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

Shen Zheng and Li Hongmao immediately ran towards the source of the shouting. When they arrived, there was already a circle of people gathered near the dam.

"What happened!" Shen Zheng struggled to push through the crowd in front of her and squeezed in.

A young woman's face flushed with anxiety. She saw that the person coming was Shen Zheng and said quickly:

"Aunt Yu's daughter Erya was playing by the river, and somehow she drowned! Aunt Yu couldn't swim, but she insisted on jumping into the river to save Erya! If she jumped in, the swimmers would have to save them both!"

"Let me go! Arya! Damn Arya!"

Several women on the river bank stopped a heartbroken woman who struggled hard and tried to jump into the river.

Shen Zheng looked towards the center of the river again, and sure enough, there was a little girl floating on the surface of the river. The arc of her struggle was getting smaller and smaller, and she was almost dying!

Looking at the little girl's expression, there's no way she can wait for those people who know how to swim to come!

Shen Zheng stuffed the handkerchief in her hand directly to Li Hongmao who was standing beside her, said "Give it to me later", and took a running start and dived into the river.

"Your Excellency the County Magistrate! No!" Li Hongmao raised his hand to stop Shen Zheng, but he didn't even touch the corner of her clothes.

The villagers nearby saw what Shen Zheng did and were so frightened that they cried out in shock!

"The county magistrate has jumped into the river!"

"Hurry up and find Master Zhubu and Wu Lizheng!"

"Where is the person who can swim? Why hasn't he come yet?"

There was confusion on the shore.

Although the spring river water was not freezing, it was still quite cold. Shen Zheng shuddered violently as soon as he jumped in to save the river.

She moved her limbs, stuck her head out to breathe, and swam quickly towards the little girl in the middle of the river.

The villagers on the shore saw this and began to cheer: "The county magistrate can swim! She's about to run into Arya!"

"Not even close!"

At this moment something unexpected happened.

The little girl Erya had been drowning for several minutes. In panic, she tried to breathe in the water, but only choked on more and more water!

At this time, Erya must have been choked and fainted. She stopped struggling and slowly sank.

Shen Zheng almost touched her. Seeing Erya sinking, she immediately dived down and prepared to pull Erya out!

The villagers on the shore were frightened when they saw that the two men suddenly disappeared from the river.

"Could it be that both of them..."

"Shut up your crow mouth! Good people will be rewarded, sir! Why hasn't Wu Lizheng come yet?"

"Here he comes! Wu Lizheng is here!"

Xu Zhubu and Wu Lizheng had run all the way here with the person who brought the news, and were now exhausted and out of breath.

When Wu Lizheng heard the villagers around him say that the county magistrate had also jumped down, he almost died.

"Tiezhu! Ergou! Go down to the river and save them!"

When Xu Zhubu, who was standing by, heard the villagers say that Shen Zheng had also jumped down, his legs moved faster than his brain and he reached the river bank in just two or three steps.

Just as he was about to jump, Shen Zheng in the river suddenly lifted Erya up!

The villagers on the shore cheered at the same time!

"He's been rescued! It's the county magistrate!"

"The county magistrate has rescued Arya!"

At this time Shen Zheng's head also emerged from the river. She saw Xu Zhubu who was about to jump into the river, shook her head at him, and mouthed "it's okay".

She said to the people on the shore who were enjoying themselves, "Come and pick up the children!"

Tiezhu on the shore jumped into the Liu River with a sudden dive, and in a few seconds he reached Shen Zheng's side. He took Erya from her hand with one hand and swam towards the shore.

After handing Arya to him, Shen Zheng slowly swam to the shore. At the same time, Xu Zhubu on the shore took off his outer robe.

Just as Shen Zheng put her upper body on the river bank and wanted to rest for a while, Xu Zhubu handed her her outer robe.

Shen Zheng was puzzled and asked, "What's the matter? I haven't even come up yet and your robe is wet."

Xu Zhubu squatted on the bank and looked at Shen Zheng. "There are many people by the river and the village is full of people. You should put it on, it won't hurt."

