Unlimited Plum Balls, General, Flirt All You Like

Because of a pottery urn, Shen Qu unexpectedly transmigrated into the daughter of an exiled criminal official. Her family had only five jin of moldy rice and a younger brother she'd picked up.

All she had to do was complete the quest "Sell wine to the whole army" to return home, so Shen Qu set up a wine stall.

Not only did she make a fortune, she also caught the eye of Huo Yan, the cold-faced commander who was the hardest man on the border to deal with.

The commander, rumored to kill without batting an eye, had one fatal weakness: one sip of alcohol and he was out cold.

But he would only drink Shen Qu's wine, and after every drink, he'd swipe a packet of her plum candies.

Shen Qu thought he wanted them to sober up, until one time Huo Yan, slightly tipsy, cornered her in a wine-shop alcove, his gaze dark.

"Miss Shen, what exactly have you put in this wine? Why do I get more and more intoxicated the more I drink?"

Shen Qu, looking innocent: "It's traditionally brewed from pure grain, with no additives."

Huo Yan, secretly scoffing: She must be plotting something against me.

Along the way, Shen Qu was forcibly sold as a concubine to someone else by her awful relatives. Huo Yan brought a squad of guards and had them thrown straight into jail. While he was at it, he dug into every detail of Shen Qu's exile case.

The whole army was stunned. Wasn't the commander the one who cared most about military discipline and never bent the law for personal reasons?

Huo Yan, perfectly self-righteous: "She uses my military supply route. She's my exclusive supplier. Is there a problem?"

After Shen Qu completed the quest, the pottery urn asked her, "Girl, you can go home now. Are you leaving?"

Shen Qu looked at her newly opened wine shop, then at the commander who'd spent all his savings buying wine and still owed her for it.

"I'm staying." Shen Qu shook her head.

Huo Yan, secretly delighted: She can't bear to leave me after all.

Shen Qu: "The bill's still unpaid. I need to make him sign an IOU."

[Reading Guide]

1. Lighthearted, funny, and sweet. One-on-one romance, happy ending.

2. A wine seller who only thinks about making money × a pure-hearted, proud commander who overthinks everything.

3. The heroine gets rich by brewing wine and developing the region. The hero's approach is basically "chasing his wife with public funds."

Theme: Survive by brewing wine, then save the borderlands