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The Liu family mansion covers an area of ​​over 10,000 square meters, with more than 100 rooms, 20 to 30 wells, and even an ancestral hall built in the center of the mansion.

Every tree location that Hu Muyao remembered was a key point in the formation, used to improve the feng shui of the Liu family.

The Liu family must have hired a master designer to build this house.

It could be said that the Liu family were the local tyrants, and no one dared to disobey them.

The son-in-law is the head of the town's police station, and the brother-in-law is a bureau chief in the county.

All relationships are like a ball of yarn tangled together; pulling one end will disturb the whole ball.

In order to maintain the balance of the spool of yarn, all members of the Liu family will work together to stop anyone from pulling it.

"So what did you finally do?"

Bai Miao was very curious about how Hu Muyao passed the test.

"After the ghost marriage, the first night is the wedding night. The ghost of Liu Fengqing, the eldest son of the Liu family, will try to return to his body. You need to use the personal items of the elders of the Liu family to intimidate him... There will be three nights in total. The third night is the seventh day after his death, which is also the most dangerous night. I ran into the ancestral hall to avoid it."

Hu Muyao didn't hide anything and told everyone what he had discovered in the dungeon.

"After escaping the seventh day after death, you have to find a way to get to town and call the police. I pretended to be a ghost to scare away the people who were chasing us..."

Although Bai Miao did not intend to take action against the Liu family, it could still serve as some reference.

Thinking about it this way, the woman I'm supposed to be responsible for probably also has a big problem.

There must be an expert in feng shui in the Liu family. The death of the eldest son of the Liu family was inevitable no matter which path you follow... So who will they choose for this ghost marriage?

"Okay... I think I understand now, thank you."

"So, are you planning to... continue sleeping, or ask to be discharged?"

Bai Miao thought for a moment and said, "I'm not going to leave the hospital. I don't know how long the plot inside will last. Based on the fact that I spend one day inside the plot and two days sleeping outside, I'd better stay here."

Yu Yingcai took over and asked, "Would you like something to eat? You haven't eaten for two days. I'll have someone arrange it."

"Thank you, Uncle Yu. I'll just make do with whatever I have."

Several unopened bottles of mineral water were placed by the hospital bedside. Bai Miao opened one bottle and took a few sips.

Are you planning to keep sleeping?

"Okay, I'm going back to dreaming. I'll have to trouble Uncle Yu to cover for me when things happen outside."

The first thing to do is to keep the homeroom teacher calm, otherwise things will get really serious if he comes looking for us.

Yu Yingcai smiled and said, "I've already arranged leave for you. The reason is that you need to prepare for a special exam, and if you pass it, you can be directly admitted."

"I hope I can make it in time for the college entrance exam..."

There's only one month left until the college entrance exam. If the dream scenario lasts for more than fifteen days, then the exam is doomed.

The matter was urgent, and Bai Miao did not notice that Zhao Wanyang had left the ward at some point. After repeatedly memorizing the Liu family map, Bai Miao covered himself with the blanket and went back to sleep.

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As the rooster crowed, Bai Miao sat up straight on the earthen bed and quickly recalled the memories in his mind. Fortunately, none of them were missing.

Fortunately, the nightmares are not continuous; they need to be relieved every now and then.

Today was the day his brother-in-law was coming to inspect the place, and Bai Miao also came to the yard to feed the chickens before his mother ran over to wake him up.

"If the eldest son of the Liu family drowned while catching fish in the reservoir, then Zhao Wanyang's father in the dream should be one of the first to know the news... after all, he was the reservoir's security guard."

The news that the eldest son of the Liu family was going to hold a ghost marriage would certainly not be publicized.

This kind of thing can only be done secretly in their home, and the funeral can only be held on the seventh day after the incident.

This must be kept highly confidential until then.

However, as the first person to discover the incident, the security guard could not keep it a secret.

Bai Miao decided to visit Zhao Wanyang's place whenever he had free time to see if there were any new updates.

Bai Miao's mother discovered that Bai Miao hadn't slept in early in the morning but was feeding the chickens in the yard. She rushed over and slapped Bai Miao on the shoulder: "What's wrong with you now? Feeding the chickens instead of sleeping in the morning?"

Me?

Bai Miao thought to himself, "Am I wrong to feed the chickens now?"

Then I go?

"I... I can't sleep. My brother-in-law is coming over today..."

"You know what nervousness is?"

Bai's mother clearly didn't believe Bai Miao's words. She carefully examined the feed in Bai Miao's hands and the number of chickens he was raising, even picking them up one by one to check if there was anything wrong with them.

She was worried that Bai Miao might have some other trick up his sleeve.

If we mess up these chickens, this family won't be able to survive.

After breakfast, Bai's mother gave him a few warnings and told him to go back inside and wait for someone. She told him not to go out without her permission.

