Fang Yun and Ao Huang boarded the carriage. According to the schedule, they didn't return to the county office. Instead, they bought some food along the way and ate it before reaching the grain fields outside the city.

Due to Ning'an County's proximity to the Barbarian border, small Barbarian raids were frequent, and few dared to farm. Vast fertile lands on the northern bank lay abandoned, resulting in extremely low local grain production, with the county mainly relying on imports.

Thanks to Ning'an County being the northernmost hub of the Jing Kingdom, it had a large transient population and many workshops. As long as the people weren't too lazy, they could find some work to make a living.

Fang Yun had studied the current situation in Ning'an County thoroughly. The environment and productivity here couldn't compare to the ancient China of later generations. There were vast differences in every aspect, and it was foolish to measure Ning'an County by the standards of the future. Anyone with a bit of sense wouldn't make such a mistake.