Marvel Road to Survival

Chapter 155 Lawless

In the Qiao family, the uncle's words are heaven, and his thoughts are the law. In this isolated village, no one can go against the uncle's will. Even if Qiao Qi went outside and learned the values ​​​​of normal people.

Qiao Qi was beaten and made to kneel down. He was not eligible to eat today, and his mother who usually doted on him did not dare to give him food. Qiao Qi is a person who refuses to admit defeat by nature. This comes from the domineering education of the Qiao family. While the elders were talking about things, he sneaked out quietly and climbed over the wall to look for Xiaomei in the yard of Uncle Liu's house.

Xiaomei's letter was sent out a few days ago by finding an opportunity. Qiao Qi knew the temperament of Qiao's family and they could do anything, especially an old bachelor like Qiao Laoliu who was famous for being ruthless.

The old bachelor was not at home, so Qiao Qi knew that this was the time for the idle men in the village to play cards, and this man would always come when he was gambling. There was no one in Uncle Six's old house. The bungalow was clean and tidy, but there was no one there.

He searched around and finally found the scarred Xiaomei behind a locked door in the small building in front. She was beaten black and blue by the beast. Her thin body was like a torn sack, lying on the ground shivering. She was chained around the neck with a dog chain, which was even more cruel than the treatment of her mother.

At this moment, he finally understood why his grandfather had made a move on him when he mentioned Xiaomei. This was a guilty conscience and the habit of old-school people to strike first.

He hugged Xiaomei for the first time and gently comforted the poor girl, promising that he could protect her and would give everything for this.

There was no more sparkle in Xiaomei's eyes, no more the joy she felt when she saw Qiao Qi before, and those bright and smart eyes turned dead gray. She was like a walking zombie, her voice was hoarse and hoarse, like two pieces of rusty iron rubbing against each other.

Qiao Qi listened to Xiaomei's intermittent narration with tears in her eyes. Her spirit was in a trance. No one knew what kind of torture the girl had suffered in the past few days. She was like a hare tamed by violence, afraid of light and sound.

Not long ago, Grandpa brought his people to Uncle Liu's house in person and politely invited Xiaomei and her daughter to the main hall. Uncle Qiao brought an old matchmaker from the village, and an unimaginable plan emerged. Uncle Qiao asked his nephew to marry Xiaomei.

Why not marry Xiaomei’s mother?

Because she is a widow, Qiao Laoliu has never been married. Marrying a widow in the countryside is an insult to the family.

However, the people in the village had nothing to say about marrying Xiaomei, and it was also a good thing for Qiao Laoliu to marry a young girl. It would also make others say that the Qiao family was powerful, with an old husband and a young wife, and a wealthy family.

In the past, the Qiao family didn't know that the old bachelor had stolen the pretty widow, and they just regarded it as a normal landlord-tenant relationship. It wasn't until Xiaomei made such a big fuss recently that everyone knew the secret. Therefore, Uncle Qiao has to take care of it. He is the head of the family, the ruler of this family, and he has the obligation to protect the family's reputation.

This kind of thinking is too overbearing. The old man looks forward to knowledge and culture, and expects to have it himself. Don’t you know how feudal the things you did to preserve your family’s reputation were? Not only did you inherit the bad habits of the old society, but you also carried them forward.

The old man set the date with a wave of his hand, but Xiaomei's mother did not dare to say a word and accepted the symbolic betrothal gift. The angry Xiaomei tried to reason, but Qiao Laoliu chopped off her head with a tea bowl.

As soon as Uncle Qiao left the house, the old bachelor viciously whipped Xiaomei's mother with a belt in front of her face, shouting arrogantly: I want both of you.

Xiaomei's mother had fallen into despair and madness when the old bachelor beat her in front of her daughter. When the old bachelor carried the thin Xiaomei upstairs, her last trace of dignity as a mother disappeared.

She looked at the blood on her struggling daughter's head, listened to her daughter's heart-wrenching cry for help and the old bachelor's maniacal laughter. Her spirit collapsed, and she hung herself with the same belt that she had used to beat herself. In front of Qiao Laoliu's door.

Qiao Qi knew that her family members were domineering and unreasonable, but she didn't expect them to be so evil. This was so unscrupulous, robbing ordinary women alive and forcing good people to death.

Although the old bachelor had had an idea for Xiaomei before, Qiao's parents and grandson were too close to the girl, so he didn't dare to mess around. Now that he has Uncle Qiao's approval, he is unscrupulous.

He sent the body of Xiaomei's mother to the mine, found the elders, and made a suggestion to make the body an accident after falling off the cliff.

There is no widow in the Qiao family who hangs herself and changes her mind. Uncle Qiao doesn't comment on such trivial matters at all and only lets the elders in the old bachelor's room handle it.

Qiao Qi almost went crazy. He pulled hard on the iron chain, trying to break the rope that bound freedom. He wanted to take Xiaomei away from this dirty quagmire. He longed for the air of freedom. He was fed up with the evil here. He The passion that had been suppressed for many years finally started to boil.

The old bachelor who lost all his money early returned home angrily, and he was ready to punish Xiaomei severely to vent his frustration.

The red-eyed Qiao Qi collided with the anxious old bachelor. At first, he didn't dare to fight back when Qiao Qi beat him, until Qiao Qi picked up the hammer.

