The guards following Prince Jing also one by one took their bowls to get rice, leaving the County Official and his subordinates with nothing to do but stare.
Now it was a dilemma, to eat or not to eat.
Surrounding them were the sounds of everyone slurping up the vermicelli, and after being busy since the morning, to say they were not hungry would be a complete lie.
But to eat now, it seemed to be too beneath their dignity!
As a father-like figure to his people, Ye Jiu couldn't truly offend them outright, so he took this opportunity to offer the County Official a way out, "Lord County Magistrate, aren't you going to eat? If you're not hungry, then we might just finish it all?"
"Eat, eat..." How could he not eat? If he didn't eat, he would be the one to suffer hunger.
Moreover, looking at the mountainous pile like a small hill, one couldn't tell when the work would be finished.
This was all physical labor, who could endure it without eating!
