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

Chapter 273 County Government Renovation Drawings Shen Zheng's Independent Courtyard

After the tuition payment was settled, Shen Zheng took the village heads and left the county school.

Li Hongmao also had to distribute books to the students, assign dormitories, and was busy.

Shen Zheng walked ahead and said slowly, "What Shanzhang Li meant today is that you should explain to each family when you go back. They are all children from our county. Don't let them and their families feel burdened."

"Yes, sir..."

The money had not been given out, and the village heads were actually a little discouraged.

They owed the adults again.

......

After leaving the county school, Shen Zheng went to Man Niang's teahouse and sat for a while.

She asked Mannia something.

Man Niang was tempted, but when she saw A Li standing beside her, she said she would think about it again and give her an answer in two days.

Shen Zheng was not in a hurry. After drinking tea with her for a while, she returned to the county government office.

As soon as she entered the backyard, she found it was unusually lively today.

In addition to Li Hongmao and his two disciples, the three generations of the Yu family, Xu Zhubu, Shen Xingjian, Liang Fu, and even Master Qiao's disciples were all there.

Everyone sat around a table with two large pieces of straw paper on it. They were chattering about something.

Yu Zhengqing turned around and saw her, then waved:

"Are you done with the county school? Come here quickly."

Shen Zheng was a little curious. After walking up to greet everyone, she sat down and asked, "Why is it so lively? What are you busy with?"

She was in a good mood today and her tone was cheerful.

Instead, Yu Zhengqing looked at her with mixed emotions and sighed.

A hint of doubt appeared in Shen Zheng's eyes.

Yu Zhengqing rarely gets depressed, but today, he showed it quite obviously.

But Yu Zhengqing no longer looked at her. Instead, he pushed the paper on the left side of the table in front of her and said, "This is the blueprint of the previous construction of your Tongan County Government Office."

He deliberately made his tone as relaxed as Shen Zheng's just now, but after Shen Zheng heard it, the hand she stretched out froze in mid-air.

She understood why Yu Zhengqing sighed.

They asked Xu Zhubu to find the blueprints of the previous county government building, and called Liang Fu and Qiao Lao, which meant...

Yu Shizhang had already discussed with Liang Fu the matter of renovating the county government office.

So Yu Zhengqing and the others...

It’s time to go back to the government office.

When Shen Zheng thought of this, a sense of reluctance suddenly surged in her heart.

Yu Zhengqing was both her teacher and friend. He had stayed in the Tongan County Government for so long that she almost regarded him as a part of the government.

We knew we were going to part, but when the day finally came...

Shen Zheng sighed silently in her heart.

No matter how many gatherings we have, there will always be a separation.

"Look at you."

Yu Zhengqing stuffed the blueprint into her hand and said casually:

"Let Lord Liang and Elder Qiao take a look at it today. If there is no problem, I will take my family back to the government office."

Yu Shizhang was unhappy when he heard this: "Why do you have to bring your family with you? I, Yu Shizhang, the Earl of Yongning, am a burden to you?"

"Yes, Dad." Yu Nanshu blinked, "Is Nanshu also a burden?"

Yu Zhengqing: “…”

He just wanted to lighten the mood.

After being disturbed by Yu Zhengqing, Shen Zheng's reluctance was reduced a lot.

After adjusting her mood, she unfolded the drawing in her hand and looked at it carefully for a moment.

In fact, having lived in the county government for so long, she was already familiar with its layout and knew what it looked like without even looking at it.

Liang Fu, who was standing by, also pushed over the first draft that he and Mr. Qiao had finalized.

"Sir Shen, there is actually no problem with the layout of our county government. The main problem is that a lot of land is wasted in the backyard."

He pointed to two places in the draft and said, "Here and here, we can turn them into houses this time. Oh, and as for your house, I have discussed it with Mr. Qiao and have separated a small courtyard for you."

"this......"

Shen Zheng was somewhat tempted. Because of her gender, she had to wash and dress in her room before, which was sometimes inconvenient.

