Chapter 102:
Clang clang clang.
In the melodious sound of the bell, the servant Taoists dressed in Taoist robes started serving porridge, filling large bowls of rice porridge for the people swarming around.
This porridge served to the people of the town can’t be anything fancy, rice porridge is just enough to fill their stomachs and prevent hunger.
But in difficult times like these, Nan Province is known to experience famines whenever there are natural disasters. A bowl of plain rice porridge, in a larger sense, could be a life-saving meal that can make the common folk grateful and indebted.
Moreover, the townsfolk only need to perform the simple task of climbing the mountain to burn incense and pay respects to the gods.
Compared to hard farming, this kind of work is much easier.
"Don’t push, everyone will get a portion, come one by one…"
The servant monk who was distributing porridge shouted, but his brows unconsciously furrowed, and he instinctively covered his nose and mouth.
Those who came to receive the rice porridge were mostly the lowest-ranking townsfolk, who had no other means of livelihood.