In the small courtyard, all the apprentices fell silent. Li Yuan lowered his head, his face ashen.,Besides a few families, one might only see meat on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Some people didn't even see any oil or grease all year round...,In his past life, although he was an unregistered and unacknowledged wandering Taoist priest, following his master around the countryside brought in a decent amount of income. Even during the worst of times, things had never been this bleak.。