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

Chapter 764 Another person has come to the capital!

Sorting the fish is a process, and the docks and villages are busy today.

Shen Zheng stood on the deck, looking at the wooden barrel on the platform.

The live fish had been loaded, and the villagers volunteered to work in groups of two or three to move the wooden barrels to the village. The next thing the crew had to unload was the dried sea fish from the second ship.

The dried fish were strung straight on ropes, emitting a strong fishy smell.

After Shen Zheng came to Tongan County, she had never eaten dried fish, let alone sea fish, so she couldn't help but swallow her saliva when she saw it.

She called Xu Zhubu and said, "This official and Lord Liang will be back to the blast furnace room soon. Send someone to watch the village head pull fish. Each household should get two catties of fresh fish and three catties of dried fish. Give some small things like seashells and conchs to the village head and have them share them with the villagers so that everyone can see the new things. Oh, and give some to Lord Ba and the fifth Zhubu as well. They are here for the best."

Xu Zhubu nodded and wrote it down. Shen Zheng said, "Leave some for the county government, especially seashells and conchs. Leave more. Go back and tell Uncle Lai that we will drink fish soup and eat dried fish tonight."

The fish is fresh and the internal organs are removed, and the fish soup is white and tender.

The dried fish is smoked and then sprinkled with salt, it is chewy when you take a bite.

Shen Zheng hoped that today would pass quickly and that it would be dinner time soon.

Xu Zhubu smiled and wrote it down, then suddenly said, "Sir, I went to see the teacher yesterday, and the teacher said that this year's provincial examination...may be held earlier."

Shen Zheng thought, "Yes, maybe some officials from the prefectural education department will also come to the capital. But... the date has not been decided yet?"

In the past, provincial examinations were mostly held in April and May. Since the examination questions in each prefecture were different, there was no need to conduct them uniformly across the country.

The examination authorities and prefectures that have prepared the test questions in advance will hold the test some time earlier. If there are changes or the test questions are not yet ready, the test will be held later. After all, this is only a prefectural test, and there is no way to challenge the spring examination in spring.

They will leave at the end of the month at the latest, and they don't know if they can personally send the children to the exam. As for Fang Ziyan and Pei Zhaoqi... they don't know if they can go to Beijing with them.

If the provincial examination was delayed, the two boys would have no choice but to stay in the mansion to take the exam.

"It hasn't been decided yet." Xu Zhubu also felt a little strange. "If it really needs to be moved forward, it will probably be this month, but the prefectural education official hasn't posted the notice yet."

Shen Zheng's eyebrows moved slightly.

Is this to protect against people?

Pressing the exam time is equivalent to pressing the exam questions. Who is the government education official guarding against?

Shen Zheng chuckled, "There are only more than ten counties in our prefecture. It only takes a day to reach the farthest county. Let's wait a little longer. They can't hold on for long. As for Zhou Xuezhen..."

She looked at Xu Zhubu.

"The teacher agreed." Xu Zhubu said, "The teacher asked us to send someone to the prefectural school to get the test papers tomorrow, but he wants to..."

At this point, Xu Zhubu felt a little embarrassed and a bit ashamed.

"What books do you want?" Shen Zheng felt that Xu Zhubu's reaction was a little strange. "You want the volumes written by His Majesty? It's not impossible, but you have to tell him that we haven't even typeset the books yet, so he has to cherish them and read them carefully, and return them to us after he's finished reading them."

"no......"

Xu Zhubu looked at Yu Shizhang who was walking around in the cabin. The other party had already started choosing a cabin to live in.

"The teacher said that he wanted Uncle to write a poem for him..."

"Ahem——" Shen Zheng choked on her saliva, "What?"

An old man writing poetry to an old man?

Perhaps Shen Zheng's expression was too strange, Xu Zhubu immediately explained: "In his life, the teacher admired Uncle Xian Jiade the most, besides his mentor. But Uncle Xian Jiade was his teacher, so although he admired Uncle Xian Jiade, he didn't dare to show it, until now..."

Shen Zheng understood.

Now that Zhou Xuezhen has chosen a side, he dares to "openly pursue stars".

Still a bohemian old man.

"Then... let's tell Uncle tonight." Shen Zheng looked at Yu Shizhang and was silent for a moment. "But good poems don't just appear overnight. Can Zhou Xuezhen ask for them right away?"

If the other party does not see the poem and does not give them the topic paper, then they will just have to choose the topic themselves.

"Teacher, it will take whatever time you want to finish it." Xu Zhubu said with a smile.

In this way, Shen Zheng's guilt was alleviated a lot. Yu Shizhang's poem could be exchanged for a set of test papers, which seemed to be a good deal for them.

The two of them talked about the major and minor events in the county.

It will be soon time for seedling raising and spring planting. This year, all the farmland in Tongan County will be planted with high-yield rice to preserve seeds for the entire Dazhou, so spring planting is also a top priority.

But Shen Zheng estimated that she would not be able to see it with her own eyes. Calculating the time, she should have just arrived in Shangjing at that time.

During the time when she was away from the county, all the affairs of the county fell on Xu Zhubu. Fortunately, Xu Zhubu had strong execution ability and a quick mind, so he was able to get the job done.

Shen Zheng put his arm on the fence and looked into the distance from the boat. He could make out the cloth shop, farmland and houses of Xiahe Village. The road paved with cement was also particularly obvious.

As she was measuring Xiahe Village with her eyes, a black dot came rushing from the village road, and in the blink of an eye, it arrived at the pier archway.

The archway was still some distance away from the platform. Shen Zheng couldn't see the other person's face clearly, but was dazzled by the shining armor on the other person.

"Soldier?" Shen Zheng blinked and called Xu Zhubu to look, "Look under the archway, is there a soldier? Is he a government soldier? Did he... step on our Sanhe land?"

There is still a section of the road in Xiahe Village that has not been compacted, and they themselves are reluctant to drive over.

The horse was shiny black, and it was obvious that it had eaten a lot. If it stepped on the ground with its hoof, it would definitely trample a big hole in their land.

Feeling sorry for the villagers, she took Xu Zhubu off the boat.

Xu Zhubu's eyes seemed to be better than hers. He frowned slightly and said, "It seems that they are not palace soldiers. What they are wearing is not palace soldier armor. Sir, I will go and take a look first."

Shen Zheng nodded, still looking over there.

Before Xu Zhubu reached the archway, he heard the villagers whispering and felt heartbroken.

"Where did this officer come from? He came in on horseback, and he must have made mistakes at every step... We walked in."

"Speak softly, or someone will hear us and say we are stingy..."

"Don't you feel bad? We just tamped the land two days ago for the section from the village, and we'll have to repair it later."

"Stop talking, stop talking, he's coming!"

"Hey, fellow villager!" The other person asked in a loud voice like a megaphone, "Is your county magistrate, Lord Shen, here? Someone from the capital has come, and the prefect is here too. I went to the county office but didn't see anyone. They said your magistrate is here!"

"Someone is coming from the capital again!" the county residents exclaimed.

The soldiers on horseback looked at them curiously.

Unlike what he had imagined, upon hearing that someone was coming from the capital, the county residents were not panicked, and were even... secretly happy?

It's so weird, I don't know what these people are laughing at.

A tall young man in official robes came over and asked, "General, are you looking for Lord Shen?"