"careful!"
Lin Xue didn't expect Huang Dehai to stick his head out at this moment. She kicked away the bandit's long knife that was slashing at her, and then spun around and kicked him and his horse away.
This terrified the bandits. How much strength must this woman have to kick the horse and the people ten meters away?
"My wife, are you alright?"
Huang Dehai had no interest in caring about the men who had been kicked out. At that moment, his entire focus was on Lin Xue.
"You stay put in the carriage and behave yourself. Swords have no eyes, so don't get hurt!"
Lin Xue slapped Huang Dehai across the face and shoved him into the carriage.
"Old Ma, keep an eye on my husband, don't let him go out and cause any more trouble!"
Lin Xue shouted into the carriage. The old horse hadn't seen what had happened, but it obediently held Huang Dehai, who was trying to run out, firmly back down in his seat.
"Old Ma, what are you doing holding me down? I need to save my wife!"
Huang Dehai struggled desperately, but he was no match for Lao Ma, who was used to doing rough work.
It felt like two hot irons were pressed against my body, and I couldn't move at all.
"Scholar, just listen to your wife!"
"If you run out now, you'll only cause trouble. You'd be better off staying in the carriage so your wife can focus on dealing with the bandits!"
While Huang Dehai was struggling, Old Ma glanced out of the corner of his eye at the outside of the carriage and saw Lin Xue grabbing those bandits and tossing them around like chicks.
The scene was quite comical, making Lao Ma wonder if the bandits outside were really so weak, and if he went up there, could he take them down with a single punch?
But then he realized that he couldn't lift a grown man at all, so Old Ma gave up on that idea and focused on keeping an eye on Huang Dehai to prevent him from causing any more trouble.
"Grandma, spare my life!"
"Run, brothers! This woman is really creepy!"
"Wait for us, boss! Ouch! Don't pull my ankle, grandma!"
"Boss, watch out behind you!"
"Hey, who ambushed me?"
"Grandma, we were wrong! Please forgive us and stop hitting us!"
After a brutal beating, the group of about ten bandits all knelt neatly before Lin Xue.
"Hey, this road is mine, these trees are mine, if you want to pass, leave your toll!"
Lin Xueliu, with a swaggering air, leaned against a large tree with his arms crossed and spoke to the bandits kneeling in neat rows in front of him.
"Toll?"
The bandit leaders were dumbfounded. They were the bandits, after all. How could they have been robbed instead?
"Don't you have anything? If not, you'll have to offer something else as payment!"
Lin Xue crossed her arms and scrutinized the group's arms and legs. The bandits, terrified, cowered and retreated repeatedly.
"have!"
"Grandma, we're willing to pay the toll, please don't break our arms and legs!"
Some of the timid bandit underlings couldn't help but burst into tears, lamenting that they must have forgotten to check the almanac before leaving home and instead encountered this jinx.
"Yes, Grandma, don't worry, we have toll money!"
The bandit leader realized what was happening and quickly rummaged through his pockets, pulling out several purses which he respectfully handed to Lin Xue.
"Hmm, that's more like it!"
"Your boss has already paid the toll, why aren't you buying it?"
Lin Xue picked up a few purses and weighed them in her hands, estimating that there were probably forty or fifty taels of silver inside.
Then he turned his gaze to the other underlings. Who would complain about having too much money?
These underlings might not have much silver on them, but since they've fallen into Lin Xue's hands, they won't be able to take a single copper coin back.
Yes, we have them!
The bandit henchmen immediately began searching their pockets. Those who didn't have any silver on them borrowed a piece of silver from the brothers around them.
Finally, the silver was placed in the hands of one of the henchmen, who then presented it to Lin Xue.
"Well, now that you've paid, you can get out of here!"
"Remember this, this road is on me today. If I see you in front of me again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Finally, Lin Xue kicked the bandit leader in the butt, and only after watching the bandits flee in panic and disappear from sight did she leisurely walk towards the carriage.
Are you two alright?
Lin Xue lifted the carriage curtain and saw Old Ma holding Huang Dehai tightly, preventing him from running out.
"We're alright, but what about Madam's bandits?"
Old Ma peered out through the curtain Lin Xue had lifted, but there was no sign of the bandits; only a few horses that hadn't had time to escape remained before him.
"I've driven the bandits away. You two, hurry up and get down here to help me gather these horses together. We're turning around and heading to Donglin County now!"
Lin Xue called the two men down and had them fasten the horse's ropes and tie them to the back of the carriage.
"Honey, your martial arts skills are amazing!"
"I'm really curious what your family does. You're skilled in medicine and martial arts, and your embroidery is so beautiful!"
On the way back, Huang Dehai would glance at Lin Xue every now and then.
He was really curious about his wife's background, but unfortunately, she was unwilling to tell him.
I really feel a little wronged, okay?
Why ask so many questions?
"I don't remember many things myself, and I can't explain them clearly if you ask me!"
Lin Xue's memories began when the original owner came to Huangjia Village. Lin Xue didn't know anything about the original owner's past, so how could she answer that question?
"My wife, what do you mean by saying you don't remember?"
This wasn't the first time Huang Dehai had heard Lin Xue say this. Every time he tried to ask about his wife's family background, Lin Xue would brush him off with various excuses that she didn't remember.
At first, Huang Dehai thought Lin Xue didn't want to talk about it, but as time went on and the incidents happened more often, Huang Dehai couldn't help but wonder if his wife had really forgotten what happened in the past.
"Yes, I remember when the famine struck, a group of people broke into my house, and my family scattered and fled!"
"Then it was just a blur of running around aimlessly, running and running nonstop!"
"In the end, I don't know how I ended up in Huangjia Village, and you know what happened after that!"
"I really don't remember who I am. Apart from a few scattered images, I can't remember my original name, where I live, or who else is in my family!"
Lin Xue spoke these words with a cold expression, as if she were talking about an unrelated story rather than her own background.
"My wife, I've misunderstood you!"
Huang Dehai felt a pang of guilt. His wife had said many times that she didn't remember, but he just wouldn't believe her and kept asking her again and again.
He absolutely shouldn't have done that!
Huang Dehai secretly vowed in his heart that he would never ask his wife about her background again.
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