Chapter 319 Spring Tea

Before improving the strategy of advancing Wuchang, the family members were also promptly rewarding and pensioning on merit and conducting merits and actions. Rewards and punishments are clearly the prerequisite for ensuring military discipline. Otherwise, the soldiers would not see the benefits but would want them to use their lives. They would undoubtedly want the horse to run fast without eating grass, which was not in line with objective laws.

Most of the property paid out this time is physical goods, including grain, cattle, horses, horns, glue, paint, salt and cotton cloth. Because gold and silver currency is not enough, the treasure money printed on paper is basically invalid in the occupied areas of Huguang. What did the soldiers take these things for?

The simplest ones can be sold, they are all materials that don’t have to worry about selling.

Then there was a celebration banquet. Zhang Ning invited civil servants and generals to celebrate the celebration of singing and dancing.

Many people also brought their families to let the women watch plays with the concubines in the garden to enjoy delicious food.

Fortunately, the gardens on the mansion are large enough to accommodate nearly a hundred guests.

The next day after the banquet, Yao Ji suddenly mentioned something, saying that she met a good little girl while watching the show yesterday.

The daughter of Wei Bin, the commander of Yongding Camp, is named Wei Zhen. She has a good impression of her. She is well-behaved and generous and decent. She is fifteen years old and has not found her husband’s house after asking clearly.

Then Yao Ji mentioned Yao Erlang again, who was over 20 years old and had not yet got married. He had no mother. Yao Ji felt that she should do her best for the Yao family.

Zhang Ning was a little puzzled when he heard this. He remembered that Yao Ji once mentioned that he intended to betroth Zhang Xiaomei to Erlang.

But the war situation was tight later, and there was no chance in this matter...

If you say that Xiaomei and Erlang are still in a good match, they can barely be counted as cousins. This kind of marriage was a very good marriage in ancient times.

But for some reason, Yao Ji changed her mind and mentioned Wei Bin's mother.

Moreover, Zhang Ning also likes Erlang very much. If he wants to marry a younger sister, it would be great to choose Yao Erlang.

The boy inherited some of the appearances of the Yao family, and was handsome and sometimes reckless. However, it was an advantage for young people. He was very ambitious and ambitious. Moreover, Erlang was definitely not the style of a playboy. He endured hardships and was sometimes shy. It can be seen that he was also a sincere person, not a Meng Lang who was full of face. The key is that Erlang, as a trustworthy young and strong school under his command, Zhang Ning valued it very much.

He was in a complicated mood for a moment and did not respond to Yao Ji immediately, stammering.

Perhaps the fate of women such as Yao Ji and Xiao Mei is as light as a feather when it comes to military and national affairs, but in Zhang Ning's heart, they are equally important or even more important.

If the family members are not well taken care of, what is the significance of the country to him?

The state of compassion for sentient beings with one mind may only be able to reach the Buddha.

His feelings for his younger sister and Yao Ji were completely different. At some point, he felt like a father was like a daughter.

Zhang Ning has never raised a daughter, has never experienced it personally, but is just based on guessing.

Maybe she was reluctant to leave after taking care of her, but she still hoped that she could have a normal life, in short, she had to hand over it; she had her own family and a complete life.

The little sister was unable to choose to get involved in her current identity situation. The scope of marriage was actually very small. The partner needed the same interest camp, a good match, and a young unmarried person. This is an ideal condition.

A candidate like Yao Erlang is undoubtedly hard to come by, and Zhang Ning does not want to give up easily; after all, my younger sister is already seventeen years old, and it is hard to delay in this era.

It is of course better for her to marry into the Yao family as a good match, so she will have a home.

But if Zhang Ning had just felt this way, he would not be vague and his attitude would be blurred.

Yao Ji's clear eyes swept across his face and said softly: Are you going to Wuchang soon?I will not discuss this matter with my elder brother (Monkey Yao) and the Wei family for the first time. It will not be too late to discuss the major matter when it slows down.

That's good.

Zhang Ning nodded.

After a moment, he suddenly reacted and blurted out, "Although Wei Bin is my general, I don't care about his family affairs; Erlang is just my cousin, with his father and your aunt here, what qualifications do I have to speak... Why do Mother Mother asks me to discuss it?"

Yao Ji smiled but did not answer.

Zhang Ning was not a stupid person, and at this time he could already think of Yao Ji's intentions in his younger sister.

But why did Yao Ji do this?

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Ning remembered the emotional out of control in front of Yao Ji before the war and said something strange; now he thinks of it a little ashamed and reveals everything in the corner of his heart.

Fortunately, Yao Ji was understanding and never mentioned that day. When asked today, she pretended not to know, but silently followed his wishes.

Zhang Ning felt that he had saved his face and was spoiled too much, and he felt very happy no matter what.

He was delayed by Yao Ji for a long time before he came out, and for a moment he felt more and more dependent on her.

