When the fleeing party reached the town, they saw that the shops in town were all closed. Along the way, they encountered a few groups of families who had fled with their families. Everyone walked forward with solemn expressions.
Li Yu sat beside Zhou Jia and looked at the paddy fields along the way that had all become bare. The bare branches and trunks by the roadside were also covered in locusts eating tree bark.
Li Yu thought about how it was time for the crops to run out. Seeing that the harvest for the entire season was gone and the victims were out of food, she wondered if the Imperial Court would help.
"Zhou Jia, in this season, there's no supply. Everyone's food has been eaten by locusts. Will the Imperial Court distribute relief food?"
