"When does this day end?"

After returning from Laohuotangzi, Hu Ma no longer had any thoughts of escaping.

Now, not only can't I think about escaping, but I have to stay by my mother-in-law's side every day.

His mother-in-law's unintentional words seemed to vaguely clear up his doubts. Therefore, those torture-like memories were just a side effect of returning to the human world. Was his mother-in-law really saving him all this time?

It seems that she is really good to herself. She looks at herself every day. Even if she goes out during the day to get a Tai Sui circumcision and cannot let her follow her, she will still let the little girl in red guard her.

Today, he doesn't know where this place is or what dynasty it is, but he is sure that there are too many weird and terrifying things in this world. Not to mention at night, even in broad daylight, he often feels uncomfortable in his heart.

Feel.

It was fine when he stayed with his mother-in-law or in that gloomy room.

Once out of the house, or far away from her mother-in-law, or when Xiao Hongtang ran away for fun, she began to feel uncomfortable all over, and she always felt like something was looking at her sinisterly.

Suddenly I turned around and couldn't see anything.

Occasionally, when I am lost in thought, I will suddenly hear a burst of laughter from behind, or a strange wind blowing by.

Creepy and haunting.

In this case, let alone escaping, even if you wanted to find someone to inquire about the situation, you couldn't do it. The people in the village seemed to be more scared when they saw you than when you saw the evil spirits.

It's okay to be suspicious all the time during the day, but it's even more difficult at night.

The failure of worshiping Lao Huotangzi seemed to put a lot of pressure on my mother-in-law. Not only did she cut him some strange meat to eat every day, she would also burn talismans on herself from time to time and incense her bedside. At night, she would murmur

He chanted sutras in the outer room all night long.

Hu Ma felt like she was awake, but she was also in a trance, and she often couldn't tell the difference between truth and fiction.

He couldn't tell whether he was feeling well now or not.

But he was certain of one thing: he had a nervous breakdown.

Day after day, the pressure doubled, and Hu Ma had a headache. One time, he couldn't help but quietly walked out the door after being woken up.

First, I poured a glass of water for my mother-in-law, and then asked carefully: "Mother-in-law, don't you need a rest?"

The mother-in-law raised her head and glanced at him, and she could see that her eyes were full of bloodshot eyes.

She still took the water, took a sip silently, and whispered: "Sleep well, those evil spirits will become more powerful at night, I need to help you chant sutras, so they will not dare to come, otherwise

I'm afraid you won't even be able to sleep peacefully."

"ah?"

Hu Ma never expected that this would be the reason, and she felt a little guilty for a moment: "But in this case, don't you need to rest?"

The mother-in-law suddenly raised her head and looked at him, her eyes looking extremely cold.

Hu Ma was slightly shocked. Did she say the wrong thing?

But during the day, she had endless supplies of herbs, paper figurines, and bone-carving charms. She also had to go out to the village every day to cut Tai Sui meat for herself. At night, she had to recite sutras all night. She said she was worried about her.

Isn't that what it should be?

Just as she was worried, her mother-in-law slowly withdrew her eyes and said calmly: "Mother-in-law is fine, just think of a way. I already have an idea."

Hu Ma nodded quickly and returned to the side room.

"Xiao Hongtang, my mother-in-law said she had an idea, what exactly is it?"

After all, Hu Ma was afraid of revealing her secrets by talking too much, so she didn't dare to ask her mother-in-law many things.

When he couldn't hold himself any longer, he caught Xiao Hongtang and asked quietly.

In this world, others don't dare to talk to me. This little girl, who should be quite scary in theory, is so naive, but it's easy to ask questions.

"Getting married..."

Xiao Hongtang smiled and stretched out her little head from the beam, shaking her two pigtails, and said: "If you marry a person with the fourth surname, of course the ancestors of the fourth surname will bless you.

"

"ah?"

Hu Ma never expected this idea.

I didn’t even have time to get married in my previous life, so coming here is a step in the right direction?

He suddenly became a little nervous: "Who are you marrying?"

