Rise of Rurik

The ship has docked!

Because their stamina was replenished, Carlotta and Ella had the strength to move around again. It's what they look like now, two little beggars who are alive and well.

According to the rules set by the gold master, newly picked beggars need to be purified.

The so-called purification is to pull them into a special wooden house, take off their tattered clothes and burn them on fire, completely remove the lice and fleas, and then give them a simple and decent cloth.

Their bodies will be cleaned well, and soaps engraved with the word "RUS" will be used according to local conditions for a very thorough cleaning.

Soap is indeed a good thing, and the gold masters rely on this to make money. Brothers really enjoy the blessings of the gold masters. Everyone uses it to wash their bodies every day.

During this period of time, Yevluo has experienced an unprecedented feeling of cleanliness, presumably those who picked it up and bought it are also very happy.

It is these two children who are different.

Yevlo came back early today, and he intentionally informed his financial master about this in advance.

It is also said that he is most valued by Gould. No, Yevlo broke into Gould's council room alone and saw the gold owner who was negotiating with the businessman.

Yevluo stood aside very wisely, waiting for the sponsor to finish the matter.

Gould also saw the sudden return of his mercenary captain. Judging from his appearance, he must have heard some important news in the market.

He quickly ended the business. After negotiating the price, he threw all the delivery and collection matters to his eldest son, Snowleva, and then gave Yevlo a wink to report something.

In a separate room, Gould sat leisurely on a leather cushion.

With a wave of his hand, he motioned intimate Yevro to sit down and talk.

"You came back so early, you really found something new at the market? So, you came back in a hurry to report? Maybe, you can report my name and invite the merchant to me, and I will buy the goods at a high price."

"Yes, my lord, if that is a merchant, there are precious treasures," Yevlo responded.

"Oh? Then it's not? What is it? Did you bring back a lot of people from that slave market?"

"No. My lord, there are only two children."

"Two children?" Gould immediately narrowed his eyes,

"Two very special kids? You're never kidding me."

"Exactly, my lord! Forgive my recklessness. I listened to the two children. They were two girls who claimed to be from Ostara in the south."

Ostara? Gould did hear that the tribe was destroyed by the Danes in the past few days. It was a little bit lag when the news reached Melalen, but the tragedy came, which caused the Melalen people to suddenly take precautions.

"Ostara? Now the news says that the tribe was completely destroyed, and the Danes didn't even leave a living person, and finally burned the house."

"That's where I doubt it, my lord. Because of those two children, they call themselves..."

"What is it?"

"Yes, the granddaughter of the leader. Moreover, she is also the last survivor of the leader's family."

"Really?! Where are they?!" Gould stood up suddenly, the fat on his face shaking.

"They were out there and the brothers were watching them."

"Quick! Let them see me."

"This... lord, are you also refreshing their words?"

Gould shook his head vigorously: "Why don't you believe it? Ordinary children don't have the brains to say such things. You go and bring people."

"As ordered!"

As Gould and Yeflo spoke, the two girls had been left hanging out.

An island controlled by merchants? Carlotta and Ella had good eyesight. At this time, the sun was shining high, and the fog on the lake had long since dissipated. From afar, the two of them not only saw a large number of sailboats on the sparkling lake, but also saw the lively and bustling scene in the distance. 's market.

Compared to the market, the island is also very lively.

Carlotta saw that some people dressed as businessmen greeted their men and moved some wooden boxes to their boat. There's also some cargo that's obvious - animal skins.

Some shabby but well-dressed women are also helping with work, and there are even girls about his own age, who are also pulling the cables.

With a keen sense of smell, she smelled a disturbing smell in the air, which seemed to be a stench.

Someone gave the two children a small hard piece of bread, and they were like squirrels, nibbling on with their mouths open.

And this is also the serious food they have eaten for a month.

Yevro appeared out of nowhere and dragged the two children into the room where Gould was waiting.

The two who didn't know what happened suddenly appeared in front of Gould.

"Is it these two children? Yevro?"

"Exactly, my lord!"

