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

Several porters worked in teams of two, and two people in the team took turns carrying the sacks along the way. It was an hour later when they arrived at Wang's farm in the western suburbs.

Shen Zheng felt a little tired after walking all the way, not to mention the porters who were carrying sacks.

It was the same when I went to Huaihua Village today. It was such a long journey and I relied entirely on my willpower to get there.

She thought that when the county government had money, she would buy a few horses to make it convenient for traveling and moving things.

The porters put the sacks of rice on the ground. In addition to their wages, Shen Zheng paid them ten cents more for some tea.

"Knock knock knock."

After the porter left, she knocked on the door of Wang's manor.

"Coming!"

From the sound of this, it could be Wang Wanying. It must be that after Wang Guangjin had been staying at the farm to grow seedlings in recent days, Madam Lu and Wang Wanying came to accompany him.

When Wang Wanying opened the door and saw who was coming, her eyes lit up instantly like a happy little deer.

She turned around and shouted towards the courtyard, "Mom! Come out quickly! Master Shen is here!"

Then she saw several large sacks placed at Shen Zheng's feet, walked forward, stretched out her hand and tried to drag one up.

Shen Zheng stopped her. The sack weighed at least 100 to 200 kilograms, and she probably couldn't drag it.

Seeing that Shen Zheng wouldn't let her take it, Wang Wanying immediately called out to the servant in the courtyard, "Lai Xi! Come here quickly!"

Shen Zheng couldn't help but chuckle as she looked at Wang Wanying. She no longer cared about her image as a girl, and it was fine this way. As long as she lived happily and freely.

The servant Lai Xi poked his head out from the backyard, and when he saw Shen Zheng at the door, he ran over hurriedly.

"Your Excellency the County Magistrate! I'm here to move! If the young master knew that I failed to welcome you again, he would inevitably scold me again." Lai Xi had a bitter look on his face.

Shen Zheng chuckled and comforted him: "I suddenly remembered something today. If your master scolds you, I will help you to speak for him."

Lai Xi immediately changed his worry into joy, and bowed to Shen Zheng in a proper manner: "I would like to thank you in advance, sir."

"Hey, Lord Shen is here!"

At this time, Mrs. Lu came out of the kitchen and walked over quickly while wiping her hands on her apron.

"Today, Wanying insisted on asking me to teach her how to make Baihua Cake. She said she had learned it and wanted to send it to you, my Lord!"

"mother!"

Wang Wanying stamped her feet and said, "My mother told Lord Shen first. If she didn't learn it, how could she save face in the future?"

"This girl! She doesn't even allow people to speak." Mrs. Lu teased.

"Wanying is smart and will definitely be able to learn it." Shen Zheng spoke up to help Wang Wanying out of the predicament.

When Mrs. Lu saw everyone standing at the door, she quickly called them into the house to talk.

Shen Zheng thought that she still had something to say to Wang Guangjin, so she refused.

"No, is Prince Wang in the nursery field? I'll go look for him and take a look at the seedlings."

"My brother went there early in the morning. Let me accompany Lord Shen!" Wang Wanying pulled Shen Zheng's sleeve. She wanted to go with her.

Looking at Wang Wanying's expectant expression, Shen Zheng had no choice but to nod in agreement.

They had just taken two steps when Wang Wanying stopped again. She turned back and said to Madam Lu:

"Mother, please make the Hundred Flowers Cake. Half of it is my craftsmanship. I will bring it back to the county government office for Lord Shen to taste later!"

"Okay!" Mrs. Lu at the door responded with a smile.

It only took Shen Zheng and Wang Wanying a moment to reach the nursery.

Shen Zheng looked at the seedlings, which were still small buds when she came last time. Now they are already an inch tall. She estimated that they can be transplanted after some time.

After discussing with Wang Guangjin, she chose the well field as the transplanting field, which is the field surrounding the well, to facilitate later irrigation.

"Master Shen, you are here!"

Wang Guangjin, who was watching the seedlings in the field, looked up and saw Shen Zheng and his sister jogging towards him.

In fact, the nursery fields no longer need someone to watch over them day and night, but he just doesn't want to leave.

Firstly, he was afraid that some ignorant people would come and disturb and damage the seedlings. Secondly, he felt a sense of accomplishment when he saw the seedlings grow a little today and a little tomorrow.

He was completing the task assigned to him by Lord Shen seriously!

"I brought the remaining rice seeds here. Sorry to trouble you again." Shen Zheng looked at Wang Guangjin, who had become tanned in just a few days, and spoke with some embarrassment.

"What's the big deal? There's plenty of land. We can plant as much as we want! I've germinated all the rice seeds in the past two days! We'll start raising seedlings in a few days!"

Wang Guangjin was so happy that Lord Shen always thought of him first when he had something to do.

Shen Zheng explained the reason to him, saying that she wanted the county residents to plant some rice this year so that they would not go hungry next year.

When she talked about registering dozens of refugees, the brother and sister's admiration for Shen Zheng was overflowing.

Shen Zheng smiled and touched the green seedlings in the field, then said:

"Tomorrow we will start digging the canal. We estimate that the completion date will be in time for spring planting, which should be not far from the date when you start transplanting the seedlings."

"If you trust me, plant more rice this year. You have helped me a lot, so I will not let you suffer any loss."

Wang Guangjin naturally believed in Shen Zheng's words. Moreover, he watched these seedlings every day. Judging from the germination rate and seedling rate, this batch of rice was already excellent.

Even if Shen Zheng didn't say it, he would still plant it. What Lord Shen strongly recommends must be good things.

Moreover, the dug ditch will pass through their fields, so large-scale irrigation is not a problem. Why shouldn't he plant there?

"What are you talking about, sir? Even if you didn't say it today, I will plant as many seedlings as you give me!"

Afterwards, Shen Zheng and the Wang brothers and sisters walked around the nursery and carefully observed the growth of the seedlings.

Seeing that there was nothing else for her to do, she thought about going back to the county government office first.

But after she said goodbye, Wang Wanying beside her became unhappy and pouted, "Sir, have you forgotten something?"

Shen Zheng slapped her head and forgot about it for a moment.

She could only smile and touch Wang Wanying's head: "I must take Wanying's cooking skills back to taste."

The three of them walked towards Zhuangzi together at sunset. Wang Wanying was saying something in the middle, which made the two of them laugh uncontrollably. The setting sun stretched the shadows of the three of them very long.

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After they returned to the farm, Shen Zheng had to persuade everyone to let her stay overnight before she finally declined their offer. Then she carried a large bag of hundred-flower cakes and walked towards the county government office.

When Shen Zheng arrived in the town, it was already dark and a bright moon hung high in the sky.

In order to return to the county government office quickly, she chose an alley. The alley was quiet, with only the sound of her footsteps.

After Shen Zheng walked for a while, he stopped.

No, the footsteps are wrong.

Someone was following her.

The man had been following her since the last turn.

This realization made Shen Zheng shudder, and she couldn't help but curse in her heart that it was unsafe for women to walk alone on the street at night in any era.

She rarely shows up in public, and many county residents don't know her.

She was not wearing her official uniform today, so she had no deterrent effect on the bad guys.

Shen Zheng quickened her pace, but the footsteps behind her also became faster and faster, and then she smelled a strong smell of alcohol.

Looking at the shadow on the ground getting closer and closer, Shen Zheng raised her left hand and pretended to touch the hairpin that was inserted in her hair during the day, ready to pull it out for self-defense at any time. She loosened her right hand and let the Hundred Flowers Cake fall to the ground, then reached into her arms and took out the county magistrate's token.