The old lady was dragged along by the yamen runners to look for someone, and Song Jinshu's legs were also relieved.

Village chief Zhang was both grateful and emotional towards her at this moment. After spending a day with her, he felt that the county magistrate was not what those people said.

Moreover, she was kind and considerate of them in everything. She came from such a far place in the middle of the night after hearing that there was a flood.

This can't be a corrupt official!

From these two events today, Village Chief Zhang has already determined that someone was deliberately framing her.

The purpose is to sow discord between the county magistrate and them!

Song Jinshu didn't know what the village chief was thinking about. She saw someone nearby slip and be washed into the river, so she quickly rushed over and grabbed her.

She suddenly felt a tingling sensation on her body, and she couldn't help but be thankful that there were few gravels in Zhangjia Village and the mud had been moistened by water. Except for her clothes being dirty, she was not injured.

The little girl who was pulled up looked at her timidly, said thank you to the adults in a low voice, and was taken away by her family who came to find her.

Looking at Song Jinshu who had become extremely embarrassed because of saving others, Village Chief Zhang was once again certain that someone was deliberately slandering the county magistrate.

Such a good person should not be slandered like this!

He decided that from now on, the villagers of Zhangjia Village would not be allowed to call the county magistrate a corrupt official.

After all, the lives of all the people in their village were saved by the county magistrate.

Lu Ruoyu, who had been observing silently from the side, became even more suspicious. Is this really the Song Jinshu who held singing and dancing in the court?

He couldn't help but feel like he was being torn apart. Were these really not two people?

Otherwise, why is the contrast so great?

Did she have some unspeakable secret in the past? So she acted like an annoying person to hide her shortcomings?

Lu Ruoyu felt that she had discovered the truth.

The look in his eyes when he looked at Song Jinshu changed from pity to admiration. With her talent and wisdom, she would definitely be able to gain a firm foothold in the court in the future.

"County Magistrate Lu, come over and help! What are you doing?"

Didn't you see how busy she was? I usually thought he was quite sensible, why did he become so dull now?

Could it be that you still feel grumpy when you wake up?

"coming!"

Lu Ruoyu came to his senses and joined the mission of rescuing the villagers.

We were really lucky because the water level in the dam had not risen to a certain height yet, so when it rushed down, it only reached the level of an adult's nose if someone stood inside.

Village chief Zhang came back early and woke up the villagers when he saw the water overflowing. Everyone ran fast, but a few people were not careful when walking and were washed down by the water.

Now we are waiting for dawn to count the number of people, hoping there will be no casualties.

Otherwise, what will happen to her merits?

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for rescuing the villagers of Zhangjia Village. You have now received 10% of the merit points and a random reward. Please confirm whether you want to participate in the lottery now?"

Song Jinshu paused, what he thought was really coming true.

She muttered to herself, and in her mind, she thought, "Congratulations on obtaining a stone of fine grain seeds. Will you honor it?"

Song Jinshu was delighted because it showed that once the high-quality grain seeds were planted, the income could be doubled, which means that the yield per mu would be doubled.

Great! In the future, if she plants this grain, the people of Jingyang County will surely be able to have enough to eat, and she can feed the entire county. That should be a lot of merit, right?

Song Jinshu was secretly delighted when a head popped up from the side and looked at her strangely.

She instantly dropped her smile and asked seriously, "Have all the villagers of County Magistrate Lu been properly resettled? Are there any casualties?"

Lu Ruoyu shook her head, a look of relief on her face: "Except for a few who were slightly injured, the rest are fine."

"Ah That's good!"

"What happy event did you encounter just now, sir?"

Why is he laughing so obscenely...

Song Jinshu laughed and said, "Nothing! I'm just happy to see the people are safe. What could be the problem?"

It seemed that Lu Ruoyu accepted this statement and he did not ask any further questions.

"By the way, let's start arranging the canal digging after we get back today! We have to dig even if it rains!"

She didn't want to go through what happened last night again. The rain wasn't particularly heavy now, but if the river wasn't cleared, the entire Jingyang County would be in trouble.

Lu Ruoyu nodded, already having an idea in mind, and she would be able to arrange it when she returned.

The Zhangjia Village here continues to live on the mountain, and the yamen runners will bring them the food that was promised, and the village chief is already busy.

Song Jinshu took the opportunity to visit the villages downstream of Zhangjia Village. There were also people in these two villages who refused to listen to advice yesterday, but they were lucky.

There was a ditch outside the village, and the water only reached the foot of the bed. When the villagers who stayed behind got up and took a look, they were all shocked.

He took all his belongings with him and went up the mountain, never daring to return to the village on his own.

Sure enough, some things always require a price to be paid before people can learn from them.

The news about the dam collapse spread throughout Jingyang County in just one day.

The people were worried that without the wall to block the river, they would have no chance of escaping if it rained heavily.

So there was no need for anyone from the government to urge them, the village heads spontaneously requested to repair the river dam.

This saves Song Jinshu and the others from having to worry.

Looking at the anxious village heads sitting below, Song Jinshu curled his lips. Now they know how to be anxious?

When we were recruiting laborers before, no one came even though we offered them wages.

"Don't worry, village heads! I understand your requests. Without hiding anything from you, I've decided to start work tomorrow. However, we won't be repairing a dam, we'll be digging a canal!"

"Digging a canal?"

The village heads looked at each other, wondering what the county magistrate was doing.

Now that the river dams have collapsed, why dig canals instead of repairing them?

Song Jinshu ignored their thoughts and instead explained clearly the tasks he had assigned to each village early on.

He also stated: "You should all understand that this canal is much more useful than building a dam. It is better to dredge it than to block it. When the canal is repaired, you will benefit greatly."

Although the village heads did not quite understand this, they all happily agreed when they heard that this canal could not only control water but also facilitate irrigation of fields.

"By the way, the issues regarding wages and daily meals are managed by County Magistrate Lu. You will go to register with him later, and then each village will recruit two cooks. The wages will be the same as those for the laborers!"

"Don't try to play tricks on me. If the number you report is wrong, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"I dare not!" The village heads were frightened by her pressure, and those who had some ulterior motives did not dare to act rashly.

"Go! County Magistrate Lu is next door. After registering the information, hurry back to the village to inform the villagers that the excavation will begin tomorrow!"

This matter has been dragging on for a long time, and even the river dam collapsed unexpectedly ahead of schedule. Her sense of crisis is growing stronger and stronger.

She hasn't survived the crisis yet!

It was estimated that the man would come to her house in the next few days, so she had to find a way to deal with him. She must not let him find out that her original body had received 100,000 silver coins.

I just don’t know where that person is now?

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