Children of Loulan

However, the third brother did not give up. He took a step forward, like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, and grabbed Ayi by the collar, then used his big, strong palm to rub Ayi's face mercilessly. His movements were extremely rough, without the slightest sympathy, as if Ayi was just a doll without any feelings.

Ayi's face became distorted under the rubbing of the third brother, and her pain and humiliation made her almost unable to breathe. However, Ayi did not dare to resist at all at this time, and could only let the third brother rub her face so vigorously that soon her face was flushed, and tears gushed out of her eyes like a flood.

However, no matter how the third brother rubbed it, the black spot on Ai's face remained as solid as a rock, with no sign of fading.

The third brother's anger grew even more intense when he saw this. He cursed angrily, "Brother, brother, this thing can't be washed off! It's fucking ugly! My good tea is wasted like this, it's fucking unlucky! Bah!" After saying that, he spat at Ayi viciously, and the spit landed squarely on Ayi's chest.

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from the crowd: "Third boss, how ugly is this woman? Let the brothers see her for themselves, maybe someone will like her!"

This shout immediately attracted the echoes of others, and someone started to make a noise, "Yes, yes, how ugly can the women of Loulan be? Turn around and let the brothers take a look!"

When the Third Master heard these words, a teasing smile appeared on his face. "Haha, OK, since you all want to see it so much, then I will open your eyes and show you what a real ugly monster is!"

After that, he kicked Ayi hard again without any courtesy, and at the same time scolded with an unhappy face: "Didn't you hear that my brothers want to see what you look like? Hurry up and stand up for me, so that everyone can have a good look at your terrifying appearance!"

Aiyi was in unbearable pain from the kick, but she did not dare to hesitate for fear of angering the Third Master and suffering a more severe punishment. So, she endured the severe pain, quickly got up from the ground, then slowly raised her head and began to turn around slowly so that the bandits around could clearly see the large black spot on her face.

When Ayi's face was fully revealed to everyone, there was a burst of exclamations and laughter. Everyone showed extremely disgusted expressions and cursed without disguising: "Oh my god, this is too fucking ugly!"

"When I saw her, I instantly felt that the sixty-year-old brothel owner down the mountain was a fairy!" someone exclaimed.

"Isn't it? Today I finally saw what a real ghost-fearing person is!" another person echoed.

Ayi listened to the people cursing and cursing, feeling confused and uneasy. She didn't know whether what she did was right or wrong, but since things had come to this point, she could only grit her teeth and continue to act ugly.

At this time, the Third Master suddenly said, "Brother, this woman is too ugly. None of the brothers like her. I think it would be better to kill her and throw her to the back mountain to feed the wolves, so as to save our food!"

His words caused a commotion, and some people expressed their agreement. However, the second in command objected: "No, even though she is ugly, she is a woman after all, and as a woman she is still useful!"

The Third Master was obviously puzzled by the Second Master's statement. He retorted: "What's the use? Women are born to please men. Now that she has no capital to please men, what's the use?"

The eldest boss listened to the second boss's words, nodded thoughtfully, and then asked: "Second brother, can you tell me what use she is?"

The second in command smiled and said slowly, "Brother, third brother, think about it. Our village has always been full of men, and we men have to do everything ourselves. Take washing and cooking for example. These jobs should have been done by women, but there are no women in our village, so we men have to do them. Brother, don't you always complain that the clothes washed by men are not clean? Third brother, you often think that the food we cook is not to your taste, right? Now that we finally have such a woman, why don't we let her stay and be our cook, responsible for washing and cooking?"

After listening to the second master's words, the third master thought for a while and then said, "Second brother, although what you said makes some sense, she is from Loulan. Can she cook our Tang Dynasty dishes?"

The second in command raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a sly smile, and replied nonchalantly: "Whether she can do it or not depends on whether she wants to live. If she wants to live, she will naturally learn it quickly!"

Then the second in command seemed to suddenly remember something, and he said to the third in command: "That's not right, third brother, we already have a woman, why do we need that ugly bastard?"

The Third Master glared at him fiercely and said impatiently, "We have it, but what about the brothers below? Don't we need to leave someone to do the laundry and cooking for them? Do we have to let our women serve them?"

As Ai Yi listened to their conversation, the heavy weight in her heart finally fell to the ground. At least for now, she not only saved her life, but also her innocence. However, before she could breathe a sigh of relief, the third boss immediately ordered someone to take her to a dilapidated house.

The room was horrible, with drafts everywhere, as if a breeze could blow it down. Moreover, there was not even a decent bed in the room, only some tattered wooden boards and dry weeds scattered randomly on the ground.

Aiyi was thrown into the room like a bundle, and then someone threw a tattered quilt to her, and then shouted at her with an unhappy face: "You will live here from now on! Our boss is really kind-hearted. Today, I will let you clean this place by yourself. Tomorrow you will have to start learning how to cook Tang Dynasty dishes from the chef here. If you don't want to die, you have to cook honestly!"

Facing the difficulties posed by these mountain bandits, Ayi was filled with fear and helplessness. But she did not dare to resist at all, because she knew very well how cruel and ruthless these mountain bandits were. She could only lower her head silently and said softly, "Thank you, Master, for giving me a chance to live!"

After saying this, Ayi slowly raised her head and began to scan the dilapidated wooden house. The wooden house was simply a ruin, with broken walls and a shaky roof, as if it could collapse at any time. Her eyes fell on the wooden boards on the ground, thinking that maybe she could use these boards to repair the holes in the wall.

However, when she actually picked up the board, she found that she had no idea how to repair it. She had never done such rough work before and had no idea where to start. Despite this, she still tried hard and tied the board to the wall with the dead grass on the ground, hoping to block some of the cold wind.