The young lord starts to eat by picking up the meat and devour the meat. Banou watch him using his hands at each dish that is on the table. She noted there is no chopsticks. She have grown up using her hands to eat so it isn't a issue. However she needs to wash her hands before she starts eating.
"I ... I ... Please my lord, i need to wash my hands..."
He stare at her and yell for his men. Soon they bring in a huge basin for hand wash and a rag. She quickly was her hands and wash it dry. Banou feels that she shouldn't anger this man in front of her. She might have a hard life if he is displease with her actions. She starts to pick up her food and slowly chew it. While he is devouring everything in his sight at fast speed. She watch his face becomes oily and the sweat beads rolling down from his forehead. To Banou surprise, the mountain of meat becomes a flat land in no time. Right beside him is a pile of bones. He even pour some of the gravy into the rice and eat it with his hands.
"Why aren't you eating?"
"I am eating my lord. Just not fast."
"What else do you want to eat?"
"You have everything here."
He gets up and walk to the basin. He rinse his hands and wipe on the rag. He walk behind Banou. It makes her nervous and chew even slower. She picks up the bread stuff with vegetables and eat it. While the young lord is observing her eating. Suddenly he is sitting beside her and this makes her nervous. The bread she about to chew is stuck at her lips.
"Who are you? Why do you speak Mandarin?"
"I... I... i live in Tang empire."
"Live? Where?"
"AnPeng County."
"Never hear of that place... but you don't look like a Chinese."
"I... i.. i am adopted."
"Adopted? From where?"
"I don't know. No one tell me..."
"What about that girl who looks similar to you."
"She... she ... she dislike me. I don't know ..."
"My men told me that they found both of you together."
"We were kidnapped by those men who are dead now."
"Eat ... eat ... " He gesture her to continue eating her dinner. Banou finally take a bite on the bread. He pour a cup of milk tea for her and place it near her rice bowl. Banou feels so awkward for he keep sitting there and staring at her eating.
"What is your name?"
"My name is Ban Nu, my lord."
"Do you want to know my name?"
Banou keep quiet and chew her bread and vegetables.
"I have a very long name. To shorten it, Mo Ker Khan. You can call me Mo Ker or Ker'er. "
Banou nod her head with food in her mouth without looking at him. While he couldn't resist to raise his hand to touch her long curly hair. Banou wants to tell him to stop but the fear of being whip stop her. She remain silence and eat her dinner. That evening everything goes peaceful and Banou is left alone in the dwelling without her new master. She sleep peacefully into the night.
The next day, after a simple breakfast. Min Min brings Banou to a river. There before the sun raises, the women in this site are all here to shower for the day. Every women is strip naked and some are washing themselves others are washing their clothes. Banou is not sure what to do. Min Min show her that she bring extra clothes for her to wear. So the one that she is wearing can be wash. Banou understands. She try not to be so aware of the naked bodies around her. She wash herself far from the others. She noted that Mehmet's daughter is not here. Banou wonder where have she gone to. In any case, Banou wash her Tang garments in the water. And later put on the garments that Min Min have given to her. The other women are staring at Banou because of her curvy figure while everyone is skinny and flat chest. They have never come across a woman with full big chest. Her skin is golden slightly like the Uyghur woman. While Banou's hair is thick and lustrous with curl many of the woman are straight hair. At the far end of the river bank, the men stood there watching. They are making sure that none of their women are kidnapped or run away. However the sight of Banou makes their mind goes blank. All of them stands there in a line watching Banou move around. Some of them hold their manhood while the pants is still on. The young lord and his two of his closed men walk towards the group. He watch their line of vision. He squad down and watch with them.
"Wah that girl is ... "
"The women we have here is different from that one."
"No wonder the lord hide her in his dweller."
"When i saw her the other day, i already like her but our lord take her faster than I!"
"So everyone here wants her?"
"Oh yeah i think she looks so.. OH Lord Mo Ker!"
Immediately they all get up and bow to them. They remain the same position till the young lord gets up and dust his pants. He look at them with his bows knitted.
"Don't let me catch you all again."
They continue to remain at the same position till the lord walk away. Each of them are perspiring and some still have an erected manhood. While the young lord is walking away, he too watch Banou as she dress up with Min Min's help. Seems like the outfit is too small on the top for Banou. He walks towards the seamstress tent to order a slightly bigger top for Banou.
That evening the young lord give Banou another top for her to try on. Banou try it on behind the screen. However he comes over to stand beside her and watch her try on. Banou couldn't ask him to leave. She turn her back to him and remove the tight top. He help her by holding her long hair away and pull the garment off. She near fall and he hold her by her waist. She quickly cover her chest with her arm crossing on both side.
"There is nothing to cover about. We see everything here."
He remove his hand that his holding her hand and slowly using his finger to gently stroke her spine from top to bottom.