Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1224: Four More Twos

Chapter 1224: Chapter 1224: Four More Twos

Guan Cheng never answered Lu Father’s question until they had left the city. It was only on the road, where just the four of them, a mule, and a cart were present, that he lowered his voice and said, "Those from above, it was the people who escorted them here who informed Great Uncle Father to make them live in the filthiest places and do the most exhausting work, and they were not even allowed to eat their fill. Great Uncle Father, in their presence, arranged for the four of them to stay in the cowshed where the old men had lived before. Their counterparts were very dissatisfied and pointed directly at the cow pen for them to lay their bedding inside."

Zhao Xiaoyun hugged his shoulders and couldn’t help but shiver.

"What are you afraid of? I don’t believe you haven’t seen this kind of scene before," Guan Cheng glanced at him.

Zhao Xiaoyun dropped his playful expression and spoke softly, "It’s because I’ve seen even crueler scenes that I shudder when I hear you say this. My grandfather said that it’s not war that’s scary, it’s man eating man. We are all spineless in our family, struggling to survive, working cautiously just to preserve our lives, not daring to say more in case it becomes a reason for others to target us."

His grandparents and parents had all told him that the Lu Family could be completely trusted. Having spent these days with Lu Father, he also knew that he was a wise man, or else he wouldn’t have survived in such a harsh environment.

Having heard Zhao Xiaoyun’s words, Lu Father and Guan Cheng looked at each other and could only smile wryly.

Indeed, as Zhao Hanzhi said, they were all spineless. If they had had any spine, facing such injustice, they would have long cried out in protest, willing to give their lives to declare their grievances, whether or not it would leave a mark in history was a matter for future generations.

"Among these four people, two of them were covered in wounds when they arrived here. The weather was hot, and flies were buzzing around them," the people who escorted them had them sleep with the cattle, which was a great insult. Guan Cheng’s eyes showed a hint of sympathy as he continued, "Great Uncle Father has a kind heart. A few days later, after the staff who escorted them had left, while keeping the cow pen’s bedding, he arranged for them to live in the house. I quickly heated water for them to bathe and treat their wounds. One of them was left with a lifelong disability."

Lu Father asked where the disability was, to which Guan Cheng replied, "The arm, the right arm. The bone was broken into three pieces, all piercing through the flesh. It was bloody, and with time delayed for so long, that arm is virtually useless now, unable to hold a gun."

"A gun? From the military?" Lu Father was very sharp.

Guan Cheng nodded, "Calloused hands, a body covered in bullet holes, it was obvious he had come from a barrage of bullets. He was quite old, over sixty, with poor health and severe asthma."

Lu Father soon met the four people Guan Cheng had mentioned.

No, there were actually five people.

One of the elderly men had brought a little grandson, who looked to be about six or seven, with eyes like a startled deer.

"My name is Xibao, little brother, what’s your name?" Xibao greeted the other enthusiastically, not forgetting to pull out a nearly melted milk candy from his pocket, "Little brother, here’s some candy for you."

The elderly man the child was snuggling next to said, "Hailan, say thank you to the brother. Your life was given by the brother’s parents."

Upon hearing this, the several old men in the room were taken aback.

At the moment, only Lu Father, Wang Zhengguo, and the newly arrived five individuals, four adults and one child, were in the cowshed. Zhao Xiaoyun had already been taken to the Lu Family by Guan Cheng and was not allowed to come this way. Guan Cheng only told him, "You’ve just arrived, it’s not appropriate for you to go to the cowshed. Lu Grandfather has been living in the cowshed for over a decade, so he doesn’t stay here."

Zhao Xiaoyun thought this made sense and followed Guan Cheng to meet Lu Tianzhi and Guan Yu living at the Lu Family’s place.