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

Uncle Lai smiled when he talked about this: "I bought it! Yesterday I went to the butcher Anan, and he happened to be still busy with his stall. The price of grain has been high these days, and the villagers have used all their money to buy grain. He was worried that he couldn't sell his big bones!"

Uncle Lai then took out a large sack from the shed. Shen Zheng estimated that it weighed several dozen kilograms.

"Here are 40 kilograms of bones. Anan charged me 8 coins per kilogram. I talked to him for a long time and finally gave him 300 coins! It's enough for us to use for several days!"

"Thank you for your help, Uncle Lai." Shen Zheng thanked Uncle Lai sincerely. Many people who buy things for the government would keep the extra money even if they bargained for the price. There were not many people as honest as Uncle Lai.

In fact, these are well-known rules in these industries. If the county government was not so poor nowadays, Shen Zheng would not care about them.

How can the people below work without any benefits? Only a small amount of benefits can win their hearts.

Uncle Lai saw that the pork bone soup in the big pot was almost cooked, so he walked forward and opened the wooden lid. Immediately, a large cloud of white mist rose from the pot.

Shen Zheng sniffed the air, and a fragrance filled her nose.

Uncle Lai picked up the soup spoon, scooped a bowl of soup from the pot and handed it to Shen Zheng.

"Sir, please try it and see how it tastes." He looked at Shen Zheng expectantly. Although he was reluctant to put salt in the soup, he also added some seasonings such as wild plums.

Shen Zheng blew into the bowl and drank the first mouthful of soup under Uncle Lai's expectant gaze.

The pork shank soup is smooth and has a rich taste. I don’t know what Uncle Lai added to it.

"It's delicious! Everyone is in for a treat today." Shen Zheng praised generously.

Uncle Lai was also very happy to hear Shen Zheng's praise. He picked up the gong hanging beside him and struck it: "Dinner is ready!"

The laborers, who had been looking forward to the meal for a long time, immediately put down their work, carried their farm tools and ran to get the bowls.

They have been looking forward to going to work today since they returned home yesterday. As soon as they opened their eyes today, they ran over and waited for lunch!

Most of the workers remembered what Shen Zheng said yesterday, and a group of people lined up in an orderly manner waiting for their meals.

The first worker in line looked at the same amount of food in his bowl as yesterday, and inhaled the aroma from the bowl with satisfaction. He was about to take his bowl to the side to eat when the waiter called him:

"Brother, after you finish your meal, come and have some soup, big stick bone soup!"

"What! Leg bone soup?!" The workers in front heard what the waiter said. They immediately saw the big pot with white smoke coming out of it behind the waiter. It turned out to be meat soup!

"Yes! Big bone soup!" The waiter turned around and opened the lid to show them. There was a big pot of milky white soup with oil foam floating on the surface. Wow, they were drooling just by looking at it!

The people at the back of the line also became noisy when they heard the noise in front of them, and they all raised their heads to look forward.

"Why aren't you moving? I heard them say there's soup today."

"It looks like meat soup! Big bones!"

"What?! Hey! The one in front! Hurry up! We're still waiting!"

The people behind them were eager to urge, wishing it was their turn right away, meat soup! What a heavenly day this was, working for the county government was such a blessing!

Hearing the urging, the guy quickly picked up the spoon and continued to serve food to the workers.

He was so proud just now, because he felt like a great guy himself, being able to make meat soup for everyone!

At this time, there was a sudden commotion behind the First Brigade. Shen Zheng looked from the front of the team and saw that several people had raised their hoes!

Her face darkened and she walked over quickly.

As she approached she heard the labourers quarrelling.

"Hey! Refugees, you came from outside, you know that? Go to the back of the line, we will eat first!"

It sounded like the original residents of Tongan County were scolding the new villagers of Shanghe Village.

Then came Zhao Tu's voice: "Why? We have also lined up here in an orderly manner!"

The county resident felt embarrassed when Zhao Tu, a child, refuted him:

"Why? Because I was born and raised in Tongan County! What refugee child is so uneducated? Do you have the right to interrupt when adults are talking?"

"My brother, the county magistrate has granted citizenship to me and my companions. Now we are also part of Tongan County." Hearing the voice was Li Hongmao, he wanted to reason with the other party.

But the person on the other side is obviously unreasonable.

"The old men and women in Shanghe Village have recognized it, but those in other villages don't!"

When Shen Zheng heard his words, she was immediately furious. She had no idea that her county residents were so overbearing!

"I didn't even know who this big brother was and how he could represent thousands of people in Tongan County!"

The laborers surrounding her saw Shen Zheng coming and made way for her.

Gao Shugen, who was talking nonsense, immediately fell silent and turned pale when he heard Shen Zheng's voice.

He glared at Li Hongmao and the others, then turned to Shen Zheng and said, "Sir, I think you took them in, and they should be grateful!"

Shen Zheng sneered. Since Li Hongmao and the others were grateful to her, Shen Zheng, should she be bullied by them?

"This big brother knows how to be grateful. I have given you a job and food to eat. Shouldn't you also stand at the end of the queue to express your gratitude to me?"

Gao Shugen's face turned even paler. He opened his mouth and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Shen Zheng.

"That's enough! The new villagers of Dahe Village have been registered as citizens of Tong'an County. I don't care where they come from, but you only need to know one thing! They are just like you, citizens of Tong'an County, and there is no distinction between them! You are bullying your fellow villagers by doing this!"

Shen Zheng stood with his hands behind his back, examining the people around him sharply. Those who had just followed Gao Shugen in ostracizing the new villagers all lowered their heads.

Seeing that no one was talking, she continued, her words hitting people's hearts: "Digging ditches and repairing canals is only the first step in the development of Tongan County. Once we develop, your work will be indispensable in the future. So, do you have to exclude the new residents who join Tongan County every time you do a job?"

Everyone buried their heads in their chests and whispered no.

They are just mean-spirited people. The county magistrate is wholeheartedly caring about them, but they still do such a terrible thing.

Gao Shugen, who was standing by, realized that he had done something wrong. Shen Zheng's words made him feel guilty. He knelt down in front of Shen Zheng with a plop:

"My Lord, I have been bewitched. Today, I have been possessed by greed. Please punish me!"

Shen Zheng had just wanted to expel him from the labor team. His words were really infuriating. If he incited the county residents to be xenophobic, her Tong'an County would not be able to develop in the future.

"Tell me, how should I punish you?" Shen Zheng asked back.

Gao Shugen raised his head and glanced at Shen Zheng's face. He knew that he had done something wrong today and he regretted it deeply.