Most people stayed for the one or two ounces of silver, but a very few insisted on going back.

For example, the tall and strong man usually relies on his strength to be a good hand at home and outside. In the winter, when he is free, he can go out to move goods to supplement the family income. His life is much better than that of ordinary people. Naturally, he is unwilling to stay in the wilderness without any shelter and get wet in the rain for a few dollars.

"What's wrong with a tael of silver? The child is sick, and no amount of silver can help. It's so comfortable to go home and have a shelter from the wind and rain, and let my wife make a pot of brown sugar and ginger water to drink."

After the tall and strong man said this, three or five more people stood beside him.

Yu Jin took a quick look and saw about a hundred people with Hanzi.

He was not prepared to persuade those who were determined to leave.

He could have added more money, as long as it was enough, and he wouldn't have been afraid that these people would not stay. But that didn't make sense.

Now that these people have been given more silver, should those who originally chose to stay also add more?

There are more than a thousand people, and after adding them, such a huge sum of money will have to be paid by the Prince of Yan's Mansion?

If it is not added, those who were willing to stay before will feel it is unfair, and more people will clamor to go back.

Moreover, in Yu Jin's view, although one can lend a helping hand to those in trouble, their ultimate fate is still in their own hands.

He has done everything he can, regardless of his reputation. The rest depends on the choices of these people.

As Yu Jin thought about this, his eyes once again fell on the group of people who insisted on returning to the town.

Almost all of them were families, men, women, young and old, including more than ten children.

Perhaps because he was about to become a father, Yu Jian's heart softened easily towards his child.

If adults can choose their own destiny, these children have no chance to choose; they can only listen to their parents' arrangements.

He spoke again: "It will take at least fifteen minutes to get back to the town from here. If these children are exposed to the rain for so long, they will get sick even if they are healthy. Instead of letting the children go back in the rain, it is better to stay in the tent. At least the tent can protect them from wind and rain. What do you think?"

There were several families who were leaving. The mothers looked at the children in their arms or hands and hesitated for a moment: "Dad, why don't you wait until the rain stops? The prince is right. If we take the children back in the rain, they might get sick even if they are not sick..."

The man listened to his wife's words, looked at the poor baby, and nodded: "Okay, let's wait until the rain stops."

The elderly, women and children from these households hid back in their tents.

There were still a few dozen adults and four or five children left.

People tend to follow the crowd. Some men said, "Why don't you guys go back to your tents to avoid the rain? I'll go home and pack up. We'll be sleeping outside anyway if we stay here, with no shelter."

The woman took the child into the tent.

As a result, only two young children were left among those who insisted on leaving.

Seeing Yu Jin looking over, Gao Zhuang said, "Don't persuade me, my Lord. I must go back. My child is sick. I have nothing to ask for here. I can't stand it."

Another family with a child echoed, "Yes, my child is also sick, so it's more convenient to go back."

"Xiao Wang, remember there is no doctor in town. If you take the children back, at most they can just take a hot bath and drink a bowl of hot water. How about this? Xiao Wang will take the two children to see a doctor and send them back to you when they are well."

Jinli Town is a big town and originally had doctors. However, when the Qianhe County earthquake occurred, local officials had already summoned doctors from all over the country to treat the victims. Now these doctors have been deployed by medical officials from the capital and have not yet returned home.

Another family with children discussed quietly for a while, and the woman came forward with the child in her arms and said to Yu Jian, "Please ask Your Majesty to find a doctor for the child. My family and I are grateful for your kindness."

"You're welcome, sister-in-law." Yu Jin took the child and handed it to Long Dan.

Long Dan held the crying baby in his arms and thought: This is the second one. It seems that the prince is a little addicted to taking in children...

Seeing the family handing the child over to Yu Jian, Gao Zhuanghanzi's wife advised: "Master, let's also hand Nini over to the prince to see a doctor."

The tall and strong man glared at the woman and cursed in a low voice: "What doctor? We will miss you if Nini leaves. Besides, this prince is so young, what if he loses the child?"

Yu Jian had good hearing and heard the tall and strong man's curse, and raised his eyebrows.

Is there any necessary connection between youth and losing a child?

Behind the rain curtain, the tall and strong man bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, but we still want to go back."

Yu Jin looked at Gao Zhuanghanzi deeply and said no more.

He has done his best, the rest is up to God.

Maybe the earthquake in Ah Si's dream would not happen.

"Gone, gone."

Dozens of people walked farther and farther in the rain, most of them were men, who did not want to spend the night outside because they had no tents to live in.

As for the women and children, it would be better for them to stay, since they had tents to shelter from the rain and some money to take.

Watching these people go away, Yu Jin retracted his gaze and asked Li Zheng: "Besides these people, how many people returned to the town earlier?"

Li Zheng wiped off the rain and replied, "In the past two or three days, some villagers have secretly returned to the town after working in the fields. Now there are about a hundred people in the town."

Home is certainly much more comfortable than the wilderness filled with mosquitoes and insects.

Yu Jin looked up at the sky.

Maybe it was because of the rain, the sky was already dark even though it wasn't even night yet.

Asi said that the earthquake in the dream happened after people fell asleep, so it is still safe now.

"Long Dan, have someone go to Jinli Town again and ring the bell to let them know. Anyone who is willing to come back will receive one or two taels of silver." Yu Jin's tone became lighter as he spoke. "There is no need to persuade every household. Just ring the bell three times. There is no need to wait. Those who are willing to come back will come back naturally."

Long Dan immediately gave the instructions.

Yu Zhen nodded slightly to Li Zheng and said, "Li Zheng, I'll leave this to you. Xiao Wang, take the child to see a doctor first."

"Goodbye, Your Majesty." Li Zheng watched Yu Jin go away, looked up at the endless rain and sighed.

He was now increasingly suspicious that the earthquake in Jinli Town was the result of the prince's nonsense. It was said that the nobles in the capital always had some strange hobbies. Perhaps the Prince of Yan just liked to torment people for fun?

Fortunately, the fifth day is coming soon and there is money to be earned. The folks in the town have suffered a little, but they can just think of it as selling their labor for a few days. It is not a loss to be able to earn so much money.

Under the temptation of money, dozens of people returned one after another.

"Erdanzi, why are you back again?"

"Why don't you come back if you have money? Before, my family didn't have pigs and sheep to subsidize us, so of course I would go back to my own home and sleep comfortably." The man shook the rain cloth in his hand, "With this cloth, I can sleep much more comfortably here than you."

"How about we go back and get something?"

Li Zheng yelled, "Don't make trouble, go to sleep quickly, or the money will be gone when you go back. I'll remember this for you!"

After a while of cursing, people quieted down.

They are all people who are used to doing heavy work, so even if the conditions are bad, they can still fall asleep at a certain time.

I don't know how long it was, but suddenly there was a shaking.