Rumors are circulating that Old Lady Zhao's hysteria stems from not dividing the family property among her second brother's wife, and that even in death, her second brother still cares about his wife and children.
Zhao Xiangbei himself couldn't say for sure, although he didn't really believe in ghosts and gods.
However, her mother's hysteria did indeed begin after the second sister-in-law's words after the division of the family property that day.
The sound of the bell abruptly stopped in the silence, and the sorcerer finally ceased.
Zhao Xiangbei snapped out of his daze and quickly stepped forward to ask, "Witch doctor, when will my mother get better?"
The old shaman gave Zhao Xiangbei a disdainful look and said in a pretentious tone, "This kind of mental illness requires a mental cure."
"A cure for the heart?"
"Yes, your second brother's soul is lingering here for a long time and refuses to leave. Did you see that?" The witch god pointed to an open space above and spoke very clearly, which was quite eerie even in broad daylight.
Everyone looked in the direction the witch god was pointing, but they couldn't see anything...
A chilly wind blew by, and everyone present shivered.
The sorcerer narrowed his eyes again, his sharp gaze sweeping over Zhao Xiangnan and Zhao Xiangbei's family. "The deceased cannot rest in peace. Could it be that you have done something wrong?"
Madam Cheng quickly took two steps back and explained, "No, no, this is not our fault. It was Second Brother's mother who did something wrong."
Old Mrs. Zhao suddenly trembled twice, making her look even stranger.
The shaman then said, "If you want to be cured, it's up to you."
After the witch god left, Zhao Xiangnan and Zhao Xiangbei exchanged a glance.
Tao cautiously suggested, "I think we should give the second sister-in-law her one hundred coins."
Madam Cheng was very unwilling, "If anyone has to pay this money, it should be our mother herself. Doesn't she still have three hundred coins?"
The old woman had hidden the money somewhere, and Cheng had tried to steal it several times, but to no avail.
"But where did Mom put the money? When she's lucid, she would never agree to give money to my second brother's wife, and now that she's confused, she can't ask her anything," Zhao Xiangnan asked.
The Zhao family's sons, including Zhao Xiaocao, looked at each other.
No one knows.
“I… I should know,” Wan Cunhua said cautiously, standing at the very back.
She really didn't want to go through this anymore. The thought of her second uncle's ghost still haunting the house terrified her so much that she didn't dare get up at night.
"What? How did you know?" Cheng asked in a shrill voice, clearly incredulous.
Wan Cunhua blushed; hadn't she also secretly seen it last time?
But at this moment, she definitely couldn't tell the truth.
So he told a lie, "I overheard my mother mention it before, saying it was under the bed. I don't know exactly where..."
Upon hearing this, Cheng was the first to rush into Old Lady Zhao's room.
Wow, this old woman actually hid the money under the bed! Even a mouse wouldn't be so good at hiding it!
Both Zhao Xiangnan's and Zhao Xiangbei's families went to Old Lady Zhao's room.
The already small space was instantly filled with people.
Zhao Xiaocao was so crowded that she could only peek inside by clinging to the door frame. However, there was no joy on her face, because she didn't want her grandmother to be well at all.
If Grandma gets better, I'll have to make her do this and that every day, it'll be so annoying!
"Xiang Nan, come here and move this bed." Madam Cheng searched on the ground for a long time, her back almost breaking from bending over, but she still couldn't find it.
Zhao Xiangnan and Zhao Xiangbei stepped forward and moved the bed away.
Cheng was like a mouse searching for food, carefully looking even through cracks in the ground.
"Found it!" Cheng exclaimed, and everyone rushed forward, craning their necks to look.
Cheng dug out a black money bag from a crack in the ground, removing the soil covering it.
Mr. Cheng shook his head; it was definitely money.
And it was exactly three hundred coins, not a penny less.
"Mother, is this money?" Zhao Pangliang looked at the money bag with a sly grin, his heart pounding with excitement.
"Third sister-in-law, hurry up and take this money to second sister-in-law," Tao reminded her.
Mrs. Cheng clutched the money pouch tightly, her heart aching with reluctance.
However, she also knew the importance of the matter, so she counted out one hundred coins from her black money bag and gave them to Tao.
"Sister-in-law, you should go."
Tao accepted the money without refusing. After all, she knew that her second sister-in-law had never liked her third sister-in-law.
That's good too; it saves her from causing trouble for her second sister-in-law by having her deliver the money.
After seeing Tao off, Cheng quickly said, "Brother, Xiangnan, what are you two standing there for? Hurry up and move the bed and bring Mother in."
Zhao Xiangnan and Zhao Xiangbei got to work quickly.
Wan Cunhua had been keeping a close eye on the money bag, and just as she was about to speak, she saw that her third aunt was about to take the money for herself.
Cheng was a step ahead of her, "Village beauty, Xiaocao, hurry in and make the bed for your grandmother. And this mattress should be taken out to air it too."
Wan Cunhua swallowed back the words she hadn't said, and Zhao Xiaocao reluctantly dawdled in.
In the end, everyone in the room was completely at Cheng's beck and call.
When no one was watching, Cheng took the money bag for herself.
When Tao left, Zhao Fengnian followed.
“Mother, I’ll go with you.” Zhao Fengnian jogged a few steps and took Tao’s hand.
He saw Zhao Denglong and Zhao Wanzi every day at the Zhao family's school.
They got along very well and Zhao Fengnian also enjoyed discussing reading with Zhao Wanzi.
Tao led her youngest son to the village entrance, where they saw that the He family's gate was tightly closed.
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