Chapter 10 The Seven Tigers of the Liu Family
"Comrade, is this Aunt Liu's home?"
"next door."
Zhao Qingsong was a little puzzled. Why did this little girl speak with such a strong tone? Could it be...
Yes, he remembered her. After all, there were not many girls in the brigade, and even fewer beautiful girls like her with fair cheeks, thin waist and black hair. He was not there when Qin Guihua came to force him to marry him, and he always felt a little weird afterwards.
He is obviously better than Xiao He, but he feels a little aggrieved because of this incident.
He came back to visit his relatives just to find a continuation of his marriage, and she met his standards in terms of education, appearance and age. If he had not mistaken Xiao He for him, now... He quickly shook his head, suppressing this inappropriate thought.
He and Xiaohe are brothers.
Lai Di added in her heart: Oh, it won’t be like that soon. I know why you were jealous of others and why you felt itchy in your last life!
Seeing that the young female comrade didn't even look at him, Zhao Qingsong coughed lightly, said "sorry", and walked to the courtyard on the left. Soon, the voice of old lady Zhao was heard from the courtyard, introducing her son's "great achievements" and "bright future".
Although Qin Guihua was not interested in Zhao Laosan as her grandson-in-law, she still leaned against the corner and listened closely. When she heard the neighbor say that the bride price was 160 yuan, she could not help but take a breath.
What does one hundred and sixty yuan mean? Their grandparents and grandchildren can’t earn that much money in a whole year. No, they can’t earn that much even in three years!
When Qin Guihua heard Mrs. Zhao promise to buy her a five-drawer cabinet when they got married, and also said that she could buy a bicycle next year if she found a job, she said "Pah".
Laidi and Pandi looked at each other. Their grandmother was just competing with Widow Liu.
Originally, in terms of appearance and figure, Widow Qin was definitely the best in the village, and there were many men who wanted to be with her, but she locked the door at night and tied her belt tightly when working. She found that others could not get good things from her, so she went to find Widow Liu. Who knew that Widow Liu really accepted everyone who came to her, and soon she had food and drink, new clothes to wear, and every day she looked at the proud Widow Qin with hatred.
She still remembers that when she was young, the Liu family's children often rode on the wall to eat meat and gnaw bones, while her rich son could only squat at the foot of the wall and drool. As a mother, she was angry and distressed.
Later, two of Widow Liu's lovers were good hunters, and they were able to get wild boars and pheasants for nutrition. Her son grew up tall and never got sick, while Xiao Fugui became short and sickly because he had rarely eaten a full meal. He eventually died of illness before he was 30 years old... Even so, Widow Liu still ridiculed her for being hypocritical and said she deserved it. It was her retribution.
Do you think she can not be angry?
My nose is crooked because of anger!
Lai Di was afraid that she would get too hung up on the topic again, so she quickly interrupted her: "Grandma, where is the rabbit? Why can't I see any little rabbits?"
It's like this, this rabbit has a strong desire to survive, and knows that Lai Di wants to eat its flesh anytime and anywhere, so as soon as Lai Di comes home, it will follow her closely, holding its little hands obediently, tilting its head, drooping its two long white ears, jumping around, and is very cute.
But today Lai Di has been back for a while, and she hasn't seen this annoying little guy, so she's still a little uncomfortable.
It was only at this time that Qin Guihua and Pandi discovered that their rabbit was really missing!
In those days, there were not many living things that could be raised at home. Even chickens and ducks were limited. Some families would secretly raise two more, and for this they often had to compete with the militia. Many old ladies even kept old hens on their own kangs... If someone's chickens and ducks ran away, they basically became lost animals.
Thinking of this, Lai Di felt like she was facing a formidable enemy. If it was any other chicken or duck, it would be fine, but this was a pregnant rabbit. "I'll go out and look for it. It's familiar with my voice. Grandma and Pan Di, you guys stay home and look for it carefully."
After she left, the grandfather and grandson dug the house upside down, but they couldn't even see the shadow of the rabbit.
"It must be Liu Sanhu." Pan Di put her hands on her hips and stared at the yard next door. "Usually he rides on the wall every day, but today it's unusual that no one was there. I analyzed that the old hen from our family was taken away by them last year."
Qin Guihua's chest was hesitating as she talked about this. Last year, she had raised an old hen with great difficulty. It could lay an egg every two days. The egg was big, round and white. But because she forgot to close the door, it ran away. Now, she has lost her life and body!
"Look at you Zhuge Liang afterwards, why didn't you vomit at that time?" She was going to tear that dead old widow apart.
Pan Di touched her nose and said, "That means there is no evidence."
Sorry, in Qin Guihua's dictionary, there is no need for the word "evidence". She rushed out like the wind and kicked open the door of Liu's house. Widow Liu and Old Lady Zhao were discussing what to buy for the young couple's wedding. Liu Baozhu was sitting shyly beside them, counting her fingers. Suddenly, she felt a gust of wind blowing, and then Widow Liu was hit on the face with an iron sand palm.
So, the two widows, who had been resentful of each other for their entire lives, started fighting again.
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Old Mrs. Zhao knew about their grudge and chose to stand by and watch, while the Liu family chose to take sides. Even though Qin Guihua had Pan Di's help, she was no match for them and soon became embarrassed.
Of course, although Qin Guihua was at a disadvantage physically, she was a master of talking. She greeted Widow Liu's ancestors in all aspects and threatened her that if she dared to eat their rabbit today, she would poison all her chickens and ducks to death tomorrow.
Of course, Widow Liu would not admit it, "Which eye of yours saw me take your rabbit?"
