Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 715 Kind-hearted Zuo Datou

Unless something else distracts him, Meng Changqing does pretty much the same things every day.

Five or six days passed uneventfully like this. Of course, it was only uneventful for Meng Changqing, but for some people, it was a nightmare, such as Qi Renli.

He was in agony. Should he tell Manager Shu about his family's situation? What would be the outcome if he did?

He was troubled day and night, but fortunately it did not affect his official duties.

Meng Changqing pretended not to know anything, and didn't mention Qi Renli or Manager Shu.

But she didn't mention it, others did.

That day, Zuo Datou came to find her, panting heavily. It was clear he had run all the way back. Meng Changqing was talking to Xidong about the structure of wheat when Zuo Datou sauntered over and stood to the side. "Sir, did you already know this?"

"What do you know?" Meng Changqing was puzzled by his question.

Xi Dong, ever the astute one, stood up and said, "Sir, I'll go and take stock of the grain production."

"Go."

Zuo Datou's gaze, which had been fixed on Meng Changqing, suddenly fell on Xi Dong.

Meng Changqing tapped the table. "Get to the point."

"By the way, did you already know about Miss Shu and Lord Qi's affair?" Zuo Datou asked.

Meng Changqing pretended to be clueless, "What is it?"

"They've hit it off!" Zuo Datou's voice rose. "Don't tell me you didn't know! If you didn't know, why did you specifically tell me not to tell Lord Qi?"

Instead of answering, Meng Changqing asked, "How do you know they're attracted to each other?"

"If they have nothing to do, why does Lord Qi keep going to Miss Shu's shop?"

Meng Changqing then asked, "How do you know he keeps going to Manager Shu's place?"

Zuo Datou stretched out his finger and pointed to his eyes, "Look, what's this?"

"Lord Qi's fondness for going there isn't a recent phenomenon." In any case, Meng Changqing didn't directly address the matter, given the significant obstacle between Qi Renli and Shu Erhua, and whether things would ultimately work out was still uncertain.

"What is this?" Zuo Datou pointed to his eyes again.

"Eye boogers," Meng Changqing deliberately interrupted.

Zuo Datou said, "Don't I know whether there's something going on between men and women? I've never seen Miss Shu lose her temper with outsiders, and neither has I ever seen Lord Qi grinning when he's being scolded." "What are you doing here?" Meng Changqing asked him.

"You're asking me again? Sir, why didn't you just tell me when I wanted to set Xiao Wu up with someone?"

"What am I supposed to say to you? They're not married. What could I, an outsider, possibly know?" Meng Changqing always had her own reasons.

Zuo Datou glanced behind him and whispered to Meng Changqing, "Sir, I'd like to ask you something..."

He stopped mid-sentence, pulled his head back, rubbed his hands together, and thought, "I can't ask you, since you didn't tell me the truth anyway."

"What do you want to ask?" Who wouldn't be curious about what to say next when someone only says half a sentence?

But Zuo Datou didn't say anything. After bowing with his fists clasped, he ran off. Meng Changqing saw that he went to the county government's household registration department. He was going to ask Mei Zi.

Then there's no rush to ask; Meizi will definitely tell her anyway.

Inside the room, Mei Zi had just finished copying the account book in front of her and put down her pen to rest for a while. Just as she leaned back in her chair, the door was pushed open.

Zuo Datou barged in.

Mei Zi stood up, looking at the person in front of her with great curiosity, "County Commandant Zuo, what can I do for you?"

Zuo Datou peeked out and looked in the direction of Meng Changqing. Seeing that he hadn't followed, he smiled at Mei Zi and said, "Miss Qin, I have something to ask you."

Seeing his strange smile, Mei Zi couldn't help but feel wary. "Please speak."

"Are Miss Luo and Miss Xidong from our county government office both married?"

Seeing Mei Zi's brows furrowing, Zuo Datou quickly explained, "I'm looking for a partner for Xiao Wuzi. You've met Xiao Wuzi before; he's an honest and upright person."

Meizi also knew that Xiao Wuzi had no family, so it was normal for Zuo County Lieutenant to introduce him to someone.

“Although I often spend time with those two children, I have never paid attention to this kind of thing,” Mei Zi said honestly. “However, Miss Luo’s father works in our county government office, so you can just ask him directly.”

"What about Xi Dong?" Zuo Datou still preferred Xi Dong, mainly because he was afraid that Luo Yun's family would look down on Xiao Wuzi.

Although he thought Xiao Wuzi was perfect no matter what, the reality was that she had no parents or siblings to help her. If she didn't act tough when she married into such a family, she would inevitably be bullied.

"As you know, Xi Dong has always made her own decisions about her affairs." Mei Zi thought for a moment and then said, "That child is willing to listen to Lord Meng. If you want to make a match for her, you might as well discuss it with Lord Meng."

Zuo Datou thought to himself: I was still discussing it with Lord Meng. If I had told him, I guess the marriage that could have happened would not have happened.

"It's not appropriate to bother Lord Meng with such a small matter." Zuo Datou smiled ingratiatingly at Meizi. "Miss Qin, could you please go and sound out Xi Dong's opinion for me?"