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

Chapter 78 Escape

Scarface had a clear purpose; not finding the person he was looking for, he impatiently waved him away.

The bearded man blocking the way was clearly not as shrewd as the scarred man. When he saw the mule cart, he was immediately rooted to the spot and forgot all about his business.

He was itching to try it, and immediately grinned, his eyes crinkling. "Brother, this mule cart looks worth a bit of money. How about we sell the mule and the cart? Maybe we can get a tael or two of silver. We're just sitting around anyway, so let's make some money, buy some wine, and have a good time."

Scarface's expression hardened, and he glared fiercely at the bearded man.

What are we here for?

"Looking for someone, what's up, bro?"

Scarface looked at his stupid underling and was instantly enraged, so he slapped the bearded man hard across the face.

With a "smack," the bearded man was completely stunned.

He reached out and covered his burning, swollen cheek, pouting in grievance.

"Brother, why did you hit me? Did I say something wrong?"

"If we can't find anyone, we'll both be in trouble. We brothers have been busy for days, only to end up with nothing. And you still have the nerve to spend two taels of silver on wine? Do you want to die?"

It was because of drinking that they lost the meat warrant. Without the warrant, they couldn't get the money, and if the authorities found out, they would be in trouble. He was so angry that he wanted to kill someone with a knife. This fool was still thinking about such a trivial matter. He was utterly hopeless!

The bearded man then realized his mistake and immediately apologized to his boss.

"Big brother, I'm sorry..."

Xue Ruifeng was so frightened that his palms were sweating. He sat close to Shen Xiaotang and held her hand tightly.

Shen Qingchuan was extremely anxious, thinking to himself that if these two kidnappers kept rambling on like this, they would definitely reveal a flaw.

His face turned pale, and he immediately put on a timid and cowardly look. "Big brother... big brother, we borrowed this mule cart and we have to return it. We don't have anything good to offer you. My daughter has become mute, and we haven't even raised enough money to see a doctor. Please have mercy and let us leave."

Scarface's eyes were sinister as he glared at the three of them, the "father and daughters," and threatened through gritted teeth, "Remember this: forget everything you heard and saw today."

Shen Qingchuan quickly bowed to the two of them, "I...I remember, we didn't meet either of them, we didn't hear anything, we know nothing at all."

The bearded man looked distressed, reluctant to let go of the mule and the mule cart.

He closed his eyes and snapped, "Get out, get out...get out of here right now!"

Shen Qingchuan quickly thanked them, "Thank you both, we'll be heading out now."

So Shen Qingchuan led the mule, immediately sped up, and hurried past.

The mule seemed to understand human nature, and immediately lived up to its reputation, running very fast on all four hooves.

When they nervously entered the city gate, their faces were flushed red, and their three hearts were pounding so hard they almost jumped out of their throats.

"call!!!"

Shen Xiaotang breathed a heavy sigh of relief and exclaimed, "We're finally over! That was so scary! It was absolutely thrilling!"

Xue Ruifeng was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. Despite the autumn weather, he was soaked to the bone. He closed his eyes tightly, staring blankly for a long time, before finally letting out a loud cry.

Shen Xiaotang looked around. There were already a few pedestrians coming and going inside the city gate. She wondered if the two kidnappers' accomplices were in the city. Judging from their conversation, it seemed that they had a few more brothers. She wondered which intersection they were squatting at.

She quickly covered Xue Ruifeng's mouth to prevent him from making a sound.

"Stop crying! If someone finds out, you won't be able to go home, even if you get to your doorstep!"

Xue Ruifeng was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he immediately widened his eyes and nodded obediently.

I dare not cry anymore!

Even though Shen Qingchuan was a grown man, he was quite frightened when he saw this scene for the first time.

His mule was still small and couldn't pull the mule cart very fast. If those two kidnappers had recognized him just now, he and his two children wouldn't have been able to fight off the fierce kidnappers.

Fortunately... fortunately, I managed to slip through and get into the city!

Once inside the city gate, he lost his way and had to ask Xue Ruifeng for directions.

Fortunately, his family was wealthy, and he went out frequently, so he remembered the way home.

Shen Qingchuan immediately led the mule and the two children to the Xue residence.

Outside the city gate!

Scarface was a little puzzled. "Beard, those three men, father and daughters, were dressed in shabby clothes, and their mule cart was borrowed. Are they poor?"

The bearded man nodded blankly and replied, "Yes, we're poor. What's wrong, brother?"

Scarface realized what was happening, slapped the bearded man's forehead, and roared, "Idiot! How can a poor man's child be so fat?"

Yes, most children from poor families are thin and pale, but the man's eldest daughter is tall and plump, and doesn't look like his daughter at all!

"Yes, yes, yes... Big brother, that chubby girl never dared to look up and didn't say a word. Is she... is she a man dressed as a woman?"

A man dressed as a woman?

Scarface suddenly realized what was happening, and stomped his foot in anger, yelling, "This is terrible!"

"Let's go! Quickly tell the brothers, we need to leave immediately and get out of Pingding County tonight!"

The bearded man said angrily, "Brother, they ruined our plans, making our sure thing slip away. Are we just going to let that father and daughter get away with it? Or should we..."

He reached out and made a throat-slitting gesture.

Scarface immediately slapped him across the face, making the bearded man spin around twice and see stars.

"Brother, what's wrong now? Did I say something wrong again?"

"They're probably almost at the Xue family's place by now. If we don't run now, they'll report us to the authorities, and we won't be able to escape. Don't worry, we'll settle this score with them sooner or later!"

The bearded man, covering half of his swollen face, immediately nodded and ran after his older brother.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, brother. We'll settle the score with them later. But... brother, could you please slap them on the other side next time? It hurts too much to slap them on the same side!"

Scarface kicked the bearded man in the butt and yelled, "You idiot, hurry up and run!"

Over there, Shen Qingchuan led a mule and drove a mule cart, with Xue Ruifeng pointing the way, heading towards the Xue family's residence.

On the road, many people were discussing the disappearance of the Xue family's young master. They also mentioned that the government had searched the entire county two days ago and only stopped this morning, while the Xue family was still persisting, only now they had moved to another place to look for him.

Upon hearing the content of the discussion, Shen Qingchuan immediately quickened his pace, leading his mule.

Looking at the wide street, the road was paved with bluestone slabs and blue bricks. On both sides of the street were square blue brick and tile houses. The further you went in, the taller and more magnificent the houses became.

There were also shops, and the shops were all extremely large!

The restaurant actually occupies several acres of land and has several floors. The building is much more unique and magnificent than any other restaurant in town!

This is truly eye-opening!

"Tang'er, your father has never seen so many houses with blue bricks and tiles, such a big shop, and such a grand restaurant. Even the ground is paved with bluestone slabs and blue bricks. How many blue bricks and bluestone slabs must have been used? How much silver must have been spent? I'm afraid we couldn't earn that much silver for blue bricks in several lifetimes."

Previously, Xue Ruifeng had been living under someone else's roof and had never dared to comment on the size of the Shen family's small house to their face, nor had he dared to express his true feelings.

Now that he's back in the county town, he dares to mention it, saying with a proud look, "Yes, all the houses in the county are like this. Compared to this, the houses in the town are far inferior, and the houses in the village are even less comparable."

Shen Qingchuan: "..."

Shen Xiaotang: "..."

I just brought you here, and you're already complaining? Is that really okay?