Chapter Ninety-Three: The Folk Customs Are Simple and Sacili
Hart looked at Alicia, who was wearing the magic cloak Char had made for her, and her appearance was shrouded under her hat, and only the lower half of her face could be seen, as if she was deliberately hiding her appearance.
However, Hart is not curious, just Mr. Xia is extremely mysterious in his opinion, and it is normal for the people around him to be more mysterious.
But since it was Char who brought in, Hart didn't dare to slack off.
His smile narrowed slightly, then he sighed and said with some anger, "It's all the bastard that Mayor Bangira did!"
The traitor probably took money from the West Francois and gave them an internal response in the town.
We didn't even know what was happening, and by the time we got up the next morning, the West Farish army was already patrolling Sasili. ”
Char nodded, this was not surprising to him, after all, even the imperial capital can be corrupt, and there is no need to say much about a marginal town like Sasili.
"Huh." Hart sighed and said, "I thought it would be safer to escape from the Imperial Capital, but I didn't expect this to happen, Sahiri hasn't experienced this kind of thing in many years. ”
"A crisis can be an opportunity, and a bad thing can be a good thing." Char muttered softly.
Hart nodded thoughtfully.
"I want to buy two whole cows that have been killed." Char said straight to the point.
Hart smiled bitterly twice and said, "You may have a hard time buying it, the day after the army came in, they slaughtered some of the cattle of the right age for the carnival.
The other part was kept in captivity in the northern pasture, guarded by the army.
Some people said that they were going to wait for the cargo ship to come back to West Franc. ”
"What a bunch of robbers!" Alicia gritted her teeth and said, "Most of you here come from those cows, what are you going to do if you take them all away?" ”
Hart had an indelible sadness on his face, "There should be some people hiding some breeding cattle and cows, the reason why the cattle in Sasiri are special is because of the special environment, the fertile pasture, and we have some unique feeding methods.
They can't take these things with them.
If this war can end sooner, there is still some hope."
"This war won't end so soon." Alicia said.
Hart fell silent.
"Knock knock! Knock knock! ”
At this moment, there was a sharp knock on the door on one side, and the person who knocked on the door was very hard, and the whole building seemed to tremble.
"Knock knock! Knock knock! ”
"Open the door, Hart!
It's me, Isaac! ”
It was a middle-aged man's voice, panicked.
Hart frowned, a slight foreboding feeling in his heart, and quickly stepped forward to open the door.
Behind the door was a middle-aged man with short red hair, slightly fat, with freckles on his face, who seemed to be running over, so he was panting slightly.
He looked at Hart and said solemnly.
"Something happened to Frena."
Hart's face turned pale, and he didn't ask what was going on, just turned his head to look at Dasha.
"Da Sha, please leave it to you at home, I'll go out and take a look and take good care of the guests."
"Let's go with you." Char got up and said, "Maybe there's something I can do to help." ”
Hart gave him such a good place, and insisted on not wanting Char's money, which can be regarded as owing someone a favor.
Hart hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "It's best if you can help." ”
He looked back at Dasha, "Take care of the children, lock the doors and windows, don't open anyone knocking, and wait for us to come back." ”
Da Sha nodded despite the worry on her face.
They walked out of the room, and led by the middle-aged man named Isaac, they hurried towards the farm on the edge of town.
On the way, they met a group of soldiers from West Farland.
They were drunk, very loud, and spoke French, but the Sasilians often traded with Europe, so they could understand some of it.
"Eh, Johnny, tell us how that Celtic woman feels?"
"That's fine." The West Farland soldier who was surrounded pouted and said, "Bai is quite white, but she doesn't cooperate, you see she caught me." ”
As he spoke, he held out his hand to show them the scratches on his hands.
The other man on the soldier's side also spoke, "And she has a man, thin as a bamboo pole, who even wants to snatch my gun." ”
He smiled disdainfully, "I stabbed you to death." ”
"Come on!" The soldier named Johnny sneered, "I almost succeeded him, and if I hadn't been here, your corpse would be cold by now, and you would brag about it." ”
When the people around heard this, they couldn't help but laugh.
Char quietly watched their backs slowly leave, without words.
Since ancient times, the soldiers and bandits have been a family, and in ancient times, it was difficult to attack the city, and the soldiers were mentally depressed, in order to stimulate the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, as well as relieve the pressure.
Generals usually promise to commit adultery and plunder after the destruction of the city.
The reason why the soldiers actively attacked the city was also because they were able to loot people's houses everywhere and make a fortune when they were victorious.
Char used to watch TV dramas about modern history, and when he saw those fruit troops looting the people, he always muttered that no wonder they would lose.
Later, when he watched more history and news, he realized that our army was an outlier.
Isaac clenched his fists in the lead, and Hart stood there, his eyes focused on the bodies of those who were laughing, their backs and smiles reflected in their dilated pupils, deeply imprinting their appearance in his mind.
He didn't speak, but spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Lead the way."
Isaac came back to his senses and continued to lead them deeper.
After about ten minutes' drive, they got out of town and into a farm.
This place can be seen when Char was bathing in the hot springs, and at that time you could still see many cows grazing on the farm, but now there are no more.
