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

Shen Zheng originally thought that her Tongan County was notoriously poor in the surrounding area, but now that the people had some spirit on their faces, other counties should also have some signs of prosperity.

But she had no idea that along the way, she saw mostly people with pale and thin faces and numb expressions.

The two drove along the way, and when they passed the main street of Yonglu County, they were blocked by the crowd in front of them. These people walked anxiously, as if they were in a hurry to grab things from the front.

Shen Zheng looked around as more and more people gathered, but she couldn't see the source of the blockage at a glance.

She originally wanted to ask Xu Zhubu to turn around and take another route, but in a short moment, a wall of people formed behind their carriage, and now the two of them were in a dilemma.

Xu Zhubu looked at the crowds of people around him and said in a deep voice, "Sir, something might have happened in Yonglu County today. It seems we won't be able to get through for a while."

Shen Zheng was just about to say this. From the looks of it, they might not be able to fight back and forth today.

She had no choice but to jump out of the car and start asking a nearby county resident.

"My fellow villager, please tell me what happened ahead. Why are there so many people stuck in traffic?"

The middle-aged man she called over looked pale. He looked her and the carriage behind her up and down and shook his head.

"You don't look like people who can't afford to eat. This matter has nothing to do with you."

When Shen Zheng heard this, she knew that the previous incident was related to food. She asked curiously, "We are new here, so please help us solve our doubts."

The middle-aged man sighed and glanced at the crowd in front of him. It seemed that he would not be able to squeeze to the front for a while, so he stretched out his hand and pointed them in a direction.

"See the place with the most people over there? The grain store is just around the corner. We are all going there to buy grain."

Shen Zheng looked in the direction of his finger and understood that perhaps Yonglu County also had a similar grain purchasing policy as her Tong'an County.

She asked, "There are so many people in line, but the food is limited to buy?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man sighed again.

He turned his head to observe the crowd's movements and said, "That's right. The grain store distributes 100 kilograms of grain every day. If you go too late, it will be gone!"

One hundred pounds?

Shen Zheng frowned. One hundred kilograms was enough to feed the residents of a whole county, let alone people in a small village, only enough to eat half full.

Just as she was about to ask about their grain purchasing policy in detail, a crowd of people began to gather.

When the man saw some movement in front of him, he began to squeeze in with all his strength and was instantly submerged in the crowd.

Upon seeing this, Xu Zhubu immediately leaned down, stretched out his hands, and called out to Shen Zheng, "Sir, come up quickly!"

Shen Zheng also wanted to climb up, but she was squeezed here and there in the crowd, with her feet stepped on and then pushed away inexplicably.

She clenched her teeth and held on to the frame with both hands. Xu Zhubu immediately grabbed her wrist, and with the two of them working together, she successfully got back on the car.

She fell onto the car floor and breathed a sigh of relief, still feeling frightened.

Tramplings are most likely to occur at times like these, and I don't know why the Yonglu County government did nothing.

At this time, Zhuifeng stomped on the spot in annoyance. There were noisy voices around him and people bumped into him from time to time, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Shen Zheng took a small step forward, reached out her hand and gently stroked Zhuifeng's back to comfort him.

Zhuifeng must not be frightened at this time. If the horse loses control and runs wildly, not only her and Xu Zhubu who are still in the carriage, but even the people around them will be hurt.

"Clang, clang, clang! clang, clang, clang!"

At this moment, a rapid gong sound suddenly rang out behind them. Shen Zheng knew that the person striking the gong was using great force. He suddenly felt his head swelling and subconsciously covered his ears with his hands.

The people around them stopped as if they were under a spell, and a look of fear appeared on their faces.

Shen Zheng looked back in the direction of the sound and saw that the person beating the gong was none other than the constable from Yonglu County.

There were about a dozen constables in the group. The leader was tall and strong, and he strode forward with the constables behind him.

The captain put his hand on the iron bar at his waist, glanced at everyone, and spoke arrogantly:

"Why are you pushing me? Do you still want to eat? If you don't want to eat, just close the grain store in the future!"

The county residents around immediately lowered their heads and whispered that they wanted to eat.

Perhaps because Shen Zheng's gaze was too obvious, the captain walked straight over.

He looked Shen Zheng and the other person up and down, then looked at the carriage they were riding in thoughtfully.

After a moment, he raised his chin and asked, "Stranger?"

Shen Zheng met his scrutinizing gaze and nodded, "That's right."

At this time, the constable standing behind the chief constable leaned over and said something to him. A gleam of greed instantly flashed in the chief constable's eyes.

The corner of his mouth curled up into a smile, and he asked, "Do you two have a pass?"

"No."

Shen Zheng's tone remained calm. As soon as she saw their expressions, she knew that they had other thoughts, but they had offended the wrong person.

When the captain heard that they didn't have a pass, he immediately raised his hand and called to the constables behind him.

"Come here! These two don't have a pass. I suspect they are vagrants. Take them back first. I want to interrogate them thoroughly!"

"Yes!"

The detectives behind him surrounded him in an instant like vicious dogs seeing a bone. The surrounding county residents saw that something was wrong and avoided them one after another, tiptoeing towards the grain shop.

Xu Zhubu was furious. He let go of the reins and stood in front of Shen Zheng, shouting, "How dare you!"

The captain of the police was stunned when he heard this, then he turned around and bent over to the detectives and laughed.

"Did I hear correctly? What did this brat say? He said I was insolent?"

Just as the detectives started laughing with him, he quickly frowned again, pulled out the iron ruler from his waist and pointed it at Shen Zheng and the other two.

"In Yonglu County, apart from the senior officials, no one dares to say that I, Wang Wu, am presumptuous! You are very good, very good."

Xu Zhubu wanted to speak again but was stopped by Shen Zheng.

She sneered and mocked mercilessly: "You are nothing? You think you can do anything?"

Wang Wu lost his composure instantly, and cursed fiercely with a ferocious face: "What did you say! Bitch! Someone take them back!"

The constable behind him immediately stepped forward and was about to take action, but Shen Zheng shouted in a low voice: "Everyone, step back! Let's see who dares to step forward!"

For some reason, the detectives actually stopped.

Wang Wu was so angry when he saw that they were really scared by this bitch that he hit them with the iron ruler in his hand.

"You're a bunch of good-for-nothings! Come on, come at me!"

The detectives came to their senses instantly, thinking that they must have been tricked, and then they drew their weapons.

Shen Zheng's face darkened, and he took out the county magistrate's token from his pocket and thrust it directly in their faces.

She said in a cold voice: "Constable Wang, although we don't have a pass, we do have a token. Are you satisfied with it?"

Wang Wu worked in the Yonglu County government for many years before he became a captain of the police. Of course, he recognized the token in front of him.

County magistrate's token! He rubbed his eyes in disbelief.