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

Xu Shu left decisively, but Wu Yong stood there dumbfounded.

He really didn't expect that Xu Shu's younger brother had such a rough life. He naturally didn't believe that the boy was Xu Shu's biological brother, but he also saw Xu Shu's concern for the boy.

The person that his brother is supposed to take care of is bullied by others. Given Wu Yong's nature of only helping his relatives and not others, it is natural that Ye Shijing will not suffer the consequences.

Wu Yong is different from Xu Shu. He was born and raised here and his family is quite powerful. He is used to acting pretentiously and bullying the weak.

First, he took advantage of the trouble in the restaurant to extort a large sum of money from Ye Shijing. Then, he accused Ye Shijing of slandering the reputation of a good young man, beat him up severely, and locked him up for a day and a night before reluctantly letting him go.

He actually recognized Ye Shijing, and knew that although this man had a bad reputation, he was still a scholar after all, and things should not be taken too far, so he just avenged Xu Shu.

But Ye Shijing obviously didn't think so. Although he knew that he couldn't afford to offend Wu Yong, he couldn't swallow this loss anyway.

He walked down the street in a panic, and thinking of the tall man who was willing to protect Mu Jinghua, he quickly came up with an idea. He straightened his clothes and walked towards Yichun Tower.

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Xu Shu took Mu Jinghua home, but ran into Jiang Da and Jiang Xiao at the village gate. Behind them was an old man with gray hair and a staggering gait.

Xu Shu was the first to get off the ox cart. Seeing that Mu Jinghua was holding a lot of gadgets that he had just coaxed others to buy, he simply raised his hand and picked up the boy down.

Mu Jinghua was suddenly touched on the waist and his body subconsciously stiffened. When he came to his senses, Xu Shu had already put him down and was talking to the two big men not far away.

Mu Jinghua had stopped crying. After all, Xu Shu had been comforting him the whole way. He had also bought him a cloth tiger and some beautiful headbands. He had been holding him in his arms while sitting on the ox cart, and stroking his head like he was coaxing a kitten.

Xu Shu didn't ask anything and just kept saying that it was okay.

Mu Jinghua himself felt a little embarrassed, especially since they were not the only ones on the ox cart. Thinking of the way the others looked at them, and thinking of how Xu Shu had just carried him off the ox cart, he blushed again.

Mu Jinghua took a peek at the big man he had never seen before and was stunned with fear. This man was not as tall as the tall man next to him named Jiang Xiao, but his face was much more ferocious.

He moved cautiously and hid behind Xu Shu, freeing one hand to hold the corner of Xu Shu's clothes.

Xu Shu did not stop the boy. Seeing that the boy was willing to get close to him, he was relieved. He smiled and glanced at the old man, and said to Jiang Dadao: "If you have anything to say, please come to my house and talk."

Jiang Da Ziran agreed, and the few of them walked towards Xu Shu's house together. On the way, Jiang Xiao would look at Mu Jinghua curiously from time to time. He had seen this young man at Xu Shu's house last time, but he was so obsessed with the house Xu Shu mentioned that he didn't pay much attention to it.

But he only glanced a few times before being discovered and glared back at Jiang Da.

When they got home, Xu Shu first coaxed Mu Jinghua to rest: "Go to the kitchen and get some eggs to apply to your eyes. Remember to drink some water. I have things to do with these people. You should have a good rest."

Mu Jinghua felt a little embarrassed by his coaxing tone. Although Xu Shu was coaxing him just now, it was not so...

Mu Jinghua quickly walked towards the kitchen, escaping in a panic.

Xu Shu shook his head helplessly, then asked, "Have you decided?"

Jiang Da and Jiang Xiao looked at each other. Before they could say anything, the very old man handed Xu Shu something like an envelope and said, "This is the document we drafted. Please take a look."

"So thoughtful?" Xu Shu glanced at it with a smile, took the envelope and opened it. It was very comprehensive and the conditions were basically the same as what Xu Shu mentioned. Xu Shu looked at it as a whole and felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

However, he looked at Jiang Xiao and asked, "Did you volunteer to share the profits with the clan?"

Jiang Da stood in front of Jiang Xiao and explained first: "We are giving our share to the clan. I hope you don't mind."

Jiang Xiao sighed slightly and explained: "I just felt it was inappropriate not to tell you, so I added it in."

Xu Shu nodded to show his understanding, and signed very readily before looking at Jiang Xiao: "When the first batch of blue bricks arrive, please come over, Brother Jiang, to arrange a place for the kiln."

"Okay, okay." Jiang Xiao nodded repeatedly, "It will be delivered in three days. In addition, if you trust us, you can leave the construction of the house to me."

"You still care about this?" Xu Shu couldn't help being a little surprised.

Jiang Xiao scratched his head shyly: "I learned a little bit before, and helped the villagers build many houses."

"That's good." Xu Shu was worried that he didn't know how to build a house, and was planning to trouble the village chief. This way, he could save a lot of trouble. He thought, "If you need more manpower, I'll find them. If you need other materials, I'll also..."

"Don't worry, I will report these truthfully, and I will let you review the materials first." Jiang Xiao interrupted Xu Shu with a smile, "These are the rules, I understand."

"Rules?" Xu Shu smiled, wrote down the word, and then asked Jiang Xiao about the specific process of making bricks.

