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

"Master Ba, have some tea."

Balezhan suddenly pursed his lips and stopped talking.

During the conversation, the host handed over the teacup and asked for tea, which showed that he really didn't want to continue the conversation. It seemed that Lord Shen really didn't want to accept any gifts today.

If he continued to talk, it would be really ignorant.

Shen Zheng handed Fang Wenxiu another cup of tea. "The emperor's reward is a grace from heaven. If you want to congratulate me, you can come and say the happy words. I don't want to turn this into a means of making money."

She said this so bluntly that the expressions of Ba Lezhan and the other man froze for a moment.

"Lord Shen..."

"I know that when someone is happy, it is common for relatives and friends to come to congratulate. It may be a bit too much to say that you are collecting money, but there is a relationship between people, and there must be a return. Your behavior makes me feel uncomfortable."

Shen Zheng thinks simply and speaks bluntly.

The gifts they gave were completely different in nature from the usual gifts of cakes, fruits and vegetables given by the people of Tongan County.

The people of Tongan County treated her the same way she treated them, just wanting to show them their good things and give them something to eat, not asking for anything in return, just hoping that the other party would be well.

Shen Zheng could afford to accept and return this kind of gift.

But Balechan and the other two are different.

The gifts they presented were of an official nature, one and a business nature, respectively.

It’s not that easy to pay back.

I don’t know how to pay it back, so I might as well not accept it and save myself the trouble.

"Alright, you two, I really do receive your kindness. It's not easy to come all the way from Quanyang County. It's almost noon now. Let's eat later before leaving."

Today, Tongan County is the hot spot of the entire Liuyang Prefecture. Being able to be invited by Lord Shen to have dinner in Tongan County is a great thing!

Fang Wenxiu was naturally happy to do so, but Ba Lezhan's expression froze.

Doesn't eating in Tongan County mean eating at the same table with your uncle?

No, he really didn't have the courage to look at the old man again today, and he hadn't achieved a purpose in giving the gift today...

Bale Zhan had a psychological struggle and said bitterly:

"Sir Shen... Actually, I came here today... one is to congratulate you, and the other is... to apologize."

When these words were spoken, both people present were stunned.

"apologize?"

Shen Zheng was a little confused, "What did Lord Ba do wrong? Why are you apologizing to me?"

Balezhan lowered his head and subconsciously scratched the edge of the teacup with his fingers.

"I apologize to Lord Shen, and I, the people of Linmu Village in Quanyang County, apologize to you, the people of Qingyuan Village in Tong'an County..."

After he said that, he buried his head even lower, wishing he could drag out the county chief clerk and the village chief of Linmu and beat them up again!

If they do something wrong, they will lose face!

Upon hearing this, Fang Wenxiu looked at Balezhan and tilted his head in confusion.

He knew that Linmu Village was a small village bordering Tongan County, but he didn't know when they had offended the people of Qingyuan Village?

Only then did Shen Zheng react.

If Balezhan hadn't said it, she would not have thought about this matter for some time.

But I should apologize.

She had promised everyone in Qingyuan Village at that time that she would make everyone in Linmu Village pay back for all the humiliation they had suffered that day.

Shen Zheng still remembers the way Lin Mucunzheng looked at Zhang Lizheng at that time. It was as if he was looking at some lowly trash.

It was as if she was from Tongan County and was not worthy of talking to him, who was from Quanyang County.

But things change, and who could have imagined that the poor and broken Tongan County at that time would have such an encounter.

Ba Lezhan was unsure when he saw Shen Zheng remained silent, so he called out softly, "County Magistrate Shen?"

Shen Zheng came back to her senses.

He smiled and asked, "When did Lord Ba know about what happened that day?"

Balezhan wiped his sweat and answered truthfully: "I saw Qiushou go back to Tongan County and found out..."

"Oh." Shen Zheng nodded.

"I forgot that if you want to plant rice in the county, you must dig ditches in advance, just like I did in Tong'an County half a year ago."

She was clearly stating the facts, but Balezhan felt that Shen Zheng was bringing up the humiliation suffered by the people of Tongan County that day in an attempt to remind him.

If you want to clear the channel, you must have the right attitude and not lose any of it.

“Yes, yes…”

Balezhan wiped his sweat again and thought about what to say.

Fang Wenxiu looked back and forth curiously, as anxious as a badger in a melon field.

What is the grudge between you? Just tell me clearly!

The next moment, Balezhan made his words clear.

"Sir Shen, what happened that day was all the fault of this official and Lin Muchun. It's okay for this official to discipline you."

"After the Japanese officer investigated the matter, he dismissed the village head of Linmu Village and never reappointed him. As for the county chief clerk, I also fined him one year's salary. You... calm down."

After he finished speaking, he felt that Shen Zheng was sometimes so upright that it was scary, so he quickly added:

"Don't worry, the county chief didn't know what happened that day at first. The village head of Linmu thought that you..."

"Do you think I'm giving in?" Shen Zheng asked.

"No, no, no, no!" Balezhan waved his hands quickly.

"You didn't want to argue with him, so you suppressed the matter and didn't make it public. And he said he was the uncle of the chief clerk, but in fact he was just a cousin..."

Shen Zheng nodded and motioned for him to continue.

People who are not worthy of their positions should be dismissed. This is how Balezhan, as a county magistrate, should deal with the situation.

But the person who insulted everyone in Qingyuan Village that day was not Balezhan.

How could Ba Lezhan not understand Shen Zheng's meaning? He stood up and bowed:

"Sir Shen, when I set out today, I ordered the county chief clerk to lead people to Linmu Village."

"Everyone present that day, no one is left out, today we are lining up to apologize to you, the people of Qingyuan Village! I came here today just thinking, if you are free, can you..."

ho-

Line up to apologize!

Fang Wenxiu felt that he had gotten something big and looked at Shen Zheng eagerly.

The Quanyang County Government suffered a loss, but why was he still so happy?

"You're free, let's go."

Shen Zheng stood up on her own before Ba Lezhan finished speaking.

These words sounded like heavenly music to Balezhan's ears.

Lord Shen’s willingness to go is a good start.

Lord Shen has accepted his apology, and as he is from Qingyuan Village, he should not be too pretentious.

"Master Shen!" Fang Wenxiu saw the two men standing up, and quickly stood up and asked, "Can I go with you?"

When Balezhan heard what he said, his nose swelled with anger.

His own county is brought to shame, and he wants to watch the show, right?

But the person in front of him happened to control the economic lifeline of Quanyang County, so no matter how angry he was, he couldn't really do anything to him.

He looked at Shen Zheng eagerly: Reject him, Lord Shen, reject him!

"It's not a big deal. Mr. Fang, why don't you go see Zi Yan? You brothers haven't seen each other for a while."

As soon as Shen Zheng finished speaking, some people were happy while others were sad.

Fang Wenxiu really wanted to say, Fang Ziyan is nothing, but in the end he held it back.

"Yes, I do miss Ziyan a little, so I will go..."