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

Xu Shu's voice was not loud, but it was powerful enough to make the big man stop what he was doing.

The eyes of the onlookers also fell on Xu Shu.

Because Xu Shu was a new resident of the village, he had a scholarly air, a dignified appearance, and exaggerated short hair. When he first arrived, he was a "star figure" in Shiqiao Village.

Many people recognized him immediately.

But everyone knew that now was not the right time to make fun of others, so they just stood there and watched the show.

Xu Shu didn't pay attention to the stares from everyone. He just raised his eyebrows at the big man and said, "Let's talk it over."

He tried to speak as calmly as possible, and could even be described as giving advice in a gentle voice, but unfortunately the big man did not appreciate it.

The big man threw the stone in his hand hard to the ground. The stone made a heavy impact when it hit the ground and broke into pieces immediately.

The people watching were also stunned.

With such great force, I think that blow just now would have killed Xiao Shuang'er lying on the ground.

Xu Shu couldn't help but frown, but because of the big man's bad attitude, he calmed down a little, then adjusted his tone again, and asked as calmly as possible: "What did he steal from you?"

Xu Shu didn't know that his silence just now was seen as retreat in the eyes of the big man. He also didn't know that his tone, which was as calm as possible, was also seen as provocation in the eyes of the big man.

Xu Shu only knew that the big man in front of him sneered, grabbed the boy on the ground by the hair, and grabbed him up like that.

Xu Shu was quite dissatisfied with this action, but he also saw the boy's face and what he was holding in his arms.

The little face, pale and thin, with severe malnutrition, was now covered with tears and blood.

Xu Shu only took a glance.

He cast his eyes on the thing in the boy's arms, something that the boy was holding tightly to out of instinct even though he was unconscious.

That's a blanket.

At this moment, the big man's vicious voice came: "This little bitch stole my blanket. I will beat him to death today. What can you do about it..."

Before the big man could finish his words, a fist came straight towards his vital point.

Xu Shu's punches were so swift that even the people who had been concentrating on watching the excitement were unable to react in time, let alone the big man who was showing off his power and complacent.

He was not paying attention and saw the fist coming straight towards him, so he immediately loosened his grip on the boy's hair to block it.

But Xu Shu only made a feint, retracted the force of his fist, and with a light turn, he caught the horrible-looking boy.

At the same time, he raised his leg and kicked the big man hard at another vital point under his body.

The wailing sounds like a pig being slaughtered suddenly rang out. The situation changed too quickly and the onlookers were once again unable to react.

However, Xu Shu did not pay attention to the big man's hideous and painful expression or the stunned or panicked expressions of the people around him. He looked at the blanket again.

Eyes deep.

This blanket was the one he used to cover the sleeping boy in the mountains last night.

Therefore, the theft mentioned by this big man is nothing but a fabrication. However, this man relied on his strong body and stood on the highest moral point, stealing money and killing people.

Xu Shu no longer dared to think about how things would have turned out if he hadn't come to join in the fun.

Perhaps because he had saved this boy before, or perhaps because he owned the blanket, Xu Shu could no longer just be a passerby who came to the rescue.

There was some truth in his anger at this moment.

Although the big man was kicked hard, his physical fitness was still good. The pain quickly turned into anger. He roared, picked up a huge rock on the side of the road, and was about to smash it at Xu Shu.

This menacing look made the onlookers gasp.

They didn't care if the nameless young man died, but Xu Shu was a well-known person. It was said that he had a good relationship with the village chief. He was not someone who could die easily.

But even though they felt something was wrong, no one thought of stepping forward to stop it.

After all, it was Xu Shu who spoke first and took action first. Chen Hu had a bad temper, so even if he was beaten to death... he could only blame himself for his bad luck.

Small villagers like them would never dare to provoke a bully like Chen Hu.

But once again, to everyone's surprise, Xu Shu was agile and just stepped back slightly, holding the unconscious boy and avoiding Chen Hu.

