The tool man in the psychic cool article has awakened

Although the world you are in now is an illusion, the accompanying reactions of hunger, cold, heat, etc. are real.

Before thinking of a way to leave, the primary purpose is to survive.

It's just that Bai Zhan and others came alone in a short period of time, with nothing on them except the magic weapon and a small amount of food. Not to mention solving the problem of food in the future, it is difficult to find a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

In the end, they had no choice but to find a deserted ruined temple and settle down for a while before discussing it in the long run.

In the next few days, Bai Zhan and the others began to split up, surveying the situation in Yongcheng, looking for breakthroughs and opportunities to leave; at the same time trying to earn money to make ends meet.

Otherwise, according to the rules of this place, if they really treated them as ordinary illusions and refused to eat or drink, they might starve to death and freeze to death before they found a clue to leave.

And in the past few days, Yongcheng was also very lively because of the previous incidents of prisoners with big neck diseases.

Among the group of prisoners, there were those with milder illnesses, and the effect was obviously seen in just a few days of treatment.Although the final result has not been announced yet, this has already proved that most of the words of those begging scholars are true.

Because of this, the voice of discussion in the city grew stronger day by day, and all the people were full of praise for those scholars, praising benevolence and righteousness.

Among them, Xia Gaofeng, the third son of the Xia family who was praised the most, was naturally the leader. The Xia family was originally a well-known benevolent person in the city, and Xia Gaofeng's move pushed his reputation to the peak.

"Master Xia is really benevolent and righteous. If it weren't for him, dozens of poor people would have died in vain."

"I heard that it's all because Mr. Xia has read a lot of books and is knowledgeable. According to those local chronicles, I know that those people are sick, not bewitched."

"That's right, Mr. Xia San is a well-known talent in our city of Yong. He also took Jieyuan in the last township examination. This is the real thing..."

As a result, the common people's favor towards the Xia family increased several times.

It was not until half a month later that all the prisoners with big neck diseases were finally cured, and the cause of their illness was also found out.

According to Mr. Xia's assisted investigation, the reason why these people have big neck disease is because:

Originally, the salt that the people here in Yongcheng ate for a long time came from the coastal areas, but half a year ago, a grocery store selling salt in Yongcheng offended people because of business conflicts, and could no longer sell salt from the coastal areas, so they changed their sources of supply.

The source of this product is produced by another salt well, and the physique of the people in Yongcheng is not suitable for this kind of salt (that is, the iodine content in the salt of the salt well is too low), and the people on the other side of the East Alley have been in this grocery store all the time. I bought salt, so many people in this street got big neck disease.

In the final analysis, everything is a coincidence.

The truth of the matter finally came to light, the group of prisoners wept with joy and were released home, and because of this incident, Mr. Xia San became the topic of discussion among the people of Yongcheng, and they were very sorry.

Today happened to coincide with the porridge giving day on the [-]th day of every month in Xia Mansion, and the entrance of Xia Mansion was even more lively.

Everyone in Bai Zhan was also present, it's not that they want to join in the fun, it's that they are "making a living" recently, most of the people on the street have come here to watch the fun, no one patronizes their stall, they are free, They also came to have a look.

The entrance of the Xia Mansion was indeed very lively, because this was not the first time Xia Mansion gave out porridge, so the poor people and beggars who came to receive the porridge consciously lined up in an orderly manner.

The matter of giving porridge to these people was presided over by the female family members of the Xia Mansion. Except for the boudoir lady who could not show up, the wives of the Xia Mansion were all present. Not only were they beautiful, but they were also dignified and virtuous.

People can't help but sigh that the men in the Xia Mansion are benevolent and capable, and the women are virtuous and virtuous. With such descendants, the Xia Mansion will be prosperous.

But as the saying goes, there is no end in the world, although this Xia Mansion has a good reputation, it is not without any flaws.

Listening to the comments of the people around, the most regrettable flaw of this Xia mansion is probably that the wife of the third son of Xia has been married for ten years, but she has never conceived a child.