"I don't want to study anymore." This was the first thing Qiao Qi said after kicking open the door of his grandfather's courtyard. He knew where the pain points of his grandfather and father were. What he was thinking about was Xiaomei wrapping them up with a towel. head, the bright red blood stung his eyes.

"What's up? What's up? My dear grandson, what's wrong with you?" The old man was so frightened that he almost lost his breath. It was already dusk. The old man and his sons were sitting in the courtyard having dinner. Women from the Qiao family were not allowed to serve at the table. .

At this time, Qiao Qi's head was covered with blood, and the corners of his eyes were cracked. The blood had not yet solidified, flowing through his eyes, dyeing the dusk in front of him blood red.

Mother Qiao, who was eating in the back room, screamed and ran over, hurting her son's body and hurting her mother's heart. The men of the Qiao family immediately became murderous and asked repeatedly who did it. Qiao's father had already taken out several shotguns from the back room and was about to take his brothers to fight.

"Qiao Laoliu" Qiao Qi gritted his steel teeth and his eyes were red.

He overestimated his own strength. When a strong adult man faced a life and death crisis, Qiao Qi was unable to react. The hammer he was swinging was taken away by Qiao Laoliu, and he received a heavy kick in the stomach. Then came the man's counterattack. Two hammers hit him, causing his eyes to turn black and he fell down.

Xiaomei's scream saved him, and Qiao Laoliu realized how much trouble he had gotten into, so he threw the hammer and ran away. It took Qiao Qi a long time to get up, and after stumbling for a while, he lost his target.

Returning to the original place, the chains were spread out and Xiaomei was gone.

That night, it rained heavily in the mountain village, and an old house in the village collapsed. The next day, Xiaomei was found covered in mud. She stayed here all night, and her mother's body was found in the collapsed old house. .

Xiaomei was sent to the hospital. She is still the unmarried daughter-in-law of the Qiao family. Uncle Qiao cannot take back what he has said. Many people have been notified of this wedding. If it is canceled rashly, it will be a slap in the face of the old man.

The backward feudal mountain village murdered a poor mother under the guise of wealth, and now wants to take away her daughter and decide the fate of Xiaomei's life.

Qiao Laoliu was caught by the mountain patrol that night. The angry father Qiao broke one of his legs in front of the old bachelor's powerful father and threw him into the emergency room.

The old bachelor came back with his life as a cripple. Jozy was hospitalized with a concussion and was cared for by a group of relatives.

Xiaomei was like a puddle of dead flesh, staring at the ceiling with her eyes open every day in the inpatient ward without saying a word.

The rules in the mountain village are very strict. A daughter can get married within forty-nine days after her mother's death. If she survives the death, she must observe filial piety for three years. Xiaomei's mother was buried immediately after the funeral. The Qiao family took care of a lot of things. Naturally, the external public opinion was that she went to deliver food to the miners, but she lost her footing and fell off a cliff.

However, Xiaomei was still in the hospital, and women from the Qiao family came to do ideological work for her, but she said nothing and regarded those people as nothing.

Qiao Qi was soon sent back to school. He was about to take the college entrance examination. Uncle Qiao did not allow anything to affect his grandson's study.

This time, I specifically told the school staff to take good care of Qiao Qi. He seemed to have lost his soul, and the whole person seemed to be separated from the external environment. Qiao Qi's taciturn Qiao family did not care. They knew it was because of Xiaomei, but an outsider was insignificant to them.

People will die in silence, and they will also explode in silence.

Qiao Qi attended school on time and had three meals a day. He was waiting for his opportunity.

Qiao Laoliu's father didn't know what price he paid, but Uncle Qiao agreed to host the wedding for the old bachelor.

Qiao Qi's grandfather himself once asked himself whether he regretted it. From the beginning, he only made the decision to preserve the family's reputation and avoid tainting the family for a widower. He never took Qiao Laoliu seriously, let alone a woman who had no foothold here.

However, things became more and more out of control. The widow committed suicide and the Qiao family had to make up for it. The grandson got involved, and the Qiao family wanted to make up for it. He was worried about what kind of trouble his grandson would cause, and he had been feeling uneasy these days.

Xiaomei knew her fate. She was powerless to fight. She watched helplessly as the boy who stood up to protect her was knocked over by a hammer. She accepted her fate. She knew that the two people did not belong to the same world, and she could only accept the destiny given to her by the powerful.

Qiao Qi has been quietly busy these days with his injured head. He only did one thing. He stole the ID cards of two classmates at school, one male and one female.

On the eve of the wedding, Xiaomei disappeared. On the day of the school call, Qiao Qi also skipped class and they all disappeared.

The Qiao family lost face. Rumors spread throughout the village that Xiaomei and Qiao Qi had eloped, and that the nephew and uncle were snatching women. Uncle Qiao, who was dressed up and prepared a speech, went into the hospital angrily. Father Qiao was furious and beat Qiao Laoliu again.

That night, Qiao Qi entered the hospital like a civet cat and arrived at the home of a foreigner. There are rules in the mountain village for picking up brides. On this day, Xiaomei was placed in the home of a family who was eager to climb the Qiao family's tree, waiting for Qiao Laoliu to pick up the bride the next morning.