Before noon, Count Kalinin sent someone to bring the servant back in advance

I have no reason to stay any longer, I am ready to say goodbye to Lucasino's family did not stay, Constantine thought that the purpose of my trip had been achieved, so he did not ask any more questions, and Lucasino's patriarch looked at me with a deep face, I knew that he was reminding me not to forget what he said: the nobles of Little East Lake City are moving, and the Valans are watching the Count's movements

I hadn't heard anything about Little East Lake City at all, and the Earl had just arrived, so what could he know?

I'm waiting by the door for my ransom for that Burke girl

A stout woman grabbed the head of the Burke girl and dragged her over, the Burke girl covered her head, staggered and was dragged forward, the woman carried a bucket of cold water, splashed her head on the top of the Burke girl's head, and then used a big brush to brush the horse vigorously rubbed the girl's bare neck, thighs and back, the woman thought the girl's clothes were troublesome, so she tore her torn clothes, scooped out some greasy and foaming bath cream from a small basin, and smeared it on the girl's body at will, Then it brushed violently like dust on leather

I was a little embarrassed to see the girl naked, so I turned my head to look elsewhere, but the Valans didn't seem to be interested in this undressed girl at all, but there were quite a few people who looked at the chubby middle-aged woman swallowing saliva, it seemed that most of the Valans had the same eyes as Constantine, they liked strong women, and this Burke woman was as thin as a firewood, if she married her home, maybe she would die when she gave birth to her first offspring, which was completely unforgivable and weak for the Valans

When I came back to see it again, the woman was taking a kitchen knife to cut off the head of the Burke girl, her head was all covered with oil and ash, the knife edge was stuck several times, and several heads were directly taken down from the root, and the Burke girl screamed in pain, and then, the woman Burke girl dragged into the firewood room on the side, fetched a bucket of water, and walked in with a piece of clothing

It was only at this time that the first cry of the Burke girl came

I looked at the people around me with some curiosity, but they were all a little numb, and it was not surprising that this kind of torture might seem to them that taking a bath after leaving the dungeon was already a great gift to the prisoner

After a while, the woman pushed the Burke girl and walked out, until she came to me, the Burke girl's head was cut like a man's, shivering from the cold water, her skin was red like a carrot, and it looked like the woman was working the brush

The woman nodded to Daddy Lucasino, and then pushed the Burke girl to my side: "Master Victor, I have already given this Burke girl doll a bath dress, I have checked her, it is still an uncultivated field, and it is well preserved haha" The woman laughed happily to herself, then bowed, turned and walked away

I turned to look at Daddy Lucasino, "What is so well preserved?" ”

Daddy Lucasino blew his beard, "Ask Kalinin to go, don't forget to bring my words to Kalinin, believe me, this news will become worthless a day late"

"I made a note of it," I nodded to Daddy Lucasino, "Little East Lake"

Lucasino gave a cold 'shhh', then patted his stomach, and walked into the courtyard in a good mood, and he went to find Huozui, and when I left the backyard, I saw that he and Huozui both raised their two-handed swords and stretched them high into the sky

The old servant came and pushed the Burke girl ahead of me, and as we reached the door, we saw that two servants had brought my horse by the hand

I asked the old servant, "What about her mount?" ”

"She doesn't have to ride," said the old man, as he tied her to the rope of her hand, "and I tie her to your saddle, and you take her with you."

The Burke girl must have understood, her eyes were full of tears at once, she had already begun to cry in the firewood room just now At this time, my present woman gave her a single coat, from the hood to the feet, the body below because of the faint red skin that had just taken a bath trembled in the autumn wind, she glanced at me, and for the first time showed a pleading look

"Lend me a horse, Daddy," I said to him, "and I will repay you."

The old man glared at me gloomily, and then walked up to me, "Boy, I told you that the old man's axe has cut off countless heads, but I haven't cut off the head of a child yet, you hit my son in public, I wrote it down, sixty-two whips, you remember, I will still be on you There is no horse here, you lead her with a rope, or you ride with this, get out of your way, boy"

"That," I was a little surprised, "that servant is your son?" But"

Everything that exudes from him is the spirit of an old soldier, very similar to Lucasino's father, but I didn't expect him to be the servant's father I want to explain, but his throat is dry, and he can't speak, the old man's white stubble is trembling, he waited for a few seconds, and when he saw that I didn't speak, he understood that I realized that he snorted and turned into the door of Lucasino's house

The Burke girl's hand had just been tied up, and when she was looking at me, I walked over and helped her untie the rope, and then said in Zenda, "It's okay, follow me"

She must have understood, and she gave me a look

I untied her hand, but she made a move that surprised me greatly, she raised the rope in her hand and jerked me in the face, I felt the hot pain in my face She pushed her head and hit my nose, my nasal cavity was filled with the smell of iron, I felt unbalanced, and when I opened my eyes, I saw this girl on the horse, her movements were very dashing, flexible like a reed in the wind

Iron Foot screamed, and ran a few paces, and the girl leaned down and held the horse's neck

When the Lucasino family heard the commotion, they all came out with their heads probed, and when they realized what had happened, they all gloated at me that the old man was among them, but he did not laugh, his expression was full of disdain

"Boy," said a Lucasino man with a smile, "your chick ran away and she liked your horse, not you!"

