Fordgen immediately remembered these two names, and he pinched his beard and tasted it carefully: "Carlotta, Ella, very nice names, just like the faces of the two of you, very delicate. Even though your face is covered with mud, I can see your beauty. Carlotta, you have a gentle name, but you look like a wild little wolf. Oh, Carlotta, Ai. Erla, you are saved. Now, take this leg of beef, and my people will heal you soon."
The sizzling barbecue was placed in front of the girl Carlotta. For a moment, all reason has been forgotten!
She began to eat wantonly, eager to fill her entire stomach.
But deep in her soul, she never accepted the fate that she and her sister would have - to be the wives of an ordinary businessman.
Carlotta is an ancient word from the ancient Germanic language. It is a feminine word that describes the strength of a man, although it is used to describe the virtuous and gentleness of a girl.
But as a sister, Carlotta knew that she could no longer be a woman who focused on family life in the future.
Both her parents and brother died, and now the younger sister Ella can depend on each other.
Ella is another good name. It is the name of a goddess, symbolizing the melting of ice and the arrival of winter.
My sister has such a name precisely because she was born in winter. I have to say that my sister's beautiful eyes and her docile personality really make people feel comfortable, just like the goddess "El" who named her.
It seems that the two sisters have been saved. Out of the pursuit of profit, Fo Degen intends to save more people.
After all the last bits of money from the refugees are plundered, the last thing left behind is the refugees themselves.
Sell yourself to survive?
In difficult times, many mothers pray to Buddhagen to save their young children no matter what.
Fordgen replied in the affirmative. He gathered more than 40 children of about six or seven years old among the refugees, both boys and girls.
It seems that these children are all going to become slaves of Fordegen? This is not the case.
He felt that a group of children had little use value. In the final analysis, he was seeking money, so naturally he had to find a way to use a group of reliable laborers at a nearly low cost.
A group of women bought beef and sternly rejected Fo Degen’s decision.
There are more women who are willing to give everything just to survive.
Vordegen selected nearly thirty women who seemed to have some strength, and these people, together with their own children, would work as leather workers, but Vodegen would only pay for food that would not starve to death. .
As for the more than forty children, they are all a kind of commodity.
Isn’t that guy Gould trying to find a way to collect all kinds of people in the Malaren market to transport them to the Russians as slaves? This group of children threw them all to him, but he could still catch themget a sum of money. Perhaps by doing this, Fordegen feels that his losses will not be much this year.
A large group of refugees ate the little beef they had.
A miserable pile of corpses were thrown into the woods with no one to bury them.
There is another group of refugees who have been completely abandoned.
Sitting beside the crackling campfire, Fo Degen couldn't help but think of the thrilling things during the day. He looked at the grassland not far away. The bonfires there were the Gran people's camp.
After he finished chewing the meat, he cursed the Gran people for their stinginess, then happily held the leather water bag and drank ale happily.
He was a little drunk and called the youngest girl.
"Ella, come here."
The girl just looked at Fordegen, and then her eyes were fully focused on her sister.
"Ella, be obedient and come here. How can you be disobedient?"
After all, Fordgen is not a bad person. He just wants to play a father right now. The character is holding a cute gadget to soothe his thrilling heart.
However, Ella, who was full, rushed to her sister's side.
"Sister, I'm a little afraid of that guy."
"Don't be afraid." Carlotta turned her face sideways and whispered: "We still have to seize the opportunity to escape."< /p>
At this time, Fo Degen actually staggered over, making Ella tremble in fright and hug her sister's arm tightly.
A somewhat obese guy squatted down and looked at the frightened sisters.
"You call me "Sir", why do you still think I'm a bad person? You two are mine. Carlotta, have you rested?" Fordegen showed concern.
"I..." the girl thought calmly, "I'm fine, sir."
"Very good." After saying that, Fodegen slightly lifted the girl's head, which was seriously damaged. skirt, showing off her injured knee. "It's time to treat your injuries. Carlotta, be patient."
Then he shouted: "Where is my mercenary captain?! Oaks, come here!"< /p>
"I'm here." Soon, a strong man wearing leather armor and carrying half of the cow leg came.
Fordgen immediately pointed to the girl's injured leg: "You see, it is really dangerous. Osk, now is your time to work."
"Sir, let me Treat her injuries? Oh, you know, I will be very harsh. I'm afraid your Canary will be hurt to death." "It won't matter if the child is injured like this. After many days, God must have given her to me, and she will not die." As he said that, Fodegen looked at Carlotta with a smile: "You can endure all pain, right."
The girl didn't answer, and not answering was acquiescence.
"Start preparing, my captain."
The strong mercenary captain has his own set of methods for treating trauma.
A soldier always faces various kinds of trauma. In the era before antibiotics existed, if the trauma was not treated in time, death would be inevitable. In this era, there is no concept of bacteria, and there is no concept of alcohol sterilization. As for alcohol, it was very difficult for the Vikings to craft ale with an alcohol content of ten degrees.
