I traveled through time and space and found a mute boy: That’s enough, I feel sorry for him

Having said that, Xu Shu suddenly remembered the strange man he saw on the Mid-Autumn Festival. His surname was Qiao and he looked like a soldier. There was no guarantee that he was not Qiao Jianhong's subordinate.

Could it be that Qiao Jianhong has already come to Changping County and wants to steal the iron mine?

And Xiao Ran specifically asked to use crossbows to deal with the bandits. Didn't he think it was a waste of talent? Or was he impatient and afraid that someone else would get there first?

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xiao Ran couldn't help but urge him: "Brother Xu?"

Xu Shu suddenly laughed and said, "Come to think of it, Brother Xiao is from a noble family in Beijing. I believe he has a close relationship with the famous General Qiao Jianhong."

Xiao Ran pursed his lips, but said, "We are just so-so friends."

Xu Shu asked in surprise: "Why is that? But has that general ever offended you?"

Speaking of the past, Xiao Ran did not hide anything and just asked, "Brother Xu, do you know the current Prime Minister Mu Tonghai?"

Xu Shu nodded: "I've heard a little bit about it."

"Brother Xu, do you know that Mu Tonghai came from a humble background?"

Xu Shu shook his head: "I don't know about that."

"It's not that I look down on the children of poor families, but Mu Tonghai is really unkind and unjust. My father and he were both Jinshi in the same year, and he was only the runner-up that year, but he relied on his good looks to win the favor of many aristocratic families."

"This man is good at speaking and eloquent, and is very good at deceiving people. He climbed up the social ladder and married the son of the then Minister Bai, becoming a wealthy son-in-law. Since then, his career has flourished, and he quickly gained a firm foothold in the court."

Xu Shu nodded, and seeing Mu Jinghua bringing the dishes over, he quickly helped him take them: "Don't bother, be careful not to get tired."

Mu Jinghua smiled at him, glanced at Xu Shu's body a little embarrassedly, and seeing that there was nothing unusual, he immediately looked away and went back to the kitchen.

Xiao Ran was still indignant: "But Mu Tonghai was greedy. After entering the court, he hooked up with the daughter of the former prime minister. In order to marry her, he even set fire to his own house, causing the husband, who was six months pregnant at the time, to be burned to death."

Xu Shu was also surprised when he heard this, and immediately glanced at Mu Jinghua who was busy in the kitchen, fearing that he would scare him.

Seeing that Mu Jinghua didn't seem to hear him, he continued to ask: "What does the Qiao family have to do with it?"

"Brother Xu, don't be anxious." Xiao Ran said anxiously, "Mu Tonghai killed his own husband and told others that it was an accident, but he actually succeeded in marrying the prime minister's daughter."

"My Xiao family and the Bai family are old friends. Although the young lady of the Bai family was born out of wedlock, she was also favored. She suffered such injustice after marrying Mu Tonghai. Naturally, the Bai family was dissatisfied. Old Bai asked Old Man Qiao, who was the Minister of the Dali Temple at that time, to judge the case."

"Oh, Old Man Qiao is Qiao Jianhong's father. His father came but didn't investigate at all. He just said it was an accident. He pissed Old Man Bai off to death. We've had a grudge ever since."

Xu Shu understood: "But this is a grudge between the older generation, why do you care so much about it with Qiao Jianhong?"

Xiao Ran snorted, "First, there is Qiao Jianhong, who is still in cahoots with Mu Tonghai. One of them controls the government, and the other controls half of the country's military strength."

"Secondly, he is a bad person, showing off and being dissolute. Whenever he sees a beautiful woman, he will go up and flirt with her."

Xu Shu finally understood: "Could it be that he has also flirted with your husband?"

Xiao Ran immediately slammed the table and stood up: "That bastard!"

Xu Shu smiled and pulled him to sit down: "Don't worry, don't worry. If you had told me this earlier, I would have helped you. Now I am also a person with a family, and I can empathize with your situation."