Bai Zhan frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help gossiping with the aunt beside him who was chatting happily, "Auntie, you just said that the third son Xia and his wife have not had children after ten years of marriage?"

The aunt who was held back was taken aback for a moment, she obviously didn't expect such a young man to gossip like this, but the Xia family's affairs are well known, there is nothing that can't be said, and she didn't think too much, the gossip factor in her body was causing trouble, she was very interested share with him,

"Yes, this is something we all know, young man, are you from out of town? Let me tell you, although Mrs. Xia has been married for ten years and has not given birth, Mr. Xia still loves her. The meaning is profound, not only do you not have concubines, you don’t even have a housemaid around you, the relationship between the husband and wife is very good, it is really enviable."

"However, Mrs. Xia is not only not able to have a child until now, she is also good. Not only is she beautiful, but she also comes from a scholarly family, and she is well-educated. It is no wonder that the third son is infatuated with her. Nuo, you Look over there, that lady in the blue skirt is Mrs. Xia San..."

The aunt enthusiastically shared gossip with Bai Zhan, and pointed him out after she finished talking.

Bai Zhan looked along, and easily found the third Mrs. Xia mentioned by the aunt among the wives of the Xia family. She was wearing an elegant Qingru skirt, with a delicate face, creamy skin, and a slender figure. She was indeed a great beauty.

The most rare thing is the gentle temperament on the other party's body, with a bookish air in every gesture, as expected of a woman from a scholarly family.

The third son of Xia was also standing beside him, and the husband and wife stood together, one gentle and beautiful, the other handsome and talented, anyone who saw it would have to praise Biren.

The auntie sighed, "Mr. Xia's husband and wife are really good. It's a pity that the doctors of both of them said that they are fine. It's just that the fate of children is not good. They have been married for ten years and have not yet had children. In this world, everything is not perfect. of……"

Bai Zhan didn't agree with the aunt's sigh, and his brows became more and more wrinkled.

After the excitement was over and he came out from the crowd, Qin Jinyuan asked in a low voice, "Did you see something?"

"From the looks of Mr. Xia, he already has sons and daughters." Bai Zhan didn't say much, but this sentence was enough for Qin Jinyuan to understand.

Everyone said that Mrs. Xia and Mrs. Xia had been married for ten years and had no children, but their faces showed that they already had sons and daughters. The two were contradictory. It couldn't be that the third wife gave birth to a child but was unwilling to tell it. The only possible explanation, It was the third son who had someone outside.

Bai Zhan shrugged, "Actually, when Xia Gaofeng pleaded for those prisoners before, I felt that this person was very hypocritical, his desire to express himself was too strong, and he spoke clearly and righteously, but I saw no real sympathy in his eyes. The color of..."

"Also, his good reputation spread too fast and too far. If no one is behind everyone's discussion, I eat keyboards in the live broadcast, which is obviously to build momentum. The utilitarianism is too obvious, that is, ordinary people can't see it."

Qin Jinyuan couldn't help smiling, and pinched his lover's nose, "I still eat the keyboard, so I can get you."

"Isn't this showing my affirmation of my point of view?" Bai Zhan chuckled, and then continued, "These common people have little knowledge, so we can't understand. This Mr. Xia is clearly the real version of Yue Buqun. A deep understanding of righteousness, whoever looks behind knows who knows."

After speaking, Bai Zhan was worried again,

"However, is this illusion too real? The background board's stories, passers-by, common people, etc. are all too real. Except for the fact that we were not checked when we entered the city, we can't find the logic of the rest of the details. There is no flaw..."

"The logic of the details is indeed perfect without any flaws, but this is the biggest problem." Qin Jinyuan pondered.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you think this Xia Mansion appears too often?" Qin Jinyuan analyzed, "First of all, no matter how real this place is, it can't change the fact that it is an illusion in essence, and illusions are false and fictional. , it’s just an illusion, is it necessary to work harder on the useless virtual background?”

