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Chapter 239 Pretend

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Should Zhu Yong continue to attack after his defeat or wait for reinforcements?

Zhang Ning could not make accurate judgments, but he was more inclined to think that Zhu Yong would choose to continue attacking; a person who was defeated by a strange trick rather than facing an absolute advantage in strength, would naturally not be convinced.

What's more, Zhu Yong is a nobleman and has a high opinion of himself, so he won't surrender so easily.

He would think that he had so many opportunities and possible wins, but it was just a temporary mistake, so he would want to try; not to mention that men are born as gamblers, and once they lose, they would still be lucky, and they would think about winning back all the losses.

Of course, this is just Zhang Ning's own guess. All he has to do is wait patiently, and I hope Zhu Yong won't admit defeat so easily.

Otherwise, it would be obvious that it would be a disadvantage to take the initiative to attack the official army's camp with the strength of the Zhuque Army; or wait for the arrival of the official army reinforcements, this would be a war of attrition without hope, including Yuezhou soldiers and Changsha soldiers...

The Ming Dynasty had two capitals and 13 provinces. Even if the main force of the capital was restrained by King Zhu Gaoxu of Han, he still had almost inexhaustible potential for war.

In this almost hopeless mentality, Zhang Ning felt a little happy, and a pessimist suddenly found a unique pleasure.

Pessimism is not owned by Zhang Ning in this life. A small landlord living in a wealthy land in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He who has the opportunity to study and get fame and fortune, even if his parents die early, is considered a lucky person. Why is a lucky person pessimistic?

Therefore, Zhang Ning's psychology was brought about by his previous life, and the formation of personality had a great impact before adulthood. Zhang Ning's childhood in the Ming Dynasty was just a memory for him, like a story, and did not have much impact on him.

Looking back, my family was not so happy when I was a child. I always had all kinds of troubles and difficulties, and I had experienced the loss of the people I was closest to.

Later, although I had a little success in the eyes of my neighbors, I still lived a hard and busy but ordinary life.

Zhang Ning felt that his life was incomplete, even in the eyes of others, he was a well-mannered and diligent person.

Finally had the opportunity, and the war tapped his suppressed interest.

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There is a Zuixian Tower behind Gaodu County Government. The name sounds like a profitable restaurant, but it is not.

This building is close to the backyard of the county government. It was occupied by the former magistrate and did not receive ordinary guests.

Its functions are mainly just cooking and dining. The former magistrate was obviously a person who knew how to enjoy it.

However, now he has been requisitioned by Zhang Ning. He is also a person who cares a lot about his diet. Cooking in his previous life was almost his only amateur activity; he could not only relax in it, but also waste time, because people always have to cook and eat while they are alive, and he is not the one who can hire a nanny.

The reason why he was willing to live in Zuixianlou is very simple. The kitchen here is very large; the average kitchen is not so good. People in the country say that food is the most important thing, but the kitchen is always despised in the corner.

The war has not yet ended and the victory has not really come. The generals and officials have no interest in celebrating the achievements, but this does not stop Zhang Ning from celebrating in private.

His way is to cook a dinner by himself. Of course, he is not the only one, but also the Taohua Fairy and Xu Wenjun around him.

A gentleman is far away from the kitchen. If a person who holds great power cooks, he will be considered to be without ambitions, which is not a good thing. But Zhang Ning doesn't care, because there are no outsiders around him, so of course a woman won't care about such things.

The dining area is in a delicate living room. It was definitely not a dining room, but just a round table and a few stools can be used as a dining room.

The room is relatively small, but the former magistrate must have spent a lot of effort when decorating it. The famous paintings on the wall and the works of famous calligraphers in history are decorative, which may be fakes but do not affect the elegant style; the bamboo curtains in front of the window have been carefully modified with the texture.

It doesn't look luxurious, but it's naturally elegant.

Perhaps it was the place where the magistrate made friends and chatted with people like famous prostitutes and celebrities.

Zhang Ning is not idle, but he prefers it.Perhaps it was because of his inner habit that he could not afford to live in a house as big as a palace before, so he felt at ease in such a small house.

The ingredients of the dishes do not need to be rare, they are all extremely ordinary things, but as long as you cook carefully, they are still a few excellent dishes.

The ingredients of this era will not contain pesticides, fertilizers, and feed, and the environment will not be polluted. As long as things taken from ordinary farmers are all excellent ingredients in Zhang Ning's opinion.

The fat and lean bacon is sliced ​​thinly and arranged on a porcelain plate. The fat and clear, light yellow color looks delicious, and emits a rosin, which is the smell left when smoked with pine branches.

There is also a slice of shiitake mushrooms. The mushrooms come from the mountain, but the soup contains slices of ginger because Zhang Ning doesn’t like the light fishy smell of the meat itself…

The fishy smell can remind him of the blood, intestines, and limbs on the battlefield, which will affect his mood.

He is not a bloodthirsty man, and the interest given to him by war is not killing, but by itself.

