Chapter 568: The Village Chief Who Dared Not Speak the Truth

The prosperity of Tian Peng Village wasn't entirely due to Tian Peng himself, it was mainly because they were so poor that the County Government Office had abandoned their village.

Originally, the authorities thought to let them fend for themselves, but unexpectedly, they saved themselves and even managed to develop on their own.

Unfortunately, the County Magistrate didn't even make it to the autumn harvest, the time when he would've started demanding money, before he met his own fate.

Indeed, a water channel had been constructed in the village, but it seemed to be poorly engineered, with barely any water flowing through it.

Luckily, the villagers' daily drinking water came from wells; if they had relied solely on this channel for drinking and irrigation, the village would have been in an even more pitiful state.

Upon seeing the military approach, the villagers panicked and rushed back to their homes, hastily shutting their doors.