Rebirth of a Star General

After helping Chu Zhao cut the stone, He Yan went back to the house.

When she was in the house, she left the middle door open when she left, and now the middle door is wide open, and you can see Xiao Jue's house. Xiao Jue sat at the table without reading the military book. Under the lights, he closed his eyes and pinched his forehead with his fingertips, as if he was dozing off.

He Yan thought to himself, "Poor, I haven't even rested since I came back." She walked over to Xiao Jue and bent over to look at Xiao Jue. The dim light fell on his face, making his handsome face even more hazy. The eyelashes are thick and long, like a tiny fan, making people want to reach out and touch them.

When the fingertips were about to touch the tip of the eyelashes, someone's voice came: "What?"

He Yan abruptly shrank his hand, he had already opened his eyes, and a cold and indifferent gaze swept across her face.

"It's nothing," He Yan stood up straight as if nothing had happened, "there's a bug on your face, I'll drive it away for you."

Xiao Jue was too lazy to pay attention to her.

"It's so late," He Yan said, "Captain, it's time for you to sleep. You've read the booklet for half a day, don't you plan to rest?"

Xiao Jue rubbed her wrist, her expression slightly tired. When they were in Jiyang before, they also lived in one room, and there was not even a middle door to cover. But then there was nothing to do except for the last few days. Every day, I turn off the lights early to rest, and when I return to Jiyang, I have more things to do.

"Go to sleep after reading it," he said.

"Am I going to train with the Nanfu soldiers tomorrow?" He Yan asked, "Do I still need to tell Instructor Liang?"

Xiao Jue: "No, I have already told Liang Ping."

He Yan nodded.

"You don't seem worried?" He raised his eyebrows.

"Why worry?"

"The daily training volume of Nanfu soldiers is only a lot more than that of Liangzhou guards."

"I already knew this." He Yan sighed: "People go to high places. It should be." She didn't worry about training, it was nothing more than suffering. To endure hardship in the Nanfu soldiers, than to endure hardship in Liangzhou Wei, at least have a better future.

As she spoke, she caught a glimpse of a food basket on the small table beside her. Xiaoji was previously filled with local products sent by Cui Yuezhi, and now it should be cleaned up, and the food basket is particularly conspicuous. He Yan asked, "Captain, haven't you eaten?"

"how?"

"It won't work if you don't eat." He Yan helped him open the food basket. The dishes in it were extremely rich, including meat, vegetables and snacks. He Yan let out a "ho" and said with admiration, "Is Liangzhou Wei's dishes so good now?" But he denied it for a moment, "No, this should be your own meal for the governor, right? It's good to be the governor. Eating alone is so delicate, with so many generals in the Great Wei, you will eat the best."

Xiao Jue was speechless: "Have you seen it?"

He Yan thought to herself, she had indeed seen it. When she was General Feihong, she ate less than half of what Xiao Jue did. Not to mention dim sum, meat is good. Maybe this is because Xiao Jue is the second son of Xiao, and she was an "ordinary family" when she joined the army? The generals are still divided into three, six, nine, etc., but Liangzhouwei's cooking skills are really good, and the flowers carved in the dim sum are really beautiful.

He Yan called him: "Captain, come and eat, it's getting cold."

Xiao Jue glanced at her, and saw that this man's enthusiastic appearance seemed to be the innkeeper, which seemed funny, but after a while, his expression returned to calm, and he walked to the table and sat down.

In Jiyang, the two of them often eat at the same table, which has long been a habit. He Yan subconsciously gave him a pair of chopsticks, and took a pair himself. In fact, she had already eaten it at night, the familiar Liangzhou Wei Gan Biscuits, which were originally a big appetite, and now she forgot that she was not in Jiyang, not "Wen Yuyan", and she happily stretched out a piece of sugar cake.

After clipping, He Yan reacted and looked up at the person on the opposite side. The young man looked at her leisurely and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"I'll just eat a little bit," He Yan said, "The governor won't be so stingy, right?" Now she is getting more and more courageous in front of Xiao Jue. There would be a day when he would dance so wildly in front of Xiao Jue.

