Transmigrated into a corrupt female county magistrate, defied fate and changed her life in a deserte

After hearing the specific amount, Liu Lanru did not bargain and readily took out twenty taels of silver.

"Here are twenty taels. I would like to thank you, sir. The extra money will be used as your drawing fee."

After saying this, Liu Lanru didn't give Song Jinshu a chance to refuse, and said goodbye with a smile...

"Come back to your senses! Everyone's gone far away!"

Shen Fenghua watched the two of them arguing for a long time and couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark. However, Lu Ruoyu was very patient.

"Humph! You just can't stand the fact that I'm more popular than you!"

Song Jinshu raised his head high and glanced at Shen Fenghua with his nose up.

This made the other person's face turn black instantly.

"Stop messing around! Let's go back quickly!"

He still has a lot of things to deal with!

Song Jinshu approached Lu Ruoyu and replied with a smile, "Okay! I'll listen to you!"

All the money in her pocket today comes from the selfless dedication of County Magistrate Lu.

As night fell, Song Jinshu went to bed early to save money on oil lamps.

In a daze, she seemed to hear the sound of thunder and rain.

Maybe she was too tired during the day, so she slept soundly and slept until dawn.

Day two.

The kitchen is leaking again!

The Song sisters helped each other carry out several basins of water.

"Eldest sister! I'm afraid this kitchen can't make cakes to sell today!"

Song Yunqing had a worried look on her face. The shop they rented was just a simple little room that could barely hold cakes and other things.

There is no kitchen at all, so they prepare the food here at the county government office every day and then transport it out!

It rained heavily last night, so I definitely can’t open the stall today. The shop has finally managed to stabilize its customer base!

Song Jinshu sighed, squeezed the purse that was still wet, and handed it to Song Yunqing.

"Use this money to find someone to repair the kitchen. If it's not enough, come back to me!"

She is definitely the worst official!

Song Yunqing sighed, took the silver and went out to look for someone.

While setting up the stall, she also got to know many aunts and sisters-in-law in Jingyang County, and found out where there were places to repair houses.

At this moment, Song Jinshu was standing outside the toilet, frowning and looking troubled, attracting strange looks from passers-by.

Because it had rained, the odor in the toilet was even stronger and more pungent, and most people passing by had to cover their noses as they walked.

Song Jinshu stood here alone, standing out from the crowd.

After a while, she gritted her teeth and sighed.

"Oh! No, no! I've barely managed to survive, I can't give this thing away now!"

Let the house be dilapidated. Just wait a while and renovate it when her salary comes.

Passersby saw Song Jinshu turn around and leave in sorrow, and were all shocked. What on earth was so attractive about this toilet to Lord Song?

It seemed that every few days, she could be seen going to the toilet to spend some time with him.

Song Yunqing worked efficiently and quickly found someone to repair the house. Fortunately, the rain had stopped, otherwise the workers would have to wait until the rain stopped.

By then, the kitchen would be in a terrible state.

Unlike the atmosphere in Jingyang County, people in several neighboring counties are worried.

They heard from distant relatives that Jingyang County did not repair the river dam before the rainy season this year, but instead built a canal.

It rained yesterday, and the accumulated rainwater in the dam must have risen again.

In previous years, this time of year was when the government recruited laborers. I don’t know if they have the luck to be like those people in Jingyang County.

Three meals a day and thirty cents in wages.

Their anticipation didn't last long before they heard some movement.

The officials started shouting with drums and gongs, and soon all the counties under Shun'an Prefecture knew about the recruitment of forced laborers.

The crowds of people gathered in front of the county government's notice board, making a constant noise. Someone loudly asked, "How is it going? Will our county provide wages for hiring yamen runners this year? Will they provide meals?"

The audience who did not know the truth were attracted by this question and looked up at the only scholar standing in the front.

Facing the crowd's expectant and high-spirited gazes, the scholar raised his nose to the sky and said arrogantly, "What are you thinking! We're not recruiting you to serve as laborers so you can enjoy yourself. How could the court give you money for nothing?"

What kind of joke are these ignorant country folks playing!

He studied hard for ten years and finally passed the imperial examination last year, thus being exempted from forced labor.

These are the privileges of them as scholars!

How could these country folks who couldn't even read a single word deserve to enjoy the same treatment as him?

Forced labor is what the lower class people are supposed to do. How dare they expect the court to pay them?

What about providing three meals a day? That's ridiculous!

The scholar's words made everyone present shake their heads and sigh in disappointment. They secretly resented why the county magistrate of Jingyang County was not from their county?

Now, not only do you have to do forced labor, but if the punishment is mild, you may return home safely, but if the punishment is severe, you may get seriously ill or even die outside!

This kind of labor is done by humans!

They didn't have much surplus food at home, so they had to bring their own dry food when they went to do forced labor.

The most important thing is that the hardship of forced labor is not that they don’t have enough to eat, but that if they encounter officers and soldiers with bad tempers, being beaten is the least of their worries.

Among those who go to perform forced labor every year, is there any village that doesn’t have people who are injured or seriously ill?

It was only this year that they heard about what happened in Jingyang County, and a glimmer of hope ignited in their hearts.

That is why when the labor service announcement was released, they all came forward, wanting to sign up as soon as possible.

Who knew that the real situation was completely different from what I imagined.

After the recruitment of laborers was announced, every village received the news in just half a day.

Crying and clamoring could be heard in every household, and occasionally complaints against the county magistrate could be heard.

This anomaly attracted the attention of county magistrates.

On this day, Shi Zhubu, who had jumped from Jingyang County to Guangrao County, walked onto the street carrying a newly bought bird.

He keenly noticed the whispers of the people around him and instantly became alert.

Since he spent money to come to Guangrao County, his quality of life has improved, but his status and position have not changed.

He was worrying about how to please his boss and lay the foundation for future career.

No, here's a chance!

"...Jingyang County is so poor, but they're luckier than us. They got a good county magistrate... I heard... that the magistrate of Jingyang County treated them very well. He didn't beat or scold them when they went to serve as laborers. He even provided them with three meals a day and thirty cents!"

"Why don't we have this kind of luck?"

The people nearby were so frightened that they covered the man's mouth and cursed, "If you want to die, don't drag me into this! If the government hears you saying this, they'll definitely put you in jail!"

The man seemed to suddenly realize that he had said something wrong and quickly slapped himself in the face.

"Oh, look at my mouth! It's all because Mr. Fang gave me two sips of wine..."

The two looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that no one was paying attention to them.

After talking quietly for a while, they went home.

After hearing all this, Shi Zhubu squinted his eyes and thought about it, and suddenly his eyes lit up.