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

"Thank you, sir!"

Everyone said in unison that they felt that since the arrival of the county magistrate, their lives and those of the county residents had become better.

"There isn't much money in the county government's account right now, so for now I can only raise everyone's salary by 300 coins. When our lives get better, and everyone becomes busier, we can raise it again then!"

Shen Zheng's words made everyone even more happy, meaning that as long as they worked hard, their monthly salary would increase rapidly!

"Yes! I will do my best and will not let you and the people of the county down!"

Shen Zheng looked at them and saw that they looked very excited. When she wanted to ask them to disperse, she remembered that they still had not found food for the day.

There are many constables, so it shouldn't be difficult to ask them to help find a cook.

"There is one more thing I need to trouble you all. Uncle Lai has to prepare meals for the canal digging workers, so he naturally cannot take care of us. If you have any aunts you know, you can ask them to come to the public kitchen to work for a month."

"That's not difficult! We'll find the person today!" The detectives responded immediately. There should be a lot of people vying to work in the public kitchen!

"Everyone go away." Shen Zheng waved her hand.

After seeing everyone leave, Xu Zhubu came up. The two had been working together for some time and were a little more familiar with each other. He joked:

"My Lord, when did you discuss this with me? I have a bad memory and have forgotten."

Shen Zheng originally wanted to bring Xu Zhubu with her to improve the favorability of the constables, but this man took advantage of her and said unhappily, "If you weren't in charge of the money in the yamen, do you think I would want to bring you with me?"

After saying that, she walked away with her head held high.

Xu Zhubu stood there feeling annoyed. He had originally wanted to get close to the Lord, but he ended up saying the wrong thing.

At this time, Shen Zheng fell back and looked at him straight in the face. "Please ask Chief Clerk Xu to write a notice. The trial of Liu Bucktooth will be held tomorrow morning. All county residents can come and listen!"

Without waiting for his answer, Shen Zheng turned around and left again.

......

Shen Zheng was thinking about the people digging the ditch. She wondered how their progress was yesterday, and whether Uncle Lai had bought the big bones.

Shen Zheng immediately felt that she should go again today.

But when Shen Zheng was halfway there, she felt that it was not necessary to go.

Walking like this every day has rubbed the soles of her feet so much that they are painful. She is afraid that she will get two more blisters today.

Shen Zheng sighed. Now that she was here, she might as well keep going.

"Da da da."

Shen Zheng heard the sound of an ox cart behind her, so she hurriedly walked to the side of the road. She was a little afraid that the ox would push her into the field.

"Lord County Magistrate!"

A woman's voice came from the ox cart. Shen Zheng turned around and saw that it was Wu Lizheng's daughter Hehua. She greeted Hehua with a smile.

"Uncle Liu, stop!"

Lotus stood up on the ox cart and hurriedly asked the old man driving the cart to stop.

After the ox cart stopped, she lifted up her skirt and jumped down, running towards Shen Zheng excitedly. She was so happy!

Today she was going to the next town to sell her embroidery in Uncle Liu's ox cart. When she came back, she saw a figure that looked very similar to the county magistrate. She was afraid that she had seen it wrong, so she rubbed her eyes to confirm again and again.

When the ox cart came closer, she could see clearly the person in front of her, and it was actually the county magistrate.

She felt secretly delighted. She and the county magistrate were truly destined to be together. They had met twice in the past two days!

After she hurriedly tidied her clothes on the ox cart, she called out to Shen Zheng.

"Mr. County Magistrate, are you going to the dam?" He Hua asked as soon as she arrived in front of Shen Zheng.

Shen Zheng nodded: "That's right, Miss Wu, are you going home?"

Hehua was even happier when she heard Shen Zheng's answer. She was able to talk to the county magistrate.

She asked expectantly, "Yes! Sir, we are on the same route. If you don't mind, can we ride in the ox cart together? It will take more than half an hour to get to the river dam!"

After saying this, she felt a little regretful. The county magistrate was such a prominent figure, why would he ride in an ox cart with them?

Shen Zheng was originally planning to ask the old man driving the ox cart if he could give her a ride, but unexpectedly He Hua took the initiative to ask.

"I was just worried that I still had to walk another ten miles. Thank you, Miss Wu."

He Hua quickly led Shen Zheng onto the ox cart, fearing that she would regret it.

Old man Liu, who was pulling the rope in front of the cart, also smiled happily: "My ox cart is no longer an ordinary ox cart. It is the ox cart that the county magistrate has ridden in!"

Shen Zheng felt a little embarrassed. She was clearly taking advantage of them, but their reactions were as if they were a gift to her.

"I have to thank you two very much, otherwise I would not be able to catch up with noon by the time I reach the dam."

Seeing how polite the county magistrate was to these peasants, Old Man Liu couldn't help but say more: "Not to mention the two of you, my ox cart can accommodate several more people!"

"Uncle Liu! If you keep talking to me, I'll drive the cows into the fields!"

Seeing that Old Man Liu was talking to Shen Zheng the whole time, He Hua had no chance to speak, so she had to interrupt Old Man Liu.

"I won't say anything more, old man. Sir, Lotus, sit tight!"

After Old Man Liu finished speaking, he patted the cow's butt, and the big yellow cow carrying them took small steps with a "clang clang" sound.

Shen Zheng had been stared at by He Hua, who was standing beside her. She felt a little uncomfortable and had to find things to talk to He Hua about.

"Miss Wu, are you going to town to do some shopping today?"

He Hua had been thinking about how to initiate a conversation with Shen Zheng, but she didn't know what to say. She just stared at Shen Zheng in a daze, and was awakened by Shen Zheng's words.

"Ah! Yes, I usually do some needlework at home. Today I am selling my embroidery to the embroidery workshop in the next town."

When Shen Zheng went to Wu Lizheng's house yesterday, she saw He Hua embroidering. She didn't expect that her craftsmanship was so good that she could sell it.

"Miss Wu is really clever and skillful."

Being praised by Shen Zheng, He Hua blushed immediately. She waved her hands quickly and said, "No, no, I am still far behind you."

In her heart, the county magistrate is the most powerful woman. How could He Hua deserve his praise?

Shen Zheng was confused because she didn't know how to embroider.

The atmosphere between the two of them became awkward, with only the sound of cow hooves ringing along the way.

Quarter of an hour later, the ox cart arrived at the dam. Shen Zheng jumped down by supporting herself on the cart board, thanked Old Man Liu and He Hua, and left.

Sitting on the ox cart, He Hua looked at Shen Zheng's back and sighed secretly. She didn't know if she had said something wrong today, and the county magistrate didn't speak to her anymore after that.

......

After getting off the ox cart, Shen Zheng walked straight towards the small shed built for the public kitchen. Before she arrived, she was spotted by the sharp-eyed Uncle Lai.

"The sir is here! Why do you come alone today? Where is Xu Zhubu?" Uncle Lai wiped his hands on the rag and looked behind Shen Zheng. He indeed did not see Xu Zhubu.

Shen Zheng didn't like that man today, and thought to herself that she and Xu Yunyan were not conjoined twins, so wasn't it normal for her to come alone?

But she still had to say it nicely: "Master Xu had something to do at the county office today, so I came here by myself."

Uncle Lai nodded in understanding. Usually these two people always appeared together, but today he only saw the county magistrate alone, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Shen Zheng saw that there were more than ten simple stoves built on the open space outside the shed. White smoke was coming out of the big pot on the stove. She didn't know what was cooking inside, so she asked Uncle Lai:

"Uncle Lai, did you buy the big bone?"