Leaving Qichun County, Liu Jing crossed the river and came to Wuchang. This was his first time returning to Jiangxia in nearly a year. Liu Jing did not have Jiangxia in his inspection plan. This time he just went to Qichun County to inspect the wooden ox and took a look at Jiangxia. It was like a married woman returning to her parents' home, and took a look at his rise.

Liu Jing did not disturb the government, but only brought a few followers to Wuchang City disguised as merchants. He wanted to personally understand the current situation in Wuchang after he left, rather than listening to the officials' reports. Jiangxia is like his hometown, and Liu Jing always has a special feeling for it.

Wuchang City is more lively than before. Since Jiangdong fully liberalized trade with Jingzhou, Wuchang City's business has become more prosperous. At the same time, the Tao family let go of all the other goods trade in addition to operating three strategic materials: salt, iron and grain. This has brought huge business opportunities to many small merchants. The cargo capacity of the Tao family's nearly 2,000 merchant ships also ensured the rapid development of trade between Jingzhou and Jiangdong.

Almost overnight, three hundred small business companies were established in Wuchang City. On the wharf, many merchant ships were under the banner of various business companies. The Tao family was already hidden behind it. The huge merchant ships and dozens of warehouses standing on the wharf. These are the Tao family's business. The Tao family has transformed from a merchant to a provider of basic commercial facilities, and the Tao family's famous double carp logo has gradually disappeared from the shopping mall.

The dock was bustling with people, and merchants gathered to talk about business opportunities and profits from all over the world. The boatmen were nervously manipulating the ships and docking from the narrow waterway. Smart business managers could see everywhere walking in a hurry to handle various procedures. At the edge of the dock, dozens of elephants were helping unload the goods in an orderly manner. Teams of civilians were walking towards the warehouse with cargo on their backs, and their bronze backs shone in the sun.

Liu Jing got off the boat and walked towards the city with a few followers. He put his fake beard on his face, his red beard was as thick as a scattered eyebrows, and no one could recognize him. In addition, he was wearing a crimson robe, a leather belt, and a headscarf, and looked like a Hu merchant from the Western Regions. In Wuchang City, Hu merchants were no longer uncommon and could be seen everywhere.

It was already noon at this time, and Liu Jing turned around and smiled at several followers, "Go to Bishuilou for lunch!"

Bishui Tower is near Dongcheng. It was Liu Jing's favorite tavern. He especially liked a famous dish there, fish roe sauce. His son's full moon wine was bought here. I haven't come to Wuchang for a long time, and Liu Jing remembered the deliciousness of fish roe sauce.

Several personal soldiers knew his hobbies and laughed: "It's the time for fish roe to be fat, and today it's going to be big and doxi!"

Liu Jing laughed and walked towards the Bishui Tavern not far away with his hands. As soon as he arrived at the door, a bartender came up and introduced enthusiastically: "It is the first time that the guest has come to a small shop. There are three wonderful things..."

Liu Jing waved his hand, "You don't need to introduce me. I've been here before. I'll find me a elegant room on the third floor."

The bartender quickly smiled and said, "There is a room available, please follow me if you have a distinguished guest!"

Liu Jing followed the bartender to the third floor. There were seven or eight elegant rooms in all sizes on the third floor. The bartender led them into one elegant room. Liu Jing frowned. This room was too small and suitable for two people to drink. He brought five followers and could not sit down at all.

"Is there anyone in Songhe Hall?" Liu Jing asked.

"There are guests, but it seems that there is only one person who drinks it alone."

"Then let's change it!"

Seeing that the bartender looked embarrassed, Liu Jing smiled and said, "You don't have time to speak, so I'll discuss it with that guest!"

Liu Jing turned around and walked towards Songhe Hall at the end of the corridor. It was the largest elegant room on the third floor, divided into two rooms inside and outside, just for him and his soldiers to have dinner. The door was not closed. He knocked on the door, then pushed the door and walked in.

There was no one outside, and there was a person sitting in the inner room. It turned out to be a young woman with a slim figure, a combed horse bun, and her slender neck exposed her snow-white skin. She was sitting at the table drinking alone. Liu Jing didn't expect it would be a woman. He hesitated for a moment and stopped, but he felt that the woman's back looked familiar.

At this time, the woman said lightly: "Didn't I say it? I want to be quiet, don't disturb me."

As soon as the woman opened her mouth, Liu Jing immediately heard his voice, and he blurted out, "Miss Cai!"

The woman's body shook suddenly, turned around and stared at Liu Jing tightly. She was Cai Shaoyu of the past. Her eyes were shining with bright colors. When she saw clearly that the person behind her was a big bearded man, her eyes suddenly became dim and her tone was full of disappointment, "I have recognized the wrong person. Does this gentleman know me?"

Liu Jing immediately laughed, "You did not admit your mistake!"

Cai Shaoyu was stunned and hesitated for a while, "You are really..."

She looked at Liu Jing's figure again, her cheeks turned slightly red, and she couldn't help laughing, "It's really you, I pretended that I didn't recognize you."

"Why is Miss Cai in Wuchang? Didn't you go to Xiangyang?" Liu Jing asked strangely.

"It's hard to describe it!"

Cai Shaoyu reluctantly smiled and said, "If the general doesn't feel condescending, what if he sits down and drinks a drink together?"

