The peasant girl who escaped the desert: she cried when she found the cruel prince

Chapter 222 Dragon Boat Festival

Yelu Mengtu laughed: "Kenuo is right. As long as I conquer Chang'an, why bother coming back to this dry grassland and chewing on this smelly dried meat every day!"

"How many tribesmen have taken refuge now?"

Lieutenant General Keno stepped forward and said: "His Royal Highness's mother tribe has arrived, and there are two more tribes that will arrive in the next few days. If they all arrive, there will be more than [-] people!"

Yelu Mengtu frowned and said: "Last year, there were more than 3 troops stationed here. Why, a year later, so many tribes have joined us, and there are still only more than [-] people. Where are the rest?"

Keno sighed: "His Royal Highness has been taking care of His Majesty in the Imperial City, so he doesn't know the situation."

"General Wanyan and General Xiao who were stationed here that day, one is from His Highness, and the other is a member of the family installed by Queen Xiao. Now, as soon as they heard that His Highness intended to attack Dafeng, they left with their troops."

"He left camp two days before His Highness arrived!"

"Hmph!" Yelu Mengtu punched the tables in front of him: "These two old men, considering that our family is weak and can be bullied, openly humiliate me like this, if one day..."

Keno lowered his head and said nothing. He knew that His Highness was feeling humiliated. Now he could only hope to conquer Chang'an and grasp the general trend in his hands.

Yelu Mengtu closed his eyes to calm down the anger in his heart, and then asked: "Has there been any action in the imperial city recently?"

A scribe in the tent, dressed as a middle-aged man, said: "It is said that His Highness wishes to marry the Dafeng Dynasty, so as to create a good relationship between the two dynasties for generations to come!"

"Get married?" Yelu Mengtu was surprised: "Why did Chi Lei suddenly think of getting married to Dafeng Chao?"

"What's the point of getting married to Dafengchao's group of drunkards?" Yelumengtu couldn't help but sneer.

The middle-aged scribe did not smile, but said sternly to Yelu Mengtu: "Your Highness thinks it is meaningless, but I see it differently!"

Yelu Mengtu immediately changed his expression: "Teacher, what do you mean by this?"

The middle-aged scribe was Yelumengtu's teacher and Liu Kui's uncle, Ulin Damo. He traveled to the Central Plains in his early years and had a certain understanding of the Central Plains culture. He was Yelumengtu's first counselor.

Wulin Damo said indifferently: "The royal family of the Dafeng Dynasty is ridiculous and its decline is obvious. At first glance, getting married to the Dafeng Dynasty is child's play."

"But there is a saying in the Central Plains that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The Dafeng Dynasty, which has been popular for hundreds of years, even if it is sunset, if a wise king comes to power, it will still wake up like a lion from its sinking. Don't underestimate it!"

"There are two benefits to His Highness Chi Lei's marriage. First, it will establish a name for his future residence in the Central Plains. If His Highness conquers Chang'an one day, His Highness Chi Lei will be able to live in Chang'an openly as a son-in-law!"

Yelu Mengtu gritted his teeth and said: "He has a good idea. If I capture Chang'an, how can I allow him to sit back and enjoy the success!"

Wu Lin responded noncommittally and continued: "Secondly, this move will win over the old ministers and old tribes, interfere with Empress Xiao's intention to establish His Highness the Crown Prince, and gain more time to win the support of various tribes."

"It's just that his choice of relatives is a bit strange," Wulin Damo paused at this point: "He actually chose a clan girl instead of a serious princess from the Dafeng Dynasty!"

Yelu fiercely pulled out his sword and thrust it into the tables in front of him: "It doesn't matter who he wants to marry, but if he wants to get a piece of my pie, don't even think about it!"

Keno came in with food, and happened to see Yelu Mengtu getting angry, so he immediately retreated in front of the tent.

"What are you serving? How can you be so timid and arrogant as a prairie man!" Yelu Mengtu became even more frustrated when he saw Keno.

