Sansheng believed he had a point and immediately finished the porridge in his bowl, then followed him to pick up people.
Gradually, others turned back to their small villages to pick up people, carrying anyone who was still alive but unable to move from the village.
After Youzhou changed hands, the government had distributed relief grain, giving those unable to leave their homeland a chance of survival. But it had already been over a month since, and the grain was far from enough, leaving everyone starving.
The grain sent from Yu State was quickly allocated to each prefecture by Shi Le, then to counties, and further down to villages, faster than he had anticipated.
The surviving people in each village of Youzhou staggered to receive relief grain, and the silent earth regained a hint of vitality.