"Don't talk while eating." Second Young Master Xiao said coldly.

He Yan's mouth was bulging with sweet cakes, and looking at the person opposite him eating elegantly, he said vaguely, "Captain, this beard is so heart-warming."

"what are you saying."

He Yan swallowed the food in his mouth, "I said, this cook is so sweet, he cooks all the food you like. Of course, I also like to eat."

Xiao Jue twitched the corner of his mouth: "What do you want to eat?"

He Yan has long since ignored his habit of hitting others. At this moment, I accidentally saw a wooden box the size of a palm on the table. I picked it up and saw the picture of Jiyang City Water God Festival engraved on the wooden box. I was startled, "Is this from Master Cui?"

Xiao Jue: "Yes."

He Yan opened it and looked at it. It seemed to be an ointment for wiping his hands. He leaned in and smelled it again. There was a faint floral fragrance. He couldn't help but admire: "The things in Jiyang City are really exquisite. Master Cui looked tall and big, but he didn't expect to be so delicate. Even this is prepared for you."

Xiao Jue snorted: "I can't use it."

"Why?" He Yan was inexplicable: "Isn't it pretty?"

"Pungent."

He Yan: "..."

The son of a rich family really has a very high vision, such a light and pleasant smell is called pungent by him. He Yan asked, "Isn't it a pity that you don't have to?"

"You like it when you take it." Xiao Jue was impatient.

He Yan: "Really?" Seeing that Xiao Jue didn't refute, she knew that what Xiao Jue said was not a joke. Immediately put away the wooden box containing the anointing oil. The box was small, but it reminded her of another thing that had been left behind.

In the Cui Mansion in Jiyang, He Yan was injured when he fought against the Uto people. Lin Shuanghe gave her a box of "scar removal and muscle building" medicine, exactly the same as the one Shen Muxue gave her earlier. Lin Shuanghe said that only Xiao Jue had this medicine. After thinking for a while, she looked at Xiao Jue and asked tentatively, "Captain, have you ever asked Miss Shen to give me a box of scar-removing medicine?"

Xiao Jue moved his chopsticks for a while, and only asked, "Don't you want it?"

"It's really you who gave it?" He Yan hesitated for a while, "Do you... do you also think that scars on a woman's body are shame and shortcomings that cannot be spoken of?"

That was the case with Xu Zhiheng back then. Although she didn't say anything, there were just some things in her heart that she couldn't get rid of. This situation seems familiar, if all the men in the world think so, she will not be surprised. But if this person replaces Xiao Jue... He Yan thinks, she should be a little disappointed.

Although this disappointment is very unreasonable.

Xiao Jue glanced at her lightly: "You think too much."

He Yan was stunned.

The young man's voice was very calm, "It's just scars, everyone has them. You don't have to be nervous or worry about it. You can treat it if you can, or just if you can't. You don't have to be so harsh on yourself."

Don't you have to be so hard on yourself?

He Yan lowered his head and didn't say anything, but the wooden box containing the anointing oil was tightly clenched in the palm of his hand. After a while, she said softly: "It seems that I am narrow-minded."

Perhaps, she really doesn't have to be too harsh on herself.

...

In the early morning of the second day, He Yan went to the Nanfu Soldier to follow him for daily training.

Nanfu soldiers were different from Liangzhou Guards. When He Yan first arrived in Liangzhou Guard, all the Liangzhou Guards were recruits. The recruits have a lively temperament, lively and lively all day long and mingle, and occasionally find time to laugh and laugh in the middle of training. The Nanfu soldiers were all veterans, and they were extremely serious during their daily training. No one spoke, and the atmosphere was dignified as if they were about to go to the battlefield in the next moment.

The deputy commander-in-chief of the Nanfu Bing Rixun was named Tian Lang. He Yan had seen this person once before, the big man who was scolded by Xiao Jue when he was returning the jade pendant to Xiao Jue. This man's temperament is exactly the same as Xiao Jue's cold and hard. For a time, He Yan misses Liang Ping's noisy or Ma Damei's kindness very much, and even Shen Han, who sometimes shows unusual enthusiasm and concern, has become the object she misses.

