Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 180

Pei Shuo parked the vehicle at the brigade headquarters and returned to the Sheng family’s house to grab some things. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw a slender figure sitting on the edge of the well, knife in hand, making quick, decisive movements.

With a loud thud…

The girl chopped off the chicken’s head in one swift motion, splattering a few drops of bl00d on her cheek. She looked up at him, grinned, and greeted, “Company Commander Pei.”

Pei Shuo paused for a moment, nodded, and then walked straight back to his room. After grabbing what he needed, he left without a word.

Sheng Nuan, with bl00d on her hands, hummed a little tune as she processed the two chickens…

By noon, when the other three family members returned home, they were greeted by the savory aroma of meat wafting through the courtyard… Xue Suwan was momentarily stunned, then her expression changed drastically. She quickly walked over to the chicken coop and, seeing that their two hens were still alive, she finally let out a sigh of relief.

When Sheng Nuan brought a large pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms to the table, the other three looked somewhat astonished.

“I went to the mountains today to gather mushrooms and caught these. They’re really fat…” Sheng Nuan said with a smile.

Sheng Fei looked dumbfounded, “How did you catch them?”

Sheng Nuan glanced at him. “I just set the nets, and after gathering mushrooms, I found the chickens already in the nets…”

Sheng Fei murmured, “Is it that easy?”

Sheng Nuan nodded, “It’s that easy.”

Sheng Qingyang looked a bit worried, “You just got lucky, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead rat. Don’t go wandering back up the mountain.”

It’s a remote area, and if anything happened, no one would know.

Sheng Nuan smiled and agreed, and the family began to eat…

In the afternoon, as dusk approached, the soldiers living at the Sheng family’s house returned.

The six of them entered the courtyard and immediately began sweeping and fetching water to clean the chicken coop and pigpen. The Sheng family had previously tried to stop them, but it was impossible to deter them.

After quickly tidying up the yard, several soldiers washed their faces and hands, then changed their clothes and gathered by the well to do laundry, all without making a fuss.

Xue Suwan asked Sheng Fei to bring some chicken to the soldiers, but no matter how they insisted, the soldiers refused to take it. As they put it: Thank you, fellow villagers, for your kindness, but we have discipline!”

Xue Suwan had no choice but to give up.

Pei Shuo didn’t return until much later, and he also tidied up his room and washed clothes himself…

Xue Suwan instructed Sheng Fei to bring a bowl of chicken to Pei Shuo’s room, but Sheng Fei refused to go, so Sheng Nuan volunteered to deliver it.

This time, she had learned her lesson and knocked on the door.

Then she heard a deep voice from inside, “Come in.”

Sheng Nuan pushed the door open and saw Pei Shuo sitting at the table under a lamp, looking over some documents. She quickly said, “Company Commander Pei, my mom asked me to bring you something to eat.”

Pei Shuo stood up and nodded, “Thank you, but it’s unnecessary. We have discipline!”

As expected…

Sheng Nuan sighed, “Okay then.”

In the next moment, she took two steps closer and whispered, “Company Commander Pei, could I ask you for a favor?”

Pei Shuo looked up at her.

Sheng Nuan said, “When are you going to the county town? Can you take me along? The bus to the county town is filled with passengers carrying dogs and chickens, and I get carsick. I can’t stand that smell… Is that okay?”

Pei Shuo’s expression didn’t change, “Do your parents know?”

He looked at her as if she were a child.

Sheng Nuan smiled brightly, “They know.”

Pei Shuo hummed. “Tomorrow morning at seven, at the brigade headquarters entrance. Be there on time.”

Sheng Nuan’s immediately beamed. “Okay, okay! Thank you, Company Commander Pei…”

Early the next morning, before seven o’clock, the three members of the Sheng family left for work. Not long after, Sheng Nuan, with a small cloth bag containing her wild ginseng, hurried to the brigade headquarters.

From a distance, she saw a military jeep parked there and quickly approached. As she got closer, she saw the tall and imposing man leaning against the vehicle, smoking.

Seeing Sheng Nuan come over, Pei Shuo extinguished his cigarette in the vehicle without saying a word and turned to get in.

After a while, the jeep drove out of the village road and onto the main road…

“Thank you, Company Commander Pei,” Sheng Nuan said with a smile.

Pei Shuo replied with a flat “mm,” his gaze steady and expressionless, as if he didn’t want to engage with her.

Sheng Nuan didn’t mind; she looked out the window at the nostalgic scenery, feeling excited.

After selling this wild ginseng, she would receive a significant amount of money. No matter what she wanted to pursue in the future, she would at least have a certain amount of startup capital.

The village was about a twenty-minute drive from the county town. Once they entered the county, Pei Shuo parked the car and said, “I’ll wait for you here at eleven.”

Sheng Nuan agreed repeatedly and then got out of the car.

