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Three days later, Aunt broke her leg, Second Uncle suffered a head injury, and Mother burned her hand while cooking.
With so many incidents happening in succession, everyone was in a state of panic.
Three Grandmothers said that it was because Grandma's spirit could not find peace, which was affecting the descendants of the Wang family.
Uncle turned pale with fear, clinging to Three Grandmothers' legs and begging her to think of a way.
Three Grandmothers lived at the edge of the village, and the villagers referred to her as a living dead person because she could handle such matters.
After Grandma went missing, we searched for several days without any success.
Three Grandmothers calculated with her fingers and said she had a way to find Grandma's body and instructed us to prepare some items.
There was a village custom: if a body could not be found, one would take a piece of cloth, place it in water, and if the cloth sank, it meant the person was dead. Then someone skilled in swimming would be asked to dive down and search for the body.
But Three Grandmothers did not need that; she took out Grandma's usual headscarf, walked around the house three times with it, and then threw it into the sky.
The headscarf floated above Rice Jar.
"That's it!" Uncle shouted.
It turned out that a few days ago, someone had borrowed rice from our house, and Uncle suspected that Grandma's death was related to the person who borrowed the rice.
"Borrowing rice is like borrowing a life!" Uncle cried out. "Mom's life was taken by him!"
Three Grandmothers asked Uncle what had happened at that time.
Uncle said that afternoon he was working in the fields when a man came to borrow rice. He let the man scoop it himself, but the man only took half a bowl before leaving.
"I even thought to myself that he was stingy," Uncle said.
Three Grandmothers asked, "Who else knows about this?"
Uncle replied that Han Wa also knew.
Han Wa said that when he returned home from school that day, he saw Uncle arguing with a person who had borrowed rice. The borrower was drenched, his clothes splattered with mud, and he carried a strong smell of rotten fish.
The Three Grandmothers calculated something and whispered a few words to Old Man.
Old Man nodded and said, “Let’s go check the pond at the edge of the village.”
The Wang Family followed behind, thinking that the Three Grandmothers already knew where Grandma was.
The Three Grandmothers mentioned that they would need to ask Corpse Retriever to deal with the Pond regarding the body.
She stated that whoever called for help should pay for it.
Uncle replied, “Since Mom is in this state, how can we, her sons and grandsons, not contribute?”
“Let’s do this: every family should pitch in, but I’ll cover the majority.”
Aunt hurriedly said, “We don’t have any money! We’ve had injuries lately—broken legs and head wounds—how can we spare any cash?”
Second Uncle cried out, “I usually rely on Mom for money; now that she’s gone, I’m broke!”
“I don’t care; I have no money. This is something you called for, Big Brother. Isn’t it unreasonable to ask us to chip in?”
“Why don’t you ask Little Aunt? She used to work in town and should have saved up some money!”
The group began to argue.
In the end, they couldn’t reach any conclusion and had to return home separately.
Han Wa returned home feeling restless as he slept.
He constantly sensed a foul smell of rotten fish around him.
As he drifted off, he felt water droplets falling on his face.
He opened his eyes, only to find himself surrounded by darkness.
“Han Wa, Han Wa, wake up!”
He jolted awake, realizing it was his mother calling him.
“Get up quickly, your Uncle is in trouble!”
Han Wa hurriedly got dressed, but he felt that what he had just experienced was not a dream; the stench of rotten fish still lingered in the air.
“Mom, I think I can smell that awful odor again,” Han Wa said, sniffing.
“What’s wrong with you? You wouldn’t wake up earlier, and now you’re talking nonsense. Hurry up!” His mother sounded a bit impatient.
As they made their way, the foul smell grew stronger.
Upon arriving at his Uncle's house, he found that his Second Uncle and little aunt were already there.
Three Grandmothers said that Uncle's condition was critical and that the whole family needed to be present.
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