Nowadays, people’s residency is tied to their household registration. If you are not in the place where your registration is held and lack a referral letter, you are considered a "blind drifter" and risk being arrested. If you don't leave, you risk being sent down to a labor farm; there isn't a soul who doesn't fear that.
The man, who appeared to be Mother Chen’s son, spoke with a heavy rural accent, his words slurring together. Fu Yurou had to guess and bridge the gaps just to understand what he was saying.
"Disaster struck back home. There was no harvest in the fields. We truly couldn't survive anymore."
Chapter 612