A man who is addicted to drugs is no longer a human being. He is a scum that has lost his conscience and is worse than a pig or a dog.

Many families in Shigenzi Village were devastated due to opium addiction by the man who was the breadwinner of the family, and their wives and children were separated. The worst case scenario was that they were left destitute, living in a thatched hut with only four walls, without food to eat and no clothes to wear.

Mr. Chen Tianhua ordered the eradication of poppy fields, banned villagers from smoking, smashed opium dens, and detained the black sheep smokers in the village and put them into labor camps.

At the same time, careful consideration was given to distributing silver, relief grain, and winter supplies, including firewood.

Therefore, to them, Chen Tianhua was a high-ranking official of the imperial court and a great benefactor of life in the eyes of the mountain people.

These days, many villagers have made Chen Tianhua's longevity tablet at home and offered it in the house.

Being so close to the famous Mr. Chen today made the white-haired old man almost seem to be in a dream.

A very young child with a heart of Buddha.

"Thank you, sir. This house is very good. Every house has a fire pit and firewood!"

The old man was so excited that he was a little incoherent, "This winter is colder than in previous years. If it weren't for Mr. Qingtian...sigh...many people in our village will starve to death or freeze to death this year."

Speaking of this, the old man burst into tears thinking about the tragedy of the past years.

Chen Tianhua waved his hand humbly, walked towards the simple houses built of rough wood with a smile, and looked at them with a sense of pride.

But looking at it, I couldn't help but frown.

Obviously, the construction team may be trying to rush the work. Although these wooden houses are relatively strong, there are still many gaps between the wood, and the splicing of the wooden boards is very rough and not in place.

The north wind in the mountains carries heavy snowflakes, whizzing in through these gaps. It is conceivable that the temperature in this room can be raised.

He stepped further into the room and felt that except for the warmth around the kang, if he was a little further away, he would feel cold, so cold that he would shiver.

Even I felt so cold that I shivered, as ordinary people can imagine.

Seeing Chen Tianhua walking out of the house with a frown on his face, obviously not satisfied with the quality of the house, Liao Yunpeng hurriedly stepped forward and explained:

"My lord, please forgive me. When we were building the house here, we were in such a rush that there was a lot of waste to be built. I also thought that this was just a temporary building, so I didn't pay too much attention to it. I didn't expect that the cold winter would come so quickly and violently this year. This is

I'm waiting for a mistake."

"Looking back, the town office will organize personnel to inspect and repair each house. We will definitely not let a single person freeze to death."

Seeing what Liao Yunpeng said, Chen Tianhua's sullen expression faded, "It's not too late to make up for the situation, Mr. Liao. I'm here to inspect, not to blame anyone, but we must do things carefully."

"Yes, yes..." Liao Yunpeng nodded and bowed repeatedly, so nervous that sweat broke out on his forehead.

Chen Tianhua softened his tone and emphasized again:

"Mr. Liao, you are still responsible for this matter. Go back and deal with it as soon as possible and implement it. From tomorrow until the 28th of the Lunar New Year, all town office staff are not allowed to take vacations, and migrant workers must be organized to repair it."

"If you don't have enough manpower, you can apply to transfer people from the military camp. It's snowing so hard that you can't train. The soldiers can go directly into the mountains to cut trees. You can find something for them to do."

"I understand, sir." Liao Yunpeng nodded and bowed vigorously, feeling quite happy.

This was what he was waiting for.

On the eve of winter, he obviously didn't have enough migrant workers, so he applied to the military commander, Mr. Li, to mobilize troops, but he didn't even look at him, and he refused with a few grunts.

Now, with the big boss's oral instructions, there is no need to worry about Li Xinghong not giving him face.

The dozen or so villagers of Shigenzi Village who listened closely nearby burst into tears of gratitude when they saw Master Qingtian being so considerate of the sufferings of the people.

In the many years of the Qing Dynasty, we have never seen such good officials. The mountains here are high and the emperor is far away. Who will care about the life and death of the mountain people?

They were clumsy and didn't know what to say, so they had to kneel down and kowtow, "Master Qingtian, you are the great savior of our people."

"Thank you, sir. I would like to thank Mr. Chen on behalf of the fellow villagers!"

"..."

Chen Tianhua stood up straight and said to the people with a smile:

"Old man, fellow villagers, please don't do this. As officials, we must let the people live and work in peace and contentment. Otherwise, what is the use of this black gauze hat?"

The old man with white hair and eyebrows wiped his tears and nodded and smiled.

Unexpectedly, this young man in his early twenties would have such a bodhisattva-like heart. He is really a blessing to the people.

Here, in the midst of sighs and greetings, suddenly, there was a faint noise from the other side of the village, and a figure was moving among the falling snowflakes.

Song Xiaoniu's expression changed, he waved his hand, hula la...

The guards strode over and stood in front of Chen Tianhua like a wall.

In the wind and snow, I saw several people from the village head running towards here in a panic. The leader of the group shouted loudly and aggressively as he ran, "Old village chief, something happened in the village?"

After the guard captain Song Xiaoniu heard this, his heart tightened. He looked stern, his right hand was already on the handle of the knife at his waist, and he growled in a low voice, "Alert!"

He gave an order, and twenty personal guards took off their shoulder rifles, holding their guns and moving forward to set up a cordon.

"Sir... Mr. Qingtian, please don't misunderstand me. The one who yelled is a junior from my village. I know him well. Please forgive me for disturbing him!"

When the old commander saw that Song Xiaoniu had pulled out a section of his waist knife, and the guards all lined up in a row with their guns drawn, he couldn't help but feel frightened.

In desperation, his weather-beaten hands couldn't help but pull the sleeves of Chen Tianhua's leather robe and plead.

"Song Xiaoniu, you bastard! Who asked you to stand in front of me? Get out of here and get away!" Chen Tianhua was furious when he saw this.

Drawing knives and guns in front of the people is damaging the official's image.

Liao Yunpeng, who was watching with cold eyes, saw this and felt that Song Xiaoniu was acting recklessly. It was important to protect your safety, but it was more important to maintain your image.

He also stepped forward to help scold the soldiers who were blocking the way, so that they could disperse as quickly as possible.

"Captain Song, don't do this next time. Otherwise, if you don't review your behavior, I won't let you continue to stay in the Guards."

Finally, Liao Yunpeng lowered his head and whispered to Song Xiaoniu.

Although Song Xiaoniu didn't have a good impression of the prickly-headed scholar Liao Yunpeng, he heard these words and his face turned green with fright.

Being the captain of the eldest young master's personal guard is something that he and his whole family are proud of, and he would not be willing to leave this position even if he were killed.

"Gou Shengzi, why did you start howling all the way away? Someone died in the village, or was your house on fire and collapsed? Can you afford the punishment of shouting like this and disturbing the adults' driving?"
Chapter completed!