I Was Reborn into the Past and Saved My Stunning Sister-in-Law at the Beginning - Chapter 53:

Chapter 53: Xixue, I’ll Give You Something Good

“Oh, Xu Feng, you’re really something, hiding beauties like this?”

The leader of the thugs glanced at Lin Xixue standing next to Xu Feng and couldn’t help but imagine that Xu Feng had already taken both sisters. If that was true, this brat really deserved to die. A useless scum like him, yet he had such a pair of stunning sisters at home.

“You’d better watch your mouth.”

Xu Feng stared coldly at the thug in front of him. Since this man didn’t know how to speak properly, Xu Feng decided to teach him today.

“What, planning to pull a knife on us like last time and act tough again?”

The thug leader pulled out a dagger from his chest and twirled it threateningly, believing Xu Feng had nothing in hand this time.

“If you can’t give us 133 yuan today, I’ll make sure this knife goes in clean and comes out bloody!”

As soon as the thug finished speaking, Shou Shan and his brothers pulled out their machetes and surrounded the debt collectors. Liu Guangfu held a shovel, ready to fight to the death. Jianjun was even more ruthless, pulling back his bow with an iron arrow aimed directly at the thug leader’s head.

“Motherf***er, how dare you come to Xu Village and act tough!”

Shou Shan spat in the thug’s face, glaring fiercely at them.

Xu Village had lived by hunting for generations. Would anyone dare say these villagers weren’t fierce? The debt collectors were terrified, their knees almost buckling at the sight of sharp machetes pressed against their necks.

Last time, they dared to swagger in because they knew Xu Feng was a useless man in the village with no one to back him. But now? Why did things escalate so quickly to machetes at their throats and arrows aimed at their heads? One wrong move and they’d lose their lives for real.

“Drop the knife now!”

Shou Shan roared, scaring them so much that they threw their daggers to the ground as if they were burning hot coals.

“Brothers, let’s talk this out. Can you please put the bow down first?”

No one dared to be brave with a blade at their throat.

Xu Feng grinned, stepped forward, and grabbed the thug leader by the ear, lightly slapping his rough face. The crisp sound echoed in the courtyard. It wasn’t painful, but it was deeply humiliating.

“I told you to speak properly, but you didn’t listen. Now you want to talk nicely?”

Damn it! Did they think he was still the same Xu Feng from before?

“Yes, yes, Brother Feng, I spoke wrongly. You’re the bigger man; please don’t hold it against me.”

The thug leader nodded frantically. When the situation wasn’t in your favor, you had to lower your head.

“Shou Shan, put down the machete. Xu Village is known for being reasonable, not banditry.”

Xu Feng’s words made the debt collectors’ faces turn sour. You get to play the hero after showing your strength, huh? You think you’re so righteous now?

“Repaying debts is natural, Brother Feng. You can’t deny that, right?”

They had indeed been the first to draw weapons. Now, Xu Feng’s side retaliating was justified. But debt was debt, and that principle stood everywhere.

“Don’t worry. Not a single cent will be missing.”

Though the debt was originally Wang Jun’s, since he was dead, it naturally fell on Lin Xixue. Even if Wang Jun left no inheritance, that was how it worked.

“So, about the 133 yuan…”

“If we’re clearing it in one go, it should only be the principal, right? No need to pay principal and interest together?”

The favor of borrowing was Wang Jun’s business. It had nothing to do with Xu Feng. Besides, these people clearly weren’t kind-hearted lenders—their interest rates must’ve been outrageous.

“This…”

The debt collectors were speechless. If they only got the principal back, they’d lose big.

“Xixue, what’s the principal amount?”

“80 yuan.”

Good lord, the interest almost equaled the principal. Damn, they were worse than robbers!

“The five yuan last time can count as last month’s interest. We’ll pay you 80 yuan now, and you’re even with Xixue. Not a penny more.”

Back when they were weak, they had to swallow the humiliation. Now that the situation had changed, there was no reason to let them push them around.

“Brother Feng, we can’t make that decision on our own.”

The difference of 53 yuan was not something a mere thug could decide.

“Take it or leave it. If not, get lost!”

Xu Feng flung eight large-denomination bills at the thug’s face. In his past life, his sister-in-law’s tragic death and his wife’s miscarriage were closely tied to these people. The only way to deal with them was to be even more ruthless.

The surrounding villagers’ eyes turned red as they stared at the scattered eight large bills. Most families here couldn’t even take out one bill, and Xu Feng casually threw out eight. If they could snatch one, it would be like winning the lottery.

“Still not taking the money and leaving?!”

Shou Shan raised his machete again, and Jianjun immediately pulled back the bowstring.

The debt collectors, trembling, hurried to pick up the bills from the ground and fled Xu Village without looking back.

If things ended here, all would be well. If they dared to come back, Xu Feng would make them regret it even more.

With this incident, Xu Feng officially established his status in Xu Village. Anyone who dared to provoke him again would have to think twice.

“Thanks, brothers, for backing me up. Tonight, let’s have a meal together.”

Indeed, no matter how strong one man was, his strength was limited. The more friends, the wider the road.

And tonight’s meal wasn’t just to thank them—it was also to discuss hunting wild boars in the mountains.

“Don’t be so polite, brat. Tonight, let’s eat until we burst!”

Shou Shan still missed the roast duck from the other day. Who knew what good stuff Xu Feng had hidden at home?

“Hahaha, I didn’t eat lunch anyway!”

“Alright, let’s do it!”

The brothers dispersed cheerfully, leaving the other young men in the village green with envy—especially Aunt Li’s three sons. Too bad they hadn’t stood up earlier. Now, trying to get close would be too embarrassing.

“Xu Feng, will those people hold a grudge?”

Lin Xixue felt relieved, but now this new worry surfaced.

“It’s fine, Xixue. Let’s go home. I have something good for you.”

The two returned home, tactfully choosing not to tell Lin Xiyue about what had just happened to avoid making her worry.

“Wife, tonight I invited some village brothers who will be joining the hunt to our house for dinner. Xixue and I will prepare the food.”

Lin Xiyue nodded. Since she got pregnant, she often felt sleepy. Xu Feng told her to rest, while he took Xixue to the kitchen.

[Ah, the book got sent to the little black room. Is there a brother who can give me a little gift to comfort my sad fried chicken?]