Children of Loulan

In a plain and simple mud-walled house, a woman was sitting at the door, holding a needle and thread in her hands, busy mending clothes. She looked out of the door from time to time, as if she was anxiously waiting for someone to return.

Behind the woman stood a girl in plain clothes. The girl had a pretty face and distinct features, but her face was slightly dark, giving her a simple and natural feeling. What was even more eye-catching was that there was a small teardrop mole at the lower right corner of her eye, which added a bit of unique charm to her.

The girl stared at her mother silently, then walked quietly to the woman and said softly, "Mom, don't worry too much, Dad will be back soon."

Her voice is clear and pleasant, like a spring breeze, comforting people's hearts.

Yes, this girl is Hanguli, and her father went to Kuturuk's house early in the morning to get the last IOU. From now on, their family will not have to live as hard as before.

Slowly, things will get better. My brother will get better, and my mother will get better too. Just think about it, these are all good days.

Han's mother slowly turned her head and her eyes fell on her well-behaved and sensible daughter. She couldn't help but recall what her husband said last night. She felt a sharp pain in her heart and her eyes instantly became moist and red.

She tried hard to control her emotions, but tears welled up uncontrollably. Yes, facing such a kind and lovely daughter, how could she hold back her tears?

Since she was little, her daughter has always been so sensible and considerate, especially in recent years, she has taken good care of her and her younger brother. Han's mother knew that she owed her daughter something, and originally thought that after the family's debts were paid off, she would be able to let her daughter live a more relaxed life and make up for her years of hard work.

However, who could have expected that fate would be so cruel and merciless. Now her daughter has been plotted against by others and is about to be sent to a dangerous and unknown den of tigers and wolves. As a mother, how could she not be heartbroken?

Seeing her mother crying silently, Hanguli felt a pain in her heart. She knew clearly that her mother was crying because she was concerned about her and worried about her future.

So she pretended to be calm and said with a smile:

"Why is mom crying? Is she crazy from joy?"

As she spoke, she held her mother's hand.

He continued, "Mom should be happy. Dad won't have to work so hard anymore. He can teach his brother to read and write, and he will have more time to spend with you in the future!"

Seeing her daughter still comforting herself at this time, Han's mother reached out and touched her daughter's face, and her tears kept falling like beads from a broken string.

She shed tears and said, "Guli, it's...it's my mother who is sorry for you and made you suffer!"

She wanted to tell her daughter the truth, but she didn't know how to start.

Hanguli wiped her mother's tears and said with a smile:

"Mother, I am not wronged, nor am I suffering. I am very happy to be your daughter!"

Although she said it with a smile, her eyes gradually became moist as she smiled, and tears quietly fell, but she still had a faint smile on her face, as if she was about to face endless sorrow, but she still had to face it with a smile.

At this time, Mamtim came out from the side room. As soon as he came out, he saw his mother and sister crying. He immediately ran over in panic and asked:

"Mom, sister, what's wrong with you? What happened?"

Just as he asked this question, he saw his father standing outside the door again. He immediately felt like he had a backbone and shouted loudly:

"Dad, you're back!"

When the mother and daughter heard the shout, they turned their heads to look outside the door. Outside the door was Muhammad who had returned at some point.

Muhammad was standing outside the door, watching his wife and daughter crying. He felt bad and sorry for them, but he had no solution. He felt ashamed to face his wife and daughter who were crying.

He could only stand outside the door silently. Seeing that he was discovered by his son, he could only walk into the house with his head down. Looking at his wife and children in the house, he said seriously:

"Come here, everyone. I have something to say!"

Seeing her husband's expression, Han's mother knew that she could not avoid this matter, and her tears fell even harder, and no matter how hard she tried to wipe them away, they would not stop.

At this time, Mamtim held his mother's hand with one hand. Although his hand was small, he used his small hand to silently comfort his mother, and the other small hand kept stroking his mother's back. He asked in confusion:

"Dad, what happened?"

