"In the fourth year of Kaiyuan, Ludland suffered a severe locust plague. Fortunately, Officer Yao made great efforts to exterminate the locusts and fight the disaster, which helped avoid a tragedy where bones covered the wilds, and human flesh was cheaper than a dog's. But...disaster is disaster, and it was during that time that your second mother fled the famine in Ludland and made her way to Gusu,"
Jiang He meticulously chewed on the cake, occasionally dabbing away the cream at the corners of her mouth as she recounted those past events to Xu Qing.
"She often said that this is a golden age, and Officer Yao is a saint. Right, there's also a Longevity Card of Officer Yao enshrined in her room. Ever since that card was put up, your second mother has never eaten her fill, no matter whether times were tight or prosperous in the fortress. Because with each meal, she'd eat only half as much as others."