"In the past, I only heard of General Qiao's good reputation, but I didn't know he was such a person. Don't worry, if it's just this point, I will definitely help you. It's just that I want the iron ore, and I'm anxious to use it."

"Why don't you give me a ready-made hilltop? When we take over the bandit mountain in the future, you can keep it for yourself."

Xiao Ran was also a little excited. After all, his wife-slave nature had been exposed on the first day. Hearing Xu Shu understand him so well, he thought a lot and nodded in agreement: "Then I will go get the deed now, and I will trouble Brother Xu to give me the blueprint of the crossbow."

Xu Shu nodded repeatedly. Seeing Mu Jinghua bringing more dishes, he changed the subject: "Eat first, eat first."

He called out to Qi Huairen and Qu Xiu twice across the room.

This table is full of people.

Mu Jinghua cooked three dishes: one plate of scrambled eggs with green peppers, one plate of shredded potatoes, and one plate of fried chicken with celery.

Xu Shu took a bite and was surprised: "It's only been a few days since we last met, and you've improved so much? Little Mu Jin, you're amazing."

Qu Xiu followed and said happily: "Junior brother is much better than me. From now on, Master and I will have a good time."

"The one who has the best appetite is naturally Brother Xu." Xiao Ran also tasted it and followed suit in praising.

Mu Jinghua felt a little embarrassed, but still plucked up the courage to pick up a piece of meat with chopsticks and put it into Xu Shu's bowl.

Xu Shu was flattered. Looking at the meat in his bowl, he felt inexplicably excited and wanted to cry.

Is this what it feels like to have a son growing up in my family? No, not a son, but a daughter-in-law in the future.

Xu Shu was thinking in a mess, and even though he was usually calm, he was stunned for a while.

It was not until Mu Jinghua tugged at his sleeves shyly that he came back to his senses and smiled at the boy, a little embarrassed: "Thank...thank you."

After thanking them, Xiao Ran and Qi Huairen both burst into laughter.

Qu Xiu was also out of breath: "Brother Xu, this is the first time I see you like this, like this..."

Qu Xiu couldn't find an adjective, but Xiao Ran understood it clearly and continued, "Your smile is so worthless."

Xu Shu was teased by them and felt a little embarrassed for once. Thinking about his reaction just now, he felt speechless.

Qu Xiu happily clapped his hands: "Brother Mu, you just got engaged and Brother Xu is already being polite to you. What will it be like when you get married in the future?"

Qi Huairen tapped Qu Xiu with his chopsticks: "What are you talking about, little brat?"

He looked at Mu Jinghua again: "Don't pay attention to his nonsense."

Mu Jinghua smiled embarrassedly.

Xu Shuye finally came back to his senses: "Let's eat, let's eat."

After this meal, Xu Shu felt a little embarrassed to stay with Mu Jinghua in the afternoon.

Although he really wanted to, Mu Jinghua was still young and liked to do intimate things with him. If he stayed there for too long, something would inevitably happen.

Moreover, it was actually his first time, his first time to fall in love, and things were not as calm as they seemed.

Xu Shu first went to Yichun Tower, checked Du Wanbai's arrangements, made some adjustments, and then picked five people he was familiar with to be in charge.

Three of them were the ones who came to help on the day of selling their indentures, and the other two were people Xu Shu was familiar with and thought were more stable.

And all the people he chose were adults over 18 years old.

He doesn't plan to let minors do important things for the time being. It's not that he doesn't trust them, but he is afraid of putting too much pressure on them and bending these beautiful flowers.

Xu Shu temporarily appointed these five people as team leaders of the five groups, and assigned personnel and number of people according to the tasks to be performed by each group.

Some groups are responsible for purchasing ingredients, some are responsible for cleaning the kitchen, and some are responsible for cooking.

However, this is just a general arrangement. Before the actual work starts, these people need to be trained, especially the cooks.

Xu Shu just asked who could cook, and those who raised their hands were assigned to the cooking group. After arranging accommodation, he would invite the chef from Wu Yong Restaurant to teach them how to cook, and decide whether to stay or leave based on their performance.

Of course the most important thing is the training when entertaining guests.