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

Everything in Tongan County was unfamiliar to Yan Qiao.

The peculiar ground, the clean streets, the enthusiastic residents, the amiable constables, and... the female county magistrate who was wearing cloth clothes and sitting on a small wooden stool tinkering with something.

Yan Qiao had heard about the female county magistrate in the Great Zhou Dynasty before.

But just trying to "stay alive" took up all her energy, so she had no way of understanding more before.

She was very nervous and apprehensive about coming to meet this adult.

She was afraid that she would say something wrong, that she would displease this adult, or even implicate Sister Mo.

Yes, Sister Mo.

Sister Mo said that she didn't need her to be a maid, and that she would transfer her to civilian status. Sister Mo also said, "If you want to study, study. If you want to do business, do business. If you don't want to do either... rent a house in Tong'an County and see what you want to do."

If it were before, she really didn't want to think about anything. The saying "a good death is worse than a miserable life" is actually very applicable to her.

But it's different now.

Now, she wants to stay by Sister Mo's side.

"Greetings, sir." Sister Mo beside her bowed respectfully. She also woke up as if from a dream and said with a slight stutter: "I, the commoner Yan Qiao, greets Lord Shen..."

The man opposite raised his head, with a strange half-mask on his face. Yan Qiao could only see his jade-like eyes.

"Yan Qiao." The man opposite smiled and said softly, "Qing Wan has told me, please sit down first and wait for me to finish what I have."

Yan Qiao didn't know how she sat down.

But after she came to her senses, she suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

How dare she!

How dare she, a slave, sit opposite the county magistrate so calmly? It was so rude!

After thinking it over carefully, she slowly stood up again and stood beside Mo Qingwan with her head down.

Mo Qingwan turned around in confusion, thinking that she was unwell, and asked worriedly: "What's wrong? Is your body hurting when you sit down?"

"No..." Yan Qiao shook her head and bowed to Shen Zheng again: "Sir Shen, I am rude and don't know the rules. I hope you..."

"Hmm?" Shen Zheng put the ground glass in the box and turned around with a smile, "You kid...your injury is not healed yet? Etiquette and rules are not only expressed in physical expressions. Sit down and talk about what you want to say."

Etiquette and rules...are not just expressed physically?

Yan Qiao had never heard anyone say this before.

Being extremely cautious is a rule, being cautious is also a rule, and nodding and bowing is even more of a rule.

But if separated from the limbs, what are the rules?

Before Yan Qiao could figure it out, Mo Qingwan pulled her down to sit down again.

Shen Zheng was also looking at the strange girl in front of her.

Thin is the first impression the other person gives her.

I'm not making fun of him, but for someone so thin, it's inevitable that he'll break some bones if he falls hard.

Then it comes to being sensible.

It's not the kind of sensible person who follows rules and is confined by frameworks, but the kind of sensible person who has been well-educated and is neither impatient nor anxious.

"Qing Wan didn't tell me much about you." Shen Zheng took off her gloves and mask and said in a gentle voice, "But Qing Wan said that you are a good child, and a smart child who can study and do business. I believe her, so I believe you too."

Looking at this uncovered face, Yan Qiao's expression froze for a moment.

It's different than what you imagined.

In fact, this face was not fierce at all, and looked like the older sister next door. However, when she saw it, she felt... inexplicably frightened and did not dare to look into the other's eyes.

Shen Zheng paused, and then said, "You are not originally a slave. If you want to be free, you only need to go to the government office and sign the document of release."

Yan Qiao pursed her lips and glanced at Mo Qingwan.

In just today, he became a slave, escaped from slavery, and even severed his relationship with Tian Cui Gu.

Everything is like a dream.

As Shen Zheng spoke, she took out a piece of document from her arms, placed it on the table, and pushed it towards Mo Qingwan.

"Next time you go to the city to help Yan Qiao get out of slavery, just give this document to the deed officer at the government office. After the government office is done, Yan Qiao's household will be registered in our county. However, she has no place to live, and the only thing the county can give her is the wasteland in the village. If she wants to settle down properly, it's up to her."

Mo Qingwan nodded heavily upon hearing this.

In fact, she knew that the adults were kind-hearted in giving Yan Qiao one acre and three mu of land.

Yan Qiao was young and penniless, so it would be very difficult for her to settle down in other counties, let alone Tongan County.

"Thank you very much, sir." Mo Qingwan stood up with Yan Qiao to express his gratitude.

Yan Qiao still looked a little dazed.

She didn't expect that this gentleman would write the settlement documents without asking her any questions.

"As for what you said later..." Shen Zheng paused and asked Yan Qiao: "I heard from Qing Wan that you are very talented in studying and wanted you to enter the county school to continue your studies, but that day... she didn't seem to discuss this with you. What about you? Do you still want to continue your studies?"

He could learn to read at the age of three and recite poems at the age of five.

In the current educational environment of the Great Zhou, Yan Qiao can indeed be considered talented.

As long as the child can pass Li Hongmao's approval, Shen Zheng has no objection to him going to the county school.

When questioned by Shen Zheng, Yan Qiao seemed a little nervous.

But she had already rehearsed the answer to this question several times in her mind.

Her expression was tense and firm. Her voice was not loud but very clear: "Your Excellency, I am not going to continue my studies. Sister Mo is my savior, but Sister Mo said she does not need a maid, so I want to... follow Sister Mo around."

Mo Qingwan clenched his palms slightly and looked at Yan Qiao with a slightly complicated look.

She has been in the business world for more than ten years and knows how difficult it is.

If possible, she actually wanted Yan Qiao to go to the county school.

Shen Zheng was also a little surprised, and raised her eyes and asked, "Qing Wan is now a member of the Tongan Chamber of Commerce. Do you also want to go into business?"

After saying this at the beginning, Yan Qiao was no longer as nervous as before, and began to fight for herself.

"Your Excellency, this is exactly what I thought."

"I hope you will give me a chance and allow me to join the shop's recruitment."

"I can read, read and do accounts, and do math. Although I am not particularly strong, my endurance is pretty good... mopping the floor, welcoming guests, moving goods, delivering goods... I can do everything!"

The scene in front of her seemed familiar. Shen Zheng looked at Mo Qingwan with a smile, but her words were directed to Yan Qiao.

"Are you going to take over all the work of the shop?"

"In fact, you don't need my permission. As long as you are a Tongan County resident, you can go to the store to apply for a job. However, which position you can apply for is entirely up to you."

Yan Qiao raised her head, her face showing some color, perhaps out of excitement or happiness.

"Thank you, sir!"

She will definitely move up step by step until she stands next to Sister Mo!