"That's right," said the stout woman, "and everything in this boy is a little smaller than a horse."

People burst into laughter

I wiped my nose with the back of my hand, and when I saw blood all over the back of my hand, I touched my cheek, and now the rope has cut a bloody mark under my left eye

Damn Berk, damn Berke woman

I bit my finger in my mouth, whistled at the hesitant trotting Iron Foot, and then yelled, "Iron Foot, you lame brute, no one to raise me, come back or I will starve you for three days."

Iron Foot turned the corner and disappeared

The laughter was louder

I blushed and tilted my head to prevent my nose from bleeding too fast, and a maid smiled and handed me a coarse cloth, and I shook my hand to open the gesture to make people laugh

But the laughter suddenly stopped, and Iron Feet trotted back with joy, and the Burke girl, looking closer and closer to us, turned pale with fright, and could not sit still

I stood in the street, Iron Foot stopped at my feet, snorted, poked my head to smell my hand, I opened its nose, this fool made a fool of me, Iron Foot hit me, widened his eyes and raised his head uneasily

As soon as I grasped the Burke woman's hand, all I thought about was dragging her off the horse and beating her, so that the Lucasino jokers would not laugh at me

Her hands were cold and shaking

This Burke girl is not particularly beautiful except for her slender features, but her eyes are watery, and it seems that she already knows that she is going to be punished, hell, I actually thought of hitting a woman Mr. Goth said that only the weakest man will show courage by hitting a woman

I glared at her for a long time, and finally held back a few words in Zenda, "It's okay, come with me"

I rolled over and sat down behind her, but this time I tied her arms with ropes and tied the knots to the reins, which the grooms had taught me, and I had tied pigs and sheep in this way before, and this was the first time I had tied a man

Lucasino's family, who wanted to see the excitement, screamed in disappointment, they were going to see how I was going to punish this girl, but I made the least wonderful decision, they exchanged ears, laughed for a while, and shrunk their heads back

When I was at the door, Tom was laughing breathlessly when he saw me, and asked the others to come out and see that Jack and Hyde were making a fire at the door, and Herman was sticking two thin-skinned fish into the sticks, and they were all a little curious when they saw me, "Victor, I heard that you went to ask for ransom, why did you bring a woman back?" ”

Vladimir was the first to walk out, "Victor, Tom said you came back with a ransom to see what the Lucasino family gave you?" The"

I jumped off my horse and led the horse from the side of the gate to the stable, Herman ran and took the reins, and I dragged the Burke woman off the horse

All the way to the backyard, I was laughing

"The child is so easy to deceive, just beat a girl" "I heard that in the city, a girl only sells 100 dinars" "How much is 100 dinars?" "I don't know, it's a lot anyway" "Oh, I see" "You understand a fart, I don't understand it"

The Earl was waiting for me in the backyard, and when he saw me coming, he asked, "Where is your ransom?" ”

I pointed to the Burke girl, and the Count nodded

"What's up with your face?"

I pointed at the Burke girl again, and the Earl was stunned for a moment, then nodded in understanding

"How are you going to settle her?" The Count said curiously, "If you bring back a sword, I will give you a sword case; Bring back a horse, and my stables are at your disposal; You bring back a set of armor, and I can also make a box for you, so what are you going to do with this woman? ”

"Give her to her family for ransom, and ask her family to give me a sword, a horse, and a suit of armor, and she is a girl from a noble family of Burke, and she should know a lot about the Burke people" I felt that the nosebleed was about to come down again, so I sniffed, "She broke my nose, hurt my face, and starved her for a day"

"That's your business," said the Count, "as long as you don't torture her to the point of running away every day, just save me some refreshment, and get down to business, Lucasino will not go to you for the sake of a woman."

The people around him were far apart, smiling and smiling

I looked at the Earl and nodded, "Yes, they said that the nobles of Little East Lake City will have small movements, and they want to see your reaction"

The Earl's expression changed, "Well, I see, it looks like the information is not wrong."

"What's wrong with Little East Lake City?" I asked the Count

"How's your weaponry going? One-handed sword, two-handed sword or something? ”

"Not good," I admitted, "the one-handed sword is very rusty, the two-handed sword is too heavy, I can't swing my horse and swing without grasping the reins, I can't hold a spear but I can shoot an arrow, I like it very much, I can now shoot a red bullseye thirty yards away"

"Well, practice every day from this day on," said the Earl, "it is better to practice until you can shoot a bull's-eye fifty yards away."

It couldn't be, it was so hard, I couldn't think to myself, I wondered why I was practicing, "What's wrong?" What do you do to practice archery? ”

"You'll be able to use it before winter," the Earl smiled, "in Little East Lake City".

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