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

As soon as he finished speaking, he threw the torch in his hand into the pile of dry firewood. The wind from the river bank blew and the dry firewood caught fire.

The firelight reflected on the faces of the people around, it was hot and a little dazzling, but no one stepped back, and they all stared at the fire.

After the fire started, several villages in Tongan County seemed to have made an agreement, and the villagers shouted in unison: "Throw it! Dried bamboo joints!"

The men bent down, picked up the bamboo joints on the ground, took a deep breath, and threw the bamboo joints into the fire with force.

One string, two strings, three strings...

"boom!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang bang bang!"

"Woof woof! Woof woof woof!"

The dried bamboo joints exploded as soon as they were put into the fire, making dull popping sounds, one after another, which scared the dogs in the village and started barking.

Shen Zheng stared at the fire without blinking. This was the first time she had seen firecrackers of this era. Unlike the firecrackers of her era, they were gunpowder firecrackers that required fuses.

This kind of homemade firecrackers by villagers only require drying intact bamboo joints, but the sound of the firecrackers is no less than that of firecrackers.

Although the sound was loud, no one around covered their ears, and the expressions on everyone's faces were exactly the same, all filled with joy and anticipation.

"boom!"

When the last firecracker exploded, the villagers cheered.

"Let's harvest the autumn!"

"The autumn harvest is here! It's finally here! I've been looking forward to this day day and night after the rice has begun to ear!"

The villagers cried with joy and hugged each other.

"After the rice is harvested, we won't have to go hungry anymore! I'll eat three meals a day! No! Four meals of white rice!!"

"If it weren't for Lord Shen, how could we have such a day! Really... It's like a dream... Our Lord Shen is a god who has descended to earth! Our Tongan County is the county chosen by the gods!"

"Yes! Lord Shen is a living Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering!"

Shen Zheng was feeling the joy with them when she saw all the villagers lift up their robes and bow down to the ground, kneeling before her with expressions of great piety.

"Everyone from Nanba Village, Tongan County, thank you! Lord Shen!"

Shen Zheng was startled by their action and quickly stepped forward to help Zhou Lizheng, who was at the front, up.

Zhou Lizheng just shook his head at her firmly, and then led the villagers to kowtow to her.

"Thank you, Master Shen!"

Shen Zheng felt that she was unworthy of everyone's kneeling, but Zhou Lizheng led everyone to kneel down, so she had no choice but to speak:

"Since I am the magistrate of Tongan County, it is my duty to lead everyone to live a better life. As long as it is within my ability, I will do my best to do it. Today, I would like to thank you all. Without your full cooperation, many things in Tongan County would not be so smooth."

"As I said before, Tong'an County is not just my, Shen Zheng's, Tong'an County. We will still have a county school and a fabric workshop in the future! As long as we all work together, our lives will surely get better and better! Shen Zheng, thank you all for your support!"

After Shen Zheng finished speaking, she bent down and bowed deeply to everyone in Nanba Village.

Yu Zhengqing looked at Shen Zheng from the side and sighed, saying that things in the Great Zhou Dynasty were really going to change.

This woman is either silent or impressive. Your Majesty should have received his letter. If he is right, no one can stop her momentum now.

This is what the people want. This is what the people want!

Except for Yin Wencai, the other county magistrates were slightly surprised when they saw her actions. As officials, how could they bow to ordinary people?

Only Yin Wencai nodded repeatedly, raised his sleeves silently and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Someone has accomplished what he dreamed of... Great, great!

Seeing this, Zhou Lizheng quickly led everyone to stand up and said, "Sir, please don't be like this. We are just doing what we should do!"

Shen Zheng shook her head. "I only did what a county magistrate should do."

Before Zhou Lizheng could speak, Shen Zheng turned his head and shouted, "Fellow villagers! Get your weapons ready! Go to the fields! Reap the harvest!"

The villagers answered in unison: “Yes!!!”

The villagers grinned from ear to ear and quickly picked up the farm tools on the ground.

They have waited for this day for too long.

"It's time to harvest the rice!"

"Gou Wa'er, I'll be harvesting rice later, and your mother will be bundling rice. You just follow your mother and pick up the fallen rice ears, okay?"

Gou Wa opened his big innocent eyes and answered, "Don't worry, Dad! I will follow behind Mom and not let go of a single grain of rice!"

"My good boy." Gou Wa's mother smiled and rubbed his head, then led him to the fields facing the rising sun.

The family of three walked further and further away. The county magistrates were also infected by the atmosphere at the moment. They came forward to congratulate Shen Zheng, and nice words came out like crazy.

Even Luo Shihe's eyes were filled with envy. If he didn't do those things, would Yonglu County also have such a grand autumn harvest next year?

But now...what if he regrets it?

The things he had done were like branding on his chest. How could he wash them away? It was ridiculous, really ridiculous.

Didn't he do those things just for fame and fortune?

But the woman in front of me acts uprightly and still gains fame and fortune. It's really fate that plays tricks on people.

Luo Shihe smiled bitterly when he thought of this. Maybe... fate was just an excuse. After all, he was just too greedy.

At this time, everyone's eyes were on the fields, and no one noticed Luo Shihe's changes in mood. They walked to the edge of the field while chatting and laughing.

A breeze blew by, and suddenly a refreshing fragrance of rice wafted over.

Zhu Kongjia praised: "Now that we have started to harvest, the fragrance of rice has become much stronger!"

Everyone looked and saw the golden rice grains were full and each rice plant was very lush. The water in the fields had been drained, revealing the slightly dry soil underneath.

The fields were crowded with people. The villagers were all wearing simple T-shirts, and some had a sweat towel around their necks to wipe away sweat to prevent it from getting into their eyes.

Most of the villagers rolled up their trouser legs. Although rice leaves would feel itchy and burning when touching the skin, everyone was reluctant to roll up their trouser legs. Every piece of clothing in the house was extremely precious. There were only one or two sets of clothes for working. If they were scratched, they would be gone!

I saw them bending down, grabbing a rice plant with their left hand, and using the sickle in their right hand to cut the rice from the root.

The harvested rice is placed on the ground, and the people behind collect the rice stalks one by one and tie them into bundles with straw.

If rice is harvested in other places, it takes dozens of rice stalks to make a bundle. But today in Tongan County, only a dozen rice stalks can be tied into a bundle. The people harvesting rice are so happy that they can't stop smiling.

The villagers felt like they had endless energy today. While harvesting, they also chatted about family matters.

"I can't wait even a day for this new rice. When I go back today, I'll grind some and cook it to try!"

"Don't tell me, I thought so too. The rice seeds that the adults gave us must be so fragrant! I am drooling just thinking about it now."

"Hahahaha! Look at how cowardly he is!"