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

Important items from the storeroom, study, and courtroom had already been moved in. Xu Zhubu was in charge of the items in the storeroom, who would count the items before putting them into the storeroom. Shen Zheng trusted him.

It is worth mentioning that Liang Fu modified the big lock on the warehouse and made two new keys.

——One key was kept by Shen Zheng and the other was kept by Xu Zhubu. The two keys must be put together to open the door.

The main things moved today were the daily necessities for everyone in the room. Despite this, the two carriages still made eight trips before moving all the things from the county school.

Shen Zheng was secretly shocked. It turned out that the longer they lived there, the more belongings they had. When they moved to the county school last time, the carriage didn't run eight times.

Everyone spent almost the entire morning cleaning up. There wasn't much in Shen Zheng's room. She just needed to make the bed, organize her clothes and jewelry, and sort out the books she often read.

Yu Nanshu came to help her first, and then went back to sort out her own belongings.

During this time, she looked up and asked Shen Zheng: "Sister Shen, you still don't want a maid? If there is a maid, you can just sit and rest, why do you need to do all this?"

Shen Zheng lifted up the quilt and shook it, then turned to ask her, "Why doesn't Nan Shu have a maid? Don't all the young ladies in the capital have maids?"

Yu Nanshu was stunned for a moment, "There used to be..."

Later, when she came to Tongan County, she found that no one had a maid, even the little dandy Fang Ziyan had no servant. She would feel it was weird if she let a maid follow her.

Shen Zheng smiled and did not express her stubborn little thoughts.

"It's up to you whether you have one or not. I live a simple life, and I need an assistant in official business more than a maid who takes care of my daily life."

It is certainly not a problem for her to take care of herself. What she finds most urgent now is someone who can share the work with her. If there is a suitable candidate, she will recruit him.

Before we knew it, the sun was high in the sky.

Shen Xingjian had specially checked today, and judging from the weather, it was indeed an "auspicious day".

After Shen Zheng and Yu Nanshu finished packing, they left the yard together. After passing the corridor, they came to the real backyard, where Yu Shizhang and others were.

It seemed that they had just finished tidying up and were sitting in the yard drinking tea. The steam rising from the teacups looked particularly beautiful under the sunlight.

"Have you finished cleaning up?" Yu Shizhang asked when he saw them coming.

Shen Zheng nodded, took Yu Nanshu to sit down, poured herself a cup of tea and drank it, sighing: "It's not that the county school is bad, but after moving around so much, I always feel that 'home' is better."

Who said no.

Yu Shizhang also took a sip of tea, "I always feel that the well water in the county government office is especially sweet."

Everyone smiled at each other and raised their teacups to drink together.

"Celebrate our move back to the county government office."

"It also celebrates that we have our own 'home'."

"From now on, you can quarrel, but you can't fight. A harmonious family is the only way to success."

"When have we ever fought? Who dares to fight in front of you?"

"Hahahaha-"

The sunshine dispelled the chill, and everyone walked out of the pavilion spontaneously to enjoy this rare warmth.

"Sir..." A hurried voice sounded at an inopportune time, causing everyone to feel a little disturbed and turned their heads to look.

Zhao Xiu paused when he saw this, and his eyes swept across everyone's faces.

He held the iron ruler at his waist and took a step back. "Is it a shame to bother you guys? It's nothing serious. I'll come back to find you later."

It is most hateful to say half the words.

"What's the matter?" Shen Zheng stepped forward and asked, "You only told half of your story, which made us all anxious. Tell me quickly."

Zhao Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, smiled implicitly, and reported: "My Lord, it's really not a big deal. It's just that Mo Zongkai made a big fuss and cried and clamored to see you."

Mo Zonkai?

Shen Zheng and the others looked at each other.

"I almost forgot that there's a person like this locked up in the yamen!" Shen Zheng curled her lips and asked maliciously, "Is he still alive?"

What is the problem?

Zhao Xiu's eyebrows twitched, and he answered honestly, "He's alive. He looks frail, but he's actually very strong. I guess he eats a lot of supplements every day."

Although they didn't torture the kid and delivered two meals a day, the cell was not a place for ordinary people to stay.

Not only is it dark, but it's also cold and damp, and if you're not careful, rats will gnaw on your toes! Take Liu Bucktooth for example, he was such a scoundrel, but he was crying and begging to get out of the cell.

"Oh..." Yu Shizhang blew away the foam on the tea, "He is indeed a tough guy. He is locked up, and no one comes to redeem him. I think he is not favored at home. By the way, why is he looking for Shen Zheng?"

Shen Zheng was thinking about what Fang Wenxiu said that day. The Mo family only had one male, Mo Zonkai, in this generation, and he was spoiled in the family.

To this day, no one from the Mo family has come to redeem him. There is only one possibility - the news was suppressed by Mo Qingwan, the eldest daughter of the Mo family.

When Mo Zonkai was studying at Liuchang Academy, he had to "live on campus", and it was common for him not to go home for eight or ten days.

Mo Zonkai probably guessed this possibility, which is why he couldn't stay any longer.

Sure enough, Zhao Xiu’s next words were exactly what Shen Zheng had guessed.

"Today you all moved back, and Uncle Lai, the chef, specially cooked the pickled meat that the adults brought back yesterday. The aroma drifted to the prison cell, and it probably aroused the greed of the boy. He said that the woman would not come to redeem him, and he himself had some silver in the bank, so he asked Lord Shen to go over and talk to him."

Shen Zheng curled her lips again, "He endured it for so long before, and now he can't stand the smell of meat?"

Zhao Xiu thought about the coarse flour buns that were delivered every day, and he said with a smile, "At first, he didn't want to eat the buns we delivered, because he thought they would choke his throat, which made Uncle Lai angry. Uncle Lai didn't even bother to warm up the buns that were delivered to the young master for several days. The buns were so hard that he would jump up if they were hit on the ground."

The hard steamed buns hit the ground and can still jump up...

This scene appeared in everyone's mind at the same time. Xu Zhubu stroked his sleeves lightly, his face remained calm, and he spoke clearly: "This is the treatment of the prisoner. We did not abuse him."

Isn’t it? Zhao Xiu nodded repeatedly.

It’s good enough to have steamed buns. If I had been in jail in Tongan County a few years ago, would I still want to eat steamed buns?

You wish! Just having a bowl of rice soup is a compliment!

Yu Shizhang stood up and turned around, sniffing again and again in the direction of the public kitchen, "My uncle said that the pickled meat sent by Xiahe Village is fragrant. From now on, we will change the name of this pickled meat to prison pickled meat. It smells so good that even the prisoners are drooling."

How mean! Shen Zheng waved her hand at Zhao Xiu, "Don't worry about him. Tell him that I will release him when someone comes to redeem him. After all, I provide food and lodging. How dare he complain?"

I just don’t know when Mo Qingwan is waiting for.

Shen Xingjian on the side pursed his lips and chuckled. If you say that food and accommodation are provided, then that is indeed the case.