This is also to prevent Bai Miao from running away at crucial moments.

Bai Miao sat in the room, feeling extremely bored, so he started looking at the television.

I wonder what channels are available here.

The screen flickered with static as Bai Miao painstakingly adjusted the angle between the channel and the signal cable behind him, finally finding a channel he could watch.

However, due to the extremely poor signal, the program host appeared quite strange.

At that time, TV shopping was quite popular, and Bai Miao watched for more than an hour, and it was all advertisements.

They're selling fake medicine.

"An advertisement for a drug that can make people live longer would not pass censorship today."

Bai Miao also found it amusing; the host was putting on such a lively explanation that he even went so far as to hire a bunch of elderly people as shills.

It added a bit of color to Bai Miao's dull dream life.

Upon hearing the sound of a tractor outside the courtyard, Bai Miao knew that outsiders had entered the village again.

So he turned off the TV and sat inside waiting for someone to come in.

"Squeak..."

The door was pushed open by Bai's mother, who greeted the person outside with a fake yet enthusiastic smile.

The person who came was wearing a light blue short-sleeved shirt and glasses.

This is significant; it indicates that the visitor is at least an intellectual.

His face also carried a hint of disdain, which almost burst forth when he saw Bai Miao.

He gently pushed up his glasses, stepped over the threshold, and kicked up a cloud of dust.

He looked around and chose a stool that looked relatively clean, then moved it over and sat down.

"You guys chat, I'll go get some tea."

Bai's mother ran to the kitchen and soon brought out a bowl of tea.

The visitor frowned upon seeing the cloudy tea and gently pushed the teacup aside: "Let me get straight to the point. I'm here to assess you on behalf of my sister. I heard from people in your village that you used to be a college student, but you later developed a mental illness. But you were still a college student, so at least you're still quite sharp. Your children won't be too stupid."

So that's why he fell for me...

“My illness is cured, but they don’t believe it. You are an intellectual, shouldn’t you have the ability to judge whether what I say is normal speech?”

Bai Miao deliberately flattered him, and sure enough, the other person nodded confidently: "Needless to say? I've read so many books, I'm not like those who only know how to farm."

"Let me ask you first, how do you plan to support your family in the future? My sister didn't marry into this family to suffer."

Bai Miao deliberately pondered for a long time before slowly saying, "After I recover from my illness, I will find a way to go to town to make money."

"How to make money?"

“I can go door-to-door selling vegetables produced in the countryside, and I also have fresh meat, eggs and vegetables. I don’t think the people in the town would have any reason to refuse.”

The brother-in-law's eyes widened in shock.

This way of making money seems really feasible, and the idea is ingenious.

Nowadays, when people go to town to sell vegetables, isn't it all about setting up a stall together when it's market day?

Not only is it inefficient, but whether you can sell your vegetables depends on their appearance and luck.

But going door-to-door with vegetables tests a person's persuasive skills. Basically, if the vegetables are of good quality, no one will refuse such a convenient way to sell.

One question changed his opinion of Bai Miao.

No wonder he went to university in a big city.

While listening to Bai Miao's words in the kitchen, Bai's mother scoffed at him but did not scold him.

I thought to myself that this intellectual was nothing special, so easily fooled.

But it would be best if we could fool him, and get him to agree to marry his sister to us as soon as possible.

"Hmm... your method is indeed very good. I believe you have the ability to make money in the future. Also, my sister wants to go back to her parents' home every year and also spend Chinese New Year at our home. Do you agree to that?"

In some feudal regions, visiting the woman's family home for the Lunar New Year often symbolizes shame for the man's family.

But Bai Miao didn't care and spread his hands to indicate that he was fine.

After answering a series of questions, which was almost like signing an unequal treaty, the brother-in-law finally ended with the last question.

"My sister's health isn't very good, so she can only have one child at most, regardless of whether it's a boy or a girl. After she has one child, you can't let her have any more. Can you agree to that?"

"No! We must have a boy!"

Bai's mother couldn't sit still any longer. She rushed out of the kitchen and said firmly, "My son is cured of his madness now. If your family doesn't want to have a son, then there's no point in talking!"

She was very good at seizing opportunities. Realizing that the intellectual was completely intimidated by Bai Miao, she immediately started to raise the price.

"What era are we living in that you still favor sons over daughters? Women are your grandchildren just the same."

"No! I want a boy!"

Bai's mother was practically throwing a tantrum on the ground: "If you don't agree to this marriage, then we won't go through with it! Anyway, your sister is disabled and doesn't deserve my college student!"

Bai Miao was quite impressed, thinking to himself that this was truly exceptional.

At first, people thought I was crazy for wanting to marry a disabled person who was easy to marry; now that they see my illness might be cured, they want to find someone better, right?