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

Shen Zheng saw his embarrassed expression and immediately understood what he was thinking.

She said, "Boss Jia, don't treat us as officials. Today we are just ordinary buyers in your store. You can do whatever you want."

Having said that, Boss Jia can't just do whatever he wants.

It’s not that officials will definitely get discounts when buying things, but he himself didn’t want the official in front of him to suffer a loss.

He did not answer, but stood up and invited the two to go see the horses first.

"You two, please take a look at the horses in the stable first. When buying a horse, you also need to have a good eye for it. Once you have chosen one, we can talk about the price. What do you think?"

Shen Zheng thought about it and realized that what he said was right. It was inappropriate for her to ask the price directly just now. She should have waited a while before discussing it.

Then she nodded in agreement, and the three of them went to the stables.

There are not many horses in the stable, only four in total. Although they are not very strong, they are all in good spirits. You can tell at a glance that the person who raised them put a lot of effort into it.

The four horses have different coat colors, black, brown, and mottled.

The horse that snorted at Shen Zheng before was a black horse. Its body shape was the most outstanding among the horses, with obvious muscles in its limbs and thick and wide hooves.

It was concentrating on eating the hay in the trough. Its ears moved slightly. When it heard someone coming in front of it, it raised its head and looked over.

Shen Zheng looked at his lively eyes and immediately liked him very much.

Boss Jia saw that she had been looking at the horse, so he started to introduce it:

"This horse is called Zhuifeng. I rescued him from a horse dealer last year. At that time, he had a lame hoof and we all thought he couldn't run anymore. I thought of raising him first. If he didn't work, I would make him a stud. But within two months, he was completely healed and even got fatter and fatter."

After he said that, he reached out and touched Zhuifeng's head, with memories in his eyes.

"Zhuifeng is a good horse. He has great endurance and a good memory. He can remember the route after running a few times. He just eats a lot."

Shen Zheng nodded in agreement. She had figured out from the rather intelligent snorting sound that this was a greedy horse.

Just as Boss Jia was about to introduce other horses to Shen Zheng, she interrupted him: "I think Zhuifeng is a good match for me. I wonder if Boss Jia is willing to part with it?"

She remembered that there was someone beside her, so she turned around and asked symbolically, "What does Xu Zhubu think?"

How could Xu Zhubu have any objection? He immediately nodded in agreement.

"As long as you like."

Boss Jia thought they would have to choose again, but he didn't expect them to choose Zhuifeng directly.

But he was running a business, and no matter how much he loved the horses, there was no reason for him not to sell them.

He touched Zhuifeng's long mane reluctantly and said:

"Zhuifeng was a sick horse at that time, so the horse dealer asked for a very low price, only twenty taels of silver. If you like it, you can give it twenty taels of silver and take it away."

However, if he sold Zhuifeng to someone else, he would definitely increase the price. However, the buyer was the county magistrate, and he really didn't want to make money from her and the county government.

Shen Zheng immediately retorted that it was unreasonable to sell at the purchase price when doing business, not to mention that Zhuifeng was a living creature, not just a commodity.

"Boss Jia's asking price is unreasonable. Not to mention that you have cured Zhuifeng's leg and made him so strong, the fodder and wages for feeding him over the past year are not a small amount."

After hearing this, Boss Jia looked at her in surprise. How could anyone complain about the price of something when buying it?

Shen Zheng continued, "I really think that Zhuifeng is a good idea, but I don't want to see you, Boss Jia, lose money. How about this, thirty taels of silver, okay?"

When Boss Jia heard about the thirty taels of silver, he had no objection. The horses he kept here could not even go out for a run twice a month, and they were all so sleepy that they became confused.

But if you follow them, you can see a wider world.

He immediately nodded in agreement: "Then I'll give you thirty taels of silver. I have a simple carriage here. If you don't mind, I'll give it to Zhuifeng first. You can change it later if you want."

In the past, most people who came to rent horses from him only wanted one horse. If they needed to pull something, they would put a carriage on the horse. It was rare that a carriage was needed, so he didn't have the kind of luxurious carriages that the rich families had.

Shen Zheng nodded: "That's great, thank you Boss Jia."

"How can that be true, sir?" Boss Jia lowered his head, opened the stable fence, and let Zhuifeng out.

As Zhuifeng came out, he neighed and rubbed Boss Jia's hand with his head.

Boss Jia touched it, turned to Shen Zheng and said, "Please wait for a moment, my lords. When the clerk comes back, I will help him put the frame on Zhuifeng."

Shen Zheng remembered that she had not yet taken the box containing the textile machine drawings, so she asked Xu Zhubu to wait here while she went back to the county government office to get the drawings. Once the frame was assembled, they could set off directly to Liuyang Prefecture.

……

When Shen Zheng returned to the county government office and got the blueprints, Boss Jia and his men had already assembled the frame.

Zhuifeng seldom used to ride on a bicycle frame, so he was a little uncomfortable when he did today. He snorted and kicked his hooves on the spot.

Shen Zheng walked up to it and stroked its mane in a soothing manner, and said to it, "You will have to work hard chasing the wind today. When we get to Liuyang Prefecture, I will buy you some good bean food."

Zhuifeng seemed to understand and calmed down.

Shen Zheng looked at its clear and bright eyes and liked it even more.

Xu Zhubu watched her talking to Zhuifeng, walked over and said softly, "Sir, please get in the carriage. I will drive."

Shen Zheng nodded, supported herself on the car board with both hands, and jumped up with an effort.

Xu Zhubu was stunned by her action.

He raised the stool in his hand and looked at it, then chuckled helplessly and returned the stool to Boss Jia.

His lady is truly a heroine. She looks so fresh and refined even when getting on the carriage.

"What are you standing there for? Come up quickly, let's try to get back today!"

Shen Zheng poked her head out of the carriage to urge him, then turned to Boss Jia and said:

"Boss Jia, thank you very much today. I will come to you to buy horses in the future!"

Boss Jia was delighted to hear this: "You are welcome, sir. Come often in the future!"

Jia Qingzong had done business with the government before, either buying money on credit or bargaining for the price. This was the first time he had such a smooth business.

It turned out that what the people in the county said was right. The county magistrate might be an immortal who came down to earth to save people from suffering!

As soon as Xu Zhubu stepped onto the carriage with his long legs, he nodded to Boss Jia, held the reins and led Zhuifeng out of the carriage shop.

Zhuifeng raised his horse's hoof and the carriage started to move slowly.

This was Shen Zheng's first time riding in a carriage since she came here. Before that, she had either ridden in an ox cart or a donkey cart. She couldn't tell what the difference was, but it was just a different feeling.

She lifted the curtain of the carriage, and the scenery in her eyes slowly receded. Amid the sound of horse hooves, the two of them left Tongan County.

To go to Liuyang Prefecture, they had to pass through Yonglu County, which also belonged to Liuyang Prefecture. Shen Zheng was quite curious about other counties, so he simply got out of the carriage and sat on the front board with Xu Zhubu.