Chapter 48 Mrs. Zuo

Beside the campfire, Li Ping and Ma Yong each held a bowl of thick meat porridge and sat there eating slowly with dried fish and pickles. This was their dinner and their first hot meal.

During missions such as combat and field training, officers must eat before all subordinate soldiers have eaten. This is Li Ping's rule, and it is also the practice he followed the German army in World War II.

Looking at the bonfire, Ma Yong sighed while chewing dried fish: "This deputy general Zuo's wife is really a woman. Although she is delicate, she has good riding skills. She didn't show much fatigue at the end of the day. It's amazing!"

"It is indeed not simple, but my father is a serious Jurchen, so it is not surprising that he is proficient in these things." Li Ping replied casually.

Behind Li Ping, Liu San, the silly big man who was eating with his head down, suddenly raised his head, swallowed the food in his mouth, squeezed over and said with wide eyes: "She, she can't be a spy, right?"

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"Eat what you have, what are you worrying about? I grew up in the imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty since I was a child, and later I served as a general soldier, so I am a distinguished person. Stop talking nonsense, or you will die without knowing why.

." Li Ping scolded him angrily in a low voice.

Ever since Shi Ming talked about Zuo Mengeng's father-in-law that day, Zhao Jin and Li Ping paid special attention to it, especially since Zhao Jin took advantage of his identity to quickly obtain more and more detailed information.

"Uh-huh, mother!"

The silly big man Liu San must have been frightened by the heavenly palace. He stuck out his tongue and then immediately retracted his head and continued to pick up the food, as if nothing happened just now.

Ma Yong's expression was also very exaggerated. After looking at Liu San, he couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Is it true? Is there such a thing?"

In order to prove that what he said was true, Li Ping simply explained: "Mrs. Zuo's father was Wang Shizhong, who was originally a Jurchen species in Haixi, but the tribe he belonged to was occupied by Jianzhou Jurchen, which is now the Tatar power outside the pass.

They were annexed by the gang. At that time, Wang Shizhong was about eight or nine years old, so he followed his family into the mainland. For some unknown reason, Emperor Wanli actually raised Wang Shizhong in the palace. When Wang Shizhong grew up,

Naturally, he was promoted step by step, and he soon reached the rank of Chief Military Officer. However, in the first two years, for unknown reasons, he was dismissed by our current emperor, but he is still honored. "

Ma Yong suddenly said: "So, this deputy general Zuo is not an ordinary Jingui!"

"Of course." Li Ping also sighed with emotion.

However, this kind of topic is obviously not suitable for discussion here. Seeing that Li Ping stopped talking, Ma Yong also had the good sense to say nothing else, so there was only the sound of eating quietly.

Due to the limited number of mules and horses, Li Ping did not bring a tent. After eating and checking the rest of the sentries and other officers and soldiers, he lay down directly on a hammock packed for him by the silly big man Liu San.

He is also very tired and needs a good rest.

Li Ping had nothing to be curious about this camping trip and the boundless mountains. Not long after arriving in Xiangyang, he led his troops into the nearby mountains to recruit soldiers and food, and he already had a certain understanding of the mountains.

I knew him. So, he quickly fell asleep peacefully.

But soon, he was awakened.

Listening to the rolling thunder, and looking at the increasingly gloomy sky, Li Ping couldn't help but worry. He didn't want to be caught in the rain, especially when sleeping at night. Just thinking about it was very uncomfortable.

However, he wasn't sure.

After all, Xiangyang hasn’t had any serious rain for a long time.

Throughout the night, the night sky had been terrifyingly gloomy, the air was also very humid, and the air pressure was so low that it was very uncomfortable. Fortunately, the rain never came down, so although everyone could not sleep well, they could finally close their eyes and relax in relative peace.

However, the rain, unwilling to be lonely, finally started to fall sparsely after the sky broke out. Fortunately, it has not been heavy, and it is very likely that it will never be heavy like before.

Early in the morning, Boss Ma quietly sent out some of his subordinates, and then supervised the remaining people to prepare all kinds of food in the drizzle.

Confused, Li Ping immediately ran to Mr. Maba to ask if he needed help. But Mr. Maba was so busy that he didn't seem to notice him at all, so Li Ping had no choice but to go back.

This kind of naked contempt is the most uncomfortable, and it is even more difficult to vent it in public.

All Li Ping could do was to ask his subordinates to speak softly and not to disturb Mrs. Zuo's rest in the tent. At the same time, she had to eat breakfast as soon as possible and pack up and be ready.

Mrs. Zuo didn't get up early today, but she wasn't up late either.

When her maid brought the rich breakfast prepared by the president into the tent, Li Ping knew that Mrs. Zuo was getting up, so he immediately ran outside Mrs. Zuo's tent to wait.

Immediately afterwards, the manager stood outside the tent, but the two of them never communicated and remained silent.

After a long time, a soldier ran to General Ma Ba and muttered a few words. Then General Ma Ba immediately bowed to the tent and bowed: "Madam, the surroundings of the temple have been inspected and arranged. Madam, please rest assured."

"The boss is here!" Mrs. Zuo's unique soft voice came from the tent.

Let me go! Only then did Li Ping understand why those people sent out by Mr. Ma were gone. They had already arranged this, but he was still waiting here stupidly.

It’s borderline embarrassing!

"It is an honor for the general to serve my wife! You can rest assured if you leave it to me." Mr. Ma's answer was very humble, but in a blink of an eye, he looked at Li Ping standing opposite and immediately put on a pair of proud hats.

face.

He raised his head with a look of pride on his face.

