Children of Loulan

As a burst of firecrackers rang out, guests came to the gate of Kuturuk's house to celebrate his birthday. The butler greeted the guests at the door.

Although it is a small place, and there were no special people at the birthday party except the county governor and his wife, the guests were all ordinary people in the village who ran small businesses.

But the main purpose of this birthday celebration was for Ainur and Hanguli, so no rich people from other villages were invited.

The two young ladies in the Moon Courtyard had packed up and walked out of the courtyard. The two masters and four maids walked to the main courtyard.

At this moment, in the main courtyard, Kuturuk had dressed himself up neatly and was about to step out of the door when he suddenly saw two women in blue dresses walking towards him. He stared at them for a while, then frowned slightly, staring at the two girls who were gradually approaching.

Finally, when they came closer, Kuturuk's frown slowly relaxed. The two people in front of him, one was wearing a water blue dress, and the other was wearing a sky blue dress. Surprisingly, not only were the colors of their clothes similar, but the styles of their dresses and the accessories they wore on their heads were exactly the same! It was like a pair of twin sisters, making it difficult to tell them apart.

Before he could speak, he heard two people speaking at the same time.

He said: "Greetings to father, wishing father a long life and good health!"

Originally, Hanguli didn't want to call him father. After all, her status as adopted daughter had not been announced yet. And even if it was announced, she should call him adopted father, not father.

But when she woke up early in the morning, Ainur told her that she wanted her to call her father "father" with her when she celebrated his birthday.

Hanguli refused at first, but after Ainur talked her through the whole morning, she had no choice but to agree.

Just after she finished her birthday greeting, Hanguli felt a little nervous because she didn't know if what she said would be abrupt.

Seeing the two girls in front of him so well-behaved and sensible, Kuturuk was very happy.

"Haha, good, good, you are all my good children!"

He patted both of them on the shoulders.

At this time, Mrs. Luke came over anxiously. She looked at Kuturuk and was about to speak when she heard two voices shouting at the same time:

"I've met my mother!"

Mrs. Luke just glanced at the two of them and responded perfunctorily.

"okay..."

Before she could even utter the word "good", she was startled. She had originally turned her gaze to Kuturuk, but suddenly changed her mind and turned her gaze back to the two people, staring at them closely. Then, she slowly walked around the two people, carefully examining them from head to toe, and then slowly spoke: "You..."

Seeing this, Ainuer covered her lips and laughed secretly, stepped forward and took Mrs. Luke's arm, and said:

"How about it, mother, do we look good like this?"

He looked at his daughter holding his arm, then looked at Hanguli standing beside him, as if he had just come to his senses, and clapped his hands and said:

"Oh, it's true. You two really look like twins!"

Then he pulled his daughter over, holding one of them in each hand, and looked the two people up and down again, smiling so hard that she couldn't close her mouth, and kept praising them for being so beautiful.

Seeing her mother so happy, Ainuer held back her laughter. Although she was reluctant to interrupt, she still said:

"Mom, are you so happy that you're silly? Have you forgotten why you came to see dad in such a hurry just now?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Luke's mouth, which was originally wide open with laughter, suddenly fell down and slapped her thigh.

"Oh, look at you. You two have forgotten the important things just by looking at each other."

After that, he turned to look at Kuturuk and said:

"Master, the cloth we were going to give to the county lady was accidentally soiled by the subordinates. Now we have no choice but to send someone to the cloth shop to select two of the best ones. We have to hurry because the county lady and her men will be here soon!"

Kuturuk frowned slightly:

"But now no one in the mansion can leave!"

Because the county official was coming soon, the couple had to go to greet and entertain him, and the housekeeper had to entertain other guests, so they were really busy, looking at their anxious mother!

Ainuer stepped forward: "Dad, Mom, let us go!"

"You guys? But you guys have to go out and meet guests too!"

Hearing her daughter's words, Mrs. Luke was a little hesitant. After all, the purpose of this birthday celebration was the person in front of her.

"Mom, go and accompany the ladies first. It's normal for us kids to stay in bed for a while. Besides, we can go there and come back quickly, so it won't take up much time."

