The next day, Liu Xiaoyuan got up and, without even having breakfast, took Su Xue to his family's orange grove.

When they arrived at the field, they found Liu Kesong tied to a tree like a dead dog, his pants soaked. It seemed that Liu Kesong had been so scared last night that he had wet himself.

Liu Xiaoyuan walked up to Liu Kesong and asked with a smile, "Isn't this Liu Kesong? Who tied you to this tree? Oh dear, what's with that machete? Are you planning to secretly cut down my orange tree?"

Liu Kesong looked at Liu Xiaoyuan and said loudly, "Liu Xiaoyuan, quickly untie me! There's a ghost here!"

Upon hearing Liu Kesong's call, Liu Xiaoyuan laughed and said, "Liu Kesong, what nonsense are you spouting in broad daylight? Where are the ghosts? Hurry up and tell me, are you trying to cut down my orange tree?"

"Oh dear, Liu Kesong, did you wet your pants? Why do you smell so strongly of urine? Oh dear, Liu Kesong, you're not a three-year-old anymore, how come you're still wetting your pants?"

Upon hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's words, Liu Kesong was so angry he almost vomited blood, but he still said to Liu Xiaoyuan, "Liu Xiaoyuan, could you please untie me?"

Standing to the side, Su Xue saw Liu Xiaoyuan teasing Liu Kesong and a faint smile appeared on her face. She thought to herself, "This scoundrel is just too wicked."

"Liu Kesong, answer my question. Do you want to cut down my orange tree?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked Liu Kesong.

Liu Kesong said, "Liu Xiaoyuan, it was my fault. Please help me untie it, okay? Please, Liu Xiaoyuan."

Liu Xiaoyuan waved his hand and said, "I can't untie you until you answer my question."

Hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's words, Liu Kesong could only nod and say, "Yes, I was going to cut down your orange tree last night, but I don't know why I suddenly fainted. When I woke up, I was tied to the tree, and I even saw ghosts floating around in front of me."

"What the hell?!" Liu Xiaoyuan slapped Liu Kesong across the face, causing Liu Kesong's face to swell up immediately.

"Liu Kesong, you've also received nine years of compulsory education, how can you believe there are ghosts in this world?" Liu Xiaoyuan started lecturing Liu Kesong, trying to make him understand that there are no ghosts in this world.

With a mournful face, Liu Kesong said, "Liu Xiaoyuan, it's true, I really saw a ghost last night, I'm not lying to you."

Thinking about what happened last night, Liu Kesong trembled with fear. It was so terrifying that he still felt lingering fear.

"Liu Kesong, it seems you've gone mad." Liu Xiaoyuan shook his head as he looked at Liu Kesong, then untied the rope from Liu Kesong's body.

After what happened last night, Liu Kesong wouldn't dare to mess with his own orange trees even if he had ten times the courage.

As for the oranges that Liu Kesong stole, Liu Xiaoyuan didn't bother to make him pay for them; he had already taught him a lesson.

"Thank you, Liu Xiaoyuan." Liu Kesong quickly thanked Liu Xiaoyuan, his face full of gratitude.

After saying that, Liu Kesong was about to go home, but he had only taken two steps when Liu Xiaoyuan shouted, "Liu Kesong, stop right there!"

Upon hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's voice, Liu Kesong stopped and looked at Liu Xiaoyuan, asking, "Is...is there anything else?"

Liu Kesong is now afraid to stay here; even during the day, he feels that this place is gloomy and eerie.

"Pick up your machete for me," Liu Xiaoyuan said, pointing to the machete that had fallen to the ground.

Upon hearing this, Liu Kesong immediately ran to where the machete had fallen, picked it up, and ran home as fast as he could.

After Liu Kesong ran far away, Su Xue said with a smile, "Xiao Yuan, you're so naughty! Look how scared you've made this guy."

Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile, "Xue'er, I call this 'women love bad boys,' do you know that?"

Seeing Liu Xiaoyuan's mouth getting all silly again, Su Xue rolled her eyes at him and said, "You bad boy, you're being silly again, you bad boy!"

"Alright, Xue'er, see if there are any fully ripe tangerines. If so, pick them and take them back," Liu Xiaoyuan said to Su Xue.

When the orange is fully ripe, its skin is golden yellow, which is exceptionally beautiful. The flesh inside is almost separated from the peel. Peeling it off and eating it in one bite is absolutely delicious.

Su Xue searched around and picked about five or six pounds of oranges. Then the two of them held hands and went home to have breakfast.

When I got home, my mom saw that Liu Xiaoyuan and Su Xue had gone out early in the morning without saying where they were going. She asked curiously, "Where did you two go?"

Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile, "Mom, Su Xue and I just went for a walk outside. We need to exercise in the morning."

Liu Xiaoyuan didn't want to tell his mother about Liu Kesong's matter, lest his mother find out and go to Liu Kesong's house to scold him.

Cursing only vents your anger and serves no other purpose. On the contrary, it makes others think you are a shrew, an unreasonable shrew.

Although some women in rural areas like to curse at the drop of a hat, even going to other people's homes to yell at them, Liu Xiaoyuan felt that he needed to change his mother's personality. Cursing not only wastes energy and breath, but sometimes it also makes people angrier.

Liu Kesong, that coward, fell ill after returning home. Lying in bed, he kept saying like an idiot that there were ghosts, that there really were ghosts.

Liu Kesong's wife called a doctor to give him injections and medicine, but Liu Kesong remained like a fool, constantly muttering that there was a ghost.

An elderly woman in her sixties from next door to Liu Kesong saw this and quietly pulled Liu Kesong's wife aside, saying that Liu Kesong must be possessed by an evil spirit and that they should invite a shaman to perform a ritual to see if it would be effective.

Hearing what the old lady next door said, Liu Kesong's wife also felt that her husband was possessed by a ghost, otherwise he wouldn't keep saying that there were ghosts all day long, making her feel like there was a ghost following behind her.

So, Liu Kesong's wife immediately found a so-called "spirit medium" through an introduction to perform a ritual for Liu Kesong.

The story of Liu Kesong quickly spread throughout the village, becoming a topic of conversation for everyone, especially the women who had nothing to do. Whenever they gathered together, they would talk about Liu Kesong.

In any case, everyone thought Liu Kesong deserved what he did, because he had a bad reputation in the village. Everyone knew he liked to steal, and nobody liked such a person.

After hearing about Liu Kesong's situation, Liu Xiaoyuan just smiled faintly. He couldn't blame himself. If Liu Kesong hadn't been eyeing his orange trees, Liu Xiaoyuan wouldn't have scared him like that.

Therefore, Liu Kesong's current state is entirely his own fault, and he has no one to blame but Liu Xiaoyuan!