Xiao Hongtang pouted her lips and said, "I picked someone from the Zhao family."

"Zhao family..."

Hu Ma didn't know who the Zhao family was, but she vaguely heard her mother-in-law and Xiao Hongtang talk about it. In Dayangzhai, the Hu family was an outsider with a small surname, but there were several other people with big surnames who had lived here for generations.

People with such surnames have many ancestors buried in Laohuotangzi, so they are most blessed by Laohuotangzi. Children from families with such surnames are less susceptible to evil spirits.

But the impact he received was really big, so he subconsciously asked: "Does it look good?"

"..."

When Xiao Hongtang heard this, she suddenly became excited: "She is very beautiful. She is famous for her good looks. She is a flower in the village."

"Zhaihua level..."

Hu Ma thought about it seriously. She didn't go out much. Most of the people she saw in this village were dark, dull and dull. There were a few women who were short and dark, wearing fat cotton-padded jackets and trousers, and they really didn't look that good.

It can be said.

But in every place, there will be some outstanding women who can be called a flower in the village. I don't think they will be any worse if they come to work, right?

My heart felt a little more lively, and I had more expectations for no reason.

Then he couldn't help but said: "How old is it? Do you know?"

"Not too old."

Hongtang tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said: "I was only seventeen when I died."

"?"

Hu Ma was stunned for a moment: "Dead?"

"yes……"

Xiao Hongtang said happily: "If you are alive and someone marries you into the Hu family, there will still be no Hu family members in Laohuotangzi. But if you barge in, you will be blessed by the ancestors in Laohuotangzi."

But there is no one in your Hu family, so your mother-in-law is helping you find a secret kiss. Once you have a secret kiss, your wife will be able to protect you from below, and you can even burn paper for her."

"This was an idea that the clan leader and others came up with not long ago. My mother-in-law thought about it for a few days before agreeing."

"It's just that the Zhao family is a little greedy and asked my mother-in-law for a lot of gifts..."

"..."

"What the hell is this?"

The flax exploded almost instantly.

It was only then that he understood what the old patriarch had said to his mother-in-law after paying homage to Lao Huotangzi.

But I haven’t been married in my entire life, so once I get married, I have to have a secret relationship?

Even in the previous life, this kind of ghost marriage would make people feel hairy inside, not to mention there are so many ghosts in this world?

If they really get married, then they won’t be able to pester themselves for the rest of their lives?

Other things passed by themselves in a daze, but this matter had to be discussed with my mother-in-law first and fought for, so I hurriedly moved a small bench and sat by the door to wait for my mother-in-law to come back.

When it was getting dark, my mother-in-law came back.

She was leaning on a cane and holding a large piece of meat in her hand, tied with a hemp rope, swinging it.

Hu Ma recognized it at a glance. This was Master Tai Sui's meat, and it was larger than what she usually ate.

Are the bride price ready?

"that……"

Hu Ma stood up and was about to speak when she saw her mother-in-law's tired face.

When the words came to his lips, he took them back, hurriedly helped his mother-in-law, and took the meat in her hand: "You sit down and take a rest first."

While putting the meat into the jar, he poured a bowl of water for her mother-in-law and brought it to her.

The mother-in-law glanced at Hu Ma, slowly took the bowl, and drank bit by bit, her expression seemed a bit complicated.

"Don't sit outside for a long time. Even though you are feeling better, you still need to stay out of the wind."

The mother-in-law finished drinking the water and handed the bowl to Hu Ma. Hu Ma wanted to pour her some more, but she waved her hand slowly and said: "I took you to Laohuotangzi before, but the ancestors didn't recognize you, so

No wonder they, a dead person is a dead person, they only recognize relatives but not their relatives."

"When I die and you carry me into Laohuotangzi, our Hu family will truly be able to establish a foothold here."

Hu Ma said hurriedly: "Mother-in-law, don't say that. It's better for you to be healthy than to have no protection at all."

After hearing this, the mother-in-law fell silent for a while, and her eyes seemed to tremble.
To be continued...