Back in Tianjin, he no longer had to worry about the people from the village coming after him. He was able to sleep and eat, which made him look a lot better.
Furthermore, with Xu Xinyuan's help, he was able to find a job. The pay was not very high, and the work was not very tiring. However, he had no education and no skills. That was good enough for him, and he was very satisfied.
"I hope things can continue like this." That was his desire for a peaceful life. He saw some hope at the moment.
"If Miao Tianchuan can succeed, that would be even better."
He still hoped that Miao Tianchuan would be able to get his revenge and kill Miaoxi River. Only then would he be able to get rid of any future problems.
As a response, or rather, a reward, he told Xu Xinyuan something about the secret of the Valley of Thousands of Medicine.
"Using medicine to refine the body?" Xu Xinyuan was very curious when he heard that.
"How do you do it?"
Miao Chengtang did not answer that question. What he knew was limited, and he could not tell him everything at once. Otherwise, he would lose his value and be cast aside.
He had vaguely communicated with Miao Qingyuan about this matter, and Miao Qingyuan's opinion was the same. They could not reveal everything they knew. They had to keep some things to themselves and wait for the right price to sell. They were not talented people, did not have a wealth of knowledge, and did not have any special abilities. They could only rely on the secrets in their minds, and those secrets would not increase. The more they revealed, the less they would be exposed.
In fact, he knew a little about medicine. In the stockade, almost everyone knew about it. In addition, he also knew a special method, but it was not very useful in this bustling city of reinforced concrete. He had thought about it over the past few days and decided to observe the changes in the situation. If the people in the stockade did not discover him within a year or two, or if they directly gave up on taking revenge on him, then he would find a way to open a clinic and practice medicine. He could not treat serious diseases, but he could still treat injuries, headaches, and colds.
Miao Qingyuan asked him out for dinner that night.
He drank a lot and became more talkative.
"Actually, deep down, I also hope that Miaoxi River dies," Miao Qingyuan said. When he said that, his expression was ferocious.
No one was willing to leave their home, not to mention escaping in such a desolate manner. After escaping, they were also on tenterhooks for many years. Over the years, the hatred in his heart had not truly dissipated with the passage of time. Instead, it had gradually accumulated and fermented over time. Sometimes, when he woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't fall asleep, he would think about these things.
"Unfortunately, it's just a thought!"
Miao Chengtang did not say anything after hearing that. He picked up a glass of white wine from the table and downed it.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to take revenge personally. I can only rely on external forces."
"External force? Miao Tianchuan? He can't. "Miao Qingyuan shook his head.
"A wanted criminal, a madman who has lost his bottom line," Miao Qingyuan said. "He will do crazy things, but crazy things can't do anything to the Miaoxi River. Naturally, it won't work."
"Do you have any good ideas?"
"An external force is right in front of us."
"Right in front of us? Are you talking about Xu Xinyuan?" Miao Chengtang asked.
"He's still not quite there yet," Miao Qingyuan said. "I'm talking about the forces behind him."
"Behind him?"
Miao Qingyuan recalled everything he knew about Xu Xinyuan and told Miao Chengtang everything he knew about him in detail.
While he had spent most of his time in the village and had little contact with the outside world, that did not mean that he knew nothing about such things. After hearing what Miao Qingyuan said, he knew that Xu Xinyuan had a huge family behind him, the kind that was very powerful.
"How do we borrow their power?"
"There are only two ways to get their attention," Miao Qingyuan said. "One is to have enough benefits, and the other is to have a big enough threat."
"A threat? What happened in He County has already threatened his future," Miao Qingyuan said. "Isn't that a big enough threat? As for benefits, what do we have to offer? "
"A threat to his future," Miao Qingyuan said. "What happened in He County did have a big impact on him, but it's not just He County anymore. Didn't it happen in Qushan as well? It's no longer just a case. He's still very young. In a few years' time, no one will remember what happened. That's why the threat isn't big enough. "
"If it's not big enough, what else could be big enough?" Miao Chengtang's expression changed.
"His life?"
"Yeah, that's a big enough threat." Miao Chengtang nodded. His heart skipped a beat.
"But he's well-informed," Miao Qingyuan said. "It's been confirmed that Miao Tianchuan was the one behind all those things. He's just trying to frame someone else. Who else can pose a big enough threat to him?"
"That needs to be arranged and planned," Miao Qingyuan said.
"Qingyuan, you already have a wife and a child," Miao Chengtang said. "The people in the village don't hate you that much. To put it bluntly, in Miaoxi River's eyes, you're a dispensable person. You're not like me, whom he wants to get rid of. You can continue living like this. Think about it. If you think about scheming against them and they find out, you won't be able to withstand the wrath of either side."
