Chapter 186: Escape
In the room, Zhang Yuniang was holding Niuniu and Gu Zhao in her arms, while Gu Yan, Brother Shen and Liu Xiaoru were all holding sticks they had found from somewhere, protecting them.
Old Mrs. Gu and Old Man Gu are old, and at this moment they are discussing funeral arrangements with their daughter-in-law.
"Please keep this dress of mine. Your father's and my money are sewed and hidden inside it." Old Mrs. Gu stuffed the clothes she had just changed into her daughter-in-law's hands.
Zhang Yunniang didn't answer, but said, "Mom, if the pirates really rush in, we will all run for our lives. Whoever survives will be saved. We can reunite after we save the silver."
Old Mrs. Gu was not as optimistic as she was. She said, "Your father and I are old and have lived enough. If possible, I hope you can escape with the children. If you really fall into the bandit's den, you must live well with the children."
"mother?"
Old Lady Gu said, "Being alive is the most important thing. Don't worry about chastity or not. I am not the kind of person who cares about these things. The most important thing is to be a good person. In my heart, you will always be a good daughter-in-law."
When Zhang Yunniang heard this, tears immediately fell.
When Li heard this while holding the child, she looked at Zhang Yuniang with envy.
The Li family has a clean reputation for generations. If she fell into a bandit's den, the Li family would never tolerate her being alive.
The ship was shaking more and more violently, the shouting and fighting outside were becoming more and more intense, and from time to time the sound of heavy objects falling into the water could be heard.
The people in the room heard the noise outside getting louder and louder.
"Don't be afraid, grandpa will protect you, my dear."
Old Man Gu reached out and touched Niu Niu's soft head.
Niuniu's face turned pale, and she grabbed Grandpa's hand: "Niuniu, I don't want anything to happen to you."
Old Man Gu shook his head gently. His eyes, which were always cloudy, were now as sharp as a sword about to be unsheathed.
Brother Shen suddenly squatted down and whispered to Niuniu: "Niuniu, if you survive, please go to Sifang Street in Beijing and tell my mother that my son is unfilial and will not be able to fulfill his filial duties to her in the future."
After Brother Shen said this, he immediately stood up, even though his body was still shaking with fear, he still tried his best to stand in front of the children.
A small group of pirates sneaked in, and everyone could only hear the footsteps getting closer and closer in the corridor, and from time to time there was the sound of someone pushing the door open. Although it was not their turn yet, everyone in the room was extremely nervous.
Both Old Man Gu and Old Lady Gu had expressions of being ready to die. They stood behind the door with the maids from the Sun family, ready to welcome the first wave of pirates who wanted to rush in.
There was finally a knock on the door.
One sound after another, each one more violent than the last.
"Open the door, damn it!"
There were fierce shouts and curses from the pirates outside the door.
A group of people were still holding on to the door.
"Break the door open!" the pirate outside the house shouted.
The sword smashed against the door, and the door seemed to be crumbling and would soon be broken into.
Old Man Gu held the stick tightly.
The door was now as brittle as a piece of paper, and it seemed like it would be smashed to pieces in the next second.
The room was filled with an atmosphere of despair. Everyone was worried about the pirates outside the door, as well as Sun Jiaxing and Gu Mingda who were fighting the pirates on the deck.
Niuniu glanced at everyone around her, lowered her head, and whispered, "I hope I can see everyone get out of trouble safely."
As soon as Niu Niu finished speaking, everyone heard a shrill whistle coming from far away, with three short sounds and one long.
When the pirates outside the door heard the sound, their attack suddenly stopped.
"Oh no, someone is coming! The whistle is not from us." The pirates heard something wrong in the voice.
The house in front of them was a tough nut to crack. They tried to get in for a long time but failed. The pirates didn't know who was outside and were anxious to make some money, so they rushed into another house on the spot.
Zhang Yunniang listened to the sounds of rummaging in other rooms and slowly breathed a sigh of relief. She turned her head and glanced at her daughter behind her: "Don't be afraid, dear. We will definitely reach the capital safely."
Niu Niu nodded obediently.
The whistle was getting closer and closer, and the pirates' footsteps were becoming more and more disordered, as if something was chasing them.
“Go!”
The sound of charging in unison suddenly resounded through the sky.
"Navy, the navy is coming!"
Niu Niu heard someone shouting.
The sound of weapons clashing continued, and the various wailing sounds did not stop.
After an unknown amount of time, the shaking of the ship stopped.
Everyone in the room was starving.
There were footsteps again in the corridor outside.
"Dad, Mom? Yunniang, Niuniu, Ayan, Azhao?" Gu Mingda's voice reached everyone's ears.
The door opened and Gu Mingda rushed in. He looked at all the family members carefully.
"We are fine, they didn't come in." Zhang Yunniang looked at Gu Mingda while speaking.
Gu Mingda heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and then faced Li's worried look and explained, "I'm fine, and Brother Sun is fine too, he just sprained his ankle. There was a knife aimed at Brother Sun, but he sprained his ankle and just dodged it."
Facing pirates, it was a blessing to just sprain my ankle.
"Husband, are you in any danger?" Zhang Yunniang asked worriedly.
Gu Mingda smiled and said, "I was lucky. The pirate's knife was about to fall on my face, but suddenly I saw a flash of silver light from the side. It turned out to be a young soldier in his teens, who rushed over with a gun and helped me block the blow that would have killed me."
Everyone held their breath as they listened to his wonderful speech. They felt as if they were in a teahouse listening to a storyteller telling a story.
"It happened so fast. The pirates came with such force that we and our boatmen were beaten back step by step. Many of us even jumped into the water to save our lives. Just when we were about to lose our chance, a fleet of navy ships suddenly appeared on the water."
When everyone heard this, they were immediately filled with fear when they thought about how urgent the situation was.
It was getting quieter outside.
"Brother Gu." Li stood up and bowed.
Gu Mingda immediately understood what she wanted to do and said, "Sister-in-law, Brother Sun is now with the wounded and is waiting for the doctor to treat his injuries. I will take you to see him."
Li hurriedly entrusted Changshou to Zhang Yuniang.
Niuniu ran over, grabbed the hem of Gu Mingda's clothes, and said, "Dad, I want to go see Daddy Sun, too."
Now that the navy was in control of the situation, Gu Mingda was not afraid of any trouble and took Li and Niu Niu onto the deck.
"Uncle Sun!" Niu Niu saw Sun Jiaxing sitting on the deck at a glance.
Sun Jiaxing was relieved to see Li.
"Uncle Sun, we are all fine. We are all so brave. We kept the bad guys out." Niu Niu said.
Sun Jiaxing gently pinched Niuniu's chubby little face and said, "Niuniu is also brave. She is not afraid of bad guys."
"Don't... pinch... my..."
Niu Niu spoke vaguely.
Before she could finish her words, Niu Niu's eyes went dark and she fell to the ground. Before she lost consciousness, she seemed to hear the screams of Gu Mingda and Sun Jiaxing.
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