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

Zhao Xiu didn't expect Xiao Yuan to be so tough, and for a moment he didn't know how to start.

He suddenly felt that he was in his thirties, but his life was not as insightful as that of Xiao Yuan.

Even Xiao Yuan understands that he should be loyal to adults with all his heart, and if anyone treats adults badly, he will immediately distance himself from them.

Seeing that he just said "ah" but didn't say anything, Xiao Yuan became a little impatient. He was reluctant to part with their brotherhood, so he asked hesitantly, "Will you still work in the county government in the future?"

He deliberately did not ask Zhao Xiu what he had done to deserve such punishment from the adults.

In his mind, adults are gentle and kind most of the time. Only when their bottom line is truly touched can others see the cruelty beneath their gentleness.

Zhao Xiu was beaten like this today, which must have made the adults very angry. Xiao Yuan was reluctant to find out the truth, fearing that he would not be able to help but beat him up, and the brotherhood would be completely gone.

At this time, there were voices of conversation and footsteps in the front yard. The village heads had arrived.

A trace of panic flashed across Zhao Xiu's face, and he said to Xiao Yuan, "Brother is just teasing you, let's not talk about it for now. I'll explain it to you after the village chiefs leave. You can't tell anyone."

Xiao Yuan looked at Zhao Xiu, then at the front yard. Just as he was hesitating, Shen Zheng's voice came over: "Zhao Xiu, Xiao Yuan, come here."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiu quickly pulled Xiao Yuan into the study.

The light in the study was dim. Shen Zheng and Yu Zhengqing were sitting at the table. After Zhao Xiu came in, he lowered his head and stood against the wall.

On the contrary, Xiao Yuan didn't know where to put his hands and feet. It seemed like he was involved in a big event without realizing it.

Shen Zheng saw his embarrassment and said to him, "Xiao Yuan, you will stand next to Zhao Xiu and pretend to be his escort."

Xiao Yuan nodded blankly, and then heard Shen Zheng say: "Be gentle, don't hurt your brother Zhao."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan immediately turned to look at Zhao Xiu, his eyes bright as if asking a question.

Zhao Xiu smiled and patted his shoulder.

Only then did Xiao Yuan feel a little relieved in his chest.

Just now he threatened to sever his brotherhood with Zhao Xiu. He was really angry. At that moment he felt that Zhao Xiu had changed.

When he first entered the county government, Zhao Xiu was not yet the head of the police force, but just a constable who was more experienced than him. However, he still regarded Zhao Xiu as his elder brother and a role model to learn from.

Until just now, the elder brother in his heart actually said that he had done something wrong to the adults...

Xiao Yuan couldn't describe how he felt at that time, bitter, sad, and even doubting himself...

Fortunately, fortunately, nothing serious happened.

......

The village heads entered the backyard of the county government office, stood still in the yard, and without any prior agreement, stopped moving forward.

"I felt at the time that Captain Zhao was untrustworthy. We were careless!"

"It's not that we are careless. Zhao Xiu is just a police chief. Who would have thought that he could deceive us?"

"That's right, he said one thing to my face and another behind my back. What a mean person! Oh, forget it. We have seen through his character this time. We should have less contact with him in the future. Let's think about how to convince Lord Shen first."

This statement immediately put everyone in a difficult position.

They all knew Lord Shen's character, and it would be extremely difficult for them to convince her today.

The incident happened suddenly. If we give them some time, they might be able to come up with a solution, but now they have all come to the county government office...

Wu Lizheng straightened his clothes and encouraged everyone: "Well, it's a knife anyway, we will deal with it improvisationally later, don't show cowardice, and be firm in our attitude!"

Zhou Lizheng continued, "Right! We have to let Lord Shen know that we must build this ancestral temple! Whoever tries to stop us will be killed... Uh-huh, Brother Wu, why are you covering my mouth!"

Wu Lizheng glanced at him and said, "Don't brag too much. We can't hold it back. Let's go."

Everyone took a deep breath and walked towards the study.

"Knock knock knock." Wu Lizheng knocked on the door.

"Come in." Shen Zheng's voice came from the room.

Everyone looked at each other, then pushed the door open and walked in.

Wu Lizheng originally thought that there should be only Shen Zheng and Zhao Xiu in the study, but he didn't expect that there were four people in the room.

"hiss!"

He was walking in front, and just as he got used to the dim light in the study, he gasped and stopped in his tracks when he saw the scene in front of him.

Zhou Lizheng had just entered the room and was about to move forward when he bumped into Wu Lizheng's back.

He covered his forehead and cursed in a low voice: "Brother Wu, why did you stop so suddenly? The big guy still has half a leg hanging out!"

Wu Lizheng did not answer.

Zhou Lizheng pushed him, but seeing that he didn't move, he had to look past him and forward.

There was only one oil lamp lit in the entire study, which was very dark. Lord Shen and Lord Yu were sitting at the table, and there were two people standing in the corner of the room.

One of the young men was dressed in the uniform of a constable. He was the young constable Xiao Yuan whom they were familiar with. He was the talkative constable in the entire county government. At this moment, he looked solemn, completely different from his usual talkative self.

But the man he was holding...

Zhou Lizheng's heart trembled for no reason and his breathing stopped.

The man being escorted by Xiao Yuan hung his head as if he was dying, making it impossible to see his face. Others could only see that he was tall, with disheveled hair, and his body was covered in blood and mud.

Zhou Lizheng clenched his fists so tightly that his nails were almost digging into his palms.

Don't be the one he thinks is...

The village heads behind them could only see the backs of two heads. They became anxious and stepped forward to push aside Village Head Zhou and Village Head Wu.

At this time, Zhao Xiu just raised his head. He looked very bad, as if he might faint at any time. After seeing them, he still forced a smile to them.

In the eyes of the village chiefs, Zhao Xiu's smile had many meanings. They were all trembling in their hearts, and one of them exclaimed: "Captain Zhao!"

Zhou Lizheng felt as if a pair of hands were gripping his chest, making it extremely difficult for him to breathe.

He murmured: "How could this be? We just met not long ago, how could this be..."

While talking to himself, he walked towards Zhao Xiu with his hands and feet together, wanting to see more clearly.

But as soon as he approached, Xiao Yuan raised the iron ruler in his hand, looked solemn, and stopped him without saying a word.

Zhou Lizheng was a little overwhelmed and asked, "Captain Yuan, I... I'll just take a look. I won't hurt Captain Zhao."

His mind was in a mess at this moment. He didn't even understand why Zhao Xiu was injured and why he was here.

Xiao Yuan pursed his lips and stood straight in front of Zhao Xiu. Zhou Lizheng didn't understand either and just looked at him.

As the two of them confronted each other, Xiao Yuan felt that Zhao Xiu had drawn a pattern on his back. He understood what Zhao Xiu meant and said, "Zhou Lizheng, please stand back a little."