I asked Qisao Qi: "Is there any difficulty crossing the river?"

Before Sister Qi frowned, her loud son Ping'er had already said, "It's not that the difficulty is, it's that she can't get through it at all. My father is on the south bank of the Yangtze River now and can't come back."

"What?!"

I was shocked and quickly turned to look at Sister Qi. She saw a bit of sad expression on her face, and nodded and said, "A Qing, you are a foreigner, probably don't know. Since those things were built on the Nan'an more than a year ago, Yangzhou - our places have been different."

Seventh sister-in-law is an ordinary woman. She doesn’t know much, but I already understand what she means.

When I was still in the capital, I heard a lot of news from the south. Several prefectures and counties on the south bank of the Yangtze River were occupied by counter-invading forces, while the major cities of Yangzhou on the north bank seemed ambiguous. Although they did not clearly break away from the rule of the court, this situation was actually worse. They became outposts for counter-invading forces - fighting, they could not fight, because once they fought, they might be attacked from within Yangzhou and the south bank of the Yangtze River. If they didn't fight, once the court made any noise, they would become a cancer within the court.

Such a situation will definitely have a great impact on the local ordinary people in Yangzhou.

However, Ping'er actually said that his father was on the south bank of the Yangtze River and could not come back. My scalp was numb and asked Qi's sister-in-law: "Have the communication on the river been controlled?"

"It would be fine if you want to be in charge." Qi's sister-in-law sighed and said, "When they first started causing trouble, they did take charge. Although the ships crossing the river were strictly investigated, at least they had given up. However, since something happened before the New Year, the river was completely cut off. Unless the warships on the south bank crossed the river, other ships, even fishing boats, are not allowed to go into the water."

"Ah?" I couldn't help but frown. Something happened to me a year ago? Could it be-

I had a flash of inspiration in my mind and asked hurriedly: "You said something happened before the New Year. Is there anyone going to cross the river?"

Sister Qi looked at me and nodded: "Yes, I heard that it was a man from the court. He almost fought on the river, but in the end he couldn't get over. The people there," she said, pointing to the opposite side, meaning the people from the south bank, "It's so fierce."

I immediately understood. What she said was that Pei Yuanhao had sent a group of people, namely Du Yan and others, to cross the river to find Li'er. What I didn't expect was that they almost fought against the disobedient forces, and what I didn't expect was that because of that action actually affected the passage on the river.

I asked hurriedly, "After that, no one will be allowed to cross the river?"

"The government in Yangzhou did not express its opinion, but the ship could not communicate with a dock on the south bank. My head was originally going to the south bank to get goods, but it was separated there. People could not come back, and the news could not be heard. He didn't know him-" She couldn't say anything after she said this, her eyes were red, she lowered her head and wiped the corners of her eyes. I was about to comfort her when she heard her gritting her teeth and saying fiercely: "It's a god, it's so devastated that our family is separated. I don't know when we will see him again."

I fell silent.

Such similar situations were also encountered at the beginning, and it was in this Yangzhou city. Because the plague was rampant, Pei Yuanhao ordered Yangzhou to be divided into two cities, north and south, and those infected with the plague and healthy people were placed aside.

But this time...

At this moment, I just felt confused.

The situation was much more serious than I expected. I thought it would be easy to find Li'er as long as I entered Yangzhou, but I didn't expect that the river was still under control. How to cross the river? This is a big problem.

The bigger problem is that the situation in the Jiangnan region has become like this. It seems that as Fu Badai said before, the world's chaos is inevitable.

After finding Li'er, where can I become a place for me and her?

Thinking of this, I felt my heart tumbling, and the Qi sister-in-law sitting opposite me was sobbing. Erya blinked her big eyes and carefully reached out to touch the back of her rough hands that she placed on the table, and said timidly: "Mom, don't be sad."

Ping'er, who was standing beside him, also said, "Mom, don't be sad. If they don't let us cross the river, we will find a way, there will always be a way."

Before he finished speaking, Qi's sister-in-law changed her face and said loudly: "Ping'er, mom won't let you do whatever you want!"

Her voice was so harsh that I was startled. Sister Qi said sternly again: "Have you heard it?"

Ping'er lowered her head and said no, but when I looked at his black eyes, I didn't seem to be convinced, but I didn't say anything else.

Sister Qi turned her head to me again and said apologetically: "I'll make you laugh."

I waved my hand quickly, but I didn't feel like talking. After eating half of the bun in my hand, I couldn't eat it anymore. Sister Qi asked me to rest for a while, and after I packed my things, I was going out to sell the buns. She came to see me specially, but when I saw that my face was not good, she asked Ping'er to stay at home to take care of me. She gave me a few more instructions, and then took Erya out.

