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Chapter 15 Windfall
When Shen Yuan returned home, he found his wife pacing anxiously in the living room.

Hearing the commotion, Hu Yufen hurriedly came out of the house, stumbling and falling through the snow as she approached: "Husband, what happened?"

In her memory, her husband was a calm and composed person, but his hurried appearance this morning made her realize that something big must have happened.

"It's alright." Shen Yuan quickly walked over and helped her up. "It's cold outside, let's go back inside."

"I asked Master Huang for help a few days ago to order a batch of fruit tree seedlings from a family that grows fruit trees in town. We agreed to go and take a look today."

"I've been so busy these past few days that I completely forgot about it."

After making up a reason to appease his wife, Shen Yuan glanced at the snow in the yard and changed the subject, saying, "The snow has stopped, we need to clear this snow away quickly."

After saying that, he found a shovel and went to the yard to shovel snow.

Hu Yufen sat in the hall, watching his busy figure, her expression somewhat worried.

They had been together for nearly ten years, and she knew Shen Yuan's personality very well.

His words were just to comfort himself and keep himself from worrying.

Time flies, and before we knew it, it was time for the eldest brother, Shen Wenxing, to go on vacation.

That day, Shen Yuan tidied up the oxcart, preparing to go to town to bring his eldest son back.

Upon arriving at the martial arts school in Yunshui Town, they were surprised to find a tall military warhorse tethered in the stables at the school's entrance.

Shen Yuan walked into the martial arts school and bumped into Huang Qingzhou, who was coming out.

"Judging by the time, my dear brother should be arriving soon, right?"

"Brother..."

When Shen Yuan bowed in greeting, Huang Qingzhou pulled him directly to a side room.

"Brother, come in quickly..."

As Shen Yuan followed Huang Qingzhou into the room, a wave of warmth washed over him. Suddenly, he noticed a figure sitting in the room, sipping tea.

"Brother Yun Xiao?"

That person was Huang Yunxiao.

Huang Yunxiao now had bandages on his shoulder and a scabbed scar on his face. When he saw Shen Yuan, he hurriedly stood up and greeted him with a smile.

"Brother, please have a seat."

Shen Yuan, sitting on a stool nearby, asked in surprise, "Brother Yunxiao is injured?"

Huang Yunxiao glanced at his left arm, smiled and waved his hand: "It's a minor injury. A barbarian bastard shot me in the back and pierced my shoulder."

“My dear brother, this time it’s all thanks to you for discovering the tracks of these beasts in advance.”

After Huang Qingzhou poured Shen Yuan a cup of tea, Huang Yunxiao continued, "To be honest, my brother and Captain Zhang have made great contributions to successfully intercepting this barbarian squad."

"A light boat."

Upon hearing this, Huang Qingzhou hurriedly brought over a tray covered with red silk and placed it in front of Shen Yuan.

"This is……"

Shen Yuan glanced at the tray, somewhat puzzled.

Huang Yunxiao smiled faintly: "Brother, open it and take a look."

The red silk was lifted, revealing thirty gleaming silver ingots neatly arranged on the tray, each ingot bearing the inscription "Official Ten Taels".

"What does Brother Yunxiao mean by this?" Shen Yuan looked at Huang Yunxiao with some surprise.

Although he suspected that the three hundred taels of silver were likely intended as a token of gratitude, he did not accept it directly.

“Our Great Yu law stipulates that those who report enemy thieves will be richly rewarded.”

“Brother, your exposure of the secret invasion of a hundred-man barbarian squad has indirectly saved the people of Yunshui Town. According to regulations, you should be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver.”

"Thanks to your advance notice, my brother, I and Commandant Zhang have made great contributions. With such merit, promotion and honors should be a given."

"The remaining two hundred taels were raised by the two of us as a token of our gratitude."

"Just take it."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan was somewhat surprised.

He was unaware that there would be a reward for exposing the barbarian invasion. The reason he was in a hurry to tell Huang Yunxiao was simply because he didn't want Jinliu Village to be affected after this barbarian squad invaded.

After all, everything he owned was in Jinliu Village. If anything happened to him, his life would be ruined.