The mercenary captain, an old guy who licked blood from the tip of his knife, had all kinds of wounds under his leather armor, and some of the wounds had very serious flaky scars.
The man broke off a branch, peeled off the bark and threw it to the girl.
"Child, if you don't want to bite off your tongue, just bite it with your teeth."
Carlotta guessed the man's intention and hurriedly grabbed the wooden stick and stuffed it into his mouth. , just close your eyes tightly.
Under Fodegen's gaze, the mercenary captain skillfully pulled out his meat-cutting dagger, and then tightly grasped the girl's slender calf with his left hand. He rubbed the blade against his leather armor a few times, and then carefully placed the tip of the knife on the girl's heavy wound.
"Child, it will be very painful next. Be careful not to bite off your tongue."
Before Carlotta could react, the mercenary opened the girl's knee cleanly and completely. lumps.
At this time, Carlotta whined in pain, her body was shaking desperately, and her left leg kept kicking.
The mercenary saw this and shouted hurriedly: "My lord, hold her left foot down quickly."
Fordegen was not a soldier after all, so he panicked after being startled. He hurriedly held down the girl's legs.
There were no anesthetics, not even soothing herbs, and no disinfectants.
The mercenary was using the simplest and crudest method to drain the girl's pustule. The mercenary felt that a real man should remain calm for such an operation. It was a miracle that she didn't faint from the pain when this happened to a child.
The mercenary completely cut off the pustule, and he also tried his best to scrape away the pus and blood inside with the blade of a knife.
Until the pale tissue inside is exposed to the dim light of the campfire.
Fordgen's heart continued to beat wildly: "Is it all done?"
"No, sir. You see, this is thanks to God's mercy. It seems that this child just suffered a serious illness." There are no deeper wounds."
"Oh, so she has been rescued?"
The mercenary shook his head as hard as he could. Then he looked at the donor: "Sir, I'm sorry that your canary will have a scar that will last her whole life, and will even make her walk a little crooked in the future. But if I don't do this, she will still have a fever and die." "
"Do it quickly, I want her to live." At this point, Fo Degen has no other choice.
After a while, the mercenary came with his red-hot sword, and then he put it on the girl's rotting wound.
The moment the hot sword came into contact with the knee, there was not only a terrible squeaking sound, but also the girl's almost uncontrollable trembling.
The crying girlElla hugged her sister tightly and howled, while Carlotta almost chewed the wood into pieces.
The only way the mercenary could think of was this. His purpose was just to prevent the girl from dying of fever. What about reality? The hot sword scorches the rotten tissue, which is equivalent to burning the bacteria to death, so that dirt will not enter the blood and the person will not die from septicemia.
Underneath the charred flesh was bright red tissue. The mercenary felt that the matter was done, so he inserted his sword into the dirt.
"Sir, it's okay. Next, just wash her legs and wrap them with cloth."
"Is this enough?" Buddha fell into a thrilling state of mind. Degen still hadn't reacted.
"Yes, sir. I hope your canary will be safe."
Fordgen patted his belly and let out a long sigh of relief. "Oh! Maybe I should Go to the Gran tribe opposite and invite their priests to pray for her."
"Forget it! Don't invite other priests. You should face the moon and look up to the sky now. Salute to the Valkyrie." The mercenary shook his head and looked at the girl whose face was full of tears but still maintained her spirit. The mercenary reached out and took out the wooden stick from the girl's mouth and showed it to his sponsor.
"Look, she bit the stick like this, and she can still look straight at us. Sir, I think something is wrong. You just plan to train her to be your wife and concubine ?”
“What if?” Fo Degen looked strange.
"Sir, maybe you can train her into a female warrior. After all, you saved her life, maybe she will be loyal to you."
Female warrior as a guard ? Fordegen never thought about it. He immediately generously took out a gold coin from his pocket and put it into the hand of the mercenary captain, which really shocked people.
"My lord, I am touched by your kindness."
"Take it, this is your reward."
Carlotta's wound After being bandaged, it was a very miraculous thing. The pain that I had endured before was now much reduced. Although it was still painful, I no longer had to suffer.
This night, in Fo Degen's big tent, the two sisters huddled on a piece of cowhide, and they were also covered with a piece of leather.
What does the future hold? Is it really safe to go to Mälaren?
Or, to be this man’s wife and concubine?
For a moment, Carlotta’s spirit was shaken. But she was still overcome by the pain in her heart when she thought of the burning Ostara.
Revenge! I want revenge!
As a businessman’s wife, she cannot take revenge, and may even...
Carlotta estimated that the businessman was already very old, and she thought of some very terrible things. .
Besides, the mercenary was the one who treated my leg injury. What does it have to do with the businessman?