He had no grudges against Yao Ji. She had already established herself in her so-called life and had no hope. Otherwise, she would not have gone from being widowed to being in her teens. Zhang Ning never thought she was really his mother. In essence, her people in hundreds of years have little to do with her, but she formed a stable community in terms of identity. He felt that it was good to stay together like this.

Come along the corridor in front of several upper rooms, and go out to the hall opposite to the garden, and the younger sister's residence is in the side room.Zhang Ning didn't think much about it, so he took a look.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I walked to the door, I saw Gu Chunhan and his younger sister talking and laughing.

When they heard the footsteps, they looked back and found that Zhang Ning was standing at the door.

It is impossible to hide, but it is even more strange. He made an excuse seriously: I will follow the army north in a few days. There are so many things happening recently. Today I will come to see my younger sister, just say goodbye.

A faint red glow flew on Gu Chunhan's face, as if Zhang Ning was in her room for two consecutive nights. Last night's lingering night made her feel a little embarrassed to meet her suddenly during the day.

She tactfully made a happy blessing: I am about to go back, so I will say goodbye first.

The little girl didn't make a sound, but just stood up obediently to show her etiquette, but her eyes were still looking at the paper and ink on the table.

I didn't pay attention to it normally, but this time she and Gu Chunhan were in the same place, so there was a comparison. The two little ladies were really different.

Gu Chunhan is very delicate from head to toe, a kind of artificial exquisiteness. His eyebrows have been trimmed, his face is just right, and his nails have been polished. After leaving his hometown in Nanjing, he has lived two years of wealth and has become beautiful, but his temperament still retains the pure feeling of the past, his healthy youthful atmosphere and clean fair skin, and there is no trace of artificiality. His face is actually bare.

At this time, women, whether they are women or ladies, as long as they are wealthy and do not have to work, ladies who are originally idle without going out of the door will usually dress up cleverly.

But the younger sister seemed to not like to carve, which reminded Zhang Ning of the images of clear springs in the mountains for a moment.

She still wants to talk to Zhang Ning now and no longer cares about the miserable affairs of her uncle's family with Zhang Ning, but her relationship with her when she was in Nanjing was still very changed.

Zhang Ning understood that once some things are destroyed, they will never be found.

My brother sat on the chair. Xiaohe just boiled water and didn’t know where to go. I’ll make tea for you.The little sister started working lightly. She used to be a diligent girl when she was in her hometown.

Zhang Ning originally wanted to see what they wrote and then find the topic to chat with a few words, but he didn't go to read it in the end, so he sat down and waited for the tea she made with her own hands.

The feeling after meeting made him feel that his younger sister was indeed innocent. He had made a decision for a while: find an opportunity to talk to Yao Ji, and ask Yao Erlang to marry Zhang Xiaomei, and don’t talk to Wei’s mother.

He glanced at the graceful back doing trivial matters, and then looked back at the unrestrained winter tree outside the door, and felt inexplicably sad for a moment.

As if he was a few years older, Zhang Ning couldn't help but talk: Although our parents are no longer here, I was raised by the Zhang family after all, you are the only girl... In the future, my younger sister will have her own home. If I still remember my brother and regard my place as my relative's home, I will be relieved.

At this time, Zhang Xiaomei had brought the tea. Her bright eyes looked at Zhang Ning's face, pursed her lips and asked with concern: Brother, is something wrong?

nothing.Zhang Ning hurriedly tried his best to control his emotions, regained his calmness, picked up the teacup, uncovered the lid and blew the heat on the water.

The little sister refused to support her and turned to him and asked: You are talking strangely today.I remember that after the autumn examination in Nanjing that year, you were talking strangely and didn’t ask you. Then something big happened... I heard that you were going to Wuchang and going to fight again. Is this time even more dangerous than the previous one?

Zhang Ning didn't think it would be more dangerous to march into Wuchang. After the battle of Yuanshui, Huguang had no strength to be dangerous at all. The only risk was that the Beijing camp might be transferred to the west, but there was no news yet.

However, the little sister doesn't understand these things on the battlefield, and she can't explain them clearly with her in a few words.

He said: No need to guess, where is there any danger?This time you all stayed in Changde City, which is very safe; we are going to other people's territory to fight, and we have fewer worries.

After saying that, he tasted it and immediately tasted it. He had been in the tea garden for a long time and learned some tricks.

The slightly green smell made him recall the simple past events.

This feeling can be remembered, but it was already lost at that time.

Putting down the teacup, Zhang Ning stood up, stretched out his hand and realized that the little girl was growing up and doing some intimate actions might be disrespectful to her. She raised her hand slightly but didn't know whether to put it down or what.

But the little sister naturally grabbed his big hand.

He said gently: I won’t keep much. My sister should be fine in the future. Let go of some things you should give up. If it’s not your fault, don’t bear it in your heart.After saying that, he let go of her hand, turned around and left.