The sun is about to set. Before the gate of Gusu City was closed, a light carriage entered Gusu City. The driver was a slender middle-aged man, his cloak pulled low, obscuring most of his face.

He jumped out of the car, led the horse, and walked unhurriedly down the street. In the evening, when people who had gone out to run errands hurried home, the streets became lively with pedestrians, and the shops with evening doors were lit up.

A bumper harvest year brought Gusu back to life.

Turning two streets, the carriage stopped in front of a small shop. The driver knocked on the door.

There was a sound of footsteps inside, and a woman inside said, "Who?" We closed and sold out. Come back tomorrow. ”

The driver said, "Caiyun, open the door, I'm Fan Li." ”

The door opened, and Ximen Caiyun said, "My lord, please come in." ”

Fan Li stepped into the door, Ximen Caiyun closed the door, and knelt on the ground: "Concubine Ximen Caiyun has seen the general." ”

Fan Li bent down and pulled up Caiyun: "Sister is exempt." ”

Ximen Caiyun is in her thirties, a little fat, but she is still very good-looking, because the days are comfortable and stable, and time just gently sweeps over her, leaving almost no traces.

Although they are wearing coarse cloth clothes from ordinary citizens, they are clean and tidy, and their faces are still healthy and bright without fat powder.

Caiyun said, "My lord, is the carriage outside yours?" ”

Fan Li said: "Yes, go and unload the horse on the trough, I still have something on it, and I want to move in." ”

Caiyun said, "I'll take it off." "I went to untie the horse and led Ma Peng to graze. Horses and carriages were the only means of transportation, and all shopkeepers had to have stables and forage for the horses.

Fan Li moved the two jars of wine in the car into the backyard. Caiyun said, "My lord, what is this?" ”

Fan Li said: "This is wine, I came to sell wine this time." ”

The Admiral is also going to do business? Ximen Caiyun was suspicious, but didn't ask. Over the years, he and Fan Li have an unwritten legal agreement, and Fan Li will naturally say what he should say. If Fan Li doesn't say it, Caiyun will never ask.

Caiyun brought a basin of water and said, "Wash it first, and I'll make it right away." ”

The first stars appeared in the sky, and a hint of red glow in the western sky had not yet completely faded. Late returning birds swept across the sky in a panic. The courtyard was darkened.

Fan Li entered the room, which was well organized, very clean, and the sheets were white. Although this is a guest room, it can also be seen that Caiyun has lived a very comfortable and rich life.

There was not much time, so Caiyun brought in the meals, tea eggs, pig's head meat, two side dishes, and rice.

At the beginning, King Yue had just entered Wu as a hostage, and Wu Zixu was trying to get rid of King Yue, and King Yue's situation was very sinister. Ximen Caiyun's husband Sima Zhe led more than a dozen soldiers to supervise the king of Yue.

In order to alleviate the plight of the King of Yue, Fan Li sent General Fuying back to Yue and found the girl Ximen Caiyun to make a woman for Sima Zhe. He also spent his own money to buy a house for Sima Zhe, in order to let them have food, Fan Li taught Ximen Caiyun to make tea eggs and spiced pig's head meat.

These were two very ordinary side dishes in later generations, but they were absolutely rare at the time, and they were greatly welcomed by the citizens.

Therefore, Sima Zhe thanked Fan Li from the bottom of his heart, and his people were changed from superintendents to attendants, and the situation of King Yue was greatly improved. Sima Zhe also sincerely thanked Fan Li.

The days passed peacefully, for so many years, Fan Li did not arrange other tasks for Ximen Caiyun, but this line has never been broken, Fan Li will come to this small shop every once in a while to sit, have a meal, and chat.

Ximen Caiyun is a girl from the Yue Kingdom, she is the same as other Yue girls, passionate and affectionate, the destruction of the Yue Kingdom is their heartache, and they need to dedicate themselves to the Yue Kingdom, and they will not even wrinkle their eyebrows.

Of course, she is also an absolute fan of Fan Li, and her admiration and love for Fan Li are no less than that of other girls. She is very beautiful, but not like Xi Shi, which makes her feel a little inferior.

In addition, she sees Fan Li as a god in the sky. Although Fan Li often appears in her life, she feels that the distance between her and Fan Li is still very far away.

Therefore, she always controls herself, suppresses herself, and does not let her careful thoughts leak in the slightest. Sometimes when she woke up in the middle of the night and thought of Fan Li, she indulged her desires to be presumptuous, but in the end she attracted two lines of tears.

The days passed slowly in such entanglements and contradictions.

Fan Li hadn't been in the store for a long time, and later it seemed that there was news that Fan Li had left Wu Guo. Caiyun didn't inquire either. Fan Li is a big man, and he has his own reasons for behaving, and he will naturally come back when it is time to come.

But the longing for Fan Li in her heart has only increased. I often silently said in my heart: "General, why haven't you come yet?" Have you forgotten the clouds? ”

Tonight, when she opened the door and suddenly saw Fan Li appear in front of the door, she felt that the blood in her whole body rushed to her head at once, and she was almost unable to stand, and her heart was almost beating out of her chest.

Caiyun fried two side dishes with special care. He said, "My lord, please eat." ”

Fan Li smiled: "Sister, the food you make is so fragrant, it makes people drool when you smell the fragrance." ”

Caiyun blushed: "Thank you, adult, for the compliment, Caiyun likes it very much, adults eat slowly." ”

Fan Li said: "Sister, you go and get two wine bowls and a pair of chopsticks, and we will eat together." ”

Caiyun said, "Your Excellency wants to drink something?" I'll fill you with wine. ”

Fan Li said: "No, I have wine here, you can bring two wine bowls." And your chopsticks. ”

Caiyun blushed and said, "My lord, how can Caiyun eat with you?" I'll just eat it in the kitchen. ”

Fan Li said: "You're welcome, sister, I just want you to taste the good wine I brought with me today." ”

Ximen Caiyun was overjoyed, Fan Li had eaten here many times before, and Sima Zhe was with him, and it had never happened to be alone with Fan Li like this.

Two wine bowls and a pair of chopsticks were placed in front of him, Fan Li got up and opened the wine jar, and a unique fragrance gushed out. Caiyun couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so fragrant! ”

Two small bowls of wine were beaten. Caiyun looked at the clear and transparent liquid, exuding an alluring fragrance. This is the wine that Caiyun has never seen before, and Caiyun said, "My lord, is this wine?" ”

Fan Li said: "This is really good wine, I specially invited the girl to taste it." Come on, girl, please. ”

Caiyun sat opposite Fan Li and picked up the wine bowl: "Sima is not here, so Caiyun has to accompany the adults to drink." ”

Fan Li said: "I don't want you to drink with me, I want you to taste it, how is this wine, is it delicious." Come on, girl, please! ”

Caiyun took a sip, hurriedly put down the wine bowl, and shouted, "Ah! Good rush! ”

Fan Li smiled: "Taste it now, do you think this wine is delicious?" ”。

Caiyun said: "It's delicious, my lord, my mouth is full of fragrance, and even my teeth are fragrant!" ”

Fan Li smiled lightly: "That's good, it means that I succeeded." ”