Chen received advanced schooling under the Japanese colonial regime and worked at the water conservancy bureau, where his efforts to coordinate water rights and mediate disputes brought him into frequent contact with the local farmers.
這位在日據時代受過高等教育，任職於水利局的公務員，在他到農村與農民協調水權紛爭時，這些俚俗的笑話，幫助他與農民打成一片。