"Huh? It looks filthy! Like, a mink that fell into the mud."

Hearing such a comment, Carlotta, who had recovered a certain amount of physical strength, immediately retorted: "We are not dirty! We Ostara people have always been upright! You are dirty, you **** merchants wear snow-white mink fur, and your heart is full. It's mud!"

Now, Yevlow suddenly burst into anger. He immediately put his left hand on the girl's head, grabbed her neck with his right hand, and said viciously, "Don't speak ill of my master."

Carlotta was also surprised by this.

Is Gould angry? To be honest, I was a little pissed off.

However, this curse actually came from a dirty child, and the curse was quite level. Obviously, if she was a child of an ordinary family, I am afraid that she would be a timid and shrinking ball now, and she looked like a gorgeously dressed person. It should be shivering out of instinct.

This child, she has seen the world!

Gould looked at the other child, who, though filthy, stood there graciously.

"Well, I'm not mad. A poor ferret fell into the mud, just wash it clean, white fluffy baby. I see, you two need a cleanup, just as I'm happy to send my maid help you."

"Oh, thank you so much... my lord." Carlotta said politely.

Gould nodded and continued: "I heard that you two are the daughters of the leader of Ostara?"

"No. It's a granddaughter." Carlotta pointedly corrected.

"Really? How can I trust you?"

"I don't need to convince you, my lord. We are who we are, wherever we go, and it is our destiny."

Hearing this, Gould was a little admired. "Yes, a noble person is also noble at heart. Even if you lose your property, you have not lost your soul. I am willing to believe in your identity, but I still hope that you can mention some tokens. Children, don't look at me. As plump as a winter seal, I know a little about you. What's your name?"

"I'm Carlotta and my sister is Ella."

"Nice name. Carlotta, come here. Stand in front of me with your back to me."

Carlotta immediately became cautious: "What do you want to do?"

"Oh? Are you still afraid that I will eat you? Am I a bear? You can come here. I want to verify something."

Hearing Gould's order, Carlotta came over, she was very surprised that the businessman ordered him to lift his dirty braids, as if this person knew everything.

Because the girl's neck has been covered with hair, the place is very clean, and the "calf head" tattoo on it instantly explains everything.

Gould suppressed his inner excitement, he made the girl stand back, and then raised his head to think of some past events.

"It is indeed the descendant of the leader. I know the beauty of your family, and I recognize your tattoos."

Carlotta was startled: "Mr. Merchant, do you know us?"

"Of course. I was a young man at the time, and my father ordered me to do business in the South. Your chief was called Stave, and he was a young man at the time. I bought your hides and sheepskins, but I didn't do them later. This business is over. But I do know a tradition of yours." Said, Gould deliberately stroked his neck: "Every member of your chief family has family tattoos on their necks or backs. You Ordinary people of the tribe cannot enjoy this privilege."

At this moment, Carlotta and Ella were already in tears...

Indeed, in Nordic society, tattoos and tattoos also symbolize a person's status. Many warriors will tattoo text or patterns on their bodies to show their bravery. As for the nobles in the clan, they have some special beauty exclusively, and only the core members of the family have it.

If it weren't for the injury on the leg, Carlotta would have been kneeling on the ground. She murmured: "Sir, it is unexpected that you know us so well."

"It's a miracle to meet you." Gould turned his face to Yevro: "This time, you really brought me an incredible treasure. I guess the Russ will be very happy."

Gould also noticed Carlotta's leg injury, and said with concern: "Carlotta, it looks like your injury is serious."

"I don't care, I have endured it for so many days."

"No." Gould saw at a glance that the girl's leg injury was no trivial matter. "I still have many things to ask you, it seems that now you need to eat something and take a hot bath. Rest assured, children, you will be protected by me, and in the future, there will be more honorable people to protect you ."

In this way, Carlotta and Ella were led to a dark room by four very conservatively dressed women.

The so-called "dark room" is actually a bathroom with wooden floors.

As a businessman, when you have money, you can live a life that is far beyond ordinary people's enjoyment. With these, some businessmen may pursue greater power.

