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

"If you want to know whether the officials in a place are good or bad, you can tell by looking at the way the people dress and their mental state."

The carriage drove into Baiyun County with a "clatter". Liang Fu and Shen Zheng were tired of sitting in the carriage, so they simply got out and sat on either side of Xiao Yuan.

Liang Fu also taught Xiao Yuan how to "identify officials by looking at the people" with great interest: "In Qingzhu County, which we passed just now, we could tell by the appearance of the people that the county magistrate had done nothing wrong."

Shen Zheng bent his knees, propped his chin on his hands, and nodded slowly, "I have seen the Qingzhu County Magistrate once before, and it is indeed similar to what you said."

Xiao Yuan chuckled and raised his chin, saying, "In my opinion, the people in Tongan County are the most energetic."

He was not lying. Perhaps because he had stayed in Tongan County for too long, he had long been accustomed to the atmosphere of laughter and joy all day long.

I've been to a different place these past two days and I always feel a little uncomfortable, especially... the people in Baiyun County are a little weird.

Liang Fu, who was standing by, also noticed something strange. After looking around, he asked Shen Zheng through Xiao Yuan, "Didn't you say that although Baiyun County is poor, the county magistrate is a very good person?"

If a county magistrate is good and always thinks about the people, then the people will not have a bad life. It's just like if all members of a family work together, then the family will not have a bad life. It's the same principle.

But the current situation in Baiyun County clearly goes against this principle.

"Strange..." Before Liang Fu spoke, Shen Zheng noticed that the people of Baiyun County were not very welcoming to them.

To put it another way - the people of Baiyun County...seem to be very xenophobic?

When the carriage first entered Baiyun County, they did not meet anyone. But as they gradually went deeper into Baiyun County and met more and more people, they could no longer ignore the people's hostility towards them.

The people looked at them hatefully, staring at their every move, and some even raised farm tools and sticks, with obvious threats in their expressions.

Is this driving them away?

Shen Zheng frowned in thought, and heard Xiao Yuan whisper, "Sir, someone is following our carriage and has not left."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zheng slightly tilted her head and made eye contact with the man holding a stick. There was undisguised disgust in the man's eyes.

She hadn't received malicious gazes for a long time, and she couldn't help but be dazed.

Shouldn't.

Yin Wencai's words and actions flashed through Shen Zheng's mind. She had a hunch that something was wrong in Baiyun County, so she whispered, "Go to the main street first and see if you can find someone to ask about the county government. Go slowly and don't bump into them."

After saying that, Shen Zheng nodded to Liang Fu, and the two of them bent down in tacit understanding and returned to the carriage.

"It's very strange." Liang Fu said, "Their clothes are mostly patched, but they are still clean. And we didn't see any manure dumping along the way, which means they still keep the manure for fertilizer..."

This is also what Liang Fu and Xiao Yuan said before - to see whether the people of a place are idle and want to live a good life, just look at whether there is a bad smell in their streets.

If the streets are full of excrement dumped by the people, then this place is probably hopeless - first, it is dirty and messy, the people don't care about the good or bad life, and the government does nothing. Second, the fields are barren.

Shen Zheng lifted a corner of the car curtain and looked carefully, and speculated: "They don't seem to be targeting us. They exclude all outsiders."

No one wants to have a gloomy face every day, and no one wants to pay attention to other people's every move all the time. People live their lives just to live their own lives well, and then think about other things.

So there must be a reason why the people of Baiyun County are like this.

"We'll know what happened only after we meet Yin Wencai." Shen Zheng frowned. She thought the trip would go smoothly, but she didn't expect to encounter trouble.

A quarter of an hour later, it became noticeably noisy outside the carriage and they arrived at the main street of Baiyun County.

Xiao Yuan originally thought that the people on the main street would be more friendly, but he was met with even more hostility. Many people even looked at them and then deliberately walked in front of the carriage. No matter how Xiao Yuan shouted, they turned a deaf ear and continued walking in front of the carriage.

"You guys!" Xiao Yuan was a little angry at being treated like this, but the biggest reason for his anger was because the adults were still in the car.

Before, the Lord treated the Baiyun County Magistrate and the people so well that he didn't even take their money for the rice seeds! And this time, when the Lord needed something, he also thought of buying it in Baiyun County first, so that the Baiyun County Government and the people could make a little money.

As a result, they were treated like this as soon as they entered Baiyun County!

Xiao Yuan didn't understand the principles between counties, he just felt sorry for Shen Zheng.

He didn't even want Shen Zheng to come out and see this scene - he was afraid that Shen Zheng would be sad.

What a kind heart for the dog!

"Snap—" Xiao Yuan swung the whip into the air, deliberately making a sound. The people blocking the road in front of him froze in their steps, but still did not move away.

"Get out of the way!" Xiao Yuan couldn't bear it any longer and yelled at them, "We're here to see your county magistrate, get out of the way!"

He was not sure why these people treated them like this, so he did not dare to introduce himself.

I was afraid that if I told them they were from Tongan County, it would make these weirdos even more jealous and unreasonable!

After he finished speaking, the people walking in front stopped, and Xiao Yuan quickly reined in his horse to avoid hitting the other person.

The other party turned around, looked him up and down, and said fiercely: "Hurry up and leave, we know what you are here for. To tell you the truth, we will not sell the goods to you, and the adults will not agree to it!"

Xiao Yuan was stunned when he heard this. How did the other party know that they were here to buy things?

So was it really the intention of the county magistrate Yin Wencai that the people treated them like this?

But why did Yin Wencai know that they would come?

That's not right! How dare Yin Wencai treat you like this? Is he crazy? Baiyun County still owes Tongan County money for rice seeds!

Xiao Yuan opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he heard the other party say, "You must have come all this way, right? Unfortunately, we don't want your filthy money. Leave now! Don't force us to report to the police!"

Yoho——

Do they still want to report to the police?

At this time, Xiao Yuan really wanted to "report to the police."

He suppressed his anger, leaned back slightly, and said aggrievedly: "My lord, they are crazy. I will go to Baiyun County right now and ask Yin Wencai what he means!"

Shen Zheng poked her head out after hearing this, and after taking a look around, she said to Xiao Yuan, "It is impossible for the people to be xenophobic for no reason. I'm afraid something has happened in Baiyun County. Don't be impulsive. Let's go to the county government office to find Yin Wencai first."

After that, Shen Zheng said loudly to the people who were watching him eagerly: "Fellow villagers, we came from Tong'an County in the prefecture and have no ill intentions. I hope you will make way and let us see Magistrate Yin first."

It can be seen from the words of the people that they still have a lot of respect for Yin Wencai and others.

Shen Zheng believed that she was not wrong about Yin Wencai, but... she was afraid that she had misunderstood.