Shen Zheng looked down at herself. She was wearing three layers of official robes inside and outside. Even though they were soaked, she couldn't see anything.

But she still didn't refuse, after all, it was Xu Zhubu's good intention.

"Thank you very much."

Then Shen Zheng tried to climb onto the river bank with his hands.

But this body lacks exercise, and I didn't feel it when I was in the water, but now I feel my hands and feet are weak and I can't use any strength.

She smiled at Xu Zhubu: "I really have no strength left, please help me, Xu Zhubu. If it is inconvenient for you, you can let them help me."

Xu Zhubu did not respond. He stretched out his hands, grasped Shen Zheng's wrists, and brought her ashore with one force.

"Thank you."

After getting ashore, Shen Zheng tied up his outer robe and walked towards Erya.

Aunt Yu was holding Erya in her arms and crying: "Erya, open your eyes and look at your mother! Wu Lizheng! Please help me check if my Erya is dead..."

At this time, Aunt Yu no longer had the courage to reach out and investigate.

Shen Zheng saw that Erya’s face was pale and her chest was almost still. She pushed through the crowd and walked over.

"Aunt Yu, let me take a look."

When Aunt Yu saw Shen Zheng, she felt like she had seen a savior and immediately gave up her seat.

Shen Zheng pressed her fingers on Erya's stomach and lungs, where there should be water.

She immediately laid Erya flat on the ground and asked Aunt Yu to lift Erya's head slightly and then open her jaw.

Then Shen Zheng folded her hands and pressed them on Erya's chest.

She pressed down again and again. The people around her didn't understand what she was doing and whispered to each other.

"What is the county magistrate doing?"

"I think he wants to press the water out."

"Will this work?" someone questioned.

"Ugh, ugh!" After Shen Zheng pressed it dozens of times, Erya spit out several large salivas.

Shen Zheng looked at Erya's chest rising and falling, and saw that she had recovered her breathing. She suddenly felt exhausted and sat on the ground.

Since Arya refused to spit out the water, she had to give her artificial respiration.

"Aunt Yu, Erya should be fine now. You can just take her home and take good care of her."

"Thank you, sir!"

Aunt Yu had a look of relief on her face for surviving the disaster. She knelt down and kowtowed to Shen Zheng, then picked up Erya and ran back home.

At this time, the surrounding villagers surrounded Shen Zheng. There was admiration and surprise in their eyes. She couldn't stand the feeling of being treated like a monkey every time she did something, so she waved her hand at the crowd:

"Go to work!"

The crowd immediately dispersed in all directions.

Li Hongmao walked up and handed the handkerchief in his hand to Shen Zheng.

"My Lord, I am going to work too."

Shen Zheng took the handkerchief and opened it layer by layer. She had no idea what the two boys had given her.

When the handkerchief was opened, two pieces of off-white maltose were lying in the center of the handkerchief.

"These two brats." Shen Zheng cursed softly.

For some reason, her eyes were hot.

Two pieces of maltose may not mean much to her, but to Zhao Tu and Zhao Shui who had been displaced before, they may be the only sweetness in their hard days.

Shen Zheng picked up a piece of candy and put it in her mouth.

How sweet, she thought.

Shen Zheng turned around and saw Xu Zhubu beside her also staring at the maltose in her hand. She felt something was wrong and quickly wrapped it up with a handkerchief.

She deliberately said loudly: "There is one left for tomorrow!"

"Heh." Xu Zhubu chuckled but said nothing.

At this time, Wu Lizheng came over and bowed to Shen Zheng and Xu Zhubu.

"Sir, today's incident could be caused by the river god..."

"Wu Lizheng! You are an interesting person. When a child fell into the water, instead of reflecting on whether your safety awareness education and preventive measures were not in place, you blamed the river god?" Shen Zheng was a little angry and scolded him.

Wu Lizheng immediately lowered his head, secretly annoyed with his own brain.

Shen Zheng looked at Wu Lizheng. If he thought this way, it was inevitable that other villagers would think the same way. She had to make them give up this idea.