People like Yi Zhonghai never consider whether they've done anything wrong. Even if they have, they'll only shift the blame onto others.
Yi Zhonghai was quite familiar with Jia Zhangshi's character. He neither completely believed nor completely disbelieved what Jia Zhangshi said.
"Xiaohua, this is not the time for jokes. My injury is in a rather unusual location. If I don't have the money for treatment, my life is essentially over. You don't want to live a life of widowhood for the rest of your life, do you?"
Hearing that Yi Zhonghai had injured her precious child, Jia Zhangshi was extremely anxious. Not yet 50 years old, Jia Zhangshi naturally didn't want her husband to become a eunuch.
Old Jia has been dead for over a decade. Having finally found a husband, Jia Zhangshi didn't want Yi Zhonghai to be rendered useless. If Yi Zhonghai were ruined, she would be forced to live a life of widowhood. Having just tasted some happiness, Jia Zhangshi naturally didn't want to go back to that kind of life.
In order to ensure that Yi Zhonghai could receive effective treatment, Jia Zhangshi immediately took off her shoes and pulled out two smelly black 10 bills from the soles.
Upon seeing this, Yi Zhonghai immediately took off Jia Zhangshi's other shoe and then took out 5 yuan from the sole. To see if there was any money left inside, Yi Zhonghai even took out the insole.
"There's no need to look anymore; this is all I have left."
Yi Zhonghai didn't believe Jia Zhangshi's words at all, because Jia Zhangshi had just said she had no money, but then pulled out 20 yuan a few seconds later.
"Are you really out of money?"
"It's really gone. Look at my clothes, where else could I possibly hide any money?"
Hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Yi Zhonghai still searched her body, looking everywhere she could hide money. Seeing that Jia Zhangshi really had no money left, Yi Zhonghai could only carry the three smelly bills and head towards the hospital.
Unfortunately, so much time has passed, and Yi Zhonghai's injuries were indeed quite severe, so the doctors didn't have much of a solution.
"If you had come a day earlier, there might have been a sliver of hope. But now, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do. All I can do now is clean the wound to prevent the entire area from being removed due to inflammation."
"Doctor, is there really no other way? You're a man too, you should be able to understand how I feel right now."
"Comrade, I understand how you feel right now. But there's really nothing we can do for you in this situation. All we can do now is ensure it doesn't get infected, so we don't have to have it all removed."
Upon hearing the doctor's words, Yi Zhonghai looked like a wilted eggplant, completely listless. Seeing the distraught Yi Zhonghai, the doctor could only ask the nurse to clean his wound first.
Most people would be quite embarrassed by this, but the urology nurses were used to it. They took Yi Zhonghai to the wound cleaning room, cleaned his wound, and then wrapped it in gauze.
Although he was mentally prepared, Yi Zhonghai still found it hard to accept the outcome when he actually learned it.
After the nurse finished bandaging him, Yi Zhonghai took some medicine and went to the courtyard house in a daze. Back home, Yi Zhonghai was in low spirits. He didn't even want to go to work and stayed home the whole time.
Yi Zhonghai didn't know why he had been so unlucky lately. It was as if all bad luck had found him; no matter what he did, accidents would inexplicably happen.
This made Yi Zhonghai think of supernatural beings. He couldn't think of any other reason besides that. Neither today's events nor being struck by lightning last time could be man-made. And this time, he was still alone.
Yi Zhonghai discovered that no matter what bad things he did, they would eventually be found out. Sometimes, he would even face retribution on the spot.
Yi Zhonghai planned to offer thanks to the gods as soon as his condition improved. He was certain he had attracted some evil spirit, and that spirit was constantly haunting him; otherwise, everyone else would be doing well while he was the only one experiencing bad luck.
Yi Zhonghai thought about it carefully and realized that only those close to him in the entire courtyard had suffered misfortune. Everyone else was fine.
Even Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were implicated because of him. The more Yi Zhonghai thought about it, the more sense it made.
"Dongxu, could you bring me back some paper money and candles in a couple of days? We've been so unlucky lately, we must have run into something unclean. I've decided to go see a shaman once I feel a bit better."
Hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, even Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu wholeheartedly agreed. The Jia family had been having a really bad time lately.
