Text Chapter 36 The Broken Cottage Rescues the Informant
By the time Wittrolf and the others arrived at Shuangfeng Village, it was already Shen Shi. The three rum brothers did not rush to find the treasure, but wandered around the ruins of the former village to find their mother's whereabouts. Although many houses in the former village have been burned down, a considerable number of houses are still standing in place, only somewhat damaged. The three brothers searched for the remaining houses one by one.
Witt explained the situation of Rum and the others to Rolf and his party, and Rolf put aside the treasure first for the sake of Witt's face, anyway, the cooked meat to the mouth could not fly, and assisted the three of Rum to find his mother together. Although the site of Shuangfeng Village is not large, it can accommodate a lot of houses, and only counting the houses that have not been damaged, it is enough for everyone to look for half a day.
As it got dark, they did find a dark room where the captives were held, and in it were a slightly more beautiful young mother, a young man, and a middle-aged man, who were still in infancy, and did not see the mother of the three Rum brothers. Maybe Rum's mother was killed by bandits, maybe his mother was burned to ashes with her house and others on the night of the capture of Twin Peaks, or maybe his mother took advantage of the chaos to escape from Twin Peaks and is now living somewhere. Even if the mother is still alive, the area of Riwache is so big, where can I find my mother's whereabouts? The three brothers looked a little lost, and Witt persuaded him with good words, but he only scratched the itch in his boots, and he could only see them resolve the grief in their hearts.
Besides, the three captives, upon Witt's questioning, revealed that the infant was the illegitimate son of Varisienpoye, and that the woman was the mother of the baby. Witt was obviously shocked, and the middle-aged man next to him was even more shocked, and asked in a loud voice, "Is this child really the lord's illegitimate son?" The middle-aged man tried to confirm, but the baby was scared to cry, and the woman coaxed for a long time and finally fed the baby privately to stop the baby's crying.
"This child is really born to me and him, I was originally a maid in the hall of the lord of Fesdena, and Varishinpoye took a fancy to me and forcibly ...... me" The young woman's voice was choked and unable to speak, and the people around her sympathized with the beautiful woman in front of her, and they couldn't say much.
The woman choked for a moment, then continued: "It was a time when Fesdena was worse than death, and then my pregnancy was discovered by Varisienboye. At that time, the old lord Belgarupoye was about to die, and although the surname of Varishin Enpoye was Snow (meaning illegitimate child), he was the only son of the old lord, and although he had the right to inherit. But Varisienboye, fearing that the scandal of secretly marrying a maid and even impregnating her would affect his succession, found a reason to away from Fested. I was only two or three months pregnant, alone away from home, and abducted by bandits on the way. I have endured their humiliation here every day and every night...... "The young woman could no longer speak, and she could not cry anymore.
"This brute!" Witt was already furious, just waiting for the time to get angry. Although the people sympathized with the woman, they were not surprised in the chaos of Calradia, where the women and children who died in the war every day were innumerable, and the so-called love could not help.
When everyone was silent, the middle-aged man spoke up: "Varishinpoye is dead!" As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked, and their eyes were staring at him, waiting for him to explain the reason.
The middle-aged man did not sell it, and said bluntly: "I was originally a cavalryman under the lord of Warisi Enpoye, and I went out with the lord, but when we lost our army, an army attacked us and brutally killed the lord and my brothers, and I survived because I fled quickly on horseback. It was a Vikian army, and although they didn't have a banner with them, I recognized the armor at a glance, and it must have been a force in the kingdom that brutally killed Lord Warisienboye. Later, I was also captured by bandits and brought here because I was already seriously injured and outnumbered. ”
When everyone heard this, they were full of doubts, and immediately began to discuss it. Speaking of which, it is nothing more than who was Varisi Enpoye killed? Why did you kill him? What are the benefits and so on, there is no reason for discussing and discussing. Witt was already distraught, and motioned for everyone to be quiet, so that they could rest early, and there was something to attend to tomorrow.
When they had gone out, Witt said to the young woman, "You have a good rest here." I won't leave you alone, and as long as I'm here, no one here will humiliate you. Then, Witt turned to the middle-aged man and said, "What is your surname?" ”
"Banderni, sir." The middle-aged man replied in a sonorous and powerful tone.
"Excellent! Mr. Banderney, do I have the pleasure of inviting you to be my companion? Witt went straight to the point and said frankly.
Bandney was stunned for a moment, and did not answer Witt directly. If it weren't for Witt and his party, he might have died in this dilapidated hut one day, and then he would have been thrown into the field and reduced to the food of the beasts. But Bandney also knows that Witt is also a bandit and robber at the moment, and some of the shameless words and deeds of this kind of lawbreaker, Bandney has seen a lot of life so far, so he doesn't want to stumble into a thousand hatreds, and follow Witt to do evil and help the abuse all his life. After thinking for a moment, Banderey planned to stay and observe for a while before making a decision, so he said to Witt: "Mr. Witt, I have nowhere to go for the time being, but I can stay here for now, and then we will think about it in the long run." Witt understood what Bandney meant, so he couldn't ask, so he nodded in understanding.
Seeing that the matter was almost settled, Witt said to the young man who had been standing in the corner for a long time: "This brother, if you are willing to stay, we will naturally have a place for you, and if you want to leave, we will not be embarrassed, you can do it yourself!" ”
After saying that, Witt turned around and wanted to leave, but the young man was in a hurry, and immediately caught up with Witt and said anxiously: "Witt! Mr. Witt! I beg you, is it okay to send me home? My father was a merchant in Zhivacheze, and he was able to give you as many dinars as you wanted, as much as you could take me home, and I promise to convince my father to give it to you. Not only are there many bandits in this area, but wild beasts are also often infested, and if you let me go back alone, I'm afraid I won't even be able to go down the peak. The young man finally saw the straw that saved his life, and he was willing to let it go easily, begging bitterly.
He hadn't noticed the young man's face in the dark corner just now, so Witt took a closer look at the young man in front of him. I saw that his skin was pale, his clothes were also made of silk silk, and his father was a businessman, presumably a wealthy family. Witt didn't immediately agree to send him back, but explained: "It's okay to send you home, but we're busy right now, and I'm afraid we won't be able to send you home anytime soon." If you don't mind, you can stay and I'll find time to take you home when I'm done. As for the money, I'm not a bandit, I'm just doing what I can. ”
At this point, the young man was not picky, and immediately thanked Witt for his great kindness. Seeing that all matters were handled similarly, Witt immediately motioned for the three of them to rest early and leave. Banderney saw what Witt had done, and the bandit in front of him was indeed a little special, but it still remained to be seen.
That night, Rolf and the others did not immediately go to the main village, but piled up the corpses that had been parked in the front village for two days and were about to decompose, and cremated them to avoid contracting the plague. Later, some people were sent to get some vines and come back to make thick ropes in preparation for crossing the bridge tomorrow. That night, the group cleaned a few houses near the abandoned chain bridge, took turns to rest, and the night was fine, and they were accompanied by each other for a long night.
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