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

"Little...Little Mujin." Xu Shu trembled a little as he spoke, "Did you go to wash clothes today?"

When Mu Jinghua heard Xu Shu ask this, he suddenly became a little nervous. Fearing that Xu Shu would be angry, he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Xu Shu.

Xu Shu looked at him with his head hanging pitifully and didn't know what to say for a moment.

He wasn't angry, he just felt embarrassed, like his toes were digging into the ground.

He is a grown man, but he asks others to wash his underwear. And he is a man, and... he is a minor. This is more than just exploitation of labor.

And, and, Xiao Mujin is the kind of person who can get pregnant with a boy, damn!

Xu Shu was too embarrassed to go see Mu Jinghua, so he opened the door, went home, and went straight to the kitchen with the lunch box.

Mu Jinghua saw that he was in a hurry and thought he was angry, so she stood there awkwardly and didn't follow him, biting her lip as she looked at the clothes hanging in the yard.

He was a little confused about Xu Shu's reaction. Why did it feel like he was avoiding him, rather than being angry with him and not wanting to pay attention to him?

Xu Shu calmed down in the kitchen for a while before realizing that the child had not followed him in. He pushed the door open and saw the child still staring at the pile of clothes. His mind became a little confused again.

It has been nearly a month since he came to this world, and for the first time, Xu Shu had the thought that it would be better to go back to the end of the world.

But he couldn't blame Xiao Mujin, because maybe Xiao Mujin... Xu Shusheng looked at his own out-of-place and oddly shaped underpants with helplessness, guessing that the child might not even realize that those were his underwear.

Otherwise, with the kid being so timid that he blushes when he speaks, how would you be willing to help him wash his underwear?

Moreover, although he always said that Xiao Mujin didn't need to help with the work, the child must have been bullied a lot in the past and was used to it. Besides, he would feel uneasy if he didn't do anything while living under someone else's roof.

But Xu Shu never expected that even though he had been finding good things to do and had been practicing calligraphy and reading every day, the child could still find time to run home and wash clothes.

Shouldn't he have given him the key?

Ahhhhhh.

"Little...Little Mujin," Xu Shu called him, pulled him to the kitchen, and asked him with embarrassment, "Did you wash clothes with Aunt Shen today?"

When Mu Jinghua saw him talking to him again, he didn't understand what Xu Shu meant. However, he still nodded obediently and answered the question, and then he saw Xu Shu's ears turned red.

This is really a rare thing.

In Mu Jinghua's mind, Xu Shu has always been a very stable person. He seems to be omnipotent and omniscient. Even though he is down and out now, he can still find such a good job in the tavern and has a good relationship with the owner of the tavern. Such a stable Xu Shu has always been at ease, but now... is he shy?

why?

Mu Jinghua looked at Xu Shu in confusion, his bright dark eyes not blinking, staring at Xu Shu until his face turned red, but this matter still had to be explained clearly to the child.

Although the ancient people here may not be able to tell that this is his underwear, the people washing clothes by the river are generally girls, and there are also married women. Even if they don’t understand it at first, they may understand it soon. In addition, gossip spreads quickly in this village...

Late holidays are not guaranteed.

The late stage is not safe!!!

Xu Shu coughed lightly, avoiding Mu Jinghua's inquiring gaze, and said seriously: "I told you not to help me wash clothes, why didn't you listen? My words don't work?"

Mu Jinghua's face turned pale, and he even forgot the sign language that Xu Shu had taught him. He just waved his hands in panic to show that he didn't mean that, but Xu Shu wasn't looking at him...

Mu Jinghua's movements gradually slowed down, and he gradually realized how presumptuous he was in front of Xu Shu.

In the past, no matter who gave the order “He is not allowed to wash clothes”, he would take it seriously and obey it.

But the person who said such words was Xu Shu, the Xu Shu who had saved him from danger time and again, bought medicine for him, fed him, gave him hairbands, and even didn't care about his background. Xu Shu was the only person in the world who would favor him.

He will misunderstand.

Or maybe it's a fantasy.

