CHAPTER XXVIII. The Tale of Two Kugits 18
My father, Huo. Arcadio II was spitting on Jill who was sitting across from him about what had happened to him during this time, when he noticed that Jill shook suddenly, and then patted his neck with his hand.
"What's wrong? Jill"
"It's okay, my neck hurts when I think about too many things lately, I don't know what's wrong." Jill said frankly.
My father asked him, "Whose girl are you thinking?" ”
Jill's face flushed. My father was shocked and secretly rejoiced that he had hit. Jill said, "Uh??? The old man said that he is going to help you contact the transfer school, and I may have to go and get some documents for you today. ”
My father nodded incomprehensibly and waved his hand: "Go, go, go"
My father was already scared of traveling alone, and he was glad to hear that he might not have to go to Djerkhala. It would be nice if he just wanted to study in a big city like Suno or Parabun, and then get a secure job with the help of his relatives, and then go and do what he likes when he has enough experience. Suddenly. Arcadio II was never a natural big-minded man, and he didn't really have much to pursue.
My father noticed that Rhine had been on his mind these days. Although this child has not followed him for many days, the things he has experienced during this time have made his father cherish her very much. He called Rhine, who had been sitting on the door frame and listening to them in a daze, and touched her head: "What's the matter, these days?" I have already told my aunt that she will find you a doctor, the sores on your body have not been smeared for a while, fortunately they have not deteriorated, and some have grown on their own, thank God. ”
“??? Master? ”
"Haha, sir. In the future, call me young master, otherwise what do you call my father? ”
"Master, where has Uncle Kazak gone? He was so badly injured, why did he leave all of a sudden? ”
My father knew that Kazak had been silently caring for him during his captivity, and he could feel that much of the care he himself received was due to the little girl in front of him. My father didn't hate Kazak too much, except for some resentment of him because he was kidnapped. On the contrary, Wright of Coston Smaller repeatedly showed an extreme dislike for the robbers, and my father was often shocked into a cold sweat by Wright's dream words in the hotel, and my father felt a great desire for revenge, and this abrupt feeling did not like my father very much.
"He's going to be fine. He may have gone back to where he used to live. "My father didn't know how to explain to Rhine the intertwined interests of his capture. What happened between the robbers, my father didn't even understand it himself. But he put himself in his shoes, and in the end, Kazak could only return to the place where he used to live.
"However, he said he would take me to the grassland to herd sheep, and he said that he would give it to me when I was 16 years old??? Find a young man to marry, and he said that every time the season changes, he will sew me a new garment, and sew me a beautiful cloth imported from Rhodok???"
"I can give you all of this", my father thought Rhine was sad because he had lost these things, "it's sixteen years old on the prairie, and we'll be seventeen here, and I'll find you a good husband; If you want to wear new clothes, go to Jill, I asked him to take you with him every time he came to Suno, and he said that the cherries here are delicious. I used to have an old lady Rhodoc at home, and she could sew beautiful shirts, and now she's gone, but my Nord nurse has learned that trade, and she can make it for you??"
Rhine's mouth was clumsy, and she knew her father had misunderstood what she meant, "I??? It's not that I can't bear those things, I just want to know, he said he wanted me to be like a daughter, why didn't he want me??? Didn't you tell me when you left??" Rhine's aggrieved voice choked up, "Abba's is the same, you don't want me if you leave, just leave like that??" That morning?? Just left??"
The father was a little in a hurry, he hadn't learned much about the origin of this little child, and it was the first time he had dealt with such a childish little guy. Father could only wipe away Rhine's tears with two thumbs, pinch off her crying snot, and comfort her softly. There has never been a thoughtful relative who has taught my father how to deal with other people's emotional catharsis, but my father can respond by feeling the changes in other people's feelings, which gives my father the ability to listen to others for a long time from the beginning.
Rhine can't stop crying, so let her cry enough. After a while, Rhine was tired of crying and was coaxed to sleep by his father. Her father carried her to the bed, tucked the quilt and prepared to leave. At this time, Rhine was talking in his sleep and grabbed his father's sleeve.
Abba who was good to her is gone, and Kazak, who was good to her, is also gone, and now she can only grab this one sleeve, and if she grabs it, she won't let go.
As the sun set in the evening, the bells began to ring in the churches near and far in the city of Suno, and flocks of pigeons flew past the windowsills, shaking the last rays of the afternoon sun. My father could only sit in front of the window and watch over Rhine. He was going to wait for Rhine to sleep before going out. He was going to press Jill about his romance, but now there was no time, and now his father's mood was getting a little heavy. He collected his mood and looked at Rhine, who was asleep, waiting for it to get dark, waiting to go to a banquet to thank the prosecutor who had saved them.
Kazak gave all the slaves to Charlie and registered Charlie and the big man Rhodok.
"My mission is accomplished."
When he learned that my father and Wright had been rescued, he felt a little relieved, but he couldn't let go of Rhine's safety, but his men looked very lost. Sagron, in particular, was particularly disappointed by the conscientious farmer. Sagron's performance puzzled Kazak, he had the impression that Sagron was a very honest and serious person, although this time the amount of money was very large, which was a huge loss to the thieves, but Sagron was a very important person in Kazak, and his performance did not meet Kazak's requirements. But soon Kazak stopped burdening himself, and he didn't want to do it anymore anyway. He gathered all the robbers together: "Go home, go be a good man." ”
The robbers expressed their puzzlement, they said, now the rest are their own people, brothers in life and death, everyone will live freely in the future, why do you want everyone to leave now?