"You mean, this Xiafu is the opportunity for us to leave?" Bai Zhan's eyes lit up.

"I don't know if it's an opportunity, but if this Xia Mansion is just a useless fictional background, it doesn't need to appear frequently." Qin Jinyuan looked in the direction of Xia Mansion, "Let's go to Xia Mansion to explore at night."

"it is good."

Bai Zhan nodded in agreement.

Regarding the discovery of Xia's mansion, the two of them tacitly did not tell Zhuo Ming and others.

It's not that they want to take credit for it all, but Zhuo Ming's group can't make them fully trust, because it's not only about whether they can leave here, but also about the competition for the Tiandao brush.

Bai Zhan didn't believe that these people just stopped thinking about Tiandaobi. If there was a chance, he believed that there would definitely be someone here who would risk their lives to snatch it.

What's more, they were originally a temporary team, and the two sides had no credibility at all.

With doubts in their hearts, Bai Zhan and Qin Jinyuan sneaked into Xia's mansion that night without delay.

As the saying goes, know yourself, know your enemy, and win a hundred battles. They currently know too little about Xia Mansion, so after sneaking in, they went to the servant's room.The servants lived in the servant girls of the Xia Mansion. These people knew the master's affairs best, so it was the best and most direct place to know the news of the Xia Mansion.

Bai Zhan and Bai Zhan had been wandering around Xia Mansion's servants' room for two days, and they basically got a feel for the situation in Xia Mansion.

This Xia Mansion is a well-known benevolent person in Yongcheng, who often donates porridge and donates money to build bridges, and spends a lot of money on doing good deeds, but this does not mean that the Xia family is very rich. In fact, the economic situation of the Xia family is very ordinary. , the family property is two restaurants, and some fields handed down from the ancestors.

Not poor, but not rich enough to support the good deeds done by the Xia family. After all, it costs a lot to give out porridge and donate money to build bridges for a long time. With so many young masters and madams, the Xia family's finances are still very tight.

The reason why the Xia family has enough money to do good deeds for a long time is purely thanks to the dowry brought by the wife of the third son, Lu Xi Niang.

This Lu Xiniang has a lot of background. It is said that she is the granddaughter of the great Confucianist in the dynasty. Although the great Confucianist has resigned and returned to his hometown, because he is a great Confucian, he is highly respected by scholars and has a very wide network of contacts. For a small city of Yong Said, is still a big shot.

And the Xia family is just a small family in Yongcheng. The reason why the third son of Xia was able to marry Lu Xiniang was purely because of luck, and he got Lu Xiniang's sincere love.

Lu Xiniang was loved by her parents and grandparents at home, and when she got married, she was full of red makeup, and her beauty was boundless.

However, no matter how powerful Lu Xiniang is behind her, being married and childless for ten years is enough to make her lose her head in ancient times. Even if her husband protects her, the rest of the family will inevitably criticize her. So these years, Lu Xiniang has been subsidizing Xia's family with dowry.

Outsiders see that Lu Xiniang and her husband are deeply in love, and her husband who has no children for ten years does not take concubines, but they don't know that Lu Xiniang's life is not as good as everyone thinks, and there are still many difficulties.

There is no real beauty in the world, and all the beauty needs people to work hard to maintain.

Besides Lu Xiniang, in fact, the other wives of the Xia Mansion donated their own dowry to supplement their husband's family, but not as much as Lu Xiniang.The Xia family's good reputation today is really all due to the wives in the family...

After finding out the situation in the inner courtyard of the Xia Mansion, Bai Zhan couldn't help but be scornful, "The soft food in the Xia Mansion is really delicious. No wonder the third son of Xia didn't take concubines and housemates. He probably didn't want to, but he didn't dare at all."

Lu Xiniang has a strong natal background and a large dowry, if Lu Xiniang is offended, Xia Mansion will be ruined.But for men, no matter in ancient times or modern times, the inability of their wives to bear children is a big problem that is unbearable.