He imagined that Xu Shu was joking, that Xu Shu would not be angry, that Xu Shu would always be nice to him... There was nothing wrong with the fantasy, but it made him relax his guard and start to act unrestrained in front of Xu Shu. Now, because of his unrestrained behavior, his dream was about to be shattered.

Mu Jinghua's face turned pale as he thought about it. He bit his lips tightly, completely unaware that his eyes had turned red.

Xu Shu didn't see any movement for a long time, but when he turned around, he saw the boy's eyes were red. He was really shocked. Thinking of his helplessness in coaxing him last time, Xu Shu quickly squatted down. Although he didn't know what he did wrong, he would apologize first: "Okay, okay, Xiao Mujin, I'm sorry, don't cry, you must not cry."

Feeling Xu Shu approaching, Mu Jinghua subconsciously closed his eyes. His body was shaking with fear, but when he heard what Xu Shu said, tears fell the next second.

It's really strange. Feeling the cold tears on his face, Mu Jinghua thought dully, I clearly don't want to cry, why do tears fall when I hear his voice?

Xu Shu was also puzzled. He had apologized, so why was the child still crying? Although he had never been in a relationship or raised a child, he had a younger sister at home, but he had never encountered such a situation. This was the first time he had encountered someone who loved crying so much, and he was really stumped.

Xu Shu was in a hurry. He first took out a handkerchief to wipe the child's face, then stood up and went to the kitchen to turn over the candy. He stuffed the whole thing with the can to the child: "Don't cry, don't cry, it's my fault. I'm not blaming you. I just... Hey, that dress, I... I'm embarrassed to ask you to wash it. I'm such a grown-up, and it's so bad to ask you to help me. I don't mean to blame you. Hey, eat the candy, be good, don't cry, don't cry, okay?"

Mu Jinghua looked at Xu Shu through a layer of mist. Xu Shu was wiping his tears with a handkerchief. The gentle and soft movements were like feathers tickling his heart. He lowered his eyes to look at the candy jar in his arms. He couldn't see the colorful and beautiful candies through the tears, but he still remembered the taste of that night. Immersed in the faint itch on his face, it was full of sweetness and made people greedy.

He will only become more greedy.

Mu Jinghua took a step forward and hugged Xu Shu, rubbing against the person in front of him like a kitten, feeling the scent of black bamboo enveloping him and sniffing greedily.

Xu Shu thought he was still crying, and was too scared to hug him. He just stood there and asked, "Little Mujin, are you still angry?"

Mu Jinghua was a little off again. Why was he angry again? But he soon figured it out. Xu Shu was probably afraid of people crying.

It was like that last time. Even though I knew he was a guy who ran away from a brothel, I still coaxed him and gave him a hairband when I saw him crying.

This time too, Xu Shu clearly showed that he didn't like him helping with the laundry, but when he saw his eyes redden, he still came to coax him without saying a word.

Xu Shu... Mu Jinghua wondered uncertainly, is he stupid? How could anyone be afraid of a boy crying? Especially a boy like him...

Mu Jinghua was lost in thought again. Xu Shu didn't see his reaction, so he rubbed his head boldly and whispered, "Little Hibiscus?"

Mu Jinghua came back to his senses, took a half step back and let go of Xu Shu. He blinked hard to get rid of the tears that blocked his vision, then slowly gestured: "I'm sorry."

"No, no, I was too mean." Xu Shu was relieved when he saw that he had stopped crying. "You helped me wash clothes, but not only did I not thank you, I was mean to you. It's my fault."

He paused, and decided to speak out the embarrassing thing: "But um... well, you don't have to wash my underwear."

"The people washing clothes by the river are all middle-aged women, and there are also unmarried girls. It's not good to be seen like this."

"Besides, the weather is getting colder and colder. You are already in poor health. If you go to the river to wash clothes with cold water, you might catch a cold. You should go there less often in the future."

"I'm worried about you too, just listen to me, okay?"

Mu Jinghua listened carefully to Xu Shu's explanation. When he heard about underwear, his face was already red. He now vaguely understood why Xu Shu had reacted like that. It turned out that he... washed his underwear, ah...

