Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 388 Asking for help

"The taro was brought here by the Wang Qin brothers. They were delivering food to a tavern in town and saw a merchant selling it, so they bought some and brought it back, saying that they wanted us to try something new. What is taro called? It's small and easy to cook. They say it can be stewed with meat like potatoes. We don't know if it tastes good, so mother said to cook a few first to try."

When Song Chunlin heard that it was sent by the Wang brothers, he was a little surprised: "Brother Wang's business has spread to the town?"

Zhou Ning found it funny to hear him say that: "You are stupid, they have already expanded their business to the town. If it wasn't too far to the capital and their family didn't have a car, they would have expanded to the capital a long time ago. They listened to your brother and arranged the vegetable plot next to the canal, where it is convenient to water. When the weather is good, the vegetables grow like grass and you can harvest a lot of them in two days. They don't sell them individually, but only sell them to restaurants and bars, which saves a lot of time on hawking."

Song Chunlin didn't expect that the Wang brothers were so capable and could actually live a good life on their own.

At the dinner table, Song Dazhuang asked Song Chunlin how he was going back.

"Are you going back by yourself, or is Gu Fengyue coming to pick you up?"

Song Chunlin was busy eating and casually said that he could go back by himself and there was no need for Gu Fengyue to pick him up. Somehow, this irritated Song Dazhuang as he had been holding back his anger since yesterday.

"Nonsense, it's ok for him not to accompany you back home, but why can't he come to pick you up?"

Everyone else at the table was shocked, and it was Grandpa Song who spoke up to help his grandson-in-law out of the predicament.

"Who are you yelling at? Feng Yue doesn't come because he doesn't want to come? He came to the palace to discuss national affairs. We are his relatives. If we can't help the child, we can't hold him back for this."

Song Dazhuang was scolded so hard that he dared not say anything. Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door. Song Chunxiao ran to open the door, then ran back with a look of surprise on his face.

"It's Second Brother Gu who's here!"

Following Song Chunxiao's voice, Gu Fengyue also walked in quickly. His eyes first swept over everyone and finally fell on Song Chunlin.

Song Chunlin still had a bun in his mouth. When he saw Gu Fengyue coming in, he obviously didn't react. It was not until he sat next to him and wiped the food residue from the corner of his mouth that Song Chunlin remembered and asked him what had happened.

Gu Fengyue did not directly talk about what happened in the palace, but asked him if he was full. Song Chunlin knew that he didn't want to talk about it, so he followed his topic and asked him to pick some food for him.

"I want that bun too." Song Chunlin commanded Gu Fengyue and enjoyed the other's service with peace of mind. The actions of the two completely calmed down Song Dazhuang's previous anger.

What else can I do? I'm already married.

After the meal, Song Chunlin was not in a hurry to leave. Seeing this, Grandpa Song asked a few servants to bring out tea and snacks. Since the groom was coming to the house, the proper etiquette had to be observed.

"Feng Yue, are you going to stay at home tonight?"

Song Chunlin thought that Gu Fengyue must have something urgent to do and that was why she rushed to pick him up overnight, but it turned out that he actually had to stay overnight.

"Your Majesty knows that I returned home yesterday, so he specially granted me two days of vacation today. I don't have to work for the next two days."

"In that case, let your mother kill the chicken that was supposed to be killed yesterday, and we will have a good meal tonight."

Grandpa Song did not ask Gu Fengyue why she entered the palace. After all, it must be a national event, and it would be better for ordinary people like them to know less about it.

But Song Chunlin had no such concerns. As soon as the two entered the room, Song Chunlin grabbed Gu Fengyue's clothes and asked him what was going on in the palace.

"The emperor called you and your elder brother in so hastily. Something big must have happened, right?"

It was not the first time that Gu Fengyue entered Song Chunlin's room, but it was the first time that he lay on this bed with Song Chunlin. He was extremely excited and even almost distracted. Fortunately, Song Chunlin exerted force with his hands, grabbed the soft flesh on his waist and twisted it hard, and all his distracted thoughts were forgotten due to the pain.

"Hiss, be gentler."

"Hurry up and tell me." Song Chunlin threatened fiercely.

Gu Fengyue had to calm down and began to tell him what happened in the palace.

"Do you still remember that we drove the barbarians away this time?"

When Song Chunlin mentioned this, he became excited. He took a running start and jumped up, then sat up with his hands on his waist and asked Gu Fengyue angrily, "What's going on? What are those barbarians up to?"

Gu Fengyue also sat up and said with a complicated expression: "No...it's just that the emperor thought they were planning to negotiate..."

"Isn't it a peace talk?"

"No."

"What's that."

"Yes... for help."

Song Chunlin was stunned for a moment. He scratched his ears, thinking he had heard it wrong.

"No, they came for help? For help from us?"

Song Chunlin couldn't help but confirm with Gu Fengyue again and again, and Gu Fengyue also confirmed with him again and again.

"Yes, the ones who requested help this time were from several large tribes, such as the Turks, Tatars, and Xiongnu. Some smaller tribes did not send anyone and probably cannot come."

Song Chunlin's face was full of disbelief: "Why would they ask us for help? Didn't we just drive them away?"

Gu Fengyue: "It's because we just chased them away. They suffered heavy losses this time, and the Jin people took advantage of their weakness to cross the Quemeng Mountains and plunder many of their tribes. It is said that they are now having problems with how to survive the winter."

Song Chunlin was speechless: "So now, they want us to fight the Jin people?"

"Yes, they now hope that we, Dajing, can send troops to drive away the Jin people who plundered their tribe. By the way, it would be even better if they could borrow some food from us."

Good...good shit!

Song Chunlin thought about the night when he had defended Linyuan City, and the innocent people who were killed by the barbarians. According to him, he didn't want to help these people at all, and even wanted to let them fend for themselves.

And even if we take a step back, he still remembered what Chen Ci once said, that in the great battle of Linyuan City, the Jin people also fanned the flames behind the scenes, and now these people are just biting each other.

"Can't we just ignore it?"

Gu Fengyue groaned: "It's not that I can't manage it, but the conditions they proposed are very tempting."

"How tempting is it, are they willing to surrender to Dajing?"

"Almost, although not completely submissive."

Song Chunlin was so angry that he laughed. It turned out that they still wanted to endure hardships and endure hardships. Now they said they would surrender. When they recovered, would they turn around and attack Dajing again?

It has to be said that Song Chunlin's guess was correct, and the emperor and other ministers had the same idea. Almost no one believed that the barbarians were willing to surrender this time.