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

"Boom-thump-thump-"

As three muffled bells rang, the door of the examination hall opened from the inside.

The palace soldiers stood on both sides in an orderly manner, holding weapons in their hands. The students inside first glanced at the door, and then swarmed out.

They stayed in the small cell for two days, eating and sleeping there. When they came out, they looked haggard and their steps were a little unsteady.

Their faces showed excitement, loss, anxiety, sadness, or joy.

At this moment, the entrance to the examination institute seemed like a colorful emotional stage, with a variety of emotions running rampant on the stage without any concealment.

Students look for their families, families look for students, and students look for students. The entrance of the examination center is noisy and lively.

In the crowd, Fang Ziyan accurately spotted Pei Zhaoqi.

He squeezed left and right with his luggage on his back and finally got next to Pei Zhaoqi.

"After staying in there for two days, I feel like I'm going to mold!" He complained, put his arm around Pei Zhaoqi's shoulders and asked, "Zhaoqi, how are you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Pei Zhaoqi smiled faintly, took the bag in front of him, and rummaged through it, saying, "I'm fine. Are you hungry? I have some dried meat here."

When Fang Ziyan heard this, his eyes lit up. He took the entire bag and started searching on his own.

"I'm hungry! I finished my dried meat yesterday, but you still have some left. I'm really..."

Before he could finish his words, he stumbled and was pushed aside by several students from the county school. The dried meat slipped out of his hand and fell to the ground. A strange student stepped on it accurately, and it was covered with dust.

"...My jerky!"

He hasn't eaten a single bite yet!

Fang Ziyan was standing there feeling sorry for the dried meat, when the next moment, a hand reached out to him.

This hand held a piece of jerky.

Not the one that fell to the ground.

Fang Ziyan first took the jerky, then looked up with joy, "Chi Qing, it's you, little brother! Chew, chew, chew, you are still good to your big brother! Chew, chew, chew..."

Next to them, several students were excited and nervous, chattering around Pei Zhaoqi.

"Zhao Qi, Zhao Qi, how did you answer the question? I feel that the question is somewhat similar to what Master Bo talked about, that is..."

"Zhao Qi, was the eight-part essay topic predicted by Principal Li? When we were in the county school..."

"Zhao Qi..."

"No way, stop talking--" Fang Ziyan squeezed in with two bags in his arms, and struggled to pull Pei Zhaoqi out of the center of the crowd.

He looked for Shen Zheng in the crowd and said, "The exams are over. There's no point in talking about them. It only adds to our worries. Whether the result is good or bad, we can't change anything even if we talk about it now. Let's go find Lord Shen first. Aren't you hungry..."

Several students stopped talking and looked uncomfortable.

Although they all knew that what Fang Ziyan said made sense, after the test they didn't check the answers and they felt like they were being scratched by a cat.

......

The sun shifted, and dusk embraced the entire city. The sky was like an overturned color palette, gradually changing from gorgeous pink and purple to rich and warm orange and red.

Shen Zheng kept his promise and brought all the students to the restaurant.

In the restaurant, the students from the county school chose a private room, which was just enough to seat two tables, but there were too many students from the prefectural school, so they had to sit separately in the private room and the lobby.

But it is actually quite good that the restaurant can seat more than a hundred people.

In the box, Shen Zheng stood at the main seat, holding up the cup high: "No regrets on your move, put your pen to paper. Children, you have finished answering the papers of the prefectural examination, but the test of life may have just begun."

This simple sentence brought the students' thoughts to the future.

Not only do they have to take the exam to become a scholar, they also have to take the exam to become a juren, and even a gongshi or jinshi!

But what happens after you pass the exam?

In fact, it seems that their lives have just begun.

Whether they are officials, doing some chores on their own, or working for others, they still have a lifetime to live. During this period, they have to build a career and possibly start a family.

In short, it is about welcoming a better self.

Shen Zheng drank the wine in the cup in one gulp. "I am telling you all this because I want to express that no matter what the result of this provincial examination is, at least you came, took the exam, and gained experience. Even if you didn't pass, there will always be next time... Pah pah pah."

After the exam, the students were happy, Shen Zheng was happy too, and her mouth unconsciously spoke faster.

She filled her glass with wine and drank it down in one gulp. "I spoke too quickly, so I have to drink a glass as punishment. We don't know the results of the exam yet, so I would like to congratulate you all in advance on passing the exam and becoming a scholar!"

The students then realized that she would be leaving tomorrow.

The exam results will be posted a month later, and she won’t be able to see them first…

Thinking about it this way, they felt a little disappointed.

If they could really pass the high school entrance examination, the first person they would want to tell would be Lord Shen.

Everyone was filled with thoughts and couldn't help but stand up together and toast Shen Zheng again.

Shen Zheng stopped after drinking a few glasses of wine.

While enjoying the breeze on the porch, she also met two "acquaintances".

One of them was the fat aunt who was worried about Mo Qingwan and called her "silly girl" when she got married.

This time, the fat aunt no longer called her "silly girl", and her words were very reserved. After saying a few words to her, the fat aunt stepped on her left foot and walked to the back kitchen in a hurry.

The other "acquaintance" is the daughter of the restaurant owner.

The little girl's name was Xiaoya. She was small in stature but had a clear and pleasant voice. While she was chattering, Shen Zheng felt as if a little magpie was calling around her.

"Master Shen, please wait a moment. I will make you a cup of hangover soup. After drinking it, I guarantee you won't have a headache tomorrow!"

Besides Xiaoya, there was also a girl Shen Zheng knew who came with the hangover soup.

Shen Zheng lay on the fence, her eyes a little dry.

She looked at him for a while, blinked and asked, "Xue...Xue Li?"

Xue Li stood in front of her, so excited that she couldn't speak, and could only nod her head continuously.

The three of them lay on the porch together to enjoy the breeze. Shen Zheng stood in the middle. She was a little taller than them.

Xue Li tilted her head and looked at Shen Zheng secretly. She pondered for a long time before she spoke: "Shen, Master Shen, I heard that you are going to the capital..."

Shen Zheng held the sobering soup and drank it sip by sip.

Feeling a little tired, she put her head on her arms again, and turned her face to Xue Li, "Yes, I have to go to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday."

Xue Li pursed her lips and nodded, then opened her mouth several times but didn't say a word.

Finally, Xiaoya couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "Then...will you come back?"

"Yes." Shen Zheng propped himself up, finished the hangover soup in one gulp, and said with a smile: "I will definitely come back. I haven't finished my work in Tongan County yet..."

Xue Li and Xiao Ya didn't know what she was going to do, but after getting the answer, they were visibly happy.