Chapter 316 - 174: The Incense of Ten Thousand Households, County Magistrate’s Tribute (Part 2)
At night, paper horses and paper donkeys with bellies full of food weaved through the cluster of refugees.
Xu Qing, through the realm of incense and candlelight, looked at those refugees, seeing tiny sparks flickering in the night scene amidst the dense crowd.
Those points of light were the people who burned incense and made wishes during the day.
By the next day, the refugees outside the city suddenly became restless.
On the newly built city wall, a government official ran hurriedly to the County Government Office to report to the County Magistrate.
The County Magistrate sighed helplessly upon hearing the news.
Ever since the relief grain was cut off the day before yesterday, he knew this day would come, but he didn’t expect the refugee unrest to arrive so quickly.
"You must guard the city defense well, and don’t let the refugees rush in!"
On the city wall, the soldiers guarding the city did not pay much attention to the noisy refugees.
One soldier, listening to the commotion from afar, curiously asked, "How come someone is crying?"
"What’s strange about that? If you were starving, you’d cry too."
"No, no, listen carefully. It sounds like someone is crying, ’Shouldn’t have eaten incense,’ ’Shouldn’t have eaten incense’..."