Waiting for the wind and rain, the city of clouds is light

"Wang Wu, the warehouse official in Pei County, is here to congratulate you with two hundred coins. Please take your seat."

Facing the water and backing the mountains, the tall pavilion stands tall.The stone road bends into the forest, and there is an endless stream of cars and horses.

The smell of wine mixed with the smell of dishes lingered indistinctly, Yun Wei watched a man on a horse and a man in a chariot pass by, and the big sleeves fluttered in the wind, and then looked down at the clothes on his body. Roughly dressed, he glanced at Liu Ji next to him hesitantly.

He kept striking up conversations with the people he met on the road, Liu Ji walked very carefree, and when he noticed Yun Wei's gaze, he raised his chin: "How about girl, such a big scene has not been seen in Pei County for a long time. Passed. The distinguished guest hosted by the magistrate of the county today is said to be a respectable old man, so there are so many people who came to congratulate him."

A carriage passed by, Yun Wei looked in sideways, and a finely carved wooden tree flashed by under the curtain.

"Oh, tsk tsk." Liu Ji seemed to have seen it as well, and crossed his arms and commented, "These people are usually very serious, but this time each of them has spent a lot of money. Every wooden box used to hold things is made of good materials. The things inside are worth at least ten taels of silver."

"County Lieutenant Liu Gongmian came to congratulate with his son, six hundred congratulatory money and a pair of jade pendants, please take your seat in the hall." The voice of the report sounded at this time.

"What am I talking about?" Liu Ji shrugged, "A pair of jade pendants cost more than ten taels, plus six hundred dollars, so I can make do with finding a seat in the hall. This family is really amazing. On the first day when I arrived in Pei County, Guang Even receiving congratulatory gifts has already earned a fortune."

"Uncle Liu Ji," Yun Wei couldn't help interrupting him, hesitated for a moment and whispered, "I don't have any money on me."

"Well, I know." Liu Ji answered absently.

During the conversation, the two had already reached the door, and there were two or three people standing outside the door, leading the guests in.One of them met Liu Ji and showed a teasing smile: "Brother Liu, there is no such thing as you, but you want to drink a few more pots today?"

Liu Ji glanced at him: "My brother is really good at guessing. My brother, I usually like to join in the fun. I heard that a distinguished guest came to Pei County today, so I came to pay a visit."

"Brother, please don't joke," the man showed helplessness, "If the congratulatory money is less than [-], you won't be able to go to the hall. I also work for others, and I dare not break the rules. Big brother will betray me." To save face, don't embarrass my little brother."

"Must, must, as an elder brother understands." Liu Ji waved his hand as if it should be so.The self-proclaimed younger brother breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to turn around to meet the next person, but saw that Liu Ji straightened his clothes, took his sword and clasped his fists in front of his chest, and his voice was powerful and powerful:

"Liu Ji, head of the pavilion in Sishui, Pei County, pays a visit, congratulations——Wan!"

Yun Wei turned his head and stared at Liu Ji, the whole building was silent for a moment, then the pot exploded with a bang, and then the sound of footsteps came down from upstairs, the trembling voice of the old man came before anyone with surprise : "Rare guest, rare guest, really rare guest, please follow the old man upstairs and take a seat."

"This must be Mr. Lu, ouch, I've admired him for a long time." Yun Wei just saw clearly that it was an old man with gray hair, and Liu Ji had already stepped forward to exchange greetings with him in three steps at a time.The old man laughed happily under the bombardment of his words, and hurriedly turned to welcome Liu Ji and took his seat, Liu Ji walked upstairs without hesitation.Seeing that the two talked more and more joyously and there was a tendency to walk away, Yun Wei's eyelids twitched, and she inserted into the gap and whispered, "Uncle Liu Ji."

"Huh?" Liu Ji turned around, "What's the matter, girl?"

"You really have ten thousand dollars?" Yun Wei lowered her voice, avoiding the attention of others.

"How is it possible?" Liu Ji smiled and waved his hands, "Do you really believe it?"

"..." Yun Wei's face turned from red to white, and she was at a loss for words for a while, but she didn't know how to answer.Liu Ji patted her on the shoulder indifferently, turned around to keep up with the old man, Yun Wei struggled for a while, and asked hesitantly: "Uncle Liu Ji, you brought me here because you want to sell me for congratulatory money, right?"

