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

Seeing Shen Zheng bending over and scattering the shredded fish intestines into the rice fields, Zeng Tongshi couldn't hold it in any longer and asked in a low voice, "Master Shen, how did you determine that it's carnivorous?"

Carnivorous creatures are generally quite ferocious, and he felt that the difficulty of catching them this time had increased.

"Look at the rice leaves and tillers..." Shen Zheng squatted down, pulled apart the leaves, and said softly, "As we walked along, these rice plants rarely showed signs of being gnawed. So my initial judgment is that the creature is likely carnivorous."

Zeng Tongshi nodded with a bitter face.

As a human being, Lord Shen observed as he walked, and he was afraid as he walked.

It's really useless!

"Moo-moo-moo"

"Moo-"

The sudden roar broke through the night. Zeng Tongshi subconsciously took a half step back. Before he could react, his foot slipped. Just as he was about to fall into the rice field, a hand grabbed his collar and he was hanging in the air.

"That was a close call..." He stood up straight with the help of Hua Duo's arm and said awkwardly: "Fortunately, Guard Hua is here, thank you so much..."

"Your Excellency, there's no need to thank me." Hua Duo opened his collar and frowned, saying, "Why don't you go to the main road and wait for me?"

The disgust on her face was almost overflowing. Zeng Tongshi wished she could turn into a rice plant and be planted directly in the field.

"I......"

"Shh—" Shen Zheng interrupted him: "Be quiet, it might be coming."

Hua Duo immediately hid the glass lamp behind his back, but Shen Zheng stopped him: "Most nocturnal animals are attracted to light in order to hunt. There's no need to hide the lamp. The bright light might actually attract it."

Hua Duo's eyes were illuminated by the light. She looked at Shen Zheng with uncontrollable admiration in her eyes.

The next moment, she was gently touched by Shen Zheng.

"Don't just stand there, lower the hooks and nets, and be careful not to damage the rice."

Hua Duo nodded and handed all the lights in his hands to Zeng Tongshi, "Please hold them for a moment, sir."

The pre-prepared hooks and nets are gently buried in the rice fields, with fish intestines on the top of the hooks and in the center of the nets as bait.

The roar, which had stopped for a moment, started again. Zeng Tongshi whispered, "It seems to be getting closer..."

Shen Zheng didn't move, her eyes fixed on the rice field.

The rice leaves swayed gently, making a rustling sound. She bent down slightly and listened attentively.

"There's a sound in the water...coming."

Hua Duo held the hook rope tightly, and Zeng Tongshi also moved the lamp in his hand forward two inches. Shen Zheng seemed to vaguely see the outline of the bullfrog.

They were eating the fish intestines and scraps all the way over. Just as they were about to hit the net cage, a voice suddenly erupted from behind them: "Who are you? Stand still!"

The three of them immediately turned around and saw a group of people holding torches running quickly on the ridge of the field, getting closer and closer to them.

"broken!"

Huaduo cursed softly and turned around, watching the thing in the field turn around and jump away.

Anger filled her face, she threw away the hook rope, rolled up her sleeves and went to the fields to chase after him.

"Forget it." Shen Zheng held her hand and shook her head. "They must be farmers nearby. We still have a chance. There's no need to rush."

Hua Duo's chest heaved twice as he looked at the approaching flames and said, "But... they ruined our plan."

"Don't be angry." Shen Zheng soothed him, "They're probably afraid we'll destroy the rice fields, which is understandable. Let's just tell them our intentions. After what happened just now, I think that creature shouldn't be difficult to catch. Let's find another place to set our nets later."

After his anger subsided, Huaduo slowly pursed his lips.

She was so anxious to achieve her goal that she wanted her master to comfort her instead...

"Who are you?" Farmers holding torches came running over in groups, cursing before they even stood still. "You've come here time and again to destroy the rice fields. Do you really think we're easy prey? Today we're bringing you before the authorities! Brothers, give me... Lord Shen?!"

The farmer shouted out the last three words at the top of his lungs.

"How could it be you? How could you... How could you..."

How could he be so idle at night as to come and trample on their rice in the dark?

The other party is Lord Shen! This is totally impossible!

But their rice was indeed trampled on, and it was so bad that it couldn't be lifted up even if they tried to lift it up.

The farmers looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

"Let's go..." One of the short men pulled the leader aside, feeling dejected and helpless. "People shouldn't fight officials. It's just a little rice, so they trample on it. If we want justice, we might even lose our lives. How can we even farm?"

"Nonsense!" The leader turned around angrily and said, "Lord Shen is not that kind of person. There must be some misunderstanding!"

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" The short man was holding back his anger. "There aren't so many misunderstandings in this world. Let's go, let's go. Let's just pretend we didn't see anything tonight."

Just a little bit of rice, but it is much more important than life.

This little grievance can be almost forgotten after a few sleeps.

The two sides were arguing, and Shen Zheng stood in front of them without them knowing when.

The firelight illuminated her face, and she asked, "You said, how many times has someone come to destroy the rice fields?"

The leader suddenly broke into a huge grin, as if he had won some kind of victory.

He turned around and shouted, "I told you it wasn't Lord Shen! Look, Lord Shen doesn't even know about this!"

The short man sighed silently.

Really stupid or pretending to be stupid.

"It's indeed not me." Shen Zheng said, "Today is my first time here. In the past few days, neither I nor my subordinates have been here before."

Except for the leader, the other farmers were skeptical.

Shen Zheng asked again: "When did those people first come? Where are the rice fields they destroyed?"

The leader's eyes suddenly lit up, and he was extremely happy: "Master Shen, do you have a way to capture them?"

Shen Zheng thought for a moment and then spoke frankly, "To be honest, I heard from the people that a living creature appeared near the dam and roared at night, so I came here to investigate. Those who destroyed the rice fields must have come here for that creature. If they have captured it from the rice fields, I guess it will be widely known soon. So whoever brings it out will be suspected."

Yesterday she clearly heard that someone brought bullfrogs into the city.

The horse under the other person was tall and strong, with smooth fur. It was obvious that it was well raised. The person who raised it was either rich or noble.

In this way, the scope that needs to be explored is further narrowed.

She had a guess in her mind, and then she heard the farmers say, "Those people first came three days ago... Lord Shen, when we came here just now, we also heard that strange noise!"

At that time, they thought that the strange noise was deliberately made by Lord Shen to scare them away...

"Yes! I heard it too!" The leader pointed to a field to the south. "That's where the noise is the loudest. How about we go over there and help you catch them?"