孟小軍的全家遭遇了一場慘烈的車禍，他們騎的摩托車被卡車撞翻，孟小軍受了重傷，年僅4歲的女兒嚴重腦損傷，而妻子則當場死亡。女兒必須在一周之內做一臺昂貴的手術才能保住性命，手術的花費要十二萬，作為小縣城的修車工，孟小軍根本無法在一周之內湊到錢。所以，走投無路的他聽從了太平間管理員老張的建議：打算將妻子的遺體賣到農村，與一個剛剛死去的年輕人結成陰婚。AllthefamiliesofXiaojunMengsufferedaseriouscaraccident.AtruckrammedhismotorcycleandXiaojunMengwashurtbadlyandherfour-year-olddaughterwassufferedafearfulbraindamage,butherwifewasdead,unfortunately.Inordertosaveherdaughter,shemustbeconductedanexpensiveoperationwithinaweek,whichcosts￥120,000.SinceMengisacarmechanicinasmalltown,thereisnodoubtthatMengcannotpaytheoperationfee.Atlast,hefollowedthemortuaryadministrator,LaoZhang’sadvice,thatis,hewouldsellhiswife’sremainstoruralandgotherYinmarriedwithadeadyoungman.

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