Chapter 5

"Xiaofei, so early? Going into the city?"

"Xiaofei, why are you walking?"

It was just dawn when Wang Xiaofei got up. He carefully placed the jar of wine in his basket, put it on his back, and left home. Today, Wang Xiaofei was going to the city to exchange the wine for money.

On the way, the villagers he met all greeted him kindly.

"Yes, I'm going to the city to take a look."

For the villagers, walking to the city was not a big deal. After greeting everyone along the way, Wang Xiaofei set off towards the county town.

Actually, Wang Xiaofei didn't sleep well last night. Lying in bed, his mind was filled with the white parts of Aunt Xiang, a mysterious place he had never seen before. The medicinal wine had kept him tossing and turning.

However, due to his cultivation, he didn't feel tired when he got up early in the morning. He still felt energetic on the road.

In fact, the trip to the city wasn't too far. After a two-hour journey, as the sun rose, Wang Xiaofei had already entered the county town.

He wandered around the city for the morning and started contacting people when it was almost noon. He took out two yuan from his clothes and went to a roadside payphone to dial a memorized phone number.

After the ringing for a while, a voice lacking vigor came from the other end: "I'm Pang Daxiong, who are you?"

"Pang Ge, it's Wang Xiaofei."

"Wang Xiaofei? Ah, Xiaofei, you're out?"

"Yes, just got out, now I'm in the county town."

"That's right, now that you're in the county town, how can you not find me? Where are you? I'll send someone to pick you up."

Wang Xiaofei told him the location.

Pang Daxiong was the one who had been sent to prison for disabling the man who stole his wife. During a labor task in prison, if Wang Xiaofei hadn't saved him, he would have been crushed by a boulder falling from the mountain. After getting out, Pang Daxiong was quite righteous and helped Wang Xiaofei a lot. With the help of a few big brothers in prison, Wang Xiaofei was able to get out quickly.

After waiting for a while on the roadside, a large Benz drove up.

Pang Daxiong poked his head out of the car and said, "Get in quickly."

Seeing that Pang Daxiong had come to pick him up personally, Wang Xiaofei nodded inwardly. Pang Daxiong was indeed a righteous person.

After getting into the car, Pang Daxiong laughed heartily, "You're finally out. Let's eat first, and after eating, I'll take you out for some fun."

Saying this, he noticed Wang Xiaofei's basket and laughed, "Why did you bring this?"

"I was able to get out thanks to a few big brothers. I have some good wine at home, specifically brought it to treat them."

Pang Daxiong laughed heartily, "Great, Lao Wei loves wine. As soon as I tell him, he'll be here in no time." Saying this, he started making calls.

After a few calls, Pang Daxiong laughed heartily, "Alright, everyone heard you're out and will come over. Let's wait for them."

"Okay."

Wang Xiaofei was naturally happy to see his friends from prison.

"Old Cao, we'll eat here today."

The car had just stopped when a middle-aged man came over.

"Cao Ge."

"Xiaofei, sigh, it's good you're out, it's good you're out!"

Cao Ge, whose real name was Cao Yonghe, was originally a civil servant. To help his brother pay off debts, he embezzled public funds and ended up in prison. This time, Wang Xiaofei's quick release was largely due to his efforts, and Wang Xiaofei was deeply grateful to him.

The three of them entered the luxurious restaurant, and Pang Daxiong laughed, "Your business is getting bigger and bigger, not bad!"

"Alright, alright."

Cao Yonghe smiled.

At this moment, a young man, a bit older than Wang Xiaofei, walked in, holding a woman adorned with jewelry.

"Xiaofei!"

As he spoke, the young man walked over to Wang Xiaofei with a smile.

"Zheng Ge."

The two shook hands and hugged.

"This is my brother," Zheng Linwei said, looking at the woman.

The woman, however, was not very enthusiastic and gave Wang Xiaofei a scrutinizing look.

"Slap!"

At this moment, Zheng Linwei slapped the woman, scolding, "What kind of look are you giving my brother? Bitch, I'm introducing you to my brother as a favor, and you dare to look at him like that? Get out!"

He was about to hit her again.

Wang Xiaofei, caught between laughter and tears, said, "This, this... is your wife?"

"She's not worthy!"

Saying this, he looked at the woman and said, "Get out, don't ruin our meal."

The woman, now terrified, ran out.

Pang Daxiong laughed, "You little brat, still have that bad temper!"

Cao Yonghe also smiled bitterly, "You!"

"Never mind, if it weren't for Xiaofei, I, Zheng Linwei, would have died in there!" Wang Xiaofei remembered that in prison, there were factions, and they often engaged in secret struggles. Once, Zheng Linwei had a conflict with the other side, and if he hadn't fought to protect Zheng Linwei, Zheng Linwei would have been crippled or even killed.

Zheng Linwei was no ordinary person. His grandfather was now the deputy county head, a powerful figure.

"Xiaofei, I had someone check your case files and found some of the witnesses. You were indeed taking the blame for someone else. This matter has little to do with you. I've looked into it, and the woman you helped is now with someone else!" Zheng Linwei had some skills and had dug up Wang Xiaofei's case again.

Cao Yonghe said, "The key is Xiaofei. It's not impossible to overturn this. I've looked into it, and the Zheng family is not straightforward. His father didn't help your father as he should have, and he himself slept with the girl you were helping."

"Get, get rid of them!"

Zheng Linwei said in a deep voice.

Wang Xiaofei sighed, "Forget it, my father really needed the money. Without that money, his surgery couldn't have been done. It was a mutual agreement."

"Even so, the Zheng family didn't fulfill their promise. Xiaofei, don't worry about it. I, your big brother, must help you. I don't even look at their small factory. I will make them know what justice is!" Pang Daxiong said with a hum.

After some casual talk, they sat down.

At this moment, a middle-aged man hurried in, saying, "I'm late, I'm late!"

"Old Wei, you didn't run faster when you heard there was wine to drink?" Pang Daxiong laughed heartily.

Wang Xiaofei, seeing that it was his prison mate Wei Bugao, quickly greeted him.

"Where's the wine? Let me see it first."

Wei Bugao eagerly asked about the wine.

Everyone laughed at his eagerness.