Indeed, many commoners have been captured in Dong Family Village, some because they were unable to repay debts, and some were pure innocent passersby.
So, in Donghua Country, not only do you have to be wary of highway robbers, but also those who kidnap people.
Once these passersby are captured, they're made to do all sorts of filthy and exhausting tasks, typically dying in a short time, with no talk of ransom—Dong Family Village is a civilian village, not a bandit nest.
The man who was captured has already been working in the village for half a year, reduced to skin and bones, and is locked in a cellar at night. But because of this, he managed to escape a disaster.
In the eyes of the people of the Dong Family, this guy is practically a dead man, so they don't bother hiding things from him.
