70: Chapter 70 Breaking Ground 70: Chapter 70 Breaking Ground This time, Chen Hai had used Geomancy Inspection Skill to investigate the Yin House for a longer duration and had gathered much more information than before.
Perhaps, because of this reason, he now appeared so weak.
You see, after obtaining the damaged Turtle Shell, the first two times he employed his Geomancy skills, though there were also aftereffects, they were nowhere near as severe as this time.
Li Dajiang, who had been aware that Chen Hai would fall into weakness after casting his skill, saw Chen Hai’s condition and had a good guess about what was going on!
“Little brother, take some rest,” Li Dajiang said with concern.
He quickly walked over to Chen Hai, supported him, and then shouted to Sun Jinzhong not far away, “Sun Jinzhong, bring a chair from the cart over here quickly!”
“Other than that, just stay here and take good care of Master Chen.”
Regardless of whether Li Dajiang’s actions were genuinely heartfelt, at least his attitude was very comforting!
“Alright!” Sun Jinzhong quickly responded.
He and the several young men with the Li surname were acquaintances, but they usually weren’t close.
Moreover, after those people knew Chen Hai was his cousin, they subtly rejected him, and Sun Jinzhong really didn’t feel comfortable around them.
When Li Dajiang asked him to take care of Chen Hai, he naturally couldn’t ask for anything better.
“Brother Li, do you see that bare mound over there?
That’s where the old mistress is buried!”
After sitting on the chair brought over by Sun Jinzhong and taking several deep breaths, Chen Hai finally managed to catch his breath.
He pointed to the location he had determined using his Geomancy skills earlier and explained to Li Dajiang.
Li Dajiang frowned as he followed the direction of Chen Hai’s pointing.
“Chen Hai, you wouldn’t just randomly point to a spot and claim that it’s Old Mrs.
Li’s tomb, would you?”
The speaker was a guy named Li Shun.
“That little mound is right on the pathway from the vegetable plots to the riverbank.”
“Every day, neighbors fetch water from the river to water their gardens using this path, and the mound is almost flattened.
Is there really a grave underneath?
Chen, are you joking with us?”
“He’s just a naive kid; what real skills could he have?
I think he’s just messing around, trying to scam some money from Uncle Dajiang!”
“That’s right, I think this Chen guy is just spouting nonsense.
After all, he’s just talking; the actual work is done by us few, isn’t it?”
Once someone started, the accompanying young Li men joined in one after another, jeering and mocking Chen Hai.
After all, that was five thousand yuan!
Everyone present could get several hundred to a thousand if they split the money.
But now, the five-thousand-yuan reward offered by their uncle from Tai Island was possibly going to be made by Chen Hai, an outsider who hadn’t even grown all his hair!
None of the young Li men present felt comfortable about it!
However, while some people wore their envy and jealousy on their faces, others buried their discontent deep within their hearts.
“Just a bunch of spineless fools, do you even know what your status is here?”
“Not to put too fine a point on it, but by coming with us, you are just here to do the odd jobs.”
“Boss Li hasn’t even spoken yet, what are you making a fuss about!”
Chen Hai smiled without a word, his gaze merely directed toward Li Dajiang’s side.
But Sun Jinzhong beside him couldn’t stand the stifling atmosphere.
He jumped up in a rage and pointed a finger at Li Shun, who had spoken first, bursting into a stream of curses.
Even after finishing his tirade, he patted his bulging waist and casually lifted his shirt a bit.
Somehow, he had managed to tuck the Wang Ba Box into his waist.
At the moment, only the handle of a gun was visible, but it still made the young men surnamed Li, a few steps away, able to see the object clearly and step back several large steps with a guarded expression.
“Li Shun, what nonsense are you all creating?”
“Since Master Chen has said it’s this place, then it is this place.
You just need to do your work well.
You don’t need to worry about the rest!”
Li Dajiang spoke timely, his face stern as he severely scolded the young men.
Previously, upon hearing Chen Hai’s words, the reason Li Dajiang furrowed his brows was not out of doubt that Chen Hai was deceiving him.
He was simply saddened by seeing his mother’s grave nearly trampled flat, and felt some self-reproach.
In this generation of Li Dajiang’s lineage, he was the only one.
If there were other direct siblings, his mother’s grave would not have ended up .
The young men present, who were Li Dajiang’s nephews and cousins, were indeed related, but they were not direct relatives.
Speaking in terms of their relationship, it could only be said they were not within the fifth degree of kinship.
Coming here with Li Dajiang, other than wanting to earn some extra money, they also wanted to make themselves known to him.
Naturally, they behaved obediently and dared not continue causing trouble upon facing Li Dajiang’s scolding.
“The kids don’t know any better.
Alright, Brother Li, let’s focus on the important task!”
“The noon sun is harsh, the time of day when yang energy is at its peak.”
“To prevent the yang energy from harming the bones, generally speaking, grave digging should not be done after noon!”
“As it’s still early now, we should start the work promptly!”
Sitting in a chair, Chen Hai gave a calm smile and persuaded Li Dajiang.
“Alright!” Li Dajiang nodded.
“Little brother, whatever you say goes, I’ll listen to you!”
“Brother, have your nephews and cousins set up the canopy first.”
“Before breaking the ground, you must set up an altar, burn incense, and pray, informing the forces in the unknown about your reasons for relocating the grave and where you plan to relocate it…”
“Moreover, as a direct descendant, you must personally take the first three shovels of soil.
No one else can do it for you!”
After pondering for a while, Chen Hai explained some of the taboos and precautions to take before digging to Li Dajiang.
These things, apart from professionals, some older generations also roughly knew.
However, since Li Dajiang had been living on Tai Island, and although he was not young, he wouldn’t know these things if Chen Hai didn’t tell him.
It was now a little past nine-thirty in the morning.
With a little more than two hours left until noon,
As Chen Hai informed Li Dajiang of these things, Li Dajiang was already calling out to Li Shun and the others to start setting up the sunshade.