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

Huaduo felt that kindness seemed to be contagious.

Before she followed her master, she was only interested in herself.

When her own life is hard, what does it have to do with her what other people's life and death is?

But she is so happy now.

Her master taught her to read, took her to eat delicious food and show her the world. During this period of time, the soul called "kindness" in her body seemed to be quietly awakening.

But the change in her hand was pushed back by Shen Zheng.

"It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish." Shen Zheng picked up her purse and put the silver coins back one by one. "It's not that you want to give money, but just giving money can't solve Ah Wu's current situation, let alone solve the current situation of beggars in the suburbs of Beijing."

If there were only a few people in the Awu family, a handful of change might make their lives easier for a while.

But what if it was a beggars' den?

Today's food and current money are not long-term solutions.

Huaduo looked annoyed.

I want to keep it simple again...

Shen Zheng chuckled at this, "I know that our Huaduo has good intentions, but we haven't figured out how to help them yet, so we can only give them money. You keep the money first, and we will slowly think about how to help them."

Hua Duo was so dazed by the praise that his ears turned slightly red and he put away his purse in a sluggish manner.

......

Less than half an hour later, a horse-drawn carriage loaded with pork passed by Xu Yin and entered the dam with a clatter.

Xu Yin rarely saw raw meat, and shrank back because of the fishy smell.

She asked Tao Tao: "My hairpin... buys a cart of meat. Is it too much or too little?"

Her hairpin was made specially for her by Buyun Tower, so she had no idea how much it was worth.

But it can buy a cart of meat...

Xu Yin thought about it and realized that there was no way to compare hairpins and pork.

"It must be less." Tao Tao said indignantly, "Miss, your hairpin weighs nearly two taels, and the oriental pearls and colored gems inlaid on it are not cheap. This cart of pork... is not worth much."

Pork is only a few dozen cents per pound?

The carriage that just passed by them was loaded with at most two hundred kilograms of meat, which was only worth a few taels of silver. How could it be compared to that golden hairpin!

Xu Yin clapped her hands and pointed at the dust raised by the carriage and said, "This buyer must have been greedy. When Shen Zheng comes out, I'll tell her!"

“…” Taotao sighed.

The key point is to tell Lord Shen.

The point is this pile of broken vegetables underground!

How many piles of broken vegetables would it take to exchange for a precious hairpin?

The lady, on the other hand, didn't feel sorry at all and just threw it away.

......

The chef brought a horse-drawn carriage full of meat into the dam and attracted everyone's attention in just a moment.

As the laborers worked, they speculated: "So much meat...hasn't it all been sacrificed?"

"It can't be a sacrifice. Sacrifices are performed with whole pigs. How can they use pork that has been cut well?"

"That... that truckload of meat, sizzle—"

"Don't even think about it. It's good enough that the court can provide us with food. You are so shameless that you dare to think about meat."

"But there is so much meat, what are we going to do with it..."

"What if an official wants to throw it into the river just to hear the noise?"

"Bullshit! You can say that about others, but if you say that about Lord Shen, I won't consider you a brother anymore!"

"I didn't say Lord Shen... There are several officials on this dam."

"With Lord Shen here, those officials won't dare to throw meat to make noises!"

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything. Really, look at you, you get anxious when you mention Lord Shen. Do people know you?"

"It's up to you to do your job."

If you are chosen by the court to work here, you really have to work hard.

What's more, it's not summer yet, so it's not too hot and unbearable. It's quite nice to work while feeling the river breeze.

But while doing this work, suddenly a different smell came with the river breeze, which made people's mouths water and their appetites stir.

Meaty...

The laborers quietly looked towards the kitchen.

Several large pots were emitting white smoke, and I didn't know which pot the aroma of meat was coming from.

"Gu Gu Gu Gu——"

Someone's stomach growled, and the other laborers laughed at him, "How many days have you not eaten meat? Don't think about the wrong things. The meat is for officials. We work for the court, and when have we ever had oil in our meals?"

Amid the tinkling sounds, the sun gradually rose higher until it was hanging high in the sky.

In the kitchen, the head chef was instructing the cook to call Shen Zheng and others to eat.

He counted the dishes on the stove with a smile on his face.

"Taro and braised pork...Mr. Shen's favorite."

"Roasted pork skin... Lord Shen's favorite."

"Pot-roasted white meat...Mr. Shen likes it."

"Eight Treasure Meatballs... are also what Lord Shen likes to eat."

"Braised and roasted tofu... Hehe, this is what Lord Shen likes to eat."

In addition to these dishes, there are also meat dishes such as fish and chicken on the table next to the stove.

The cook swallowed his saliva.

He asked tentatively: "Boss, what do the other adults eat?"

"Other adults should eat with Lord Shen." The head cook rolled his eyes. "As a cook, how can I dare to cook something special for Lord Shen? But I just asked Miss Hua, and she said Lord Shen likes to eat these meat dishes, hehe..."

The cook understood.

Just let the other adults follow Lord Shen’s taste.

When Shen Zheng came to the kitchen and saw the meat dishes, her throat tightened.

Apart from tofu, there is no vegetarian dish?

"This..." She looked at Zeng Tongshi, "Master Zeng, is this meal too sumptuous?"

The food in her house is not that good...

Zeng Tongshi also looked at the canteen in confusion, and the canteen quickly stepped forward and said, "Sir, that hairpin was exchanged for forty-six taels of silver. Today, I only spent six taels on buying meat, so there are forty taels left. It's all here."

He handed the bulging purse to Shen Zheng.

Shen Zheng stepped aside and said, "Give it to the Lord of the Ministry of Revenue."

When working for the court, it is naturally the court that is in charge of purchasing money.

Ji Benchang specially sent a clerk named Jie Meng to be responsible for recording all expenses.

Xie Meng was a little hesitant to take the money bag and stood there hesitantly.

Among the officials present, he had the lowest rank and was most afraid of offending others.

Shen Zheng thought for a moment and said to him, "Master Jie, do you think this is feasible? These 40 taels of silver are the extra income of the dam. We can spend them as we like. Every few days, you can give some to the canteen and give everyone some meat and fish. This will make everyone more motivated to work."

After Shen Zheng said this, Jie Meng just breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as he follows Lord Shen's instructions while he is on the dam, Minister Ji will never be able to find any fault with him.

He put away the money bag and said, "Then I will do as you say, sir. I will take care of this money for the time being."

Seeing this, Cantou felt a slight pain in his heart.

The money is not his, but the purse is...

After the serious business was over, it was time for the part that everyone was looking forward to the most.

"Dang Dang Dang——"

The big gong sounded, and the cook shouted: "Dinner is ready—"