2nd Day of the Twelfth Month, 946 CE Today calls for a drink! Ding Xiao has been away these past few days. If …
2nd Day of the Twelfth Month, 946 CE
Today calls for a drink!
Ding Xiao has been away these past few days. If he knew that I had won Uncle's favor, he would surely be glad for me.
Uncle... has brought me into a most profitable affair. These past few days, I have been running at his heels, and can at least claim a small part of the credit.
What spills from between Uncle's fingers is enough to keep those camp louts laboring in the ranks for a lifetime.
Still, these days under siege by the northern foe are bitter indeed. There is no fine wine, and no dancing girls to ease the misery.
Ding Xiao, come back soon. This good news is meant to be told to you before anyone else.