This is an indescribable excitement, just like a drunken person walking into a tavern, which can make him very happy; a chess-friendly person feels very good when he touches the chess piece.

Congratulations to the Ping An flag for its victory, and wishing to defeat Zhu Yong's men again in the future.I'll give you a cup.The Peach Blossom Fairy picked up the glass cup and said with a smile.

For this dinner, she carefully applied light makeup on her face, and the facial patterns on her left cheekbones were also decorated. She also put on a silk skirt, looking energetic.

Maybe in her opinion, it was more than a meal.

Borrow the auspicious words of the fairy.Zhang Ning responded gently.

Xu Wenjun said: If I don’t drink, I will use tea instead of wine. I also congratulate my boss on his victory.After she said that, she wanted to get the cup again.

Zhang Ning advised: This is the wine I took from the magistrate's warehouse. It's sweet, you might as well try it.

After hearing this, Xu Wenjun's face turned slightly red, and he reached out and gently picked up the glass containing wine.

Her hands were actually a bit rough because of practicing martial arts and doing housework. But at this moment, the hand seemed to become as warm as white jade against the gentle candlelight.

Women should be beautiful. They are born to like elegant environments and feel valued by others. In other words, it may be called vanity.

Zhang Ning observed that they went back to the room and dressed up carefully after cooking together. Maybe they liked the atmosphere at this moment.

However, Zhang Ning felt that he was a little pretentious at this time, although he didn't care.

Seeing Xu Wenjun take a sip, he said again: It may be a wine made in Shanxi, and it is said that the wine made from fruits there is the best.

At this time, Shanxi's climate was still relatively humid and green, and it was better before the Song and Ming dynasties, and Hedong has always been a good place.

Xu Wenjun seemed embarrassed and said softly: It's indeed sweet.

This wine glass is pretty good, but local officials in Gaodu County are also particular.The Peach Blossom Fairy smiled.

Zhang Ning said: There is a poem that says the luminous cup of grape wine.Naturally, the grape wine should be filled with a luminous cup, which is probably made of glass.

While he was talking, he played with the wine glass in his hand, thinking that when he was free, he could ask the craftsman to make a new look of the goblet.

He also wondered why people are pretentious. Perhaps there was a group of people like famous scholars who were proclaiming themselves.

But Zhang Ning is obviously not that kind of person. There is another kind of person. He gradually becomes numb and unable to feel the plain warmth and joy in every bit of life like many people. Therefore, he has to be artificial and do some more direct superficial skills, so he becomes pretentious.

He is a little depressed and does not easily get happy, or ordinary things can no longer arouse interest, so he finds it boring, so sometimes he will look for something more exciting.

This is not uncommon among the ruling class, and most people's ways are to indulge in desires and be arrogant and extravagant.

For Zhang Ning, the most exciting thing is to break the rules, because he has always been too lawless before.

After dinner, this elegant way of getting along was quickly destroyed by Zhang Ning.

Before he returned to his room, he used the excuse to ask the Taohua Fairy to go over and get something.

The Peach Blossom Fairy might have guessed something, but she did not refuse.

Maybe Zhang Ning should have chosen Xu Wenjun, but Wenjun is a girl who has no experience in personnel and is a little childish, and may be a little troublesome to deal with.

As soon as the Taohua Fairy entered the bedroom, her flexible waist and the buttocks she showed in her skirt immediately aroused Zhang Ning's desire.

The occasional indulgence of desire will make him feel the taste of living.

The relationship between the two is not short, and Zhang Ning can see that this woman is not resisting her.

Looking from the Zuixian Tower, the night view of the building lights of the county yamen house is right in front of you. On a quiet night, there is no trace of war on the surface.

There was a light rain in the night sky tonight, and he couldn't help but slowly recite a familiar poem: Listen to the spring rain in the small building overnight.

What a warm night.

The Peach Blossom Fairy was slightly intoxicated. Her growth experience was not good, but her father died early was a Jinshi. She liked things about literature and works, such as poetry and songs.

Zhang Ning gradually approached her and got close to her, but she did not resist, let alone resist.

The women who have run through the world have less restraints from ethics, and they are indeed easy to win.

Zhang Ning looked at her sexy red lips that had carefully applied rouge, so she asked her to use her mouth to make herself feel happy.Unexpectedly, the Peach Blossom Fairy refused at this time, and she was very embarrassed and angry...

Who do you think of me?The Peach Blossom Fairy looked very hurt.

This surprised Zhang Ning, thinking that using mouth and tongue seemed not popular in ancient times.

But Fang Ling has also done this. Fang Ling was forced to be a brothel woman, but weren’t she and the Taohua Fairy sympathized with sisters?

Zhang Ning refused to say that he didn't want to compare other women with Taohua Fairy at this time, so that she would be even more angry.

He did not answer the question of Taohua Fairy, but only said: I will lick you later.

... Her face was red as if she was drunk, I... this was too much... I'll leave first, you let me calm down.

Zhang Ning was stunned. He had no way to force this woman because her body was not her opponent at all.