[Marriage first, love later] She is happy after marrying a widower

Chapter 131 The Yang Family's Son

The porridge was not very good, there was even sand in it. It was not filling at all, but it kept people from starving to death.

In addition, Yang Ge issued an order that any young man over the age of sixteen who was willing to build dams and dikes could receive two extra steamed buns every day.

This order excited the people.

They were farmers, so working was naturally a piece of cake for them. Building a dam and dike was not a difficult task for them either. It was all hard work, and everyone did it smoothly.

If we can have two more steamed buns every day, the whole family can have enough to eat, especially for families with many laborers. If we have two more steamed buns a day, we can't finish them in a day.

Unless it's that lazy guy, basically every household has someone signed up.

Steamed cornbread is not a very good thing, but it makes everyone work hard. After every household has steamed cornbread, adults and children can have their fill.

Yang Ge was afraid that the continuous rain would cause disasters and diseases, so he did not allow the people who were building the dam to drink cold water. He also found some women who were free and in good health, set up several large pots in Lin'an County, and boiled hot water every day for the people who were building the dam.

Yang Ge didn't want to release the flood, even if there was a slightest chance, he didn't want to release it.

He had been in Lin'an City for five years, and he knew that all it took was one order from him to release the floodwaters.

But this order would destroy the homes of tens of thousands of people. However, if he did not release the flood, he would be disobeying orders from above.

Sure enough, the next afternoon, several men in black rode their horses quickly into Lin'an City and rushed into the county government office.

Yang Ge was still directing the deployment in the city when this group of men in black broke straight into Yang Ge's room.

"Who are you?"

Yang Ge looked at the man in front of the county with a stern face.

"Master Yang, I wonder if you have received the letter that the prince sent you yesterday."

The man in black did not answer Yang Ge's words, but instead asked about the letter about the flood discharge.

"Got it."

Yang Ge's voice was a little low. He knew that these people were the men of King Jiangling. They came here today, and they were probably not here with good intentions.

"Now that you have received the order from the foreign master, why don't you obey it?"

The man in black looked even more stern.

"That's over 60,000 people, and I can only release the floodwaters without informing them to evacuate?"

Yang Ge roared almost out of control.

"Lord Yang, officials should prioritize their own interests and learn to maximize benefits and avoid harm. This is the way to be an official. Those common people are useless and will only waste food."

The man in black had a stern expression and his words were even more cold-blooded.

"That's life. Your Highness must also know that a ship can carry you, but it can also capsize you. When the late emperor conquered the country, he wanted the people to live and work in peace and contentment, not to die in misery."

Yang Ge refused to give in and argued with reason. King Wang Ling did not care about the lives of the people. He did care. As long as he was the official of Lin'an County, he would never ignore the lives of the people.

"How ridiculous! Lord Yang, do you still want your official hat? The prince said you should open the floodgates immediately."

Seeing that Yang Ge was stubborn and unyielding, the man in black didn't want to waste any more words and just conveyed the prince's order.

"Please tell the prince that I cannot obey your orders. The people have not yet been evacuated. Please give me three days. After three days, I will definitely open the floodgates to release the floodwaters."

"Master Yang, please don't refuse a toast and then drink a penalty."

The man in black was furious. He moved his wrist and the long sword in his hand was half unsheathed, and his threat was obvious.

Yang Ge seemed not to have noticed the actions of the man in black, and he replied calmly.

"Lin'an County is under my jurisdiction. Since I'm the local official, I must be responsible for the people here. I will apologize to the prince later."

As he finished speaking, a long sword was placed on his neck.

"court death."

The man in black not only had a cold face, but his voice was even colder.

"Death? I wonder if your prince is ready to face the Hongnong Yang family."

He was the 21st eldest son of the Hongnong Yang family, and coming to Lin'an City to serve as an official was just a form of experience.

When he heard the name of Hongnong Yang, the man in black narrowed his eyes.

The Hongnong Yang family is a noble family. Over the past hundreds of years, even the emperor would show courtesy to such a noble family.

If he killed Yang Ge, it would probably cause trouble for the prince.

"Brother, why should we be afraid of him? Even if he is a member of the Yang family, he has to obey our prince in Jiangling."

Another man in black behind the man in black said.

The man in black in front thought the same thing. His master is the emperor here. No one dares to disobey his master's orders. Whoever dares to disobey will be killed.

He moved his wrist and a trickle of blood flowed out from Yang Ge's neck.

Seeing that the man in black was serious, Yang Ge flicked his finger at the sword and distanced himself from the man in black.

He knows martial arts, so how could he be killed so easily by a man in black?

"Everyone come together."

In order to end the battle quickly, the man in black gave orders in a cold voice.

There were seven men in black who came with them. No matter how high Yang Ge's martial arts skills were, he would find it difficult to withstand the seven masters.

The fight in the house attracted people outside. Moyu Moyan heard the noise in the house and flew in.

"Who are you all?"

Moyu is a talkative person. When he saw so many men in black, he immediately started talking.

He said, but no one in black paid any attention to him.

The guards raised by the Yang family were truly different. Just two of them were able to beat them back step by step.

Not to mention Moyan, even the talkative Moyu can fight three of the guards raised by King Jiangling at the same time.

Soon, the seven men in black were knocked to the ground by Moyan Moyu.

"Master, what should we do with these people?"

Moyu looked at the men in black who were tied together and asked Yang Ge.

"killed."

Yang Ge's voice was light, no different from his usual voice. He talked about killing people as if he was talking about killing chickens.

As for King Jiangling, when he respected him, he was a prince, but when he disrespected him, he was nothing. He saw that the king was living too comfortably because they dared to send people to put pressure on him.

The Lu family's house, which had been uninhabited for a long time, was replaced with a plaque overnight. The two large characters "Han Family" in gold on a black background, written in a flamboyant style, were quietly hung on the ink-black door.

The change of owner of the Lu family's house should have been a topic of discussion for several days, but at this time of year, no one mentioned it.

Even the former neighbors of the Lu family would just glance at them and look away when they saw people coming in and out of the Lu family.

Just now, the servants came to report that his family’s granary was flooded. He was so anxious that he had no time to care about other people’s affairs.

Song Yanzhi held her two daughters and walked into the room that had already been decorated, then she breathed a sigh of relief.

Judging from the team that followed them in the relocation, many people had already received the news that the flood was going to be released, and many people should have come into the city at this time.

This can be considered as saving people in disguise.