"Since the government is involved, how could they allow the common people to suffer like that?" the tailor asked.
He operated a small business in the town, but there were still quite a number who came to get their clothes made-toorder, all of them being neighbors from his street.
And what they discussed was just some gossip; matters like the sufferings of the world were simply beyond their imagination—at most, they might lament that there were more beggars on the streets than before.
Tian Peng had been waiting in the shop for a while. The shopkeeper, looking at Tian Peng, felt a touch of pity in his heart.
This customer, both in terms of appearance and generosity, seemed quite well-off. He probably had a considerable family fortune and was well-cultured, maybe even more formidable than the shop owner himself.
To trek such a long distance just to stand up for other common folks was something most people wouldn't have the broad-mindedness to do.