"I just can't take it lying down," Miao Qingyuan said.
He had not been as calm as he seemed all those years ago.
"I think you're doing great the way you are now," Miao Chengtang said. "Seriously, I envy you."
"Revenge is for the sake of the dead," Miao Chengtang said. "That shouldn't affect the living. You and I are different from Miao Tianchuan. We're all single and have nothing to worry about. We can go all out and go crazy for revenge, but you can't. You have to think about your family."
If he had the chance, he would have done everything in his power to kill Miaoxi River and get rid of any future problems. However, he did not have such an opportunity. Instead, another opportunity presented itself. It was an opportunity that allowed him to change his life and continue living. He wanted to take the initiative to seize that opportunity. Miao Qingyuan, who was sitting across from him, suddenly brought up something like that. Given Miao Qingyuan's temperament, the fact that he was able to bring it up meant that he had been thinking about it for a long time. The idea was terrifying and dangerous. It would have destroyed any hope he had of retreating to the next best thing. As such, Miao Qingyuan decided to persuade Miao Qingyuan not for Miao Qingyuan's sake, but mainly for his own.
Miao Qingyuan was scheming against his benefactor.
What would happen if he did that? What would happen to them?
Miao Qingyuan thought about it carefully. It was easy to imagine the outcome. Putting aside how troublesome it would have been to carry out the plan, Miao Qingyuan thought.
"Well, I drank too much," Miao Qingyuan said. "Just pretend that I was drunk."
"Yeah, but don't talk about this in front of Xu Xinyuan."
"I haven't mentioned anything about my past to anyone at home," Miao Qingyuan said.
"Let's drink."
Clink! The glasses clinked in midair. Both of them downed the wine in their cups.
Given the current situation, they were bound together for good or ill.
They were people from the same village and had known each other for a long time. Furthermore, they were in a foreign place. If anything happened to one of them, the other would definitely be taken into consideration.
After drinking, both of them returned to their respective residences.
One of them had a wife and children to warm his bed, while the other lived alone in a rented house.
To be honest, Miao Chengtang was envious of Miao Qingyuan. At the very least, Miao Qingyuan had a home out there. Home was a harbor for the soul, unlike Miao Chengtang, who felt like he was floating around. He did not know where he would end up and where he would end up.
"I should be content with what I have."
If he had been in Miao Chengtang's shoes, he would have been content with what he had. Revenge was nothing more than being able to rise up with his family. That was what mattered the most.
He did not know how lucky he was.
Days went by just like that.
Two cars came to the village that morning. One of them was a rarely seen modified car.
It was Pan Jiayou. He had brought his mother from Suzhou Province and asked Wang Yao to treat her.
He carried the old woman out of the car and put her in a wheelchair before pushing her into the clinic.
She was a very skinny old woman. Her face was pale, and her eyes looked lifeless.
Her qi and blood were not flowing well, and she lacked energy.
The old woman's problems were mainly with her legs. She had a problem with her legs. As she grew older, the problem continued to worsen. Pan Jiayou had been trying to find a way to treat his mother over the years. He had seen many famous doctors and spent a lot of money, but the results were not obvious.
"Sorry to trouble you, Mr. Wang."
"You're welcome."
The old woman's legs were as thin as firewood. Her muscles were atrophied. She could not exert strength in her lower limbs. Her physical activity was poor, and her qi and blood circulation were poor. This caused her whole body to be in a very poor state. It was a vicious cycle.
"The old woman's illness can be cured, but it can't be cured in a short time. I think it's better to take a few steps. First, I'll give the old woman some qi and blood to make her bones better. Then, I'll give her acupuncture and medicine to let her stand up and walk. Next, I'll take care of her whole body and restore her to the healthy state that she should be at her age. What do you think?" Wang Yao asked.
"Okay, I have no objection," Pan Jiayou said.
"That's good. If there is nothing urgent, you can stay here for three days to receive treatment. After three days, I have to go to Jing for something. I can't continue to treat the old woman. I'll prescribe some medicine for you to take back and continue to take. After the New Year, you can bring the old woman back for treatment," Wang Yao said.
"Okay."
"Let's start."
There were some things that Wang Yao explained to Pan Jiayou first. The main thing was that during the treatment of the old woman, he would use medicine made from licorice roots. The price of these medicines was very high. After explaining things clearly, the Pan family said that as long as it could cure the old woman's illness, they were willing to spend any amount of money.
He first gave the old woman regather soup. He had already prepared the medicine.
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