Hearing this, Liu Ji staggered and almost fell down the stairs.

"Oh, what's wrong with the guest?" The old man turned pale when he heard the loud noise, and quickly turned around to see the situation clearly.

"It's okay, hehe." Liu Ji straightened his waist and waved his hands to indicate that it's okay, and he walked up quickly with a smile.Yun Wei stared straight at the figures of these two people as they disappeared around the corner of the stairs, the noise upstairs was wave after wave, and the old man's excited voice was faintly revealed: "Come, come, prepare good food and wine, we must have a good time today Fang Xiu!"

Two or three people outside the door stared wide-eyed.Yun Wei stood there in a daze, and a voice could not help but hear a voice next to her ear: "Don't worry, girl, Liu Ji is such a big talker, ten thousand congratulatory money is definitely impossible, and he will definitely not sell the girl. "

Yun Wei's figure trembled, and she turned her head away.The person who spoke was sitting behind a few desks, writing something down on the bamboo slips. Seeing her looking over, he smiled kindly at her, turned around and waved to the people outside the door to continue working, then put down what he was doing, got up and walked towards her Come.

"Many, thank you sir." Yun Wei stammered with embarrassment on her face.

"Liu Ji's temperament can't be changed, and he often makes jokes." The man seemed to see her embarrassment, and lightly pointed it out, changing the subject, "I think the girl is the one from Brother Fan Kui's family? It's really a blessing." Yes, Brother Fan, how is business doing well recently?"

"Well, Uncle Fan has been busy recently, so I will help him with some chores." Meeting the people in front of her was not surprised by her voice and the scar on her forehead, Yun Wei also spoke more naturally, "Thank you Mister remembers."

"That's good." The man chuckled, "Your Uncle Fan and I are old acquaintances, you don't have to call me Mr." Then he said as if remembering something, "I'm so confused, the girl must have never seen me before , Xiao He, I am here today to greet guests for Lu Gong, the girl can just call me Uncle Xiao."

As soon as Yun Wei said hello, Liu Ji's loud voice came from upstairs: "Hey, old Xiao, have you met the girl so soon? It seems that I don't need my introduction, so I'll go drink!"

Yun Wei suddenly understood something, looked at Xiao He sneered towards Liu Ji who was hanging half of his body on the wooden railing, and somewhat helplessly motioned him to go back to the table quickly and don't keep Lu Gong waiting.The guests outside the door filed in one after another, and the congratulatory money and gifts were piled higher and higher next to the cases, she hurriedly said: "Uncle Xiao, hurry up, if there is anything I can help, just let me know."

There was no surprise on Xiao He's face, on the contrary, he was a little stunned: "Yes, I heard from Liu Ji that the girl's daily affairs are quite reassuring. I wonder if I can ask the girl to help sort out these gifts?"

After a few words of evasion, Yun Wei started to do things.The guests had almost arrived, Xiao He saw that no one was coming, so he called the little officials to go upstairs and sit down, only Yun Wei was left behind.Sorting congratulatory gifts only needs to count the number and put them away according to the category. It is not a brain-intensive task, Yun Wei fell into deep thought while doing it.

Judging from the conversation between the two just now, this Xiao Hedang is very familiar with Liu Ji, and it seems that there is no problem in introducing him, but she always feels that something is wrong.For some reason, she felt that Uncle Xiao knew her very well, but when facing her, he didn't show any desire to explore. Instead, he left the matter to her without asking a word.She faintly felt that he intended to test her abilities, but she didn't feel any hostility. On the contrary, she felt that it was more like... a test?

Startled by this thought, Yun Wei subconsciously shook her head to clear her mind, and from the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Xiao He writing on the bamboo slips:

…The three elders of Peixian County, Cui Gong, congratulated Qian Erdiao, Xue Gongmin congratulated Qian Erdiao, Xue Gongmin congratulated one hundred and eighty silver coins, and Tian Gongjie congratulated 860 silver coins and three coins, totaling four thousand two hundred and forty taels...

Yun Wei swallowed the error that almost blurted out, but saw Xiao He just raised his head to meet her gaze at this moment, and then smiled: "It's ugly, it's Xiao who made a mistake and forgot to add one, so change two to three."

