Ping'er looked at me and said, "I want to tell you that you are late when you come back. Someone came to find you just now. "

"Look for me?" I was a little confused: "Who has come to me?"

Ping'er said, "It's the nun I sent you before."

"What? Is it her?"

I subconsciously wanted to stand up, but as soon as I moved, I felt dizzy and fell back in a mess. Ping'er hurriedly helped me and said, "Don't get up, she's gone."

I was stunned: "Have you left?"

"Well, she said she brought you here and wanted to see how you are now. I heard that you woke up and went out again. She waited for you for a while and saw that you hadn't come back, so she left."

"That's right..." I felt a little regretful. The nun was my benefactor. He really should thank her in person. Unfortunately, I missed it today. I asked hurriedly: "Did she say which temple she practices in? Or will she come here again?"

Ping'er shook her head: "She is You Fangni. I asked her, too, and hoped that she would come back to see you again, but she said she had important things to do and would leave tomorrow, so--I can't wait to meet you."

I sat on the bed in disappointment.

Looking at my originally pale face getting more and more sad because of disappointment, Ping'er could only comfort me: "Don't do this. The nun also said when she left that she would meet if she had fate. You two are not destined to be together now."

No fate...?

When I listened, I felt a deep heart, and I didn't say anything anymore, just leaning against the bed post and closing my eyes.

No fate...

Ping'er didn't know if I was awake or asleep. She was guarding the side for a long time without saying anything. She waited until I slowly opened her eyes before he walked over carefully and looked at me blankly: "Are you crying?"

“…”

I didn't say anything, my face was so numb that I couldn't feel anything. I reached out to touch it and felt a tear slid across the corner of my eyes, and my fingertips immediately got wet.

"What's wrong with you? I see that when you come back, people will be weird."

I looked down at the water light on my fingertips, slowly clenched my fists, raised my head and said to Ping'er, "It's okay."

"Then why are you-"

I interrupted him and said, "Ping'er, I have good news to tell you."

"Good news?" He immediately opened his eyes wide when he heard it: "Are you--"

"Yeah." I nodded with a smile.

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A little later, when the Qisi and Erya came back, Ping'er told them the good news.

The child was so excited that he jumped around the house: "It's great, you can cross the river, you can cross the river!"

Sister Qi didn't say anything, and at this time she said, "Don't mess around, it's not that you cross the river, what's so happy about? You haven't gone to the kitchen to get food so late, and you'll starve your sister to death."

After hearing this, Ping'er stuck out her tongue and took Erya to the kitchen.

Only then did Sister Qi walk to the table and sit down. I smiled and said, "Sister Qi, thank you for your care these days."

She waved her hand.

I looked at the expression on her face, neither happy nor unhappy, but just smiled calmly, and she said to me: "Actually, I know that if you want to find a daughter, you must find a way no matter what. But ten taels of silver are not that easy. You-"

I smiled and said, "Sister-in-law Qi, don't worry, I met an acquaintance and lent me the money."

"oh……"

"By the way, Sister Qi, what is your husband's name and what are its characteristics? Tell me, and when I go there, I will ask you for information."

Sister Qi paused.

For some reason, I felt that her saliva seemed to be shocked, but seeing that she had no other expression, she just said calmly: "Oh, my head's surname is Gu, and his name is Gu Qi. He is very tall and very eye-catching among the crowd. If you really see him, please tell him that the family is fine. Let him find a way to come back by himself."

I don’t know if it’s my illusion, but Sister Qi said this a little indifferently, not like what a couple who were forced to separate from each other was going to say. But then I thought, this is not the case with ordinary couples. Where can I get so many sweet words and vows?

So he nodded and smiled, "Okay, if I see him, I will definitely bring this to you."

For some reason, compared to Ping'er's eagerness and my enthusiasm, Sister Qi was a little calmer. She smiled at me: "Thank you."

I looked at her strangely. I somehow always felt something was wrong, but I didn't know what was wrong. At this time, Ping'er had already run in happily with the rice pot and Eryatou. Everyone set up the dishes and chopsticks to have dinner together, and the matter was not mentioned again.

After dinner, Ping'er went out to inquire and immediately came back in a hurry. He realized that a boat was crossing the river tonight and left the port as soon as the hour of Hai. Seventh Sister-in-law originally thought that this was too urgent. Besides, my health was not good and I should be recuperating for a while, but Ping'er and I both said that we must leave tonight.

I also understand that after tonight, I don’t know when there will be a boat, and when there is a boat, I don’t know if I can leave.

So, I just lay down beside the bed for a while in the evening, waiting for the dark outside. Sister Qi carefully asked me to get up and helped me tidy it up, then turned around and explained to Ping'er: "We have a lot of people, and if we go out, I am afraid that Erya and I will not go. Ping'er, just go and see Aunt Qing. Remember, be careful."

"knew."

"You have to watch her get on the boat. If you meet someone from the government-"

"I know, I would rather go to the river than be arrested."

