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He plopped down on the ground, chewing slowly on a hard, cold biscuit. He softened it with his saliva before swallowing, his attention focused on the low-voiced conversation of the officials. Though their chatter was fragmented, he could still piece together some information from it.,Men were sent to the border to do hard labor, while women were sent to the Kiao-cheng teaching workshops.,Shen Tang's group was the second batch, mostly composed of women from the Gong family, including female relatives and maids. There were also the highest-ranking elderly wives, several young and beautiful mistresses, and children of various ages. The rest were servants and maids.。