Someone sharp-eyed saw the bottom of the barrel still stained with a bit of salt, exclaimed: "Everyone, look! There's still a bit of undissolved salt in this barrel!"
Having said that, he quickly reached into the wooden barrel, wiping a bit from the bottom with his hand. His fingers were then full of salt. He put it in his mouth and tasted it. It tasted salty with a hint of bitterness, which was the taste of salt brine: "It is indeed salt brine! Our fruit trees were killed by them using this brine!"
"This is unbearable, folks, let's give them a sound beating." Someone roared after this confirmation.
"Yes, beat them, they deserve it!"
Everyone raised their fists, swinging at the two.
