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

Chapter 500 Winter

According to the calendar, the snow has passed and the winter solstice will be here soon.

More than a month after the winter solstice is New Year's Eve.

Tongan County had light rain for three consecutive days. The rain was not heavy, but it came frequently and lasted for a long time.

But after a few days, I felt very cold. When I woke up in the morning, the window paper was wet. When I went outdoors, my words were covered with fog.

Yu Nanshu and the other little ones are playful. Although they have gone through more than ten winters, they are still very excited every winter day. They "huff" from morning to night, competing to see who can huff longer and whose white fog is thicker.

When Shen Zheng saw them, she crossed her arms and thought: New kids are really cold-resistant. Even though they are wearing so little, they can still sweat profusely while playing.

Wu Quan brought news early this morning that the cement used in the test at Xiahe Village that day had been compacted, and asked Shen Zheng to go and take a look when she had time.

He spoke in a miraculous way, saying "Cement is harder than stone. It doesn't loosen even after a hammer hit it." Yu Shizhang heard this and immediately decided to go with Shen Zheng.

Shen Zheng thought, isn't this a good opportunity to show off? The earthen kiln was built two days ago, and the limestone was calcined yesterday. She can go and take a look.

Since she had nothing to do today, she decided to invite Ba Lezhan, Diwu Tanwei, and Fang Wenxiu over.

The new magistrate of Yonglu County, Yang Zhou, did not come, saying that there were many things to do in the county today and he could not spare the time. It would be fine if Diwu Tanwei came. Shen Zheng did not force it, and after everyone arrived, they all set out on the road to Xiahe Village.

The frozen mud made the path muddy, and the carriage was bumpier than usual. Fortunately, Yu Shizhang's carriage had "shock absorbers", so although it was a little shaky, it didn't cause motion sickness.

Yu Shizhang was also shivered by the cold air she brought in, and regretted, "Sanhetu can be seen anytime. It's freezing cold now. I shouldn't have agreed to your request."

Shen Zheng smiled and whispered, "I didn't invite you..."

Didn't you just couldn't sit still the moment you heard it and spontaneously wanted to come along?

Yu Shizhang pretended to sneer and warmed his hands by the fire, "I want to take a good look to see if this three-in-one soil is really magical."

"Uu——"

The carriage stopped, "Master, Lord Shen, we are here."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zheng took a deep breath, rubbed his hands, opened the car curtain and jumped out.

It was cold outside and I didn't have a chance to think. The more I thought about it, the less willing I was to get off the bus - just like getting up in winter.

But even though she was mentally prepared, the whistling cold wind blew against her face, making her shiver subconsciously.

"It's getting colder by the river..." she said to herself.

"The river wind is freezing, much colder than in the county." Diwu Tanwei also got off the carriage, took two hot water bottles from the servant, and handed one to Shen Zheng, "Master Shen, take it and feel the cold."

Shen Zheng's eyes lit up slightly, and when she saw there were two hot water bottles, she took one without hesitation.

The warmth greatly relieved the coldness in the whole body.

She looked down and saw that this hot water bottle was also very particular, with a layered cover on the outside - the inner layer on both sides was made of animal hair, and when she put her hand in it, it felt furry.

The outermost layer is silk with cotton sandwiched in it and the satin is embroidered with gold thread, which shows wealth at a glance.

Shen Zheng rubbed the inner layer back and forth, and subconsciously asked: "What kind of animal hair is this?"

"Lamb's wool." The Fifth Tanwei replied, "Take the softest wool from the lamb's armpits, and then ask the embroiderer to pick it into the silk."

She smiled at Shen Zheng, as if she could see what Shen Zheng was thinking, "Don't worry, we won't skin you alive, we'll just take the fur."

Shen Zheng opened her mouth and laughed silently.

Many hunters choose to skin animals alive in order to keep the fur soft and tough.

She also understood and didn't blame the hunters. When the nobles had needs, the hunters had no choice but to skin the animals alive in order to sell them for more money.

But she has always agreed with the saying "killing is not abusing life", and skinning someone alive... is abusing life.

After a few moments, everyone in the car came down in the cold wind. Balezhan was still smiling and started praising as he came up.

"Master Shen's Xiahe Village is indeed extraordinary. This, this... ah, ah, ah..."

A sneeze went so far away that the saliva splashing out was clearly visible. Shen Zheng and the others subconsciously took a few steps back to avoid him.

He laughed dryly and finished his unfinished flattery: "Such a beautiful scenery makes people want to recite a poem when they see it!"

Shen Zheng was too cold to respond to him. Diwu Tanwei laughed for no apparent reason and said, "Yin."

How could Bale Zhan respond to this? He couldn't come up with a fluent answer, "Haha... I know Lord Shen doesn't want to listen, so I decided not to recite it, so as not to pollute Lord Shen and Lord Bo's ears. Let's go to that treasure land and take a look!"

Yu Shizhang had already walked towards the cloth shop while the others were talking. When Shen Zheng saw them, she didn't bother to greet them and followed Yu Shizhang with the hot water bottle in her hand.

"Uncle, please slow down." Shen Zheng said.

Yu Shizhang kept walking, and there was some bitterness in his words: "No one brought me a hot water bottle, so I have to walk faster to warm myself up!"

Shen Zheng looked at the exquisite hot water bottle in her hand and handed it over, gritting her teeth: "I'll warm it for you."

Seeing this, Diwu Tanwei immediately stepped forward and blocked Shen Zheng with the hot water bottle in his hand, "My Lord, you used my money, and it was my fault for not considering it carefully."

Yu Shizhang glanced at the two of them and put his hands back into his sleeves. "How can I still use your things? Just keep them for yourself."

As soon as Shen Zheng heard it, she knew that he just wanted to say something sarcastic and didn't really want a hot water bottle.

"Then I will cover it myself. If your hands are cold, tell me and I will give it to you."

When Wu Quan saw them coming, he led the two of them and trotted up to them, bowing respectfully.

"Greetings to Lord Bo, greetings to Lord Shen, greetings to all the lords and gentlemen, please follow me."

He saw that the people had just gotten off the carriage and were still a little uncomfortable, so he led the way and said, "The cement shed has been built around it, and there is a stove in the shed. Come in and warm yourself up."

As soon as Shen Zheng followed him in, she felt a wave of warmth coming over her. There was clearly a fire left around the shed, but the warmth from the fire seemed to be swirling in the shed and would not go out.

After they stood still, their eyes were attracted by the muddy yellow ground. Yu Shizhang was the first to step forward, took a closer look, and asked with his hands behind his back, "Is it ready? It looks not much different from before."

But the color is slightly lighter, and the appearance is still the same.

"All right, Master." Wu Quan held a small wooden hammer in his hand, stepped forward and squatted down, saying, "The cement has been repeatedly compacted, and has reached what Lord Shen said, that it can withstand loads without collapsing and cannot be damaged by hammers."

"Oh?" Yu Shizhang looked at the mallet in his hand and said, "This mallet looks a bit light, do you have a stone hammer?"

How can a small piece of wood shake the earth?

If you want to try, you have to try something big.