My fourth uncle is dead.
My fourth uncle worked in the construction industry. He had an accident at a construction site and fell to his death from a high-rise building that was not yet fully completed.
There are construction surveillance cameras at the construction site. You can see from the cameras that Uncle Si slipped and accidentally stepped into a hole, and then fell down.
My fourth uncle has been in this line of work for so many years without any problems, but I never expected such a tragic accident to happen this time.
Even though the company later compensated Uncle Si's family with a lot of money, for Uncle Si's wife and children, as well as other relatives on Hu's side, no amount of compensation could bring Uncle Si back to life.
The death of her fourth uncle shattered Hu Meng's previous assumptions, making her realize that the members of the Hu family did not seem to die in chronological order of age.
But the loss of another family member this year still makes her feel somewhat scared.
However, whether it was my eldest uncle, my second aunt, or even my fourth uncle, their causes of death were all traceable, and no abnormalities could be found.
Although everything seemed normal, Hu Meng still felt very uneasy.
This unease reached its peak when she realized that the time of her fourth uncle's death was still less than a month apart from the death anniversaries of her eldest uncle and second aunt.
In fact, after Hu Meng's fourth uncle passed away, it wasn't just her who was panicked about the deaths of her three uncles and aunts; the rest of the Hu family, especially her father and the remaining uncle and aunt, all unconsciously began to speculate about it.
My own brothers and sisters, who were all fine just two years ago, suddenly disappeared, and they've maintained a strange pattern of one person dying every year.
How could this not make them overthink?
They had wondered if their family was under some kind of curse, which was why their family members were dying one after another.
However, the pattern of the fourth son dying before the third son seems illogical.
After all, if there really is some kind of pattern, then why was the third child skipped out?
They couldn't understand it at all, and the whole family was filled with anxiety, so they finally went to a master to tell their fortunes.
They even hired a master who was said to be very accurate in fortune telling.
However, after examining the birth charts of their remaining three siblings, the master indicated that their destinies were all quite good.
Especially Hu Meng's father.
Hu Meng's father was considered to have the best fate among his siblings.
Not only will they have a successful career and a harmonious family, but they will also have a long and healthy life.
As for her two younger siblings, although they weren't as fortunate as Hu Meng's father, they were still well-off and didn't suffer from any major illnesses or disasters.
As for the brothers and sisters who passed away in the previous three years, since they were already dead, the master couldn't predict anything about them.
He could only visit Uncle Hu's house one by one to check the feng shui of their houses, but he didn't find anything unusual after looking around.
Finally, we also visited the Hu family's old house and ancestral graves.
The Hu family's old house is still inhabited, and Hu Meng's grandfather is still alive.
The old man is seventy years old this year, but he is still in good health and can still grow his own vegetables and cook for himself.
Hu Meng's grandmother passed away a few years ago. At that time, her children were worried that their grandfather might not be used to living alone in his hometown and might feel lonely.
In addition, he was over sixty years old at the time and lived alone in his hometown. If he got a sore or sick, and there was no wife by his side, no one would know if something happened.
So at that time, his children suggested to the old man that they take him to live with them and take care of him.
At that time, all six of Mr. Hu's children were still alive, so even if each family stayed together for a month or two, there would be no problem at all.
However, Mr. Hu refused, saying that his health was not yet at the point where he needed their care and that he could take care of himself.
Moreover, he wasn't used to living in the city and preferred his old house.
Seeing that he was determined, and considering that the old man was indeed in good health, the children did not insist.
In the past three years, the old man's three children have passed away one after another. The old man's condition is not as good as it was a few years ago. His hair has turned a lot whiter, and his personality is not as kind and warm as before. He has become much more silent.
Even when his children come back to visit him in his hometown, the old man sits by himself, looking outside, no longer chasing after them to ask about their lives as he used to.
However, everyone can understand his change. After all, the old man lost three children in a row. No matter how strong or resilient he is, he can't help but be affected.
Seeing the old man all alone at home, everyone suggested again that he leave his hometown and go to the city to live with them, so that it would be more lively.
But the old man refused again, saying that he would stay at home to keep his wife and three children company, so that they wouldn't want to go home in the future and find no one waiting for them.
Hearing this, Hu Meng and her group of younger colleagues immediately teared up.
At the same time, they also realized just how much the deaths of the children had hurt the old man.
After observing him for a while, they determined that although the old man's personality had become more withdrawn than before, he was still able to take care of himself, so they let him continue to stay in his hometown.
This time, they took the master back to his hometown to assess the situation, but they didn't tell the old man the master's true identity and purpose, mainly because they were afraid of scaring him and making him overthink.
After all, if the old man hadn't thought about this at all, and now they tell him their suspicions that he might lose another child next year, wouldn't that scare him to death?
The old man was already in a bad mood, and telling him this guess would only make things worse.
So at the time, Hu Meng and the others did not tell the old man the master's true identity, but only said that the master was their friend and that they were going to bring people over for a visit.
However, they were also a little worried that if the master asked the old man some questions, or if he took out some magical artifacts to demonstrate in his hometown, the old man might discover something amiss.
Fortunately, the old man went out early that morning and was invited by an old friend to go to the next town for tea.
When the old man goes for tea, he usually doesn't get home until late at night; he's almost never home during the day.
The series of explanations that Hu Meng and her group had prepared were no longer needed, and the group breathed a sigh of relief.
After that, while the old man was not at home, he quickly took the master to look at the feng shui of the house and also went to the ancestral graves to take a few rounds.
However, after examining both the residential and burial sites, the master said he didn't find anything amiss.
The only thing that made the master pause for a moment was a small puddle not far from the Hu family's house. He noticed that the yin energy in the puddle was much stronger than the surrounding area.
The puddle wasn't very big, but it was big enough to drown a person.
Moreover, the puddle was covered with green duckweed, which completely covered the surface of the water, making it impossible to see what was underneath.
The master asked if anyone had drowned in the pit before. Hu Meng's father recalled that he seemed to have heard from the village elders that someone had indeed drowned in it.
Upon hearing this, the master immediately understood.
Someone drowned in it, so it's perfectly reasonable that the yin energy in the puddles would be slightly stronger than in other places.
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