Children of Loulan

The young man handed the cloth in his hand to the attendant who followed him, and then stepped out of the store. However, just as he stepped out of the door and landed, he suddenly felt a strange touch from the sole of his foot, as if he had stepped on something foreign.

The young man was puzzled, and then he lowered his head and moved his feet carefully, wanting to find out what was going on. When he saw what was under his feet, he found that it was an agate pendant! The pendant lay quietly on the ground, like a precious treasure waiting to be discovered by someone destined to find it.

The young man thought for a moment, then bent down, gently picked up the pendant on the ground, and looked at it carefully. The agate stone was warm and delicate, with bright and dazzling colors. Its original color was quite good. However, the only flaw was that there were some small defects on the agate stone, which were obviously the flaws left by the uncarved original stone.

Despite this, the young man still played with the pendant. He thought: Could this be the pendant of the lady I accidentally bumped into just now?

Looking at the pendant, he frowned, feeling somewhat puzzled. How could a young lady from a wealthy family wear such a defective pendant?

The follower behind him said: "Sir, this must have been dropped by the girl who was just beaten?"

Because the attendant did not see the broken part on the agate pendant, he just thought it was a very valuable pendant. The young man did not refute his words, he just whispered, "It's possible."

Then he handed the pendant to his follower and asked softly:

"Can you tell anything?"

After the follower took it, he realized that it was a defective product. He was also a little puzzled and said:

"This is actually a defective product? But sir, that girl doesn't look like someone who would wear such a poor quality item!"

The young man nodded in agreement:

"Maybe it was sent by some important person!"

The young man held the pendant tightly in his hand, staring at it, as if he could see the figure of the girl just now through this small object. Recalling how she almost fell just now, and her back as she left, he couldn't help but feel an indescribable feeling in his heart.

Although the girl did not look up at him during the whole process, he could clearly see her face - her healthy and shiny skin like wheat exuded a charming glow; her delicate facial features seemed to be carefully carved by a master sculptor, and every line was just right; especially the teardrop mole at the lower right corner of her eye added a bit of mystery and charm.

The young master couldn't help but raise his lips slightly, revealing a faint smile. He gently put the pendant into his arms and carefully protected it, then strode away with firm and powerful steps.

At the back door of the treasury, a carriage stopped and two girls in blue dresses got off. They directed the servants to move the cloth from the carriage back to the yard.

As soon as the two of them walked into the back door, they saw a servant coming over quickly. He said in a slightly panting voice:

"The two young ladies are finally back. Madam asked them to go directly to the reception room after they return."

Ainuer nodded and waved away the breathless servant.

She turned to look at Hanguli and said:

"Hanguli, let's go quickly. I'm sure mother is waiting anxiously!"

Hanguli nodded, and the two of them went straight to the reception room. As soon as they entered the door, they saw two people in the living room, a man and a woman dressed in a slightly noble manner.

When Mrs. Luke saw the two people coming in, she hurried over with a smile and took them in her arms, introducing them to the two guests:

"This is my daughter Ainur!"

Then he pointed to Hanguli

"This is my adopted daughter, Hanguli"

After introducing the two girls, she turned around and said softly to Ainur and Hangu:

"These two are the county magistrate and his wife!"

The two looked at each other, saluted and said:

"Meet the county magistrate, meet the county magistrate's wife"

The county lady stood up and gave him a slight push, with a smile in her eyes.

"Okay, you are all good children. Come, raise your heads and show me the two flowers of our Baiya Village."

The two of them raised their heads together in tacit understanding. When their eyes met, the smile on the county lady's face became even brighter. She held Mrs. Luke's hands tightly and said happily, "Oh, I envy you so much! You are so lucky to have two such outstanding daughters!"

Mrs. Luke was flattered and responded quickly:

"No, no, this is all thanks to the great blessing of you, the county magistrate and your wife! If it weren't for your care and support, how could our Baiya Village have such a good life now?"

Her words were sincere and full of gratitude.

Although this is flattery, it is quite useful. The husband is a county official, and the wife likes to hear others praise her husband as a good official.

Listening to the two women talking, the county magistrate and Kuturuk did not interrupt. They just watched quietly.

After waiting for a while, I heard the housekeeper's loud voice outside the house: "Master, Madam, the guests have arrived, you can sit down and eat now!"

Hearing this, Kuturuk stood up quickly, bowed respectfully to the county magistrate and invited him, "County magistrate, please go ahead."

