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

The flames flickered, and the only oil lamp lit in the study gradually burned out, and the room became darker and darker.

Shen Zheng lowered his brows, picked up the oil lamp and lit another oil lamp. The orange light instantly filled the entire room.

The village heads saw the expressions of Shen Zheng and Yu Zhengqing through the lights, and their hearts tightened.

Zhang Lizheng vaguely felt that there was something wrong, but there was still a glimmer of hope in his heart, so he didn't dare to ask.

Zhou Lizheng asked for him: "Sir, what's the problem with Liu Pujue?"

Yu Zhengqing did not answer yet, but turned to ask Shen Zheng: "You used to live in seclusion in Shangjing, but you must have heard of the name of Mr. Liu."

Shen Zheng nodded: "Ordinary scholars, let alone collecting it, would be very lucky to be able to take a look at his original works."

Mr. Liu!

The village heads were shocked and looked at Zhang.

Even the prefect, Lord Yu, called him that. What else did they not understand? With a hundred taels of silver as capital, how could they tinker with the calligraphy and paintings of others? !

Arabian Nights!

"This... this..." Zhang Lizheng was shocked. Thinking of his son's unmarried status, he struggled to ask, "My Lords, could it be... a coincidence?"

It's not that he trusts his nephew that much, but he feels sorry for his own son.

During this period, he would be found wherever there was work, and he would not miss any opportunity to make money.

Two days ago, he was still full of expectations and planned for the future with himself: after marrying his wife, he would rebuild two large blue brick and tile houses in the yard, one for the couple and one for their future children. He would also build a beautiful dressing table for his wife in the house - the little girl loves beauty.

But now, both adults say that their nephew's business is not a legitimate business. How can his son accept this, and how can they, the old couple, accept this?

Seeing that Zhang Lizheng looked sad but still held out a glimmer of hope, Shen Zheng couldn't help but shook her head.

She originally wanted to tell Zhang Lizheng not to trust others easily. If he was not completely sure, he could not do the business.

But saying it out loud at this time would be a huge blow to Zhang Lizheng's family, so she had to try a gentler approach.

Shen Zheng asked, "Zhang Lizheng, in which county is your nephew registered? Is he in our Liuyang Prefecture?"

Zhang Lizheng felt a glimmer of hope in his heart and quickly replied, "Yes, sir, my nephew is from Lushan County."

Shen Zheng and Yu Zhengqing looked at each other.

As for Zhu Kongjia in the county, this is easy to deal with. Zhu Kongjia is a man with many thoughts, but he can make clear decisions at critical moments. Now he is waiting to buy rice seeds, so it is not difficult to ask him to help check on his nephew.

Of course, he didn't need to check his nephew's business experience, he just needed to check his daily personality.

As a person, you can reflect the outcome of most events from the side.

Shen Zheng said, "Don't rush to give him an answer. Once the rice seeds are sold and I get the news, it won't be too late for you to consider this business."

"Oh, oh, okay." Zhang Lizheng grabbed his life-saving straw.

But in fact, he was the only one present who thought so, as he was just confused.

The other village heads understood a lot of information just from the expressions of Shen Zheng and the other two. They thought that the nephew of Zhang, the village head, might be a liar.

If that person only cheated Zhang Lizheng of his money, that would be fine. It would not be a matter of life after all. If the money is lost, he can earn it again.

The matter of his son getting married had to be re-arranged. If it really didn't work, every household would lend some money to Zhang Lizheng so that his son could bring his wife home.

But if his nephew is not only after money, then it will be troublesome.

Didn’t the two gentlemen just say that the government officials in the capital are cracking down on this matter?

I'm afraid that nephew is looking for someone to take the blame and become a target! Then the head of the village, Zhang's family, is completely finished, losing both people and money!

Zhang Lizheng also felt that he was a little desperate and tried all sorts of methods to cure his illness. He slowly explained: "Sir, in fact, the money from selling rice seeds is enough for my son to get married and pay the betrothal gifts. It's just that in the future..."

"My son and I are just thinking that the couple will have to make a living in the future. If we don't make more money first, we will have to use the girl's dowry. The girl has not lived as well as she did when she married into my Zhang family. How can I put my old face on this..."

Shen Zheng sighed silently in her heart. Zhang Lizheng's family was also a kind family.

She said, "Quick money is not easy to make. The more anxious you are, the greater the risk. Go back today and discuss with your family. There will be opportunities to make money in the county in the future. Don't worry. If your family can't wait, I will lend you money after selling the rice seeds. You can pay it back slowly in the future."

Upon hearing this, all the village heads stood up and said, "Brother Zhang, the master is right. You can't be impatient when doing business. When has the master ever harmed us? You have to believe her."

Li Zheng Zhou stepped forward and grabbed Li Zheng Zhang's shoulder, "Brother Zhang, if you are short of money, just let us know. We can get the money together for you without you having to dig into your pocket!"

Zhang Lizheng suddenly felt a warm current surge into his heart. He felt his nose sore and quickly turned his head away.

He said in a humming voice: "It won't get that far yet. When we sell the rice seeds, we'll have a hundred or eighty taels of silver."

Zhou Lizheng joked, "Your boy is good at choosing. He chose a girl whose family is rich and whose parents love her. If it was an ordinary family marrying off a girl, it would be a grand wedding with just a few taels of silver."

He didn't say this to look down on girls from ordinary families, but this is the way the world is now. When ordinary families get married, neither side has much money.

There are even some families who simply say that if you don’t give a betrothal gift, I won’t bring a dowry. Those with better financial conditions will give a few taels of silver, or... "sell their daughters". But now in their Tongan County, this situation no longer exists.

Everyone knows that the girls in Tongan County are under the protection of Lord Shen, so who would dare to make any plans against them?

Zhang Lizheng heard this with a bitter smile, "To put it bluntly, my Zhang family has climbed up the social ladder, and I feel a little insecure. Fortunately, my in-laws are kind people who don't look down on us peasants."

Zhou Lizheng's eyes flashed.

Being kind is definitely part of the reason, after all, the girl's dowry was generous.

But now he and the people in Tong'an County are different from the past. Under the leadership of Lord Shen, outsiders should have some guesses about what their future will be like.

After all, the Zhang family is the head of the village, and the girl's parents should also be considered as buying a horse. However, the prerequisite for buying a horse is that the couple likes each other.

He patted Zhang Lizheng on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, brother Zhang, this marriage will definitely be successful."

Shen Zheng also nodded to Zhang Lizheng and said, "It's getting late, I have one last thing to say."

The village heads listened attentively.

"After the rice is dried in the past two days, we will calculate the yield per mu first. Every household must be counted so that the final yield per mu can be as accurate as possible."

The village heads straightened their expressions and answered, "Yes, I will ask every household to record the yield per mu and report it in a unified manner when the time comes."