As soon as she stepped out, the military jeep instantly drove away…

Sheng Nuan didn’t dare to waste any time, fearing that if she delayed even a moment, Pei Shuo wouldn’t wait for her.

It wasn’t even eight o’clock yet, and the streets of the county town weren’t crowded, but she knew that some of the small back alleys would be bustling at this time.

Sheng Nuan carried her cloth bag and headed to the black market, not to buy anything but just to take a look around.

At this point, the government was preparing to loosen restrictions on individual businesses, and many people were secretly starting their own ventures, but there weren’t many people yet.

Sheng Nuan wanted to brainstorm and figure out what she wanted to do.

After browsing the black market, she headed to the largest pharmacy in town.

When she arrived, someone was collecting Gastrodia elata¹ at the pharmacy… A sack of Gastrodia elata didn’t look very good, but the person receiving the goods didn’t say anything; they simply took it all and paid without hesitation.

After the buyer left, the pharmacy boss smiled and asked Sheng Nuan, “Young lady, what medicine are you looking to buy?”

Sheng Nuan walked over, opened her cloth bag, and took out the wild ginseng… The pharmacy boss’s eyes immediately widened.

Upon hearing that Sheng Nuan was going to sell, the boss raised his hand and held out two fingers, saying, “Two hundred yuan.”

Sheng Nuan didn’t say a word, packing up to leave, but the boss quickly called out to her, “Hey, hey, hey! Don’t go! Aren’t we bargaining? Why don’t you give me a price?”

Sheng Nuan turned back, “One thousand!”

The boss nearly choked, “Young lady, that’s not how bargaining works…”

Initially thinking she was an inexperienced child, the boss quickly realized this girl knew her stuff, and in the end, they settled on a price of eight hundred and eighty.

In this era, ordinary workers earned only a few dozen yuan. In Sheng Nuan’s village, there was a family whose son worked as a driver in the county town, earning twenty yuan a month. He’s considered a rich person in the village.

Selling this ginseng was equivalent to three years’ worth of that man’s salary… but she knew the boss would still make a profit.

After agreeing on the price, the boss carefully took out a wooden box to place the ginseng inside, then asked Sheng Nuan where she got it. Sheng Nuan casually replied that she found it in the mountains.

The boss gave her a thumbs up. “You are a very lucky person…”

Sheng Nuan casually asked, “Is Gastrodia elata easy to sell?”

The boss opened his eyes and nodded, “It’s easy to sell. Don’t know how popular it is, but it’s just hard to find. I’ve heard that some people are cultivating it artificially, but the yield is very low and the price is much lower… However, it’s still in high demand.”

After chatting with the boss for a while, Sheng Nuan carefully tucked away the money she had earned, leaving five yuan aside to buy some things at the supply and marketing cooperative before heading straight to the agreed meeting place with Pei Shuo.

From a distance, she saw Pei Shuo leaning against the vehicle and smoking.

In this era, cars were already a rarity, so a rugged jeep parked there naturally drew attention, especially with the tall, imposing soldier standing beside it, exuding an air of coldness and exceptional stature…

Noticing more and more eyes on him, Pei Shuo frowned, then extinguished his cigarette and turned to get into the vehicle.

Sheng Nuan hurried over and walked to the side of the car, tapping on the door.

Pei Shuo glanced at her, and she quickly opened the door and got in.

On the way back, Sheng Nuan pulled out a large White Rabbit candy² and said, “Company Commander Pei, would you like a piece of candy?”

“Thank you, but no,” Pei Shuo replied without looking at her.

Sheng Nuan responded with an “oh” and unwrapped the candy, popping it into her mouth. After a while, the sweet aroma of milk candy filled the front seat…

When Sheng Nuan and Pei Shuo returned to the Sheng family’s house, Xue Suwan immediately came over and grabbed Sheng Nuan by the ear. “You stinky girl! Where have you been? I didn’t see you when I got back! Come with me, I need to ask you something…”

“Ah, ah, ah! Don’t pull my ear…”

Sheng Nuan was dragged away by her ear, and behind her, Pei Shuo’s expression turned cold.

Sheng Nuan told him that she had already spoken with her parents…

1. Gastrodia elata – aka Tianma is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb known for its many benefits including calming the mind, relieving headaches, and improving overall health. ↵
2. White Rabbit candy – a popular milk candy brand in Asia famous for its creamy texture and is often wrapped in edible rice paper. Very nostalgic. ↵

T/N: Just a little heads up to those reading the raws at Fanqie. The author accidentally duplicated the chapter number for this chapter though the arc numbering is still correct; henceforth, the raws will be -1 chapter from here on out. This isn’t the first misnumbered chapter at Fanqie either, there are a couple of mix-ups in the future listed chapters. The author listed 1180 chapters when there are actually 1184 chapters (excluding the extras). So don’t be confused if you find the chapter number not lining up with the raws.