But Lu Xiniang's background is too great, Xia Gaofeng can't make Lu Xiniang unhappy, in order to maintain the image of a perfect husband, he can only raise a foreign room outside, pretending to be a dog, so as to continue to suck his wife's blood.

As for the other men in the Xia Mansion, it was even more excessive.The background of the other wives is not as big as Lu Xi's mother, so they can only watch helplessly as their husbands use their own dowry and cheat with concubines.

Bai Zhan didn't have a good opinion of these people who were both upright and upright. Even though this was an illusion, he still couldn't help but despise this kind of thing that challenged the bottom line of moral conscience.

This Xia Mansion looks glamorous on the surface, but it is actually a stinking ditch.

……

Bai Zhan felt blocked in his heart, looked at Qin Jinyuan with puffed up cheeks,

"Old Gong, even though this is just an illusion, I still can't help my violent temper just watching the people in the Xia Mansion pretending to be at ease."

"I can't bear it, I can't bear it, anyway, we are idle and bored now, so it's good to find something to do." Qin Jinyuan smiled fondly.

"Then it's such a happy decision, let's go."

Bai Zhan showed excitement about doing something, and took Qin Jinyuan and ran to follow the men in the Xia Mansion for a few days. After confirming the details of the dirty things these people did when they left the mansion, they organized them into small notes, and then sent them to each other one by one. In the hands of the wives of each house in the Xia Mansion.

After doing all this, the two hid to watch the play.

The note was sent out, and nothing unexpected happened. The husband and wife battle of the century broke out at the same time in several rooms of the Xia Mansion that night.

Naturally, Xia Gaofeng and Lu Xiniang were no exception. The couple had their first quarrel in ten years since they got married.In fact, it's not right to say that it's a quarrel. Although there was a dispute in the room between the two of them, it was not intense.

Because Lu Xiniang is a typical lady from a great family, born in a scholarly family, with a gentle personality and abiding by etiquette, it is difficult for such a woman to make a hissing and revealing behavior.

Of course, Lu Xiniang was still very shocked when she suddenly learned that her husband, whom she had a deep love for, not only raised a concubine outside, but even had a son and daughter who were several years old. She was very disappointed in her husband.

And Xia Gaofeng is still counting on continuing to use his wife's dowry and connections from his wife's natal family. He dare not turn his back on him at all, so he can only bow his head to apologize, comfort him with kind words, and swear to God.

"Xiniang, I know I'm sorry for you, but you believe me, I only love you. Back then when I went to the poetry meeting, I accidentally fell for someone else's tricks, and I had to have a relationship with Yuehua. Later, I paid for it with money. She left, but I didn't expect that she was pregnant... We have never had a child, I, I really couldn't bear it, so I let her give birth to the child. "

"Besides, Yuehua was born in a brothel. With her status, if it wasn't an accident, how could I touch her? I don't like her at all."

"I've been wanting to tell you all these years, but I don't know how to say it. Xiiniang, don't be angry with me. If you don't like it, I'll drive that woman away immediately and bring the child here for you to raise. Can I recognize you as my mother? Xi Niang, we can't have no children forever, after so long, the parents can't drag it any longer..."

The biggest reason why Xia Gaofeng was able to climb up to Lu Xiniang in the first place was his ability to coax people with his mouth. Otherwise, Lu Xiniang would have picked a lot of good candidates, and Xia Gaofeng had no special advantages to stand out.

Not being able to have children is Lu Xiniang's greatest weakness and weakness. This era is too harsh on women, and as a result of the quarrel between the husband and wife, Lu Xiniang will naturally give in in the end.

"Okay, you sell that woman, and I will bring the child here to raise."

Lu Xiniang shed tears, sad to accept the reality.

The final results of the quarrels in the other rooms of the Xia Mansion basically ended with the wives yelling at their husbands to vent their anger and then giving in.

……

Bai Zhan is not surprised by this result. In ancient times, women were too harsh. These women could not be as unhappy as modern people and directly divorce and leave. Due to the current secular situation, there are too few people who really dare to reconcile.

