"I can't be bothered, the County Magistrate said, if the taxes are not paid, follow me back and deal with it however it's supposed to be dealt with."
The governmental officers responded expressionlessly.
When they first started collecting taxes,
they might have had a bit of conscience, but after so many years of witnessing the people's miserable situations, they gradually became numb, and upon getting used to it, they felt everything was as it should be.
As the saying goes, "When the dynasty prospers, the people suffer; when the dynasty falls, the people suffer"; it is none other than this.
The village chief looked at the scene before him, as if the ravages of war had arrived, feeling helpless, he said angrily and sorrowfully, "If only our Wang Family Village could produce an Immortal."
