Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Chapter 507: No matter how important human life is

It was almost gone.

I almost lost my life.

Except for his parents, no one would feel sad for him. He was like an ordinary piece of dry firewood that had been burnt out. Once it was gone, it was gone.

It was he who was arrogant and greedy. He disregarded his own safety and did not listen to Lord Shen. He just wanted to show off. Compared with life, gold, silver, treasures and fame are nothing.

"Lord Shen!" He tried to get up, but his hands and feet were weak and he failed after two attempts.

"Master Shen!" He tried and shouted at Shen Zheng's back, "It was my fault. Not only was I short-sighted, but I was also arrogant and conceited. I almost lost my life!"

Shen Zheng walked with her head down and did not look back. Seeing that she did not look well, Ba Lezhan made jokes to cheer her up.

"Master Shen, please don't be angry. You are the treasure of our Great Zhou now. How can you ruin your health over such a person? He is not worth it."

"Not worth it?" Shen Zheng suddenly stopped and stood still when she heard that.

"Ah?" Balezhan didn't understand what was wrong with what he said.

Nowadays, almost the entire Liuyang Prefecture relies on Tongan County, and the lifeline of Tongan County is Shen Zheng. Isn’t it wrong for him to say this?

"You said..." Shen Zheng suddenly turned around, her voice rising and falling in the river breeze: "Whose life is more important, mine or his, and who deserves more?"

Bale Zhan didn't think twice: "Of course it's you!"

Diwu Tanwei and Fang Wenxiu also nodded in agreement.

Not to mention the craftsmen, even compared with Lord Shen, Lord Shen is more important and more deserving.

Shen Zheng shook her head, "No, the importance of life is the same, just like everyone's soul is only half a penny."

"What?" Bale Zhan frowned slightly, not understanding what she said, "The soul has weight?"

How can a soul have weight!

No, Ba Lezhan shook his head. Do people really have souls? How did Lord Shen know this?

He didn't seem to understand what Shen Zheng said, so he continued, "Lord Shen means that human life is not important or noble."

Shen Zheng nodded, "Everyone has only one life. If Chen Feng really gets into trouble, I will regret it and blame myself. But now that he has been through the gates of hell, he knows how to cherish life even more."

Diwu Tanwei then understood that Shen Zheng was not angry because Chen Feng did not listen to her, but because he did not cherish his life.

After thinking for a while, she asked, "Then do you still want these craftsmen?"

If Shen Zheng didn't want them, her fifth family would have plenty of craftsmen.

Shen Zheng looked at Chen Feng who was walking towards them, and said softly: "As long as you know how to cherish your life and stop despising life and nature in the future, then it's fine. After all... it's the New Year."

The New Year is coming, and every household is waiting for New Year’s money.

If the family is well-off, who would choose to build a dock in the middle of winter? Isn't it because they want to spend a happy New Year with their family?

As he spoke, Chen Feng walked over quickly and knelt down in front of Shen Zheng with a plop.

"Thank you very much, Lord Shen, for saving my life! If you hadn't discovered the abnormality in advance, I and my brothers would have been in trouble sooner or later!"

He did not have the face to plead for himself this time, and only said: "I made all the mistakes, and I will bear the responsibility alone! I hope Lord Shen will not let all the brothers go."

"Get up and talk." Shen Zheng's voice sounded above his head.

He stood up obediently and bowed his head, saying, "Master Shen, I know that I am not a big shot. Saying that you are pleading for the brothers is actually flattering me. But I want to take responsibility for my own actions and don't want to implicate others."

Shen Zheng chuckled upon hearing this, looked at him and said, "I will give you one more chance. Think carefully about why I am angry and whether this matter... was really done by you alone. If you answer correctly, you can stay."

This was an easy question because she had already said the answer.

Chen Feng was stunned by her question.

He first looked back at the other craftsmen, then a light bulb went off in his head and he suddenly remembered what Shen Zheng had said before.

——"You know this place is dangerous, yet you still don't take any precautions and dig the shore here."

Protection!

His eyes lit up and he immediately understood the meaning of Shen Zheng's words.

The problem was with him, but it wasn't his fault at all!

He suddenly turned around, and then pulled a few other craftsmen over and ran over together.

The other craftsmen were still confused at this time. By the time they reacted, they had already kneeled on the ground with Chen Feng.

Chen Feng said, "We were stupid before. We didn't set up any protection when working in a dangerous area and abandoned our lives. I hope Lord Shen will punish us!"

Only then did the other craftsmen suddenly realize what was going on and felt mixed emotions.

It turned out that Lord Shen was angry not because Chen Feng disobeyed discipline, but because he was worried about their lives!

How could they deserve Lord Shen to care about them so much?

But on second thought...Compared to Lord Shen, they are actually more aware of the dangers of working by the river, but they just claim to be "skilled and brave" and forget that they only have one life.

After they realized what was happening, they all said in unison: "I am stupid! If it weren't for the incident today, I would have remained confused. Thank you, Lord Shen, for your guidance!"

If Lord Shen had not said those words to Chen Feng, they might not have figured it out until they left Tongan County.

I don't understand why Lord Shen is angry, and I don't understand why Lord Shen said he didn't want them. I just think that Chen Feng insisted on showing off and implicated all of them.

But in fact, the root of the problem is not Chen Feng at all, but themselves.

Shen Zheng looked at their heads, sighed and said, "Get up, the ground is cold."

Life is not easy, and she doesn't want to make things difficult for others just because she has a little power.

"It's enough for you to know the reason. And I also know what you are thinking. Just because something hasn't happened doesn't mean it won't happen. If there are signs of something that could harm lives, we should take precautions from the beginning."

This time, Chen Feng and the others really took these words to heart. After all, they were scared enough by the scene just now.

Chen Feng stood up first and said hesitantly, "I understand, sir, I want to..."

He looked back at the river bank, took a deep breath and said, "I want to stop digging the bank for the next two days and put down safety stakes ten feet away from the bank."

Shen Zheng raised her eyebrows slightly. Chen Feng's approach this time was a wise one. He knew how to find a solution himself instead of waiting for Wang Ruqian to come back and deal with it.

She deliberately asked, "Safety stakes? Tell me about it."

Chen Feng got her approval, and the tension on his face finally faded a little.

"I want to drive piles on the shore. When the craftsmen are working near the shore, they must tie a safety rope around their bodies and then tie it to the safety pile. If something really happens..."

At this point, he felt a little embarrassed, "If something really happened, it would give others time to rescue, so they wouldn't be caught off guard..."