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

"Isn't this obvious? Has he not known this after being in the capital for so many years? Moreover, he is the Earl of Yongning. Even if his handwriting is the same as... uh, who dares to say it's bad?"

Shen Zheng took a step back and said, "Sir, you shouldn't say that."

Yu Zhengqing disliked her even more.

"Now it's just you and me, what can I not say?"

He paused, and then said, "He kept hinting to me later, asking me to come to you to discuss the plaque. It's really strange. After he came to Tong'an County, he seemed like a different person. In the past, he would never care about these trivial matters."

Shen Zheng shuddered and said quickly, "I'll go to the county school and take a look!"

The county school will open the day after tomorrow, and I have to make the plaque again today, so it is inevitably a bit rushed.

Mr. Qiao couldn't find suitable wood and ran around in a panic.

Yu Shizhang didn't care about that and said to Qiao: "Just find a piece of wood that can be preserved for a long time and is not easily eaten by insects. The same goes for paint. Just apply it casually."

Just as Mr. Qiao was about to say something, he heard Yu Shizhang say, "For this plaque, the important thing is the words, not the wood."

good good!

Old Qiao secretly rolled his eyes at him and gritted his teeth to take out the wood he had treasured for a long time.

After being brought to Tongan County for such a long time, this largest piece of wood finally came in handy!

He had originally planned to unveil the plaque when the county school opened the day after tomorrow, so he could let Yu Shizhang write the inscription today and polish it tomorrow.

But who knew that this old man would make another request.

"After writing the inscription, the plaque must be unveiled. This is an inherent etiquette that cannot be abolished. But if the plaque is unveiled on the first day of the county school, I will inevitably steal the limelight from Shen Zheng. I don't like these empty things, so you have to finish the plaque before tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning, we will secretly unveil the plaque directly!"

Mr. Qiao: He thought someone had come just now, but it turned out to be a living devil!

Who is the one who came to write the inscription? I don't like these empty words!

He clearly wanted everyone to discover without noticing:

Oh my god! Look at that plaque, it's actually the original work of Earl Yongning, he wrote it himself! When was it hung up there? How come we didn't notice it before! Quick, quick, let's go up and take a good look!

At his age, just to cooperate with Earl Yongning, he actually stayed up all night to carve the plaque!

Old Qiao gritted his teeth and said, "Listen to Uncle."

In this way, the unveiling ceremony of the plaque was scheduled for the day when Bale Zhan and Fang Wenxiu came to visit.

The plaque was supposed to be unveiled secretly, but due to the late arrival of Yu Shizhang and his son and the enthusiastic publicity of the county residents, it was not unveiled secretly in the end...

Ugh!

Shen Zheng found Yu Shizhang and Yu Zhengqing, who were hurrying towards the county school.

"My Lord, the unveiling ceremony is ready."

Yu Zhengqing supported Yu Shizhang, wiped his sweat and said, "Look, you changed into three identical clothes. You almost didn't catch up!"

Yu Shizhang felt that he had been exposed in front of the younger generation, and his eyes widened:

"What do you mean he changed three sets of clothes? Those two were all dirty during the trip and he didn't have time to wash them!"

"Okay, okay, it's dirty, let's go quickly, we're really going to miss it."

......

There was a crowd of people in front of the county school, and standing in the front were a group of students wearing coarse cloth gowns.

They got the news this morning and rushed as fast as they could, finally arriving at the county government office before the plaque was unveiled.

He Mingcheng stood in the crowd and whispered to the people around him: "Brother Zhang, since we need to unveil the plaque, I think the plaque today must be extraordinary, maybe..."

"Maybe it was written by our Lord Shen." Zhang Yuanwei continued.

"Uh......"

This is not what He Chengming actually wanted to say, but then he thought, if it was written by Lord Shen, it would be pretty good too?

"Make way! The adults are coming!"

The shout made the entrance of the county school fall into complete silence.

Everyone looked up and saw three adults walking towards them.

Yongning Earl Yu Shizhang walked in front, while the prefect Yu and their Lord Shen were slightly behind.

A county resident whispered, "Although our master is the last one to follow, I feel that his aura is not inferior to the two masters in front!"

"Of course not! Wherever our Lord sees it, it's good!"

The three of them walked up the steps of the county school under the expectant gaze of everyone.

