Famine Years and Fleeing: After Reincarnating as a Farmhouse Mother-in-Law, I Became Amazing

Liang Shuyan was reborn as the mother of a group of children. Being a mother was one thing, but she also happened to be in the midst of a famine. With originally precarious meals and the added hard...

Chapter 101 The Curator's Scheme

Liang Shuyan glanced around the room and noticed a bronze suit of armor and a sword on the wall. She gently touched them and felt a sense of solemnity and tranquility wash over her.

"Mother, this is what my father-in-law left behind. So, who is this curator Gu? Why should an outsider be in charge of our family's things?"

Li Lanfang shook her head: "Tell me, we have quite a few boys in our family, but who has the ability to manage this martial arts school well? If it's not managed well, I'm worried that your father-in-law's good intentions will be wasted. So, we must find someone knowledgeable to manage it!"

Jin Erniu looked aggrieved and grabbed the old lady's hand: "Grandma, Erniu is capable. After Erniu has studied for a while and become familiar with the procedures of the martial arts school, we should take over the school. Otherwise, in the long run, it may become someone else's property!"

Erniu's words made sense. Liang Shuyan looked at Old Madam Jin and said, "Okay, when he comes back, I will naturally make this matter clear. What your father left behind naturally belongs to our family. How can it be someone else's property?"

Curator Gu came in, holding a scroll in his hand, and handed it to the old lady: "Please take a look. This is a painting that the old general painted before his death, and there is also a letter. Please take a look."

Li Lanfang's body suddenly trembled, but quickly she seemed to transform into a different person, saying very seriously, "Kneel down and listen to my reading!"

Liang Shuyan noticed the old lady's change in demeanor, glanced at Jin Erniu, and pulled him over, saying, "Kneel down!"

"After I die, this martial arts school will be transferred to Li Lanfang's name. Everything in the school will be managed by Li Lanfang. After training the Jin family's descendants, they can be adopted by the Jin family's descendants. Everything in the martial arts school will be maintained according to the original system!"

Liang Shuyan understood that the martial arts school was actually under the old lady's name, and the old general's last wish was for the old lady to train the Jin family's successor to inherit the fine traditions of the martial arts school and continue to carry it forward.

The old lady opened the scroll and was surprised to find that the old general had painted a picture of his hometown. It was clear that although the old general was in the army, he was thinking about his family.

The old lady trembled slightly, and a string of glistening tears welled up in her eyes.

"Master Gu, you heard that. I am Li Lanfang. I am entrusting you to take care of my grandson, teach him martial arts, how to use weapons, and teach him the rules and regulations of the martial arts school. He will be the successor of this martial arts school in the future!"

Master Gu's face turned deathly pale. He nodded and said, "Alright, old lady, but should we continue recruiting for the martial arts school? A while ago, the escort agency came to inspect our school and selected more than a dozen warriors to go to the agency. There aren't many people left in the school now."

Liang Shuyan hesitated for a moment: "Shouldn't the escort agency pay money when they come to the martial arts school to select people?"

"By the way, when the martial arts school sends people to the escort agency and trains talent, doesn't it charge a fee? Or is this kind of cooperation provided free of charge?"

Master Gu pondered for a moment, then said, "No, it's just that the current martial arts school only provides the warriors with salaries to ensure their daily needs, and doesn't provide any fees to our martial arts school."

"Do you know what kind of martial arts school this is?" Liang Shuyan asked casually.

“Mingsheng Escort Agency!” Director Gu said. Liang Shuyan had repeated this name to herself countless times. She wanted to remember it and find out the truth. She wanted to see if the escort agency had actually paid the martial arts school.

"Then, I'll have my grandson come over tomorrow!" the old lady said, and then turned and left the martial arts school.

Although Liang Shuyan didn't say anything extra, she had doubts about the current situation of the martial arts school. Seeing Jin Erniu's smug look, she instructed Erniu: "Erniu, wait with your grandma on the donkey cart for a while. I'm going to buy some things and I'll be back soon!"

"Yes, Mother!"

Liang Shuyan wasn't going to buy anything; she was going to Mingsheng Escort Agency to find out something!

So she waved for a carriage and casually said to the driver, "Driver, I need to go to Mingsheng Escort Agency!"

The coachman waved his hand: "Sorry, I've never heard of such a security escort agency in town."

Helpless, Liang Shuyan had no choice but to get off the carriage and walk in another direction.

Theaters were the most concentrated places for information in ancient times. She walked towards the theater and inquired about the situation of several escort agencies in Qingfeng Town. The manager provided two of the most likely escort agencies: Yuesheng Escort Agency and Canglong Escort Agency!

"Mingsheng Escort Agency? Could it be that the curator played a trick, casually mentioning Mingsheng Escort Agency, when in fact it's Yuesheng Escort Agency?"

It was obvious that the curator was lying. Now, without sufficient evidence, she had no choice but to go to Yuesheng Escort Agency to inquire about this information.

Yuesheng Escort Agency was located in Hedong. In order to get to the agency as soon as possible and find out the truth, she found another carriage. This time, the driver said, "You're going to Yuesheng Escort Agency? Yuesheng Escort Agency has expanded its scale. I heard that it recently recruited some warriors from various places. The area where the warriors train is several acres in size."

"Oh, please hurry up!" Liang Shuyan was worried that the curator might cause some trouble after they left, so she had to urge the driver to hurry up.

Soon, they arrived at Yuesheng Escort Agency.

Sure enough, this security escort agency looked very large; there were more than a dozen guards standing on the gatehouse alone.

"May I ask who you are looking for and what brings you to our security escort agency?"

"I'm here to talk to your manager about the safety of the latest shipment. What's wrong? You won't let me in?"

The two guards laughed and said, "No, you can tell from their words that you're here to discuss business. Please come in!"

Upon entering the hall, a man dressed in a dark gray robe sat upright. Seeing a guard leading a woman in, he looked displeased and angrily rebuked, "What's going on? Is this a place for women?"

"What's wrong? Does the prestigious Yuesheng Escort Agency not allow women to enter?" Liang Shuyan's face was full of righteousness, clearly showing that she didn't consider herself a woman!

"Oh, what brings you to our security escort agency?"

Liang Shuyan laughed heartily, then said, "I heard that your escort agency is recruiting everywhere. I'd like to know how you cooperate with martial arts schools? When you recruit from martial arts schools, do you only pay the martial artists' salaries?"

"Nonsense! Where did you hear such nonsense? We pay the martial arts school twice the salary of a martial artist!"