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

"Each village will form three patrol teams, each with ten members, to patrol in shifts during the day and at night. What do you think?"

Shen Zheng asked them, if the distribution was like this, each patrol team would work exactly eight hours a day.

"That's great, but I don't know how much it will cost..."

Zhou Lizheng from Nanba Village hesitated to speak. It was not that he wanted the money from the county government, but now every household had started the busy farming season. If there was no pay, the villagers would not take it too seriously even if they joined the patrol team.

"Li Zheng Zhou, don't worry. The county government will certainly not let the villagers work for nothing." Shen Zheng gave everyone a reassuring look.

She continued, "The wages are the same as digging canals, 40 cents a day, but meals are not included."

Several village heads' eyes lit up after hearing this!

Just patrolling costs 40 cents a day! We live close to home, so we can take care of our families and go home for dinner. What's there to be dissatisfied about?

They agreed immediately, fearing that Shen Zheng would go back on her word.

……

When the village heads returned to the village, there was another round of recruitment.

However, this recruitment was different from the previous canal digging in the county. At that time, the recruitment standards for canal digging in the county were formulated by Shen Zheng and Xu Zhubu, who focused on certain groups of people.

But this time, the village's recruitment of workers was somewhat personal in nature.

Whoever has a good relationship with the village head's family may be selected to join the patrol team.

However, the village heads did not dare to abuse their power too much, as most of the people they recruited were in good health and had good strength.

But within one day, patrol teams were formed in each village. Those who were selected to join the patrol teams all held their heads high, and even their families felt that they had more face in the village.

In the blink of an eye, it was June.

That evening, Niu Fugui, the squad leader of the patrol team in Nanba Village, was patrolling the fields with his team members.

He walked at the front of the team, holding a wooden stick in his hand, not missing any movement in the rice field.

"Brother Fugui, let's take a break. We have been walking for more than an hour." The team members were a little exhausted and said to Niu Fugui.

"No! Half of the field has not been inspected yet. The rice will soon be in ear form, so we can't be careless!"

Niu Fugui directly rejected the team members' request. If something went wrong while his patrol team was on guard, he would have no face left to stay in Nanba Village.

"Pap tap tap tap..."

At this time, it suddenly started to rain.

"Oh, why is it raining suddenly? I haven't collected the clothes I hung out to dry yet! I don't even know if my husband is asleep!" The team members complained about the sudden heavy rain.

The rain came quickly and heavily, and the big raindrops hit Niu Fugui's body, making him feel some pain.

He originally wanted to take his team members to inspect the remaining rice fields, but the rain was getting heavier, gradually blurring their vision. The field ridges were also trampled into mud, and they would slip into the rice fields if they were not careful.

In desperation, he had to take everyone to the nearest straw hut to take shelter from the rain.

Normally, spring rain should come and go quickly, but this downpour lasted for nearly half an hour without stopping.

Niu Fugui was able to sit still at first, but when he saw the water in the rice field slowly accumulating, he became panicked.

It is true that rice fields need water, but that does not mean they can be flooded for a long time! If they continue to be flooded, something bad will happen!

He quickly stood up from the ground and called out to everyone: "Go home and get your weapons! Wake up everyone in the village!"

One team member didn't understand, as it had rained so heavily in previous years, but it usually stopped after an hour or two.

He said, "Brother Niu, there's no need to be like this. The rain will probably stop soon."

Niu Fugui wiped the rain off his face and said seriously, "There's something wrong with this rain. I'm afraid it won't stop anytime soon."

Normally, this kind of rainstorm is only heavy at the beginning, and the raindrops will gradually become smaller after a while. But today's rain shows no sign of getting smaller, so he doesn't dare to gamble with the crops in the fields.

After hearing his words, everyone stretched out their hands to catch the rain. The big drops of rain hit their palms so hard that they felt a little pain.

It would have been better if they hadn't said anything. After Niu Fugui said that, they all started to worry about the crops in the fields and rushed back home in the rain.

……

County government.

Shen Zheng was also awakened by the heavy rain. When she first heard the sound of raindrops hitting the roof, she thought it was hail because it was too loud.

Unable to fall asleep for a moment, she simply sat up and looked through the system. She felt a little sad when she thought about it, as this was the only electronic device she could touch now.

But after the rain fell for an hour, she gradually felt something was wrong.

Such heavy rain is enough to flood low-lying farmland in just one hour.

The rice in that field!

Shen Zheng cursed inwardly.

We have been on guard day and night during this period, and we have prevented thieves, but we cannot prevent natural disasters!

She quickly got up, put on her robe and went out.

Just as she raised her hand to knock on Xu Zhubu's door, the door opened from the inside.

She was startled by the sudden change.

Xu Zhubu in the room was already dressed. He was about to go next door to call Shen Zheng, but when he opened the door and saw her standing at the door, his body trembled slightly.

The two looked at each other and saw a solemn look in each other's eyes.

Shen Zheng looked at the constables' quarters opposite and thought that only Zhao Xiu should be there today.

She said to Xu Zhubu, "I'm going to the storeroom to get my straw raincoat and hat. Go wake up Zhao Xiu and we'll go out right away."

After saying that, she ran to the warehouse and quickly searched for the straw raincoat hat she had seen last time.

The warehouse contained the items that the Fang family had brought last time. For a moment, Shen Zheng couldn't find her straw raincoat hat. She became a little anxious and lay on top of the items to search for it.

"I'll do it." The voice of Xu Zhubu came from behind her.

Shen Zheng stood up and took two steps back to make room for him.

Xu Zhubu was tall and had long legs. He stepped into the pile of junk and found his raincoat and hat in no time.

After getting dressed, the three of them headed straight for Qingyuan Village, the lowest village in the heavy rain.

While they were on the road, Shen Zheng had been hoping that the rain would get lighter, but God was probably sleeping with his ears covered tonight.

Not only did the rain not decrease, it was also getting heavier.

At this time, the straw raincoats and hats on the three people were of little use. Except for their heads, the rest of their bodies were wet.

When they arrived at the farmland of Qingyuan Village, they could only see the ridges of the fields were densely packed with people.

Shen Zheng and the other two squeezed into the crowd and saw Zhang Lizheng, who was so anxious that he almost cried.

Their Qingyuan Village has the lowest terrain, so water is stored the fastest. Now, whether it is the rice fields or the fields planted with other crops, they are basically all flooded!

When he saw Shen Zheng and the other two, he said with a choked voice: "Sir, many fields in the village have been flooded. The rice..."

Zhang Lizheng didn't dare to say the following words.

Although they seldom grow rice, they know that if the rice that is about to head is hit by such heavy rain, even if it is not washed away or drowned, its heading will be affected.

In mild cases, the number of rice ears will decrease, and in severe cases, the rice husks will become empty.