Jiang Da was reluctant to say it at first, after all, this was a guy who was eating, but they all signed the document, so they naturally had to be honest. So he just paused for a while and then spoke seriously.

After listening to the whole thing, Xu Shu nodded thoughtfully, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional. The wisdom of the ancient working people was truly admirable.

If there were no restrictions on fuel and temperature, the quality of bricks could definitely be improved, but Xu Shu was helpless with the hardware.

So he thought of another idea: "Do you know red bricks?"

Jiang Da and Jiang Xiao were both stunned, then shook their heads: "Never heard of it."

It's normal that you haven't heard of it. After all, the fired red bricks need to be cooled naturally instead of adding water to cool them.

Xu Shu smiled and said, "To show my sincerity, I will also give Brother Jiang a clear path."

Xu Shu wrote down the method of firing red bricks on a piece of paper and handed it to Jiang Xiao: "This method is simple. If you set the price at 2 cents, you may not lose out to that company."

Jiang Xiao's eyes lit up, he took the paper and read it carefully, and almost immediately realized the feasibility of this method.

They have considered lowering prices to attract customers, but the production cost of blue bricks is there, and if they lower the price further, they will not be able to make ends meet and will not be able to support themselves. But if they use red bricks, there is no need to consider the cost issue.

Even if they set the price at two cents, they would still make a profit. Moreover, even if they could not compete with the old customers of that store, there would definitely be reserved people who would come to them to buy bricks and tiles after hearing about the price reduction!

Jiang Xiao was so excited that he was speechless: "Brother Xu, thank you for your kindness..."

Xu Shu interrupted him: "I haven't finished yet."

He glanced at Jiang Da and Jiang Xiao with a half-smile, then said, "I want to take 20% of the money you make from selling bricks and tiles. Of course, you can use these blue bricks as collateral. Sell five red bricks and give me one blue brick."

Jiang Da was also somewhat surprised, but still asked in confusion: "What does Brother Xu need so many blue bricks for?"

Of course it's infrastructure construction. Xu Shu answered silently in his heart, but refused to say it.

Jiang Xiao patted his brother on the shoulder optimistically, and laughed heartlessly: "Brother Xu is such a smart man, how can he lose money?"

Everyone laughed together.

After talking about the kiln, they started to discuss the price of building the house. Jiang Xiao was a smart man, and he immediately said that it would be an advance payment of the dividend.

Xu Shu was even more satisfied. Jiang Xiao and the others didn't realize it, but Xu Shu knew it clearly. He was just trying to get something for nothing. With a recipe for red bricks, he was able to get all the blue bricks needed for future infrastructure construction, as well as two technicians.

The few of them were chatting happily until Mu Jinghua knocked on the door, and then Xu Shu realized that it was getting late.

Mu Jinghua came in with a cup of water. After handing each person a cup, he looked at Xu Shu and made a sign for eating.

Xu Shu frowned and subconsciously asked, "Did you cook?"

Although he asked the boy to rest, the family was too formal. They sat in the main room, and the child could only sit in the kitchen. However, he really didn't expect Mu Jinghua to be so...

Mu Jinghua was frightened by Xu Shu's reaction and shrank back, nodding hesitantly.

Xu Shu saw that the boy was still like a rabbit, shrinking back after a few words, and sighed helplessly: "Didn't I say that you can wait until you are better... Forget it."

Thinking of how he had just cried, Xu Shu couldn't bear to blame him, so he looked at Jiang Xiao, Jiang Da and the others and said, "Since it's like this, why don't you stay and have dinner together?"

After another round of tug-of-war, several people finally sat down at the table.

Xu Shu originally planned to invite Mu Jinghua to come eat together, but who knew that this child liked to hide when he saw people. He huddled in the kitchen and kept shaking his head to show that he didn't want to.

Xu Shu really couldn't persuade him, so he could only bring a bowl to serve him some dishes, and then moved a small stool for him. After making sure that he was okay, he came out to eat with Jiang Da and the others.

The second uncle of the Jiang family didn't look very good to begin with, after all, he was not included in the red brick business just now. But now his face seemed to be even uglier, and he even turned his head away after seeing Xu Shu.

Xu Shu was a little confused, but Jiang Da quickly said, "Brother Xu, you are so good to your husband."

"Husband?" Xu Shu was even more confused. This was a word he had never heard of before.

Jiang Xiao, who was standing next to him, saw this and gently pushed Jiang Da, then looked at Xu Shu and said, "Mr. Xu, who is that young man to you?"

Little brother, the word appeared again. However, Xu Shu probably had some guesses in his heart, thinking it was just a nickname for the little boy, and he answered casually: "My younger brother, he is very shy."

"So it's my younger brother." Jiang Xiao laughed out loud, not knowing what was so funny.

Xu Shu was quite puzzled by this, but he did not interrupt Jiang Xiao's simple laughter. He just mentioned something else: "I am only at home these three days. I have to go to work in town on weekdays, so I am not at home most of the time. If you have anything, you can come to Ruyi Restaurant in town to find me."

"Also, once the house is built, the pottery kiln will also be ready to start construction. By then, I hope one of you can live with me."

Jiang Da and Jiang Xiao looked at each other, and then Jiang Xiao said, "Brother Xu, we have discussed it. My eldest brother will be in charge of the pottery kiln here, and I will be in charge of the brick kiln at home."

Xu Shu narrowed his eyes: "Don't you want to learn how to make pottery?"