In this case, it seemed reasonable for Xu Shu to be angry. But he started crying after hearing one sentence, and even made Xu Shu come to comfort him, which was a bit too shameless.

Mu Jinghua was so ashamed that he naturally agreed to everything Xu Shu said. After nodding seriously, he buried his face and gestured to Xu Shu: "I'm sorry."

Xu Shu was no longer embarrassed. Seeing the child apologize to him, he rubbed the child's head in revenge, then got up with satisfaction and started a fire to cook.

After heating up the eight-treasure rice pudding and stir-frying two side dishes whose names I couldn't remember under Mu Jinghua's guidance, dinner began.

The taste of the dish was a little hard to describe because Xu Shu was the one who prepared it, but it wasn't bad either. Mu Jinghua was not picky and ate every bite carefully.

Xu Shu was a little discouraged, feeling that his image as a big brother had collapsed before he even had time to establish himself.

Maybe in the eyes of the child, he is now a disabled person with big hands and feet, who can't tell the difference between grains and can't even cook a meal. Maybe he is also a very fierce disabled person, otherwise why did he just say something and the child was scared to tears?

This made him very depressed. After dinner and taking a shower, he didn't even want to plan the banquet.

But as a worker, he had no capital to be lazy, so Xu Shu finally lit the oil lamp, took out a pen and paper and began to plan the schedule of the birthday party.

Unfortunately, his knowledge of this world was too limited, and he was undecided about many things. The children around him also knew nothing about anything. After shaking their heads several times, they blushed with guilt.

Xu Shu thought he was cute and couldn't help but tease him: "Why are you blushing?"

Mu Jinghua widened his eyes, glanced at him, and immediately lowered his head. He didn't even know that he was blushing, he just felt his face was hot.

Seeing that he looked like a frightened kitten, Xu Shu wanted to tease him even more: "Your face is so red, do you have a fever?"

Mu Jinghua thought about this question seriously, and finally shook his head slowly.

Xu Shu's trick succeeded, and he smiled a little shamelessly: "You don't even know this? Come here, I'll test the temperature for you."

Mu Jinghua thought Xu Shu had misunderstood what he meant and was thinking about using sign language. However, when he looked up and saw Xu Shu's teasing face, he suddenly realized that this man was laughing at him for blushing easily!

Although he understood it, Mu Jinghua's face turned even redder.

Xu Shu was amused, but pretended to touch his forehead and asked in surprise: "What? Do you really have a fever?"

Mu Jinghua pushed Xu Shu's arm embarrassedly, and Xu Shu was pushed away by him. He thought he was going to say something, but he didn't expect the kid to turn around and run away.

"Eh?" Xu Shu got up and chased after him. When he saw him running to the kitchen, he felt relieved and laughed heartily, "This kid..."

He waited for a while, and seeing that the child had no intention of coming back, he knocked on the kitchen door: "Little Hibiscus, Little Hibiscus?"

Mu Jinghua squatted in the small kitchen, feeling the thumping of his own heartbeat. Instead of feeling at peace, he became more and more upset. He didn't get up in a hurry until he heard Xu Shu knocking on the door. However, he became dizzy because he had been squatting for too long. He staggered two steps and tripped over the bamboo basket at his feet. He was about to fall to the ground.

When Xu Shu heard the noise inside, he pushed the door open without hesitation and happened to see a little rabbit falling to the ground. He quickly stepped forward and pulled him into his arms.

"Why are you in such a hurry? You almost fell."

Mu Jinghua was held in his arms again, her face was so hot that it was about to smoke. When she heard him ask, she gently pushed him away, lowered her head and gestured: "I'm fine."

Xu Shu looked him up and down twice, and made sure that he was really okay, then he rubbed his head helplessly: "Go wash up and go to bed, you are so annoying, you scared me to death."

After saying this, he realized that his tone was too harsh. He carefully looked at the child's face and saw that only his ears were red. He breathed a sigh of relief and handed him a toothbrush: "Brush your teeth, good boy."