Huangfu Jingchen sneered and said, "The second batch of food supplies sent by the Court arrived four days ago. On its way to Mingtang Prefecture, it was hijacked. If this batch hadn't been taken, you would still be having two meals a day like before, and the porridge would be thick enough to stand a chopstick in without toppling it!"
The disaster victims looked at each other in dismay. Hijacked? Do you mean it was robbed?
Who stole their rations?
Now they only have one meal a day, and the porridge is so thin it reflects their shadows. Is it true that the imperial envoy and those Court officials aren't trying to starve them, but there's just no food left?
Four days ago? Wasn't it right after that when the porridge offering was reduced from two meals to one?
