There were many villagers who felt this way, and everyone ate the food in their bowls carefully.

Song Jinshu took a few mouthfuls of rice. Maybe the rice didn't taste good enough due to lack of salt and oil, but she was so hungry after working all morning.

Even if the food is so unpalatable that I can't eat it, I can still finish two bowls of rice.

In contrast, Lu Ruoyu ate slowly and leisurely, looking more like a girl than Song Jinshu.

Song Jinshu ate too fast and choked without noticing. His face turned red and tears came out.

"Here! Eat slowly!"

Lu Ruoyu took out a water bottle from somewhere and handed it to Song Jinshu.

After a while, he finally managed to catch his breath: "Haha, thank you very much, County Magistrate Lu."

She laughed awkwardly and slowed down her eating pace.

"You're welcome, sir. Do you want to stay here and supervise the work in the afternoon, or go back to the county government office?" Lu Ruoyu turned her head and looked at her and asked.

In the past, the work of supervising the laborers was done by the yamen runners. As the county magistrate, Song Jinshu only needed to inspect the progress occasionally and did not need to keep an eye on it every day.

Song Jinshu paused, feeling a sharp pain in the soles of her feet. She definitely didn't want to work.

But now is a good time for her to change her impression in front of the villagers.

Finally, she gritted her teeth and nodded, "I want to stay! County Magistrate Lu, if you have official business, you can go back first. You don't have to stay here with me."

Lu Ruoyu was stunned for a moment. He noticed that she was obviously very tired, so why didn't she walk down the slope along his path?

However, there were still many things that needed his attention at the county government office. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "Then the oxcart will be left here. It will be more convenient for you to return this afternoon."

Song Jinshu nodded indifferently. She was indeed too tired!

Lunch passed quickly and the villagers consciously picked up their hoes and started digging canals.

Because there is strength in numbers, they dug a one-kilometer canal in just one morning.

At this rate, half of the canals in Jingyang County can be completed in half a month.

As for the villagers living in the mountains, she decided to dig a pond in each village first, and then bring water up after the waterwheel was built.

After working for a few more hours, the sun was finally about to set.

After obtaining Song Jinshu's consent, the villagers who lived nearby returned home to rest, while those who lived far away lived in temporary tents separated by village and gender.

The terrain here is high and relatively flat, some distance away from the river dam, and there are yamen runners guarding here, so it is very safe at night.

"Sir Song, let me drive the ox cart to take you back?" Village chief Zhang said kindly when he saw Song Jinshu standing in front of the ox cart.

Song Jinshu pursed her lips. She really didn't know how to drive cattle!

But seeing the elderly face and hunched back of Village Chief Zhang, she couldn't bear to let him work so she shook her head and said, "No need, Village Chief, go back and rest! Don't worry about me!"

Village chief Zhang looked at her questioningly, fearing that she would hurt herself.

Then, Song Jinshu closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, sat in the driver's seat, and imitated what he saw in TV dramas, whipping the old cow's butt with a whip.

The ox cart moved towards the county town, but after a few steps, the old ox was unwilling to move forward.

She wanted to imitate what she had done in the morning and throw a carrot, but unfortunately she had nothing and was unable to do so.

Wang Lao Er had been paying attention to every move here. Seeing this, he hurried forward and said, "Master Song, let me take you back!"

Although Village Chief Zhang did not know Wang Laoer, he vaguely remembered that this young man worked very efficiently and did not look like a bad person.

It was obvious from the look on Lord Song's face that he had never driven a car before, so he stepped forward and advised, "Lord Song, please let him take you there!"

The day was getting darker, and since Lady Song was a woman, it was not safe for her to travel on the road.

Song Jinshu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay then! Wang Laoer, you can take me back today, and I'll stay at the government office for one night. We'll come together tomorrow morning!"

Wang Laoer was delighted when he heard this. He was more than happy to have the opportunity to establish a relationship with Lord Song!

"Hey! Please wait a moment, sir. Please let me go back and tell my sister-in-law!"

This will also save my sister-in-law from getting worried when she returns and her parents ask about the situation but don't know the truth.

Wang Laoer moved quickly and came back in just a few breaths.

Seeing this, Song Jinshu sat back in the carriage. The ox cart continued to drive as usual, and the two of them left towards the sunset.

After about two quarters of an hour, the ox cart stopped, and Wang Laoer's surprised voice rang out: "Sir, County Magistrate! Why are you here?"

Then came a cold and gentle voice: "Wang Laoer, is that Lord Song in the car?"

Song Jinshu opened her eyes when she heard the noise. She opened the curtain and saw Lu Ruoyu standing next to the car.

There were beads of sweat on his forehead, indicating he had been running. Song Jinshu asked in surprise, "County Magistrate Lu, did you drop something?"

Seeing her sitting safely in the car, Lu Ruoyu smiled and shook her head: "No, it's okay now!"

"Oh!" She didn't believe it!

"Since everything is fine, County Magistrate Lu should come up and go back together!"

Looking at Lu Ruoyu who was covered in sweat across from her, Song Jinshu guessed, could it be that this person came to pick her up specially?

I have to say that Song Jinshu really reveals the truth.

After Lu Ruoyu returned home from lunch, she didn't even take a break and was busy handling official business.

It was not until the sun went down and the yamen runners came to remind him that he realized what time it was.

He couldn't help but think of Song Jinshu who was still alone at the river dam, and remembered that she didn't know how to drive a car, so he put down his official duties and ran all the way to pick her up.

Facing the other person's direct gaze, his eyes flickered, but he did not look at him.

The two of them were silent along the way...

By the time we returned to the county government office, it was already completely dark.

"Wang Laoer, you should sleep in the room where the yamen runners are on duty! County Magistrate Lu, it's so late, are you planning to go back or stay in the county office for the night?"

In the county government office, there is a separate room for the county magistrate or the chief clerk to live in.

In the original owner's memory, Lu Ruoyu had never spent the night in the county government office, and the previous Shi Zhubu had never spent the night there either.

But the servants still did their duty and cleaned the room thoroughly.

Lu Ruoyu glanced at Wang Laoer, then nodded lightly as a response.

After Song Jinshu comforted the two of them, he returned to the backyard without looking back.

The light in her room was on at this time, and there were a few girls chattering in the room next to her.

She raised her voice and shouted, "Fuer! You guys haven't slept yet!"

Song Yunfu and Liu Jiangyue were reading a storybook face to face when they suddenly heard a noise outside.

"My cousin is back!" Liu Jiangyue said happily.

Song Yunqing, who was working on a handicraft nearby, also came to her senses and said happily, "My eldest sister is back!"

All the girls in the family were present, except for the young seventh sister Song Yunrong.

Looking at the huge group of girls walking towards him with smiles on their faces, Song Jinshu couldn't suppress the smile.

She felt that the air was fragrant.

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