, everything is under control." Zhu Ping'an sat down, picked up the tea and took a sip, then said with a smile.
"Just keep bragging. Half a month has passed and you haven't received a penny of food and wages. And you're still in control..." Upon hearing this, the evil woman Ruonan rolled her eyes at Zhu Ping'an and sneered.
"Ruonan, my son-in-law works hard enough every day, please stop making sarcastic remarks." Hua'er came over with a plate of walnuts. She glared at the witch Ruonan first, then placed the walnuts in front of Zhu Ping'an and said distressedly, "Son-in-law, you have been racking your brains for food and wages these days. Eat some walnuts to nourish your brain."
"Thank you, Huaer." Zhu Ping'an smiled, reached out to take a walnut, and thanked Huaer.
"There are walnuts." The seductive woman Ruonan also reached out and took a walnut without being polite at all.
Zhu Ping'an took the walnut and squeezed it with his hands, but it didn't open. Seeing a special walnut pliers on the plate, he used the pliers to crack the walnut open. He pinched out the walnut kernel with his hands and was about to put it in his mouth when he heard the giggle of the evil girl Ruonan.
"Hahahaha... You're a grown man, but you still use tongs to eat a walnut. Look at me, I can just use my hands."
The enchantress Ruonan put the walnut on the table as she spoke, then stretched out her delicate hand and smashed the walnut with one palm.
"look."
The enchantress Ruonan pinched the peach kernel in her slender jade hand and shook it proudly at Zhu Ping'an, with a look of boasting and contempt.
Under the smug and contemptuous gaze of the demon woman Ruonan, Zhu Pingan put the opened walnut aside, and while cracking a new walnut with pliers, he said lightly: "The biggest difference between humans and animals is that humans can use tools..."
The biggest difference between humans and animals is that humans can use tools... ... Are you saying I'm an animal? !
The evil woman Ruonan's face turned dark when she heard this.
"Hahaha, what my stinky brother said is really good. The biggest difference between humans and animals is that humans can use tools..."
The enchanting woman Ruonan smiled sweetly, stretched out her delicate hand and pinched a walnut from the plate, and right in front of Zhu Ping'an, she giggled and crushed the walnut with two fingers...
Super strong woman!
This scene reminded Zhu Ping'an of the fear he felt when the witch Ruonan crushed the wine glass with one hand.
"Ahem, what did I say just now, um, I don't remember..." Zhu Ping'an laughed.
"Hmph!" The evil woman Ruonan snorted and glared at Zhu Ping'an with her fox eyes.
Obviously holding a grudge.
From this moment until the end of dinner, the evil woman Ruonan ignored Zhu Ping'an.
After dinner, when Zhu Ping'an was about to go to the study, the charming woman Ruonan stopped him and said, "Hey, you just said that the food and money are under control. How do you control it? You can't stand my father up. If the food and money are not in place by then, my father will suffer, and you will not be able to get away with it."
Zhu Pingan stopped, turned to look at the demon woman Ruonan, and explained briefly, "In addition to going to Lord Neitai every day to urge for food and wages, I also sent a letter to my master Xu Ge Lao in the capital. Calculating the time, my master should have received the letter. The court gave me an imperial edict to 'rectify military preparations'. I, Zhu Pingan, am in charge of the military preparations of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provincial Criminal Investigation Department, and I control and command the Japanese soldiers and militia. Now the situation of Japanese pirates is becoming more and more serious, and it is urgent to train militia to resist them. Under such circumstances, after receiving my letter, Master Xu Ge Lao will certainly not refuse my request. My master Xu Ge Lao asked me to say hello, and I have a legitimate reason. The situation of Japanese pirates is so serious, and the Ministry of War and other officials will not refuse to give my master this face..."
"Humph, it's really easy to be an official if you have someone in the court..."
The seductive woman Ruonan felt relieved after hearing this, but she still mocked Zhu Pingan mercilessly.
"It's easier to get things done if you have someone in the court." Zhu Ping'an corrected with a smile.
"It's the same meaning." The evil woman Ruonan curled her lips.
"That's not what I mean." Zhu Ping'an shook his head slightly.
"I don't want to play tricks on you scholars. If you dare, come and play with me..."
As the enchantress Ruonan spoke, a dagger suddenly appeared in her pink and white palm, spinning around.
"Forget it, my major is not suitable..."
Zhu Ping'an waved his hand, said something lightly, and turned to go to the study.
Because he will soon lead the militia, Zhu Ping'an has been studying military books for some time.
When he arrived at the study, Zhu Ping'an saw the dazzling array of military books on the bookshelf, from "The Art of War", "Sun Bin's Art of War", "Seven Military Classics", "Tai Gong Six Strategies", "Wei Liaozi", "The Divine Mechanism for Defeating the Enemy" by Taibai Yinjing... to the "Record of the Military Strategy of King Qiyang" which was handed down from generation to generation in the Li family, that is, the Linhuai Marquis Mansion and was not passed on to outsiders (Li's ancestor, Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew Li Wenzhong, was posthumously named King Qiyang after his death. This record of military strategy was compiled by Li Wenzhong's son Li Jinglong in memory of his father, so it was named "Record of the Military Strategy of King Qiyang").
Seeing the dazzling array of military books on the bookshelf, Zhu Ping'an's eyes softened and his heart felt warm.
Time seemed to have gone back to the past... to the days when I went to the Li family to borrow books.
During the boy's exam period, the Li family's study was filled with books on the Four Books and Five Classics and Eight-part Essays, as well as annotations and reading notes by famous scholars of the dynasty on the Four Books and Five Classics, and a collection of eight-part essays of the dynasty... ...
When the provincial examination was about to begin, the Li family's study room had a lot of policy papers that were required for the provincial examination...
... ...
At the beginning, Zhu Ping'an thought it was a coincidence, and that the rich man Li was just pretending to be cultured... ... Later... ... Zhu Ping'an was not a man of letters, and there were not so many coincidences in the world. The rich man Li was often not at home, and the Li family's study was taken care of by Li Shu. These books were naturally written by Li Shu.
Just like today, these military books in the study were all delivered by Li Shu last time she sent someone to deliver the letter.
Not only are there many rare and precious copies in it, but also the "Record of the Military Strategy of King Qiyang" which is kept in the bottom of the box of the Li family, also known as Linhuai Hou and is not passed on to others... ... I really don't know how Li Shu copied it.
Someone has done so many things for you silently... ...how can you not be moved
There is a bright moon outside the window, and looking at it it seems as if I can see Li Shu's pretty face, as bright as spring flowers and as white as the autumn moon.
Zhu Pingan felt that he missed Li Shu more and more...
Lovesickness is both bitter and sweet.