"How can I drink a cup of old friends when I meet an old friend in a foreign land?"

Liu Jing smiled and bowed his hand and sat down next to Cai Shaoyu. At this time, the bartender walked in and Cai Shaoyu ordered: "Put two servings of more than a dozen special dishes in the tavern, and put them in five pots, and write them on my account."

Seeing that the jewelry and bracelets on her head were made of silver, not gold, and not even gems, and were obviously not well-off, he quickly stopped her, "No need, I will do it myself!"

Cai Shaoyu smiled and shook her head, "Although the little girl is not rich, she can afford a meal. How about giving me a face?"

Seeing that she insisted, Liu Jing stopped forcing her and ordered several personal soldiers: "You drink outside, order whatever you want and pay the bills by yourself. Don't worry about me."

Liu Jing ordered a few more side dishes he liked and ordered two pots of wine. Then he smiled at Cai Shaoyu and said, "This is OK!"

Seeing that he understood the worldly style very well, Cai Shaoyu nodded, "That's it!"

The bartender went, Cai Shaoyu took a clean ear cup from the side, filled him with her own wine, and asked with a smile: "When will the general come to Jiangxia, there is no news at all."

"I just entered the city, went to Qichun County, turned to Wuchang, and took a look in private, and didn't want to disturb the government."

"Is it a private visit?" Cai Shaoyu asked with a smile on her lips.

Seeing that she had lost her former willfulness and willfulness, Liu Jing suddenly became gentle and friendly, and immediately became a little fond of her. In fact, after so many things, his grudges towards the past have long faded. Moreover, he knew that although Cai Shaoyu was Liu Cong's nominal wife, she was in name only. After Liu Cong went north, he cut off her husband's relationship with her. Cai Shaoyu was in a miserable situation and Liu Jing was quite sympathetic to her.

"It's a private visit! What about you? I thought you would follow Cai Jin to Xiangyang, how could you be in Jiangxia?"

Cai Shaoyu sighed slightly, "Brother has quarreled with his wife twice for me. I don't want to make things difficult for me anymore, so I went back to Wuchang and used my savings to buy an old house to support me here!"

"Then you can go to Cai's Mansion. Isn't the old man welcome you?" Liu Jing looked at her and asked again.

Cai Shaoyu shook her head, "Grandfather no longer cares about family affairs. You know that the look of the tribe members is enough to kill people. They said that it was because of my father that the Cai family declined. If my father is gone, they will naturally take their anger on me."

"What about your father?"

Cai Shaoyu suddenly lowered her head, she bit her lip, her eyes finally turned red, and a string of tears fell down. Liu Jing then remembered some of the things Cai Jin told him, as if Cai Mao wanted his daughter to marry Xiahou Yuan's son, but Cai Shaoyu refused. Cai Mao was furious and cut off his relationship with his daughter.

Liu Jing apologized in his heart and stared at Cai Shaoyu silently. At this time, the door opened and several bartenders came in to deliver wine and food. Cai Shaoyu quickly wiped away her tears and forced herself to smile and said, "I'll make you laugh."

Liu Jing drank the wine in the glass and pondered for a moment, saying, "You should go back to the Cai family. I will say hello to the Cai family, and I believe they will treat you well."

Cai Shaoyu poured him a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Thank you for your relationship. I am very happy, but I really don't want to go back to the Cai family. Maybe Cai Shaoyu is dead. I am another person. I want to live a new life. In Jiangxia, I live well alone. I still have some savings. It was left to me by my mother, and at least I won't worry about life."

"no!"

Liu Jing decisively rejected her idea, "If I don't know your current situation, maybe I won't care, but since I met you today, I will care!"

"Does the dignified Jingzhou master want to help me, a weak woman?" Cai Shaoyu smiled with a little self-deprecating smile.

She suddenly smiled and stared at Liu Jing, and said extremely firmly: "I will say it again, I will never go back to the Cai family. There will be ruining my life, and I will never go back."

"Go home with me!" Liu Jing said lightly.

"Go home with you!" Cai Shaoyu was stunned, "Why?"

"It's nothing. I'm a domineering person. I don't find any reason for what I want to do, because I want you to go home with me, it's that simple."

Cai Shaoyu looked at him in a daze, and a trace of desolation slowly appeared in her eyes. She took a breath and whispered: "You know, what is the thing I regret the most in my life? It's been seven years, and I'm always regretting my willfulness at the time. A woman cannot go the wrong way. Once she goes wrong, her life will be over."

Liu Jing said silently: "But it was the family's decision to let you marry Liu Cong, and you had no choice. Then you wouldn't blame me."

Cai Shaoyu was stunned. She raised her head and stared at Liu Jing for a while. Her lips moved. She seemed to want to say something, but she didn't say it in the end. Actually, she also wanted to find Liu Jing? But she no longer had the qualification and courage.

"Thank you for your concern. I won't bother you anymore. In fact, Jiang Xia is not bad either. At least you don't have to think about the troubles you used to be, and..."

Speaking of this, Cai Shaoyu smiled bitterly, "I have no reason to live in your house. Your wife won't agree, so let it go!"

Liu Jing held her hand and stared at her endless sad eyes with bright eyes, "I have the final say in Jingzhou, come with me!"
Chapter completed!