Due to insufficient water and a prolonged drought, the vegetation on the mountains was withered, the forests were dry and cracked, and the birds and animals that used to inhabit them had all dispersed! The villagers were starving from a prolonged drought, and many people died from starvation. The land, which used to be vast and fertile, was now barren and empty, and the fields were covered with dry, withered plants, which looked like the bare heads of sick and emaciated people. Day after day, a scene of desolation and gloom spread over the whole area, making people's hearts heavy and fearful!