"Now that he's come to an untimely end, staying here is pointless. We're also afraid his men will come seeking vengeance, so we fled."
"But... but we're penniless, we..."
Before they could finish, Ruan Mian had already gestured for the soldiers to give each of them a beating.
Then she pulled Yuan the Fourth forward, recalled certain matters, and spoke, "I can leave you a way out."
Once the checkpoints were lifted, the villagers began bustling about, and a significant portion couldn't find time to tend to their lands.
Sending them to dig up those hundred acres of fields, ensuring that even in winter, there would be sufficient land to plant winter crops.
Otherwise, if the villagers couldn't spare the effort, waiting until next spring to plant would definitely yield less grain.
Making them work labor in exchange is not a bad strategy.