"this..."

Mrs. Luke was still a little undecided, although she felt that her daughter was right.

Kuturuk was the first to speak: "Okay, that's it, go quickly and come back quickly, be careful on the road!"

Ainur: "Okay, then we'll go first, Dad and Mom."

After saying that, the two of them did not linger, and immediately turned around and walked out hand in hand, saying to the maid behind them: "Hurry up and prepare the carriage!"

The maid responded and ran out quickly. At this time, the people in the room looked at the two backs leaving, and Mrs. Luke sighed slightly.

She turned to look at her husband.

"Master, let's go, it's time for us to go to the front hall."

"okay!"

The wide street was bustling with people and cars. Suddenly, a beautifully decorated carriage rushed by like an arrow, attracting the attention of passers-by.

In the blink of an eye, the carriage stopped steadily in front of a cloth shop. The curtain was opened, and two women jumped out of the carriage one after another. Both women were beautiful and graceful. They were dressed in luxurious clothes, obviously rich or noble.

As soon as they got off the car, they walked straight into the cloth shop. The shopkeeper saw them and hurried forward to greet them, and asked attentively: "You two ladies are here again, what kind of cloth do you need today? Please look inside."

They didn't say much, but walked straight into the inner hall. After a while, the two had already chosen the cloth. The waiter quickly packed the cloth and moved it to the carriage under the guidance of Hanguli.

Ainuer stayed to pay the bill, while Hanguli led the waiter. Perhaps they walked too fast and were knocked off balance by a young man as they walked out of the store.

Fortunately, the young man reacted quickly. He grabbed Hanguli and prevented her from falling. He said apologetically:

"Are you okay, miss?"

Seeing a strange man holding her arm, Hanguli was so scared that she immediately withdrew her arm, took two steps back, and lowered her head and said:

"Thank you, sir. I'm fine!"

Thinking that the birthday party was still going on and there was no time to waste, she didn't even raise her head and continued to move the cloth to the car with her assistant.

"Hey, girl...?"

The young man wanted to say something, but Hanguli didn't give him a chance to speak. Although she heard it, she didn't turn around. First, because she was about to enter the palace and it was not suitable for her to have too much contact with other men, and second, because she was really a little anxious today.

After watching the girl leave, the young man was stunned for a moment before turning back into the shop. He found the shopkeeper and asked:

"Boss, who is the woman in the blue dress who just left?"

The shopkeeper looked up at the young man, then looked at Ainur who had just paid the bill and said with a smile:

"You must be from another place, right? That's the daughter of a wealthy family here, her name is Ainur."

Young man: "She looks so anxious, is there something wrong at home?"

Shopkeeper: "Oh, his father is having his birthday today, and he is also adopting a daughter today. The cloth he bought from the shop got stained, so he has to buy new ones now and he has to hurry back!"

Young man: "Celebrating a birthday? What do you want to buy cloth for a birthday?"

Shopkeeper: "I don't know about this... maybe it's a gift!"

The young man was a little puzzled when he heard this:

"But I see that the cloth she is holding doesn't look like it's for a man, nor does it look like it's for a young girl. It looks more like it's for a lady."

The shopkeeper smiled slightly: "I don't know about this little guy!"

In fact, he knew it, and he knew it in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it. He just revealed Miss Ainuer's identity because there was nothing to hide, but he really didn't dare to say who the cloth was given to and what it was used for.

Because he saw that although the young man in front of him was dressed very ordinary, he had been doing business for many years and had some ability to judge people. This young man was definitely not as simple as he looked.

So he also knows what to say and what not to say

Seeing that he couldn't get any more information from the young man, he just said:

"Oh, okay, thank you, shopkeeper."

In order not to be considered as someone who came to get information, he walked around the cloth shop and bought two pieces of cloth. When he was paying the bill, he pretended to ask casually:

"Boss, when one of your rich families has a birthday, won't you go over to celebrate?"

The shopkeeper said: "Yes, yes, I will leave after I complete this business with you!"

The young man quickly took the cloth and said with a smile: "Well, I won't delay the shopkeeper from having a drink!"

After saying that, he turned and left!