He went around behind Chen Hu and kicked the man in the butt again.

This kick knocked Chen Hu to the ground.

Such a big man was kicked to the ground, and the huge rock in his hand became a burden, pulling his huge body down.

Such a scene was really funny, and the onlookers couldn't help but laugh.

But he was soon glared back at by Chen Hu.

When Xu Shu saw this scene, he raised his eyebrows, raised his foot, stepped on Chen Hu's ferocious face, and rubbed his face in the mud.

Feeling a little calmer, he asked coldly, "What did he steal from you?"

Chen Hu was pressed to the ground, but he was not convinced in his heart. In his opinion, Xu Shu just used dirty tricks to defeat him, which was not a real skill at all.

But his face was still being stepped on. No matter how unwilling he was to accept it, he knew what it meant to be a good man. He groaned and said, "I was mistaken. That blanket is not mine."

After saying that, he added reluctantly, "But even if it wasn't stolen from me, this bastard must have stolen it from someone else."

Upon hearing this, Xu Shu didn't say anything, but just stepped on him hard again, directly cracking his facial bones.

Chen Hu vomited blood immediately. The blood made him more at a loss than the pain on his face. He didn't care about the saying "a wise man never suffers a loss in front of him" and started cursing.

"Where did you come from, you dog? How dare you treat me like this? When I get up, I will break your legs and remove your offspring, and let you..."

Xu Shu didn't care about the dirty words. He just lifted his foot and the big man trembled and became silent in an instant.

Xu Shu couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Are you scared?"

Chen Hu glared at Xu Shu angrily, but didn't even dare to get up.

Xu Shu was very satisfied with Chen Hu's performance of being angry but not daring to speak out. He knew that facial fractures could heal themselves, but face was the most important thing. This injury caused much more psychological damage than physical damage.

He nodded with satisfaction, and spoke calmly and slowly: "I am Xu Shu, this blanket and this person belong to me."

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Mu Jinghua first opened his eyes, climbed up, then slowly came back to his senses and became sober.

He looked around at the unfamiliar furnishings in confusion, then lowered his eyes to look at himself.

He was lying on a bed, not a fancy bed like in a brothel, but an ordinary wooden bed.

The robe he was wearing still didn't fit him properly and had huge mud footprints on it, but it was the same robe he had been wearing since he escaped from the brothel.

Mu Jinghua felt a little relieved that he had survived the disaster, but his eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of the folded blanket beside the bed. His thoughts went blank and his body couldn't help but shiver.

At this moment, the door was pushed open and a man walked in.

The man had a handsome face, but very short hair. He was wearing a coarse cloth robe that was obviously too small for him, which made his height and legs look even longer. He reached him in just a few steps.

Mu Jinghua subconsciously shrank back.

Although Xu Shu had saved the boy twice, the boy was unconscious each time, so he had no impression of Xu Shu.

Xu Shu saw the boy's confusion and tried to greet him in a friendly manner: "Kid, are you hungry?"

Mu Jinghua was stunned for a moment, but didn't dare to look at him again. He just nodded hesitantly.

Mu Jinghua hadn't eaten since he started preparing to receive the guests. Later, he was stared at by the big man, and he was frightened and inevitably beaten. He was already starving.

But... who is this person?

Although he is a brother, he knows a lot about the ups and downs of life, and he has some ability to judge people. For example, the big man who was pestering him had a ferocious look, and it was obvious that he would not give up.

Since she had her eyes on the blanket in his hand, she was determined to get it even if it meant killing him.

In this situation, how did the person in front of him... save him?

Losing money? But when he looked at the house, he felt that this man couldn't afford much money.

Besides, why save him?

Do you want him to do that? Mu Jinghua's eyes darkened, but when he remembered how his stepmother and father sold him to a brothel for only five taels of silver, his bewilderment turned into indifference.

No matter what the man in front of him wanted to do to him, he just had to endure it. At the very least, it was better than being slept with and trampled by thousands of people in that brothel.