Yun Wei was in a daze, and something popped up in his mind: "Uncle Xiao knows that I know how to calculate?"

"Brother Liu Ji said that the girl is an extraordinary person, but he didn't say that you can read." Xiao He corrected the sum on the bamboo slips without looking at her, "I only found out today that you are also proficient in numeracy."

Yun Wei's heart skipped a beat.There were only the two of them inside the door, and the host and guest upstairs were feasting happily, and Liu Ji's highly recognizable laughter wafted down from time to time.

"I don't know when it will be such a peaceful and peaceful life." There was a sigh in her ear, she turned her head and saw that Xiao He was still writing it down on the bamboo slips, as if he hadn't said the sentence just now.Yun Wei looked at him fixedly, and noticed the gaze cast on him, Xiao He said a little apologetically: "Girl, don't mind, Xiao Mou just felt it for a while."

Yun Wei was startled, and his heart gradually became clear.She turned around and bowed to Xiao He seriously: "I have no name or surname, if Uncle Xiao doesn't mind, just call me a girl."

Xiao He finally raised his head from his affairs, looked at her for a long time, and smiled:

"Of course I don't dislike it, girl."

After noon that day, the guests dispersed, but Liu Ji stayed in the hall to have a drink with Lu Gong.Yun Wei waited until the sun went down, only to see them walking down from upstairs.

The two people swayed as if they were about to fall in the next second, Yun Wei was hesitating whether to go over to help her, when she heard Xiao He say to her: "Don't worry, girl, Liu Ji has always been slightly drunk when drinking. But even if you drink three big tanks, you won't get drunk, and you can drink very well."

Yun Wei was a little surprised, he was drunk but not passed out, Liu Jishu is really a strange person.

That room, Liu Ji and Duke Lu had been talking for a long time as brothers and sisters. Mr. Lu took Liu Ji's hand and patted it while saying, "I usually meet people, but I met you today... hiccup, but Be sure to say the last one."

This Mr. Lu must be quite drunk, Yun Wei thought to himself.

"Brother, you are so majestic. No one I have met can compare to you. Be sure to listen to my brother's advice. Cherish yourself, and you will surely achieve great things in the future!"

Liu Ji nodded and kept saying hello, Yun Wei couldn't help shaking his head seeing this.Lu Gong was still holding his hand, and said drowsily: "I have a daughter who has a good temperament. If my brother doesn't dislike her, I would like to betroth her to you and be a wife and concubine..."

……what?

Yun Wei choked sharply and almost coughed out.

Na Lu Gong's face was full of earnest advice, and it didn't seem like a joke no matter how you looked at it.Liu Ji was overjoyed when he heard this, and agreed immediately.Yun Wei's facial expression was already stiff, this is actually a marriage?

These two people are really informal...

"It seems that the two of them haven't had enough time yet, so let's go back first." Xiao He on the side said as usual, Yun Wei glanced at the two figures who kept laughing and belching, and trotted a few steps to follow.

"Uncle Xiao," she asked, "is that okay?"

"It's rare that Lu Gong thinks highly of him. At Liu Ji's age, he should have a family." Xiao He replied, and immediately smiled, "You never know when Pei County will be lively again."

Yun Wei was silent, Xiao He didn't mind, and walked quietly like this for a long time.Turning around a corner, she could already see Uncle Fan's shop in the distance, Yun Wei finally asked, "I helped Uncle Fan watch the shop recently, and I heard some rumors..."

Xiao He slowed down his pace.

"It is rumored that the magistrate of Pei County is close to Lu Gong," Yun Wei's voice lowered unconsciously, "I also intended to talk about getting married before, but Lu Gong didn't seem to agree. Today..."

"Duke Lu is very wise, he is always accurate in judging people." Xiao He said, then paused, "The world is like this, it is always good to find someone to entrust to you as soon as possible."

Yun Wei pursed her lips, pondered over those words, and nodded slowly.

"If you have free time, girl, you can come to my place some other day." Xiao He smiled generously at her, and stopped in front of the shop, "There may be many places in the future, I have to ask you girl."

Hearing the deep meaning behind the words, Yun Wei squeezed the corner of her clothes, and replied in a deep voice: "Definitely."

The author has something to say: I'm just curious... Has anyone guessed who Liu Ji took Yunwei to meet before?