Ge 53: Chapter 53 Mrs.
Ge Li Hanchu’s predicament wasn’t something Sun Jinzhong knew too much about.
In the days prior, when Chen Hai had split one thousand yuan with him, he truly got a taste of sweetness.
He’d been spending lavishly these past few days, living comfortably, but the money in his pocket was depleting alarmingly quickly.
Upon learning what had befallen Li Hanchu in the neighboring group six, he hurried to Chen Hai immediately to relay the news.
The reason was simple—Sun Jinzhong knew that if his cousin managed to earn money from Li Hanchu’s case, he wouldn’t be left out.
“Brother Zhong, are you saying that Li Hanchu, as soon as he falls asleep, keeps dreaming about that woman in the floral dress?”
“In just six or seven days, he has lost so much weight?”
“A robust man, nowadays so frail that he must lean on walls to walk?”
Chen Hai’s expression turned a bit odd as he furrowed his brow and sought confirmation from Sun Jinzhong.
He had an inkling about what was going on.
When he’d punished that guy Qian Bing, the method he’d used was practically the same situation Li Hanchu was facing, according to Sun Jinzhong.
Except, when Qian Bing shut his eyes, all he saw were leeches, whereas Li Hanchu was haunted by this woman in a floral dress.
Of course, Li Hanchu’s current condition was far worse than Qian Bing’s, whom he had disciplined.
If things continued , even if Li Hanchu didn’t die, he might lose more than half his life.
“Right, what I’ve found out is that the woman in the floral dress keeps pestering Li Hanchu!”
Sun Jinzhong nodded, then tentatively asked, “Cousin, didn’t you say that you know a bit about catching ghosts, driving away evil and demons?”
“Li Hanchu’s situation falls right into this category.
It shouldn’t be too difficult for you to resolve, right?”
After finishing his spiel, Sun Jinzhong’s gaze, filled with hope, settled on Chen Hai.
He had seen for himself his cousin’s skills in divination.
But as for catching ghosts and subduing demons — how good was he, really?
Sun Jinzhong had his doubts.
For Sun Jinzhong, his aspiration to make money all hung on his cousin Chen Hai—he naturally hoped that Chen Hai’s abilities were as formidable as possible!
“Brother Zhong, without seeing Li Hanchu in person and understanding the exact nature of what he’s up against, I can’t be sure if I can resolve this issue.”
With a chuckle, Chen Hai replied.
His words were no formality; that was indeed the reality.
Given his current abilities, dealing with a demon soul should be his forte.
However, if what was haunting Li Hanchu was some kind of spirit, Chen Hai would indeed have a great deal more trouble on his hands.
After all, spirits were inherently strange in their existence, and his leech soul simply couldn’t devour them.
After a brief pause, Chen Hai asked further, “What about Li Hanchu’s family situation?”
“It’s alright, I guess, about the same as my family’s!” Sun Jinzhong replied promptly after a moment of surprise.
Chen Hai’s sudden question, and the intent behind it, were immediately grasped by Sun Jinzhong.
He pondered for a moment before adding, “Cousin, if you can really deal with the situation, I dare not promise too much, but a few hundred yuan, I think Li Hanchu’s family should be able to afford it.”
“Only that much?” Chen Hai muttered to himself.
After earning several thousand yuan from a single divination for Boss Li, he seemed to have developed rather expensive tastes.
“””If it had been before, not to mention a few hundred, even tens of yuan would have been considered a lot of money for him.
But thinking it over, he only knew one boss like Li Dajiang.
For most families, their financial situation was just so-so; being able to take out a few hundred yuan was already very good.
You should know, back when Limp Zhang came to his home to perform rituals, and charged his family three hundred and thirty yuan, he had secretly cursed the guy for being so heartless.”
“What should we do, cousin?
Aren’t we doing this job?”
Hearing Chen Hai’s complaint, Sun Jinzhong looked disappointed and asked.
He too wanted to find some lucrative jobs, but unfortunately, in today’s world, millionaires were very rare, and where could he find a job that could make him thousands all at once!
“Forget it, we’re idle anyway, let’s just go take a look around your Yanbei Village.”
“Let’s visit cousin-aunt and cousin-uncle, and then we can also stop by this Li Hanchu’s place you mentioned!”
After a moment of thought, Chen Hai nodded and replied.
“That’s settled then, cousin.
I’ll carry your bag for you, do you need to prepare any tools or anything?” Sun Jinzhong said eagerly and with a smile.
“You don’t need to carry any damned bag; let’s just head to Yanbei Village first!” Chen Hai scolded Sun Jinzhong with no real anger and a smile.
He didn’t have any tools to take, but Chen Hai casually bought a bag of fruit from a roadside stand.
This was intended for Sun Jinzhong’s family.
The two of them hailed a slow-moving vehicle, heading towards Yanbei Village.
Yanbei Village, Group Six.
Aside from the two or three households that were well-off and had brick houses, the rest were still those old-fashioned wooden houses.
Li Hanchu’s home was an old-fashioned wooden house with three courtyards.
The weather in June was already quite hot, and many of the men working in the fields were shirtless.
The former Li Hanchu certainly counted as a strong laborer, but now…
Sitting at the entrance, basking in the sun, he wore a jacket, yet his face was still pale, and his body would occasionally shudder.
It was clear to everyone that his condition was indeed very wrong.
Ge from Guo’s Beach, what did she say?
Can she deal with my condition?”
As he saw a woman in her thirties with an explosive hairstyle walking towards him, Li Hanchu asked anxiously.
The woman was Li Hanchu’s wife, Zhang Xiu.
Ge from Guo’s Beach, whom he was referring to, was a witch, said to be quite skilled in matters involving spirits and the supernatural.
Some villagers’ children, who cried and babbled in the middle of the night or talked in their sleep, had Mrs.
Ge come over, chant some words, and touch the children a few times.
After she did this, the children she touched really stopped crying at night and no longer talked in their sleep!
These mysterious events that couldn’t be explained by science had happened in Yanbei Village not just once or twice.
After he came back from the market that day, Li Hanchu felt very unwell.
A few days prior, he wanted to ask for Mrs.
Ge’s help, but unfortunately, she had gone to visit relatives and wasn’t at home.
Now, upon hearing the news that Mrs.
Ge had returned, he sent his wife, Zhang Xiu, early in the morning to go invite Mrs.
Ge from Guo’s Beach to come and take a look at him.”””