Rebirth of a Star General

CHAPTER 7: AGITATION

At night, the wind blew in through the gaps of the windows, making the flame of the candle sway slightly. The shadow on the wall reeled right and left due to the candle. He Yan looked at the little bit of money in front of her and asked: "This is all?"

"I had already asked the shopkeeper to give me more money," Qing Mei answered with difficulty: "But the shopkeeper said that he couldn't give more money for those jewelry."

He Yan nodded, "You can go now."

Qing Mei left.

He Yan picked up the little amount of money bit by bit and put them in her palm. Looking at the two broken bits of silver, she felt as if her heart was breaking together with it.

When she was in previous He Family, money was never a problem. Even if she was in short of money, she could simply pawn her jewelry and jade pendants to get a huge sum. There was no need of money when she was in the battlefield. When she came back to Jing Chen, she was rewarded a large sum of money and valuables by the emperor. This amount was enough to fill up a few of He family's courtyards.

Just a little bit of General Fei Hong's reward would help the He family come out of its crises. But she could never go back to her previous He family.

He Yan heaved a deep sigh. She finally understood the meaning of the saying: "A penny beats a hero".

Nothing could replace money. He Yan also wanted to go to the drill fields. She could strengthen her body a little by climbing the hill, but that was not enough. If she wanted to really become as strong as her previous self, she needed to engage in direct combat with people, shoot arrows, and ride horses. However, He Yan was unsure if He Sui, who loved his daughter more than his life, would agree to this.

She blew off the candle and went to bed. No matter what, she had to leave tomorrow.

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The next day, after chopping wood and going back home, He Yun Sheng planned to sell cakes.

He Yan watched He Yun Sheng fill the bamboo utensils with cakes. She asked: "Are you sure you'll finish selling all these cakes?"

"The weather is warm and sunny and the market is bustling." He Yun Sheng answered: "We will finish selling in a short amount of time."

He Yun Sheng worked hard for his family. His knowledge on business seemed awe-inspiring to He Yan, so she patted his shoulder and said: "Then let's go."

He Yun Sheng's body stiffened. He Yan's actions, it was really... manly.

It was early when they reached the shed, hence there weren't many vendors. The two of them found a good spot near the streets and started to take out the Da Nai cakes one by one.

It was early April, the warm sensation of summer slowly vanished as the sun gradually went down. The Da Nai cakes tasted both sweet and sour and also had the pleasant fragrance of plums. It was the best time to have these cakes. Just as He Yun Sheng predicted, the business was going well. He Yun Sheng wrapped the cakes while He Yan dealt with the transactions. They were as busy as bees when, all of a sudden, a bunch of men burst in with Wang Jiu Gui in the lead.

Wang Jiu Gui slammed his fist hard on the table. The crowd moved back, not wanting to get involved in this scenario.

He Yun Sheng was fearless and snapped: "What are you doing?"

"What am I doing?" Wang Jiu Gui snorted, "You thought I would let the matter go after you beat me up yesterday?"

He Yun Sheng rolled up his sleeves. His face was cold as he said: "You want to fight? I'm right here."