The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man novel Chapter 705

Chapter 705: Chapter 701: Leng Yuan Helps

Even though she knew they were all forced into this with no other choice, it wasn’t something anyone could interfere with.

He Qingqing quickly averted her gaze.

’I can’t even take care of myself, and I still haven’t figured out how to get Grandmother’s medicine. And here I am, my sympathy overflowing, actually thinking about feeling sorry for others.’

’I should feel sorry for myself first!’

There were three vendors who had been caught. Their pants were covered in patches, and the straw-woven shoes they wore were so worn they had holes, revealing their toes.

Two of the men were in their forties and one was in his fifties. All three were crying as they pleaded with the officials.

At their age, they had elders to care for and children to raise; they were the pillars of their families.

Times were tough now, and their families were short on everything. If they weren’t so desperately poor, who would take such a huge risk for just a few yuan?

The men hadn’t done anything truly illegal. The grain they had was saved mouthful by mouthful by their families. The eggs in their baskets were laid by their own hens—eggs their families couldn’t bear to eat. The price offered at the procurement station was too low, so they risked bringing them to the black market, all for a mere two-fen difference per egg.

The vegetables, too, were all grown on their own private plots.

They weren’t stealing or robbing anyone, just trying to scrape together a couple of yuan to help support their families.

The three men begged the officials, tears streaming down their faces.

The officials were in a difficult position as well. The nature of the incident had already been classified, and even if they sympathized with these men, they couldn’t show favoritism.

Lu Yuanbin took a couple of steps before noticing Leng Yuan hadn’t followed. When he turned back, he saw Brother Leng staring at the vendors.

He couldn’t help but remind him, "Brother Leng, we can’t get involved in this. Let’s go!"

They had seen this sort of thing too many times; they were completely powerless to help.

Leng Yuan patted Lu Yuanbin on the shoulder and told him to go on ahead.

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