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

Fang Lizheng's attitude was sincere and humble, which made many people feel sad.

"When old men make mistakes, the village head has to clean up after them. These days, it's not easy to be a village head..."

"Some old men are just bad. They rely on their age and make a scene when no one dares to do anything to them. It's unfortunate to meet them."

Chang Yueer helped the head of the house up and thought, "I'm a member of the Xianhuan Society, not an official. Are you the head of Dongtao Village?"

"Yes, yes. No, my last name is Fang..." Fang Lizheng lowered his head and said, "Sir, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble. When I get back, I will definitely give them a good talk!"

Chang Yue'er was about to nod, but then he felt like something was wrong.

Old Man Wei and his entourage came with great fanfare and left with little fanfare.

Isn’t this behavior a bit too...all talk and no action?

Just as he was thinking about it, the young man who was holding Old Man Wei's hand puffed out his cheeks and suddenly said, "The beans are still in the field, we won't leave. If we had known in advance that the Xianhuan Society would fight..."

"Shut up!" Fang Lizheng suddenly became agitated, his face stern. "You have no right to speak today! Come back with me immediately! You dare to compete with the imperial court for land? You are truly lawless!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed the young man's arm and tried to take him away. The young man stood there motionless, staring at Chang Yue'er.

When Chang Yueer met his gaze, an idea flashed in his mind.

——He understood.

After figuring it out, Chang Yue'er stepped forward and blocked the way to the house.

"The matter has not been resolved yet, please stay in the room."

The man in the room looked strange, but he forced a smile: "Sir, is there anything else? Look, these two old men have delayed the sacrifice, and the village can't afford to compensate them. You won't let us go..."

"I just want to ask a few questions," Chang Yue'er said in a calm and even tone, "before the enclosure, the Xianhuan Society measured the area and sent someone to inform the village head. If any villagers cultivate wasteland, they can move their crops before the enclosure. Why do these two old men look as if they are completely unaware of this?"

Old Man Wei was stunned and subconsciously looked at the young man next to him.

The young man nodded slightly, his eyes showing encouragement.

He took a deep breath and yelled at the top of his lungs, "I came to ask you earlier, and you clearly said the land was outside the fence, so I didn't move the bean plants. If you had told me it was inside, I wouldn't have dared to go all out and come to the Xianhuan Society to cause trouble today!"

The face of the person in the room suddenly froze.

The people had not expected this to happen and were talking about it.

"What's going on? The people from the Xianhuan Society said they had sent someone to inform the village chief that they were going to encircle the land, but the chief told the old man that the land was outside the enclosure."

"Could it be that the headman remembered it wrongly?"

"I don't think so. Didn't the old man say that? He even specifically asked the village head. You don't know, clearing wasteland is very tiring. The ground is as hard as bricks and the fertility is not good. The crops grown will die. If you have your own land, who would be willing to clear wasteland?"

"Hiss—do you remember? Didn't that young man say before that Old Man Wei's land is worse than wasteland?"

"Hey, I think I did! What... is going on? Fang Lizheng, please speak up for yourself!"

The crowd was in an uproar, and this time the target of their anger was directed at Fang Lizheng.

Countless eyes fell on him, but he stared at Old Man Wei alone.

Inside the carriage, Shen Zheng suddenly realized.

"I see. I almost made a mistake today."

Hua Duo seemed to understand but not quite, and humbly asked for advice: "Master, I don't quite understand..."

Shen Zheng looked at her with a smile: "Tell me what you think?"

Hua Duo went over the situation in his mind again before slowly saying, "Actually, Old Man Wei and his gang...didn't want the land from the beginning. They wanted the crops on it. Did they think they were going to the Xianhuan Club to cause a scene, so that Master Wu would relent and let them move the crops?"

Shen Zheng shook her head. "No. They're not coming for the land, nor for the crops in it."

"Then they...?" Hua Duo was completely confused.

Shen Zheng pointed a finger out of the window at someone, "Him."

"Fang Lizheng?" Looking at the top of Fang Lizheng's head, Hua Duo's eyes showed confusion.

Shen Zheng retracted her finger and sat up straight. "At first, I thought they were coming for the land. Then, after listening to what Old Man Wei said, I thought they were coming for the crops, but I still had doubts. But when that young man spoke, I realized that what they wanted was not the land or the crops, but... someone to uphold justice."

Hua Duo seemed to understand something and looked at her seriously.

She added, "They came with such fanfare, claiming the imperial court was seizing their land, just to escalate the situation and make it difficult to resolve. Only then would the officials be willing to investigate the village. Once they did, they discovered two things that couldn't be hidden."

"Master, which two things?"

Hua Duo felt that it was a great feeling to just respond without thinking.

"First, Fang Lizheng lied to Old Man Wei, saying that the wasteland wasn't within the relief center's jurisdiction. This could be a big deal or a small one, and Fang Lizheng could come up with a lot of explanations, like maybe he misremembered it, or maybe he wanted to pass on the message but couldn't find Old Man Wei, or maybe... he actually did pass on the message, but Old Man Wei misheard it."

Huaduo looked at him with admiration and nodded vigorously.

Shen Zheng continued, "As for the second matter... there's no way to minimize it. Something must have happened to Old Man Wei and Old Man Du's original farmland, and it's related to the head of the Fanglizheng. If the head of the Fanglizheng hadn't been bullying them for so long, they wouldn't have reclaimed the land to plant crops unless they had no other choice. They also wouldn't have dared to go to such lengths and cause such a scene by coming to Xianhuan."

From this point of view, it is not an exaggeration to say that what happened today was a "fightback by honest people."

Hua Duo finally understood the whole story. "It seems that Old Man Wei and his men were really badly bullied by Fang Lizheng. Otherwise, how could they dare to plot against the imperial court and the Xianhuan Society?"

Shen Zheng hummed, her eyes falling on Old Man Wei, "There are smart people among them."

Hua Duo followed her gaze and asked, "Is it the young man in shorts?"

Shen Zheng nodded.

From the very beginning, the young man "inadvertently" mentioned that "the arable land of the Du and Wei families is poor, even worse than wasteland."

After he came back to the room, he froze and refused to leave, and once again said, "Old Wei didn't know that Xianhuan could hunt."

As she thought about it, Shen Zheng suddenly laughed, "Even...he counted me and the Ring Society into his calculations."

Hua Duo turned his head with a puzzled look.

Shen Zheng opened the curtains, listening to the noisy voices outside, and said, "The head of the room was found by our people. Also, think about it, what is the purpose of the Ring Society?"

Hua Duo blurted out: "Save the world and save people, do good without asking for anything in return."

Shen Zheng nodded. "On the day the relief center opened, such an injustice occurred. How could the Ring-Holding Society not seek justice for the people? This matter is mutually beneficial for them and the Ring-Holding Society."

One side sought justice, the other side gained reputation.