Yu Shizhang looked at the crowd and asked Shen Zheng uncertainly:

"You didn't advertise it?"

Shen Zheng looked at the pile of heads and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "No, the officials have only been standing here for a while, and the people spread the word and gathered around spontaneously."

Yu Shizhang shook his head.

Alas, I can’t keep a low profile anymore.

It was the first time that Ba Lezhan and Fang Wenxiu met Yu Shizhang. Although Ba Lezhan was excited, he wisely did not go forward.

But his eyes were already glued to Yu Shizhang.

Yu Shizhang felt uncomfortable for a moment and asked Shen Zheng, "Which county is that fat guy an official from?"

Shen Zheng was a little surprised: "It's the county magistrate of the neighboring Quanyang County. His surname is Ba and his name is Le Zhan. He is not wearing his official uniform today. Can you tell?"

Yu Shizhang raised his head and said, "Humph, that look is so familiar to me, like a vicious dog seeing a meat bun."

Shen Zheng: "...Uncle, let's ignore him for now, business is more important."

"you are right."

Yu Shizhang stood in the middle, Shen Zheng and Yu Zhengqing stood on his left and right. The three of them stood still, and Shen Zheng smiled at the people below.

"Hello everyone."

"Hello, adults!" the county residents responded enthusiastically.

Since everyone was here, Shen Zheng just said a few simple words.

"Tomorrow our county school will officially open. A county school must have a plaque."

"It just so happened that a few days ago, the Earl of Yongning came to our Tong'an County at the request of the Emperor, just as the county school was about to start—"

Shen Zheng looked at everyone's expectant expressions and kept it a secret.

"So, the plaque of our Tongan County School was inscribed by Earl Yongning himself! It is meant to encourage the students in our county to work hard and persevere in their pursuit of education!"

"Wow—"

The crowd was in an uproar.

Some of them guessed that it was the plaque written by Earl Yongning, but most people thought that the plaque was written by their Lord Shen.

The county school with a plaque inscribed by Earl Yongning himself!

They are from Tongan County School, so this time they are very proud!

"Okay, I won't say any more. Next, please unveil the plaque, my Lord!"

The county residents wanted to cheer, but thinking about the importance of Earl Yongning, if they made too much noise, it might not be a good look, so they suppressed their cheers.

They held their breath, waiting for the historic moment.

Instead, Yu Shizhang, who didn't hear the call, felt uncomfortable.

What's going on? Whenever Shen Zheng speaks, the people below become enthusiastic and supportive, but when he unveils the plaque, they all become as quiet as a saw-mouthed gourd?

Humph--

Zhao Xiu and Xiao Yuan each took one side and carried over the plaque covered with red cloth.

Yu Shizhang stepped forward and stood sideways.

The eyes of everyone present fell on his right hand.

He just pinched a corner of the red cloth, raised his hand and pulled it - the red cloth fell to the ground.

The plaque looked very grand, and at first glance, everyone felt that their attention was completely attracted by the words on it.

Looking from right to left, there are four big characters "Tong'an County School" engraved on it.

The characters are written with silver strokes and iron hooks, three inches deep into the wood. Anyone who can read can imagine the character and bearing of the writer just by looking at the characters.

Even the illiterate people praised him, saying, "Your handwriting is so good! It's as beautiful as a painting!"

The voice was quite loud and Yu Shizhang heard it. He did not show it on his face, but he was very happy in his heart.

Shen Zheng stood beside him and quietly gestured to the people below.

Everyone understood.

Suddenly.

"Great calligraphy! I have no regrets in my life for being able to see the original work of Master Bo!"

"It is an honor for the entire Tongan County to have the inscription written by the Lord, and I! I have witnessed this moment today! No, I want to go home and let the clan leader record it in the family tree!"

"Master is so approachable! Even a small county like ours can get Master's inscriptions personally! If anyone dares to say bad things about Master, I, Zhang Laoer, will be the first to say no!"

Voices of flattery swept in from the crowd, praising Yu Shizhang so much that he could no longer maintain his calm expression.

He waved his hands at everyone and said in a steady voice:

"Instead of seeking the truth, it is better to learn how to be a true person. I will wait for you in Shangjing."

Then he turned around, leaving everyone with a gloomy back, hiding his achievements and fame.

"My Lord, great righteousness—"

The students below were so excited by his personal encouragement that their voices almost split.