Tao Tingzhang had a bad feeling. Everyone said that Changfeng Village was the poorest. Could these people be in grave danger?
After all, during this drought, cannibalism also occurred in their village.
When He Tiantian heard the name "Zhao Tingzhang", she couldn't help but glance at Tao Tingzhang.
His thin, frail body and dark skin were clearly the result of years of working in the fields.
Those shrewd eyes revealed calculation in every glance, which made He Tiantian have a very bad impression of him.
"Your Honor, I think this Zhao Tingzhang from Changfeng Village is incredibly audacious. You must throw him in jail!" Tingzhang Tao continued to plead.
The other village chiefs below, upon hearing what Chief Tao said, also felt grief and indignation!
"This Zhao Tingzhang is really not a proper Tingzhang. How can he be so barbaric and domineering!"
"Their village is very poor, and the people are uncouth."
Even though He Tiantian was standing at the very back, she still heard the village chiefs belittling Zhao and looking down on their Changfeng Village.
It's like when someone criticizes your alma mater during your school days; you can criticize it however you want, but others aren't allowed to say a bad word about it.
He Tiantian is in this mindset now.
Just when everyone thought the magistrate was about to get angry and punish Zhao Tingzhang, he unexpectedly said in a very calm tone, "What? Does Tingzhang Tao mean to tell me how to do things?"
"No, I wouldn't dare." Instead of the expected county magistrate standing up for their village, Tao Tingzhang received this indifferent question.
Magistrate Liu snorted coldly, his face turning ashen, and he didn't seem to be in a good mood.
"Instead of questioning others here, Magistrate Tao should reflect on how he governed the village. He allowed the villagers to steal from other people's homes!" Magistrate Liu slammed his hand on the table in anger.
Everyone present was so frightened that they held their breath.
Tao, the pavilion chief, was also terrified; his head was almost touching the ground.
He didn't hear anyone in the village say he was going to steal when he came. He thought he had finally caught Zhao Tingzhang red-handed and wanted to stir things up in front of the magistrate.
He would feel better if the county magistrate punished Old Man Zhao severely!
But now... things don't seem to be going that way.
Seeing Tao Tingzhang kneeling on the ground in silence, Magistrate Liu frowned, feeling a bit of a headache.
He turned his gaze to Chief Cheng and changed the subject, "Chief Cheng, didn't your village find a water source? What's the situation now?"
Cheng Tingzhang, whose name was called, stepped forward and knelt on the ground.
"Your Excellency, our village has over a thousand households. After searching for so long, we finally found some water on a mountain. If each household uses it sparingly, it should last for about a month."
Magistrate Liu nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
Last time, he also listened to Zhao Tingzhang's advice and started sending people everywhere to search for water sources.
As the saying goes, "Heaven helps those who help themselves," and the drought situation has been greatly alleviated compared to before.
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