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Mrs. Hu looked anxiously at Lin Daqiang, who was being dragged away, and then at County Magistrate He. She kowtowed to him and said, "Please, sir, spare my husband. Please, sir, spare him! We will never dare to do it again, never again."

"The case has been concluded. Don't say anything more. Leave! Everyone else please leave as well. Shen Wanning and Chen the Hunter stay." The county magistrate said again.

Aunt Zhang, Lin Dashan and others looked at Shen Wanning worriedly, and Shen Wanning smiled at them reassuringly.

After the villagers of Daqing Village left, County Magistrate He waved his hand again, signaling the constables and legal advisors to withdraw. Now, only Shen Wanning, Hunter Chen, and County Magistrate He remained in the courtroom.

County Magistrate He walked down from the hall, his eyes full of smiles, "Tell me, what's going on?"

Shen Wanning and Chen the Hunter were stunned. They looked at each other, unsure of what County Magistrate He meant.

"What do you mean, sir? The fact is just as I said. Since you have already made the judgment, why are you asking this question?" Shen Wanning was very alert and spoke carefully.

"Little girl, I sentenced him to twenty lashes of the cane, not because I believe what you said. It's just that I don't want a girl like you to have your reputation damaged. Besides, according to what others said, these two people are not good people, so this is just a small punishment for them." Lord He said straight to the point.

"I don't understand what the county magistrate is saying." Shen Wanning continued to play dumb.

"You little girl really are... Never mind, never mind. Let me explain it more clearly. First, even if Lin Daqiang fell on the tree branch, it's impossible for the branch to penetrate his entire shoulder. I saw blood on his back today, so he must have been injured by a sharp weapon to be so serious.

Second, if Lin Daqiang wanted to frame you, he would have said that the branch was pierced by Chen the Hunter, not by you, a little girl.

"Third, the girl's hands are delicate and white, and it's obvious that she doesn't work at home. But there are a few bloodshot lines on her palms, which looks like scratches from a branch. Am I right?" County Magistrate He said slowly.

Shen Wanning quickly knelt down and pulled Chen Liehu at the same time.

"Your Excellency is very perceptive, and I admire you. I beg your forgiveness, but this matter concerns my reputation, and I had no choice but to resort to this despicable trick and deceive you."

"Sir, please forgive me. If you want to blame someone, please blame me. This was my idea and has nothing to do with the daughter of the old Lin family." Hunter Chen finally reacted and said quickly.

"You're not lying anymore? Tell me the whole story!"

"Sir, are you not blaming me and Hunter Chen?" Shen Wanning looked up at County Magistrate He.

County Magistrate He laughed angrily, "If I wanted to embarrass you, I wouldn't have kicked everyone out and told you this in private. Everyone, stand up and talk."

"Thank you, sir." Shen Wanning smiled and helped Chen the Hunter to stand up.

"Sir, yesterday afternoon, I went up the mountain to look for lychee fruit, but later discovered that I was being followed by Lin Daqiang. He stopped me, saying he wanted to marry me off to the Fang family's foolish son. Later, for some reason, Lin Daqiang became attracted to me again. Fortunately, Hunter Chen happened to pass by and rescued me. It's only to protect my reputation that Hunter Chen and I resorted to this desperate measure."

Shen Wanning told the whole story in detail.

County Magistrate He nodded. "It's pretty much what I expected. However, I didn't expect a little girl like you to be so courageous as to immediately plunge the branch into his wound."

Shen Wanning smiled sheepishly, not knowing what to say. On the other hand, Chen the Hunter, an honest man, calmed down after being exposed by County Magistrate He.

"Your Excellency may not know this, but the daughter of the old Lin family is different from other women. Not only did she discover cassava during a severe drought and save the villagers, but later, when the village ran out of water, she ventured alone into the depths of the old forest, discovered a source of water, and found a way to ensure drinking water for every household. Now, she's got everyone planting sweet potatoes, and we just have to wait for the autumn harvest."

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate He became interested. He had originally thought that Shen Wanning was just a favored girl in the village, but he had never expected such a strange thing to happen to her.

He pointed to the chairs below and said, "Please take a seat, I'd like to hear more about this." After that, he sat down and looked at the two of them.

Under the gaze of County Magistrate He, Shen Wanning and Hunter Chen had no choice but to sit down.

"What are the cassava and sweet potatoes that Hunter Chen just mentioned? Why have I never heard of them?" County Magistrate He asked curiously.

If he knew these things, would he be able to help those refugees get through this difficult time? There was not much food left in the granary, and most of it was donated by the wealthy merchants he had forced. He was worried about food these days.

"Sir, we discovered cassava in the mountains. There is a lot of it, but it is poisonous and needs to be soaked in water before it can be eaten. As for sweet potatoes, I saw it in a book that said the yield per mu can reach 3,000 kilograms. I don't know whether it is true or not." Shen Wanning briefly explained these things.

"A yield of 3,000 kilograms per mu is too exaggerated. If we had this, there wouldn't be famine in our Great Xia Dynasty." Speaking of the sweet potato yield, Lord He was skeptical and somewhat disappointed. However, he became interested in cassava. "But I'm interested in the cassava you're talking about. If we could teach everyone to identify it, it would help save many lives."

"I am willing to teach you how to identify cassava. I hope no one in the world will go hungry anymore." Shen Wanning said firmly.

"Okay, okay, I will send someone to Daqing Village to identify cassava tomorrow. I'll trouble Miss Shen then." This time, County Magistrate He even changed his address.

"Resolving the worries of the lord and bringing benefits to the people is what a commoner should do."

"By the way, what is the lychee you mentioned just now? Can it be eaten?" asked County Magistrate He.

Shen Wanning didn't know whether to shake her head or nod. After thinking for a while, she finally nodded. "This Ficus pumila fruit is edible, but the edible part is very small, and the taste is not very good. I went up the mountain to look for this thing to do some food business."

"Oh? Your family is still in business? Business is probably not doing well in this famine year, right?"

"To be honest, I'm in the milk tea business, and this ficus carica fruit can be made into various condiments and added to milk tea." Shen Wanning answered again.

County Magistrate He raised an eyebrow in surprise. "You made the milk tea? No wonder my daughter keeps clamoring for it. Even my wife loves it. If you add some toppings in the future, I'm afraid they'll be craving it every day."

When talking about his wife and daughter, County Magistrate He showed a gentle smile on his face.

"It's a simple meal, but I'm honored that your daughter likes it," Shen Wanning said modestly.