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

Shen Xingjian, who has strong execution ability, saved Shen Zheng and Man Niang a lot of trouble.

"Ouch--"

Man Niang exclaimed in surprise when she saw Shen Zheng and Shen Xingjian walking into the teahouse one after another.

"My Lords Shen, you two are so early. Have you had breakfast yet?"

Shen Zheng turned to look at Shen Xingjian. Shen Xingjian touched his belly and said awkwardly, "I forgot..."

Man Niang covered her mouth and chuckled, "It just so happens that I have a lot of food here. Please sit down and let's eat together."

After she finished speaking, she wanted to press Shen Xingjian down on the stool, but her hands were quick and Shen Xingjian was even faster.

Shen Zheng only saw a shadow, and Shen Xingjian was already sitting on another stool, silently waiting for dinner.

Man Niang found him even more amused when she saw him like this. She whispered to Shen Zheng:

"This gentleman was like this when he came last night. His mind was full of serious matters. He didn't talk or look around. It was very interesting."

Shen Zheng saw that Man Niang was in a playful mood and smiled helplessly.

"Don't tease him. His personality is different from that of ordinary people."

Mannia smiled and shook her head.

"How dare I tease him? I was thinking that since our inn has received help from this gentleman, we should ask for some favors from him. I saw him that day. He was a gentleman from the Ministry of Revenue in Beijing."

While the two were talking, Shen Zheng followed Man Niang into the kitchen.

Because it was a teahouse before, there were only two stoves in the kitchen, each with a stove hole, and wisps of white smoke were wafting out of the pots on top.

Shen Zheng said, "I've already had dinner at the county government office, so you don't have to prepare any for me."

Hearing this, Man Niang brought the plate to her nose, and a fresh fragrance wafted into her.

She blew on the plate again, and the aroma became even stronger.

"You really don't want to eat anything?"

Shen Zheng sniffed.

"Then eat some more..."

After the three of them finished their meal, Shen Xingjian wiped his mouth and stood up first.

He asked Man Niang, "Boss Madam, can I take another look around? There are some subtle details that are hard to see at night, but if I look at them now, I can make corrections right away."

Man Niang didn't know what he meant by the modification, but she still listened to what Shen Zheng said before.

She stood up and said respectfully, "My Lord, please look around as you please. Don't call me boss lady. I will also work for our county government in the future."

Shen Xingjian nodded slightly at her and left with his hands behind his back.

Shen Zheng watched him instantly get into work mode, then turned to Man Niang and said:

"Sister, don't be modest. This inn has been yours from the beginning to the end."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Man Niang smiled brightly at her and asked, "What kind of tea would you like to drink today, my Lord?"

Shen Zheng shook her head, picked up the kettle on the table, poured herself a glass of water, and then took out the budget chart given by Shen Xingjian from her arms.

She pulled Man Niang onto a stool and spread out the blueprint.

"This is the blueprint that Lord Shen and Lord Liang rushed out overnight. Sister, take a look. Is there anything that needs to be changed?"

Man Niang's beautiful eyes widened slightly when she heard this, and she asked in surprise, "The blueprints of the official inn? Those two gentlemen made it overnight?"

Shen Zheng chuckled and nodded.

"After they left your place last night, they probably started drawing the map. Sir Liang was exhausted and only returned to his room to rest in the early morning."

Mannia covered her mouth.

"People who can become high-ranking officials are really different."

She added, "I asked someone yesterday, and they said that if I want to turn this place into an inn, I can't start the renovation right away. I have to ask an old craftsman to draw up a rough blueprint so that the workers can do it. This... isn't this like someone giving you a pillow when you feel sleepy?"

Shen Zheng stroked the blueprint from time to time and said:

"I originally wanted to not bother the two lords with this matter, but who knew that Lord Shen would take action on his own initiative after just one listen."

"This man is good."

Manniang praised.

Shen Zheng felt helpless when she heard this and had to change the subject.

"Take a look, is there anything that needs to be changed?"

Man Niang shook her head like a rattle.

"They are both so important that they are willing to draw the blueprints for my small teahouse. How dare I give orders to the adults?"

"What's more, they are the masters from above, and they are the best in our entire Great Zhou. The blueprints they produce are of course the best in the world."

Shen Zheng naturally knew this, but the teahouse belonged to Man Niang, so she had the right to make changes.

However, like Man Niang, she had confidence in the drawings made by Shen Xingjian and Liang Fu.

"Then let's start the renovation according to this blueprint. But as the boss lady, you also need to take a good look at the blueprint."

"That's right, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to find the woodshed in the future." Man Niang said with a smile.

If it is changed into an inn, several large pots will be needed to boil hot water day and night, and the kitchen and woodshed will need to be well planned.

She took the drawing and looked at it carefully. When she saw some words she didn't recognize, she leaned over and asked Shen Zheng softly.

She learned to read and write at a cost of money when she was in her twenties.

I didn't learn much, but at least I knew enough to use an abacus, which was enough to open a teahouse.

But the drawing in front of her was really difficult for her - Liang Fu had drawn it, and Shen Xingjian had not taken her reading experience into consideration when he made the budget, and there were many professional terms on it.

A quarter of an hour later, accompanied by Shen Zheng, the "translator", she finally finished reading all the drawings.

Man Niang sighed, "You are worthy of being the superior. You put every inch of my teahouse to good use, and the money you spent is not too much."

Speaking of expenses, Shen Zheng took out the contract she had drafted yesterday from her arms.

When she was planning to sign a contract with Xu Zhubu, she specifically considered Man Niang, so she removed the complicated embellishments and the entire text was in plain language.

Mannia saw the key point at a glance.

"I don't have to pay a penny? How can that be possible! I have saved some money in the past two years! No, I still have to pay what I have to pay!"

With that written in the contract, she always felt that she had taken advantage of the county government.

Shen Zheng tilted her head and asked:

"You have sold not only the land, but also yourself as the shopkeeper. How can it not be counted as sold?"

Man Niang opened her mouth, with disapproval in her eyes.

Shen Zheng added: "Don't think that the county government is taking advantage of you. For the county government, it's just a one-time payment of some money, and then you don't have to worry about anything in the future, just sit back and wait for the good thing of collecting the money. You will be busy in the future."

"Master Shen is right."

Shen Xingjian came over from the kitchen at some point.

He first shook his head at Shen Zheng, indicating that there was no need to modify the drawings, and then acted in a businesslike manner and said:

"Those who provide land and people do not need to pay money. The same principle also applies to the Ministry of Revenue."

After leaving these words, he walked straight towards the courtyard.

"See, that's what the wooden people say."

After Shen Zheng finished speaking, she took out a pen and handed it to Man Niang.

"Sign it. After signing, I have to go back to the county government office. I have something to do today. According to the drawings given by the two adults, it is not possible to separate the rooms today. You should put away your things in the next two days, and leave the rest to the county government office."

The blueprints for the inn are the same as those for the renovation of the county government office, and all materials must be purchased from Quanyang County.

Since they were purchased from Quanyang County, they could not ignore Fang Wenxiu.

She planned to have a good talk with Fang Wenxiu.

Man Niang had no choice but to sign her name on the contract stroke by stroke.

Shen Zheng handed one of the copies to her: "Two copies, let's keep them both."

She called Shen Xingjian and was about to leave when the man from yesterday walked in from outside the yard again.

He looked at Shen Zheng and the other person who were coming towards him, bowed respectfully and said, "Hello, my Lords."

Shen Zheng paused, nodded slightly at him, and left the teahouse.

She vaguely heard Manniang's voice coming from behind her:

"Sir, from today on, the teahouse will be closed and will not accept any guests."