Keno stepped forward cautiously and said: "Your Highness, these are rice dumplings sent by Hassan, a merchant in Kehasso. Han people eat these during the Dragon Boat Festival. They are specially cooked to celebrate the solar term for Your Highness!"

Yelu Mengtu lost half of his appetite at this time: "Let's share the food with the teacher and the generals!"

"A zongzi is nothing but a delicacy. In the future, I will go to Chang'an and eat delicacies in the emperor's palace!" Mrs. Su was also greeting people in the paper mill to eat zongzi: "Come on, come on! We have them all! , three per person!”

Several women from the gangster group were doing menial work inside. When they heard that there were rice dumplings to eat, they hurriedly rubbed their hands on their clothes and took the rice dumplings with thanks.

The host family is really kind and righteous, knowing that their life is not easy. Others pay their wages every month, but they pay every three to five, and they are not worried that they will not have food and drink.

We are giving out things during this festival. How many rice dumplings do we have to cook for such a group of people?

There were several large pots in the courtyard that were not turned off. Zhao Piedan stood in front of the pot and carefully peeled off the rice dumplings: "Grandma, can I eat enough today?"

Aunt An was busy taking it out of the pot and scolded her grandson: "Go on, what are you thinking? These rice dumplings are made of glutinous rice. If you eat too much, they won't melt. You will get a stomachache later!"

Zhao Pidan followed behind: "I promise, I won't have a stomachache, I definitely won't have any pain!"

"No, if I say no, I can't!" Aunt An was too lazy to pay attention to her grandson, and hurriedly put the newly wrapped food into the pot.

Jingli was busy making rice dumplings with the old ladies, covering one side and leaking the other.

Mrs. Ge hurriedly pushed her away: "Li, go ahead and do your own thing, we can take care of ourselves here!"

"Sister! Someone is bringing a gift!" Jing Ye and Xiaozhan shouted as they ran.

Jingli hurried to the entrance of the village to greet him, and it turned out that it was the Xiao family who came to give gifts.

As soon as he met the Xiao family, Li Qiao came over with two cartloads of gifts from Uncle Bai.

Uncle Bai is always so down-to-earth. He is afraid that the people in Beishui Village will not have enough food and clothing, so the things he gives them are always affordable.

The refugees living in the shacks on both sides of the road looked envious. What kind of family are these? So many dignitaries came to give gifts.

Before it was over, Chen Zhongyu came over again in a coquettish manner with Huo Shen's gift.

Following closely behind were Boss Chen from Donglaixuan and Boss Zhu from Baohong Tower.

These people are all talented people. What do they rely on to do business? Isn’t it just connections?

I have a very good friendship with General Bai, General Chen and the Xiao family. Besides, brothers Jingli and Wanbao are all real people. It would be foolish not to make friends with such people!
When Mr. Jing saw so many people, he quickly shouted to his family to clean up the yard and entertain the guests.

Because of the construction of the house, a lot of important wood and iron tools were piled up in the yard. There were a lot of things everywhere, even the school and the meeting hall were piled up.

Normally, when the family eats, they just squat and lean on each other. Now that we have guests, we can't be so careless!
The manager of the Xiao family hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Old man, don't be too busy. I have to go to several places to deliver goods, so I don't have time to delay!"

“I’m here to give you a gift, and secondly, my second daughter’s birthday is at the end of the month, so I’d like to invite her to come over and have a little get-together!”

Jing Li was a little embarrassed. Since coming to Chang'an, she had not had much contact with the Xiao family, and there were so many boudoir girls that she felt that the past was quite disappointing.

What's more, we are going to Liaodi soon, and we don't know what it will be like there.

The manager of the Xiao family seemed to notice Jing Li's hesitation: "Girl, the second girl in my family has never invited anyone else, they are just a few close friends. I specifically told the younger one to be sure to invite the girl over to talk!"

(End of this chapter)