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

Yu Zhengqing was harvesting not far away. He could see her field as soon as he stood up. How could she dare to commit a crime against her will?

Xu Zhubu walked forward, took the sickle from her hand, and whispered, "Master Yu saw us coming and didn't say anything. You take a break and I will do the cutting."

Zhao Xiu continued, "That's right, sir. If the county yamen's attendants can be as quick as me and the chief clerk, they should be able to help. Sir Yu will definitely agree."

As soon as Zhao Xiu finished speaking, Yu Zhengqing's roar could be heard from the rice fields not far away: "What are you doing! Are you the county magistrate or is Zhu Kongjia the county magistrate? Otherwise, let him take off his black gauze hat and let you wear it!"

His voice was so loud that it startled the county magistrates in the surrounding fields and they all looked over. Several of the followers who were rushing to the county for their masters were startled and stopped in their tracks.

Fortunately, someone from Lushan County tried the waters, otherwise they would have been the ones to bear the wrath of the prefect.

Shen Zheng suddenly turned her head to look at Zhao Xiu, then reached out and touched the top of her head.

Zhao Xiu looked back at Shen Zheng with eyes wide open, and quickly shook his head: "That's not what I meant!"

Shen Zheng asked back: "Is this what Lord Yu agreed to?!"

Zhao Xiu was unsure about what to do and stood there in a daze. Instead, Xu Zhubu bent down and started cutting the rice.

Seeing how bold he was, Shen Zheng reached out and grabbed him, "Master Zhubu, you are committing a crime against the law! You can't do this! You two should go to the side and take a rest. Don't hurt me."

Xu Zhubu gave her a reassuring look and said, "Your Excellency is different from them. Master Yu will not object."

Shen Zheng raised her eyebrows: "Do you trust me so much? If we get caught later, I will say that it was you two who shamelessly cut the rice in my field."

Xu Zhubu was busy cutting rice. He chuckled and said, "If the prefect really blames me, the responsibility will be borne by me and Captain Zhao."

Zhao Xiu: “…”

Just now he really wanted to help adults harvest rice, why is it that now he suddenly doesn't want to take on the responsibility...

Shen Zheng was just about to chase the two away when she heard footsteps nearby.

"Master Shen! You have to go to the fields to harvest rice! Take a rest and let your brother and Lai Xi harvest!"

Shen Zheng looked up and saw Wang Guangjin and Wang Wanying leading Lai Xi towards them. Wang Guangjin and Lai Xi were dressed lightly, with their trouser legs and sleeves wrapped with cloth strips, and they held sickles in their hands.

Wang Wanying held a bamboo lunch box in her left hand and a teapot in her right hand. The person who had just spoken was her.

Wang Guangjin frowned slightly and reminded in a low voice: "Keep your voice down. The prefect asked the county magistrates to harvest this rice."

Wang Wanying didn't care whether he was the prefect or not. All she could see was the scratched back of Shen Zheng's hand and the strands of hair stuck to her forehead.

She pouted her lips, but lowered her voice, her words full of heartache:

"So what if he is the prefect? ​​Our entire Tongan County belongs to Mr. Shen. Why should we let Mr. Shen go to the fields?"

Wang Guangjin was a little angry when he heard this, and he scolded in a low voice: "Don't be unreasonable! Wanying, he is the prefect of our entire Liuyang Prefecture. What does it matter if he is called the prefect? ​​If others hear what you said, even I can't save you!"

Wang Wanying actually knew that she shouldn’t have said that just now, at least not in public, but she just felt sorry for Lord Shen.

Not long after she came here, she felt the prickles on the rice husks kept getting into her clothes, making her whole body feel itchy.

Even she, a woman from a landlord family, had never worked in the fields. Why would Lord Shen, a county magistrate, work in the fields?

Shen Zheng was just about to tell Wang Wanying that she was fine when Zhao Xiu pulled her sleeve.

She looked up and saw Yu Zhengqing walking past them without even looking at them, as if in his eyes, Shen Zheng was the only one in the field.

But Shen Zheng's heart still tightened, and she inexplicably felt like she was caught cheating in an exam by the teacher.

She turned around and saw Xu Zhubu was still busy cutting rice...

So, Yu Zhengqing acquiesced?

No way, such obvious discrimination...

Shen Zheng was a little amused and sighed that this boss really did things as he pleased.

Everyone in the field understood Yu Zhengqing's meaning and immediately no longer had any worries. Zhao Xiu and Wang Guangjin, the master and servant, just started cutting the rice.

Shen Zheng took a sip of the tea that Wang Wanying handed over and said to her, "Go sit under the shade of the tree for a while. There are many of us, so we can finish the harvest quickly."

Wang Wanying was puzzled: "This piece of land is not big, and my brothers are enough. Why does the adults want to cut it up?"

Shen Zheng smiled at her, "This is a task assigned by the prefect. Even if they help me, I can't just stand by and watch with a clear conscience. Go and have a rest. It's too sunny here."

There was another reason she didn't mention, which was that she didn't think she couldn't endure this little hardship. As an official, you come from the masses and you should go among the masses.

There are some things that are hard to understand unless you try them.

Although Wang Wanying felt sorry for her and didn't want her to harvest rice anymore, she still had to listen to what Shen Zheng said no matter what.

"Then I will wait for you over there. If you are thirsty or hungry, call me and I will bring it to you."

She raised the food box and teapot in her hands towards Shen Zheng, and walked to the tree beside the field.

The remaining few people also knew that since Shen Zheng had decided to harvest the rice, they would not be able to persuade her to leave even if they talked her out of it, so they could only silently speed up the progress at hand.

If they cut more, Lord Shen can cut less.

Although several people were busy harvesting rice, the small field belonging to Shen Zheng, where five people were standing and harvesting rice, still attracted the attention of others.

When Zhu Kongjia's attendant saw Yu Zhengqing leave, he tiptoed to Zhu Kongjia's side and whispered, "Sir, the prefect has left. All the people in Tongan County have gone to help Lord Shen harvest rice. Let me help you."

Zhu Kongjiafang didn't expect that this man, who had just been scolded by Yu Zhengqing, would dare to come over. For a moment, he didn't know whether to praise him for his loyalty or despise him for his stupidity.

He kept moving his hands, and his tone was quite disgusted: "Tell me, which direction did the prefect go?"

The attendant pointed in a direction and replied, "East."

Zhu Kongjia rolled his eyes, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, but finally he couldn't help but raised the rice ears in his hand and smashed them on the follower's head.

"You still know that the prefect is going east! Why don't you open your eyes and take a good look at where the land that Lord Shen was allocated is!"

The follower was stunned for a moment, covering his head and looking towards the field where Shen Zheng was.

Just east...

He was immediately a little dissatisfied and asked aggrievedly: "Sir, why did my subordinates get scolded for helping you harvest rice just now, but Lord Shen's subordinates are fine!"