But it's not without gain for these wives to see their husband's face clearly.

In the next few days, the wives of Xia Mansion began to impose restrictions on their husbands' spending, going out, etc. Lu Xiniang didn't trust Xia Gaofeng that much anymore, and the men in Xia Mansion began to have a hard time.

Bai Zhan was happy to see the success, and began to discuss with Qin Jinyuan, trying to find a way to sneak into Xia's mansion and stay there.

After all, sneaking over to eavesdrop on the corner every night is really troublesome and inconvenient, and it is easy to reveal the truth and get caught. Zhuo Ming and the others are not easy to hide, and they are easy to overturn.

After thinking about it, Bai Zhan finally proposed to let everyone separate with the issue of "livelihood".

"We don't know how long we'll be trapped here. It's not an option to perform on the streets and tell fortunes in alleys every day. The income is small and tiring, and it limits our scope of action. I think we should find some stable jobs. , while solving the problem of food and clothing, while looking for a way out, what do you think?"

"Okay, that's good."

Everyone has no opinion and thinks this is very good.

They have been busy with the issue of eating and sleeping, it is too late to find an opportunity to leave, and dozens of them sleep in the ruined temple every day, it is too painful.

You must know that the really capable celestial masters make a lot of money. They are used to enjoying it, and they really don't want to suffer this kind of hardship, and they want to leave very urgently.

They don't want to stay in this illusion for the rest of their lives, and there are quite a few people who want to act alone.

After it was agreed that everyone would separate in two groups, Bai Zhan and Qin Jinyuan changed their age and over-excellent appearance with a disguise, pretended to be two ordinary farmers, and sneaked into Xiafu to do part-time labor.

Because of their convenient identities, this time they can not only easily inquire about news, but also conveniently explore the terrain, architecture, Fengshui, etc. of Xia Mansion.

Not to mention, after looking carefully, Bai Zhan really saw some doubts.

"Jin Yuan, the feng shui of this Xia Mansion seems to be wrong."

Qin Jinyuan nodded, "I also feel it. There is a deep bloody stench and resentment in this house, as well as aura fluctuations."

"If we don't feel wrong, this Xia Mansion... may be the key to supporting the illusion. There should be a formation here. As long as we find the formation and destroy it, we can leave directly without having to talk to those three female ghosts. deal with."

Bai Zhan showed joy.

He can't be wrong. Among all the profound arts, he is best at drawing symbols and arranging formations. Qin Jinyuan's perception is also very strong. It is impossible for the two of them to make mistakes when they perceive at the same time.

"Let's look for it carefully, and contact Zhuo Ming and the others when we find it. That Robin is too utilitarian to avoid accidents. Don't let the other party know this news for now." Qin Jinyuan thought for a while.

Robin is an untimely bomb/bomb. If the other party knows, the news will inevitably leak out all of a sudden, causing everyone to riot.

Bai Zhan understood.

Finally, there was a breakthrough to leave, and both of them took active actions to find an exit.

And at this time.

The housekeeper of the Xia Mansion came to look for them, and said that the two of them had performed well, and that they would be transferred to the third lady's yard to work.

"To the third lady's courtyard?" Bai Zhan and Qin Jinyuan were surprised.

The third wife's courtyard is Lu Xiniang's other courtyard. Lu Xiniang has a lot of dowry, has a good personality, and is generous and kind to her servants. Going to work in the other's courtyard is a big fat job, and all the maids and servants in Xiafu are eager for it.

But their purpose of infiltrating into the Xia Mansion was to inquire about information, so whether it was the appearance changed by deception or the usual things, they all behaved very ordinary and transparent.With the mediocre performance of the two of them, it feels a bit unreal to be able to work in the third lady's yard.

However, they still have to stay in the Xia Mansion. As part-time workers, they cannot refuse to be transferred.

Although they didn't know what was going on, Bai Zhan and Qin Jinyuan didn't resist.

Anyway, no matter what the situation is, you will know when you go.