It gets dark late in May, and when the townspeople leave with their families, the sky is filled with red clouds.

"Stop eating, stop eating, the officials are waiting!" The people who were organizing the event urged those who were staying at home to eat dinner.

The man who was being urged put the rough porcelain bowl on the wooden table and said unhappily, "What are you doing? I don't believe in any gods or gods telling me in my dreams. It's making it difficult for me to even eat properly."

"Okay, stop complaining. The two pigs you can't take away can earn you a lot of money."

When the man heard this he said nothing more, wiped his mouth, picked up his full basket, and walked out with his wife and children.

When he reached the front door, the man looked reluctantly at the two fat pigs grunting in his pigsty, then he locked the door.

There were many townspeople who were dissatisfied in this way, and their dissatisfaction grew even more when they were led to an empty space in the wilderness.

"No way, are we going to sleep in this wilderness tonight?"

"That's right. We have a tent, but if we sleep there, won't we be fed with mosquitoes?"

"Mom, I want to go home--" The crying of the young child made the adults even more annoyed.

Several people stood up in a rage: "No, let's go ask Li Zheng, we can't just stay here like this!"

I was surrounded by a group of people and was feeling overwhelmed.

"Li Zheng, you can't sleep like this. Even though it's May, it's still humid at night and there are lots of mosquitoes. Even if adults can stand it, children can't."

"That's right, that's right. We might as well go back. Why would we sleep in this wilderness instead of sleeping on a nice kang?"

Li Zheng was dizzy from the noise and shouted, "Fellow villagers, please be patient. The masters have already sent troops to set up camp for us. Please wait a little longer."

"It will be completely dark soon. Can those soldiers come? Li Zheng, the officials must be teasing you."

Li Zheng couldn't hold his face anymore, so he said sternly, "Fellow villagers, please stop talking nonsense. Can the official fool me?"

The townspeople cried out in unison.

Aren’t these ordinary people the ones the officials are trying to please?

Li Zheng coughed, "Ahem, what I mean is that even if the official can coax us, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Prince can't coax us. Such a nobleman, his spit is a nail, it is impossible for him to go back on his word. Besides, didn't the Prince say that he would give everyone silver subsidies? A fat pig is counted as one tael of silver, so he will give two taels of silver as subsidies. This is much more than raising the fat pig and slaughtering it before the New Year. Don't the villagers agree?"

When they heard the silver subsidy being mentioned, the voices of opposition weakened.

Li Zheng secretly thought that the King of Yan's move was powerful. If you want to appease someone, nothing is more effective than money. This has always been the case since ancient times.

"In that case, just bear with it for now."

"Well, bear with it. I haven't received the money yet."

"What if... they don't give it to me?"

Just as the people in the town were grumbling, the sound of numerous footsteps was heard.

"Look, the soldiers are coming!"

Soon a team approached from afar, bringing baggage.

Seeing so many soldiers, the people in the town dared not say a word. They watched nervously as the officers and soldiers quickly set up tents one after another on the open space.

The sunset glow had just faded away, and the sky was now filled with stars. Tents appeared in the originally barren fields.

The elderly, women and children were arranged to move in first, and after the final allocation, most people still had no tents to live in.

Yu Jian, who led the officers and soldiers, heard their complaints and said, "We have limited tents, so we have to inconvenience you all."

Facing the prince, those who complained did not dare to shout it out openly. Someone mixed in the crowd and asked: "Prince, how long will we live here?"

"At least two days, at most five days."

When everyone heard this, they immediately started talking about it.

"We have to stay in this shabby place for several days. What if it rains? Even if it doesn't rain, we without tents will be fed to mosquitoes at night, and we will be sunburned during the day..."

"That's right. It's too painful. It's better to go back..."

Yu Jin frowned.

His sympathy is limited. He has done what he should do. If some people insist on going back, he will not force them to do so.

"Xiao Wang was indeed warned by a god that there would be an earthquake in Jinli Town. For the safety of the villagers, we settled everyone here. Please be patient for a few days. The wind and sun may feed the mosquitoes, but at least your life is not in danger."

Some people secretly curled their lips.

If there is a risk to life, then all the suffering is certainly worth it, but who knows if there will be an earthquake?

There are more than a thousand people in Jinli Town, and most of them believe that the gods warned the King of Yan. However, there are always a very small number of people who do not believe it and care more about practical things.

We don't know when the silver subsidy that King Yan promised will be issued. Could he be fooling them?

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Yu Jin say, "Xiao Wang has brought the money promised to the villagers. Half of it will be distributed today, and the other half will be distributed when everyone leaves. Of course, if anyone leaves early during this period, there will be no money left."

When people heard that half of the subsidy would be distributed first, they were immediately happy.

Half is fine, it's double the amount originally, half is already enough to make up for the loss... No, half is also a profit!

You have to know that it is only May and the pigs in the pen are still thin. This one or two taels of silver is estimated based on the price of the pigs when they are out of the pen.

Seeing the townspeople gathering around to collect their money, Yu Jin breathed a sigh of relief. It was already late at night when he returned to his new place.

Although it was late at night, the prince was still awake.

"Seventh brother, you are finally back."

"Brother, haven't you slept yet?"

The prince waved his hands: "I can't sleep."

After settling in Wuji Town, the prince wanted to return to Beijing more and more.

Living in Wuji Town is not as comfortable as living in Jinlu Town. The daughter of this gentry in Wuji Town is not as pretty as the daughter of that gentry in Jinlu Town...

"Well, then I'm going to sleep." Yu Jin was not as bored as the prince. During the day, he comforted the disaster victims in Qianhe County, and at night he went to comfort the people in Jinli Town. After all the torment, he was exhausted both physically and mentally.

Seeing that Yu Jin was about to go to bed, the prince asked hurriedly, "Seventh brother, is there really an earthquake in Jinli Town?"

In the darkness of the night, Yu Jin looked at the prince in the light of the courtyard. After a moment, he said calmly, "It would be best if there is no earthquake."

Although he listened to Ah Si's words and temporarily coaxed the people of the town out, he did not look forward to the natural disaster.

Natural disasters can instantly destroy the homes that people have built over their lifetimes. It is so cruel and ruthless.

The prince was more practical: "But if there hadn't been an earthquake, father would have reprimanded you..."

Yu Jin smiled nonchalantly: "It's okay, I've been to the clan house twice. Second brother, I'm going to wash up first, so excuse me."

Looking at Yu Jin's back disappearing at the door, the prince felt a little envious.

Why isn’t the seventh brother afraid of his father?

A furry tail swept by, startling the prince.

"who?"

Erniu looked at the prince with disdain and walked away wagging his tail.