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

Yu Zhengqing held the piece of cotton cloth in his arms and stroked it gently with his right hand.

Touching it was not enough, so he took the cotton cloth to the yard and looked at it carefully in the sunlight. There were strands of cotton wool on the cotton cloth, which seemed to glow in the sunlight.

Weaving cotton cloth with cotton is obviously a great thing and he should be happy, but he felt like crying.

Shen Zheng and Mr. Qiao stood beside him and did not interrupt him.

Although Shen Zheng was a little excited, it was nothing compared to Yu Zhengqing, because she knew this day would come from the moment she changed out the textile machine drawings.

After a while, Yu Zhengqing calmed down. He held the cotton cloth, turned around and asked Shen Zheng:

"Can you cut a foot of this first piece of cotton cloth for me?"

Shen Zheng was a little confused. What could one foot of cloth do? Collect it? Cutting a piece of it would be a bit... shabby, right?

She said, "If you want it, just take this piece of cotton cloth. Why cut it?"

Yu Zhengqing didn't expect Shen Zheng to be so generous. After all, this piece of cotton cloth was the first piece of cotton cloth in the entire Great Zhou, so it had a different meaning.

He declined, saying, "I don't need a piece of cloth. One foot will do. I want to send a fast horse to deliver the cotton cloth to Shangjing."

Shen Zheng was slightly startled when she heard this and asked, "What do you want, sir?"

Yu Zhengqing nodded, "For such a major event, we must hurry to the capital and report it to the emperor!"

Shen Zheng knew that this cotton cloth would one day be presented to the emperor, but she did not expect that day to come so soon. To be honest, she was still a little excited.

Seeing that she was silent, Yu Zhengqing assured her, "Don't worry, this loom was made by your Tong'an County, and this first piece of cotton cloth was also woven in your Tong'an County. This credit belongs to you and the entire Tong'an County."

Shen Zheng frowned slightly after hearing this. She was not silent because of the credit, she was just excited.

After spending these two days together, she got to know Yu Zhengqing a little better. Apart from anything else, he was not the kind of person who was greedy for credit.

But Shen Zheng was still somewhat happy that Yu Zhengqing took the initiative to bring up this matter.

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, wondering how lucky she was. Not only did she meet the simple and kind-hearted county citizens, but she could also meet such an upright boss.

She smiled and said, "I am not worried about the credit. Tong'an County and Liuyang Prefecture are one, so we will prosper together. I am just sighing in my heart that I can achieve such results, so I am a little excited. I am sorry to make you laugh."

Yu Zhengqing smiled heartily upon hearing that and wanted to reach out and pat her shoulder, but when he raised his hand mid-air he remembered that Shen Zheng was a girl, and in embarrassment he had to quietly retract his hand.

He said, "Why are you still being so modest? When the emperor wants to reward you, you will certainly deserve it! But at this point, I just remembered that there are more than just textile machines in Tongan County!"

Now that Yu Zhengqing has seen the textile machine, he is even more yearning for rice. The yield per mu is a thousand kilograms!

Good things come in pairs. If he sends another plant of rice to the capital, I wonder how the emperor will react?

Shen Zheng looked up at the sun and said, "It's still early today, sir, shall we go to the village now?"

Yu Zhengqing nodded in agreement.

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With the clatter of horse hooves, Yu Zhengqing's carriage carrying several people left the county government office and headed straight for Nanba Village.

Teacher Qiao and his apprentice sat on the front board of the carriage, one on the left and one on the right, like the coachman's guards.

The two of them had been in Tongan County for a long time, but had never seen the legendary rice. Now that they had the chance, they thought of going to take a look together.

Shen Zheng and Yu Zhengqing were sitting in the carriage. It was her first time to ride in such a luxurious carriage, and she couldn't help but look around secretly.

Look! This yellow pear wood table top has fine carvings and smooth lines. Look! This embroidered cushion! It is very comfortable to sit on.

Seeing that she wanted to look but didn't dare to, wanted to touch but didn't dare to, Yu Zhengqing couldn't help but say, "If you want to look, then look openly. Don't peek like a thief, making me uncomfortable."

Shen Zheng didn't expect that her little actions would be so obvious in Yu Zhengqing's eyes.

She laughed awkwardly and said, "Please forgive me, sir. This is my first time riding in such a luxurious and stylish carriage, and I couldn't help but want to take a closer look."

Yu Zhengqing sneered at the words, "You call this luxurious? Only the carriages of the wealthy merchants in Shangjing can be called luxurious. If I remember correctly, you are from Shangjing, right?"

Shen Zheng's back stiffened after hearing this. They were just chatting, but why did he bring up his ancestral home again?

Although she did have the original memories in her mind, those things were not what she experienced personally, so every time she thought about them it was like watching someone else's story.

So she tried her best not to mention the original owner's past to others, for she was afraid that it would sound like she was narrating someone else's life.

Shen Zheng lowered his head and replied, "Your Excellency, I don't know whether I am considered a person from the capital."

Yu Zhengqing raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "You don't even know where your hometown is?"

Shen Zheng raised her head, with a sad expression on her face, "If you are talking about my place of origin, then my place of origin is indeed in Shangjing, but... I don't know who my biological parents are."

Yu Zhengqing was a little surprised, recalling that he had seen her household registration information before.

It only said that Shen Zheng was from Shangjing, and as for the column about relatives...

No close relatives.

He hesitated for a moment and then asked, "I remember that when you came to report, the household registration information stated that you... had no close relatives, so how did you get to the capital..."

How to settle down in the capital, and how to pass the palace examination and come to Tongan County to take up a position.

Yu Zhengqing did not say the rest of the words. At this point, he actually didn't want to ask any more questions.

The words "no close relatives" were too heavy. Asking this question would be like opening the scar of the person in front of him again.

In fact, Shen Zheng was a little envious of the original owner. The original owner's life was actually much better than her previous life.

At least the old scholar treated her like his own daughter, never mistreating her in terms of food and clothing, taught her to read and write, and taught her everything he knew.

But she didn't want to compare her misery with the original owner. If she really wanted to talk about misery, there were so many miserable people in this world. She was just envious.

After a moment of silence, she told the original owner's previous experience.

After hearing this, Yu Zhengqing stopped talking and the atmosphere in the car became quiet.

It’s not that he didn’t want to talk, but he didn’t know what to say. He felt a little guilty. Why was he asking these questions? He should have stopped asking earlier!

After a while, Yu Zhengqing silently poured a cup of tea for Shen Zheng, then opened the snack box on the rosewood and pushed it to her.

"Try it. It's the signature dim sum of the old dim sum shop in Liuyang Prefecture. If it tastes good, buy some and bring it back to eat when you come to Liuyang Prefecture next time."

His change of topic was indeed a bit awkward, but Shen Zheng felt a little warm in her heart. This boss must be a very good elder at home.