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

The junction of Tongan County and Quanyang County.

"Hey, have you heard? A few days ago, a long line of carriages came from Shangjing and went straight to Tongan County Government. It is said that it was a reward from the higher-ups to Lord Shen, or it was an imperial decree from Earl Yongning!"

"Oh - do I need to tell you? I knew it that day! You don't know the faces of those people in Tongan County. They are so arrogant!"

"I also heard that the reward given to Lord Shen was a thousand taels of gold! My goodness, Lord Shen must wear new clothes every day, right?"

"It's more than a thousand taels of gold! I heard there are also ten thousand taels of silver and countless jewels of all kinds! Those people in Tongan County are simply exaggerating the sky and the earth, which makes me jealous to death."

"Alas... why are you so jealous? Although I am not from Tongan County, to be fair, that is the reward that Lord Shen deserves. If it weren't for her, how could we grow their rice next year..."

"Speaking of rice, I know a little bit about it. If it weren't for Lord Shen, we would have to go to the grain store to buy the rice seeds! It's said that it costs several taels of silver per pound. What can we afford?"

"Hiss—how much? A few taels of silver?!"

"Look at your ignorant look. A few taels of silver in exchange for not being hungry for the rest of your life, do you think it's worth it?"

"If that's the case, the all-you-can-eat rice is still worth it..."

Two horse-drawn carriages drove up one after the other, drowning out the conversations of the crowd with the sound of the wheels, and then drove into Tongan County one after the other.

"Why does this carriage look so familiar?"

"Open your eyes and look carefully! The one in front is our Lord Ba's carriage, and the one behind... seems to be the Fang family's?"

"Oh, Lord Ba is going to curry favor with Lord Shen again. He is worthy of his last name, Ba."

"Keep your voice down. Even wild fruits can't stop your big mouth."

The coachman Ge Zhu whipped the horse and looked back frequently.

Ever since that day when he was appreciated by Lord Ba, Lord Ba appointed him as his special coachman. Now he has to be more cautious in what he does, for fear of being replaced by a group of covetous coaches.

Now there was something going on behind him, so he asked respectfully:

"Sir, the carriage of the eldest son of the Fang family has been following us. Do you want me to shake them off, so that Lord Shen will not think that we specially invited the Fang family to come along."

"No need. Lord Shen won't care about Fang Wenxiu's little tricks. Let them follow if they want."

Balezhan closed his eyes and rested in the carriage, then spoke.

He received the news in Quanyang County on the day the reward convoy arrived, but he did not rush over.

Coming to congratulate on the same day didn't seem like a sincere congratulation, but instead seemed like a poor relative asking for money, which ruined the impression.

Fang Wenxiu was also a smart man. He was not impatient when he received the news. Seeing that he was about to go out, he followed him to Tongan County.

Ba Lezhan had no business caring about Fang Wenxiu, but he had heard that Earl Yongning was still in Tongan County. If he could show his face in front of the old man, he would consider it a good deal.

And he came today not just to congratulate.

Fang Wenxiu's coachman drove the carriage, following the carriage in front at a leisurely pace.

"Sir, why do we have to follow Lord Ba to Tongan County today?" asked the coachman.

Fang Wenxiu in the carriage placed the teacup on the small table and said slowly:

"You know, Lord Ba clearly received the news a few days ago, why did he take action only today?"

"I don't know." The driver shook his head.

Fang Wenxiu lifted the curtain and looked outside the car. The people of Tongan County outside were all in high spirits, as if it was New Year's Day.

"You just need to know that for some things, rushing for success is not good. After all, we are all merchants, not as good as Lord Ba. If he doesn't move, we can't move, but if he moves, we can move with him."

"oh......"

The driver actually didn't quite understand what he meant, but he wisely shut up and didn't ask any more questions.

In this way, the two carriages entered Tongan County in a strange atmosphere.

"Uu——"

Fang Wenxiu's carriage stopped. He lifted the curtain and saw that he had not arrived at the Tongan County Government Office.

"Why did it stop?"

"Sir, there are so many people gathered in front that the carriage can't pass. Lord Ba's carriage has also stopped."

Only then did Fang Wenxiu notice that the area surrounding the carriage was very noisy, with all kinds of shouts ringing in his ears.

Could it be that today is some big day in Tongan County?

Fang Wenxiu frowned and thought about it.

County schools open?

That’s not right. The news reported that the county school will open tomorrow. Why is it so lively today?

"Sir, I saw Lord Shen, right in front of us!"

The driver saw Shen Zheng in the bustling crowd at a glance.

He didn't know why, but there were crowds of people, but there was something different about Lord Shen standing among them, and he could be noticed at a glance.

Fang Wenxiu, who was in the carriage, could no longer sit still when he heard that Shen Zheng was also there. He tidied up his hair, hat and clothes in the carriage, then lifted the curtain and asked the driver:

"How do you think I look today?"

"Sir?"

The coachman was puzzled. The young master came to visit Lord Shen, not to meet his beloved, so why did he have to pay so much attention to his image?

After a moment he figured it out.

Their young master has something to ask Lord Shen, so of course he has to dress in a way that shows the strength of the Fang family so that Lord Shen can be at ease.

"You are very energetic today, just like the pale-faced scholar described by the storyteller."

He was not well educated, and his hobby was to order a plate of peanuts and go to the corner of the restaurant to listen to storytelling. He heard that the pale-faced scholar was very good at speaking and could even compose poetry.

Although his son cannot write articles or poems, the words used to praise people are always universal!

So he racked his brains and came up with this word to praise Fang Wenxiu.

When Fang Wenxiu heard this, his face turned dark and he kicked the driver down.

"Well, now your son is a black-faced scholar."

"?"

"Sir..."

The scholar covered his buttocks in confusion.

Did he say the wrong thing?

Fang Wenxiu was a little annoyed when he saw him, and pointed across the street and said:

"Don't waste time, drive the carriage over and don't let others block the road."

"Yes, sir..."

The coachman looked back every few steps, watching his master smoothing his clothes again and again and walking towards the carriage in front.

"Master Ba, what a coincidence, you are also here in Tongan County to visit Master Shen today?"

Fang Wenxiu said greetings to Balezhan, but his eyes kept glancing at the crowd, watching Shen Zheng's every move.

Bale Zhan chuckled and stepped out of the car.

"How could it not be a coincidence that I ran into Mr. Fang right after leaving the government office? What a fate this is."

Fang Wenxiu smiled shyly and made a "please" gesture.

"Master Ba, please go first."

"hehe."

Balezhan did not comment, and the two of them walked into the crowd one after the other.