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

The sun gradually rose higher, and the shadows of people cast on the ground were slowly shortened and fattened by the sunlight.

After taking the reassurance pill, Xiao Yuan was like a chicken with its blood injected. He ran around the cabin, platform and carriage, and was busy like ten people.

Shen Zheng sent someone to the dam to ask for an hour's leave, and then stood on the platform watching Xiao Yuan busying around.

Every time he passed by her, Xiao Yuan would shout "Hello, sir", attracting many outsiders to stop and look at him.

"Hey, that's Mr. Shen, right?"

"Why is Lord Shen here at the dock? Is he going back to Tongan County? Why did he leave without saying anything?"

"I don't think so. It seems that Lord Shen is here to pick up the boat... Who is so impressive that he wants Lord Shen to come and pick me up personally?"

The people were discussing this matter one after another. Manager Tan stood beside Shen Zheng and sighed, "The constables in your county are really capable. It's good to be young..."

When he was young, he was one of the best!

Looking at Xiao Yuan's busy figure, Shen Zheng's mouth corners slowly rose.

She was obviously not much older than Xiao Yuan, but every time she saw Xiao Yuan like this, she would feel a sense of relief as an old mother.

Just as I was thinking about it, Xiao Yuan led the laborers past again, and turned back and said, "These are all books, you have to be careful, don't let your hands get wet..."

Upon hearing this, the laborers secretly pushed their buttocks harder and walked more steadily.

After a while, Xiao Yuan passed by again. "These are all cloths, and they must not get wet. Take your time, take your time, and watch your step!"

He led his laborers on trip after trip, carrying either books or cloth. On the last two trips, he began to say, "These are all treasures. They need two separate carts... No! We need three. We need to deliver them all to our master's residence."

Shen Zheng looked over in the direction of the sound—bags big and small, all tightly packed.

But in the blink of an eye, the packages piled up into a small hill.

"Xiao Yuan, come here." Shen Zheng looked at the packages with mixed emotions. When Xiao Yuan came over with a silly smile, she asked, "Are these... all going to be moved back to the mansion?"

Is Xiao Yuan...bringing the Tongan County Government Office here?

"Of course!" Xiao Yuan glanced back and answered quickly, a bit proudly. "Most of these packages are for you, and a small portion is for Uncle Bo and Old Qiao and the others! Originally, our office prepared some things for you, but then, I don't know where the people got wind of it, and on the day of departure, they blocked the dam and threw all these things onto the platform without a word. Before I could say no, they ran away, so Xu Zhubu brought his men to sort them out and told me to bring them all here."

According to Xiao Yuan, Xu Zhubu is a man with many thoughts in his mind, and he must have his reasons for doing this.

As for the reason...

It seems not difficult to guess - these gifts express the longing for the parents. After seeing them, the adults may be reluctant to leave the county and be eager to return home.

Shen Zheng looked at the packages with a normal expression, but the honey pot in her heart had already been opened and was bubbling.

She cleared her throat and said awkwardly, "Don't let them be fresh vegetables, or you'll get them halfway through."

Doubtful on the surface, curious in heart.

What could it be?

After half an hour, all the cargo was unloaded from the ship, and three teams of carriages slowly drove in three directions.

The cloth and ready-made clothes were taken in a carriage to the cloth shop; the books were headed to the bookstore; and Shen Zheng, taking Xiao Yuan, Hua Duo and three carriages full of gifts, rushed to the mansion.

Xiao Yuan was embarrassed to ride with Shen Zheng, and hesitated on the board for a long time, but was finally dragged in by Hua Duo.

As soon as he sat down, he lowered his head and said, "Sir, Brother Zhao specifically instructed his subordinates that the capital is different from the county, and we must always pay attention to the degree..."

Brother Zhao also said that if he entered Beijing without following the rules, it would be a disgrace to the adults.

"Know your limits?" Shen Zheng was amused by his expression. "Just now you were sitting on the ground crying, and that's considered knowing your limits? Well, you've been running around all the way, come in and rest for a while, and tell me about the county."

Upon hearing the word "county", Xiao Yuan immediately sat up straight, but when he glanced at Hua Duo standing beside him, he subconsciously shrank back.

Her big knife looks scary!

Shen Zheng reacted and looked at the two of them and said, "Oh, I haven't introduced you yet. Xiao Yuan, this is Hua Duo, the leader of the Shen Mansion's guards. He's very strong and very good with a broadsword. Hua Duo, this is Xiao Yuan, I'm a constable in Tongan County. He's a veteran there. When I first arrived, he was already working at the county government office."

The two turned their heads and looked at each other, their eyes polite, but with a hint of scrutiny.

"Hello, Huaduo."

"Hello, Xiao Yuan."

In this way, the two of them officially met.

After a brief greeting, the two of them stopped talking until Shen Zheng asked Xiao Yuan about the changes in the county. Xiao Yuan's eyes lit up and he started talking right away.

"The Chief Registrar ordered the opening of a new main street and paved it with cement. The shops along the street are a bit old, and the storefronts are all at different heights, which doesn't look very attractive. The Chief Registrar has discussed this with the Prefect, and they plan to renovate the shops so that they are all at the same height. What do you think, sir?"

"The wharf is getting busier and busier, with boats arriving and departing every day. Some boats come from far away, bringing many new and interesting things. County residents love to join in the fun, and if they find something they like, they will pay for it."

"Many outsiders want to come to the village to buy land and build houses, but the chief registrar and the village chiefs have refused, saying they won't sell even an inch of land until you return."

"This year, all the paddy fields are planted with rice. It's such a beautiful sight! From a distance, it looks like a field of emerald green. It's a shame you didn't get to see it, sir... You don't know, there are so many outsiders coming to see it that every village patrol has increased its manpower to prevent anyone from accidentally damaging the rice!"

"And, sir, the plum tree in front of Wu Lizheng's house has produced a lot of fruit this year. He Hua made a lot of pickled plums for you, and I brought them all!"

"Many students from Quanyang want to study at our county school, but Principal Li has refused. But the chief clerk said that our county school can be expanded. After the expansion, we can enroll students from other places. However, those who come to study here have to pay a fee!"

"And there's more..."

He spoke whatever came to his mind, with great passion and excitement. Shen Zheng listened quietly with an indifferent expression, but in fact her heart had already been drawn back to Tongan County.

Since she came to Beijing several months ago, she has been missing him all the time.

Just as she had imagined, after she left, Xu Zhubu did manage the county very well, so that she had no worries, but her longing for him still did not stop.

She wanted to see the newly developed main street with her own eyes, join in the fun with the county residents, and eat the fresh plums grown at Wu Lizheng's doorstep.

Soon, soon.