Ping'er said he was staying to take care of me, but there was no such thing as a boy of this age. He disappeared after a while. I didn't want to bother him. I sat down on the bed for a while, but I felt uncomfortable and felt surging up with my heartbeat, making me restless.

I felt something was wrong. Cold sweat dripped from my forehead like running water, and my eyes were also dark. I gritted my teeth and stood up on the bed post, wanting to ask Ping'er to pour some water for me.

But just as I walked out to the door, I felt uncomfortable before I could speak, and lowered my head and started vomiting.

This vomiting turned dark.

I spit out all the food I just ate in just a few strokes, and I couldn't stop retching. My hand holding the door frame almost used all my strength to not let myself fall down.

I don’t know how long it took to finally suppress the nausea. I could hardly stand straight, but my heart had already sunk as I looked down at the filth I vomited.

I understand very well that this is a symptom after poisoning.

I can no longer eat!

After Alan just took the poison, I felt uncomfortable and had difficulty eating, but I could still eat it. But now, it is obvious that the poison has become deeper. If I can't find her to detoxify again-

Thinking of this, I felt dizzy again, and my whole body seemed to be hollowed out. It seemed like a hand in my stomach twisting my heart and lungs, which made me breathless. I could only grab the door frame hard and prevent myself from fainting. Fortunately, Ping'er walked in from outside at this time. When she saw me like this, she hurried over to support me: "Why are you - are you okay?"

"I...well--"

I didn't dare to speak. He looked at my pale face and hurriedly helped me to sit by the bed, poured me a glass of water, and I rinsed it hard, which was better. He just looked at the pool of filth at the door and said embarrassingly: "Sorry, I originally-"

"fine."

The child was so neat. He waved his hand and came out to come back with a broom and coal ash. He cleaned it up in a few seconds before returning to me and said, "Are you better?"

I pursed my lips and nodded, conscious of the smell in my mouth, and didn't speak.

Ping'er sat by the bed and kept looking at me. At this moment, he suddenly said, "Aren't you sick?"

I was startled and looked up at him.

His black eyes kept staring at me: "Right? I don't think you told my mother the truth."

I couldn't help but face this child.

He was only sixteen or seventeen years old, not big, but not young. Moreover, the boy of this age was at a time when he was sensitive. Although he was thin and dark, there was a firm light in his black eyes, which made people feel like a rock that was intransitive.

It was trance, and it made me feel familiar.

I couldn't help but feel a little bit of affection for him, but did not answer him directly, but smiled and said, "You didn't tell the truth to your mother."

"What?"

"Your mother wants you not to do anything randomly, but have you really agreed?"

“…”

"You don't have it either."

“…”

"Your mother asked you to stay and take care of me, but where did you go just now?"

The child also froze for a moment, touched his wet head, which was still stained with water mist, and fell silent. The two of them looked at each other for a while, and I said calmly: "You are also trying to cross the river, right?"

Ping'er lowered her head and bit her lower lip. After a while, she slowly said: "I am the only man left in the family. I must help my mother, and I must find my father and take him back!"

I asked, "Then do you have any solutions?"

"There are two ways, the first one is-" He said, but he couldn't help but blush, lowered his head, and his original loud voice lowered a lot: "I... can't swim..."

It turned out that he was still thinking about swimming across the river!

I couldn't help but gasp, but fortunately he told me! He is still so young, and the Yangtze River is so wide and the water flows so fast that even a good man dares to try it easily. How dare he do this! If he drowns, how can his seventh sister-in-law live!

I hurriedly grabbed his wrist and said, "Ping'er, don't do anything randomly! Even adults dare not try to swim across the river easily, not to mention that you are still young. If something happens to you, there will be no man in the family here. Who do you want your mother and sister to rely on?!"

Perhaps the last sentence moved him, the child shook for a moment and nodded: "I know too, so I didn't dare to go again. Last time, I almost cried for a long time."

No wonder when he said that today, Qi's sister-in-law was so stern, and there was a reason for her to speak.

I changed the subject and asked hurriedly: "Then what else do you think is there?"

Ping'er looked up at me, and was a little alert: "You must cross the river, right?"

"Yes." I nodded and said to him firmly: "Although some of my words are lying to your mother, it is to protect you, but I did not lie to you about this. I am going to find my daughter, just like you are looking for your father. We all need to find our own relatives!"

Ping'er kept looking into my eyes. After a while, she finally felt as if she had decided something and said, "Okay, I believe in you."
Chapter completed!