Chapter 364: Dong Shi Imitating the Frown_1

After dinner, Wei Ruo and Xiumei were tidying up things in the room at the inn.

"Miss, although Lin'an Prefecture is more prosperous than Taizhou Prefecture, there are noticeably more displaced people on this route, and the number of homeless outside the city gates is almost catching up to those in Taizhou Prefecture's reclaimed land," remarked Xiumei with a hint of lamentation over what they had seen in the last few days. Within the city of Lin'an Prefecture, displaced people were sparse as they were blocked off from entering. Many of them were starving, with some dying of hunger.

As the provincial capital of Zhejiang under the rule of the imperial envoy, Lin'an Prefecture used to be the busiest city in Zhejiang. However, it was now home to many displaced people who appeared disheveled and malnourished.

"There's been a poor harvest for two years straight. Naturally, there are many victims," Wei Ruo reasoned.