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

When Wu Lizheng heard this, he became furious. The county government subsidized silver so that they would have food to eat, not to allow clever people to profit from it!

He looked up and saw that the person who said this was a young man named Mao in the village, and the person who was talking to him was a young man named Li.

He did not interrupt the two people's conversation, but followed them and listened secretly.

The young man surnamed Li was a little hesitant and said anxiously, "It probably won't work. Besides, one and a half catties is just enough for us to eat. How can we save any more?"

The young man surnamed Mao raised his hand and patted his head: "You are so stupid, we can cook porridge and then sell the remaining food for three cents. We will definitely have no problem selling it!"

The young man surnamed Li tilted his head when he was hit, and happened to see Wu Lizheng following behind them: "Wu... Wu Lizheng."

He immediately regretted it deeply. Why did he walk with Mao Zhi? What should he do if Wu Lizheng heard what they said and cancelled his qualification to purchase grain?

Mao Zhi also turned around. He had been naughty since he was a child and had been punished countless times by Wu Lizheng in the village. Today, his bad thoughts were heard again. He quickly admitted his mistake:

"Uncle Wu, I was just kidding. If I dare to sell the grain, my mother won't let me go!"

Mao Zhi's mother was well-known for being a fierce woman in Shanghe Village. Mao Zhi's father was also a very unruly person when he was young, but now he has been completely subdued.

Wu Lizheng knew Mao Zhi's family well, so he knew that he had the intention but not the courage to commit a crime, so he just warned him in a serious tone:

"Put aside your little thoughts. If you dare to sell the subsidized grain, you don't need to wait for the county magistrate to punish you. Get out of my Shanghe Village!"

The two of them shuddered all over. Wu Lizheng was so serious about this matter today, which made them realize that this matter should not be taken lightly.

The two men nodded repeatedly, and seeing that Wu Lizheng did not ask to punish them again, they quickly ran to the front of the team.

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Today, before dawn, everyone in the county government office got up. They had something on their minds, so they couldn't sleep.

After everyone finished breakfast, Shen Zheng asked them to move the tables, chairs and benches to the front yard of the county government office and turned it into a temporary reception area.

After they were all ready, they opened the door of the county government office.

At this time, the gate outside was already blocked by traffic. When the villagers of Shanghe Village saw that the gate of the county government was opened, they tried even harder to squeeze in, all wanting to be the first, but they were stopped by the constables at the door.

Wu Lizheng stood at the front of the crowd, trying to maintain order: "How many times have I told you not to push! Line up!"

Some of the more honest people listened to Wu Lizheng's words and followed the person in front of them obediently, but after all, there were still many dishonest people who kept squeezing forward when they saw a gap.

Shen Zheng shook her head when she saw the scene outside the gate. This was absolutely unacceptable. Most stampedes occurred in this way.

She stood up and walked to the gate of the county government office. When the villagers saw her, they stopped talking and pushed each other less fiercely.

Shen Zheng had a bit of anger on his face, and he said solemnly, "Everyone line up in two rows. Those who don't follow the rules will be disqualified from receiving this round of subsidized grain. I will only say this once."

When the villagers heard that their grain-buying qualification would be cancelled, they no longer dared to squeeze in and lined up obediently like quails.

Wu Lizheng saw that her words had taken effect, and he raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead and said, "Mr. County Magistrate, it is my fault for not managing things properly."

Shen Zheng shook her head and signaled the constables at the door to start letting people in.

There was only one registration table in the courtyard of the county government. Xu Zhubu and Li Hongmao sat at the table, one on each side. Xu Zhubu was responsible for checking the household registration, while Li Hongmao was responsible for registering the number of people and the types and weight of grain.

The first person to come in was a 60-year-old woman. She carefully took out the household registration from her arms and handed it to Xu Zhubu: "Sir, this is my household registration. There are only my husband and I at home."

After taking the household registration, Xu Zhubu carefully compared it with the household registration in the county government, and after verifying that it was correct, he handed it to Li Hongmao.

The second person came up next and handed the household registration book to Xu Zhubu.

Li Hongmao filled in the household registration information on the food coupon that had already been stamped. He asked in a gentle voice: "Old lady, what kind of food do you want to buy?"

The old lady touched the purse in her arms and said, "Two kilograms of old rice will do."

Li Hongmao nodded, picked up his pen and wrote the words "old rice", "two catties", and "ten cents" on the blank space of the food coupon, then handed the food coupon to the old lady: "You can give the food coupon and ten cents to Hu's grain shop."

The old lady took the food coupons with joy and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir." If she and the old man ate sparingly, they would be able to hold on until the autumn harvest.

Li Hongmao shook his head. He just came to help Lord Shen and didn't deserve such a thank you.

Then he took the household registration information of the second villager from Xu Zhubu and repeated the questions he had asked just now...

The two of them cooperated well and were extremely efficient. In just half an hour, they issued more than 20 food coupons. At this rate, they would be able to finish distributing them before dinner.

Shen Zheng watched for a while and found that she could not find any fault with the two of them. She was no longer needed here, so she sneaked out from the back door of the county government office.

She has been very tired these days. Now that the canal digging and grain subsidies are on the right track and she doesn't have to keep an eye on them every day, she wants to relax.

She didn't get to eat the buns from that bun shop this morning, and she actually missed them a little now.

Shen Zheng stood there thinking for a moment, then walked towards the east of the town. Her popularity was gradually increasing, and many county residents greeted her along the way.

After she arrived at the steamed bun shop, she looked around carefully. This should be considered the food street in the town. Next to the steamed bun shop were various food stalls. Although it was not the peak dining time, there were still many diners on the street.

It seems that there are still some rich people in this town. Even though they are not wealthy, they should have no problem satisfying their daily needs.

The wisps of white mist emitted by the various foods, mixed with the stall owners' shouting, made passers-by stop and think, what should I eat today?

The owner of the bun shop also recognized Shen Zheng. When he saw her coming, he was about to greet her loudly, but she stopped him by shaking her head.

The boss suppressed his excitement and asked her in a low voice: "What kind of buns would you like today, sir?"

Shen Zheng didn't know what kind of filling Xu Zhubu had bought in the past, so she could only ask the boss to use the filling that Xu Zhubu bought.

The boss opened the steamer, and a large amount of white mist instantly surged out from the steamer, blinding their vision. After the thick mist dissipated, a dozen white and plump buns appeared in front of Shen Zheng.

She immediately smelled a familiar fragrance and her mouth began to drool unconsciously.

The boss took three buns from the steamer, wrapped them in oil paper and handed them to her: "These are the pork-filled buns that the chief clerk bought some time ago. Here are three. Please take them, sir."

Shen Zheng took the bun and looked at the price on the wooden sign. A pork bun was three cents, so she took out nine cents and handed it to the boss.

"Oh, I won't charge you any money, just come back if it's delicious!"

The boss quickly waved his hand to refuse. The news of the subsidized grain yesterday was widely spread, and the county residents were all amazed at having met such a good county magistrate like Shen Zheng. He also felt from the bottom of his heart that the county magistrate was a good official who truly served the people.

If they knew that the county magistrate had to pay for the buns when he came to his house today, where would he save face? They would all spit at him to drown him!

Shen Zheng shook her head and placed the copper coins on the table: "We have to collect them. We are all open for business, so there is no reason not to collect money."

It was the same with Ri Man Niang, making it seem like she became an official just to eat for free.

The bun shop owner quickly grabbed the copper coins on the table and wanted to return them to her, but she quickly walked away with the buns.

After she walked for a while with the buns in her hand, she saw a food stall and stopped.