Qin Guihua was furious. She really didn't see it, but she would never admit defeat. "Anyway, it's either you or these brats in your family. Get out of here and return the rabbit to me, or else..."
"What else?" Several tall and strong grandsons of the Liu family stood up angrily, looking at Qin Guihua with contempt. The unruly Liu Sanhu even spat at her, and if Qin Guihua had not dodged quickly, the spit would have landed on her.
Yes, the rabbit is in their hands, but Qin Guihua has no evidence. Even if she brings this matter to the captain, there will be no rebuttal. They are just bullying the Qin family because they have no men. If you don’t accept it, just keep it to me!
This is simply too much! Qin Guihua's teeth were grinding, she wanted to tear these bastards to pieces, but the fact is that no matter how fierce a woman is, she is no match for a man, if they really start fighting, she will be the only one to suffer. She didn't believe it before, but after being beaten to the point of lying on the kang for half a month and unable to find a way to reason, she finally gave in.
Just as the situation was at a stalemate, a deep voice suddenly rang out: "Who said there is no evidence?"
The Liu family turned around and found a strange young man in a white shirt and overalls. He looked quite good, but... he liked to meddle in other people's business.
"Hey, kid, I advise you to mind your own business." Several grandsons of the Liu family warned with squinted eyes.
Even Mrs. Zhao advised, "Xiao He, although Lai Di is your wife, we really can't control this matter."
The two widows had fought so many times a year that even she couldn't remember, but that was in the past, when they were evenly matched. Since the grandsons of the Liu family appeared one after another, it was obvious that the Qin widow could not fight the Liu widow. In recent years, everyone with a discerning eye knew that the Liu family was bullying the Qin family, as they occupied so much of the courtyard wall. When they said that the second-rate guy climbed over the wall, it was actually their Liu Dahu who had taken a fancy to Qin Ailan and wanted to take advantage of her by climbing over.
In the countryside of this era, men are the absolute force.
But the visitor ignored the Liu family tigers and pointed at Liu Lao San without even blinking an eye. He said, "The white hair on your tiger's mouth is rabbit hair."
Liu Laosan subconsciously retracted his hand behind his body and rubbed it vigorously on his pants twice, and then took it out when he felt it was clean. "Stop talking nonsense, do you believe I will beat you up?"
The man just glanced at her calmly and said, "Stop rubbing it, the static electricity will only get stronger."
Sure enough, there were two thin white hairs standing upright at the base of the thumb. But what was strange was that the hairs were very thin and very small. The man was just standing at the door, at least fifteen meters away, but he could actually see them?!
Those eyes might be more powerful than the eagles in the sky!
"No need to move it, the rabbit is in the kitchen water tank."
"You...how do you know?" Liu Laoer, who had just received the widow Liu's gaze, was rather stupid and blurted out the answer.
He Liansheng looked at him like a fool and said, "There are traces of nitrate on your sleeves." The water quality around here is different from other places. The nitrate content in it is particularly high. Some yellow-white nitrate crystals are often left on water storage vessels, but most people cannot get their hands on this kind of stuff. They can only get it on people if they put their hands into very deep vessels, such as the bottom of a water tank.
Everyone has been born and raised here for many years, so they naturally understand. Qin Guihua's eyes suddenly became angry. No wonder she had never heard the rabbit's cry. Who could hear it in such a deep water tank?
Seeing that the matter was exposed, the eldest brother Liu gritted his teeth and winked at the rest of his brothers, thinking that if he didn't beat up the bastard today, would anyone in the village still be afraid of them in the future? The reputation of the Liu family's seven tigers in the village was earned by their punches and kicks.
He's just a cripple, why bother letting him mind his own business?
Who knew that just as he moved his feet and before he rushed to the man, he suddenly felt a white shadow flash by, and suddenly his arm hurt and numbed, and then he heard a "crack" sound, "Ouch, it hurts... it hurts... it hurts so much!"
The man was still three meters away from him, as if the white shadow just now was just an illusion. However, Liu Dahu's arms, which had been clenched into fists and bulging with muscles as big as eggs, suddenly drooped down and swayed.
"Hey, this, this...Brother, your arm is broken!" The second brother screamed, and felt heat under his body, and a yellow hot stream gushed out.
It was also the first time that the Liu family saw someone's arm being ripped off with just a few moves. Widow Liu hugged her eldest grandson and called him "my darling", wishing that she was the one whose arm was ripped off.
Qin Guihua took the opportunity to sneak into the kitchen, and sure enough, she found their rabbit in the empty water tank. She hugged it in her arms like a baby, "Xiao He, you're here. If you had come a few minutes later, I would have been bullied to death by this black-hearted thing..."
She had lived in the village for so long, and this was the first man who stood up for her family. Although some brigade cadres had stood up to speak a few fair words before, they were ultimately defeated by the Liu family's nonsense. Others were even more afraid of the fists of the Liu family's seven tigers and dared not meddle in their affairs.
He Liansheng just nodded lightly, but did not leave. He still stood not too far away, seemingly indifferent, but in fact he was staring closely at the Liu brothers to prevent them from causing trouble for Grandma Qin again.
At this moment, he understood for the first time what Grandma Qin said. Their family had no man, and any dog in the village could bully them. If he didn't marry Lai Di, this family would become the laughing stock of the whole village and would never be able to turn things around.
At this time, no matter how pretty a girl is, it is a sin.
After searching for a while without finding the rabbit, Qin Lai Di had to return the same way. However, as she reached the door of her house, she saw a familiar figure.
"Old Hetou?"
The author has something to say:
Old Hetou came, Old Hetou left, Old Hetou came again~~
Lao He gritted his teeth: So I’m here just to get soy sauce!
Lao Hu: Lao Hu is my biological mother~~
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