68: Chapter 68 Yangjiazhou 68: Chapter 68 Yangjiazhou Discussing the nose snuff bottle for a while, Chen Hai and Li Dajiang naturally shifted the conversation to searching for the grave.
The burial site of Li Dajiang’s mother could only be pinpointed around the Yangjiazhou area.
Exactly where it was had been forgotten, lost to decades past.
A few days ago, when he had some free time and was feeling well, Chen Hai had already performed divination on this matter.
He had a rough idea of where Li Dajiang’s mother’s remains were located.
Of course, actually starting to dig would still require him to examine the terrain once he arrived at the site.
Now, in the afternoon, Li Dajiang had just returned to Liuyuan County after a tiring journey; going to Yangjiazhou to dig today wouldn’t be suitable.
After talking with Chen Hai for a while and arranging to go to Yanbei Village the next morning, Li Dajiang took his leave.
Sun Jinzhong, who went out to see off Li Hanchu and his wife, might have felt oppressed in the presence of Li Dajiang, the Tai Island boss.
When Li Dajiang was around, Sun Jinzhong stayed out of sight and only reappeared in front of Chen Hai a few minutes after Li Dajiang had left.
“Brother, Boss Li is back, when are you planning to officially start the grave-digging…”
Seating himself near Chen Hai, Sun Jinzhong asked curiously, his face full of interest.
Although he envied how Chen Hai could chat jovially with Boss Li, it was something he couldn’t learn.
He just felt oppressed around Boss Li.
A mere stern look from him would make his heart skip a beat.
After escorting Li Hanchu and his wife to the elevator, Sun Jinzhong had stayed in the fire escape.
Only after seeing Boss Li leave Chen Hai’s place from a distance did he step forward and return to Chen Hai.
“We’ve already made arrangements with Boss Li, we’ll head to Yanbei Village tomorrow, to Yangjiazhou there!”
Nodding, Chen Hai responded.
Brother, should I go back tonight, gather a few reliable hands, so if we start digging tomorrow, they could also make some money?”
With a cheerful smile, Sun Jinzhong asked.
In Yanbei Village, he often played with quite a few buddies.
Helping Boss Li with the digging, the pay would definitely be good.
Naturally, he wanted to look out for his friends.
“Brother Zhong, we shouldn’t interfere too much in this matter!”
“In Yanbei Village’s group six, Li Dajiang’s kin, the Li surname, has quite a large family.”
“If they really need people to help dig the grave, Boss Li will make his own arrangements!”
Shaking his head, Chen Hai flatly rejected Sun Jinzhong’s suggestion.
As he spoke, he pulled out the red envelop Zhang Xiu had given him earlier and opened it.
Six banknotes, six “Unity” banknotes, totaling six hundred and sixty—an auspicious number.
Given Li Hanchu’s family situation, giving him such an amount of money was a significant sacrifice.
Chen Hai was quite satisfied,
he felt entirely justified in accepting the money.
After all, given Li Hanchu’s condition at that time, without his intervention, it was uncertain how much longer he could have held on.
By banishing that woman in the floral dress, he had essentially saved Li Hanchu’s life.
Taking some compensation from them was only right.
“Brother Zhong, this money is your rightful share!”
“The relatives who raised you worked hard; once you have some money, buying something for your family is fine, but don’t go seeking out that Lili again!”
Keeping five banknotes for himself, Chen Hai handed the remaining one hundred sixty directly to Sun Jinzhong.
This business was originally brought in by Sun Jinzhong, who followed him around without any credit, but definitely with some hard work.
Of course, while giving him the money, Chen Hai didn’t forget to give him a few words of advice.
As for whether he would listen, that wasn’t something Chen Hai could decide!
“Just over a hundred, what can that do?”
“When I have a bit more money in hand, I’ll straightaway buy a television and take it back home!”
After receiving the money from Chen Hai and slipping it into his pocket, Sun Jinzhong chuckled a few times and responded.
“A 12-inch black-and-white TV costs several hundred to a thousand!”
“If you’re willing to spend that money, I naturally have no objections.”
“Once you finish helping Boss Li locate the graves, you should have the money to buy this!”
Chen Hai nodded and said.
Previously, he thought his cousin was quite a nice person and always enjoyed hanging out with Sun Jinzhong whenever he came to Liuyuan County.
But now, perhaps because he was more mature than before, he felt that although his cousin was a good person, he wasn’t very reliable in his actions.
The bottles and jars picked up from the cave were quite valuable, a fact Chen Hai kept to himself and did not share with his cousin Sun Jinzhong.
In the cave, when he found these items in the old wooden box, it was Sun Jinzhong who focused solely on the Wang Ba Box and the scattered bullets.
He didn’t care for these bottles and jars at all.
Taking the gun and bullets, while leaving the bottles and jars to Chen Hai, was something Sun Jinzhong had volunteered for.
Chen Hai felt no guilt about this.
He thought it would be better not to tell Sun Jinzhong the real value of these items.
Otherwise, it would be difficult whether to give him a share of the money from selling one or two nose snuff bottles or not to give him any money at all.
After staying in Chen Hai’s guest room for over half an hour, Sun Jinzhong finally left.
The next day, early morning.
Group six of Yanbei Village consists of about thirty households, primarily surnamed Li.
The so-called Yangjiazhou was just a bit to the east of group six, right next to a large sandy patch by the river.
Chen Hai and Li Dajiang came to Yanbei Village early in the morning and lingered in group six for a while.
It wasn’t until after nine in the morning that the group hurried toward Yangjiazhou.
Li Dajiang and Chen Hai led the way, followed by several young men and a flatbed trolley.
These young men were mostly Li Dajiang’s relatives, and of course, Sun Jinzhong, that guy, was also mixed in among them.
On the trolley were shovels and other excavation tools, as well as sunshade cloth for setting up the shelter.
The area of Yangjiazhou near the river was overgrown with weeds and trees, with occasional mounds of graves passing before their eyes.
The other side, however, had already been tidied up and divided into neat rows of vegetable patches.
Chen Hai and his group walked along the dirt road next to the river.
The dirt road was narrow, and even the passage of the trolley was a bit of an effort; accidentally, it might roll onto the vegetable patches on the other side.
Fortunately, these vegetable patches belonged to their group six.
The matter of Li Dajiang looking for graves had already caused quite a stir.
Even if these Li surnamed families of group six were slightly distant relatives of Li Dajiang’s lineage, they wouldn’t dare trigger their ire over such a minor issue.