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

In a blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.

The sun was shining brightly in July, the weather was extremely hot, and the cicadas in the trees were chirping non-stop.

Over the past month, Shen Zheng has taken over Li Hongmao's job and has been distributing food coupons together with Xu Zhubu.

Li Hongmao will concentrate on teaching Pei Zhaoqi and Fang Ziyan to study. Pei Zhaoqi should be able to compete in next year's provincial examination.

Ever since she received the last reply from Prefect Yu, Shen Zheng thought that it wouldn't be long before Prefect Yu would come to Tongan County. However, she waited and waited but didn't even see a single person.

She was looking forward to meeting this boss.

You can always learn something from someone like Prefect Yu by getting along with him, but now he is not here, probably because he is held back by something.

Now the rice has already completed heading and has begun to fill with grain. When the rice husk turns from shriveled to plump, and the color of the rice grains gradually changes from green to golden yellow, it is the autumn harvest!

As Shen Zheng thought about this, she handed the filled-in food coupons to the waiting villagers.

"Thank you, sir!"

The villager took the food coupon with both hands, thanked Shen Zheng and left, and then the next villager came up.

Shen Zheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked up at the sky.

too hot.

A few days ago, she asked Mr. Qiao to build a wooden frame in the front yard of the county government office. The frame stretched from the gate of the county government office to where they were sitting. She also covered the hollow top of the frame with a layer of tattered black cloth, which could provide some shade.

If it weren't for this simple parasol, she, Chief Xu, and the county residents queuing would have fainted here sooner or later.

In the heat, Shen Zheng thought about the fact that the county school's recruitment of teachers had not made any progress, and sighed softly.

She didn't have many connections here. Most of the people who had passed the imperial examinations in the county had moved to other counties.

The old scholar who stayed in Tongan County really deserves the word "old". Not only can he not see clearly, but he is also bedridden. How can he teach and educate people?

If no suitable candidate is found in half a month, then the only option is to post a notice to publicly recruit candidates in several surrounding counties. The disadvantage of publicly recruiting candidates is that we don't know their background and we may encounter people with ulterior motives.

In Shen Zheng's opinion, a scholar is not the same as an upright person, and we cannot ignore a person's talent just because he is a scholar.

Nowadays, all the students in the county are of good family background. She is still waiting for them to finish their studies and work with her to create a beautiful Tong'an. They must not grow astray.

"Girl, can you please put this matter aside for a moment?"

Mr. Qiao's voice interrupted Shen Zheng's thoughts.

After Shen Zheng handed the food coupons to the villager in front of her, she turned around and saw that Old Qiao was standing beside her without her noticing.

He looked mysterious, but his fluttering eyebrows showed that he was in a good mood.

As soon as Shen Zheng saw his expression, she knew something good was going to happen.

She was delighted, thinking that the textile machine might be ready!

But she had just asked Mr. Qiao the day before, and didn’t he say it would take another three or four days?

She put down the pen in her hand and asked doubtfully, "But is the thing ready? Didn't they say it would take a few days?"

At this time, the corners of Qiao Lao's mouth could not be suppressed: "The old man has not slept well these days, and can't sleep at night, so he can only rush the things out at night!"

In fact, he was too excited. When he thought about the first multifunctional textile machine he had built, he couldn't sleep at night! He might as well get up and work overnight!

Shen Zheng stood up immediately after hearing that, with an expression of joy that she couldn't suppress. After more than a month of waiting, she finally got the expected good result.

Once the textile machine comes out, who will dare to look down on the people of Tongan County?

When Xu Zhubu heard what the two said, he also looked over with joy.

Shen Zheng looked at the villagers still queuing in the yard, exchanged glances with Xu Zhubu, and felt a little conflicted.

In fact, she could call Li Hongmao and Pei Zhaoqi to help distribute food coupons, but Pei Zhaoqi would have the provincial examination next year, and every day was extremely precious to him now, and Shen Zheng could not afford to waste any time.

Helplessly, she said apologetically, "You have seen it too. Xu Zhubu and I cannot leave for the time being."

She understood why Mr. Qiao wanted them to go and see the loom immediately.

This textile loom was originally built by Master Qiao and his apprentices under the expectation of everyone. As soon as he finished it, he couldn't wait to show it to them.

Although Mr. Qiao felt a little disappointed when he heard this, he looked at the long queue under the scorching sun and didn't say anything more.

He nodded and said, "The old man will wait for you in the backyard!"

Shen Zheng smiled at him, turned to Xu Zhubu and said, "Let's move faster today."

Seeing that they were busy, the villagers in the queue wisely stopped chatting. They followed the people in front of them closely and prepared their household registration information in advance.

With the cooperation of everyone, Shen Zheng and the other person distributed all the food coupons for today at exactly 3 p.m.

After cleaning up the table, Shen Zheng ran to the backyard. This feeling of looking forward to it but not being able to see it immediately was so tiring.

When she was filling out the food coupon, her mind was full of textile machines. When she finished filling out the coupon, she picked it up and saw: "Textile machine" "two catties"...

In fact, Xu Zhubu was also looking forward to it very much, but he was a calm person, so no matter how urgent it was, he would finish the task at hand first.

The two of them entered the backyard one after the other, and Shen Zheng immediately saw the loom covered with linen in the yard.

In the past, the master and the apprentice were making parts in the empty room, and only moved the things out in the last few days when the work was almost completed.

For some reason, even though the loom was covered tightly with linen, with only a corner exposed, just standing there made Shen Zheng unable to move.

At this moment, it seemed that the only thing left in her eyes was the loom, and all the sounds and objects around her disappeared.

She just stood there blankly, staring at the loom, and she didn't even know what she was thinking.

Or the fabric industry of this era will be completely renewed, and the outside world will inevitably be turbulent.

Or maybe she seemed to have seen everyone wearing cotton clothes.

" grown ups."

Xu Zhubu called her softly.

Only then did Shen Zheng come to her senses.

The actual Hualou loom was completely different from the one she had seen in the drawing. This loom was taller and bigger than she had imagined.

Old Qiao and Cheng Yu were carving some small gadgets in the pavilion. When they saw the two of them coming, smiles immediately appeared on their faces.

He stood up, shook off the sawdust on his body, patted his sleeves, and walked towards the two of them.

He said, "Girl, you are finally here!"

But the master and his apprentice had to wait so long while they sat here and carved several little gadgets, and it was a good deal for that silly boy Fang Ziyan!

Shen Zheng smiled at him: "Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time."

Old Qiao took her to the loom and said as they walked: "Now the loom is only missing the last step."

Shen Zheng asked in confusion, "It's not finished yet?"

If it wasn't finished, why did Mr. Qiao call her over?

Old Qiao smiled mysteriously, walked forward and lifted a corner of the sackcloth.

"It can't be said that it's unfinished, because this last step is extremely simple. You just need to place this shuttle in it, and it will be finished."

Shen Zheng instantly understood what Mr. Qiao meant. Mr. Qiao wanted her to "unveil the ribbon" and let her execute this most important moment.

But she felt that apart from providing the blueprints, she did not help in the production process, so this final step would be more appropriately done by Mr. Qiao, the craftsman who gave the textile machine its soul.

She declined, "We should strive to have a beginning and an end in everything we do. You should take the final step."

Before Mr. Qiao could say no, the constable on duty at the gate of the county government office ran in quickly.

"Sir! Sir! Someone is coming from the government office!"