Since he had promised his father to live, he could not die on his own.

Even if he didn't want to live...

Just when Mu Jinghua was distracted, Xu Shu had already come back with the food. It was instant noodles he had cooked when he woke up in the morning. He came in just now to wake the boy up to eat.

Xu Shu was not very good at cooking, and he was even more unable to cope with this ancient kang.

Also, because the people in this place have a rule that "a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen", when Xu Shu was gathering intelligence at the village chief's house, he also learned how to make a fire.

But he learned how to make a fire, so at least he could make instant noodles. He felt that it was not appropriate to only feed instant noodles to minors, so he also found five pickled eggs and a can of sardines.

Throw away the packaging and put them in a bowl.

The boy slept for the whole night, which gave Xu Shu plenty of time to prepare. He took out a lot of things from his backpack, including food, daily necessities, books, etc. He also hid and locked the backpack, so it was safe at least at this stage.

Xu Shu placed the bowl on the only wooden table in the room. Noticing that the boy was still in a daze, he called him, "Have breakfast first."

Mu Jinghua only glanced at the noodles Xu Shu placed on the table, then quickly lowered his head and walked to the table.

There was only one bench in the room, so Mu Jinghua didn't dare to sit on it. He stood aside hesitantly, his body shaking from time to time.

Seeing him standing there stupidly, Xu Shu didn't think much about it and just asked him to sit down.

Mu Jinghua was stunned for a moment, then slowly moved and sat next to Xu Shu.

When he got closer, he could smell the faint black bamboo scent on Xu Shu's body, which smelled very much like the thick bamboo leaves that covered him last night.

Mu Jinghua's mind wandered a little, but was quickly brought back by the aroma of the food.

When Mu Jinghua saw the bowl of steaming noodles on the table and the two overly conspicuous pickled eggs and a small fish on it, he became panic again.

However, Xu Shu had already picked up the chopsticks and bit off half of the egg in one bite.

He took five eggs, three for himself and two for the child, and gave the other sardine to the child. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the boy was reluctant to pick up his chopsticks, and thought that he was nervous, so he took the initiative to ask, "Do you remember where your home is?"

Mu Jinghua was stunned and shook his head in fear. He couldn't go home.

Xu Shu saw him shaking his head and couldn't help but sigh. He had guessed that the boy was homeless, so he asked, "What's your name?"

The boy trembled even more violently. He pointed at his mouth tremblingly and then waved his hands.

Xu Shu quickly understood and was a little surprised: "You can't speak?"

The young man nodded slightly, as if he had made a mistake, and then lowered his head, so low that it could be buried in the dust.

Xu Shu sighed and continued, "Do you know sign language? I can understand it."

The boy looked up at him in confusion, then lowered his head as if frightened.

After thinking about it, Xu Shu finally understood. This place was in a chaotic time and people lived in fear all day long. How could they think about popularizing sign language?

So he added: "Then I ask, and you nod and shake your head."

The boy nodded slowly.

"You are 13 this year?" Xu Shu guessed, estimating the boy's figure.

The young man shook his head.

Xu Shu frowned: "12?"

The boy shook his head again.

Xu Shu realized that he was underestimating the age, and began to guess a higher number. In the end, he found out that the child in front of him was actually sixteen years old.

Tsk, this is a cannibalistic society.

After asking about the age, Xu Shu stopped asking. He was not interested in what happened to the boy.

Although he rescued the boy and told the big man that he would protect him, Xu Shu still does not have the consciousness of being both a father and a mother.

So he stopped talking and just said calmly: "Eat quickly, it will get cold soon."

Mu Jinghua was stunned and hesitated for a while before picking up the chopsticks and started eating. He was obviously very hungry, but his movements were still like a kitten, eating slowly and seriously, one bite at a time.

Xu Shu didn't know what Mu Jinghua was thinking - now that he knew about his muteness, he was afraid that he would not survive the day, and this meal would be his last meal.

This is what it means to cherish something with the utmost care.