Chapter 3 - 3. I Become A Chef (1/1)
Hong er POV
Ughh, my head hurt so much and my body feels heavy, I tried hard to open my eyes but suddenly my head crashed to the floor make me fully awake. I rub my head and push my body to sitting position. When I realize that I'm not alone, I panicked, I use my hand to fix my hair so it cover my eyes. I never met anyone else other than granny and the shopkeeper whom I sell my firewoods.
Granny told me to not let anyone see my eye because I have a rare eye colour. Granny said that if I met a bad guy, they will gouge both of my eyes. NO! I don't want that. That's why I always use my bangs to cover my eyes.
When I try to move, there are chains on my feet. I looked around and saw there are a bunch of kid around my age. There are fear and sorrow in their eyes, some of them are crying but they didn't dare to make any sound. The cart stopped and the curtain opened revealing 5 burly and tall men. My hand start trembling, other kids start crying but I won't cry, crying is for weakling.
The man pulled the chains that tie all our feet together so we were walking in row. Then I saw there a dead body on the road, there are whipping marks all over his body. He is even younger than me, I didn't dare to look around anymore as I kept walking. I lower my head and looked at my finger, I bumped the kid in front of me, actually not a kid, he is taller and older than me.
I apologized and suddenly a voice startle me ” what the hell are you doing?! Even walking you can't do it right!” the burly man grabbed my hair and throw me to the ground. I kneeled and apologize to him, I kowtowed until my head start to bleed. ” Hah! Useless!! Oh? Looks like you have a good skin for a slave don't you?” he lift up my chin and when is going to sweep my bangs ”please no master, I have a disease, if you look at my eyes you will be contracted.” I said while holding on my bangs.
”Hmph! Really useless!! Then what can you do?!” he threw me away and wipe his hand that was holding my chin. ” I-I can cook and clean houses” unexpectedly he looked at me and asked ” Oh? You can cook? Then follow me.” He untie my chain from the other and only pull me to somewhere.
After walking for a while, a voice sounded out ” Who is she? Why did you bring her her?” I looked up and saw a skinny with prodding teeth man talking to the man but his eyes are looking at me. ” She said that she can cook that's why I bring her here to test it out. If she lied, I will kill her right here, right now.” My body shivered after I heard what he said. ” I can't eat that old man cooking anymore, it taste like sh*t”.Then he pulled me inside a tent, he sat on a chair in a corner while tying the chain to a pole so that I can't run away.
” Start cooking” he said while watching me move around to pick the ingredients. 1 hours later, I bring the dish and put it on the table in front of him. He smelled and picked up the chopstick, he tweezed the fish and he put it in his mouth, his eyes went big ” HAHAHA, good good.” Then he pulled me out of the tent and kept pulling my chain toward a podium. ” From now on, she is our new chef!! Kill that old man and throw him out!” the burly man shouted.
Since then, I became a chef. Based from their uniform, they are Da Chu soldiers. There was once granny took me out and showed me Da Chu's border wall. Granny said that the tall man that is riding a big red hare is Da Chu's great general, he is well known for being carefree and kind. And he is very loving towards his family but his daughter died after being born. The red one is Da Chu's and the black one is Da Qi's. When I was observing Da Qi's soldiers, they suddenly split into half, giving way to an important figure. Then I saw a boy around 10 years old riding a young black hare, wooow the hare is so cool, and beside him there are two burly men. Maybe they are his bodyguard or something. Granny said that he is Da Qi's crown prince and he is the representative of Da Qi and Da Chu peace treaty at that time. Wow, he is only 5 years older than me and already become such a great role model. But when I look up to see the boy again, I saw him looking at me. I froze then he looked away, his eyes are ink black with a tint of red in it. Then I noticed that the Da Chu's great general eyes are unique too, his eye colour is golden, wow those aristocrat are blessed with good looks. Before I can fulfill my curiosity, granny told me to go home.
But granny said that the soldiers under the Da Chu's great general are kind but why are they slaving kids and elderly at here. Maybe they are someone that using Da Chu's identity to cause a war between Da Qi and Da Chu. But I don't have the prove to that, well I will just obediently become their chef.