Rebirth of a Star General

Chapter 4: Going Up the Mountain

The rain stopped on the second day, and it turned out to be a beautiful sunny day. The green moss-covered courtyard stones basked in the warm sunlight.

When the rooster crowed for the third time, He Yan woke up. Qingmei woke up and panicked when she didn’t find He Yan on the bed. She searched around and finally found He Yan sitting on a stone stool in the courtyard, lost in thought. Only then did Qingmei heave a sigh of relief.

“Why did Miss wake up so early? Is it because the blankets are thin and you feel cold?” Qingmei asked.

“It’s nothing. I couldn’t sleep,” He Yan replied.

She didn’t have the habit of laziness. In the military camp, there was no moment to relax. Even at night, she had to be on guard against enemy attacks. She used to practice martial arts from a young age and she really did wake up early with the crowing of the rooster and practiced martial arts. Later, when she married into the Xu family, she couldn’t change her old habits and was mocked behind her back. However, after losing her sight, she stopped waking up so early. Day and night were no different to her. She still woke up at the crowing of the rooster, but she would wait until everyone in the courtyard had risen before getting up herself.

This made her not fit in quite well.

“Where is Father?” she asked.

“Master has already gone to the training ground, and Young Master just woke up. Miss, please change your clothes and come have your meal,” Qingmei said before rushing off to the kitchen.

With only one maid in the house, there was still plenty of work to be done, and there were times when there weren’t enough hands.

When He Yan arrived at the main hall, He Yunsheng was already sitting at the dining table, eating his meal.

The young man was still dressed the same as yesterday, like a common laborer, showing no attention to his appearance. When he saw He Yan, he just glanced at her and looked away, picking up his bowl to drink his porridge.

The food was simple, just plain porridge and some small dishes. With the He family’s financial situation, they couldn’t afford exquisite dishes. Even so, there was a plate of pastries on the table, which didn’t look very delicate and had a rough fragrance. It was clearly specially prepared by He Sui for his daughter.

He Yan also picked up her bowl to drink the porridge. She drank it quickly, and Qingmei and He Yunsheng looked a little surprised. The old He Yan used to be picky, refusing to eat properly, taking a long time to finish a bowl of porridge. It was not like today, where she finished it quickly and didn’t immediately take the pastries from the plate. These pastries were prepared by He Sui for her, and Qingmei didn’t eat them, and neither did He Yunsheng.

He Yunsheng placed his bowl on the table, stood up, and He Yan asked, “Where are you going?”

“What?” He Yunsheng frowned. Just as he was about to speak impatiently, he caught a glimpse of the marks on He Yan’s palm, and his tone stopped.

He thought He Yan might have told He Sui about yesterday’s incident when she returned home. Who knew that everything was calm this morning? It seemed that He Yan didn’t sow discord, and He Sui didn’t know that she was injured.

The young man’s tone softened a bit, “I’m going to chop firewood on the mountain.”

In He Yunsheng’s mind, after hearing his words, she should have shown little interest and left to play with her makeup and dress up before going out for a stroll. However, to his surprise, He Yan’s eyes lit up, and she eagerly said, “Really? I’ll join you.”