Nie Zhen transmigrated and, through a twist of fate, became the county magistrate of a poor, remote place no bigger than a bean.
She looked at the county office, with its broken eaves and leaking walls, felt the IOU in her pocket bearing a red fingerprint, and heard the amount of tax she had to pay. It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck her on a clear day.
This was a disaster out of nowhere!
Nie Zhen refused to give up. She put away the IOU, donned her official hat, and raised the banner of self-reliance: "If you work with your own hands, you will have food and clothing." Then she threw herself into building up the county.
Muddy roads?! Pave them!
Scarce food?! Grow more!
Rampant bandits?! Arrest them!
Wei Zhao sat across from Nie Zhen. "Magistrate Nie, I need a capable wife by my side to manage the household."
Nie Zhen, flushed with excitement after just handing over a stack of farming edicts, answered without thinking, "Young Lord, please wait a moment. This humble official will help you with your worries."
It took Nie Zhen a long while to realize what she had just agreed to...
Reader's guide:
1. An imaginary setting inspired by the Song Dynasty, with some creative liberties.
2. The male lead appears late, and the female lead spends most of the story disguised as a man.
Theme: Perseverance leads to victory
