The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure-Chapter 792 - 791: Good Causes and Good Effects

Later on, although he said he moved away, he actually left eyes behind, following that woman, protecting her, and found the Yang Family.

It was also his eyes that introduced those hooligans to that woman.

Even the poison, it went through his hands before reaching those thugs, otherwise, how could a bunch of ruffians get such a potent poison?

After learning that Yang Zongbao was completely ruined, his friend had the spies follow and witness the woman’s downfall, only then did he stop.

Yang Zongbao suddenly realized that all his suffering was due to the jealousy of this so-called friend.

His family was destroyed, yet the so-called friend was blessed with a virtuous wife and filial children.

His eyes turned red with anger! But now, he knew how to hold his temper.

Feigning drunkenness, he bid his friend farewell the next day, calmly saying he would leave to travel the world.

In front of that friend, he boarded a boat, but halfway he switched boats secretly.

That night, he sneaked into the friend’s house under the cover of darkness.

The friend was talking to his confidant about the matter, the satisfaction evident on his face: "Finally, I’ve vented this anger! Seeing Yang Zongbao reduced to being a lowly boatman is the only thing that could soothe my heart!"

Yang Zongbao suddenly appeared in front of the friend and his confidant, the friend was first shocked, then overjoyed, mockingly staring at Yang Zongbao: "So what if you know now? You’re just a despised boatman, a low-class laborer, what can you use to take revenge? All your skills have been ruined by my poison, and you’ve been rendered mute. I let you go yesterday, showing mercy, but since you choose to enter hell, don’t blame me!"

With a wave of his hand, the confidant lunged at him.

Yang Zongbao, lacking strength, was soon beaten to the ground by the confidant.

The friend approached, placing a foot on Yang Zongbao’s face, squatting down maliciously: "Once the renowned Little Mengchang, now you lie humiliated under my foot! To let you understand before you die, we once apprenticed together, but the master only accepted you, refusing me!"

"That’s when I started to hate you, what do you have that I don’t? Why do others choose you and reject me? The master was like that, so was that slut!"

"But now, seeing you like this, they must regret their choices! No matter how much they admired you, you’re now embarrassed and beaten by me, right under my foot!"

"Don’t blame me! Blame yourself! If you hadn’t outshone me, obediently followed behind me, I might have spared your life!"

Finished speaking, he turned to order: "Drag him out, lock him in the firewood room, they need people at the salt mines, send him there tomorrow!"

The confidant shivered, nodded in agreement, not daring to look up.

Recruiting for the salt mines was as good as a death sentence, once inside, there was no hope of coming out alive.

The confidant thought, is the master really going to kill him?

But before the words fell, a group of government officials burst in, like wolves and tigers, capturing the friend and the confidant together.

It turned out Yang Zongbao had not been without gains these years, he had once saved the County Magistrate’s mischievous son while passing by here two years ago.

This time, Yang Zongbao wouldn’t dirty his own hands; since this so-called friend was doing well now and well-known as a good person in this small town, he decided to strip away his good name.

He told the County Magistrate everything, who was also moved by Yang Zongbao’s tragic fate.

Additionally, since Yang Zongbao wanted the government officials to handle the matter, not do it himself, the County Magistrate was pleased. For a semi-outlaw to approach the government showed trust in them!

He immediately sent his men to follow Yang Zongbao, controlling the people around that friend’s house, surrounding the academy where the friend and the confidant were.

The officials heard everything, bursting in just as the friend was about to send Yang Zongbao to the salt mines.

With evidence and Yang Zongbao’s identification of the hooligans pointing out the confidant, who then turned on the friend, incriminating him.

The friend was sentenced to exile, half of his property to compensate Yang Zongbao.

Yang Zongbao didn’t want the silver, donating everything to the county, then escorted the friend a hundred miles away, secretly forcing him to ingest the same poison he had once used.

Watching the friend lose his voice and pass out, Yang Zongbao finally left.

Only then was his vendetta truly fulfilled. Tired of the outside world, he quietly returned to Jing County, living a quiet life.

Until he met Boss Tian, seeing him humble and efficient, he let him work in the dye shop.

Later, when Boss Tian went bankrupt, the other assistants left, but Yang Zongbao, perhaps due to his frail health or other reasons, fell gravely ill, barely surviving.

With Boss Tian’s bankruptcy and nowhere to go, his weak body, if not for Wang Yongzhu giving him money to sustain him, he might not have made it through last year.

Song Chongjin, after hearing this, couldn’t help but sigh at the tragic life of Yang Zongbao.

A man with a bright future, destroyed by the jealousy of a petty person, losing his parents and wandering for most of his life.

Most importantly, despite such betrayal and misfortune, Yang Zongbao retained the best qualities within him.

Taking a deep breath, Song Chongjin solemnly and sincerely made a deep bow: "Uncle! With Yongzhu and me, you can now enjoy your years in peace! Whether you prefer the county life or our home, there’s a small courtyard next door, once mine, that you can stay in comfortably."

Though fate treated Yang Zongbao harshly, under Song Chongjin’s earnest and respectful invitation, the resilient man, who shed no tears even after avenging his great enmity, was moved to tears now.

Nodding repeatedly, he gestured: "You are all good people, good people—"

Yes, good people! Were it not for the private silver from Old Granny Zhang, Yang Zongbao might have become someone he despised, just like that so-called friend, in his pursuit of revenge.

It was that little silver that made him feel his past efforts were remembered by someone!

As long as someone remembered, it wasn’t all in vain!

And by keeping his sanity, not being blinded by hatred, his eventual revenge was also due to the good seeds he had sown earlier.

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