Chapter 354 13. Ningning Has a Kindergarten
What a great Kita-no-Masakado!
Koyata couldn't help but take a closer look at the girl in her teens. He didn't expect that Fujikichiro actually got married earlier than Koyata.
"Hello, Danseiden." Ningning half-knelt down to greet Koyata in a proper manner.
Before Koyata said anything, Ah Zhong hurriedly asked her to get up, "Koyata is not the kind of person who cares about empty etiquette. Get up quickly. Hahahaha, there's no need to be like this."
She really didn't treat herself as an outsider. It is said that Ah Zhong in history did care about the old relationship and was very disgusted with the cumbersome samurai etiquette.
"That's right, since she is Fujikichiro's wife, she is also my sister-in-law. We are a family and don't need to be polite."
After welcoming Koyata into the house, Ah Zhong first asked someone to prepare hot soup and rice, and then held Koyata's hand and asked her questions.
"Why didn't you inform me of such a big event as Fujikichiro's marriage?" Koyata picked up the teacup.
"Last year, Hiyoshi became the mayor of Momomatari Castle, and His Highness Oda arranged a marriage for Hiyoshi. But there was heavy snow in Shinano, and I heard that people could not walk for three months, so I couldn't notify you. Later, in the spring, Hiyoshi dared to go to Momomatari again. I heard that there was going to be a war, so I couldn't notify you." Ah Zhong was still a little nagging, but Xiao Pingtai understood the reason.
It turned out that Xiao Pingtai was just preparing to get married, and Fujiyoshiro was directly arranged to marry by Nobunaga. He was really lucky. And Ningning, everyone knows what kind of person she is. Hideyoshi could fight outside for years, but he still relied on Ningning to manage the family. Hideyoshi's success may not be half of Ningning's credit, but it is also one-third of the credit. She is a good wife.
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Soon the servant handed Xiao Pingtai five rice balls, which were very different from ordinary rice balls and were "green".
"This is the water celery rice ball I made, brother, try it." Ningning handed over another bowl of kelp soup.
It tasted different. Xiao Pingtai felt that it was delicious. It was more refreshing and delicious than ordinary rice balls.
"My sister-in-law is a great cook. How did you make this?" Xiao Pingtai ate one in a few bites. He was really hungry.
"Blanch the fresh water celery with boiling water, chop it, mix it with the chopped vinegar kelp, season it with soy sauce and miso, mix it with the rice, and knead it well." Ningning was very generous.
After saying that, a few little heads suddenly appeared in the corridor. The little eyes fluttered and stared at the rice balls in front of Xiao Pingtai, each of them looked like a clever ghost.
Ningning looked at a bunch of children of all ages crowded together without any rules, and looked at Xiao Pingtai curiously. With a glare, the children who were originally naughty immediately stood in order.
"Whose children are these?" Fujiyoshiro got married only a year ago, so he definitely couldn't have children. Xiaoyilang should only have daughters, not to mention that he was not married yet.
At this time, the oldest child, who was about ten years old, stood up.
"This is my younger brother, Yabei." Ningning asked the child to bow his head and salute.
Oh, Asano Nagayoshi, later Asano Nagamasa, the founder of the Asano family's 420,000-koku foundation. Kobayata nodded, a master of internal affairs.
"These are Ichimatsu, Toranosuke, Hikoemon..." Ningning introduced them one by one, and the children went up to greet Kobayata one by one.
Wow! They are all big guys! Fukushima Masanori, Kato Kiyomasa, and Hosuka Iemasa.
No escape, this is the Kita-Masato Ningning Kindergarten in historical legends! It is said that the children who enter the kindergarten will start with 100,000 in the future, and there will be no upper limit, and 300,000 and 500,000 are everywhere. A kindergarten that can stir up half of the Warring States period!
Now is the gathering of wind and clouds, the dragon and the tiger are lying, and in the future there will be more people such as Kuroda Nagamasa, Katagiri Katsumoto, Ishida Mitsunari, etc. who will graduate from this kindergarten and then embark on completely different paths.
Xiao Pingtai was so excited that his eyes were full of stars. This is so amazing. How did Ningning train? It's so enviable!
After feeling that there was nothing suitable for a gift, and looking at the group of children in front of him, Xiao Pingtai simply took out a small cloth bag from his arms and poured out a chess piece of gold, about half a tael.
"Take it to buy steamed buns." Xiao Pingtai teased the youngest Toranosuke with the gold.
Toranosuke drooled on his fingers, obviously knowing that this was money and could be used to buy red bean paste steamed buns. But he looked at Ningning again and didn't dare to stretch out his little hand to take it.
Ichimatsu was one year older than Toranosuke, so he was a little braver. Seeing that Ningning didn't object, he jumped up the corridor and ran barefoot to Xiao Pingtai to take the gold.
Ningning coughed lightly, and Ichimatsu's figure stopped immediately.
"Children, what's wrong with eating a steamed bun?" Xiao Pingtai stood up, rubbed Shisong's little head regardless of the rice grains on his hands, and carried him down the corridor.
"Go, go, come back and ask uncle for more if it's not enough." Xiao Pingtai hid the children behind him so that they couldn't see Ningning.
So the little kids immediately indulged their nature and ran out of the yard. The cheerful laughter could be heard clearly through the wall, and they ran away barefoot one by one.
"Brother, you shouldn't spoil the children like this." Ningning was a little dissatisfied.
"Hahahaha, they are all children. Since you can let them grow up happily, why should you treat them badly?"
"That's right, Riji didn't have good food when he was a child, so it's right to give them something good." Ah Zhong also spoke up.
Ningning couldn't say anything. She quickly asked a family member to follow the group of children who ran away madly, so as to prevent the children from getting into trouble. After all, the children were holding half a tael of gold. Such a huge sum of money, what if they ran into a bad guy.
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"Is Oda Danzheng in Noshu or the main city?" After eating and drinking, Xiao Pingtai wanted to ask about Oda Nobunaga's whereabouts.
"In the city, brother wants to meet His Highness Owari." Ningning also estimated that Xiao Pingtai was here to meet Oda Nobunaga.
"Yes, then I will report it." Xiao Pingtai nodded.
"The neighbor Maeda Matazaemon is serving as the head of the Masahiro clan. Just tell his family directly." Ningning said and asked a family member to find Madam Maeda.
"Madam Asomatsu of Maeda will definitely help." Ningning was full of confidence.
Asomatsu? Xiao Pingtai and Maeda Toshiie are also old acquaintances. They fought together in the past. Xiao Pingtai will definitely let him jump the queue to meet Nobunaga.
Not long after, as expected, a foot soldier under Maeda Toshiie arrived at Fujikichiro's house and said that Oda Danjo could meet Kobayata at any time, and asked Kobayata to go up to the city immediately.
"Wait a moment, I'll get on my horse right away." Kobayata didn't dare to delay, and asked Aji Tatsuzo to hold two big swords, and asked Fujikichiro's servant to lead the good horse given to Nobunaga.
Meet the overlord of Nobi, the wind and cloud Nobunaga!