After separating from my mother-in-law, I raised my children, built a house, and filled the granary

Liu Ze looked at the group of people in front of him without any unnaturalness. Even though he was wearing rough clothes, it could not cover up the radiance on him.

"Master Lin, Master Guo, you are here."

Then he looked at Shen Yunwan behind Lin Chengfeng, smiled, and revealed his white teeth.

It was different from the official greeting I had just given to Lin Chengfeng and the others.

He was genuinely happy to see Shen Yunwan.

He was happy, but Lin Chengfeng was unhappy.

He held Shen Yunwan's hand, and his admiration for Liu Ze disappeared in an instant.

The group entered the village headman's yard.

"Liu Zhenshou, Lin Lizheng just told us about your achievements in Ping'an Village. Lord Lin and I both think that Liu Zhenshou is a good official who serves the people."

Guo Yuanchen started by praising Liu Ze.

Generally, officials always appear humble when praised by their superiors.

But Liu Ze didn't seem to take Guo Yuanchen's praise to heart at all, and went straight to the point, "My lords, if the villagers of Ping'an Village want to resume their normal lives, they still need the strong support of my lords and the court.

I know that both adults are capable officials who care about the villagers of Ping'an Village.

Ping'an Village is still short of cold-proof clothing and some Chinese herbal medicines for preventing and treating common illnesses. In addition, the villagers are now repairing their houses by finding materials from all over the place.

These materials are either soaked in water or incomplete.

But there's no other way now. We need to find a place to stay as soon as possible. So, my two lords, could you please help Ping'an Village with winter clothing, herbs, and building materials?"

It should have been a request, but Liu Ze's expression did not show any sign of begging, but rather he felt that this was a matter of course.

When the village head saw that Liu Zhenshou asked the two adults for something right away, he felt a little nervous and could only strategically pick up the cup and pretend that he was thirsty and wanted to drink water.

Some of the villagers gathered outside the stone bench had just returned from the fields, and some had just passed by where houses were being built.

Seeing the two adults coming, they all gathered around.

At first, they listened to Lord Guo praising Liu Zhenshou, and they wanted to add something.

They were truly grateful to Liu Zhenshou from the bottom of their hearts.

But before they could praise him, Liu Zhenshou asked for something for them.

But they were deeply touched. Before winter even came, Town Guard Liu had already thought of providing them with warm clothes.

There are also reinforcement materials for future houses.

How could they not be moved by this? But...

Will the two adults agree?

The villagers touched their noses somewhat unnaturally.

They also want to know whether the imperial court will still care about them in the future?

Although they are now confident that they can survive the second half of the year, they would suffer less if they had more supplies.

Guo Yuanchen looked at Liu Ze in front of him in some surprise.

No, why doesn't this person play by the rules?

He praised Liu Ze. Shouldn't Liu Ze be humble and say that it was mainly his and Lord Lin's credit?

In this way, with the villagers watching, everyone will remember Lord Lin and his contributions.

Wouldn’t you have a reputation?

This Liu Ze actually accepted his compliment and asked for so many things right away.

While other villages were still thinking about tomorrow's food, Liu Ze had already started thinking about winter.

This is too advanced.

Not to mention building materials, he couldn't even get warm clothes.

Guo Yuanchen looked at Lin Chengfeng standing beside him. The highest-ranking official here was Lord Lin.

It should be handled by Lord Lin.

"I will report these supplies you mentioned to the imperial court." Lin Chengfeng's words did not satisfy Liu Ze. "What happens after the report? Will these supplies be delivered to Ping'an Village?"

The aura around Lin Chengfeng suddenly turned cold.

He admired Liu Ze's ability, but he disliked this man's ignorance.

Since he said he would report it, then he must report it. Can he really decide the emperor's decision?

However, according to his estimation, there is no need to wait until winter. Once the border is stabilized and the autumn harvest is over, the entire Dai Viet will have more food.

He had a clue in his mind, but he was unhappy with Liu Ze's aggressiveness.

The villagers of Ping'an Village who were standing nearby looked at Lin Chengfeng eagerly.

It was difficult for him to openly give Liu Ze the cold shoulder. "According to my estimation, there will be more supplies after the autumn harvest at the latest."

After hearing Lin Chengfeng's clear words, Liu Ze did not ask any more questions.

He knew that this time was reliable after the autumn harvest.

Moreover, Lin Chengfeng came from Ping'an Village, so he at least has some feelings for Ping'an Village.

He had also witnessed Lin Chengfeng's methods in Luzhou and knew that he was a man of strategy.

The two of them looked at each other silently and coldly. Liu Ze looked at Lin Chengfeng as if he was looking at a capable subordinate.

Lin Chengfeng looked at Liu Ze as if he were a promising minor official.

Both of them looked down at each other, without any awe at all.

The villagers standing by didn't understand their "confrontation".

Instead, he kept thanking the three adults.

"Thank you, my three lords. We can endure the cold and hunger in the winter."

"Thank you, three adults." After saying this, no one knew who knelt down first. The villagers and the head of the village all knelt down, expressing their sincere gratitude to the three adults.

When Guo Yuanchen saw Lin Chengfeng stand up, he stood up and helped the villagers around him.

When all the villagers surrounded Lin Chengfeng and Guo Yuanchen, Shen Yunwan was still thinking about saying hello to Lin Chengfeng before leaving.

But she couldn't squeeze in, so she could only look at Lin Chengfeng from a distance, then gestured to say that she wanted to go home.

Only after seeing Lin Chengfeng see her and nod to her did she leave the yard.

Liu Ze, watching Shen Yunwan leave, stood up from the stool.

Followed Shen Yunwan out of the yard.

Lin Chengfeng, who was surrounded by villagers, turned around and found that Liu Ze was not on the stone bench.

My heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition came over me.

I felt a little uneasy.

"Yunwan." Liu Ze caught up with Shen Yunwan.

Shen Yunwan looked at him like this and remembered that she had seen him before, always wearing a custom-made high-end suit and looking very superior.

It’s in stark contrast to the current image of farming.

She couldn't help but chuckle.

"It's quite funny, isn't it?" Liu Ze didn't feel upset and took off the straw hat on his head.

The two looked at each other in the air and smiled at the same time.

Shen Yunwan originally wanted to invite him to her home, but Liu Ze chased her out to find her, so he must have something important to tell her.

But I thought that there was no one else at home, and it didn't seem right to be alone in a room with him.

"Let's chat?" Shen Yunwan walked to the edge of the field beside the road, pressed the grass, and sat down casually.

Liu Ze didn't act pretentiously and sat down next to her.

"Why are we here? Do you have any clues?" Shen Yunwan turned her head and looked at Liu Ze.

Liu Ze, who had been staring at Shen Yunwan, felt a little uncomfortable when she suddenly turned her head, so he turned his head to look at the mountains in the distance.

"That's what I wanted to tell you. Do you remember the last time we met?"