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

Shen Zheng was determined to cause trouble. Seeing that he couldn't stop her, Manager Yu and Mo Qingwan didn't say anything and could only grit their teeth.

"Done!" He frowned and thought for a while, then looked at Wang Guangjin again, and felt that it was still not working. "Girl, please wait a moment. I'll call some more brothers. We have more people, so we can protect you well."

Unexpectedly, Shen Zheng shook her head and patted Wang Guangjin on the shoulder: "My brother is capable, and we won't take action until it's necessary. We should use courtesy first and then force."

When Manager Yu heard this, he thought - He is indeed worthy of being a royal merchant, he can even justify his coming to destroy the place with reasons!

But he was still a little worried: "If the young lady goes with us, Mo Jinyin will definitely come over. I'm afraid he will bring his thugs..."

That guy and the eldest lady don't get along well, and this is something that everyone at the dock knows.

It is said that a married girl is like spilled water. With Mo Jinyin's character, how could he be nice to the eldest lady?

Hearing this, Mo Qingwan looked at Shen Zheng and said softly, "Only after my daughter leaves can Mo Jinyin show up."

And she also wanted to seek justice for everyone at the dock.

Now she is of low status and lacks power, but today she has found a big man!

Including Manager Yu and others, there were more than ten people in total. Manager Yu led them around and around until they came to a slightly cleaner area on the west side of the pier, and then took them straight to a small courtyard.

Several laborers were sitting at the gate of the courtyard, obviously wanting to ask for their wages, but they did not want to conflict with the people inside, so they had to guard the door and waste time.

They were not Manager Yu's subordinates, but they recognized Manager Yu and Mo Qingwan. When they saw them coming, they immediately perked up and whispered about the purpose of Mo Qingwan, the married woman's visit.

"What is she doing here? Is she going to pay us?"

"She's already married, how can she pay us wages? If she hadn't gotten married, the wharf wouldn't have fallen into the hands of Mr. Mo, and we wouldn't have suffered for nothing!"

Unlike the steward and others, these laborers were not familiar with Mo Qingwan. On the contrary, some even had some resentment towards Mo Qingwan. Some even speculated: "She and Mo Er are from the same family, and Mo Er is her uncle! They are birds of a feather. They are definitely not here to help us. It's better not to go there."

Some people frowned upon hearing this, disagreeing and whispering, "But in the past...she treated us well and even packed us lunch every day."

"Good-for-nothing!"

The man was hit on the head, and then he heard the person next to him say: "You have been bribed by a little favor, listen to me, don't go over there, and take a look!"

Shen Zheng deliberately slowed down her pace and listened to their conversation. Mo Qingwan followed her and smiled bitterly: "It's normal for everyone to be resentful of me."

Shen Zheng sighed softly: "Don't think so, you are only trying to protect yourself. But... I can't blame them. Let's go, get the job done, and they won't think so anymore."

Working without getting paid would make anyone feel resentful. In the final analysis, the fault lies with only one person, but it makes honest people tear each other apart.

The courtyard gate was not locked, which showed that the people inside were not afraid of the laborers causing trouble. Manager Yu stopped, nodded at Shen Zheng, and pushed the door open.

There were three houses in the courtyard, each of which was neither too big nor too small. The ground was mud and not paved with bricks, but the roofs of the three houses were covered with heavy tiles of better quality.

Seeing Shen Zheng looking up at the roof, Mo Qingwan whispered, "There are sometimes strong winds at the dock. If the roof is not pressed down, it will be easily blown away by the river wind."

Shen Zheng nodded in understanding.

Wei Que and others did not mention this matter, but the houses near the Tongan County wharf must at least be built according to this specification, and the ground must be rammed earth.

The noise made by the crowd as they walked attracted a man in the house to stick his head out. When he saw who was coming, he was stunned and quickly retracted his head to report.

Without waiting for the people inside to come out, Shen Zheng led everyone straight in.

Although it was an accounting office, the furnishings in the room were extremely simple. Not to mention the shelves for placing account books, Shen Zheng didn't even see the account books. However, there was a wooden cage that imprisoned a beautiful bird.

The bird cage was not hung up but placed on the desk. The emerald green bird stood on the horizontal bar of the cage, its small black eyes moving back and forth as if observing the person coming.

On the desk, there was a teapot, a teacup, a pipe, some novels, but no writing brush, ink, paper or inkstone.

Then look at the manager in the room, or the "accountant" - he is wearing a long gown, has a greasy face, and is lying on a chair with a big belly. How does he look like an accountant at all?

When this person saw them rushing into the house, his expression froze, and then he sat up and looked at Mo Qingwan with a smile: "Isn't this our eldest... Oh no, I have to call you Madam Yue now. Madam Yue, you have nothing to do, so why come to inspect the dock?"

What a wonderful call of "Mrs. Yue"! It made Manager Yu and others angry and they gritted their teeth and clenched their fists.

Mo Qingwan's expression did not change.

She knew the person in front of her, Mo Jinyin's brother-in-law - Zhao Yuchun.

This man is the apple of Mo Jinyin's eye. He is nearly forty years old and does nothing all day long. He relies on his elder sister and the Mo family, and has no worries about food and drink.

According to seniority, she has to call the other person "Uncle Zhao".

She smiled softly and said, "Manager Zhao, please call my second uncle over. I have something to discuss with him."

Zhao Yuchun picked up his pipe and tapped it, then raised his eyes and said, "My brother-in-law has been busy lately, so Madam Yue can discuss anything with me. However... I am very curious, isn't Madam Yue's family in the wine business? What does it have to do with my Mo's wharf? Maybe you can't sell your wine, so you want to use our channels to sell it?"

After saying this, he couldn't help feeling happy in his heart, and even his face turned visibly red.

In the past, even if Mo Qingwan had eyes on the top of his head, he would never even look at him straight in the eye. But today, he still has to beg him for help because of a group of laborers?

It’s true – things change over time!

Mo Qingwan also laughed when he heard this, and walked forward to look down at him: "I didn't know that Manager Zhao changed his surname to Mo. If you really want to change your ancestor, you can pester my second aunt and ask her to go to the Mo family and make a scene, maybe it will work."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him laughed.

"you!"

Just a few words made Zhao Yuchun's face even redder - this time he was angry.

Everyone knew that his sister treated him well, but his sister was also brainless. She would fight and grab whatever she wanted, but her means of competing made him feel ashamed.

——The things and fame gained by crying and making a fuss are always unpleasant to the ears and can easily be used as a handle by others.

He took a deep puff of his cigarette, pointed at Manager Yu and the others, and said gloomily, "You came here to ask for their wages, right?"

This is embarrassing, I don't want to pretend anymore.

Didn't he come to ask for money? Without money and a single person, what could they do to him?

These coolies are here to make trouble. Aren’t they afraid that they will lose all their money in the end? They are just a bunch of brainless paper tigers!