Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 716 I Have to Be His Father
When the matter was entrusted to Meizi, she really felt embarrassed.

She herself had suffered from her own marriage, and although her life is better now, looking back, she doesn't know how she survived those days. How can she have the face to advise others to get married?
Unfortunately, Zuo Datou couldn't read her expression and kept pleading with her.

Meizi said, "I can only ask if Xidong has any thoughts about getting married; there's nothing else I can do."

"Thank you very much!" Zuo Datou clasped his hands in thanks and said, "As long as you ask, the result doesn't matter."

After Zuo Datou left, Mei Zi was just about to catch her breath when Meng Changqing walked in.

"My lord." Mei Zi rose and greeted him.

I thought Meng Changqing had some official business to discuss, but the man asked me, "What did County Commandant Zuo come here for just now?"

"Huh?" Mei Zi was slightly taken aback, then immediately recounted the matter that Zuo Datou had asked her to do. "Sir, do you think I should ask Xi Dong about this?"

Meng Changqing leaned against the door frame and looked out at Zuo Datou, who had walked away. He thought to himself, "Is this guy obsessed? Why does he have to be Xiao Wuzi's father? He's so concerned about his marriage."

In Beishan County, most people get married after the autumn harvest.

At that time, the grain was stored in the granary, and there wasn't much work to do in the fields. It was the most prosperous and leisurely time of the year.

It's mid-August now, and there's still a lot of work to be done in the fields, so only Zuo Datou has nothing to do and is indulging in idle thoughts.

"Sir?" Meizi said, "Should I go back to County Commandant Zuo? But even if I go back, he'll just ask someone else."

“It’s not a big deal. You can ask him for him.” Meng Changqing said, “If Xidong says she has no intention of getting married for the time being, then don’t let Zuo County Commandant bother her anymore. Of course, it won’t work if you talk to him. If he keeps bothering you, just tell me and I’ll find him something to do.”

"Hey!"

Meizi is a person who truly cares about anything others ask of her and will always do it.

So that afternoon, whenever she had a spare moment, Meizi pulled Xidong into her office room.

"Sister Mei, what's wrong?"

"Please sit down." Mei Zi felt that what she wanted to say was somewhat difficult to say.

Not only did they offer him a seat, but they also poured him hot tea and offered him some snacks he had brought. "Xidong, have something to eat."

This made Xi Dong, who was already puzzled, even more confused. "Sister Mei, I just had lunch, I'm not hungry. Just tell me what's wrong."

Mei hesitated for a long time before finally speaking frankly, "It's like this, someone asked me to ask you if you have any plans to get married recently?"

Instead of answering, Xi Dong asked, "Who asked that?"

“The Left County Commandant.” Mei Zi naturally had no obligation to hide anything from him. “Who is he going to tell me?” Xi Dong asked again.

"It's Xiao Wu from our county government."

Xi Dong searched her memory for this person. In her impression, although she didn't know how old the person was, he looked like a child.

"Sister Mei, just tell Zuo Tou that I don't want to get married yet."

This answer was exactly what Mei Zi expected.

As soon as Xi Dong left the room, Mei Zi immediately went to find Zuo Da Tou.

Since Zuo Datou wasn't at the yamen at the time, Meizi had to work while worrying about the matter. When Zeng Laosan knocked on the door to tell her that he had returned, she immediately rushed to Zuo Datou's side.

Seeing her like this, Zuo Datou was quite surprised. "Miss Qin, what's the matter that's in such a hurry?"

He still has the nerve to ask.

"I asked about what you asked me to do this morning, and I did. They don't seem to have any plans to get married yet." There were other people around, but Mei deliberately didn't mention Xi Dong's name.

"How could he not have one? He's reached the age where he should settle down and start a family. He's already settled down, so why isn't he starting a family?" Zuo Datou couldn't understand. Was Xiao Wuzi really that unacceptable? He didn't want anyone.

“Everyone has different needs, why should everyone take the same path?” Meizi said. “I have delivered the message, so I will go back now.”

"Miss Qin, wait!" Zuo Datou had no idea what he had said earlier about 'no matter what the outcome'. He shamelessly said to Meizi, "You help me persuade her. There's a perfect person right in front of her. Why not meet her and say a few words? Maybe the young people can get along."

Meizi's expression turned serious. "Actually, the master once instructed me that if you persist, I should tell him that he will find you something to do."

"How did you know, sir?" Zuo Datou rubbed his hands together in protest. "How can this be called pestering?"

Mei Zi turned to leave, but Zuo Datou, thinking she was going to find Meng Changqing, hurriedly called out, "Miss Qin, I won't say any more. Please don't tell the magistrate."

Meizi turned around and assured him, "Don't worry, if you don't bother me, I won't trouble you with such a small matter."

"Sigh!" Zuo Datou sighed, feeling that both of his efforts had been in vain.

Just as he was thinking about whether to take Xiao Wuzi to get two decent clothes made, he heard someone next to him ask, "Zuo Tou, what's the matter that you're sighing about?"

The person who asked this question was Luo Sanmu from Luo Family Village, who was also Luo Yun's father.

He had been standing there for quite a while, listening to everything Zuo Datou and Meizi said, but he was still a bit confused. However, he could roughly guess that they were trying to set someone up as a matchmaker.