The Gould family heard about the sauna invented by the Finnish tribe for a long time, so that his mercenaries from Finland described in detail to the patron how to build a steam room.

To the eldest son Snow Leva here, the whole family sauna become a normal winter enjoyment.

But who would have thought that this kind of enjoyment, immersing in the hot steam for a long time, is really very unfriendly to men, and this is precisely the important reason why Snowleval has two daughters in a row. Snow Leva is still lucky, if he is after the "hot" steam feeling, he is afraid that he can only take anger at his wife being a "hen that can't lay eggs", but in fact, he was burned into waste by the steam.

There are of course huge wooden tubs for bathing, big enough for the plump Gould to spit bubbles in it like a real elephant seal.

Now with two soaps from Rose, bathing suddenly becomes magical.

The amount of soap that arrives is indeed hugely profitable, and the Gould family is not stupid enough to put good things on their own.

Now, Carlotta and Ella, they have started a bathing experience like the underworld.

Some wooden basins kept pouring hot water into large wooden buckets, and some other basins filled with hot water were prepared.

The maids who have lived on Gould Island for a long time are all hired long-term workers. They do all kinds of chores on weekdays. Of course, they are not young, because they are not beautiful, the actual owner of the island, Snow Reva. Not interested in them.

Although they are a group of old mothers, it is precisely this kind of people who do chores to save the gold master.

Gould, the biggest financier, said that the child should be covered with sulphur soap, and the child's hair should be scrubbed vigorously, but be careful not to damage the child's wound.

The words were explained like this, but Carlotta, who was still weak, was completely a helpless chicken.

The maids all knew that they were serving the bath of a certain clan eldest lady, but they never thought they were so dirty!

Carlotta and Ella, their braids were completely stretched out, but their blond hair was too sticky.

They were re-watered with hot water no less than ten times, and the black hot water trickled down the cracks in the wooden floor of the sauna room and into the ground full of sand and stones.

At the same time, their overly slender bodies due to chronic hunger were constantly being rubbed with sackcloth. The maids only hoped to take away the mud from their bodies as soon as possible.

Finally, a yellow-white lump with a strange smell appeared!

It has to be said that the mass-produced sulfur soap produced by Rurik is so affordable that customers are rubbing their hands on the soap with small bubbles and smearing them on their bodies.

Gould used a knife to cut the soap into small pieces so the family could use it comfortably.

The maids do the same.

"What are you doing to me? It smells so bad! Woman, don't use this thing that smells of the underworld..."

Carlotta said so, the maid just kept her head down and worked.

Even after saying a lot of words, Carlotta still couldn't get rid of the slippery result.

"Sister, what's going on! Why is my body slippery?"

"Ella, be patient. I don't know what they are doing to me."

"But I dare not open my eyes! My eyes hurt."

At first, the group of maids were also shocked by the magical experience of sulfur soap. The feeling of sticky and slippery hands was unbelievable. After rinsing in the water, my hands are extremely clean, and I can't even find any residual dirt, and even the gaps between my fingernails are clean.

Using it to wash their hair, these old women have a refreshing feeling that they can't imagine in this life.

Because, their scalp also becomes dry and firm.

Carlotta began to exude the smell of sulphur all over her body. She even felt that the businessman was afraid that he had got into a cave and got some strange things from the underworld. She didn't dare to ask more, because she was full of these sticky things, and she barely opened her eyes, as if there was a pain in the eyes that was irritated by the tip of a needle.

Until a lot of water poured the two girls from the head to the legs.

Carlotta was thoroughly washed, and the filthy dirt was gone.

She felt the skin tighten all over her body, her little face was tight, and her hair was extremely dry.

Through the gaps in the wooden windows, she could see her hands and the gaps between her whitish nails.

"Dirt? It's gone?!"

Surprised, she had already forgotten the pain in her knees. The worst thing was that even though she was wiped clean and put on neat linen clothes, the stench still lingered.

The two children were out of the bath, and there was no sense of beauty, because only after washing them could others really understand the weight loss of the two, and the lack of energy on their faces.