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

Shen Zheng sneered after hearing this.

She and Yu Zhengqing were both standing here, but Lu Si still naively thought that now that Qiu Niang said to forget about it, that matter could be forgotten?

No matter what Qiu Niang wanted to say, and no matter whether she was talking about family matters or not.

But since Shen Zheng encountered this incident today, she has to take care of it.

Just think of it as doing it for Qiu Niang’s tearful eyes.

Shen Zheng reached out and held Qiu Niang's hand, then said to Zhou Lizheng, "Take Lu Si aside."

Several strong men lifted him up, and Lu Si's cries gradually faded away from them.

As soon as Lu Si was carried away, Qiu Niang lost strength all over her body and collapsed. Shen Zheng quickly exerted force on her hands to prevent her from falling to the ground.

Qiu Niang looked at her hands clasped with Shen Zheng's, a trace of inferiority flashed across her face, and she silently pulled her hand away.

Shen Zheng watched her little action, reached out and gently stroked her back, and said comfortingly: "It's okay, Lu Si won't hurt you again, you take a rest first, we'll talk about it later if there's anything."

After Shen Zheng finished speaking, she said to the woman who had fetched water before, "Aunt, please fetch another bowl of water."

"Hey! Sir, wait a moment!" When the woman heard that she could help, she quickly picked up her skirt and ran back home.

Zhou Lizheng looked at the villagers who were gathered in three layers around him and said, "Go to work first. I'll call you if there's anything else!"

The villagers dispersed.

Although they were curious about what happened today, they were too embarrassed to stay and watch the fun. After all, they were normal people and did not want others to see their miserable appearance. What's more, the county magistrate was here, and today's matter would be properly handled.

After seeing everyone leave, Qiu Niang lifted her skirt and knelt down towards Shen Zheng.

Shen Zheng was startled and was about to reach out to help her when she heard Qiu Niang say loudly: "I am guilty of letting a wolf into the house and almost harming the entire Nanba Village. I hope you will punish me severely!"

Everyone present was stunned when they heard this. Yu Zhengqing reacted the fastest and asked directly, "What do you mean? Explain it more clearly!"

Qiu Niang's upper body was lying on the ground. She slowly raised her head, her face full of guilt and pain.

"My mother died early, and my father also passed away the year I got married, so my only blood relative now, besides my daughter Lan'er, is my grandmother who lives in the east end of Nanba Village."

Zhou Lizheng nodded upon hearing this, and said to Shen Zheng and Yu Zhengqing, "Ding Qiuer's grandmother is old and has some difficulty walking, but fortunately the clan members are united, and this year her family's rice was planted with the help of her cousins ​​and nephews."

After Zhou Lizheng finished speaking, Qiu Niang continued: "After marrying to Yonglu County..."

She paused here, and felt that how she spent that period of time was not important, and she did not want to recall it anymore, so she skipped that part.

"Two days ago, Lu Si suddenly asked me if I wanted to go back to my parents' home. I was so happy at that time. Of course I wanted to. I had never been back home for four years after getting married. I wanted to go back even in my dreams!"

By the time Qiu Niang said this, Shen Zheng and Yu Zhengqing had already guessed what was going on.

Lu Si, he might be coming for their rice, to steal it? Or...

Qiu Niang's voice was a little choked, but she continued to talk to the others.

"Lü Si not only offered to accompany me home, but also borrowed his employer's donkey cart. The cart had a shed, which was really impressive! I thought to myself, let grandma see the donkey cart, so that she would know that I am living a prosperous life over there, and she would not worry."

When Qiu Niang said this, tears began to fall from her eyes. How well her life was going could not be explained by a donkey cart. In fact, only she knew the pain she was going through.

Shen Zheng felt extremely sad as she watched her tears falling.

Does a woman have to become a stranger to her former family after she gets married?

Absolutely ridiculous!

Shen Zheng took a step forward and wanted to help Qiu Niang up, but she actually knelt down two steps back.

"Sir, please listen to me first. I may not be worthy of your sympathy."

Shen Zheng was silent for a moment after hearing this. Just as she was about to step forward, Yu Zhengqing stopped her: "Don't be so stubborn. Let her finish her words."

Qiu Niang cast a grateful look at Yu Zhengqing, leaned forward and continued:

"I wanted to take my daughter with me, but Lu Si refused to let me go, saying that the child would make a fuss on the way and might damage the donkey cart of the host."

"But my Lan'er is the most well-behaved, so why would she make a fuss? Later I found out that it was Lu Si who was afraid that Lan'er would say something without restraint and ruin his plans."

When Zhou Lizheng heard this, he felt that Qiu Niang had been talking for a long time but had not yet gotten to the point, and he became a little anxious.

"Ding Qiu'er, what exactly does Lu Si want to do in my Nanba Village? Tell me this first!"

Only then did Qiu Niang realize that most of what she had said was just complaining. She also felt a little strange. She was the type who would swallow her anger in the past, but why was she so angry today?

She smiled bitterly. Perhaps it was because the county magistrate's hand was too warm that she couldn't help but feel something.

That is, besides her grandmother, there is someone else in this world who takes the initiative to care about her and feels sorry for her, so she will unconsciously play the victim...

She couldn't help but look up at Shen Zheng, took a deep breath and said, "Lü Si hid a lot of rice-burning medicine on the donkey cart!"

After Qiu Niang finished speaking, she closed her eyes and collapsed to the ground. She was crying and laughing. Once these words were spoken, her family was broken up. It was better to break up, it was better to break up!

But fortunately, she had the courage to say this and told the county magistrate, so that no big mistake was made.

"what!!!"

When Zhou Lizheng heard this, he screamed so loudly that all the villagers in the fields looked over.

Lu Si said that he was accompanying Ding Qiuer to visit her parents, but in fact, this black-hearted man came to spoil their rice? What hatred did they have? !

He suddenly felt cold sweat on his back and his hands and feet were numb. He couldn't help but think that the rice in the village was the treasure of every family. If it was really burned...

Zhou Lizheng took a deep breath. If that really happened, how many people would be heartbroken.

Yu Zhengqing's face immediately darkened. Medicine that burns rice? Was Lu Si so bold?

He said in a cold voice: "Ding Qiu, don't say that."

Qiu Niang kowtowed three times to Yu Zhengqing and said, "What I said is absolutely true. If you don't believe me, you can go back to my house to investigate. The medicine was tied to the bottom of the carriage by Lu Si!"

Seeing how confident Qiu Niang was, Shen Zheng was already mostly convinced.

Today, the importance of rice in the fields to the villagers is self-evident.

No, not just to her and the villagers in Tongan County.

Rice is equally important to the entire Great Zhou.

Although Lu Si's actions would not cause the high-yield rice to become extinct, they would definitely make the people of Tongan County sad and despair.

But why did he do this?

It is clear that by the time the harvest comes in August and the rice seeds are available, the entire people of the Great Zhou will benefit.

Shen Zheng looked at Qiu Niang and couldn't help but think of what they had just said, that Lu Si was from Yonglu County.