The gray city wall towers above the plain. The city wall is simple and thick. It has survived thousands of years of wind and frost and still stands, just like its owner.
On top of the city wall, an old man dressed in military uniform stood majestically at the highest point of the city wall. He looked up at the bright moon like a silver plate, with a hint of loneliness on his resolute and fearless face.
The bright moon at the border seems bigger and rounder than that in the capital, but not as bright as the capital.
At this time, a burly sergeant, half a head taller than the old general, came to him and half-knelt on the ground.
Although his voice seemed old, it was still as loud as a bell.
"Report to the general, a letter from the eldest son."
Su Nian then withdrew his gaze, looked at Ran Lie, and said with a smile: "Shaojun should leave in these few days. We can get together in half a month, so there is no need to write another letter."
A smile appeared on Ran Lie's rough face and he said, "The eldest son must know that the general is concerned about the current situation of the second son, so he writes frequently."
Then he pretended to be mysterious and said: "This time there is another good thing that comes with the letter. It is said that the second young master pays filial piety to the general."
Su Nian was slightly startled, but he was extremely happy in his heart, but he asked with a normal expression: "Shi'er is filial to me? What is it?"
Ran Lie smiled and said, "The general will know as soon as he returns home."
At this time, Su Nian could not sit still, so he followed Ran Lie down the city wall and returned to the mansion.
The border area was poor. Although the place where Su Nian lived was not simple, it seemed much shabby compared with the General's Mansion in the capital.
Su Nian came to the hall excitedly and saw a tightly wrapped package on the table, with a letter lying quietly on top of the package.
Su Nian kept his eyes on the package, because this was the first time Su Shi had sent something to him in more than ten years.
"Why does a package need to be tied up so tightly? I wonder what Shi'er is doing?"
Ran Lie asked the sergeant who delivered the letter and knew what was in the package, but naturally he would not explain it in order to surprise the general.
He smiled and said: "Since this is the Second Young Master's full intention, it would be best if the general could open it himself."
Su Nian slowly walked to the table and gently lifted the package with his hands. The package was not heavy. Then he squeezed it and found a wooden box under the coarse cloth.
He casually put the envelope aside and saw that the coarse cloth used to wrap the wooden box was tied with a knot.
Su Nian patiently untied the tight knot, unfolded the coarse cloth, and a beautiful wooden box appeared in front of him.
The wooden box was locked. Su Nian glanced at Ran Lie. Ran Lie shook his head, indicating that he had not received the key. At this time, the two of them looked at the letter at the same time.
Su Nian picked up the envelope, tore open the seal and poured it down. A delicate key fell on the table with a clear sound.
After opening the wooden box, Su Nian was stunned again because it was filled with grass and sawdust. He pushed aside the grass and trees, and a small and exquisite wine jar appeared in front of him.
Seeing that Su Shi had come all the way to deliver wine, and it was such a small and exquisite jar, Su Nian couldn't help but laugh at himself: "Does this kid think that Bianguan is a cold and poor place where good wine is hard to come by, and he is afraid that I drink too much? It hurts your body, so why do you send me this small jar of wine?"
Ran Lie smiled slightly but did not answer.
Seeing Ran Lie's strange expression, Su Nian suddenly woke up and asked with joy and surprise: "Could this be the wine brewed by Shi'er himself?"
In the last letter sent from the capital, Su Zhou said that Su Shi was preparing to make wine. The wine he brewed was named Jiangjin Wine, and the wine had the same name as the poem. He also attached the complete poem of Jiangjin Wine at the end of the letter.
After reading the poem, Su Nian became more curious about the wine brewed by Su Shi.
He took out the wine jar and stared blankly at the words "Introduction of wine" on the red paper.
"Don't you see, the bright mirror in the high hall has sad white hair, the morning is like blue silk and the evening is snow." Su Nian read slowly, then looked at the silver thread under Ran Lie's helmet, and said with emotion: "The wind and rain in the border town are fierce, and in the past twenty years, Before you know it, your green hair has turned into silver snow.”
At this time, Ran Lie put the wine bowl that he had prepared on the table and said with a smile: "Since the second young master brewed the fine wine with his own hands, the general will taste it first, and then I will ask Xu Zhong to get some side dishes."
Su Nian shook his head and said, "It's getting late, so there's no need to trouble others. Just bring me another wine bowl and you can have a drink with me."
Ran Lie did not refuse, and after removing Su Nian's armor, he took off his own military uniform. After Su Nian sat down, Ran Lie gently picked up the wine jar with one hand and uncorked the wine with the other hand.
As soon as the wine cork was pulled out, a strong aroma of wine immediately hit the nostrils and filled the entire room instantly. Both of them are lovers of wine. As soon as they smelled the aroma of wine, they first looked at each other and then looked happy.
Ran Lie held the wine jar, took a deep breath, and said in surprise: "General, the wine brewed by the second master is not simple, the aroma of this wine is actually intoxicating."
Su Nian couldn't bear it anymore and urged: "Hurry up and let me taste it."
Ran Lie no longer hesitated and immediately poured a full bottle of wine for Su Nian.
The two of them looked at the wine as clear as water and were stunned again.
Without the strong aroma of wine, anyone would think that the bowl was filled with water.
Because Ran Lie was frightened for a moment, he didn't stop his hand, and a drop dropped from the wine bowl on the table.
Su Nian looked a little heartbroken and actually picked up the drop of wine with his finger and put it into his mouth.
After only tasting this drop, Su Nian's eyes widened and he looked excited. He couldn't help but praise: "Good wine, a good drop will go into the wine. Not only is the poem good, but the wine is also good."
Looking at the bowl full of crystal clear wine, Su Nian couldn't bear to waste a drop. Regardless of his appearance, he leaned down, put his mouth close to the edge of the bowl, and took a sip.
He didn't dare to drink too much, because from just that drop, Su Nian knew that this wine was stronger than ever before.
However, just this small sip filled his mouth with fragrance and made him feel intoxicated.
Seeing that Su Nian didn't speak for a long time and only showed an intoxicated look, Ran Lie couldn't bear it anymore. He hurriedly poured a small bowl for himself and drank it in one gulp.
After taking this sip, Ran Lie's expression suddenly changed. The wine seemed as light as water, but its intensity was much higher than ordinary wine.
Although his lips and teeth were fragrant at this time, his abdomen felt like a fire. Then his blood surged up, his face immediately turned red, and he actually felt a little dizzy.
After a long time, Ran Lie took a long breath and shouted loudly: "Good wine! It is indeed good wine!"
At this time, Su Nian looked at the small and exquisite wine jar and couldn't help laughing: "Now I know why Shi'er was so stingy and only brought such a small jar of wine. It seems that he knew that only this jar of wine would be enough." Enough to get me drunk several times.”
Then he looked at Ran Lie and said with some embarrassment: "Go and see if Xu Zhong is resting. I'm afraid you really need some side dishes to accompany this wine."
