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

"Go back! Go back! Go back quickly!"

The woman immediately became anxious and pushed the jade pendant towards the door of the mansion. "You made a mistake and you have to take responsibility for it. Don't even think about running away. Just pretend that you haven't seen me and your father today!"

"Mom!" Peiyu grabbed her sleeve and said, "You really don't want me anymore? But I want to go home with you..."

"Home, home, home! Your home now is right in front of you!"

The woman shook her off like the plague god, and even took two steps forward to help her knock on the door of the Shen Mansion.

"You belong to the imperial court, and the imperial court has given you to the Shen family. From now on, whether you live or die, don't go to Yanzhou! If you have dirty hands and feet, we will just pretend that we don't have a daughter like you!"

The man remained silent, obviously agreeing with her.

Pei Yu had a sad look on her face and was about to go back to them, but she saw the two of them running away in a moment.

"Gone?" The people inside the door looked at each other.

Peiyu knocked on the door and said in a relieved tone, "They're gone, let me go home."

"Squeak-"

The door opened wide from the inside, and inside, Shen Zheng and several others stood in a row with smiles on their faces.

"Pei Yu, welcome home."

......

The next morning, as soon as Shen Zheng opened the door, she saw Pei Yu standing at the door with a smile on her face. The morning light shone on her cheek, and her white fur was clearly visible.

Shen Zheng looked up at the sky again.

It’s just the beginning of the morning, so it’s not too late to get up.

"What happened? Why are you so happy?" she asked.

Pei Yu put her hands behind her back and smiled faintly, "This servant has a gift for you, my Lord."

Shen Zheng was slightly stunned and rubbed his ears. "I received a gift right after I woke up. It's such a good thing. What gift? Let me see it."

Seeing the anticipation on her face, Pei Yu's nervousness was mostly relieved, and he slowly took out the gift hidden behind his back.

"I made you a mosquito repellent sachet."

The main body of the sachet in her hand was dark chestnut, with two navy blue tassels tied at the end. The entire sachet was made of thick cloth, and the stitches were so fine that the joints were almost invisible.

It was the first time that Shen Zheng received a sachet. After taking it, she looked at it carefully.

The front of the sachet is embroidered with a mugwort pattern, with the veins of the leaves outlined with silk thread, making it look lifelike.

"Can it repel mosquitoes?" She couldn't hide her surprise, looking left and right, and couldn't let go. "Two days ago, I was thinking that there were too many mosquitoes on the dam, so I wanted to ask Doctor Li to make some repellent pills. I didn't expect you to send me an repellent sachet today. Yubaoer, you are so thoughtful."

"Yu, Yu..." Pei Yu's tongue was tied.

Shen Zheng put the sachet to her nose and took a deep breath.

The first thing that enters the nose is the bitter scent of mugwort, which brings with it the coolness of the mountains after the rain. Upon closer sniffing, there is a faint scent of mint, mixed with the fragrance of other herbs, as if the entire medicine garden has been kneaded into this sachet.

After smelling this fragrance, the summer dryness was somewhat dispelled.

"A magical item!" Shen Zheng praised. "I will wear it to the dam today and show it to them all."

Peiyu came back to her senses and asked cautiously, "Does the master like it?"

"Of course I like it!" Shen Zheng took the sachet to her waist and fiddled with it. "It's beautiful, practical, and smells good. Who wouldn't like it?"

Peiyu grinned widely and came over to help her tie the sachet.

"I asked Doctor Li for the prescription a while ago. Doctor Li said that it will only work for a month or so. After a month, I will make you a new one!"

She was very deft and helped Shen Zheng tie the sachet in no time.

The dark chestnut sachet matches the color of Shen Zheng's clothes very well.

"Why waste all that time?" Shen Zheng pinched the sachet, which was soft and rustling. "When it loses its effect, I can just replace it with some herbs to save some fabric."

Pei Yu was unwilling to do so, "Your Excellency is an official appointed by the imperial court, how can you always wear the same sachet?"

Shen Zheng nodded at her, "Who dares to laugh at me? Anyway, I like this sachet. I won't change it even if you make me a new one."

As they spoke, Mu Qing and his friends brought breakfast from the kitchen.

The "Haizhong Ziying Wontons" that Shen Zheng and Hua Duo had mentioned before have officially been included in the breakfast menu of the Shen Mansion. Everyone in the mansion praises it and says it is delicious after eating it.

"Please sit down, sir." Mu Qing brought out Shen Zheng's bowl of wontons.

Compared with the other bowls of wontons, this bowl has more shrimps and prawns. Even the chopped green onions floating on the soup are probably carefully selected, and each section is the same length.

"Come and sit down and eat." After Shen Zheng called them, she took the spoon and drank the soup first.

Then he sighed, "Fragrant!"

Just as he swallowed the soup, there was a knock on the door outside the yard, and Mu Qing got up and went to open the door.

Yu Shizhang stood at the door, looking into the courtyard with his eyes curved: "Are you having breakfast?"

"Yes, my lord has just woken up." Mu Qing said, "I will go and serve a bowl for you, my lord."

"Very good, very good." After stepping over the threshold, Yu Shizhang walked into the courtyard.

Seeing him come in, Shen Zheng swallowed the wonton and asked, "Master, are you leaving court so early today?"

Yu Shizhang nodded, sat beside her and sniffed, "What's that smell? Did you get up early to take medicine?"

Pei Yu lowered her head in embarrassment.

"Medicine?" Shen Zheng didn't react for a moment, "I'm fine, why...Oh, you mean this?"

She held the sachet in her palm and said casually, "Pei Yu is worried about me. She thinks I am often outside and there are many mosquitoes. So she asked Doctor Li for an anti-insect prescription. Wearing it on your body can not only drive away insects, but also refresh your mind. Well, you say..."

"Enough, enough, enough." Yu Shizhang raised his hand to interrupt, "My granddaughter will do the same for me."

"Oh——" Shen Zheng started eating wontons again.

Not long after, Mu Qing came back with the wontons. Yu Shizhang ate the wontons without saying a word, then drank the soup and wiped his mouth, all in one go.

"No wonder Nan Shu always wants to come here early in the morning." He smacked his lips, "Give me a portion of this wonton recipe and the mugwort recipe as well."

Eat and take at the same time.

As soon as Shen Zheng opened her mouth, he said, "At the morning court today, someone was causing trouble for the river dam."

Upon hearing this, Mu Qing and his companions quietly retreated, leaving Hua Duo alone in the courtyard.

Shen Zheng recalled what Eunuch Hong said yesterday and asked, "But Prime Minister Cui?"

Cui Xiang and his group tried their best to prevent her from being appointed as the assistant of the six ministries, so they would certainly try every means to cause trouble for Huiheba. In addition, Cui Xiang went to the palace yesterday to ask for an audience with the emperor...

The answer was unexpected, "Gadeber."

"Him?" Shen Zheng frowned. "That's not right... Yesterday when I entered the palace, Eunuch Hong mentioned Prime Minister Cui in his words."

"The two of them may want to unite to deal with us." Yu Shizhang's face was gloomy. "Compared to Prime Minister Cui, Jiadebo's power is weaker, so he was pushed out to be a soldier."

When you think about it this way, things make a lot more sense.

Yu Shizhang added: "Yesterday at noon, Prime Minister Cui entered the palace to ask for an audience with His Majesty, but was turned back. Later, at the palace gate, I don't know what Jia Debo said to him, but he went straight to Xu Zhijie's house. After leaving Xu's house, he secretly contacted Jia Debo."