Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 278

Chapter 278: Beaten
Those called the ‘Black Five’ mostly come from intellectual, powerful, or wealthy families. They are either landlords, rich farmers, counter-revolutionaries, bad influencers, or right-wingers.

Each of the categories has their own connection which couldn’t be estimated. Although they are currently at their lowest point, they still have connections with powerful people in the government or the military. What’s more important is that after reinstatement, their assets can be recovered. They also have the treasure that was buried before they were captured.

Having a connection with them would only benefit her. After thinking about it, Lu Jueyu decided to visit them later. With everyone busy working on the field, no one would notice her visiting the ‘wicked people’ even during daytime.

When the lunch break was almost over, Li Chenmo woke up from his nap and saw his wife still sitting next to him. He rubbed his face and asked in a hoarse voice, “Wife, why don’t you go back? It’s very hot here, you might get heatstroke.”

Looking at his tired face, Lu Jueyu said heartbrokenly, “I just want to stay with you for a little bit longer. I’ll go back now.”

Hearing her words, Li Chenmo felt happy, but he still tried to be calm and said softly, “Mhmm, ride slower.”

When the siren sounded from the loudspeaker, everyone resumed work, and Lu Jueyu returned home on her bicycle. Seeing her leisurely life, everyone is envious, especially the women.

Along the way, she met almost no one. Even the children were busy gathering pigweed and wild vegetables in the foothills. After returning home, she locked the bicycle in the woodshed, then went to get a bamboo basket, before she walked through the backyard to the production team’s pigpen.

Lu Jueyu was walking along the mountain road carrying a huge bamboo basket and saw several apricot trees. Although she wondered why no one came to pick apricots, she didn’t think much about it.

She looked around to make sure there was no one around, then took the apricot trees into her own space. Then she picked up the ripe apricots that had fallen to the ground. The apricots are fragrant and fresh.

After keeping the apricots, she took out some food, summer clothes and medicines from her space, and put them into the bamboo basket.

After a while, Lu Jueyu finally arrived at the pigpen area. Although she was prepared, she couldn’t stand the smell. She took a few deep breaths and walked towards the pigpen.

When she arrived, she was startled by what she saw. Some children were beating the ‘wicked people’ with sticks. She quickly hid behind a tree to observe the situation.

She knows that it is common for ‘wicked people’ to be bullied and beaten by villagers. But she didn’t expect things to be so bad. It’s as if these people don’t regard them as human beings at all!

She couldn’t hear what they were saying because of the distance but she saw them kicking the old men several times before finally leaving. Seeing it with her own eyes, she finally understood why so many ‘wicked people’ fall into depression and choose to end their lives. To continue to survive under such bullying, in addition to strong physical strength, they must also have a strong mind and will to survive.

She didn’t dare to come out until no one was around. Not because she is afraid of the children, but because she doesn’t want to cause trouble to herself and drag down her husband and their family.

She quickened her pace and finally saw the situation clearly. Seeing that the old men were beaten so badly, she gasped and asked with shock, “Grandpa, are you okay?”

Hearing her voice, they finally put down their hands covering their heads and raised their heads to look at her. Seeing their injured and swollen faces, Lu Jueyu felt her heart clenched. She quickly helped them up and said, “Grandpa, let’s go in. Your wounds need to be treated.”

Hearing her words, one of the old men burst into tears and cried, “What’s the use of living like this? I, once a renowned painter, have now been reduced to the point where I am bullied and can’t even resist… My life is even worse than that of an animal. What’s the use of persisting?”

The other old men cried after hearing what he said, but they still comforted him.

“Old Gu, you can’t give up. You need to stay strong. Only by continuing to live can you have a chance to reunite with your family again.” One of them said, gripping his hand tightly.

“Old Zhao is right, we have lost too many comrades. We can’t lose you too!” Another old man said with a hint of pleading.

Looking at his friends, Old Gu cried even more sadly, but he regained some of his will to live and nodded.

Lu Jueyu squatted beside them with red eyes. Recalling that she didn’t come out to help them just now, she didn’t know if she was doing the right thing, and she felt guilt gnawing at her heart.

When she saw that the old men had calmed down, she said, “Grandpa, let’s take care of your wound first.”

This time, they listened to her and staggered toward the pigpen. Lu Jueyu supported the most seriously injured one and helped him to the pigpen. When they sat down on the hay, she put down the bamboo basket she was carrying.

Using the bamboo basket as cover, she retrieved several bottles of wound medicine, a bottle of alcohol, a clean cloth, and several rolls of bandages from her space. She cleaned their wounds with alcohol, applied medicine, and bandaged the wounds on their bodies. As for the wounds on their faces, she just applied some medicine.

Looking at the medicine, one of the old men said, “Girl, thank you. It seems that we always waste your medicine every time you come here.”

Lu Jueyu looked at the old man and said, “Grandpa, I brought these medicines for you and they were not wasted.”

“It’s been a while since I last came here. What’s going on? How dare a child hit you like this?” she asked.