Tian Lang is also paying attention to He Yan.

It has been a long time since the Nanfu Soldiers received new recruits. Even if new recruits were to come in, they would not be recruits from Liangzhou Guard. But this young man named He Yan was different. He was very famous in Liangzhou Wei. I heard that he had not lost the battle with Zida Muzi before, and later went to Jiyang with Xiao Jue to fight against the Utuo people in Jiyang. For Xiao Jue, he already trusts this young man's actions.

This young man looked weak and weak. He thought that he would not be able to keep up with the daily training of the Nanfu soldiers. He never thought that he had completed it quite well, and he did not see any difficulties. Tian Lang was relieved a little. He Yan is the person named by Xiao Jue to enter the Nanfu Army. If he fails to complete these daily trainings, Xiao Jue may not be too happy. Tian Lang was always afraid of this young boss.

He Yan didn't know that because of Xiao Jue's relationship, he had become the number one person to pay attention to in the eyes of the deputy commander. The happiest thing is probably that in the evening, after all the daily training is over, you can go to the next martial arts field to find Hong Shan and the others.

As soon as he walked in, he heard Mai's excited cry: "Brother Ahe, how are you? Are the soldiers in the Nanfu powerful? Have you guys competed?"

"...No." The soldiers in the Nanfu Army have been tempered for many years, and they are not so competitive. Perhaps in their eyes, He Yan was just one of thousands of ordinary soldiers, not worth paying attention to.

"Ahe, why didn't you show them your skills? Fortunately, Nanfu soldiers stood firm." Hong Shan joked with a smile.

"I've been taught to be a human being." Wang Ba hummed: "There are people who are outside the world and there are heavens, but the people in the Nanfu soldiers are not Liangzhou guards, a bunch of trash!"

He Yan looked at him with a smile: "Brother Wang, you are scolding all of us, including yourself, is that okay?"

"I'm already a member of the Frontier Battalion." He said arrogantly, "I don't belong to Liangzhou Guard."

Jiang Jiao was speechless: "That's also the vanguard camp of Liangzhou Wei."

While speaking, He Yan jumped to the railing next to the martial arts platform. She likes to sit on it, with her legs swaying, just like on a swing, but just as soon as she jumped on it, something in her arms rolled out. fell at the foot of the stone.

Stone bent over to pick up the things on the ground, and Mai asked, "What is this? Can I eat it?"

"It looks like an ointment for wiping hands?" Huang Xiong asked, "I have seen my little sister use it. What is painted on it?"

"The pattern of Jiyang City's Water God Festival," He Yan said, "That's it."

"What's the matter with you?" Wang Ba looked away in disgust. "Isn't this ointment used by women? Are you a big man using these things? Is it disgusting?"

He Yan: "Why can't men use ointment to wipe their hands? I'm so particular! Of course you mountain bandits don't know this."

"Why do you look down on mountain bandits?" Wang Ba was furious. "We mountain bandits are also divided into three, six, and nine!"

Seeing that he was about to quarrel again, Jiang Jiao quickly stood up and persuaded: "Okay, stop arguing. But Brother He, we dance knives and sticks on the martial arts field every day. You use this... it's useless, right?"

I'm afraid it's just moisturised a little today, and it will be cut to the ground tomorrow. The speed of moisturizing the hand is not as fast as the speed of piercing it. After all, in the daily training in the martial arts field, which hand is not scarred. Thinking of the anointing oil on her hands that exudes a light fragrance one moment, and the next moment she is holding a huge stone lock and tossing it up and down, others probably thought she was sick.

He Yan vaguely said: "It's just that the people in Jiyang have a heart, don't waste it." With that, he stretched out his hand to pick up the ointment box in Shi Shi's hand.

The hand was only halfway stretched, and a soft female voice rang out: "What is this?"

