So she followed Hyun's example and cooked for five people to eat together. However, what she cooked was far different from what Hyun cooked. It wasn't about how good Hyun's cooking was. It was about Hyun going to the drugstore and buying cinnamon bark. Modern medicinal herbs such as peppercorns and star anise are used as seasonings, and then they are ground into powder and used for cooking. With the help of these seasonings, of course the rice is delicious, but Hyun did not tell others that no matter what is modern, it has gone through a history of development. Hyun didn't want to destroy history, so it was impossible for Lu Tong to know the secret of Hyun's cooking, and of course he couldn't cook the taste of Hyun.
Neither Ning Yan nor the children like to eat, so she said they usually eat together, but only twice.
Hyun was about to leave, but Ning Yu reluctantly sent her to the door. Hyun kept listening to the footsteps behind her, feeling a little sad. Don't you love her? She loved this man so much, but she had no choice but to reach this point.
Before getting on the carriage, Xuan stopped and looked back. Lu Tong did not follow him, so he said to Ning Yu:
"King Yi, since we have come this far, be cruel and live your own life. If you have another woman, stop thinking about the past and treat her well."
Ning Fang's heart twitched and he took a step towards Xuan:
"If I drive Lu Tong away, will you come back?"
Hyun looked at him:
"When I come back, we will become the same again. So, King Yi, will you help me?"
Ning Feng was stunned, this was the point of conflict between them.
Hyun smiled bitterly:
"Look, we can't reach a consensus on the most critical issue. Even if I come back, I will become what I am now one day. Forget it, I'm just Master Zhuo."
Turning around and getting into the car, Ning Feng couldn't help but grab her hand, but without even looking back, he took out his hand and got into the car. Ning Fang kept watching the carriage disappear and still stood there stupidly. The familiar touch in his hand was... How can I no longer hold it.
Five people sat at the dining table to eat. The children couldn't understand why Lu Tong, who loved cooking so much, asked them to eat together every time. It's very annoying!
She just raised her chopsticks and said she was full, and left one by one. Ning Yu took a bite and left. Lu Tong was furious when he saw the dishes on the table. He hated those three brats for working so hard for her. You try to please them, but you don't even appreciate it.
Ning Fang returned to the main courtyard and saw the children eating the snacks made by Uncle Mi, so he took them out to eat.
After the food was served, the children started eating with big mouths and small mouths.
Ning Ping picked up a piece of meat and looked at it, then extended it to Ning Meng:
"This is Yao'er's favorite food."
Ning Fang was heartbroken:
"Who is Yao'er?"
Ning Ping was startled, the meat slipped from her chopsticks, and she looked at Ning Cheng and Ning Meng for help.
Ning Cheng's mind turned around and he said without changing his expression and his heart not beating:
"What a son of a bitch."
Ning Ping burst into laughter, but immediately covered her mouth, but her crooked eyebrows were still full of smiles.
Ning Fang looked at the three children. Ning Cheng had not changed much. Ning Meng lowered his head to grab the rice and seemed to be focusing on the food. Ning Ping covered her mouth and snickered, asking Ning Ping:
“Is that dog funny?”
Ning Ping nodded:
"It's so fun!"
Ning Feng said oh, there seemed to be nothing wrong, but he felt like something was wrong.
On Ning Sheng's side, after everyone discussed, they decided to demote Jiang Ji, Shi Shao, and Zheng Ge temporarily to make room for Yu Ai to perform. On the road, Hyun ran towards Nanguan, for fear of being late for Yu Ai's meeting. Do something detrimental to Jiang Ji and the others.
After driving for several days, everyone was tired and exhausted. Seeing it was getting dark, and Huan had no intention of ordering a rest, Lai Hou stepped forward:
"Master Zhuo, we can't rush any longer. Even if we are tired, we will be beaten."
It was right when he thought about it. They went to protect Jiang Ji and the others and resist the Zhao State. They rushed so exhausted that they lost the battle before it even started. Looking at the surrounding valley, it was really not a good place to station, but along the way, it was probably
The terrain was like this for three or four days. It was impossible to travel three or four days in one night. Even if they struggled to death, they would not be able to get out. I ordered everyone to rest, and then led Ding Wangcai and others to set up traps in the surrounding area.
After a good night's sleep, everyone felt much more energetic when they woke up the next day. They set off and started on their way as before.
Lai Hou reminded again:
"Master Zhuo, we can't be in such a hurry. If anything happens, we won't be able to deal with it."
Hyun patted his forehead:
"Yes, yes, you can talk about other things only if you are alive."
So they ordered to move forward at normal speed, and the team finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The valley area is prone to ambushes, so everyone moved forward at normal speed, although the speed was slowed down, but they were still alert to the noise around them.
After walking forward for two days, Yan Xiaomao appeared out of nowhere, came up to Xuan and said:
"We're reaching a place where the mountains are getting higher and the road is narrow."