"Be careful."

She even told me all the instructions, Ping'er and I agreed one by one, and the second girl standing beside her was sleepy and tiptoed to bring a big oil-paper bag in her arms to my hands: "Aunt Qing, I'll give it to you."

I took it and there were a few steaming buns inside.

"Thank you." As I said that, I looked up at Sister Qi again and said gratefully: "Sister Qi, I am really grateful to you."

Not only her care these days, I am grateful for the fact that in such a difficult world, there are such good people, who still maintain a good heart.

Sister Qi just smiled faintly.

Looking at her faint smile, I didn't know why there was a strange uneasy. I didn't know where it came from, but I didn't have time to think about it. Ping'er had already opened the door and stood at the door and waved: "Aunt Qing, you're about to leave, otherwise it would be too late."

I walked to the door, looked back at the Qi sister-in-law who was standing inside with Erya, and said softly: "Goodbye."

Sister Qi waved her hand at me with a smile.

I turned around and walked out with Ping'er.

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When a private boat leaves the port, it is naturally not the public port used to travel between the past, but a hidden river beach. To go to the river beach, you have to pass through a dense mathematical area. The surrounding trees are shaded, and on the dark night, it looks like a towering city wall, covering everything in front of you.

Fortunately, Ping'er, I don't know how many times this child has been here, and I led me forward without even lighting the light. I walked all the way, although I tried my best to suppress it, I felt a little difficult to get over it. The food I ate at night was already vomiting halfway. Although the smell of the buns in my arms was fragrant, I didn't feel enjoyable at all.

Just feel tormented.

Finally, when my eyes were about to merge with the night, Ping'er pulled me forward and walked down a slope, and felt a sudden enlightenment in front of her.

The sound of water is gurgling, accompanied by a chilling chill, and it is coming towards us.

As soon as I looked up, I saw a rippling wave in front of me. The night cold in the south of the Yangtze River, a crescent moon hung in the dark sky, and the clear light shone on the surface of the river, like a piece of silver wire mesh, covering the entire Yangtze River.

I couldn't help but be stunned.

When I was still in the capital, I heard that Li'er was in the south of the Yangtze River. I dreamed of the Yangtze River more than once. I imagined that one day I would cross the river to find her, but at this time, the river that separated me and Li'er was standing in front of me, but I was at a loss.

Seeing me standing on the shore in a daze, Ping'er carefully pulled my sleeve: "Let's go."

I turned to look at him. The boy looked excited in the moonlight and pointed at the front: "Look, the boat is here!"

I looked up and saw that under the moonlight, a large ship slowly sailed from the river. The originally calm river surface was filled with waves, constantly slapped on the shore. The quiet night was also broken, and the excitement of some people murmuring around me was heard.

These people are all here to wait to cross the river by private boat.

Ping'er held my sleeve and ran towards the temporary trestle bridge. While running, he lowered his voice and said, "I'll find out clearly. Someone will come to check the cash when you get on the boat later. You should prepare quickly. If there is no money, they will throw people in the water."

"Um."

I nodded and didn't say anything. Although the stuffy chest was already much better when I saw the Yangtze River and the big ship, I felt uncomfortable. When the people around me saw the boat coming slowly, they gathered at the side of the pier. For a while, the crowds were crowded. Ping'er tried her best to protect me and pushed the people around me away: "Be careful, don't touch!"

I looked at this little man gratefully.

After a while, the boat landed.

This ship is not big, but a boat that is too big can't cross the river privately. When everyone saw the boat, it was like a drowning person who saw a life-saving straw. They all rushed forward desperately. Ping'er protected me and lined up in the crowd. He heard a sound of touching in front. The people on the boat boarded the huge sampan on the trestle. Several large and thick sailors came to guard it, constantly pushing the crowd: "Don't squeeze, don't squeeze! After paying the money, get on the boat, ten taels per person!"

I had already held the silver in my hand and walked forward little by little with the abortion.

After a while, I arrived at the bridgehead of the pier. The gurgling river water was already hitting the wooden stakes, bringing the cold and fishy smell of the river water.

But……

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but I seem to smell something else from the water vapor.

It seems to have a bit of fragrance.

But before I could think about it, it was my turn to get on the boat. The sailor in front stretched out his thick arms and stopped me: "Where is the silver?"

I hurriedly took out ten taels of silver and handed it to him.

The man took the silver and weighed it, then looked at Ping'er beside me. Ping'er immediately said, "I am with her, I won't get on the boat."

"Oh. Then go up. Little dear, back down and don't block people."

The man's thick hand grabbed my arm and pulled it, and I staggered onto the boat.

As soon as I stepped on the plywood, I staggered for a moment and almost couldn't stand steadily. I hurriedly held the wooden railing next to me and turned around and saw Ping'er standing on the pier, desperately tiptoing: "Be careful."

"Thank you, Ping'er."

"You must...find my dad!"
To be continued...