County Magistrate Cai spent half a day temporarily settling all the starving people. That evening, he sent food according to the number of people in each household of the starving populace, along with one pound of rental grain.
There were more than four hundred starving people, making up a total of ninety-two households. One village couldn't accommodate them all, so they were temporarily housed in three villages altogether.
Early the next day, County Magistrate Cai personally visited these three villages, going door to door. He first praised the villagers willing to accept the starving people and then comforted the newcomers, who were uneasy and unsettled.
In the eyes of other county magistrates, County Magistrate Cai was seen as ugly and best at flattering the Commandery Princess. But in the eyes of the common people, County Magistrate Cai was considered the best magistrate under heaven and earth.