Chapter 4: White porridge, pickled mustard greens, the government troops were conquered

Jiangdu County, city wall.

"Damn it, why hasn't the meal started yet!"

At the foot of the city wall, a fire was burning in a brazier, and a dozen government soldiers were huddled together, cursing and swearing!

Usually, by this time, they would have already started eating!

Yet at this moment, no one had come to deliver food!

"Commandant, could it be that the damn County Magistrate has skimmed our rations?"

Among the few people sitting around, a thin-looking man asked the scarred man sitting in the middle!

In the Han Dynasty military system, two hundred men made a company, and the leader was called a Commandant!

The scarred man before them was precisely one of the two Commandants in Jiangdu County!

"Hmph, if he dares to embezzle it, I'll just cut him down with one stroke and go become a mountain bandit!"

The scarred man wiped the long blade in his hand, a fierce glint flashing through his eyes!

During this period, he had led the government troops on the city wall and repelled the Huang Jin bandits more than ten times!

But for this past month, the food given to them had been getting worse and worse!

Although they were government soldiers!

They were the government soldiers of the Great Han!

After the Huang Jin Uprising, the Great Han imperial court was weak!

They couldn't even pay them their rations!

Being a government soldier was just enough to scrape by with food and warmth!

If they didn't even have food and warmth, who would sell their lives for the imperial court here!

If they were pushed too far!

They would just kill this dog of a Magistrate and go become Huang Jin bandits!

"They're here, Magistrate Lin is here, it's time to eat!"

Just then, a shout rang out from the street not far away, and then more than a hundred government soldiers around the city wall all quickly stood up and leaned in!

After waiting for so long, it was finally time to eat!

The group of government soldiers was already starving!

In this early winter season, if they didn't eat their fill!

How would they have the strength to resist the Huang Jin bandits outside the city!

In just a moment, on a spacious open ground behind the city wall, everyone saw the arriving Lin Yang!

Standing on the open ground, accompanied by several personal guards, he brought over large vats of prepared food!

Looking at the large vats they had been eating from for more than half a month, the expressions on many soldiers' faces turned ugly!

"Damn it, it's these few broken vats again; we've been eating from them for over half a month!"

"No need to guess, I know this must be that thin rice porridge from last time again!"

"I fight the Huang Jin bandits every day, and with just that little bit of porridge water, who is that enough for!"

"Working ourselves to death all day, and this is all they give us to eat!"

"Alright, stop the nonsense, it's good enough that there's something to eat!"

"..."

On the large open ground, some noisy discussions rang out!

Having been besieged by the Huang Jin bandits for a month!

This group of government soldiers was already dissatisfied!

Before, they could at least manage to have food and warmth!

Now, because of the siege, Guangling Commandery hadn't sent anyone to support them!

They couldn't even manage food and warmth now!

At most, there was still some thin porridge to drink!

Otherwise, if this group of people were truly starving!

They would have already mutinied!

Hearing these noisy sounds, Lin Yang's brows furrowed slightly!

"Sure enough, without grain, I definitely can't control this group of people!"

Thinking to himself, Lin Yang's expression also became slightly solemn!

Taking a deep breath, Lin Yang's figure then arrived in front of everyone!

"Everyone, recently the Huang Jin bandits have besieged the city, and I know you all have many complaints about the food!" Lin Yang said.

The group of government soldiers all curled their lips in a dispirited manner!

They were so hungry now that their chests were touching their backs!

They had no time to listen to Lin Yang's nonsense here!

"However, from today on, for your food, even if I, Lin Yang, have to smash the pots and sell the iron, I will ensure everyone eats their fill!"

"Come, today we have white porridge, pickled mustard greens with flour buns, everyone eat freely, eat your fill!"

As he spoke, Lin Yang directly uncovered the lids of the several large vats beside him!

In an instant!

A rich fragrance of rice instantly permeated the air!

The government soldier closest to him took a step forward and looked at the large vat before him!

Looking at the white porridge and white flour steamed buns before him, as well as the pickled mustard greens emitting a rich fragrance on the side, the soldier's eyes were filled with disbelief!

"This, is this our food?"

Looking at Lin Yang in surprise, at this moment, the soldier couldn't care about status anymore!

"Move aside, let me see!"

The soldiers in the back, seeing the person in front like this, also swarmed up one after another!

Just as they approached, looking at the white porridge and white flour steamed buns in the large vat, they were all similarly dumbfounded!

The snow-white porridge had full grains and was extremely thick!

Compared to the thin porridge of the past few days, it was simply incomparable!

And!

Beside the white porridge, there were also snow-white flour steamed buns; their color and fragrance made the group of government soldiers swallow their saliva!

"My, my lord, is this grain really for us to eat?"

A small soldier pointed tremblingly at the white porridge and white flour steamed buns, and his form of address for Lin Yang couldn't help but change!

"Of course, you all are defending Jiangdu County against the Huang Jin bandits for me!" Looking at everyone, Lin Yang's expression was exceptionally solemn and earnest as he continued to speak! ===== CHAPTER 5 =====