Kazak could no longer take into account the feelings of these people, "There are more than a hundred bundles of leather goods and cloth in the cave. I also buried a jar of gold dinars under the third and fourth trees on the left side of the cave, and there were 200 of them. Let's take it and divide it, and then go home. ”
These tried-and-tested thieves spat and cursed that they would not go: they would go wherever the boss went.
Kazak found that Sagron was still talking at this time, and Kazak was very angry: "Sagron! Haven't you always wanted to go home?! Why do you have such an expression now, haven't you had enough of your career as a bandit hiding in Tibet? ”
Saglon said, "I would have liked?? I can take the ransom of those two boys and go home again????"
Sagron's words surprised not only Kazak, but even the robbers around him, who had never known that Sagron was a man who liked money, let alone behaved so naked in front of the leader.
Kazak looked at Sagron, who turned pale: "My village has been robbed, and everyone's belongings have been robbed. The lord asked our village to collect rent, and now more than 20 soldiers of the lord's family have entered my village, saying that if we don't have enough money, they will take our people for 30 dinars per person and pay taxes. ”
"Is your lord an idiot? A farmer can give him about ten dinars a year, and they are cheap coolies who work until they die. 30 pieces a piece to sell elsewhere? A robber was puzzled.
"The lord is no more idiot than you. The 30 dinars were counted to us so that he could take more people. When he made deals with the farmers outside, it was 7, 80, or even 100 dinars per person. It's a lot of money. ”
Kazak was silent. After a while, he sighed: "How much does your village owe the lord?" ”
"2,000 dinars."
Kazak's face turned pale, and he knew that in his arms there was a check that would solve half of Sagron's problems.
"Brothers, I'm really tired. I've decided not to get involved in any of the things anymore. But this matter, Sagron, I promise you, I will help you solve it. I'm not your leader now. Sagron"
"Yes, Chief."
"I'm not a leader anymore. Sagron, I want you to go home, but if you decide to continue to be a robber, my brothers will leave it to you. If any of you will continue to be a robber, swear allegiance to him. ”
There was silence. There was an old robber who said in the silence of the crowd, "Do we want to be robbers?" Who would want to give up their comfortable life to suffer? Many years ago, my lord snatched my wife, who had just passed through the door, and I went to his house overnight to rob someone, and he caught me. Then I was sentenced to 10 years for stealing, and I came out with gray hair. What about my wife? Tossed to death by the lord. I found her grave, the grass was up to my waist, and I touched the grass on the grave with my eyes closed, as if I had touched my wife's hair all those years ago. That night, I set fire to the lord's house and fled. I can't go back, and then I become a robber, where can I go? Do I want to be a robber? Uncle Kazak, I have always respected you and respected your decisions, but what are you going to do with your brothers? Do you want to work for the lords who treat us like cattle? ”
"There has never been a lord who can understand us!"
Kazak asked, "Do you have to be together?" ”
"Yes," replied one piece.
"I've heard Zaitsev, the slave trader, say that the Nord kingdom is sparsely populated and is actively attracting immigrants. In the vicinity of Rudaburg, where the Nords are rebuilding agriculture, land is very cheap, and in the hilly terrain the barren land costs only 10 dinars per acre, which is the same as giving away for nothing. After you divide up what I have left, go incognito, go there and buy a farm, and you can find Zayetsev to get your new identity, and I will try to help with this. What do you think? ”
No one answered for a long time.
Kazak stood up, and suddenly a sharp pain in his shoulder forced him to leave quickly.
"Think about it for a moment. You will first follow Sagron to his village, where you will wait for news from me. I won't let your lord do anything wrong. You must hide, if you can't do it, just take her family and leave. If you all have a family, bring them all, and then go to Nord together to live a new life. The lords here ignore your existence, but in that newborn land, the lords cherish every life. Zaitsev has been to many places, and he knows that where there is newness, there is hope. I've been disappointed too many times and don't want to be disappointed again. If you're lucky, you'll be a farmer for the rest of your life! ”
Saglon was silent for a long time: "Well, chief, I will take the brothers back to my village. So how long are we going to wait for you? Where are you going during this time? ”
"I don't know, but it won't be too long. I'm going to Suno during this time, go?? Looking for my daughter. Do any of you know how to get to Suno? ”
At this time, a passer-by who had been judged harmless by Sagron came over. He stood up straight and took off his hat respectfully: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am very grateful for your efforts to clear your grievances this time." I'm now going to Suno, to visit an astronomer. I recently observed a comet, which could bring about a strong geomagnetic change, which is a rare opportunity in the history of science, and I wrote a letter to him a few months ago, which is really life-threatening. Haha, haha, ahem, sorry for the gaffe. If it's okay, I'll go to Suno, everyone, goodbye! ”
The passer-by suddenly realized that all the robbers were looking at him and looking at him~~. As if he was a complete miracle.