“This…” Liu Da glanced at Zhao Cheng and saw Zhao Cheng’s smiling face. Suddenly, he had a bad feeling.
"Dad, what are you doing out here in this freezing weather?"
"They colluded with government officials and businessmen to demolish our houses and seize our land..."
"Don't listen to people's nonsense! Dad, let's move now. These houses in the urban village are dilapidated and should have been demolished a long time ago!"
"Oh? Son, where will we live if we tear this down?"
"Did the county government give you the compensation?"
"I can't bear to move away just for that little bit of money..."
"I haven't finished yet! The county government gave us some money, and the young prime minister gave us even more! With this money, we can buy a new house where I work, and then our whole family can be together every day!"
"What? You're telling the truth?"
"Of course! The young prime minister is the owner of the distillery, and he's a good man! He not only gave us plenty of money, but also said that since you are all elderly people and children, and it's not convenient for you to move, you can take your time, and he'll wait for you. But since he's so kind, we can't take advantage of him. Let's move quickly and not delay the young prime minister's work!"
Such conversations could be heard repeatedly from the crowd.
With their sons doing the talking, the villagers quickly reached a consensus. The old man who had led the trouble earlier stepped forward and shouted to the villagers, "I only just heard it from my son, Quan. The owner of this winery is none other than the young prime minister who drove away the Southern Zhou spies for us, and Xiao Luomu from the Xiao family of Qingdong City! Everyone knows that the last battle at Lingshan was orchestrated by the Southern Zhou army in conjunction with spies from Jingdong County. It was so dangerous! If it weren't for General Xiao Luofeng, Xiao Luomu's brother, Han Nancheng, being so close to Lingshan, would have been the first to suffer!"
"If the young prime minister hadn't driven away the Southern Zhou spies, something like what happened at Lingshan might have happened again!!"
"Young Master and the Xiao family are our benefactors. Let's hurry up and not delay the start of the distillery's construction!!!"
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