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

The guy who was serving food to the next worker smiled and said, "Uncle, feel free to eat! Our adults said that one person should eat this much!"

The man opened his mouth in shock. He looked at the food in the bowl in his hand, and the expression on his face gradually changed from disbelief to ecstasy.

He quickly thanked Shen Zheng who was standing beside him: "Thank you, County Magistrate!"

They usually don't want to eat so much in one meal! They have to eat until they are 80% full!

When they were at home, they only dared to eat until they were 50% full at each meal. There was no other way because there was not enough food. If they were full at this meal, they would not know where the next meal would come from.

Of course you will feel hungry if you only eat 50% full every time, and you may even feel hungry within an hour after a meal. What should you do if you are hungry? Drink water to fill your stomach.

At that time, everyone came for the 40-cent wage. Although the notice said that meals were provided, no one really believed it. They thought that being able to drink some porridge was already very good. But now, they can actually have a full meal!

This realization made the workers who got the food feel as if they were dreaming.

The workers who were still queuing at the back looked at the people in front walking by with bowls in their hands. They stretched their necks to see what was in the bowls.

Good God! What did they see! A bowl full of food that was so big that it was sticking out!

The workers in the queue could not stand any longer and they squeezed forward, hoping to get their turn as soon as possible!

A sturdy woman in the line became worried: "Why are they giving them so much? It's enough to fill my stomach. Will there be less when it's our turn?"

The aunt behind her patted her on the shoulder and consoled her, "No, the county magistrate is watching over there."

The strong woman looked up and saw Shen Zheng standing next to the public kitchen boy, and she felt relieved instantly.

With the county magistrate around, the servants in the public kitchen should not treat the women harshly.

When every worker got their meal, their first reaction was to hold the bowl in disbelief. Only when they put the white rice and vegetables with lard into their mouths did they feel that this bowl of meal was so real.

Real white rice, white rice that can fill you up!

The workers sat in groups of three or four, and at first everyone was busy eating the food in their bowls.

After they were about 60% full, they felt like chatting.

"This is the most comfortable meal I, Old Liu, have had this year!" said a muscular middle-aged man wearing only a thin sweatshirt.

"Who isn't? I was thinking of leaving some for my wife to take back home!"

The people beside him were a little worried when they heard this: "That won't work. When I was working outside, I couldn't bring my employer's things home."

The people around also echoed.

The team leader of these people immediately made the decision:

"Eat yourselves first today. I'll ask the captain after we finish work! Stop chatting. The county magistrate treats us so well, so we should be more dedicated. Eat quickly and get back to work!"

"Hey!" Everyone felt that what the team leader said made sense, and they all buried their heads in eating. In a few licks, they licked the last grain of rice in the bowl clean.

Uncle Lai from the public kitchen saw that the workers had almost finished eating, so he came forward to call Shen Zheng and Xu Zhubu.

"County Magistrate Shen, Secretary Xu, you haven't eaten yet, right? If you don't mind, please eat with us."

Shen Zheng disagreed after hearing this: "Uncle Lai, I ate your cooking every day when I was in the county government office. Even the porridge and side dishes had a unique flavor. I was waiting for you to call me today. Besides, how can we dislike eating together?"

Xu Zhubu also nodded.

Uncle Lai couldn't help showing joy after hearing what Shen Zheng said, but he tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth: "Sir, please stop praising me, it makes me feel like I'm the royal chef!"

The three of them walked to the makeshift shed in the communal kitchen while joking. Rice was already in everyone's bowls, and two side dishes were placed in the middle of the wooden table.

Shen Zheng was indeed hungry, so she raised her hand and asked everyone to sit down and eat.

At first, the guys in the public kitchen were very reserved. Eating at the same table with the county magistrate and his clerk was something they had never dared to think of in the past!

But the county magistrate was telling them jokes while eating!

She made everyone laugh in an instant, and everyone was no longer so nervous. The county magistrate was really approachable!

After everyone had finished their meal, Shen Zheng called Uncle Lai: "Uncle Lai, can you give everyone another bowl of soup later?"

Uncle Lai answered without thinking: "Why not? I'll have the guys build a few simple stoves here this afternoon, and we'll cook for everyone before dinner!"

Shen Zheng was thinking about what everyone had just eaten. Although the vegetables were fried with some lard, there was still a lack of meat. This would not work in the long run.

The residents of Tongan County can only eat meat a few times a year, and their health will get worse and worse after long-term labor.

She really doesn't have the financial ability to add meat to everyone now, but bone soup should still be okay.

Shen Zheng knew that Uncle Lai's understanding of soup should be just adding two vegetable leaves to boiling water, because this was the standard of food for the county residents on a daily basis.

She had no choice but to ask, "Uncle Lai, I wonder how many days it takes the butcher in town to slaughter a pig?"

Uncle Lai, who was standing by, heard Shen Zheng's words and thought that she was going to give everyone more meat!

He waved his hands quickly, looking as if his flesh was in pain: "Sir, our county government cannot afford to buy so much meat. With so many laborers, even if each of them eats a slice of pork, it would take dozens of kilograms a day!"

Shen Zheng smiled and shook her head. With the current situation in the county government, it was impossible to get any meat.

"Uncle Lai, I know we can't afford meat now, so I'm thinking about whether we can go to the butcher to buy some big stalk bones and make soup for everyone. At least it will have some meaty flavor."

Uncle Lai's eyes lit up after hearing Shen Zheng's words. Why didn't he think of it!

Although the butchers at the meat stalls always remove all the meat from the shank bones, the soup made from the shank bones is full of meat flavor. Moreover, a few shank bones can make a large bucket of soup, and it can be reused!

Ordinary county residents would occasionally go to the butcher to buy a large bone to make soup to taste the meaty flavor, but now the county government requires larger quantities, the price will be cheaper, and it is much more cost-effective than the villagers buying them individually to make soup!

"Your Excellency, this is a great idea. I happen to know Anan, the butcher at the east end of the village. I'll go talk to him right away! I just wonder if he still has any big bones today."

Uncle Lai now can’t wait to go to the town to get all the big bones from Anan’s stall to make soup for everyone!

Shen Zheng looked at his anxious look and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Lai. If you don't have it today, you can have it in the next two days."

Uncle Lai scratched his head and smiled at Shen Zheng sheepishly: "My Lord, I am like this. I want to get something done right away. I'd better go and take a look first."

It has been more than a month since Shen Zheng arrived in Tongan County. Naturally, she has some understanding of Uncle Lai's character and no longer tries to stop him.

"Take your servant with you and push the cart aboard. If there is any, just buy it. When you come back, ask Xu Zhubu for the money."

"okay!"

Uncle Lai immediately turned around and asked his men to push the cart, and then hurried to the town.