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The shortage of able-bodied men, coupled with heavy levies and extortion by bandits, meant many ordinary people could only afford one meal a day. They couldn't possibly bear any extra taxes.,Following the bridal party were girls who had been left behind by their villages, so to speak. They were the leftovers, the ones no one else wanted. Their quality was self-evident.,They are all like Jin Feng, belonging to the kind of people in the village who would rather let their daughters participate in a lottery for marriage than allow them to be married.。