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

Chapter 264 Zhang Lizheng's elegant turn

When everyone thought that Zhang Lizheng would accept Lin Muchun's "generous gift", his answer surprised everyone.

But it was within Shen Zheng's expectations.

He turned to Shen Zheng and asked, "Sir, the people present that day were not only from Qingyuan Village. Although I was the one who led the way that day, in fact, all the workers who dug the canal were..."

They were all scolded by Yu Lizheng and others.

"So today I accept your apology on behalf of everyone. Is that okay?"

In Zhang Lizheng's mind, all the people present that day were citizens of Tongan County and subjects of the Lord. If the Lord did not agree, he had no right to accept the apology on behalf of everyone.

Everyone should have human rights.

Yu Li was secretly looking at Shen Zheng, waiting for her answer.

If he had to apologize to everyone that day one by one, he would accept it.

Shen Zheng smiled and asked everyone in Qingyuan Village, "Are you willing to let Zhang Lizheng make the decision for you regarding accepting the apology?"

no doubt.

"Yes! Of course I do!"

"Sir, it was Zhang Lizheng who protected us at the beginning that day, and you came out to protect us later. As long as you tell Zhang Lizheng that everything is fine, then we will all say that everything is fine!"

Zhang Lizheng was somewhat touched.

Although he is the head of the family and has to take the lead in things, everyone else also has his backing. Neither of them can do without the other.

Seeing that the sun was getting high, Shen Zheng said to Zhang Lizheng, "The village is busy. If we really mobilize a large force to gather everyone, it will be a waste of time and effort and not worth it. You can make this decision for everyone."

"Okay." After getting the promise, Zhang Lizheng took a deep breath and looked at Yu Lizheng.

Only now did he realize that Yu Lizheng, who was wearing clean clothes and looking so arrogant that day, did not seem to be that majestic or scary.

They can actually talk face to face as equals without having to bow and scrape or be cautious.

There was a moment of silence around, and everyone in Linmu Village was waiting for Zhang Lizheng to speak.

Zhang Lizheng seemed to have figured something out and chuckled:

"I accept your apology on behalf of everyone that day, but we don't want the compensation. You can move back by yourselves. We are all ordinary people. No one is more noble than anyone else. Harmony brings wealth and happiness. From now on, don't look down on others."

As soon as he finished speaking, he called out, and everyone in Qingyuan Village turned around and left, with Shen Zheng following closely behind.

Their backs were straight, their steps were firm, and the scorching sun reflected the light on their heads.

Yu Lizheng raised his hands to cover his eyes and stood there in a daze.

Only accept apology, don't want chicken, duck, goose or pork?

He suddenly laughed, and the words he wanted to persuade Zhang Lizheng to accept the apology were stuck in his throat.

Okay, I have been a villain for most of my life, and only when I reached middle age did I see the world more clearly.

He wondered what the difference was between him and Zhang Lizheng.

So that's the difference.

Balezhan felt mixed emotions as he looked at Shen Zheng's back as she talked and laughed with the people.

He felt very bad because he didn't send out the apology.

He has always been no match for Shen Zheng, and his people are no match for Shen Zheng's people.

He chuckled and said to Ning You, "In that case, let's organize everyone to go back first. Zhang Lizheng just said that we should live in harmony from now on."

He paused, and then said with some self-mockery:

"How can we live in harmony? It has always been Lord Shen and his people who have given in to us. They have a thorough understanding of the situation. This apology has changed its nature. Even her people will not accept it."

Shen Zheng is upright and has a big heart of love.

For her, she does not need to use contradictory victories to demonstrate her ability and consolidate her position.

It can be seen from the fact that she sold rice seeds to local governments at low prices that she always thought about the good of the people.

At this moment, Balezhan thought a lot.

He suddenly realized that what he lacked with Shen Zheng was more than just rice seeds and cotton cloth.

But it's that glass heart.

Ning You lowered his head and said nothing. He knew that Lord Ba was not talking to him, and now was not the time for him to respond.

Sure enough, after a while, Ba Lezhan said again: "In the future, not to mention our Quanyang County, perhaps the entire county of Liuyang Prefecture will have to rely on Lord Shen. This is just one example. If it happens again in the future, you don't have to be the chief clerk anymore!"

"Yes, my lord."

Balezhan looked at Ning You deeply, then turned around and returned to Tongan County.

Lord Shen had even invited him to stay for lunch, and now that the matter had been resolved, how could he miss this great opportunity?

Ning You stood there, looking at Balezhan's back, and took a long time before moving.

He pinched his brows and said to the head of the village: "These things were bought with money from the villagers. Divide them among them according to the proportion."

Yu Li was looking at the half-slaughtered pig, as well as the chickens, ducks and geese hanging on the bamboo poles with their wings flapping, and he was a little hesitant.

In the past, he had done many minor wrong things under the name of the chief clerk's uncle. He could always suppress other villages in terms of policies and preferential treatment in the county.

In the past, he thought he was lucky and had made a name for himself in Quanyang County.

To this day...he has brought disgrace to his nephew, maybe it's retribution.

He was a little afraid to look at Ning You, but looked at his toes and said:

"Uncle... I have done something wrong and I have to be punished. If the villagers in Qingyuan Village don't want to accept these things, then I will convert them into silver and exchange them for food and donate them to the east."

Ning You looked at Yu Lizheng's lowered head and was a little surprised.

Sure enough, things can teach people once they happen.

Not only my uncle, but also him.

He used to turn a blind eye to those minor fights, which was unfair to other villages.

After what happened today, he felt much clearer in his mind.

"Then do as uncle says."

......

The people of Qingyuan Village walked half a mile when Zhang Lizheng suddenly stopped.

The young man following behind him was still feeling sorry for the flesh, so he bumped into his back and grimaced in pain.

Zhang Lizheng suppressed the smile on his face and asked, "Was my turn just now cool and elegant? Was it similar to the turn of Lord Bo?"

"what?"

The young man was completely confused.

Zhang Lizheng made a "tsk" sound and then asked, "When I said I didn't want their apology and took you away, what did you think? Did you think I, your Lizheng, was very cool?"

"what?"

The young man's expression froze.

Zhang Lizheng, he gave up so much meat just for that one turn?!

The young man exclaimed, "You...you gave back so much flesh for that one turn, for nothing?!"

This is not worth it!

Zhang Lizheng hissed in toothache and tapped the young man on the forehead with his finger.

"What do you mean just for that one turn? Who do you think your Uncle Zhang is? Would I waste so much flesh just for that cool moment?"

"Then...why didn't you apologize and walked away so quickly?"