"Can you see anything unusual around here?"
"not yet."
Hyun calculated that there was still a day to go before he went out. After looking at the sky, he said:
"Have a rest and pay attention to your surroundings!"
During this break, Hyun didn't call anyone else to get up. Although everyone felt strange, they didn't ask any more questions. During this rare rest time, they hurriedly slept well.
The sun was getting westward, and Hyun didn't ask anyone to get up. Some people were already getting ready to lie down and sleep.
After it was completely dark, Xun suddenly called the people together. Without lighting torches, all the horses' hooves were wrapped in wormwood and rags, and they walked forward in black.
Just after dawn, we leave the valley, and there is a flat plain ahead. At least we don’t have to worry about rocks falling from the sky.
As everyone was walking forward, a scout hurried back:
"Master Zhuo, there is a large group of people in front of us. There are probably more than a thousand people. I don't know whether they are enemies or friends. They are heading towards us."
Hyun rubs his chin:
Could it be that I guessed it?
Busily ordered:
"Array up!"
The infantry pushed the infantry vehicles to the front, all the horses were untied, and the cavalry were separated on the two wings.
Hyun crawled behind a small dirt bag, paying attention to the front. Not long after, there was a distant vibration in the ground beneath him. Judging from the vibration, there seemed to be a lot of people. It felt like there were more than a thousand people. He couldn't help but frown.
I was worried that they might cause trouble in that area where they could easily be ambushed, so I drove all night. Unexpectedly, I ran into them as soon as I came out:
Sure enough, they were trying to cause trouble for me. What could possibly cause them to kill me?
Their whereabouts along the way were basically controlled by Yu Ai. With a team of more than a thousand people, it was difficult to hide. I saw them resting yesterday, but I didn't expect that they actually took advantage of the night to cross the road that was easy to ambush.
Hyun and the others saw the flag with the word "李", and General Li also saw the flag with the word "Zhuo" from a distance. They were secretly frightened and quickly set up their formation. But, are you being stupid? If I don't take the opportunity to catch you off guard, why don't you wait until the formation is ready?
Are we going to fight again? Sorry, Hyun is not a gentleman on the battlefield, she is a typical little girl. With an order, the infantry fires their crossbows, and the cavalry looks for opportunities to attack.
General Li also led his team to drive all night, also wanting to use that stretch of terrain to deal with General Zhuo. The difference with them was that General Li did not expect that Xun would pass through that stretch of road overnight. He did not rest during the day, thinking about everything.
Still paralyzed by drowsiness, Hyun had already launched an attack.
For a moment, the army was in chaos, running around, not knowing what to do. Hyun took the opportunity to shout:
"General Li, only the emperor can mobilize the army now. Do you want to rebel by deploying the army without the emperor's approval?!"
General Li was busy gathering his troops at the moment, so he had no time to engage in a verbal exchange with her, and he did not answer her words.
Hyun didn't need him to answer, she took a breath and shouted:
"Everyone! Are you willing to rebel against General Lee? Do you know the consequences of such behavior?"
Now General Li had to speak:
"Don't shake the morale of the army here! You, a young man from a humble family, got something for nothing and was promoted to a fourth-rank official position in a short period of time. Is this how you bewitched the emperor?! You still want to take back the rights of our noble clan. I think you are the one who wants to rebel.
The one!"
The two exchanged words like this. General Li had gathered his troops, the initial confusion was gone, and they were launching an effective counterattack. Seeing this scene, Xuan understood that either Yu Ai had promised them something, or that
They all have the same idea as General Li:
It looks like we are going to have a tough battle! It's really annoying. Before we can fight Zhao Guo, we have to incur losses among our own people first.
After much deliberation, she decided to use it and said to her lieutenant:
"Let the brothers light the cannon and blow them up."
During this period, although China had not yet invented medicine, saltpeter had been used as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, but it was mostly used in alchemy. By the Sui Dynasty, the ternary system of saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal was born, and black* appeared in the Tang Dynasty.
*, and was used in the military in the late Tang Dynasty. Later, black magic was spread to Europe by Indians and Arabs.
At this time, firecrackers were just throwing bamboo tubes into the fire to burn. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that firecrackers filled with saltpeter appeared. The lit firecrackers were exactly this kind of firecrackers. However, they were only used as a deterrent and did not want to kill people. Therefore,
There isn't much saltpeter in firecrackers.
General Li directed the people to counterattack. Suddenly, he heard a burst of military drums from the opposite position. It seemed to be somewhat different from the various beating methods he was familiar with. When he was wondering what it meant, he saw that General Zhuo's people had all retreated.
General Li was shocked and ordered them to pursue them. After all, everyone was in an encounter and did not have time to prepare so much. When they retreated, General Li chased them, but some people jumped out among those who retreated. They seemed to be holding something in their hands.
, still smoking. (To be continued)
This chapter has been completed!