Returning to you in the depths of the white clouds

Maoshi represents the moment when Jingzhou begins to enter the lively scene.

Jingzhou Yingxiang Building is located in a bustling city, and the lights were hung up early on this autumn night to welcome the distinguished guests who had a feast of wine and banquets.

The masters who know how to eat, drink and enjoy themselves have sent the servants to reserve seats in advance, and those who are still lingering at the door at this moment may have to wait until Chenshi to be seated.

Yao Zhongcheng can be regarded as a frequent visitor of Yingxianglou. He likes to drink "Wuhuan wine", so he knows when Yingxianglou is most full and when it is most empty.Usually, his shift time is early or late, and he can always catch up with the time when there are few people, but it happens that there are many things on duty today, and the time to get down is late.

Yao Zhongcheng is a security officer, although in Jingzhou City it is not his turn to be a small security officer to show off his official authority, but if he waits at the door like a stake, he always feels uncomfortable, so he leaned over and whispered to the The welcome waiter said hello and asked them to come out to receive them from Shopkeeper Zhao.

The waiter who greeted the guests saw him familiar, but there were many distinguished guests in Jingzhou City, who didn't say that he was very familiar with Shopkeeper Zhao, and it was difficult to deal with anyone specially, so he persuaded him like a genius : "Master, it's really not that I don't call for you. I don't know where the shopkeeper is when it's busy. Otherwise, you can see me bring a stool out. You can sit here and wait for a while. ?"

How can Yao Zhongcheng not know what it means when he hears this, but he has tempered his temper all these years, so he doesn't have to make things difficult for others, just wave his hands and say something, he just wants to go to another house, just drink a few cups today.Unexpectedly, just as he was about to move his legs, he heard a familiar voice behind him calling him. Turning his head, he saw that it was Yao Liu, the craftsman of the construction bureau.

Yao Liu is an old veteran, he worked as a craftsman in the palace city ten years ago, and now he is the little leader among the craftsmen, and recently he is repairing the Buddhist hall for the Eastern Palace.Yao Zhongcheng had been in contact with him a lot since he was a waiter outside the pylorus, and he could be regarded as an acquaintance, so it was only natural for him to sit down and have a glass of wine.

"Lao Liu, why are you drinking alone?"

"Hey, Mr. Yao, didn't you come here alone? There's no one you can get along with when it comes to drinking, so you might as well drink it by yourself!" Yao Liu smiled and reached out to fill him a glass first.

Yao Zhongcheng took the wine with a smile, and thought: "No one gets along well", isn't it he who is talking about.In the early years, he had been selected as a member of the pylorus dark guard's foreign guard team, but because of his mediocre performance, he could only be a guard patrol, walking around the palace wall.When he was young, he was impatient and didn't know how to look at the color of officers. He was pushed out and was finally sent to the East Palace as a guard.In the blink of an eye, ten years later, he was only a small guard in the East Palace based on his seniority, and the situation in the East Palace was going from bad to worse, and he couldn't protect himself.

There really is no one who can get along with him and have a glass of wine.

With the help of wine, the two gradually became acquainted, and they chatted casually.

Yao Zhongcheng asked: "I often come here on weekdays, but I haven't seen you?"

"Me, I don't come here very often. This place is precious. People like me just come here once or twice to have fun! I just got a small amount of money today, so I can enjoy it once! I heard that there are many people here, so I left early on purpose. Class, come to arrange seats in advance!" Yao Liu was beaming and lively when he spoke, and he was in a good mood chatting with him, and he asked again: "Master Yao, why did you come so late today? I usually don't have much to do when I visit the East Palace."

"Heh," Yao Zhongcheng gave a weak smile, "it's true that we're not busy, and there's nothing to be busy with. But when catching up with others, no one dares to neglect us. Those of us below must wait. "

Yao Liu is the most eye-catching, and immediately said: "Hey, don't mention it! It's really fate that my sixth son met Mr. Yao today. If you don't dislike it, even if I have become your drinking buddy! Let's toast you first!"

Yao Zhongcheng drank the glass of wine: "Don't make fun of me, sixth son, who doesn't know that you are popular, I think you can't do without friends who call you brothers and sisters in the imperial city."

"We're just craftsmen who work, and we don't want to offend anyone on the surface. It's all for doing things. If we can really get together in private, that's a real friend."

These words seemed to hit Yao Zhongcheng's heart, he shook the cup in his hand, nodded thoughtfully, but didn't answer.

Yao Liu asked again: "Speaking of which, I remember that you used to go to the Ruyi Building in the south to drink? I used to go to that place often. It is the closest to Baiji Silk Shop, and the price is also affordable. The owner of Baiji also I often go to the building to have a drink or two. He is young and friendly. If we meet each other, we can say hello. Unfortunately, Baiji ran out of water and burned down the nearby Ruyi building... By the way, are you No, do you still have some friendship with that Boss Bai?"

Yao Zhongcheng's hand holding the cup suddenly stopped, and his raised eyes gradually narrowed, as if he was looking at Yao Liu for a while.At this moment when it suddenly became quiet, he realized that in the crowded Yingxiang Building, the table occupied by Yao Liu turned out to be a quiet and undisturbed treasure hidden behind a pillar.It's just that Yao Liu, who was sitting in this secluded place, could see him wandering around the door waiting for a seat at a glance?

The cup slammed on the table, Yao Zhongcheng leaned forward, and put his hand on the handle of the knife: "Yao Liu, you came here to meet me today, what exactly do you want to find out?"

Yao Liu smiled, first spread his hands harmlessly, then slowly took out a piece of crumpled paper from his arms, spread it flat on the table, and pointed: "Lord Yao, don't worry, I'm just here to help the other A friend named Bai, send me a letter."

The jug was poured down, and the spilled wine slightly moistened the paper, revealing a few lines of writing.

Yao Zhongcheng leaned back abruptly, his eyes wide open.