Time Travel: A Fisherwoman Goes to the Sea to Raise a Baby

I watched as their faces gradually turned pale and the light in their eyes began to fade.

The old man also noticed something was wrong.

"What's wrong? Is he poisoned?"

The old man stood up to check. Some people tried to stand up, but found that their legs were weak, as if they were restrained by an invisible force.

Those who react quickly will immediately stick their tongues into their throats and try to spit out what they have just eaten.

Panic quickly spread among the crowd, and they began to realize that what they had eaten was not something good, but a deadly poison.

Around the campfire, the laughter and joy came to an abrupt end, replaced by dead silence.

The old man was stunned for just a moment.

Except for him who was still standing, the others collapsed to the ground, their faces filled with pain and despair.

There was a strange and heavy atmosphere in the air, as if even time had frozen at this moment.

"Mom, are you guys going to die? If you are, I have to leave. Otherwise, if that evil-hearted Manager Jia comes and finds out, he will definitely beat me to death."

The old man patted his knees and took a sip of wine to calm his nerves.

"It won't kill you! It's just a little poison."

Xu Yiyi appeared on Snake Island with Lin Ke and looked at the people lying on the ground.

The officers and soldiers began to tie people up and ran to the place where the fishermen were being held to see.

I couldn't help but take a breath.

Hundreds of people were locked up in a small shed.

None of these people were intact.

There were even a few cases where their faces were disfigured.

Shuisheng said that these people were caught while trying to escape.

By destroying their faces, the authorities could not easily find out their original identities.

Xu Yiyi looked around and thought that fortunately the uncles and aunts on the island were still okay.

There were injuries on his body, but none of them were fatal.

Life is saved.

When six or seven grown men saw Xu Yiyi appear in front of them.

They howled louder than the whole sea, if it weren’t for the military doctor who wanted to take them away for treatment.

Maybe he would even hold Xu Yiyi and cry for a long time.

There were many snakes on the island, so Xu Yiyi didn't dare to walk around.

He went straight back to the boat.

The officers and soldiers cleaned up the scene, and the military doctor prescribed some medicine for the thieves, although they still could not stand up.

But it's much better than before.

……

Zhong Xiang was hiding from Xu Yiyi. He was so scared that he vomited when he saw those fishermen just now.

He didn't say anything about how unkind their actions were.

On the way back, Xu Yiyi came out of the cabin and onto the deck.

Lin Ke stood there, somewhat dazed.

"What's wrong with you? I noticed that something was wrong with you."

Xu Yiyi looked at him curiously. She had never seen Lin Ke like this since she met him.

"Didn't I tell you before? I have a fiancée!"

Xu Yiyi raised her eyebrows, a little surprised, and nodded slightly.

But she found that Lin Ke didn't even look at her, so she responded again.

"Yeah! I did."

Xu Yiyi guessed that maybe something unexpected happened in his marriage.

"She's married."

It’s a bit embarrassing to say it, but it’s also sad, after all, we grew up together and have known each other for so many years.

The feelings are definitely there.

"? Aren't you guys engaged?"

According to the laws of the time, if a woman is betrothed to another man and marries him after being engaged, she will be punished with eighty strokes of the cane.

But looking at Lin Ke's behavior, it doesn't seem like he has broken off the engagement.

"They are engaged, but maybe she has other considerations."

Not to mention Xu Yiyi was surprised, even Lin Ke didn't expect it.

They were still communicating through letters some time ago, but when I received the letter in the afternoon, I found out she was already married.

Before that, there was no movement at all.

My cousin was very close to her and didn't realize that she was planning to marry someone else.

"She's not out of mourning yet! What's going on?"

Xu Yiyi swallowed his saliva. Officials of this dynasty had to follow the Dingyou system after their parents passed away, temporarily leaving the officialdom and returning home to observe mourning for three years.

Lin Ke's fiancée was a female official. Her parents both passed away at the same time, so according to the law she only had to observe mourning for three years.

But Lin Ke's fiancée took the initiative to propose a six-year marriage to express her respect and love for her parents.

It’s not even time yet, but they’re getting married.

What a slap in the face!

It’s all because of Lin Ke. He has been waiting for so many years in vain.

"Are you in a hurry?"

Apart from the children of the Xu family, it is rare for Xu Yiyi to have such an obvious reaction.

"Originally, she only had to wait for three years. Of the six-year period, there are only four months left, which is about enough."

Lin Ke didn't have any thoughts on this.

What made him depressed was that someone had written to him and sent him gifts some time ago.

How could she marry someone else so soon?

"Do you think she has any feelings? I just don't understand. I'm not bad looking, and my family background is one of the best. But she didn't want me and instead married a poor scholar."

Lin Ke glanced at the other people on the boat and lowered his voice before speaking.

I’m afraid that others will hear it.

He wasn't afraid of being laughed at, but he was worried that her reputation would be damaged.

Xu Yiyi didn't understand what was going on between them.

"If you can't figure it out, just write to her and ask her. Get it straight so she doesn't have to worry about it."

……

"She didn't mention it in her letter, but my mother's letter did say that she had married a son-in-law. After her parents passed away, she was left with only her grandmother and her younger brothers and sisters."

For this purpose, Lin Ke specially sent a team of guards to her home.

When I left Chang'an and came here, I specifically asked my family to take good care of them.

In her subsequent letters home, she would inevitably include words asking her family to help take care of her family.

But unfortunately, it seems that this is not what people want.

"Never mind, never mind. I understand. She's the eldest daughter in the family. If she marries me once her mourning period is up, she'll definitely have to leave home and come here. With only the elderly and children left at home, it's natural she'll be easily bullied. It's normal for her to be worried about the long journey."

Lin Ke could figure it out, but he was still depressed for a while.

"The caning?"

Not to mention eighty, even twenty might not be able to withstand it.

"I've already written home, asking my mother to return the original engagement token and announce to the public that the two families have already canceled the engagement."

Regardless of her actions, the two of them grew up together.

Even if we can't be husband and wife, we can still be friends.

He naturally didn't want to see her suffer.

But his behavior made his mother a little dissatisfied.

I guess it won’t be long before people start urging him to get married.

"I was thinking of inviting you to my wedding next spring, but it looks like we'll have to wait."

Lin Ke said with a smile.

"If you're serious about it, you don't even have to wait until next spring."

The boat docked on the shore and Xu Yiyi climbed up from the dock.

After all the trouble, I'm still hungry.

I ordered a shrimp cake from the stall and slowly walked back to the inn.

Lin Ke put his worries aside and busied himself with dealing with those thieves.