At the same time, Mrs. Luke had already invited the county lady to move to the reception room and sit down.

After the county official stood up, he walked to Kuturuk's side and said in a low voice: "You, as a foster father, are really far-sighted. Adopting such a well-behaved and smart daughter will surely bring you great blessings and long-lasting luck in the future." After that, the two smiled at each other and walked towards the banquet together.

The excitement continued, and everyone at the birthday banquet raised their glasses to congratulate Kuturuk on his birthday.

After three rounds of drinking, Kuturuk suddenly stood up and said to everyone: "Thank you all for coming to my birthday party today. I am very grateful. This glass of wine is for you all!"

After saying this, he drank the wine in his glass, then poured out his second glass and continued, "Today, in addition to my birthday celebration, there is another very important matter that I would like to ask all of you and the county magistrate to be witnesses."

The county government laughed and said, "Oh, I don't know what kind of testimony you want us to give."

Kuturuk: "Today I want to adopt Hanguli from our village as my adopted daughter."

After saying this, he immediately turned around and walked up to Hanguli's parents and said politely:

"I like Hanguli very much, and my daughter Ainur likes her very much too. I wonder if you two would be willing to let Hanguli be my adopted daughter so that Ainur can have a companion?"

They were unwilling, of course, a hundred percent unwilling. Hanguli's parents, Mohammed and Rena, thought so in their hearts, but they had to pretend to be very surprised and happy, and very willing.

The two stood up and said quickly: "Oh, that is really a blessing for our Hanguli. Thank you for your appreciation, Master. We are willing to do it."

Kuturuk also smiled and said: "Thank you very much for giving up your love. From today on, you don't have to worry about your future life. I will take care of it."

Muhammad waved his hands quickly: "I dare not trouble you, Master. We are in good health and can support our family without any problem. No problem."

Kuturuk: "Okay, okay, sit down, sit down."

After exchanging polite greetings with the two, he waved to Ainur and Hanguli to follow him to the county magistrate.

"Your Excellency, Madam, this is our daughter Ainur, and this is our daughter Hanguli."

The two of them bowed and said, "Greetings to the county magistrate, and to the county magistrate's wife."

Although they had just met in the living room, they still had to finish the show in front of everyone.

The county official said: "Oh, these are your two daughters. Master Ku is so lucky, haha."

The county lady said: "We are so lucky indeed. Look at how pretty these two girls are. How old are you now?"

Before they could speak, Mrs. Luke came over and replied with a smile: "In a few days, both of you will be fourteen."

The county lady said: "She's almost 14, that makes her a grown-up girl."

Mrs. Luke: "Yes, children grow up fast. In the blink of an eye, they have grown into big girls."

The county lady stood up, took out two wrapped gifts from the maid behind her, and said: "Today is our first meeting, I will give you two a little gift."

Mrs. Luke: "Oh, how can this be so embarrassing?"

The county lady said: "What's there to be embarrassed about? I like these two children the moment I see them. It's just a small gift. Please don't despise it, Mrs. Luke."

Mrs. Luke: "See what you said, I will accept it for them↓"

After saying that, he turned around and looked at the two of them and said, "Why don't you thank the county lady quickly?"

"Thank you, Madam County Governor."

"No thanks, no thanks, you are all good kids, go back and sit down to eat!"

After this operation, Hanguli's status was determined. After a few days, when the draft was announced, Hanguli could legitimately participate in the draft, and Ainur could stay.

After the banquet, Kuturuk and his wife took their two daughters to see the county official off. Just as they stood up and took a few steps, Ainur suddenly sprained her foot. Mrs. Luke asked her to sit down and only took Hanguli with her to see the county official off.

At the gate of the Treasury House, next to a carriage, a slightly fat man with a woman and a young lady escorted another man and a woman to the carriage. The three bowed and saluted. After the man and the woman got on the carriage, the three stood up, watched the carriage go away, and then turned back to the house.

This scene was seen by a young man at a tea stand opposite the entrance to the mansion. He looked at the blue, holding the pendant in his hand, with a smile on his face.

At this time, the attendant behind him said: "Sir, the decree for the selection of concubines will be issued soon. I am afraid that the adopted daughter they held a grand banquet for will have to take her place..."

Young man: "Yeah!"

Follower: "Sir, don't you care?"

The young man gave him a sidelong glance and said, "Why should I interfere in something that is not my business?"

Not only will he not care, if possible he will secretly facilitate the replacement.