The patrol captain's battalion mobilized all its troops and also asked the martial arts masters for help. It seems they managed to defeat that barbarian squad.

Without any large-scale battles, the fact that a hundred enemy soldiers were killed is indeed a great achievement for the Patrol Captain's Battalion. Shen Yun glanced at the gleaming silver ingot, then cupped his hands towards Huang Yunxiao and asked, "May I ask, Brother Yunxiao, how many casualties did the Patrol Captain's Battalion suffer in this campaign against the barbarian invaders?"

When this matter was mentioned, Huang Yunxiao's expression turned somewhat somber.

"The barbarians are fierce and are naturally stronger than the soldiers of my Great Yu."

"Although the soldiers of the Mountain Patrol Captain's Battalion are all elite, they are still somewhat inferior to the real warriors of those barbarians."

"In this operation, the captain's battalion lost more than fifty brothers."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan sighed inwardly.

"To be honest, Brother Yun Xiao, my family is indeed in dire straits right now, but this money..."

"I only need the one hundred taels that the government has given me. Please take back the remaining two hundred taels, Brother Yunxiao."

Huang Yunxiao calmly took a sip of tea, looked at him, and said with a faint smile, "Hehe... Brother, is it too little?"

Shen Yuan quickly cupped his hands in greeting: "Absolutely not. I only ran an errand. This credit was earned by you and Captain Zhang with your lives."

"The patrol officers' battalion protected us common people, but lost more than fifty soldiers in the process."

“If you are unwilling to take it back, then give these two hundred taels of silver to the families of the fallen soldiers.”

Huang Yunxiao gently skimmed the tea foam, then suddenly smiled.

"Ha ha……"

"My dear brother is indeed a man of strong character."

"In that case, I will convey your good intentions to the brothers..."

"Brother, wait a minute," Shen Yuan quickly stopped him, "Surely not many people know that it was me who exposed the barbarian squad, right?"

Huang Yunxiao nodded slightly.

So far, only the two brothers know about this matter.

"Brother, I have a favor to ask." Shen Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Don't tell anyone that it was me who exposed the barbarian invasion."

The fact that the barbarian squad knew exactly when the mountain patrol battalion would not be assigned patrol duties during the heavy snowfall proves that they had informants within the Great Yu.

This time, I was exposed by myself, and the losses were huge. If I develop a desire for revenge, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After listening for a moment, Huang Yunxiao guessed what he was thinking.

"Don't worry, my dear brother, no one else will know about this except the three of us."

"Thank you, brother."

Shen Yuan thanked him and then went to pick up Shen Wenxing to take him home.

"Brother, wait a moment." Huang Yunxiao stood up and said, "You may not accept the money, but I must repay this favor."

"I heard from Qingzhou that my nephew is learning martial arts at a martial arts school. How about this?"

"I, your foolish brother, will waive the money you've spent on training at the martial arts school all these years."

Shen Wenxing's annual fee for learning martial arts was twenty taels of silver.

I'll be staying at the martial arts school for at least a few more years, so the gift money can be waived, saving me a lot of money.

Shen Yuan understood that Huang Yunxiao didn't want to owe him a favor, so he didn't stand on ceremony.

"Thank you very much, Brother Yunxiao."

After bowing and expressing his gratitude, he took one hundred taels of silver and left with a martial arts school disciple.

After he left, Huang Yunxiao looked at the figure in the courtyard and a smile appeared on his face.

"He is worldly-wise, yet humble and respectful of his superiors; he is quite an interesting person."

Upon hearing this, Huang Qingzhou said, "Brother, should we renew our previous friendship with the Shen family now? After all, our two families were once close friends."

Huang Yunxiao shook his head.

"Let's wait a little longer. Now that they've shown goodwill, we can rekindle our relationship anytime."

"Climbing the social ladder is not so simple. If the Huang family wants to take another step forward, they need friends of comparable strength."

Just as Huang Yunxiao picked up his teacup, he suddenly asked a question.

"By the way, how talented is Shen Yuan's son in martial arts?"

In the present-day Great Yu, achieving upward social mobility is difficult, but there are still shortcuts.

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