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

In the evening, the sun sets in the west and disappears into the ground.

The rustling of night insects and the flickering of lights in the darkness add a touch of warmth to the autumn night.

"What partner?" Yu Shizhang swallowed the after-meal tea in one gulp and looked at Shen Zheng in confusion.

"Strategy." Shen Zheng gulped down a cup of tea and explained, "Strategic partnership means that from now on, our county and the Fang family will become grasshoppers on the same rope."

"You are so generous." Yu Shizhang glanced at her and scolded her lightly: "How many times have I told you! Don't guzzle it, don't guzzle it, especially boiling hot tea, you can't swallow it directly!"

Shen Zheng burped and said perfunctorily, "I know."

"What do you know?" Yu Shizhang was dissatisfied with her perfunctory attitude and threatened: "Do you know how the previous Minister of Rites passed away?"

Shen Zheng looked at him suspiciously, and said uncertainly: "Did the tea...scald your hand?"

Yu Shizhang reached out and hit her with his hand, glaring at her and saying, "You still have the mind to joke. I'm serious, you can't eat food that is too hot. Otherwise, when Li Shiyuan comes back, you can ask him! You believe what he says, right?"

After hearing this, Shen Zheng looked towards the night sky, her mind starting to wander again, "I wonder where Doctor Li is, and whether his journey was smooth or not..."

Yu Shizhang: "...Did you listen to Benbo's speech seriously?"

He is really going to be angry!

Seeing that the situation was not good, Shen Zheng quickly poured another cup of tea for the two of them and started blowing it.

She glanced at Yu Shizhang and muttered, "You have to drink warm water. You have to drink warm water."

In fact, to her, every bit of concern from Yu Shizhang and others is extremely precious.

Yu Shizhang lowered his curved mouth and asked, "What's so good about the kid from the Fang family? It's better to cooperate with the prefecture than with the county."

He could tell at a glance that the boy had "evil intentions", and he didn't believe that she couldn't see it!

Shen Zheng took a sip of the warm tea and said with a smile, "It's the same. From now on, whether it's the next county, the next next county, or Liuyang Prefecture, it's all the same."

Yu Shizhang exclaimed, "Are you so confident?"

"Of course." Shen Zheng stretched out his hand and slapped a mosquito that was still struggling in the autumn. "It is not my intention to compete for the market. With active development of business and healthy competition, only inferior merchants will be eliminated, and the high-quality merchants and the people will benefit."

She threw the dead mosquito into the bushes. "Let's see how the Mo family handles this matter. If they give up, I will not let Mr. Fang enter the city and disrupt the market."

Yu Shizhang looked at her face and sighed, "You really are... becoming more and more like a qualified person in power."

Shen Zheng tilted her head, the candlelight burning and dancing in her eyes, making her look gorgeous.

She smiled, her smile was clean and pure, completely contrary to what she had just said, "Are you complimenting me, Lord?"

Yu Shizhang sighed helplessly and looked at the towering tree in the distance that had lost all its leaves. "Although you are a little girl who gets cocky when you are praised, but..."

He looked away with a complicated expression: "Uncle Ben is indeed praising you. Shen Zheng, you are growing very fast, so fast that I am even worried about your future..."

A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. He must hold up his withering crown to protect her and his children and grandchildren from the wind and rain.

......

The next day, Xiao Yuan got married. Shen Zheng brought the gifts she had prepared and went to the wedding with anyone from the county government who had time.

As night fell and the noise faded away, Xiao Yuan and his wife sat together on the wedding bed, looking into each other's eyes.

The bright red bed, the furniture wrapped in red cloth, the burning red candles, and the peanuts, red dates and other items placed on the bed all indicate that today is unique.

Xiao Yuan clenched his fists, looking a little nervous.

He swallowed and stammered, "Mom, Mom, I feel like today has passed so quickly, and before I knew it, it's already night..."

Shuang'er, who was sitting opposite him, hummed and twisted her handkerchief, saying, "Husband, are we going to start? I, I'm a little nervous."

She didn't know if it was because there were too many red candles in the room, or because the doors and windows were closed, but she always felt a little short of breath and needed to take deep breaths to get some relief.

Xiao Yuan was also very nervous, but as a man, how could he show his fear?

He closed his eyes, frowned, and said loudly: "It's okay, my lady, this step is a necessary process for the wedding night. Newlyweds must go through it. Let's get started!"

Shuang'er was frightened by his suddenly raised voice and stepped forward to cover his mouth, "Speak softly, Dad and Mom are tired after a day, they must have rested."

Xiao Yuan nodded blankly, and he was still in a daze until Shuang'er moved her hand away.

"Pa pa——" Shuang'er slapped the bed and moved the big basket beside her between the two of them.

Her eyes were bright and she smiled as she said, "Start counting! Husband, hurry up! You can write, take a pen and write it down, we will have to return the gifts later! We can't leave anyone out!"

Xiao Yuan looked at the large and small packages in the basket and rubbed his hands excitedly. "My parents have written down all the cloth, rice, and flour we had during the day. It's just that it's not convenient to open these wrapped gifts in front of others, so we have to be more careful, after all, they are all thoughtful gifts from everyone."

Shuang'er nodded in agreement. She put her hands into the basket several times and then pulled them back.

"Husband, whose gift should we open first?"

When asked this question, Xiao Yuan's selfish thoughts came out and he completely forgot about all the relatives and friends.

His eyes sparkled, but he was extremely conflicted: "Should we open the gift from the adults first or last?"

He wasn't even sure of the order, let alone Shuang'er who was not familiar with Shen Zheng.

"I don't know, but I usually save my favorite dishes for last. What about you, husband?"

Xiao Yuan pondered when he heard this, it seems that the one that is usually placed at the end is called a "surprise", right?

Their eyes met and they hit it off immediately!

The night was long, and before he knew it, the bed was filled with things. On one side were oil paper and a wooden box, and on the other side were people's wedding blessings to the two of them.

They just felt surrounded by happiness, and even though it was pitch black outside the window, they didn't feel sleepy at all.

The more Xiao Yuan unpacked the box, the brighter his eyes became and the more rapid his hands moved.

Almost there! Almost there! Almost there!

Finally, he took a deep breath, picked up the last gift and handed it to Shuang'er, "My lady, you open it."

Shuang'er's eyes widened slightly, and she said uncertainly: "Should I come? But this is a gift from the master to you, my husband."

"What do you mean by you and mine?" Xiao Yuan stuffed the last gift into her hands. "My Lord said that this gift is not for me, but for both of us. It is reasonable for you to open it, my lady."