Shengjing Noble

Chapter 577 Ups and Downs

"That pirate king is no ordinary character. There were ten captains with great martial arts skills on this island, and all of them died at his hands. That's why all the pirates respect him as the king."

"Yes, it is said that he is two meters tall and as strong as a bull. He is even invulnerable to swords and spears, and immune to all poisons! Ordinary people can't get close to him, and even if they get close, they can't kill him!"

Su Lanyin frowned: "I believe that he is tall and strong, but I think that he is invulnerable to swords and guns and immune to all poisons is too fake."

"Maybe there is some exaggeration in it, but I think we should be cautious in everything."

Ah Yue looked worried: "Ah Xing, you are still so young, don't go and die. What's more, you are the last person here who knows medicine. You are like the hope given to us by God. If you are gone, what will we islanders do in the future?"

Su Lanyin thought about it, and then said, "This matter still needs to be considered in the long run, but we can't see patients in the yard anymore. It's better to go to the room for privacy."

"Yes, you are right. I was negligent. Let's hide away tomorrow."

"But Ah Hai, we have to go fishing tomorrow. We have exchanged all the things we received today for herbs. We are running out of rice at home."

"Well, I'm going out to sea early tomorrow morning, so I can't collect everyone's things anymore. They also have to pay their monthly installments. Besides, Uncle San and the others need to replenish their bodies, so I have to work harder."

"Ah Hai, go to bed early tonight. I will take care of Uncle San and the others."

"Thank you for your hard work, Ayue."

"It's not hard, but the children will trouble Ah Xing."

"Children? I... I don't know how to take care of children..." Su Lanyin was a little nervous.

"Don't worry, you don't need to take care of the children, you just need to tell them a story before bedtime."

"Tell me a story...I..."

She touched her head, and it was blank, without any plot.

"What can I do if I don't know how to do it?"

"I don't have that many stories, so I just make them up on the spot."

"Editor?"

"Yeah! You try it."

After saying that, Ah Hai and Ah Yue went back to their rooms, leaving Su Lanyin standing there in a daze.

She looked at the sky and thought for a while, then turned and went into the children's room.

Several children were already lying on their beds, covered with quilts.

Seeing Su Lanyin come in, the oldest child asked, "Sister Xing, why are you here? Where's Mom?"

"Your mother has to take care of the grandfathers. Can I get you to sleep today?"

The children were full of surprise: "Can Sister Xing tell stories too?"

"Story..." Su Lanyin thought for a moment and decided to make one up. "I should be able to do it. You guys lie down. I'll try to make one up. No, tell one!"

She sat beside the bed, and the children lay down obediently, looking at her with their big watery eyes full of expectation.

"Once upon a time there was a little girl...her name was...Xiaohua! Yes, Xiaohua! Then, one day she got up early to help her parents with work. She first went to feed the chickens..."

Su Lanyin was weaving the story haltingly, and the children were yawning due to sleepiness.

The oldest one was a little dissatisfied: "Sister Xing, what you are talking about is not a story."

"what is that?"

"I don't know either. It's not a story anyway."

"So what stories does your mother usually tell?"

The children immediately became excited and started telling Su Lanyin the stories that A Yue had made up, and she listened with great interest.

It was clearly agreed that she would tell stories to the children and put them to sleep, but in the end she was the one listening to the children tell stories.

"It's so full of ups and downs...A Yue is really good at writing!" Su Lanyin exclaimed.

"Sister Xing, what did you say?"

"No! Nothing! Okay, the story is over, you should go to bed."

"But... Sister Xing hasn't told us the story yet."

Several children looked at her with aggrieved expressions, their eyes sparkling with stars, which made people feel soft-hearted.

"Don't look at me like that...Okay, I admit it, I can't tell stories at all."

The oldest child suggested, "Since Sister Xing can't tell stories, why don't you tell us about the outside world?"

"The outside world? I...I forgot..."

Su Lanyin frowned and was about to refuse when she was interrupted by the children.

"Sister Xing, is it surrounded by the sea outside like here?"

Hearing this, she answered subconsciously: "Of course not, this is an island, and outside is a large piece of land."

"Then how can they catch fish? Without fish they can't pay their monthly payments and will be captured by pirates!"

"There's no need to fish outside, and there are no pirates, but everyone needs to pay taxes."

"What is a tax?"

"That is... the people have to pay a portion of their earnings to the state, which is then used for construction and to strengthen the army and so on."

"Do you pay a lot, just like us?"

"This... Most places don't force people to pay that much, only a small portion."

"Then why do we have to pay so much to the pirates? Dad and Mom can't even get enough to eat on weekdays."

Su Lanyin thought for a moment, then said, "Because you are ruled by the Pirate King, and he is not a good king."

“Then is the king outside a good one?”

"Of course, the kings outside will even reduce taxes for the people, and he also has a very good brother who often fights for the country to protect the people..."

Having said this, Su Lanyin was suddenly stunned. A thick fog appeared in her mind, with a black shadow hidden in it.

She covered her forehead and tried hard to see the face of the shadow in her mind, but she couldn't see it clearly. Instead, her head hurt more and more.

"it hurts……"

"Sister Xing, what's wrong with you?" asked the older child.

"You must have too many questions, which gave Sister Xing a headache."

"It's all my brother's fault. He talks too much!"

"We won't ask anymore. It's time to go to bed."

Several of the younger children immediately lay down and closed their eyes, leaving only the oldest boy with a guilty look on his face.

"I'm sorry Sister Xing..."

Su Lanyin touched his head and comforted him, "It's not your problem, go to sleep peacefully."

"Ok!"

The little boy lay down obediently and closed his eyes.

Su Lanyin breathed a sigh of relief, then turned and left the room, closing the door quietly.

She was about to return to her room when she suddenly heard footsteps outside the yard, so she immediately turned sideways and pressed against the wall next to the gate.

"Did you see correctly? They entered this yard?"

Outside the door, someone asked in a low voice.

"You're right, this is definitely the one."

"Can you come out after you go in?"

"not yet."

"So, since he's neither dead nor alive, is he still staying in his house?"

"The last two were so badly injured that there was no way they would have survived the night."

"Could it be that this family knows medical skills and secretly treated him?"