Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

After giving instructions about the room, Minglan came to the old lady's door.

The iron blade stood like a sharp blade at the old lady's door. Minglan heard that there seemed to be no movement in the room, so she asked her in a low voice: "Is my grandmother asleep?"

Tie Ren shook his head. She was a person of few words, and she would not speak unless necessary.

Minglan asked again: "Is Madam Fang in there?"

Tieren nodded.

Minglan was about to ask more questions when the old lady's voice came from inside: "What are you doing standing at the door? Come in quickly."

Minglan signaled Xiaotao to wait outside the house, and she timidly slipped into the house and stood in the middle of the room like a child who had made a mistake.

Mother Fang was making seasickness medicine for the old lady. The medicine was almost ready, so she brought it to the old lady. The old lady tried a sip, frowned, and knocked on the small table on the bed with the handle of her fan. Mother Fang put the medicine bowl on the coffee table and stood aside without saying a word.

She didn't speak, and the old lady didn't speak either. Minglan didn't dare to speak when she saw that the old lady didn't speak. The three of them in the room seemed to be sealed, staring at each other for half a cup of tea.

When the medicine on the small table finally stopped steaming, the old lady picked up the medicine bowl again, frowned, and took a big gulp. Her face was so bitter that it wrinkled into a ball. She broke the silence and said, "This medicine is good, but it's too bitter!"

Seeing that she finally spoke, Minglan leaned forward and took out two candies like a magic trick: "I prepared the candies specially, waiting to relieve grandma's suffering."

The old lady glanced at the candy in her palm and shook her head in disdain: "You didn't even peel off the oil paper. You're really insincere."

Minglan peeled the candy even more servilely, held it to the old lady's mouth, and said, "Please taste it, my lord."

The old lady then smiled, put a piece of candy in her mouth, and drank the rest of the medicine in one gulp.

After the housewife had packed up her things and left the room, Minglan asked tentatively, "Grandma, have you seen the lady just now?"

Old Madam Sheng smiled and said, "Have you seen it?"

Minglan: "No... this is the first time I see you here." But I've seen you many times in another place.

Old Madam Sheng lowered her head and sipped her tea: "I haven't seen that either. I just saw that she was sick, so I took extra care of her."

Minglan nodded, and said sweet words to me like sugar water: "My grandmother is the kindest and most compassionate person in the world."

"Just keep joking!" Old Mrs. Sheng said to her and pointed at the quilt on the bed. "The medicine is taking effect. I'm sleepy and want to sleep." She tilted her chin up and pouted, just like a little child.

Minglan's heart was about to melt with sweetness, and she hurried forward to make the bed for the old lady. While doing so, she said carefully: "Um... Granddaughter has one more thing I want to ask of you, Grandmother."

The old lady had an expression that said "I knew it" and said, "Go ahead."

Minglan: "It's hard for them to make a living outside with their children. Second Brother Gu asked Second Brother to look after them. I thought, why not bring them back to live with us in the old house in Youyang? It's just a few more mouths to feed, and they can help with laundry and sewing."

The old lady shook her head. "It's fine for them to live there, but I don't care about the laundry and sewing. I'm used to my own people, so it's not convenient for me to use other people. You can arrange it however you want. Since Gu Erlang asked your second brother to take care of them, you should help your second brother take good care of them. Don't let them do any dirty or tiring work, and try to give them the best food and clothing. But don't let them go out and wander around, so that they won't be seen by others."

Minglan was stunned for a long time, gritted her teeth and wanted to tell her everything, but the old lady held out her hand to stop her: "Okay, I'm tired. You young people can do whatever you want, I'm going to sleep."

Minglan confirmed that the old lady understood. Although she was not sure who these people were, their origins were definitely not simple.

Minglan helped the old lady undress and waited for her to lie down on the bed. When she was about to leave, she heard the old lady mumbling to herself under the quilt: "The children are grown up now. They have to make their own way. But no matter where they go, they must remember to leave a way out for themselves."

Minglan gently closed the door and stood at the door and whispered, "Granddaughter, remember this."

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Shen Congying's new room was next to Minglan's. After Minglan left the old lady's room, she came to Shen Congying's room, turned around and closed the door, and asked in a low voice: "Madam, have you seen my grandmother before?"

Shen Congying shook his head: "No. But the way she looked at me just now, I seemed to have given myself away."

Minglan nodded: "It must be that your temperament cannot be concealed, and my grandmother saw it."

Shen Congying said apologetically, "I have never done anything like this before, and I am not very good at acting. I am afraid that I will cause you trouble again."

Minglan: "No, my grandmother is not angry at all. She even asked me to take good care of you. She even arranged your room."

Shen Congying nodded: "It's hard for the old lady. She saw through it but still tried to cover it up for us."

Minglan: "My grandmother is a very wise and kind person, you can stay here with peace of mind. However, the conditions of the ship are limited, so the other two ladies and the young master and young lady will have to squeeze in."

Shen Congying: "It's okay, we all understand. We are here to escape, not to enjoy ourselves. Since we are pretending to be menial workers, we should act like menial workers. Besides, the rest of the family is still fighting in the blood and swords, so why would we be in the mood to be fussy? We are already very grateful that you grandparents are willing to take us in, so why would we care about these trivial matters?"

Minglan held her hand and said, "Madam, you are very righteous. I really admire you. I am afraid that I have neglected the other two ladies. Please help me say a few good words to them."

Shen Congying: "Don't worry, one of them is my sister-in-law and the other is my wet nurse. They have lived through hard times with me in the past and are both very generous people. Like me, they will only be grateful for your family's kindness. As for the children, needless to say, at the age of seven or eight, they should suffer a little hardship to temper themselves so as not to develop delicate problems." ...

After arranging things for Shen Congying, Minglan went to talk to Mrs. Zou and the wet nurse for a while before coming to the side of the boat.

She leaned on the railing and looked down. Shitou and several other men got two more small boats from somewhere. The three boats circled the big ship, patrolling and guarding like falcons. One of them held a gun in his hand and stabbed it into the water casually. When he raised it again, the tip of the gun was forked with a fat fish. Langya, who was following Minglan, couldn't help cheering: "Good!"

Minglan was not good at martial arts, so she asked, "Is this difficult?"

Langya: "It's not difficult, but it requires repeated practice. In addition to good eyesight, you also need to be fast. For someone like him, he is either a fisherman who is used to staying by the water, or he has kung fu skills." She was reminding Minglan that these people were not simple. Langya had observed this group of people for a long time and found that although they were all dressed in rags, they were very powerful when they made a move, and they were definitely not ordinary people.

Minglan nodded: "With these righteous men protecting us, plus you and Tie Ren, our journey will definitely be safe."

Gu Tingye told her in the letter that he had arranged for manpower on land and water. In addition to the few people who were visible, there were many experts hiding in the dark. These people had either received favors from Gu Tingye or were warriors hired by him at a high price. They disguised themselves as merchants, travelers, fishermen, etc., and silently guarded the ship.

Minglan knew that even if they encountered pirates again this time, they would have no choice but to rob them.