762 Feeling Warmth
Qiao Qiang gave Qiao Mei a look and the two of them stood on either side of the door. Qiao Mei held the hoe in her hand and Qiao Qiang held the shovel. The two of them just stood at the door without moving.
As soon as Qiao Gui opened the door, they would immediately rush out and knock him out.
Qiao Gui gently pried open the lock and slowly opened the door to the house. He suddenly realized that his feet were unable to move, as if they were being grabbed by something. No matter how he struggled, it was useless.
Qiao Mei instantly rushed out and smashed the hoe against Qiao Gui’s neck. If it did not work the first time, she would do it again!
Before Qiao Gui could see who did it, he fell to the ground and the ax in his hand fell onto the stone slab in front of the door with a crisp clanging sound.
“Grandfather! It’s done!” Qiao Mei threw the hoe aside and patted the dust off her hands as she looked at Qiao Qiang smugly.
Qiao Qiang knew that Qiao Mei had extraordinary strength, so he was more worried about whether Qiao Gui’s life was in danger. What if Qiao Mei’s strength had broken his neck?
He bent down to feel around Qiao Gui’s nose and found that he was still breathing. He touched the bone on the back of Qiao Gui’s neck and noted that it was still intact. It seemed that Qiao Mei had gone easy on him.
“You’re too rash. You’re a pregnant woman. Your stomach is already so big, yet you’re not careful at all,” Qiao Qiang said reproachfully.
Qiao Mei touched her head in embarrassment. She had a strong body, and if not for the fact that her stomach was getting bigger by the day, she did not feel like she was pregnant.
He went into the room and took out a flashlight to check on the chickens and ducks in the backyard. None of them was spared. They had all been poisoned to death by Qiao Gui. Even the chickens that he fed separately with medicinal herbs had been poisoned to death.
How hateful! All their hard work for so many days was wasted again!
“Help~ Help~ Murder~ Help~” Qiao Mei shouted at the top of her lungs.
Not long after, all the lights in the village lit up. Qiao Mei’s voice was very recognizable and everyone immediately realized that something had happened at Qiao Mei’s house.
Li Gui came out the fastest. She did not even put on her clothes properly and only slid her feet into her shoes. She ran out without even wearing her shoes properly.
Even when she was in such a hurry, she had taken a kitchen knife and held it in her hand.
“Mei Mei! Who dares to touch my daughter! Qiao Mei! Qiao Mei, what’s wrong! Mom is here!” Li Gui shouted anxiously as she ran.
Qiao Mei looked at Li Gui’s flustered expression and tears welled up in her eyes. This was the first time she felt a mother’s concern. Whether it was in her other life or in the memories of the original owner of the body, this was the first time ever.
“I’m fine! Why didn’t you put on thicker clothes before coming out,” Qiao Mei said as she looked at Li Gui with heartache.
Li Gui was so anxious that she stomped her feet. If she could fly over, she would have done so. At this speed, she still found it too slow!
“Oh my! How can I care about that! Are you alright? Let me take a look! By the way, where’s your grandfather! How’s your grandfather!” Li Gui said in a panic.
Qiao Qiang coughed twice and said, “I’m fine too.”
Seeing that the two of them were fine, Li Gui felt relieved. The rest of the villagers gradually arrived at Qiao Mei’s house. Some of them came with sickles, while others came with sticks and knives. Auntie Dong was afraid that Qiao Mei would be in danger, so she asked her husband to come along.
Zhao Liang also rushed over with his wife. Basically, everyone in the village was here. Qiao Mei felt a sense of warmth in her heart. She really liked the feeling of affectionate neighborliness in this village.
“Qiao Mei, Uncle Qiao, are you alright? What happened?” Zhao Liang asked.
“Uncle, you’re here at the right time. Tonight, my grandfather and I suddenly heard someone doing something in the backyard. We didn’t expect it to be Qiao Gui. He poisoned all the chickens and ducks in our backyard and even wanted to set a fire and burn us to death!” Qiao Mei shone her flashlight at the stack of dry grass at the side of the house.
Zhao Liang went forward to pick some up and sniffed it. The strong smell of alcohol had yet to dissipate. If this was lit on fire, it would devour the entire house in an instant. Qiao Gui was really ruthless!
At this moment, Qiao Zhuang brought his entire family to Qiao Mei’s house. He raised his butcher knife and shouted, “Return me my son! You harmed my eldest son and now you want to harm my second son!”
Qiao Mei could not help but roll her eyes. All of this was clearly caused by Qiao Zhuang himself, but he was blaming her instead.
