A Thing Called Glass

The County Princess had not ordered them to do anything.

The County Princess and her party had come to this land, thinking every day of ways to help the villagers. The villagers were deeply grateful, but could think of no way to repay her. So they used their own way to thank her, giving her things unavailable elsewhere to eat—such as these white citrus roots, or those little fish that leaped amid the silvery waves of Lingdingyang...

Lin Su smiled. "No need to dig anymore. Take me to see the County Princess."

The Village Girls looked at one another.

"Don't worry. If you deliver me to the County Princess, she'll be happier than anything!"

The Village Girls thought this handsome young man spoke rather wildly, but they themselves had little education and could not explain why. They could only take him there. Naturally, not all of them went. Two bold Village Girls led them into Lingding Separate Courtyard, while the rest continued digging up white citrus roots...

As they walked, Lin Su lightly kneaded the white sand in his hand and casually asked the Village Girls some questions...

For instance, how many people lived in this thousand-mile expanse of white sand, and what they did for a living...

The two Village Girls gradually relaxed and told him much...

This thousand-mile region had once held over ten million people, but now perhaps only half remained. Where had they gone? South!

Land was being distributed in southern Jin!

Distributed by headcount!

Thus, the villagers who had heard the news early dragged their children along and headed south at once. Some had reportedly truly received land. Unfortunately, by the time the vast majority of villagers heard the news, it was too late. Or there were sick people in their families who could not