Xu Zhubu also mentioned at the beginning that he wanted to buy her a yard next to the county government office, but the county government was so poor at that time, how could Shen Zheng be willing to spend money on it.

Although she was tempted, she still asked after considering the practical situation: "Will it take up too much space?"

"will not."

Liang Fu shook his head.

"In fact, this is unfair to you. In fact, you also know that in our Great Zhou, few county officials are willing to live in the county government office. They either live in a ready-made mansion or demolish the previous mansion and rebuild it. In short, they don't want to wrong themselves."

"That's true."

Yu Zhengqing echoed, "I have a mansion in Liuyang Prefecture. Your life is really hard."

Shen Zheng chuckled and said, "My wife is with you, so of course she can't live in the government office."

"Heh." Yu Zhengqing glanced at her.

"You also know how inconvenient it is because my wife is with me? Don't you think about it? You are also a girl, why do you live next to these brats?"

Several brats present: ...

They are usually very careful about their behavior. After eating and going into the house, they basically won't come out again.

But they also felt that Yu Zhengqing was right and advised:

"I'll set up a small courtyard for you. It doesn't take up much space, and it will be much more convenient for you. With a small courtyard for the county magistrate to live in, future county magistrates won't have to go out and buy a mansion, which is also a good thing for Tong'an County."

They said it vaguely, but in fact whoever sold the mansion to the future county magistrate would lose money.

But after the county government had a small courtyard for the county magistrate to live in, this matter could be nipped in the bud.

——Shen Zheng is going to stay in the courtyard of the county government office. Who will dare not live there as the county magistrate in the future?

Unless the person who comes is sure that his achievements can be greater than Shen Zheng's.

Shen Zheng figured this out and nodded, pointing at the blueprint and asking Liang Fu:

"Where does Lord Liang plan to separate the courtyard?"

Liang Fu circled an area with his fingers and asked:

"Master Shen, what do you think of this place? Logically speaking, your residence should be in the middle of the backyard, but Xu Zhubu and Qiao Lao both said that you like sunshine, and the sunlight in the middle is a little blocked by the front hall. After discussion, we chose this piece of land."

The place he pointed to was on the right side of the backyard of the county government office. It was the best-lit place in the entire county government office, and it was also where the detectives did their morning exercises today.

She looked at Xu Zhubu and Qiao Lao and felt a little moved.

She didn't expect that the detail that she liked to bask in the sun was seen and remembered by them.

"I like it here very much. Thank you, Sir Liang."

Once her courtyard was decided, other locations could be determined accordingly.

The houses of Xu Zhubu, Li Hongmao and his two disciples, the guest house, the constable's house, the storehouse, the treasury and the public kitchen are still set up in the backyard.

However, the large study, bookkeeping room, meeting room and other places where people come and go were set up in the front yard of the county government.

Just when Liang Fu and Mr. Qiao were finalizing the approximate locations, Yu Zhengqing became unhappy.

"Wait a minute, Lord Liang. Xu Yunyan and Zhao Xiu have their own houses, and even Li Hongmao and Qiao Lao have their own houses. Why should I just settle for a guest house?"

Upon hearing this, Old Qiao was also unhappy: What do you mean even Old Qiao has it?

"Uh……"

Liang Fu was a little embarrassed and asked, "Aren't you going back to the government office?"

Yu Zhengqing wrinkled his nose, "It doesn't mean I won't come back even if I go back!"

He pulled the blueprint over, pointed to one and said, "Here, right here. Leave two rooms for me, one for me and one for my father."

"What about Nanshu?" Yu Nanshu asked.

"Of course you live with your sister Shen."

Liang Fu wiped his sweat and said, "Then I'll listen to Master Yu."

This time, three more rooms were booked.

The group sat there from noon to dusk, and they changed the teapots several times, but no one left the table.

Even the socially phobic Shen Xingjian sat quietly and listened attentively to what everyone was saying.

He suddenly understood why Magistrate Yu was so sad today and didn't want to go back to the government office.

The atmosphere in Tongan County is much better than that in the Ministry of Revenue, the imperial court, and the officialdom.

If possible, he hopes to stay in Tongan County forever.