Chapter 6: Magistrate Lin, this won't be the last meal, will it

Jiangdu County, below the city wall.

"Heavens, this white porridge is too delicious!"

"This is definitely fine rice that only wealthy families can eat; how can we actually eat it too?"

"It's so fragrant; it's even more fragrant than the white porridge I ate at Commandant's house!"

"And these flour buns, they are too delicious; could these be made from wheat flour?"

"If I could eat this every day, even if I died, it would be worth it!"

"Heavens, there's even fine salt in this pickled mustard greens; this, this is too extravagant!"

"..."

Tasting the flavor of the white porridge, pickled mustard greens, and white flour steamed buns, for a moment, everyone in the field was completely intoxicated by it!

White porridge, pickled mustard greens, paired with white flour steamed buns!

Even this group of government soldiers was completely conquered!

The late Eastern Han Dynasty!

The people were living in misery!

It hadn't been many years since the great drought and plague had passed!

The country was weak and the people were poor; ordinary people could barely manage to fill their stomachs!

Government soldiers were a bit stronger, but they could only manage food and warmth!

Like this porridge made of white rice and flour buns made of white flour, let alone eating them!

They had rarely even heard of them!

Usually, what they ate were just flour buns made of millet, miscellaneous grains, and wild vegetables, plus thin porridge!

"Commandant, I've served you another bowl, and these white flour steamed buns, I've brought you two!"

Li Gang, the scarred man sitting in the corner, looked at the white porridge and white flour steamed buns brought by his trusted aide and began to eat heartily again!

Such thick and sweet white porridge, plus pickled mustard greens marinated with fine salt, and white flour steamed buns made of white flour!

He had already unknowingly finished three big bowls!

Such deliciousness simply surpassed any kind of gourmet food he had ever eaten!

Even the chicken he stole to eat on weekdays was far inferior to this white porridge and white flour steamed buns!

Especially the fine salt in the pickled mustard greens, which made Li Gang click his tongue!

The cost of fine salt was simply not something ordinary commoners could afford!

Even they, as government soldiers, couldn't afford fine salt!

If they wanted to eat salt!

Basically, they would carry a block of coarse salt in a cloth bag on their bodies and put the salt block from the cloth strip into the porridge when boiling it!

Fine salt?!

That was something only royalty and nobles could eat!

"Everyone, eat your fill; there's plenty of this white porridge and white flour steamed buns!"

On the open ground, Lin Yang, standing beside the large vat, continued to shout!

In just this short while, Lin Yang's Reputation value had increased by another two hundred points!

These two hundred Reputation points could be exchanged for quite a lot of supplies!

"My lord, tell us, you let us eat this white porridge, is it because you want us to rush out and fight the Huang Jin bandits to the death!"

Just as Lin Yang was secretly happy, Li Gang in the field took a few steps and arrived in front of Lin Yang!

Kneeling on one knee, Li Gang gritted his teeth and asked directly!

Such a sumptuous meal!

They couldn't eat this on weekdays!

In their thinking!

This was very likely the last meal Lin Yang had prepared for them so they would rush out to charge!

As Li Gang's words were asked, for a moment, the entire open ground of government soldiers was stunned!

But then, the group of government soldiers looked at the white porridge and white flour steamed buns, and their expressions became sharp and fierce!

"Let's do it; even if it's the last meal, it's worth it!"

"Magistrate Lin treats us so well; I'll sell this life of mine to him!"

"It's the first time I've eaten so full; isn't it just going out to risk my life? I'll do it too!"

"Right, repel these bandits!"

"What are we afraid of, brothers, let's go do it now!"

"..."

With shouts ringing out, the well-fed government soldiers all picked up their weapons and stood up!

This farewell meal was so delicious that it was worth it for them to go out and risk their lives!

"Everyone, wait!"

Just as he was thinking about how to exchange for supplies, suddenly seeing the situation where everyone was going berserk, Lin Yang hurriedly shouted!

Watching the government soldiers who were willing to go out and risk their lives for a meal, Lin Yang's heart, besides being moved, had to sigh at the difficulty of the ancients' lives!

"Everyone, the reason I, Lin, prepared this grain for you all is not to have you go out and throw away your lives!"

As the stern words were spoken, the crowd in the field who were preparing to go out and risk their lives were all stunned and stopped their steps!

"My lord? This isn't a farewell meal prepared for us?"

Li Gang was astonished!

He also knew the news that the grain in the city was about to run out!

In his view!

It was already very good that Lin Yang could prepare such a meal to see them off at the end!

"Commandant Li, this white porridge and white flour steamed buns are just something I, Lin, sincerely prepared for you all!"

Taking a deep breath, Lin Yang looked at everyone present sincerely!

"You all are fighting bloody battles against the Huang Jin bandits for this Jiangdu County and for me, Lin!"

"How could I, Lin Yang, let you all fight on an empty stomach!"

After these words, everyone in the field looked at each other, and they all calmed down!

Seeing everyone like this, Lin Yang also breathed a sigh of relief!

There were few troops in the city!

If Li Gang and the others, more than a hundred people, rushed out and died!

This Jiangdu County would truly be unable to be defended!

After a long while, below the city wall, everyone watched Lin Yang and the others leave and couldn't help but feel regretful!

"Sigh, if I had known it wasn't a farewell meal, I would have eaten more!"

"Yes, what a pity, I won't be able to eat it in the future!" ===== CHAPTER 7 =====