Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 170 Linyuan

Estimating that the time had come, Song Chunlin asked Gu Fengyue to use a stick to dig up the pile of earth. The red-hot earth was still warm. Song Chunlin squatted aside and could already smell a faint fragrance.

"Wow, it smells so good."

Gu Fengyue found the tilapia first, and Song Chunlin used branches to carry it back to the carriage, leaving the rest to Gu Fengyue to deal with.

Gu Fengyue randomly picked a few lotus leaf buns and a few potatoes and sweet potatoes, put them in a basket and brought them back, and waved to the cooks to come over for the rest.

"There's still some food in there. Take it out and share it with everyone. There's not much left, so first come, first served."

"Okay!" Several young men excitedly started to dig out the mud. Gu Fengyue and Song Chunlin only took one-tenth of it. There was meat underneath. They did not care about the heat and quickly dug it out, put it in a big bamboo basket, and went back happily carrying the basket.

We had just restocked today and had fresh meat for dinner, so no one was craving for meat today. However, the meat marinated by Song Chunlin was so fragrant. As soon as the lotus leaf was opened, the aroma hit us in the face. The chicken was roasted to a shiny golden color, and the edges were even slightly burnt brown. However, this part was actually the most fragrant. When we took a bite, the chicken was tender and smooth, the skin was crispy and fragrant, and mixed with spices, the taste was so good that it seemed to dance on the taste buds, making us unable to stop.

Potatoes and sweet potatoes have a completely different taste. Few people present had ever eaten this thing and they thought it was the same thing as roasted yams. But when they broke open the sweet potatoes, they found that their sweet taste was incomparable to that of yams.

The sweet potatoes that Song Chunlin took out were the most suitable variety for making baked sweet potatoes. The flesh inside was golden and dense after being baked, and melted in the mouth. It was hundreds of times more delicious than yam.

Even Gu Fengyue couldn't resist eating two roasted sweet potatoes, and Song Chunlin was afraid that he would choke.

There were not many delicious foods in the kiln, and they were quickly distributed with one bite per person. After finishing the meal, everyone was still reluctant to eat more, while those who didn't get to eat were staring at Gu Fengyue and the others like wolves and tigers.

The two of them had a big bowl of dumpling soup as a base. They were not that hungry, so they ate slowly. What's more, they also had a whole grilled tilapia.

Tilapia was classified as an invasive alien species in later generations. It was originally thought to be rampant, but later it was eaten so much by Chinese people that it had to be artificially bred.

Tilapia has fine meat with few bones, making it very suitable for grilled fish and a best-seller at late-night snack stalls.

Song Chunlin specially selected a small one. He and Gu Fengyue had just finished eating. When he wiped his mouth and looked up, he saw a large group of people staring at them.

Gu Fengyue frowned and sent them off to sleep. When she came back, she muttered, "We shouldn't have given them the food."

Song Chunlin found it funny and had a feeling that they were not going to fight but to have an outing.

In fact, he was not the only one who had this feeling, other people also thought so. This young man brought his own food and made a fire to barbecue, wasn't it just like an outing?

The bearded man who had a problem with Song Chunlin at the beginning also thought so. He believed that it was a wrong decision for Gu Fengyue to bring Song Chunlin on the road. Isn't it nonsense to let a little kid follow him to the battlefield?

During the next few days of the journey, the bearded man often went to complain to Gu Fengyue in private, saying that Song Chunlin was too pampered. If the army's journey was slowed down because of him, the delayed opportunity for battle would not be worth it.

However, Gu Fengyue didn't buy it. He asked the bearded man, "Why do you think we are slow?"

The bearded man was stunned by his question and was about to refute subconsciously. However, when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that, during the entire march, they had never stopped because of the young master. Moreover, after so many days, the young master had not caused any trouble to their team except for riding in a carriage and cooking for himself. On the contrary, they, the soldiers, were often fed with delicious food by the young master.

The words of rebuttal were stuck in his throat and the bearded man could not utter another word. Although he disliked Song Chunlin, he would not go so far as to maliciously spread rumors and slander him.

Gu Fengyue looked at him deeply and asked him to go back to the team. The bearded man went back dejectedly.

Song Chunlin poked his head out of the carriage, quite excited: "How is it, did he say anything bad about me?"

Gu Fengyue poked his head back in annoyance, but he stuck it out again after a while, so Gu Fengyue simply held his head with her palm.

"With your hearing ability, can you not hear it? Well, go and have a rest. If you can't sleep, go to work."

"Oh." Song Chunlin also went back dejectedly, but he couldn't sleep, so he simply went into the space and started working day after day.

Gu's army moved quickly and never entered the city. They only sent people to communicate with local officials, and then the officials would prepare the supplies and they would communicate outside the city.

The so-called supplies were actually just some fresh vegetables and meat, which were consumed very quickly after being eaten and drunk by tens of thousands of people.

After walking for half a month, they had only gone halfway. This pace was no faster than when the Song family fled from famine. Today they arrived at the fiefdom of King Linyuan. Linyuan was a prince conferred after the new emperor ascended the throne. He was the fifth son of the late emperor. His mother was a woman from a foreign race. He was born with a pair of emerald green eyes, and his facial features all inherited the excellent genes of his mother's race. He looked more handsome than the late emperor.

Song Chunlin's eyes turned into stars almost the first time he saw the other person. Gu Fengyue's face turned dark and he deeply felt that he should not have brought Song Chunlin here.

King Linyuan raised his eyebrows and looked at the abrupt carriage, and asked Gu Fengyue with some interest: "Is that young... young master a relative of General Gu?"

What he said clearly showed that he was doubting Song Chunlin's gender. If Song Chunlin wasn't so young, he would have suspected that she was Gu Fengyue's mistress, if he had one.

Gu Fengyue took a step forward, blocking the line of sight between him and Song Chunlin, deliberately keeping a straight face, and said in a cold voice: "Your Majesty, please confirm the payment for the goods. We should set off. The war on the border is tense and we can't delay any longer."

King Linyuan covered his lips and chuckled, "Oh my, why are you still angry? Tsk tsk, you knew the war was going to be tough, but you still brought such a delicate little kid with you. Isn't that abusing the child? Why don't you let him stay with me? I'll feed him well and wait for you to return victoriously, and I'll make sure he's returned to you in one piece, without even a hair missing."

Gu Fengyue refused bluntly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will take good care of my people, and he doesn't like to be with strangers."

"Stranger?" King Linyuan waved his hand tentatively at Song Chunlin and received an excited response from the other party.

"I see that this child likes me very much. Why shouldn't he like me?"