Pirate reincarnated into slime

Chapter 80 The People in the Orphanage
"I didn't intend to hurt her," Mei Lin calmed down a little and explained, "But she stole my wallet, and I have to get it back."

"Stole your wallet?" The purple-haired girl was stunned, and looked at Betty, "Betty! Did you steal again?!"

"No! I didn't steal anything!" Betty shook her head vigorously.

"If you don't have it, let me search it," Mei Lin said with an unhappy face. This guy, it's already at this time, he still doesn't admit it.

"Hmph! You don't have evidence, so why search me? I refuse!" Betty took two steps back as she spoke, and at the same time, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, a little smugly.

"You!" Mei Lin's eyes widened, a little annoyed, but the purple-haired girl was still watching, and she couldn't do it directly.

"Oh, Betty, something fell off your body." At this moment, another strange voice suddenly sounded.

Roland and Meilin couldn't help turning their heads to look, and saw another orange-haired woman walking out of the room behind the purple-haired girl, who looked about 40 years old.

"Ah?" When Roland and the others looked at the person coming, Betty exclaimed. She quickly touched her arms, and then yelled, "Liar! It's still in my arms! Where did it fall?" ...on the ground..."

As she spoke, her voice gradually became quieter, and a little cold sweat began to ooze from her forehead, as if she realized that she had said something wrong.

And the people around all focused their eyes on her, especially Mei Lin, who was looking at her unkindly.

"Okay, stop making trouble. If you really stole this sister's things, return them quickly, or I will be angry," the orange-haired woman said again, but her tone was very gentle, not at all. I can't hear the feeling of being angry.

"Hmph!" Betty snorted coldly, threw the things in her arms on the ground, and ran directly to the direction where Roland and the others came, that is, the direction of the fork in the road.

The other party was an immature child, and Roland didn't plan to settle accounts with her, so he didn't stop her.

The purple-haired girl shouted, but Betty didn't look back at all, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Meilin didn't even bother to stop her. She picked up the thing Betty dropped on the ground as fast as she could, and it turned out to be the wallet.

She checked quickly, and found that nothing was missing, whether it was money or other small things, especially the most important thing—the hair ornament that Roland gave her.

"Well, I'm so sorry, Betty was so naughty, I'll apologize to you on her behalf," the orange-haired woman walked up to Mei Lin, bowed slightly, and said with embarrassment.

"You are?" Meilin asked with some doubts.

"Ah, I forgot to introduce myself first," the orange-haired woman paused, and continued, "My name is Harriet, and I am the person in charge of these children."

"Hi, Mrs. Harriet, I'm Meilin, a voyager who travels with the captain," Meilin also introduced herself, and after recovering her wallet, she finally calmed down.

She continued, "Don't worry, she is still young after all, since the things have been returned, I will forgive her."

"Thank you," Harriet nodded slightly, "I just made some biscuits, if you don't mind, please come in and sit down."

"This..." Mei Lin looked at Roland with some hesitation.

Roland nodded and said, "Then excuse me. By the way, I am Roland, the captain that Merlin said."

He looked at Xiaoyu who had already walked beside him, "She is Xiaoyu, and she is also our crew member."

"You... Hello," Xiaoyu said timidly. Although the other party didn't seem to show any strange expressions towards her, she was still a little worried.

"I'm Beatrice, nice to meet you, I was really rude just now," the purple-haired woman also said.

"It's okay, I was rude just now," Roland said, handing over the bow and arrow he had snatched from her hand, "I'll give you this back."

Beatrice took the bow and arrow, and said, "The three of you go into the room first, let's sit down and talk... Also, Mary, Claire, Paddy, you three come in together."

"Yeah! Let's eat biscuits!" Claire, a little girl with purple hair, and Paddy, a little boy with green hair, responded loudly, and ran towards the house expectantly.

The blue-haired little girl, Mary, was a little worried, "But Betty hasn't come back yet..."

"Don't worry, there's no danger around here. She runs out like this every day," Harriet said with a smile. "When she thinks about it, she will come back naturally."

"Okay..." Mary nodded and walked into the house.

Roland was speechless when he heard the words, don't set a flag...

After that, in the house, everyone chatted while eating biscuits, and Roland gradually learned something different from what he had guessed.

First of all, this orphanage is different from the one in my memory. There are not so many children, but only four, all of whom lost their parents when they were attacked by pirates a few years ago.

Because there are not many children, Harriet is the only one who takes care of them. She does not rely on any donations or subsidies, but relies on her own efforts, mainly using the fertile land at the door.

Although she didn't say anything less important, Roland caught a glimpse of some sewing supplies and unfinished clothes not far away. Maybe it's because of manual work to earn some money?

As for why she took care of these children, she didn't say anything, and Roland didn't ask too much. Anyway, it was probably because he was kind-hearted.

Moreover, Beatrice is not a child of an orphanage. According to her, her home is in Luan City, and because Harriet has been kind to her, she comes to help when she is free.

(End of this chapter)