Chapter 7: Continue to fool

It's another noisy night.

Thinking that he would not be possessed by evil spirits if he did not sleep, Guo Maoxue stayed up for several nights, which made him exhausted. But in the end, he was still "possessed by evil spirits". After waking up in the morning, he completely collapsed.

He curled up in bed, holding his head with his hands, mumbling uncontrollably: "Why is it still happening? Can't it be cured by not sleeping? Why is it still happening?"

"Who is he?"

Chu Ran was standing nearby and couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

If it were in the past, Guo Maoxue would definitely scold Chu Ran for meddling in other people's business, but he was in an extremely fragile state mentally at the moment, so when Chu Ran asked, he told him everything.

"I just scolded a young eunuch who had just entered the palace, and he hanged himself. Can you blame me for that? He wanted to hang himself! How can you blame me for that?"

"Why did you come to me? I didn't kill you. It was you who couldn't bear it... Yes, don't blame me. You can't blame me for this..."

"…I'm sorry, I was wrong! Please, please don't come to me again, please, I'll give you money to burn paper money, and I'll find someone to pray for your soul to be reborn, please don't come to me again!"

Guo Maoxue spoke like a madman. One moment he said he didn't blame him, and the next moment he apologized and repented with tears. Chu Ran was just watching the excitement from the side and didn't sympathize with him at all. Guo Maoxue had done too many bad things and it was all his own fault.

"Eunuch Guo..." Chu Ran spoke carefully, "If it's really a ghost, I have a solution."

Guo Maoxue's eyes were dark and full of fear. He looked at Chu Ran as if he was a drowning man who found a piece of driftwood in the sea. "What can we do?"

"There is a saying in my hometown that the locust tree can connect the Yin and Yang worlds. If the most precious things of the living are buried under the locust tree together with the name of the deceased, the deceased can rest in peace."

"Are you telling the truth?"

Chu Ran smiled and said, "How dare I lie to you, sir? What I said is of course true."

"So what did you mean by the most precious thing?"

Chu Ran said: "Anyway, what we have there are basically some valuable items buried, such as gold, silver, jewelry and the like."

"Oh..." Guo Maoxue said in a daze, "Is there a locust tree in the palace?"

Chu Ran said, "Did you forget, Grandpa? Isn't there a big locust tree behind our house?"

"Yeah yeah."

Guo Maoxue nodded hurriedly, his scattered eyes finally focusing reluctantly, "I forgot that there is a locust tree behind the house. You should observe carefully."

Chu Ran smiled slightly, saying nothing.

You bastard, your mind is so messed up now, it's strange that you can think clearly.

Guo Maoxue said: "There is no time to delay, let's start now."

Now, as long as he can appease the "ghost" that is haunting him, Guo Maoxue is willing to do anything.

Chu Ran said, "Don't be impatient, father-in-law. It would be bad if we were discovered doing these things. We have to do it secretly. Father-in-law, please prepare first. We can start in the evening. What do you think?"

Guo Maoxue is now like a stupid donkey being led by a rope, with the rope in Chu Ran's hand. He will go wherever Chu Ran tells him to go.

It was late at night and everyone was asleep.

The two men sneaked out of the house carrying a bunch of things, went around to the back of the yard, and stood under the big locust tree outside the courtyard wall.

Chu Ran dug a hole with a shovel, turned around and called Guo Maoxue, "Father-in-law, the hole is dug."

Guo Maoxue cherished the gold and silver treasures in his arms. When the time came to give them up, Guo Maoxue couldn't bear to part with them. These things were his savings accumulated over the years, like his lifeblood. However, now he had to give them to a dead person...

"Xiao Linzi, can you only put half..."

Before he could finish, Chu Ran interrupted him righteously, "That won't do! People in my hometown said that those ghosts are very smart. If they know that you didn't give them all the treasures, they will be angry, and then they will pester you even more, and then..."

"Okay, okay, let's put it down at home. Can't we put it down at home?"

Guo Maoxue could no longer bear it, so he had to harden his heart and put all the treasures, including the name of the deceased, into the pit. Chu Ran took out a fire starter from his arms, burned the piece of paper with the dead man's name on it, threw the rest into the pit, and finally picked up the iron shovel and buried the pit again with a grunt.

Guo Maoxue asked: "Is this enough? He won't bother me anymore, right?"

Chu Ran stretched out his left hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I don't think so."

That night, Guo Maoxue fell asleep trembling with fear, but until dawn, the so-called ghost did not haunt him again.

This was one of the rare good nights of sleep he had after being "possessed".

As for Chu Ran, he was so happy looking at the table full of gold, silver and jewelry.

He picked up one of the gold pieces and bit it with his teeth. Wow, it was really soft.

It was the first time for Chu Ran to see such a big piece of gold. It was obvious that Guo Maoxue had embezzled a lot of money in the palace for so many years, both openly and secretly.

Although he is in the palace now, what Guo Maoxue said is right. If he wants to be comfortable and happy in the palace, it is essential to make arrangements, so money is necessary.

Moreover...

Chu Ran sat on the stool next to him and couldn't help but sigh.

Maybe one day he would have the opportunity to leave the palace, so there would be no harm in saving a little more pocket money.

Chu Ran was in a daze for a while, then he turned around and looked at so many good things on the table, and couldn't help but smile happily.

Treasures, these are all his treasures!

Normally, eunuchs have their own meals, and the meals vary according to their ranks. Chu Ran is the lowest-ranking eunuch, so the food he eats is just enough to barely fill his stomach. As for his appetite, only the chief eunuch and various masters can satisfy his desires.

To be honest, since entering the book, not to mention pork, even the oil and water in the bowl have been pitifully scarce. Chu Ran, who is used to eating all kinds of modern snacks and delicacies, feels that his life recently is even worse than that of the African refugees.

However, it is different if you have money. As long as he spends a little money, he can have a good meal. Although he cannot do so every day, it is enough to have a good meal occasionally.

Chu Ran threw some money out and received a fragrant roast chicken, which was said to be baked by the palace chef Yu for a certain lady in the palace.

Of course, roast chicken cannot be eaten in Chu Ran's yard. If Guo Maoxue finds out, he won't be able to explain. But if he finds a random place, he's afraid of being seen. In fact, there is a place that is secluded and won't be discovered, but... Chu Ran doesn't know whether he should go there.