After a while, Mrs. Zuo and the two maids finally came out of the tent.

stunned!

This was Li Ping's first feeling when he saw Mrs. Zuo today.

The moment Mrs. Zuo came out, Li Ping was stunned by her beautiful face and her new elegant coat and skirt.

This was the first time Li Ping saw real noble women's clothing in ancient times, and it was also worn on a beautiful woman. The makeup had an indescribable sense of nobility and dignity.

Fortunately, Li Ping was used to seeing beauties in classical costumes in film and television works in his original colorful world, as well as modern fashionable girls in provocative clothes, so he was only slightly shocked by the sudden appearance of classical real-life beauties.

He quickly calmed down and bowed to his left husband with a normal expression.

But the horse handler was stunned for a long time, and his expression was a little unnatural. It was not until Mrs. Zuo praised him again for his hard work that he realized what he was doing and was so excited that he humbled himself loudly.

Mrs. Zuo was probably used to this kind of thing, so she just smiled.

However, when he looked at Li Pingping, his brows inadvertently raised and his eyes narrowed slightly, but he said nothing.

These are two very interesting micro-expressions.

In order to show her piety, Mrs. Zuo decided to walk the rest of the way, and then she held an umbrella and walked toward the mountains surrounded by Ma Xiang and his subordinates.

Li Ping found himself very embarrassed. He didn't know any plans and no one told him anything. He was like air and had to rely entirely on his own consciousness.

Ma Yong, who followed up and planned to follow the mission, looked confused. What should their troops do? Should they follow or stay to guard the camp? But at least they should leave a large number of people behind, because the camp is still there and the horses are all left behind.

After getting off the horse, there were very few people left to watch the horses.

In desperation, Li Ping had no choice but to ask Ma Yong to arrange for a group of soldiers to follow him, while the others were led by Ma Yong and left to guard the camp and take care of the horses.

Soon, a group of soldiers led by Team 8 Captain Cheng Fei came after them and followed the entire large team.

However, Li Ping was not with them. He was actually following Madam Zuo, very close to Madam Zuo. He couldn't follow her from afar during this walking time. After all, he was a boss, and he was the one who wanted to get rid of the horse here.

Let’s take the biggest officer outside the headquarters.

Walking on the path in the mountains, there are dense vegetation on both sides, and there are many bamboo forests. The rain washes everything around it extremely brightly, and the green color hits your face, making the mountain road look very beautiful in the drizzle.

And just following Mrs. Zuo allowed Li Ping to naturally observe the beauty in front of him. This is another kind of scenery, a more beautiful scenery.

Mrs. Zuo is wearing a light pink top and indigo skirt today. She wears some kind of coat and skirt in the style of the Republic of China. However, the coat and skirt are made of cotton instead of the silk usually worn by nobles. Maybe it is because today she is going to burn incense.

For the sake of it.

This coat and skirt is cut to fit the body perfectly, and the pattern and color are very elegant. Even people who don't understand can feel the exquisite craftsmanship, giving Mrs. Zuo a strong sense of dignity and mature charm.

The two maids beside her were wearing light green clothes that were knee-length. The inner clothes were white, and the sleeves were slightly wider, but upon closer inspection, they were different. The lace, embroidery, shape, etc. were all somewhat obvious.

The difference is that it is also very elegant and eye-catching.

The three women walking together in the rain and fog in the mountains and forests look like a beautiful picture of a lady traveling.

During the days that Li Ping came to this era, he found that it seemed that it was rare to see women in normal life wearing the same clothes. The styles and patterns of their clothes were often very different and varied. They were not conservative and slightly open.

, completely refreshed Li Ping's old stereotyped understanding of this era, which amazed him, and gave him a new understanding of the social customs of the late Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, none of them had their feet bound, which further changed Li Ping's views on the overall traditional concepts of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Although petite feet were highly respected at this time and binding was used to limit the growth of the feet, in fact few people placed excessive physical restrictions on the feet, and they generally only existed among the upper class.

More importantly, the small feet of women in the Ming Dynasty are basically normal feet, but they look slightly smaller than normal people's feet, and the structure of the feet is not damaged. This is different from the destructive foot binding in the Qing Dynasty, which finally formed four

It is completely different for the toes to be completely scrapped and wrap around the sole of the foot to form a deformity and turn into a cavus foot.

The three-inch golden lotus should be just an ideal at this time, but in reality it is very rare. At least Li Ping has never seen or heard of it until now. What he saw in the security camp was just a few women doing ordinary things on their feet.

Sexual entanglement.

Originally, with the beauty in front and the picturesque scenery, it should be a comfortable and relaxing moment. But the drizzle on the body brought Li Ping back to the annoying reality. Not preparing rain gear was Li Ping's failure on this trip.

, but the bamboo hat originally intended for sun protection became an unexpected blessing for the soldiers.

But the bamboo hat is obviously not enough.

If the rain is heavier and it continues to rain for a long time, it will inevitably cause substantial damage to the body and morale of the troops.

He needs to seriously consider this issue after returning this time.

What happened in the past two days made Li Ping even more confused. Although some joints must have stories, the handlebar does not seem to be the key.

The hostility shown by Mr. Ma Ba towards Li Ping is not too surprising. Just by looking at how this man behaves, you can tell that he is a man with no authority. I heard that he was just a soldier next to Zuo Liangyu before. He may be handsome, but nothing.

Culture, it is normal to seize every opportunity to highlight oneself.

Although this stumbling block is uncomfortable, it is also simple and clear.

But the attitude of Mrs. Zuo is interesting.
To be continued...