He finds it concerning that Xingchen apparently has to deal with food scarcity back home. Even in the poor countryside he grew up in things weren't that dire - they didn't have much, but they had enough.]
You should think of yourself more, you know? That aside, what's the problem? Are you just in a bad area for crops, or..?
[There could be so many reasons, from repeated bad harvests to an unequal distribution dictated by the ruling class, or social unrest destabilising rural areas... or maybe it's only hard for cultivators? Hijikata expected them to be held in high regard in their society, but he doesn't really know.]
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He finds it concerning that Xingchen apparently has to deal with food scarcity back home. Even in the poor countryside he grew up in things weren't that dire - they didn't have much, but they had enough.]
You should think of yourself more, you know? That aside, what's the problem? Are you just in a bad area for crops, or..?
[There could be so many reasons, from repeated bad harvests to an unequal distribution dictated by the ruling class, or social unrest destabilising rural areas... or maybe it's only hard for cultivators? Hijikata expected them to be held in high regard in their society, but he doesn't really know.]