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

Chapter 201: Weighing the yield per mu: The human-powered scale in Nanba Village

Early in the morning, all the village heads went to the county government office without any prior arrangement.

Several people were at loggerheads in front of the gate of the county government office. An ox cart and a donkey cart directly blocked the gate of the county government office.

Judging from the situation, Wu Lizheng is currently the winner.

"Zhang Lizheng, I, a donkey's hoof, was the first to step into the county government office. Logically, I should be the first to enter the county government office."

Of course, Li Zheng Zhang was not far behind: "Li Zheng Wu, what you said is unreasonable. It was obviously my donkey that arrived first, but was kicked out by your ox. If you want to reason with me, aren't you being overbearing?"

Li Zheng Wu felt that he was being accused of something: "Hey hey hey! Li Zheng Zhang, don't say anything nonsense in front of the county government office!"

"Who said that!" Zhang Lizheng frowned, "Will you let me go?"

Wu Lizheng is also a tough guy, "No!"

The two men were in a stalemate, and the village heads behind them were happy to watch the show - if no one could get in, then no one could take Lord Shen away.

It was not until Xiao Yuan brought Shen Zheng over that the two village heads, Zhang and Wu, stopped their actions.

"What's going on?" Shen Zheng asked.

She hadn't even finished her breakfast when Xiao Yuan brought her over in a hurry.

When Li Zheng Zhang and Li Zheng Wu saw her, they immediately jumped off the carriage. The Li Zheng behind them also wanted to come over, but was stopped outside the door by the carriage frame of the two of them.

"Brother Zhang! Brother Wu! This is so unkind of you! Please move the car away first and let us in to talk together!" They shouted outside the door, sweating anxiously.

Shen Zheng also said, "It's no use blocking the door. You two should drive your carriages outside first."

Since Shen Zheng had spoken, the two village heads had no reason to disobey. They quickly climbed onto the carriage and moved it out.

After the two of them moved, they were afraid that the other village heads would grab the opportunity first, so they hurried back, but the other village heads had already started a battle to grab people.

"Sir, you must go to Huaihua Village to see that there are several experts in Huaihua Village. With just a lift of the scale bar and a push of the weight, the yield per mu can be easily obtained!"

"Whose village doesn't have a few good hands? The important thing is the tools! Tools! Do you understand? The big scale and the big stone weight in my Nanba Village have been passed down for decades. Not only are they very accurate, but they can weigh at least two or three hundred kilograms at a time!"

"Hiss! Don't brag! Don't we know your scale? It would take two people to hold it, and it would be exhausting, and it can only weigh 200 kilograms at most!"

"Does it have to be weighed? In my opinion, the load from my Qingyuan Village is exactly 80 kilograms, no more, no less. Once the rice is poured in, it will save manpower and be clear at a glance."

"Just shut up, okay? Your method is the most unreliable. Can the rice that the adults asked us to grow be the same as the original grain? This rice must be heavier than the one you used to measure with your eyes, and the final calculation must be much worse!"

"you......"

"I......"

"Stop arguing!" Several village heads were talking at the same time, which made Shen Zheng feel overwhelmed. She quickly spoke up to stop them.

Only then did she understand the village chiefs' purpose, and said helplessly: "If you want me to watch you measure the yield per mu, I would be happy to do that, but I am alone and I can't split myself into two bodies. If you guys have the time to fight for me here, you can measure two mu of land!"

After she said this, the village heads stopped arguing and directly threw the difficult question to her: "Then tell me, sir, which village do you want to go to the most?"

Shen Zheng: “…”

This is not a dilemma.

At this moment, a man walked out of the county government office. Shen Zheng's eyes lit up slightly, and she quickly asked, "Sir, the village chief asked us to go and measure the yield per mu. Which village do you want to go to?"

Before Yu Zhengqing even approached, he had already taken a job.

Several village heads looked at him in unison. Even though he had seen a lot of storms, he still felt like he was being stared at by a hungry wolf.

He glanced at Shen Zheng and said speechlessly: "...Let's go to the village that is closer first."

When these words were spoken, some were happy and some were sad. Zhou Lizheng from Nanba Village held his head high, chest puffed out, and stepped out of the line.

He glanced at the village heads, looking down on them, and said, "Your Excellency, my Nanba Village is the closest. Let's set off directly!"

The other few officials looked dejected, like defeated roosters.

Shen Zheng felt sorry for them and said, "Master Yu and I will go to Nanba Village first. You two can go back to your own villages and check on them later."

"Hey!" The other village heads responded happily, and without a break, they got on their respective carriages, thinking that they would first go back to the village to weigh a few more acres of land, so that when the two adults arrived, they would also know their remarkable strength!

Shen Zheng and Yu Zhengqing did not waste any time. After talking to Zhou Lizheng, they got into Yu Zhengqing's carriage and set off for Nanba Village.

......

Nanba Village.

The drying dam was crowded with people, and all the manpower and tools were available. The villagers were all looking forward to Zhou Lizheng inviting Shen Zheng over.

"Here he comes! Zhou Lizheng is back! Behind his ox cart is the prefect's horse-drawn carriage!"

"Quick, quick, quick! Get the scale ready! Whoever is going to weigh first, stand in front, and we'll start weighing when the adults come over!"

Suddenly I was in a panic.

As soon as Shen Zheng got off the car, he saw the drying dam was full of villagers. They had left a passage for Shen Zheng and his companions to walk through.

When she reached the center of the drying dam, the villagers were already ready. There were three sturdy men standing in the middle, their shoulders wrapped tightly in thick cloth, and the dry straw could be vaguely seen underneath the cloth.

One of the men was carrying on his shoulders the famous large weighing beam of Nanba Village. The beam was completely black, nearly two meters long, and had many scales engraved on it.

One end of the scale bar was carried on the man's shoulder, and a large iron hook was hung below the other end, with a circle of thick hemp rope on it. The man picked up the rope circle and passed it through another thicker piece of wood. The other two men shouted and lifted up the thicker piece of wood.

Shen Zheng secretly smacked her lips in amazement. This was the first time she had seen such a large human scale. In her previous era, she had only seen small weight scales when she was a child - the kind that you hold in your hand to weigh things.

She couldn't help but sigh once again that it was admirable that human beings from different eras shared the same wisdom.

Zhou Lizheng cleared his throat, nodded to Shen Zheng and Yu Zhengqing, and then shouted with his hands behind his back: "The weighing of the per-acre yield of Nanba Village has officially begun!"

Amid the villagers' expectant and excited gazes, he checked the list in his hand and read out, "The first household, Uncle Chen's family!"

"Here we come!" Uncle Chen's family was called over, and they walked to the center of the drying dam in an orderly manner, carrying sacks on their shoulders. They held their heads high and looked very dignified.

"Ahem, as the first family to weigh the goods, let me say a few words..." Uncle Chen was so excited that he couldn't help but start making jokes.

"What are you talking about! Hang it up quickly!" The villagers didn't buy his talk and urged him to do it.

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