Yan Qingqiu chuckled and said, "Why don't they be a couple? I think that's great."

"We have already wasted some time. We need to hurry up. There is a big river ahead. We may have to abandon this carriage." An Yan said.

Yan Qingqiu immediately took out the map and saw that there was a river with no end in sight ahead.

This river is so wide and long that it is impossible to swim across it. There is no telling how many undercurrents and whirlpools are hidden underneath.

An Yan stopped the carriage, looked at the riverside, leaned forward, and then said, "What should we do?"

"Look, there seems to be a ship ahead." Meidie pointed forward.

An Yan saw it and said, "There really is a boat. That's great. We can carry our things on our backs and have him take us over."

Yan Qingqiu shouted towards the river: "Boatman, can you take us across the river?"

The boat was still moving slowly, but it finally docked at the shore. A man, no more than 40 years old, asked, "Are you going to the other side?"

"That's right, please do me a favor." An Yan nodded.

"You can ask me for help, but you can do me a favor too." said the man, and he jumped from the boat to the shore.

Yan Qingqiu said: "We can give you money, or we can give you valuable things. It's up to you to choose. We won't take advantage of you."

"I don't want anything or money. I just want you to take back the restaurant on the other side of the mountain for me. If you have the ability, I will take you across the river." The man said firmly.

An Yan frowned and asked, "Which restaurant?"

"It's the Xinghua Restaurant at the foot of the mountain over there. A female devil came here and robbed me and my wife of our livelihood. We want to take it back now." The man sighed after he finished speaking.

Yan Qingqiu frowned, thinking why did they have to go back to the same old routine again? It was endless. Mei Die also found this matter troublesome.

An Yan said, "So what if she got it back? I helped you get it back today, but once I leave, she will get it back from you tomorrow. Besides, it might be even more disadvantageous to you."

"That's my home. I've planted that apricot tree for a long time. I feel sorry for it." The man said as he went back to the boat, ready to row away.

Yan Qingqiu turned over and jumped directly onto the boat, saying, "If you don't take us over, we'll row the boat ourselves."

"Okay, then let's not cross the river." The man said and began to swing his body. The boat swayed back and forth, as if it was about to capsize. Frightened, Yan Qingqiu went back to the shore.

Anyan said: "Why do you have to be so persistent?"

"That thatched house has been built for a long time. It's not easy to live on the other side of the river." The man insisted.

"You'd better not go over there. Not only is there a female devil there, but there's also a male bully who's missing a wife. He'll capture any pretty woman he sees. You'd better think carefully whether you're ready to give your wife to him." Yan Qingqiu used these words to scare him.

As expected, the man panicked and said, "No, my wife is as beautiful as a flower. She can't go."

"You take us across the river first, and we'll help you build another Xinghua Restaurant on that side. Is that okay?" An Yan asked him kindly.

"I want that apricot tree. There is no better apricot tree within hundreds of miles here. It blooms all year round." The man insisted on having the tree.

"It will be ruined even if we uproot it." Yan Qingqiu said.

"It's not that I don't have apricot blossoms here, but they're not like that one, where the flowers never fall. My wife loves this one the most."

An Yan asked: "I'll give you one too, so you don't have to go over there to pick it, okay?"

"Do you keep your word?" the man asked.

"Is it since that woman came that the apricot tree started to grow stronger?" An Yan asked him again.

The man felt a little embarrassed and said, "Well, that's true, but I planted that apricot tree, so it should be mine."

"Okay, okay, I'll give you one." Yan Qingqiu also understood what was going on. Fortunately, he brought a few Yongchun pills with him when he went out. He was really lucky.

The man was surprised, but afraid that An Yan and the others would coax him, so he said, "Keep your word, or I won't let you go. There's a forest on the other side of the river, and you can't get through without me leading the way."

"Hurry up and pull the boat to the shore." Yan Qingqiu urged him to get up.

The man did not dock the boat, but just blew a whistle and then shouted: "Madam, bring the boat quickly." The voice echoed for a long time.

And then a bigger boat was seen coming over, with a woman standing on the boat, her clothes fluttering, looking quite graceful.

When the boat docked, Yan Qingqiu was the first to jump on board. He wanted to see if there was any trick here. He found a young woman standing on the boat. She was pretty, but she didn't seem to be a good match for the boatman.

The lady on the boat also looked Yan Qingqiu up and down, a smile appeared on her face, and she asked with a seductive look: "Where is this young master from?"

Before Yan Qingqiu could answer, An Yan and Mei Die also flew onto the boat.

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The woman froze and kept staring at An Yan.

An Yan frowned and looked up and down at the lady in front of her. Just when she was about to say something, she heard the woman say, "Very good, very good. You all look extraordinary. I guess this must be your first time here."

"It's the first time." Yan Qingqiu nodded, and he also noticed something strange, and whispered to the lady, "Why do you always look at her? She is a woman, maybe you have taken a fancy to her and want to take advantage of her."

"I don't dare." The woman said as she walked towards An Yan and said to the man on the boat, "Hey, they promised to help me take back the Xinghua Restaurant."

"They said they would help us build a new one and create an everlasting apricot forest for us, so I agreed to take them across the river. When they finished building the things, I would take them out of the forest." The man's voice was very happy.

But the woman's face was not very good, and she didn't dare to say much at this moment.

But An Yan was also a little confused. She should not have seen it wrong. This woman was the Chu woman who had appeared at Mancao Manteng before. How did she come here and be with a man like that?

The man was not ugly, he just had an ordinary appearance, nothing amazing about him. He might not be what Ms. Chu liked, but he could be described as handsome, not embarrassing at all.

Chu kept looking at An Yan's face, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, forcing Yan Qingqiu to stare at her.

Mei Die didn't want to meddle in other people's business, and she didn't know Chu Nu either. However, she felt that it was a pity for such a charming woman to be with a man like that.

The boat soon docked.

Chu Nu got off the boat first, and then led An Yan and the others off the boat, and then said to the man: "Go to the kitchen and light a fire. I haven't eaten yet. I will take these two girls to the house first."

The man nodded and said to Yan Qingqiu: "Hey, you are a man, come and help me."

Although Yan Qingqiu didn't want to, he didn't refuse and followed the man into a small room. It was a simple kitchen, but it was fully equipped.

Chu Nu on the other side immediately knelt down to An Yan, which scared Mei Die beside her.

Chu Nu said: "You must save me. I have been trapped here by him for a long time and I can't get out. I can't go forward because there is a female demon and there is a forest behind me. It is full of traps and mechanisms. I can only give myself to him, but I am not willing to do so."

"I'm also surprised to meet you here." An Yan never expected this.

"Please, can you take me with you?" Chu Nu knew An Yan, and seeing her now was like meeting a bodhisattva.