Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord
Chapter 442 - Chapter 442 Chapter 442 Remote Hamlet

Chapter 442: Chapter 442 Remote Hamlet Chapter 442: Chapter 442 Remote Hamlet Ever since Madam Xie knew that Xuexue had grappled with a tiger at close range, she was almost scared to death. When she heard they were going to head into the mountains again, her heart leaped with fear, and she hastily said, “Oh my! Big Bull, there’s a tiger in the mountains, and you still dare to go? It’s too dangerous. These past few days, no one in the village dares to enter the mountains.”

Big Bull: “Last time was just a coincidence. How can we encounter a tiger every day? If that were the case, we could strike it rich.”

Last time, he was careless and left Xuexue’s side. This time, he decided to stick to her like glue, never leaving her side, and definitely not putting her in danger.

Indeed, they had taken that big tiger to the County Yamen, and got 10,000 taels in silver notes in return.

“Oh dear! We can’t earn that kind of silver, safety comes first.” Madam Xie was just an ordinary farmer’s wife; her desires were simple. She didn’t ask for wealth or honor, only for her family to live a safe and peaceful life.

“Mistress, don’t you trust me?”

Ever since Big Bull came to their family, his ability to throw things was well-known, being able to toss someone hundreds of meters away. In particular, the incident where he threw Chef Ding onto the rooftop in town spread all around the neighborhood and he was considered quite capable.

“Trust? If I don’t trust you, who else can I trust?”

“Then that’s settled.”

“In that case, Big Bull, you must be extra careful. Xuexue is like a lifeline to me, and we cannot allow what happened last time to happen again!”

“Rest assured, I also deeply regret what happened last time. I promise you, Mistress, that such a thing will absolutely not happen again.”

“That’s good!”

In the evening,

just after Xuexue and the others had finished dinner and Madam Xie was cleaning up the dishes,

the village head came with an oil lamp in his hand.

Seeing his arrival, Xuexue looked surprised. She glanced outside through the window and saw that the sky had not darkened yet; the sun had just set, but the village head was already carrying an oil lamp over: “Uncle Village Chief, it’s still early, why are you carrying an oil lamp now?”

“Heh heh…! I have something to talk to you about. I’m worried it will get dark. Once you enter a small forest or the Small Bamboo Forest, you can’t see your own fingers in front of you. Having an oil lamp in hand makes it a lot safer.”

“Uncle Village Chief, what is it that you need to see us about?”

“Heh heh…! It’s about the county magistrate’s matter today.” The village head was quite straightforward in his expression.

“What about it?”

“Actually, the county magistrate came specifically for you, but you had left halfway through. He then asked me to speak to you.” The village head looked somewhat helpless; he had originally thought that the county magistrate came to Mo Family Village because of his own significant reputation as the village head. In the end, it turned out to be because of Xuexue and Big Bull; to say he wasn’t disappointed would be a lie.

Big Bull said coldly, “What does the county magistrate want with us common folk?”

Village head: “He just wants to ask if you know anyone from the Capital.”

Xuexue’s heart skipped a beat. She harbored too many secrets and was particularly sensitive to the word “Capital,” because the enemies she deeply hated were all in the Capital!

Big Bull: “We’re just ordinary folks; how would we know any nobles from the Capital?”

“Oh! So you really don’t know?” The village head looked doubtful. The county magistrate trusted him to relay this matter, and he needed to handle it impeccably to not let the county magistrate down.

Seeing the atmosphere grow colder, Xuexue quickly interjected with a smile, “Uncle Village Chief, are you becoming forgetful? Big Bull isn’t a nobody; he’s a nephew from my mother’s side of the family. Besides, in a remote place like this, if anyone had relatives in the Capital, the news would have spread long ago, there’d be no need to hide it.”