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

When Xu Zhijie walked out of Suzaku Gate and got on the carriage, the rain had completely stopped.

After the heavy rain that lasted day and night, there was a slight chill in the wind.

After getting on the carriage, he took out the imperial edict he had hidden all the way and said to the driver, "Go to the Shen Mansion."

The Shen Mansion was not far from the Suzaku Gate, but this distance was enough for him to read the contents of the imperial edict word for word - not surprisingly, it was related to Shen Zheng, and it was no small matter.

Even though he was the Minister of Personnel, it was difficult for him to implement it secretly.

Your Majesty is truly...

After a sigh, he resigned himself to his fate and put away the imperial edict, considering how to implement it.

A quarter of an hour later, the carriage stopped steadily at the main gate of the Shen Mansion. The attendant went to deliver the message, and then reported back: "Sir, the gatekeeper said that Master Shen will not see guests this morning."

Xu Zhijie was slightly startled when he heard this, and suddenly realized that he hadn't slept a wink all night either.

"Let's go back home first." He rubbed his forehead as sleepiness slowly set in. "Go tell the concierge that I'll come visit you again this afternoon."

We need to communicate with Jinyin first, and the apprenticeship gift must also be prepared quickly.

......

Last night’s heavy rain left many people with lingering fears, and people were talking about it in teahouses today.

"The wind blew two tiles off my kitchen tiles! It was raining heavily outside and lightly inside. Fortunately, my rice jar was tightly sealed, otherwise the rice would have been ruined!"

"What's that? The water in my house is up to my calves! If I hadn't been quick, everything would have been in tatters!"

The people were telling their stories of their plight, when suddenly someone said, "Hey, have you heard? The floodgates opened last night, and we ordinary people can go and see the cement. A lot of people have gone there now!"

"Is this true?" Someone was unconvinced: "Wasn't it scheduled to open today? Opening the gates early is against the rules..."

"Rules, rules, rules are dead, but people are alive! The upstream river floods every year during the flood season. If the sluice gates are not opened to release the water, who knows how much farmland will be flooded before the branch!"

"So, we can go and see it now?"

For ordinary people, new things always have great appeal.

When they thought of the cement behemoth they had seen from afar, they felt itchy in their hearts. They stopped drinking their tea and got up to go to the outskirts of Beijing.

They wanted to step on it and see if the cement was really as hard as the rumors said!

......

At noon, at the Shen Mansion, I was at ease.

Ever since Pei Yu and others took over the business, Ziyi Ju has become less lively during the day.

The copper bell on the eaves was still wet. Two gray-feathered sparrows landed on the window frame and chirped twice. When they found that no one was chasing them away, they gradually grew bolder and their chirping became more and more melodious.

Shen Zheng was woken up by them.

She propped up her pillow, squinted her eyes slightly, looked at the silhouette of the gray sparrow outside the window, and murmured, "It's you two again."

These two graybirds have been in the Shen residence for some time, and they usually love to stay on her window coffin and sing.

In the past, they would be driven away by Pei Yu, but recently, since Pei Yu is not around, they have become free and unrestrained.

Just as I was thinking about it, a figure suddenly appeared on the window, blocking the sunlight from entering the room and also blocking the small silhouette of the graybird.

He waved his hand to drive them away, whispering a threat: "Go away, go away, sing somewhere else, or you two will be fried to death if you make trouble again."

Shen Zheng was slightly stunned, then propped herself up and sat up: "Uncle?"

"Huh?" The person outside the window seemed very surprised. "The busy man is awake?"

Hearing his tone, Shen Zheng knew he was jealous, and quickly threw off the quilt and stood up, "See what you said... I'll get up right away."

The old man is jealous, and if she is not coaxed in time, she will suffer later.

A quarter of an hour later, the two of them sat at the round table in the yard, one on the left and one on the right. The sun, which had been hidden for two days, secretly showed its head and cast rays of warm light.

"...In a split second, I acted decisively, grabbed the dial, gave it a gentle turn, and the floodgates... opened! The river rushed out like a mighty army!"

Shen Zheng was describing yesterday's dangerous situation in a very emotional voice.

"You?" Yu Shizhang was clearly unconvinced. He looked her up and down and said, "You look so nervous, I'm afraid you can't open the gate. What's going on with Prime Minister Cui? Tell me."

Shen Zheng sighed lightly and told everyone everything that happened yesterday.

After hearing this, Yu Shizhang angrily pounded the stone table and repeatedly called Cui Xiang a "beast". After that, no one knew what he was thinking, but he stood up and said, "I'll go serve the food."

Looking at his leaving back, Shen Zheng had a question mark in her head.

You were cursing Prime Minister Cui one moment, and preparing to eat the next?

It is said that anyone who can become an uncle must have a big heart.

Today, Ziyi Ju had a rich menu, which must have been Yu Shizhang's special order. After the dishes were cleared away, Nanny Gu said, "Sir, Master Xu came to visit this morning. When he heard that you were not seeing guests, he said he would come again in the afternoon."

Yu Shizhang already knew this, and said with a pout, "He must be here for his niece."

Before Shen Zheng could reply, a servant came to report, "Sir, Master Xu and Miss Cui are here, and they've brought gifts."

Bring a gift?

Shen Zheng and the other person looked at each other and found something wrong.

All official affairs are conspired in secret. No one would go to someone's house and give gifts in a grand manner just because they won a battle.

......

Outside the Shen Mansion, Cui Jinyin hesitated for a long time before following the maid inside.

This was not her first time to visit the Shen Mansion, so she pretended to be experienced and gave Xu Zhijie some pointers and introductions.

"Go over there, first through the corridor, then through the hanging flower gate, then around the lotus pond, and then along a flower path, and you'll find Lady Shen's courtyard. It's called Ziyiju, which is a nice name. I wonder if she chose it herself."

Looking at her talking so freely, Xu Zhijie chuckled, "So familiar? It seems you've come to the Shen residence quite often without your uncle's knowledge."

Cui Jinyin suddenly stopped and raised her chin slightly. "I've only been here once. Maybe I have a good memory. Yu Nanshu took me there once, so I remember it."

There was a deliberate nonchalance in her tone, as if she could remember these routes only because she had a good memory, rather than because she had secretly pondered them several times in her mind.

Xu Zhijie lowered his head and looked at her profile.

He was so nervous that he even slowed down his steps, and acted as if "I'm just becoming your disciple, nothing more than that."

His niece is really cute.

As she walked, Cui Jinyin's pace became slower and slower, until she stopped walking altogether.

"Are you nervous?" Xu Zhijie asked with a smile.

"Uncle..." Cui Jinyin clutched her sleeves and pursed her lips. "I, I'm not afraid that Master Shen won't accept me. After all, even you said that I'm very talented and a rough diamond. As long as I'm well-carved, I will become a talent..."

Xu Zhijie knew what she was thinking, so he said helplessly, "Lord Shen is already waiting for us. Tell us what you are worried about."

"I am, I am..." She didn't know why she suddenly thought of Yu Nanshu, "When the time comes, Yu Nanshu will definitely go to Tongan County. If she doesn't play with me, I will have no friends..."

"..."

The corners of Xu Zhijie's mouth twitched slightly.

It's really a big concern.