Children of Loulan

The territory of Loulan Kingdom was not very large, and they occupied an oasis in the desert, so there were also some other tribes in the desert who had been eyeing the oasis where Loulan Kingdom was located.

Therefore, in order to ensure a better inheritance of the throne and to make Loulan stronger, the king of Loulan would hold a beauty contest every five years.

The talent shows are usually aimed at high-ranking officials and nobles, because only the daughters of wealthy families have the opportunity to read and write. Even if they don't have much knowledge, at least they have read a few books and understand some basic principles.

Only such people can better educate children, so the rules of Loulan State are that all girls of appropriate age from wealthy families must participate in the draft, but if they have participated in the draft last time and have been selected, they do not need to run again.

If a commoner wanted to participate in the selection, he had to go to the government to register. Only after being approved by the government could he go to the palace to participate in the selection.

Of course, there are also many wealthy families who are reluctant to let their daughters participate in the beauty pageant. They will find the local government, spend some money to smooth over the relationship, and then find a girl with good looks to take their place.

Although they did not hold official positions, they were wealthy and lived a very comfortable life. Moreover, they all knew that the royal palace was a place where people were eaten.

Because they have seen a lot of fights between brothers and sisters for the family property, and some people even fight to the point of bleeding just to get a few more coppers. This is just a small family, but there are such fights, not to mention the fight for the throne, which will cost the lives of many people.

Perhaps many of them will not know what they have done or why they died until they die, so those who understand these principles basically choose to find someone to replace them.

Kuturuk married a wife, took two concubines, and gave birth to several sons. He always wanted a daughter.

It was not until he was about 30 that he had such a daughter, but he was not happy for long. At his daughter's full moon banquet, someone joked that no matter how good his daughter was, she would participate in a talent show when she grew up.

When he heard this, he was also worried for a long time. Later, he really couldn't think of a solution, so he thought about giving more benefits to the government to see if he could be exempted from the selection. He was also very generous.

The county official, seeing how generous he was, told him that he could not be exempted from the quota, but no matter whose daughter was sent, the higher-ups would not investigate.

Therefore, when his daughter was just over three years old, he began to look for a replacement for her.

In order to be absolutely sure, he selected the candidate very carefully. Not only did he have to have a certain resemblance to his daughter, but he also had to be willing to take the place of his daughter. So the selection process took two years.

By chance, he met Hanguli, who was only five years old at the time. As soon as he saw the little girl, he was sure that this was the person who could replace his daughter.

So he secretly sent people to observe Hanguli's family for a long time. When he learned that Hanguli was a person who would never give in to a favor and had a stubborn temper, he began to think about how to make Hanguli owe him a huge favor, so that she would be willing to participate in the talent show for his daughter.

He had thought of many ways, but it was difficult to do, and it was also difficult to be a great favor. Moreover, there couldn't be too many "accidents", otherwise it would be too obvious and too coincidental.

He knew the opportunity had come when Han's mother became pregnant with her second child. To be on the safe side, he waited until Hanguli's mother was more than a month away from giving birth. After the doctor at the pharmacy confirmed that there would be no loss of life, he began to plan.

Because there is a saying among the people that a child born at seven months of pregnancy can survive, but a child born at eight months of pregnancy has a very small chance of survival.

Everything went quite smoothly, and everything was proceeding step by step according to his plan.

After the couple finished talking under the moonlight, they supported each other and went into the house to rest. However, they did not realize that there was a girl hiding behind the door and heard their entire conversation.

Yes, Hanguli heard the conversation between her parents. Kuturuk wanted her to replace his daughter in the draft.

So this is the truth. No wonder, no wonder Dad started to look sad since some time ago. No wonder Dad was not satisfied with Kuturuk's kindness to them.

Hanguli lowered her eyes, tears slowly falling. She slowly walked to the bedside and gently touched her brother's face. If she was not at home in the future, what would happen to her brother and mother? Who would take care of them?

The next day, Muhammad went to the pharmacy to find Kuturuk early. Although he didn't want to find him, even if he didn't want the money, he knew that what was coming would come.

Bang, bang, bang. After a few knocks on the door, a man's voice came from inside: "Come in!"

Muhammad pushed the door open and shouted respectfully: "Master!"

Kuturuk raised his head slightly, glanced at him, and replied, "Well, here I am, sit down and talk."

Muhammad: "Alas!"

Kuturuk put down the account book in his hand and said to Muhammad with a smile:

"Mohammed, you have a good daughter, haha!"

Hearing Kuturuk's laughter, he felt very uncomfortable, but he couldn't offend this person. After all, his whole family lived in this place, and this person was a wealthy man in their village.

Because there is no village chief here, the rich households are like the village chief who governs them.

Although Muhammad felt very unhappy, he did not show it on his face and just responded:

"There's nothing good about this girl. She just runs out to play all day long!"

After listening to Muhammad's words, Kuturuk stared at him for a long time before speaking:

"Your daughter is really capable. Do you want to let her move forward?"

When Muhammad heard this, he was also shocked. It’s coming, it’s coming!

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Kuturuk took out a piece of paper and a small bag of silver from the drawer, pushed them in front of him and continued:

"Look at how outstanding your daughter is. It would be a shame if she stayed in this small place all her life."

Muhammad smirked and said:

"What's so sad about that? We are just ordinary people and can survive anywhere!"

Kuturuk understood that he was rejecting him, so he slowly stood up, walked to his side, and suddenly reached out and patted Muhammad on the shoulder.

He said: "Mode, you can think about this matter, or you can ask Hanguli and see what she chooses."

Seeing that Muhammad did not speak, he continued:

"Some people in this world are destined to be blessed with great fortune, while others are destined to be mediocre and can only stay in this small place!"

Hearing this, Muhammad was shocked, because he heard the threat in Kuturuk's words. If he stopped him, Kuturuk would harm his family. Moreover, even if Hanguli replaced his daughter in the draft, even if she was selected, she would have to obey.

Because he, his wife and son were all in this small place, all in Kuturuk's hands.

Looking at the dazed Muhammad, Kuturuk smiled again, put the money and IOU on the table into his hands, patted his hands and said:

"These are all earned by Hanguli with great effort, so you must hold on to them!"

Mohammed looked up at him, but in the end he said nothing, took the money and the IOU and walked away.

He knew that it was useless for him to say anything, because Kuturuk had been planning for so long just to replace his daughter in the draft, so how could he give in at the critical moment? If he insisted on stopping him, there was no telling what Kuturuk would do.

Kuturuk looked at Muhammad who was walking out, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he sneered. He didn't want to completely break up with them now. He always wanted to leave a good impression in front of Hanguli, thinking that if she became favored in the future, he would also be able to benefit from it. If he broke up with them too early, she might take revenge on him if she became favored in the future.

But this was limited to Hanguli. If Muhammad was disobedient, he didn't mind doing some small things to make him behave.