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

Yu Jiusi led his men to check the ship twice.

Especially the places where people could hide, he turned them upside down and almost pried open the boards to have a look.

But they still found nothing.

Yu Jiusi found Shen Zheng, and the two of them exchanged ideas and then tacitly went to look for Yang Shao.

"Sir, General, no outsiders have been on board." Yang Shao was very sure of this. "I have been following your instructions and have been guarding the plank entrance since the ship stopped. Except for the steward who came twice, no outsiders have stopped by."

The steward came twice...

Including the last time, this is the third time.

There are ships coming and going at the dock, and there is no need for a manager to watch a small boat circling around three times.

Shen Zheng rubbed her lips with her thumb.

There is nothing unusual on the ship now. The enemy is in the dark, and they are in the light, so they have no way to take the initiative to attack.

That's just a bit of defense.

"Yang Shao, tell the crew to be alert during the rest of the trip and report any abnormalities immediately, especially to see if there are any ships following us."

When Yang Shao heard this, sweat broke out on his back and he couldn't help asking, "Sir, are we...being targeted?"

Shen Zheng nodded slowly, "It's possible. Anyway, you all need to be careful and don't be careless."

Yang Shao swallowed his dry saliva and nodded vigorously, but he still felt a little unsure.

In the past, when he was at the helm of a ship, whether it was a cargo ship or a building ship, the fifth sail was always hoisted, and few people would try to scam him.

The only dangerous time was when the other party was targeting the cargo and not the people on the boat. As long as they didn't confront them head-on, there was no danger to their lives.

But this time......

It's obvious that the other party is targeting the people on the boat!

Yu Jiusi saw his fear and comforted him, "My men are still on the boat, just follow my orders and don't panic, understand?"

Looking at the majestic sword behind Yu Jiusi, Yang Shao felt a little relieved.

They have some real tricks on board.

Shen Zheng and Yu Jiusi went to the public kitchen to check the vegetables they had bought, and found nothing unusual. They also secretly called Li Shiyuan over.

"Please check if this dish has been poisoned."

Li Shiyuan was puzzled. "These are fresh vegetables, not cooked food. How could they be poisoned?"

Vegetables need to be washed and put into the pot. A lot of toxic water will be gone after rinsing, and they will be even more useless after steaming.

Shen Zheng insisted: "There must be some residual poison, right? Or is there any poison that is not afraid of high temperatures? Anyway, please take a look first."

In her memory, there were so many different kinds of poisons in ancient times. There were even some that would make people fall to the ground and die immediately after just smelling or licking them. She didn't know whether it was true or not.

Hearing this, Li Shiyuan's scalp tightened, "Sir Shen, tell me the truth, is there something wrong on our ship?"

How long have they been out and already they've been targeted? !

Shen Zheng raised her finger, signaling him to speak softly: "It's just possible. We have to be more careful, so please take a closer look first. After all, there are dozens of people on our ship, young and old, and we can't let anything get into trouble."

Li Shiyuan suppressed his panic and said, "Then I'll go get the medical kit..."

Half an hour later, everything was normal and the vegetables were checked, with nothing unusual.

Shen Zheng talked with Yu Jiusi for a while, then found an excuse to go back to her room.

Her room is the largest on the entire ship, with the best lighting and an unobstructed view of the scenery along the way.

This room originally belonged to Yu Shizhang, but after they first got on board, Yu Shizhang saw that she was vomiting all over the place and felt really pitiful, so he gave this luxurious suite to her.

Pushing open the door, sunlight poured in through the window, leaving irregular patterns on the bed.

Shen Zheng paused for a moment, reached out to lock the door, closed the window, and sat on the bed.

Long before getting off the ship today, she had secretly looked at the system update progress.

Stuck at ninety-eight.

This was exactly the same as when she used to download things on the school computer. It went very fast at the beginning, but when it got to the very end, the progress bar stopped moving, which made her very anxious.

She had been thinking about it before today.

Although she didn't know what the update gift package would be, the broken system only kept it for one day. If she didn't claim it within one day, the item would be gone.

So this means that no matter what the gift package is, she has to claim it within one day after the update is completed.

But after receiving it...

If the thing is small, it can still be hidden.

But what if it is a big thing? Sooner or later it will be exposed.

When that time comes, she can't just say to everyone happily, "Oh, look, I picked up something on the boat," right?

So she had to plan ahead.

But the system has not been updated today, and we don’t know when the ship will stop next time.

The worst thing is that they are being targeted, and this trip is full of uncertainties.

Just thinking about this, Shen Zheng felt overwhelmed and fell on the bed in depression.

......

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, they had been away from Dezhou for ten days.

During these ten days, the ship did not dock, and the scenery on both sides of the river changed again and again, sometimes there were lush trees, and sometimes there were overlapping mountains.

They passed by countless ships, but as soon as they met, the two sides gradually moved away.

Today is another sunny day, the sky is blue and clear, and birds fly over the river, creating ripples.

Today they were going to stop at Jingzhou Prefecture. When they arrived at Jingzhou, they would have completed more than half of their journey.

The pier of Jingzhou Prefecture is a private pier, similar to Liuyang pier.

Before leaving the room, Shen Zheng looked at the progress bar again.

Ninety-nine.

Yu Jiusi looked on the deck for a long time, and then gave instructions to everyone on the ship.

Except for Xue Mai who followed Qiao Gu to buy supplies, everyone else could only move around on the platform and were not allowed to leave the dock.

This time, Shen Zheng didn't even get off the boat. She and Yu Jiusi stood in front and behind, watching the movements around the ship.

As expected, a man dressed as a dock manager stepped onto the ship's plank with a "thump thump thump" sound.

The difference from last time is that this time the dock manager is not selling vegetables.

The steward looked at Shen Zheng cheerfully and asked bluntly, "Miss, are you going to the capital?"

Shen Zheng and Yu Jiusi looked at each other secretly, and asked without answering, "Is there anything wrong, Manager?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The steward stood at the entrance of the ship, looked around and asked, "Miss, most of the ships that have come here recently are going to the capital! It's the Queen Mother's birthday, who doesn't know about it? Most people want to try their luck, either to do some business or to make friends with the powerful. Well, you say..."

At this point, the steward slapped his lips, showing a hint of embarrassment on his face, "Girl, I'm not saying that you should make friends with the rich and powerful. What I mean is... there are too many ships going to the capital right now. Without the documents for entering the capital, your ship cannot enter the capital!"

Yu Jiusi stepped in front of Shen Zheng and asked, "How do you know that we don't have the documents to enter the capital?"