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

Chapter 1279 I am not Xin Ji!

The torches flickered in the pitch-black night.

The villagers stopped fighting at Shen Zheng's shouts.

Xin Ji huddled in a corner, clutching his head, his words dripping with anguish: "I never imagined I'd be treated like a thief in this lifetime..."

"Xin Ji!" Fang Ziyan recognized his voice immediately and ran over through the crowd. "Is that you?"

"No! I am not Xin Ji!"

Xin Ji spun around on the ground in the same position, then turned the back of her head toward Fang Ziyan: "Fatty, you've mistaken me for someone else."

"That's clearly your voice!" Fang Ziyan reached out and put his hand on his shoulder, about to pull it off, when he heard him let out a wail.

"Ouch! O ...

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!" Fang Ziyan was at a loss and looked to Shen Zheng for help: "Sister Shen, it really is Xin Ji!"

Shen Zheng felt a mix of emotions, but before she could speak, Xin Ji started yelling again: "I've already said I'm not Xin Ji! Fatty, don't call me that!"

Can't admit it!

Absolutely cannot admit it!

If this gets out, the reputation he has painstakingly built up over the years will vanish completely!

Fang Ziyan was utterly puzzled: "But you are..."

"Ziyan!" Shen Zheng coughed lightly, walked to his side, and winked, "He is indeed not Xin Ji. We have mistaken him for someone else."

Fang Ziyan scratched his head.

I shouldn't have misread it...

Shen Zheng then turned to the crowd of county residents: "Gentlemen, this matter must be a misunderstanding. I know this person, and he is definitely not a thief who came to steal rice seeds. Thank you for making this trip."

Xin Ji, who was squatting in the corner, was shocked to hear this.

Hard?!

These people are like bandits coming down from the mountain. They'll raise their hoes and yell at him to kill at the slightest disagreement. How can he be considered hard-working?

He was chased for several blocks, and he didn't dare to turn back to pick up his shoes when he lost them. He was the one who suffered the most!

Thinking of this, Xin Ji hid his face in the crook of his arms, only revealing his eyes, and glared fiercely at the people of Tongan County.

The villagers looked slightly embarrassed and muttered, "If he wasn't a thief, why did he run away...?"

Xin Ji's eyes bulged: "You're chasing me with weapons in your hands, how can I not run?"

Resident: "If you hadn't run, we wouldn't have chased you..."

Xin Ji: "If you don't chase me, do you think I can run away?"

Residents: "If you run away, of course we'll chase after you..."

Xin Ji: "You unruly people! Bandits! Bullies!"

Shen Zheng: "Xin Ji!"

Xin Ji: "I've already told you I'm not Xin Ji!"

Shen Zheng: "Alright, alright, it's getting late, everyone should go home."

Xin Ji was beaten in Tongan County, which was not a good thing to hear.

Since Xin Ji herself doesn't care, she's willing to play along.

The people of Tongan County slowly dispersed.

The hushed conversation drifted to Xin Ji's ears on the wind: "He must be that Xin Ji, afraid of losing face, he doesn't dare to admit it!"

"Exactly! We'll spread the word tomorrow that this Xin Ji was caught red-handed sneaking into our county to steal chickens and dogs late at night!"

"Tell the newspaper, Lao Zhou. Has your Ranran been accepted as a newspaper clerk? Tell him about it later and have him write it in the newspaper so everyone in the household can see it!"

"Sure! I'll tell him when he comes back next time!"

"I've already said it! I'm not Xin Ji!"

......

Xin Ji covered his face with one hand and his buttocks with the other as he boarded the carriage.

Shen Zheng's lips twitched slightly: "Where's your father?"

Xin Ji's heart broke upon hearing this: "Aren't you going to ask me how I am first?"

Shen Zheng said "Oh" and raised her hand: "Dr. Li, please take a look at him quickly."

What is this called?

When you're sleepy, there's always a pillow.

When you're hungry, there are steamed buns.

His injuries are quite a sight to behold.

Everything is just right.

Li Shiyuan felt Xin Ji's body from head to toe through her clothes. Xin Ji cried out in pain, but Li Shiyuan was unconcerned: "They are all superficial wounds. They haven't damaged any bones or internal organs."

Finally, he added, "It's good to be young."

Such superficial injuries, when they occur to middle-aged or elderly people, will at least require them to stay in bed for several days.

Xin Ji, however, felt something was wrong: "You can't be a quack doctor, can you? I feel pain all over, it's like my bones are broken, it's excruciating pain. Please take a good look at me again!"

Lee Si-won's face immediately fell.

Shen Zheng patiently introduced, "This is Dr. Li Shiyuan. He said you're fine, so you'll be fine too."

Xin Ji was stunned for a moment.

He had heard of the name of Dr. Li Shiyuan.

"But it hurts!" He couldn't even point with two fingers: "It hurts here, it hurts here, it hurts here, and it hurts here the most! What is this if not bone?"

Shen Zheng glanced at where he was pointing: "That's kidney."

Xin Ji froze completely.

Waist, kidney...?

His proof of being a man, just like that, was destroyed?

"Dr. Li!" Suddenly, a wail echoed through the carriage: "Take a look at me, please take a good look at me! Forget about getting a wife, I don't even have a concubine! Something can't happen to me!"

Yu Shizhang and Xu Yunyan's faces darkened simultaneously.

"Young Master Xin, be careful with your words," Xu Yunyan said rather tactfully.

“Hey kid surnamed Xin, if you keep spouting nonsense, get out of here!” Yu Shizhang showed no mercy.

Xinji's wailing stopped abruptly.

In an eerie atmosphere, they arrived at the county government office.

Fang Ziyan was the first to run over to find Xin Ji, followed by Yu Nanshu and Cui Jinyin, who were gloating: "Hey, who's this guy with all these bruises?"

Xin Ji nearly ground her teeth to powder: "This has nothing to do with you!"

Fang Ziyan stood between them, trying to persuade them from both sides, but ended up getting upset by both.

Shen Zheng was thinking about how to arrange things for Xin Ji when Xin Ji decided on his own destination: "Fatty, I'm going to stay at your house."

I thought that even if Fang Ziyan didn't express overwhelming gratitude, he would at least accept it gladly.

Unexpectedly, Fang Ziyan shook his head vigorously: "My home is in the neighboring Quanyang County, which is far away. I'm staying at the county government office tonight, not going home."

Yu Nanshu and Cui Jinyin came over: "We both live in the county government office."

Xin Ji was taken aback, her gaze subtly sweeping across everyone's faces: "So many of you have been... living together all this time?"

Is this as it should be?

If people who are not related by blood live under the same roof every day, wouldn't there be constant chaos and conflict?

Fang Ziyan found his expression strange: "Of course we should live together, otherwise how can we eat together?"

Living together just to eat together every day?

Xin Ji couldn't understand it at all, and the pain in his body was even more intense.

"Never mind..." He heard footsteps coming from inside the county government office, and quickly covered his face: "I'll go stay at an inn. Where is the inn?"

Shen Zheng had been waiting for these words, and without another word, she returned to the carriage.

"boarding!"

Someone had opened a crack in the county government office from the inside, and Xin Ji quickly covered his face and climbed into the carriage.

Shen Zheng said to everyone, "Hua Duo and I will take him there and come back."

Yu Shizhang knew she had something to ask Xin Ji, so he waved his hand.

The carriage slowly set off, and despite the soft cushions inside, Xinji cried out in pain the whole way.