Everyone looked back, but it was Shen Muxue. In the dark of night, she was holding a lantern in one hand and a basket full of herbs in the other. Her eyes fell on the box in Stone's hand, and she hesitated: "This is... hand ointment?"

"Yes." Hong Shan said.

"Can you show me?"

Naturally, no one refused the request of the beautiful medical woman. Shen Muxue held the box in front of her eyes, and her eyes flashed when she saw the water god pattern drawn on it. After a while, she raised her head, looked at everyone, and asked, "Whose hand ointment is this?"

"Mine." He Yan said.

Shen Muxue looked at her, at this time the night was about to rest, and only dim torches illuminated the surroundings of the martial arts field. The boy sat on the railing with a loose smile. She also painted her heroic facial features with a layer of soft colors, especially a pair of eyes, bright and moving, if it grows on a woman's face, I don't know how moving it is.

Shen Muxue was taken aback by this ridiculous idea.

He Yan stretched out his hand and wanted to take the box away, but Shen Muxue stepped back and didn't return it to her, she just asked softly, "Is this... the Governor gave it to you?"

Has she seen it before? He Yan nodded: "Yes."

Shen Muxue's body froze.

Seeing that her expression was a little strange, He Yan thought for a while before asking, "Miss Shen, do you like this box? If you like it, I can give it to you."

In fact, what Jiang Jiao said also made sense. This hand cream was used for her, and it was indeed a waste of time. Her hands were full of calluses and scars from the knife and stick. If she nourished her hands tenderly, she might not even be able to pull the bow.

It's okay not to say this, but when she said this, Shen Muxue raised her head sharply, and there was some anger in her always gentle eyes. She shoved the box into He Yan's hands, and said coldly, "No need." She turned around and walked away with the basket.

He Yan didn't even have time to say goodbye to her.

Although Shen Muxue had a cold temperament in Liangzhou Wei, she never got angry with anyone or said harsh words. It was the first time that Bai Zhao was so clearly angry today. Mai tugged at the corner of He Yan's clothes: "Brother Ahe, Miss Shen seems to be angry, why?"

He Yan: "How do I know why?" She and Shen Muxue have always kept the water from the well, but it was the first time they spoke after returning. Shen Muxue's reaction was really confusing.

"Does she like you?" Huang Xiong rubbed the Buddha beads on his neck, "Seeing that you don't understand the style, so you're angry?"

"Take it down, can Shen Muxue like him?" Wang Ba sneered, "What are you dreaming about in the daytime?"

"Forget it," Jiang Jiao patted He Yan's shoulder, "Brother He, you should also pay attention to your own behavior on weekdays, so as not to cause misunderstandings by others." He seemed to think of his fiancee who died early, and his eyes were disappointed. : "It's not good to delay people's lives."

He Yan: "..."

Because of what happened to Shen Muxue, He Yan and the brothers discussed more about why Shen Muxue was angry. In the end, no results were discussed. The final conclusion was that it might be that He Yan was not pleasing to the eye, and there was no reason. Every once in a while, there would always be a few days when a woman was not pleasing to the eye.

After dinner with his friends, the sky turned completely dark, He Yan walked into the house, and when he was halfway, he saw Chu Zhao again.

"It's so late, why is Brother Chu still outside?" He Yan greeted him, "Are you going to pick up stones today?"

Hearing this, Chu Zhao smiled: "How come it came out of Brother He's mouth, I seem to be a fool."

He Yan thought to herself that her hobby of picking up stones without going to sleep in the middle of the night was actually no different from a fool in her eyes.

"I think it's windy at night, and it might rain tomorrow, so just take back the books you left outside to dry." Chu Zhao pointed to the book in his hand with a smile.

He Yan: "So it is."

It was probably intentional. The house where Chu Zhao lived was really simple, even worse than the last time. Last time, there was still a cook he brought here on purpose. This time, he came directly to Liangzhou Wei from Jiyang, and Chu Zhao had no one around except Yingxiang and a few attendants. Therefore, he does not live well and eats simply. However, some people can look bright and clear even in the worst environment, and Chu Zhao is probably such a person. Not only does it not make people feel that he is embarrassed, but it also has a bit of elegant style.

