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

“Be considerate of each other.”

The village heads repeated Yu Zhengqing's words.

These words immediately touched their hearts and made them feel ashamed at the same time.

They were just outside cursing Captain Zhao, saying he was a mean person...

The village chiefs bowed their heads and said, "Your Excellency is right. I am short-sighted and judge others by my own standards."

Yu Zhengqing waved his hand, "No one is perfect. All right, Captain Zhao is seriously injured. Xiao Yuan, take him downstairs and apply medicine."

Xiao Yuan was stunned, then quickly nodded, turned around and supported Zhao Xiu.

They had to put on a complete show. If Zhao Xiu was "seriously injured" and still stood there listening to them talking, they would be afraid of being exposed, and they would also be afraid that the village heads would think they were inconsiderate of their subordinates.

The village heads came to their senses, nodded immediately and made way.

After Zhao Xiu and Xiao Yuan looked at each other secretly, they took a step forward, one step, two steps, and they were getting closer and closer to the village heads. A feeling of nervousness surged in their hearts.

If they were too close, the village heads would have taken a closer look and would have discovered that the bloodstains were fake.

Xiao Yuan suddenly had an idea and his eyes lit up.

Then, the village chiefs saw Xiao Yuan holding Zhao Xiu in his arms, and Zhao Xiu leaned into Xiao Yuan's arms...

Zhonglizheng: It’s a bit strange, but I can’t tell what’s strange about it.

"cough."

Yu Zhengqing coughed lightly, and the village chiefs immediately looked at him. He said, "Zhao Xiu's matter has been settled, but you still have to be punished."

Yu Zhengqing's words successfully attracted the attention of the village heads. Seeing this, Zhao Xiu and Xiao Yuan hurriedly snuggled up to each other and left the study.

Only Shen Zheng frowned and looked at the backs of the two.

To be precise, he was looking at Zhao Xiu.

After the two of them left, Yu Zhengqing handed the floor to Shen Zheng, "This is your Tongan County head. I can't interfere. You tell me how to punish them."

Shen Zheng came back to her senses and laughed when she heard that.

He took full responsibility for punishing Zhao Xiu and volunteered to be the bad guy. He didn't think he was meddling in other people's business, but now that a great opportunity to win the hearts of the people was before him, he was afraid of meddling in other people's business.

She looked at the village chiefs, and they looked back at her pleadingly, the meaning of which was obvious.

They roughly knew in their hearts how Lord Shen would punish them, but they didn't want to and were unwilling to do so.

Compared to that kind of punishment, they would rather be whipped like Zhao Xiu, or fined silver.

But what is coming will come, and their begging will be of no avail.

Shen Zheng was silent for a moment, then chuckled and said to them, "Then I will punish you by not allowing you to build the ancestral temple."

These words were like a huge rock hitting everyone's heart. They had obviously guessed some of it, but when they actually heard these words, they still felt extremely uncomfortable.

"grown ups!"

Zhou Lizheng was the first to disagree. He took a step forward, as if he wanted to say something to Shen Zheng.

It was he who planned the construction of the ancestral temple from the very beginning, and it was also what the several headmen and the villagers wanted.

After they finished their discussion yesterday, they started to take action directly. Nanba Village happened to have a piece of land that was far away from the farmland and well connected, making it suitable for building a ancestral hall.

After they arrived in Quanyang County, when the shop owners heard that they wanted to build a shrine for Lord Shen, they immediately took out the stock in the shops without saying a word, and said that they would give them priority.

They had even discussed how much silver each family would contribute, and were just waiting to sell the rice seeds and get the silver soon.

Everything is ready, except for the east wind.

But now, the west wind has blown down the east wind.

How can they let go of this?

Zhou Lizheng wanted to struggle again, but he bowed to Shen Zheng and said, "My lord, it was my idea to build a shrine for you, but this is what the people want. You are the best official I have ever seen in my decades of life. Why can't we build a shrine for you?"

Seeing him take the lead, the other village heads also said, "Yes, sir, the land is ready. We can contribute a little. It won't cost much money and won't make us poor."

"That's right, sir. After all, our rice seeds were given by you. We made money from you, so we should repay you. Building a shrine for you is nothing."

Shen Zheng looked at their sincere and genuine expressions and couldn't help but have tears in her eyes.

But she still shook her head firmly, "No matter what I have done with you, it is what I should do as a county magistrate. You don't need to repay me."

"Sir!" Zhou Lizheng was afraid that she would feel burdened, so he consoled her: "It is one thing for you not to ask us to repay you, but it is another thing for us to repay you."

"What a twisted theory!" Shen Zheng cursed, "I won't allow this."

Seeing that the village heads were about to argue again, she raised her hand to stop them and said, "I know that many people in the county have spread rumors that I, Shen Zheng, am a deity, but we have been together for some time, and I believe you have your own judgment as to whether I am a deity or not."

Shen Zheng thought the village chiefs would agree with her, but the next second she heard Village Chief Zhou muttering quietly: "Who knows, maybe you have come down to earth to transcend the tribulation."

Yu Zhengqing couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard this.

These people insisted on pretending to be asleep and could not be woken up no matter what they did.

Shen Zheng was extremely helpless and said, "...Okay, let's not argue about this. I'll put it this way."

She paused, then continued, "As the county magistrate, I order my village chiefs, that is, you, not to spread the rumor that I am a deity. If anyone else spreads it, you must stop it. Do you understand?"

"clear."

Everyone in the crowd lowered their heads and didn't look at her. They answered reluctantly, and their intention to avoid her was obvious.

But they still listened to Yu Zhengqing's previous words, that those who are subordinate to others should be loyal.

Shen Zheng sighed softly. Yu Zhengqing glanced at her, stepped forward in time, and said, "If you really want to do good for your Lord Shen, you really shouldn't call her like this now."

The village heads raised their heads.

Yu Zhengqing went on to say, "She is not a villain in a storybook, nor is she a female knight in folk rumors. She is a real official and a female Jinshi selected by His Majesty. Too much is as bad as too little. If you spread the news so ostentatiously, it will harm her instead."

The village heads widened their eyes.

Isn't it a compliment to say that someone is a deity? Isn't it the greatest affirmation of her?

How could they harm Lord Shen!

Seeing their confusion and shock, Yu Zhengqing continued, "A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. This means that if a person is too outstanding, she will be envied and disapproved by the outside world. The expectations for her will even be higher than those for others. If she makes the slightest mistake, she will be severely condemned."

Seeing that the village heads seemed to understand a little, he continued, "Take your Lord Shen for example. You keep calling her a deity and rushing to build a shrine for her. You are praising her to a high level and making others think that she really has three heads and six arms and want to come and take a look."