Carlotta, even if she sleeps in Vodgen’s big houseIn the tent, holding his thin sister, he was also planning to escape.
It’s finally dawn!
Even in May, the lowest temperatures at night in Northern Europe are terrifying.
This night, some hungry refugees lay down and never got up again.
Morning came, and some more bonfires were lit in Fodegen’s camp.
For the two girls who had recovered their spirits, Fordgen was indeed a treat to them. For example, he gave them wheat cakes and beef.
As for the other refugees who were gathered in, each of them only had a small amount of beef or even cow offal to satisfy their hunger.
The Granites were already dismantling their tents and extinguishing the bonfires, and they were about to continue on their way.
Fordgen led a few mercenaries and walked straight to the camp over there.
He found the leader of the Gran people, but the leader was not very friendly towards this uninvited guest.
Because everyone in England saw what happened yesterday evening.
The leader spoke bluntly: "You criticized me for not being really kind, and you are the same. I saw your people openly killing those refugees." After saying that, the leader also followed suit and spat.
Fordgen could only smile awkwardly: "My friend, when people are extremely hungry, they will even eat dirt! If I didn't use force last night, those guys could bite me alive!"
"Oh, that's good. Your fat body can just save those refugees, so you are really kind."
The leader's sarcasm is really harsh, it seems. Degen smiled awkwardly: "That's all for yesterday. My friend, I'm still here to buy your cow. Don't worry, I will still pay the price yesterday. But, I hope you can consider the friendship in the past and give it to me. I have some fat cattle.”
“What are you going to do?” The leader became alert.
"Buy your cows, I have the money!"
The leader's attitude was the same as yesterday, claiming that this time he would give Fordgen three old cows. What a joke. Veins are popping out from the roots of Buddha.
"Looking at the past relationship, I will only accept fifty silver coins. I am kind." The leader boasted.
"That's fine. I have gathered a group of refugees and I can send them to the Mellaren tribe. What about you? My friend? Are you sure you want to go to the Mellaren people and fight with them? Be neighbors."
"What else? Do I have a better choice?" The leader sighed to the north: "At least our ancestors are from Järmalen. Maybe they don't like us being neighbors, as you know, Fodgen, that guy declared a large area to be Melalen's territory."
"Yes! It's Olegin. That is a greedy man, so I can only establish a stronghold on the island."
"Do you trust him?" the leader asked deliberately.
"Me? I don't know, I didn't even deal with that man."
The leader continued to ask: "Do you think Olegin will stand up for the Ostara people? ?”
"Huh? Your question is very strange. Olegin is our leader, he will definitely..."
"Forget it!" The leader said bluntly: "After so many years Well, it's all our tribes that are fighting against the Gotlanders who landed in Götaland. Ever since Olegin became the leader of the alliance, the Melalen people haven't helped us. Fordegen, think about it with your wise head. Think about it, are my words true?"
Fordgen thought about it, and it was indeed true.
The Mellarens stopped helping, and as a result the Ostarans became an active force for expansion and defense. Perhaps it was this reason that brought destruction to Ostara.
The leader continued: "The population of our Gran people is too small. In the past, when there were Ostara people, we were not very worried. Now that we have lost our backer, we have also realized the true strength of the Danes. , the Melalen people are greedy and lack credibility. We have no choice but to seek refuge with the Jelmalen people. At least they will not declare the entire lake to be theirs. You are welcome to continue to us. tribe to do business.”
Listening to the leader’s heartfelt words, Fu Degen felt really emotional that he was indeed not the material to be a leader. In this case, if the other party shows goodwill, he should continue to be a businessman.
Fo Degen went back with three old cows. When the Gran people were driving the cattle and moving slowly, Fo Degen also tried his best to place the refugees he had collected in his own area. He got on the ticket carriage in order to quickly catch up with the team of Gran people.
Fordgen was sitting in the best carriage, and he wanted to personally escort his most valuable possessions, which was a box full of gold and silver. Now, this box contains two crystal spherical ambers.
Where is Amber’s original owner?
Carlotta and Ella, the two children, were also sitting on this carriage, specifically sitting on a large pile of cowhide.
At this point, Fo Degen already believed that he had conquered the two children, and all that was left was a few years of training.
"Gould, in a few years, when you see two beautiful canaries next to me, you will also be envious!"
Fordgen has endless His fantasy, this is what he pursues. Sitting on a considerable amount of wealth and accompanied by two beautiful women, what else is there to pursue in life?
He sincerely intends to train his two children to be concubines, not servants.
He did not give them any restraints at all.
There are no handcuffs or shackles, let alone ropes. The two children are completely free physically, because Fo Degen believes that he has completely conquered their hearts.
Fo Degen, that’s what he thinks.
It’s just that he simplified the problem.
As the mercenary captain said, Carlotta is not a canary, she is like a natural warrior, and a real warrior cannot be restrained.