Transmigrating into a peasant family to fight against the best, leading my parents to earn gold and

Chapter 434: Asking for forgiveness

Scarface nodded in agreement, "Before, we thought we weren't afraid of the pain of having too many lice, but now we're thinking about how to make amends. Since we can make amends for our mistakes, let's take care of the one less one. Let's find a time to go down the mountain to the Xue family and apologize."

Big Beard was timid and stupid. Most of the time he was just a bully, and he never actually made any big mistakes. The most he ever did was rob people on the road.

Scarface was different. He was the leader of the bandits in the mountains. Whether it was robbing people on the road or beating people and causing injury or disability, as long as it was something that the brothers in the mountains did together, he would be responsible for it, regardless of whether he was involved or not.

Therefore, compared to a big beard, a scarred face is the most troublesome.

The next day, Huo Qi and Lin Xiaotang accompanied the scarred man and the bearded man down the mountain to the Xue family. Fearing that they would be recognized, Lin Xiaotang specially disguised them, and the group took a back path.

When they arrived in Pingding County, Scarface looked at the familiar place and couldn't help but sigh.

"Back then, it was in Pingding County that I had a grudge against Xiaotang. I never thought that we would become friends after fighting. Now, it is Xiaotang who is helping us. If it were before, I would never have believed it even if you beat me to death."

The bearded man nodded and said, "Who says otherwise? If we had known Xiaotang was this good, we wouldn't have kidnapped the Xue family's young master or scared Xiaotang and the others."

Huo Qi shook his head and chuckled, "If you hadn't kidnapped the Xue family's young master back then, you wouldn't have met Xiao Tang. You could say it's fate."

"That's true, haha..."

Upon arriving in the county, Lin Xiaotang and Huo Qi bought some gifts at a shop and then, accompanied by Scarface and Big Beard, paid a visit to the Xue family.

Because the Lin and Xue families had been cooperating in the medicinal herb business for the past few years, the Xue family's gatekeepers recognized her. Upon hearing that she had come to visit, they immediately led them into the mansion.

Huo Qi was awestruck as he looked at the Xue family mansion, which was so large within its high walls and courtyards. The paths within the several courtyards were interconnected, and there were pavilions, terraces, rockeries, fish ponds, and rare and exotic plants.

Having lived this long, apart from the academy, this was the first time he had ever entered such a large mansion; it was truly an eye-opening experience.

Scarface and Beard both stared wide-eyed.

The bearded man exclaimed in amazement, “Brother, Xiao Tang, am I dreaming? To actually live in such a big mansion in my lifetime! How much silver must this mansion be worth? It’s so big and spacious, with so many rooms.”

Good heavens... This yard is so big it even has a rockery, a pavilion, and a fishpond! There are so many carp in this pond! If we had a fishpond like this, we wouldn't need to go to the stream to catch fish, tsk tsk tsk..."

Scarface, being the leader of the mountain bandits, was equally shocked, but his composure prevented him from behaving like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.

Huo Qi whispered to the bearded man, "Brother Beard, when we come to a wealthy family's house, we must remain calm and not speak carelessly, lest we offend the host."

The bearded man nodded obediently, "My goodness, I was just making a few comments. Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll keep my mouth shut and won't say anything more."

After saying that, he pinched two fingers together and made a locking gesture.

The three followed the servant to the reception room. The servant stopped, turned around, and bowed to Lin Xiaotang.

"Miss Xiaotang, please wait a moment while I go and fetch the master."

"Thank you for your trouble." Lin Xiaotang smiled and nodded slightly to the servant.

The servants quickly left, and Lin Xiaotang found a seat first. The scarred man with the beard and Huo Qi casually looked around, their eyes filled with shock and envy.

A moment later, Xue Zhiyuan arrived with his servants. He turned to them and instructed, "Go and tell the kitchen to prepare tea and snacks."

"Yes, little one, go right here."

Xue Zhiyuan walked up the steps with a smile and saw Xiao Tang in a red dress in the distance, her expression very friendly.

"Xiao Tang, didn't you go to the capital with your parents? Why are you back again? Is it because the medicinal herbs in the fields outside the county are almost ripe and you've come back to harvest them?"

He finished speaking with a smile, then turned to look at the three men Lin Xiaotang had brought. He had never seen the scholarly-looking man before, but the other two seemed increasingly familiar...

His eyes widened suddenly as he pointed at Scarface and the bearded man, his fingers trembling with excitement.

"Xiao Tang, those two... Tell your uncle, did they kidnap you to extort money? Be good, don't be afraid, come to your uncle's side quickly, your uncle will definitely not let them..."

When Scarface and Beard saw that Xue Zhiyuan recognized them and reacted strongly, they were very afraid of him. They immediately became restrained and waved their hands to explain.

"Mr. Xue, we are not kidnapping you, please don't misunderstand."

"Yes, my elder brother and I have come to apologize."

Xue Zhiyuan was flustered and terrified, so he couldn't hear what the scarred man and the bearded man were saying.

He strode forward and stood in front of Xiao Tang, shielding her behind him, and shouted for help.

"Help! Bandits have broken into my house! Help!"

Then, he glared fiercely at the three of them, his eyes seeming to want to devour them, and his body assumed a defensive posture.

Lin Xiaotang quickly grabbed Xue Zhiyuan's sleeve to explain, "Uncle, they didn't kidnap me, I brought them here."

Xue Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, a hint of annoyance appearing on his face. He turned around with a dark expression and asked, "Xiao Tang, why did you do this out of the blue?"

Releasing Xue Zhiyuan's sleeve, Lin Xiaotang bowed to him and said, "Uncle, I know that bringing them here suddenly has disturbed you. Please don't be angry. Please let me explain our purpose before we express our attitude."

When the servants heard their master cry for help, they all rushed over.

"Master, how are you? Are you injured? Where are the bandits? Could it be...?"

The servants dared not speculate, lest they mistake the guests brought by Miss Xiaotang for bandits, which would be disastrous.

Xue Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand impatiently, "Go wait in the courtyard first. Don't come in unless I call you."

The servants were somewhat bewildered. They looked at each other and had no choice but to retreat to the courtyard together.

At this moment, a maid brought over tea and pastries. After the maid finished serving the tea and left, Lin Xiaotang took Xue Zhiyuan's arm and asked him to sit in the main seat first, then handed him the tea.

"Uncle, please have some tea and calm down. I will definitely give you an explanation."

Xue Zhiyuan was truly enraged by Lin Xiaotang's actions. Everyone avoided those damned bandits like the plague just by hearing about them, wishing they could detour for miles around. But she, not only did she have contact with bandits, she even brought them to his house.

These weren't what angered him the most. What angered him the most was that two of the three bandits had kidnapped his son.