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

Chapter 892: Gold Hairpin for Vegetables

After Yu Shizhang and Yue Zhenchuan left, the other officials left one after another. In the end, the only officials left on the dam were Shen Zheng and Zeng Tongshi.

After Zeng Tongshi and Wei Xiyu arranged the manpower, they confirmed the construction location and geology with Shen Zheng, and there was nothing major to do today.

After a while, a simple kitchen was built, the cooks and the servants came in one after another, and horse-drawn carriages loaded with grain and vegetables also came in.

Zeng Tong followed Shen Zheng and asked, "Sir Shen, why don't you have lunch before you leave? Today is our first meal on the dam. The Minister said that we should prepare a good meal, with fish and meat."

Shen Zheng put the blueprint into her small bag, smiled and nodded: "I am the supervisor of this mission. If I don't have other tasks, I will not leave."

Zeng Tongshi became even happier when he heard this, and kept asking her about her taste and dietary taboos.

Just when Shen Zheng was about to get overwhelmed, there was a burst of noise outside the dam, and then the canteen leader in charge of meals on the dam hurried over.

He looked panicked, and after looking at Zeng Tongshi, his gaze fell on Shen Zheng.

"Master Shen, please go and take a look. Something happened over there..."

Zeng Tongshi stood in front of Shen Zheng and frowned, saying, "Sir Shen is the supervisor. Since it is a small matter, I can just go and see it."

After saying that, he raised his leg and walked out of the dam.

The canteen moved his mouth slightly, followed him for a few steps, stomped his feet, and fell back.

"Sir Shen, you should go and take a look. Although the incident is not serious, the person involved is a girl. As a woman, you should be more polite in your words."

Except for the officials and the cooks, there were only a bunch of rough guys on the dam. The cooks' words carried no weight. The girl looked either rich or noble, so he didn't dare to let his men go forward. What if they offended a noble, wouldn't it delay the construction?

"girl?"

Shen Zheng looked puzzled, but still followed him to catch up with Zeng Tongshi.

The areas on the dam where construction was to begin were cordoned off. The incident happened outside the dam. When they went out, several horse-drawn carriages loaded with vegetables passed by them. Occasionally, a few vegetable leaves would fall during the bumpy ride. The cook followed the carriages, picking up the fallen leaves along the way.

The place where the incident happened mentioned by Cantou was the muddy road leading into the dam from outside.

Two horse-drawn carts carrying vegetables were parked by the side of the road. The driver and the cook stood beside the carts, and opposite them stood three little girls.

Among the three, one had a pretty face and was dressed exquisitely, with a red hairpin and all kinds of jewelry. She was obviously rich or noble. There was also a little girl standing next to her, who looked like her maid.

The maid was dressed in gauze and silk, which was better dressed than the girls from ordinary families. It was obvious that her master was rich and powerful.

The other little girl standing next to the two of them was obviously not the same kind of person as them.

Tattered clothes, tangled slicked-back hair, and... open-toed straw sandals.

The more Shen Zheng looked at her, the more familiar she looked, and her thoughts were brought back to Jiahepu.

is her.

On that day, there were two little girls picking beans outside Jiahepu.

And the one in front of him is the one with "fierce eyes".

When she saw Shen Zheng, she subconsciously took a half step back, obviously recognizing Shen Zheng.

"What happened?" Zeng Tongshi stepped forward and asked.

When the coachman and the cook saw them coming, they immediately knelt down and said, "Greetings, my lords!"

"Stand up and talk." Zeng Tongshi was docile and obedient in front of Shen Zheng, like a little lamb, but when it came to serious matters, his aura was quite intimidating.

After the driver and the cook stood up, they took a look at the beautifully dressed girl and complained: "The vegetables on the dam fell, and this girl stopped us from picking them up. Sir, these vegetables were bought by us with money, and they are also the food for hundreds of people on the dam. Every vegetable was carefully bought, so how can we not pick them up..."

Zeng Tongshi nodded.

This is indeed worth picking up.

The stingy Ministry of Revenue only approved meals for them out of respect for Lord Shen, so they certainly couldn't waste it.

He looked at the girl and said, "These are the vegetables from my dam. You must not stop the driver from picking them. I see that you don't look like a suburban person. If you have nothing to do, please leave immediately."

The delicate girl was obviously not convinced. She put her hands on her hips and said arrogantly, "It's just two vegetables. Why are you making such a fuss? We are spending the court's money, not your own!"

Zeng Tongshi frowned, "The court's money is not money? Your words are rude, leave immediately."

After that, he ordered the driver: "Pull the vegetables back to the dam, don't stay here."

The driver glared at the little girl, turned over and sat on the carriage, ready to drive away.

But the little girl still refused to give in, "I'll let you go..."

Before she could finish her words, her sleeve was grabbed by the dirty little girl. She glanced at him, shook her sleeve and shouted, "Your hands are dirty, let go, let go!"

The dirty little girl obeyed and let go.

Being despised, she did not show a fierce look like that day, but whispered: "Miss, you don't have to do this for me..."

"What do you mean by 'for you or for whom'? I just can't stand them making things difficult for others!" The delicate little girl snatched off a golden hairpin from her head and threw it onto the car board.

The golden hairpin fell on the board with a clanging sound, and turned twice before it stopped moving.

She raised her chin and said, "My hairpin is enough to buy your cartload of vegetables, right? Give me all the vegetables, you'll make a profit."

The driver stared at the golden hairpin beside his butt.

Windfall?

An unexpected surprise?

It was obvious that he was moved and looked at Zeng Tongshi cautiously.

Zeng Tongshi was obviously encountering such a thing for the first time, and he was subconsciously stunned for a while.

Shen Zheng looked at the exquisite hairpin and was delighted. "Would you like to exchange this hairpin for a cart of vegetables?"

It was unknown if her words had any magical power, but the delicate girl stopped being domineering after hearing them. She quietly put down her hands on her waist and looked at her for a long time before stammering, "It's just... a hairpin. I, I have plenty of them!"

Shen Zheng chuckled, picked up the gold hairpin, and played with it, saying, "This hairpin is exquisitely designed and not cheap at first glance. What if your family finds out that you have lost your jewelry and comes to the dam to cause trouble?"

The delicate girl seemed to have heard a huge joke, "I have at least eighty of this kind of hairpin, if not a hundred. You... just accept it with confidence!"

"Verbal promises don't count." Shen Zheng took out a pen and paper from her bag and said, "Miss, please sign the contract and we'll settle the payment."

"What a hassle..." She muttered, but still took the paper and pen.

Shen Zheng borrowed a water bag from the coachman and started grinding ink directly on the carriage board.

The little girl took the bamboo pen in her hand, dipped it in ink and said in a low voice: "It's hard to use..."

"Hurry up and write." Shen Zheng crossed her arms and urged, "I will regret it if you don't write it now."

The little girl looked up and glared: "You...you traded vegetables for hairpins and made a lot of money. What is there to regret?"