"Nonsense! My son was kidnapped and framed by the two of you vicious grandfather and granddaughter!" Qiao Zhuang quibbled.
Qiao Mei did not want to waste her breath on Qiao Zhuang. She pointed at Qiao Gui's pocket and said, "This pocket is full of harmful things. Uncle Zhao, take off his coat and shake it. You'll see everything once you do that. There's rat poison in his pocket, so don't touch it with your bare hands!"
The rat poison in this era was made by unknown manufacturers and ingredients. Some of the rat poisons were even homemade. What if the rat poison could not be washed cleanly off hands and the poison entered the body of the person who touched it?
Qiao Mei was pregnant, so she was extremely cautious in this aspect. She tried her best not to touch poisonous and harmful substances.
When Li Gui heard that there was poison, she quickly pulled Qiao Mei behind her and stood in front, worried that Qiao Mei would get affected when the coat was being searched.
Zhao Liang took off Qiao Gui's coat and shook it upside down. Matches, some dried grass bits and some remaining rat poison fell to the ground from the pockets.
Everyone looked at Qiao Gui and Qiao Zhuang angrily. These people were not trying to harm just Qiao Mei, but their entire village!
Once the fire started, sparks would fly to other houses. Soon, the fire would spread and the entire village would be lost in a sea of fire.
"And the words 'Qiao Zhuang' are carved on this ax! This belongs to your family!" Qiao Mei said as she picked up the ax from the ground.
Qiao Zhuang's family was full of petty people. They would never allow anyone to take away their things. All the tools in their house had Qiao Zhuang's name engraved on them. It would be obvious if someone stole them.
"Send him to the police station! Punish him severely!" Auntie Dong said angrily as she pointed at Qiao Gui on the ground.
Qiao Mei also supported this view. These people had to be sent to the police station to be punished properly so that they would not bully her casually in the future.
"Don't! Qiao Mei! That's your biological second uncle! Are you going to send him to jail just like that! You're so ruthless!" Qiao Zhuang sat on the ground and wailed.
"Second Grandpa, he's not dead yet. You look like you're at my second uncle's funeral. I also know that he's my biological second uncle, but isn't he all out to burn me and my grandfather alive? Otherwise, isn't he trying to kill us with rat poison like the chickens and ducks in my backyard?" Qiao Mei questioned.
Qiao Zhuang was rendered speechless by Qiao Mei. He could not find any other reason to save Qiao Gui and could only put on a pitiful face to retain Qiao Gui.
"Oh my! My eldest son has his legs amputated and can't move at home! My fourth and fifth sons are very far away from me and not at home! There's only my third son at home! Please be kind! Leave Qiao Gui behind! I only have these few sons!" Qiao Zhuang cried and hit the ground as he shouted, looking like a downtrodden woman.
Qiao Mei almost laughed out loudly. She did not expect Qiao Zhuang to use such a method. If it was anyone else, she might still have some sympathy. However, because it was Qiao Zhuang, there was no way she would be sympathetic.
She would never forget how Qiao Zhuang treated her when she was young. She was no pushover at heart, and she had intended to take revenge slowly and surely.
She was not the one who went looking for all these troubles. This was Qiao Zhuang's retribution! He deserved to pay the price for doing all kinds of bad things.
"Second Grandpa, I'm also in a very miserable state. Why don't you give me the 100 dollars you owe me first? You should also be kind enough to give it to me." Qiao Mei put her palms together and looked at Qiao Zhuang pitifully.
Qiao Zhuang choked up. He had almost forgotten about the 100 dollars. If Qiao Mei did not say anything, he would have pretended that it never happened.
"I'll give it to you when I have money!" Qiao Zhuang said impatiently.
Qiao Mei could not be bothered with him and said to Zhao Liang, "Uncle Zhao! I'll have to trouble you to send Qiao Gui to the county city police station and uphold justice for me."
Zhao Liang nodded. He would handle this well. In his position, he had been bullied by Qiao Zhuang's family for so many years. It was time for him to take revenge!
"Leave it to me! I'll send him there now!" Zhao Liang said as he patted his chest.
Seeing that the matter had come to an end, everyone chased Qiao Zhuang's family members away. The remaining few people stayed in the courtyard to help Qiao Mei deal with the carcasses of the chickens and ducks in the backyard, as well as the dried grass at the side of the house. They sprayed water around to dilute the alcohol.
After cleaning up, everyone went home.