They came to a barn where the hay was stored.
At this moment there were already some people standing at the door, about four or five people, all of whom seemed to be nearby Sahilians, their faces were gloomy as water, their eyes were red with anger, and a woman leaned into her husband's bosom and bowed her head and sobbed.
Instead of greeting them, Hart pushed open the door of the barn with a gloomy face and walked straight inside.
There was only one person in the barn, it was a red-haired young girl, her skin was white and glowing, and there were some freckles on her face, Char didn't like women who were biased towards white people, but he also knew that in the white man's aesthetic, it should be beautiful.
But at this moment, she was leaning against the haystack, her clothes were disheveled, her hair was messy, and her spirit seemed to be in a trance, and when she saw someone coming in, she kicked her legs in a panic and shouted in horror.
"Don't come here! Don't come here! ”
"Frena, I'm your uncle." Hart said with a trembling voice.
Isaac said in a low voice on the side.
"Freyna was going to have an impromptu wedding with Nick in this barn, but the West Farland soldiers thought there was a Sarsilian cow hidden in it, so they broke in.
Then, they took a fancy to Frena.
Nick desperately protects Frena, has been killed, and the body has been taken out by us. ”
Hart did not respond.
Isaac turned his head in confusion.
I saw that his eyes were red, and his skin was a little red.
He clenched his fists, his veins tensed, and his body trembled slightly.
But after a moment, he took a deep breath with a shudder and spoke slowly.
"Isaac, go and call all the Sasilian men you know here, and be careful not to let the West Farland soldiers find out."
Isaac nodded, turned and trotted out.
Alicia silently unfastened her cloak and draped it over the girl, covering her bare skin.
She gently smoothed the girl's hair and comforted her with some distress.
"It's okay, it's okay"
Beautiful people are not only attractive to men, but also have the same effect on women, and people's three views follow the five senses.
Frena slowly raised her head and looked at Alicia's face, her guard gradually lifted, tears kept sliding down her cheeks, and she threw herself into her arms and cried bitterly.
Sahili is a small town surrounded by mountains, and before the opening of the sea, it was backward, poor, and had a strong sense of tribe and clan.
The opening of the sea has turned it into a clean, civilized and rich town, but it has only been more than 100 years old.
The clan view of the past still remains among the locals here, and they attach great importance to blood and kinship, happy events are not invited, funerals are uninvited, and if any family is not doing well, the nearby neighbors will also help some.
It was this connection of blood that made Isaac call a lot of people, and after about an hour, dozens of people gathered in the entire warehouse.
They range in age from their twenties to their fifties, and there are some women as well.
The main food of the people here is beef, and they have had plenty of meat, eggs and milk since they were young, so most of them are strong, and some of them even resemble the strong men in some ugly variety shows.
Hart's fairly normal form was a little out of place in front of these people.
Char felt that the "Sahilian man" he was referring to should be referring specifically to certain groups.
Some of the women helped Frena out of the area at Hart's motion.
When the door of the warehouse was closed, Hart coldly glanced at everyone present, and said in a hoarse voice.
"You must have heard from Isaac about what happened in this place this afternoon, right?"
The people around them fell silent, their faces gloomy.
"Frena is my niece and one of the most beautiful pearls in Sasili."
Hart continued in a deep voice.
"She has someone who loves her very much.
Nick is a great lad, competent, energetic, responsible, and often delivers free milk to the elderly in the neighborhood, he is very kind.
They love each other a lot, and if it weren't for those damn guys, they would have gotten married a few days ago and we'd meet at their wedding reception, not here.
War can't stop their love, and the two of them plan to have a humble wedding here that belongs only to them.
They should have a better future and a long life.
But it was all ruined.
Even, the murderer who committed all these atrocities showed off to his companions on the streets! ”
Hart looked up, his eyes bloodshot at the men.
"Before I went to the imperial capital, the old man in the town said that a man should protect four things in his life.
The ground under your feet, the parents at home, the woman in your arms, the brothers by your side.
But now, the ground under our feet has been ruthlessly trampled by outsiders, our women have been violated, and even our brothers have died tragically where you stand at your feet!
Tell me!
O men of Sasili!
What should we do!? ”
"Kill them."
One of them was the first to speak, a voice coming from between his teeth, and the others followed.
"Kill them!"
"Make them pay!"
These people's eyes were a little bloodshot, their fists were clenched, and their muscles were beating.
At this moment, a man with gray hair, but a strong cow, stood up from the haystack.
He glanced at the crowd and spoke slowly.
"Since the opening of maritime transportation, we in Sahili have been able to get rid of the poverty of the past through a hundred years of hard work and hard work.
In order to attract more people to our town, we try to show friendliness and kindness, and never harm outsiders. ”
His voice was magnetic, like a moaning lion.
But apparently our friendliness made the damned Germanic and Anglo-Saxon robbers forget that we used to cut off the heads of their ancestors and hang them on the doors as decorations.
Tell me, Hart. ”
He looked at Hart, his eyes radiating fierceness.
"What's their name?"
"We'll cut off their heads and give them to Frena as her wedding gift!"
(End of chapter)