"I heard that Brother He went to the Nanfu for military training today?" Chu Zhao walked back side by side with her, "How is it? There are some things that are not suitable for you."

"It's alright." He Yan smiled and said, "Except that the deputy commander doesn't like to talk much, everything is fine."

Chu Zhao shook his head and smiled: "Brother He is very capable, and he can adapt to it wherever he goes."

He Yan looked at him, this person always had a good temper when he spoke, with a gentle and elegant appearance. I also know that she is Xiao Jue's person, and her position is subtle, but she never asks about military affairs. The sense of proportion is very good, even if it is small talk on weekdays, this is such an innocuous daily life. If it is an ordinary person, an ordinary girl, over time, she will definitely feel guilty towards him, and feel that she is treating the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Coupled with the appearance of Chu Zhaosheng, this guilt can easily become pity in the end, and pity goes further, it is pity.

No wonder he is the first person in the spring boudoir dreams of the girls in Shuojing.

However, when she looked at Xiao Jue's face a lot on weekdays, she would feel that such a gentle smile was a little polite, and her thin figure was too weak. He Yan was horrified, and felt that what Hong Shan and the others said, "Women always look at a few people in a month is not pleasing to the eye" seems to be true. Unreasonable.

In order to prevent himself from thinking wildly, He Yan asked Chu Zhao, "Brother Chu has such a good temper, shouldn't he seldom make women angry?"

Chu Zhao wondered, "Which girl did Brother He offend?"

This man is too sharp. He Yan perfunctory him: "It's not that she is angry, it's just that Doctor Shen looked a little strange when she saw me today. My friend told me..." Although this was a bit hard to say, He Yan still said it, "Maybe Doctor Shen has a strange expression. Have a crush on me?"

Chu Zhao stared at her blankly, and after a while, with a "poof", he burst out laughing. He has always paid great attention to his appearance, and his behavior is out of line. After laughing for a while, Chu Zhaocai said: "Brother He, although you look very romantic and suave now, but..."

He Yan wondered in her heart that she wasn't so bad at all. Seeing Chu Zhao's smile, it seemed as if it was unreasonable to fall in love with her. You must know that Song Taotao also liked her very much at the beginning?

"Brother He, don't worry." Chu Zhao coughed lightly, "Dr. Shen, you will never like Brother He. Brother He doesn't have to worry about this at all."

He Yan: "...why?"

"Because Dr. Shen has liked Dudu Xiao for many years, she only has Dudu Xiao in her heart, how can the rest of the people get into her eyes?"

He Yan was stunned.

After a long time, she asked, "Yi Shen...like the Governor?"

"Brother He, don't you know?" Chu Zhao was also surprised by her reaction. After thinking about it, he said, "Yes, you are a recruit of Liangzhou Guard, so you shouldn't know about these things. The doctor girl has liked Governor Xiao for many years."

"If the eldest lady in the imperial censor's mansion doesn't really like someone very much, why would she abandon her identity as a eldest lady and come to such a bitter and cold place to be a little doctor girl regardless of the distance?" Chu Zhao He smiled and said, "It can be seen that I like Dudu Xiao very much."

He Yan suddenly became enlightened, and for a moment, she suddenly remembered why she felt so familiar when she saw Shen Muxue for the first time. In fact, it was not the first time she had seen Shen Muxue, she had seen it once when she was a teenager. At that time, Shen Muxue was even younger than now, but she was already exceptionally beautiful. On the day when the students of the Xianchang Hall were hunting on the mountain, the Holy Master came in person, and many civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were also present. As Shen Muxue's youngest daughter, Shen Muxue attracted the attention of all the teenagers at that time.

Among the group of teenagers, He Yan only looked at the beautiful girl wearing a rabbit fur cloak and holding a stove in her hand.

At that time, Shen Muxue kept looking at Xiao Jue.