Because since he was born, his mother has never cried. No matter how difficult the days in the past, his mother always had a smile on her face. But today his mother cried so hard. What happened could make his mother so sad?

However, before Muhammad could speak, Hanguli spoke first:

"Dad, I want to go!"

Upon hearing this, her parents looked up in shock at the same time, looking at their daughter. Han's mother even grabbed her hand excitedly. Because she was too excited, her hand was still shaking.

She burst into tears and said, "My daughter, you can't go there. You can't go there. That's a den of wolves!"

She had been suppressing her tears, but after hearing her daughter's words, she could no longer hold back her tears!

After being shocked, Muhammad asked worriedly:

"You know everything? Did Kuturuk tell you something?"

Hanguli shook her head and comforted her mother:

"He didn't say anything. I heard everything Dad and Mom said last night!"

Han's mother: "Don't worry, my daughter. Dad and mom will find a way to deal with this matter. Your father said last night that as long as we find a family for you and have an engagement, you can get away with it."

Hanguli said earnestly: "Mother, this is his territory. He only needs one word from him and no one dares to marry me!"

Han's mother still did not give up: "We can find a family farther away. As long as it is not under his jurisdiction, he will be helpless."

Hanguli smiled and shook her head:

"Mom, it's useless. We can't beat him. He is rich and powerful. It's easy for him to find a poor person. What's more, I am willing to do it. Besides, our family owes him two lives."

Hearing this, Han's mother cried even harder. While crying, she beat her chest and said:

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault!"

Looking at his wife and daughter, Muhammad quietly wiped away his tears, because he knew that even if this incident did not happen, Kuturuk would have other ways to make his daughter willingly replace his daughter.

But at this time he couldn't make it too clear, for he was afraid that his son would not be able to accept the truth. After all, he was only eight years old and it was very likely that he couldn't control his emotions. Moreover, his whole family was on his territory. In fact, he hated him and wanted revenge, but if he retaliated, not only himself, but also his family and his wife's relatives would probably suffer.

But this is the way the world is. The rich and powerful can do whatever they want, and ordinary people like him can only accept it silently.

All he could do now was to quietly stand up, hug his wife's shoulders, and let her cry in his arms, but he couldn't say anything.

Seeing his parents and sister like this, Maimaiti was still in a daze. He had no idea what was going on. He could only walk to his sister silently, carefully pulling her sleeve, with questions in his eyes.

Hanguli held him in her arms, touched his head, and said to her parents in a comforting tone: "Dad, Mom, in fact, Uncle Kuturuk is being kind and righteous.

Because he didn't force us to do anything, he just said that he wanted me to take over because of this favor and let us choose. If it was a rich family in other villages, I'm afraid there would be no such favor and they would directly force me to take over. If I'm not careful, they would arrest you all and threaten me. If I say a few more words, I'm afraid I'll get beaten!"

Of course, when Hanguli said these words, she was not only comforting her parents, but also comforting herself, because she did not know the truth about her mother's fall that year, and she did not know what Kuturuk said to her father.

However, after listening to her daughter's words, Han's mother finally stopped crying a little, because she didn't know the whole truth of the matter, and her husband had often worked in other villages in recent years, and she had heard that there were many wealthy people in other villages who were tyrannical and evil, some of whom even directly robbed women.

Although there was a county official in charge, the county government basically managed the wealthy families in the local village. These wealthy families were what people often call "landlords" and they managed ordinary people like them.

If you are bullied by a rich family and go to the county government to file a complaint, your fate will be even worse, because the rich families basically give money to the county government officials every year, and the county government officials will not really give up their own purse for a few poor people.

So for some places, the rich families in their village were already good, because they did not bully ordinary people like them too much. In their era, not being bullied was considered a good rich family.

Han's mother looked up at her daughter again, touched her hand, and her eyes were full of worry.

Hanguli smiled and said to her: "Mom, I am really willing to do this."

Muhammad felt very uncomfortable listening to his daughter's words and kept his head down without saying a word.