"Dad, I'll buy some paper money candles after get off work tomorrow. Once you're better, we'll go together to offer thanks to the gods."
“Okay, we’ll go to offer thanks to the gods together then. You know my situation, so I’m sorry to trouble you during this time. Once I’m feeling better, I’ll go back to work at the steel rolling mill.”
Hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Jia Dongxu had no other choice.
Jia Dongxu could only request a period of leave for Yi Zhonghai. As a man, Jia Dongxu could understand Yi Zhonghai's feelings at that moment.
Jia Dongxu knew how much of a blow this incident had been to Yi Zhonghai. So, he generally wouldn't bother Yi Zhonghai unless it was absolutely necessary.
Qin Huairu also became a good daughter-in-law. Except for not helping Yi Zhonghai change his dressings, Qin Huairu did everything else. She not only cared for Yi Zhonghai but also looked after the deaf old lady.
When it comes to taking care of people, Qin Huairu is indeed an excellent choice. Not only Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady gave Qin Huairu a thumbs up, but even the people in the courtyard thought she was a truly good daughter-in-law. The reason things turned out this way was all because she had a mother-in-law like Jia Zhangshi.
When these words reached Qin Huairu's ears, she became even more proactive than before. Influenced by Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu's personality gradually changed.
Qin Huairu knew that the Jia family's reputation was now ruined. To restore the Jia family to its former glory, a good reputation was essential. And a reputation must be built up little by little.
Now, all Qin Huairu can do is play the role of a good daughter-in-law and a good daughter-in-law. As for anything else, Qin Huairu has no say in it.
In order to change everyone's impression of her, Qin Huairu even dared not take advantage of others. Not only did she not take advantage of others, she also pretended to help them as much as possible.
Since Qin Huairu was only putting on an act, she naturally wouldn't choose anything difficult. She basically just lent a hand to everyone as a token gesture. Sometimes, it was even just a formality, simply there to make up the numbers.
Just as Qin Huairu was trying to ease tensions with her neighbors, Yi Zhonghai, who had been resting at home for about half a month, finally recovered.
Having almost recovered, Yi Zhonghai hadn't forgotten what he'd said before. He secretly found out the address of a sorceress and took Jia Dongxu to find her.
"Old Wang, my son and I have had incredibly bad luck for the past six months. Could you please take a look and tell me what's wrong with us?"
Hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Granny Wang walked around with her compass, looking here and there. Finally, she obtained the birth dates and times of Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu. Holding their birth dates and times, she kept calculating and manipulating them. Finally, she stared intently at their faces.
"You have encountered something evil. To drive away these evil spirits, you must ask the Celestial Master Zhong Kui to help you capture them on the night of the full moon five days from now."
"All you need to do is set out paper money and candles on the night of the full moon and ask the Heavenly Master Zhong Kui to exorcise the ghosts for you. If you want to show your sincerity, it's best to set out more offerings. Sincerity is key to success in this kind of thing; the greater your sincerity, the better the effect."
Hearing the fortune teller's words, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu nodded vigorously. They gave her two yuan and left.
Granny Wang put the money in her pocket and smiled slightly. Then she quickly took off her clothes, hid them in the closet, and used the secret passage to leave.
Not long after, Granny Wang reappeared in another house. No one could have imagined that the elderly Granny Wang was only in her early thirties. After Granny Wang left, a man from the neighborhood, after much wandering and commotion, returned to the house.
If Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu were to witness this scene, they would be utterly astonished. Unfortunately, neither of them knew this.
Back home, the two of them discussed what to offer as a sacrifice to the gods. Unbeknownst to them, Wei Hua overheard their conversation. Wei Hua, knowing they were engaging in superstitious practices on the night of the full moon, decided to take revenge on Yi Zhonghai.
When Wei Hua went to work the next day, he had already secretly written the report. However, in order not to alert the suspect, Wei Hua did not immediately submit the report to the neighborhood office. Instead, he waited until the afternoon of that day to deliver the report to the neighborhood office.
The neighborhood committee took this matter very seriously and immediately sent people to the vicinity of the courtyard house.
When Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu were preparing to offer thanks to the gods, they were caught red-handed by the neighborhood committee members in the courtyard.
"Fine, you Jia Dongxu, I thought what happened last time was just a coincidence, but I didn't expect you to dare to do it again."
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