Children of Loulan

After a lot of hard work, Ai finally managed to repair the wall. But at this time, there were only a few dry grass and wooden boards left on the ground. She looked at the tattered quilt and felt bitter. The quilt was thin and old, and covered with patches, but she could only use it to make a so-called bed.

In the days that followed, Ayi seemed to have completely changed. She completely abandoned her past attitude of living a life of luxury and devoted herself to learning the cooking skills of Tang Dynasty cuisine. She followed the people in the village and learned how to make fire, carry water, chop wood and wash clothes.

These things that were originally completely unfamiliar to Ayi have now become a part of her life. Her hands, which were originally so delicate, have gradually become rough and covered with thick calluses over time.

However, despite her efforts to adapt to her new life, Ayi did not receive the respect and kindness she deserved. Some bandits in the village often bullied, humiliated, beat and scolded her, and even ridiculed her. Her body was always covered with scars from being beaten, and new scars appeared before the old ones healed.

But Ayi did not dare to resist at all, because she still had a deep obsession in her heart - the great revenge had not been avenged. The tragic death of her parents and brothers was like a heavy mountain pressing on her heart, making it difficult for her to breathe. She did not dare to forget this blood feud, and she did not dare to die easily.

Whenever she felt that she could no longer bear the suffering, she would silently tell herself: She must survive. Only in this way would she have the chance to return to Loulan and avenge her family.

What comforted her was that an old man who was in charge of cooking in the village, who was called Uncle Kui by everyone and was over 60 years old, was the only one who showed kindness to Ayi. Although he was just a cook, he always gave Ayi some help within his ability.

Once, when Ayi's dilapidated wooden house was about to collapse, he did not hesitate to lend a helping hand and helped her repair the house in time, which made Ayi full of gratitude to him.

However, Uncle Kui was only an old man in charge of cooking, and his abilities were limited. Sometimes, in order not to cause trouble to him, Ayi would politely decline some of his help.

Later, news of a wedding came from the village. It turned out that several heads of the family and several managers were going to get married. Ayi knew that these so-called weddings were actually the girls who were captured with her, and they were being divided up by these mountain bandits, who wanted to force them to marry.

At the same time, because there was a wedding in the village, the whole village was busy. Everyone was busy preparing for the wedding and had no time to take care of other things. This also made those who originally liked to make trouble for Ayi temporarily have no time to bother her. This was undoubtedly a relief for Ayi, and she felt a lot more relaxed.

On this day, the kitchen was filled with the aroma of pastries. After a busy morning, several chefs finally made more than a dozen exquisite pastries, each of which exuded an enticing flavor.

These cakes were prepared for everyone's wedding, and the chefs hoped that the boss could select the most suitable ones for the wedding banquet on the wedding day. So, they asked Ayi to send all the cakes to the boss and let him choose them personally.

Ayi carefully picked up the tray, which was filled with various exquisite pastries that made people salivate. She carefully picked up the tray and walked out of the kitchen, ready to deliver this delicacy to the boss.

However, just as she walked out of the kitchen, a bandit suddenly rushed out from the corner, so fast that she was caught off guard. Before Ayi could react, she was hit hard by the bandit.

With a loud crash, the cakes in the tray fell to the ground like flowers scattered from heaven, and the originally exquisite cakes were instantly unrecognizable. Ayi was also knocked back, flying more than a meter away.

The bandit obviously didn't expect to hit someone. After he stood up, he looked carefully and found that the person he hit was Ayi. His face suddenly became very ugly, and without saying a word, he went forward and punched and kicked Ayi.

While beating him, he cursed viciously: "You blind bastard, you ugly bastard, how dare you bump into me, are you blind?"

Aiyi was shocked by the sudden beating and scolding. She had never expected such a thing to happen. Facing the bandit's brutality, she did not dare to resist at all. She could only protect her head tightly, curl up on the ground, and let the bandit beat and scold her.

At this time, Uncle Kui heard the noise outside, and he hurried out of the kitchen. Seeing the scene in front of him, Uncle Kui's face became very ugly, but he still smiled and said to the bandit: "It turned out to be Master Ba, Master Ba, please forgive me, this girl is still young and always acts rashly, please be magnanimous and don't argue with the little girl."

This man, called the Eighth Master, was actually just a small but insignificant steward in the village. He was good at flattery and currying favor with the powerful. To those who were higher in status than him, he was always like a lapdog wagging its tail and fawning on them. However, once he was in a place like the kitchen, he immediately became arrogant and insolent.

Because of this, Uncle Kui and the others have long been accustomed to his character, so they always call him Eighth Master to elevate his originally lowly status.

However, today, Master Ba didn't seem to let Ayi go easily. He stared at Uncle Kui with malicious eyes, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, teasing: "Old Kui, I heard that you usually take special care of this ugly girl. What's the matter? Could it be that you like her? Hehe, if that's the case, Master Ba can make the decision for you and marry her to you! What do you think?"

When Uncle Kui heard this, he was so frightened that his whole body trembled. He waved his hands and said, "Oh my, Master Ba, please don't make fun of an old man like me! I'm already this old, and the earth is almost buried up to my neck. How can I ruin such a young girl? Please don't tease me anymore!"

It seemed that Mr. Ba was not satisfied yet, and he continued, "I say, Lao Kui, since most of the body of a person is already buried in the ground, it is a good thing to have such enjoyment before dying! Look at this ugly girl, although she is really ugly, she is young!" As he spoke, his face showed a smile that made people feel very vulgar and obscene.

At this moment, the other people in the kitchen also heard the noise outside and ran out to see what was going on. As a result, they happened to hear what Mr. Ba had just said. These people knew that Mr. Ba was a man who spoke without restraint and kept his word.

Although Ai's appearance is indeed a bit ugly, since everyone got to know her, they all found that she is a very diligent girl, who does things in an organized manner and doesn't talk much. She is a pretty good girl.

So, these people rushed out to help Ayi out, saying, "Hey, you bitch, how could you be so careless? How dare you bump into Master Ba? Why don't you apologize to Master Ba right away!"