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

Jiang Xiao came here in a bullock cart, so it was convenient for him to go back. However, Jiang Xiao was worried that the bricks would be stolen, so as soon as he saw Xu Shu, he urged him to notify everyone to start work as soon as possible.

Speaking of this, Xu Shu got a little angry again. To be honest, this matter was still handled by the village chief. Although the list had been obtained and he was satisfied with the people, he just couldn't get over this hurdle now.

Xu Shu was just thinking about changing the list and recruiting workers himself, which would only be a matter of increasing the wages, when he heard Shen's voice coming from a distance.

"Master, Master, you are back?"

Hearing the sound, Xu Shu subconsciously looked at the boy's reaction. The child did not react at all. He sat on the ox cart with his arms folded and his head buried deeply.

Xu Shu couldn't see his face, nor did he know whether he was crying or not, and he didn't ask Jiang Xiao to stop the car. He just kept going back home.

But Shen Zhuo, who was young and strong, followed all the way until the ox cart slowly stopped at the door. Shen Zhuo was already panting and asked, "Master, have you found Mu Ge'er?"

When his name was called, Mu Jinghua raised his head, but his eyes were not red.

Xu Shu was relieved and spoke in a slightly slower tone: “Isn’t it right here? Are you blind?”

Only then did Shen Zhuo see that Mu Ge'er was sitting on the ox cart. This was not entirely his fault, as he was busy driving the ox cart. Plus, Mu Ge'er was so small that it was normal that he couldn't see.

He panted a little hard: "That's fine, that's fine. My mother told me that Mu Ge'er ran away, and I was scared. We searched for him all afternoon and couldn't find him. It's really amazing that you, Master, found him as soon as you came back."

Hearing that he had gone out to look for someone, Xu Shu's attitude softened a little, but he did not intend to let Shen Zhuo into the house, so he just asked again: "You guys?"

"Yes, my father and elder brother went out to look for it," Shen Zhuo didn't hear anything, "my mother and Lin'er stayed at home waiting for it. Well, come to think of it, Lin'er is really like that. It's just a hairpin. If it's broken, it's broken. What's the big deal?"

"Falling?" Xu Shu didn't know about this either.

"My mother said that Mu Ge'er accidentally touched the ground. My sister is spoiled. She screamed and cried over such a small thing. You must have been scared." Shen Zhuo smiled at Mu Jinghua, feeling a little embarrassed and a little guilty.

After hearing Aunt Shen say this to Shen Zhe, Xu Shu felt a little better. Although Shen Lin'er was talking about stealing at the time, Shen Lin'er's attitude clearly showed that she had some dissatisfaction with the child.

Fortunately, there are still some sensible people in Shen Guang's family.

His mood improved, and his attitude also softened, but he still didn't let Shen Zhuo into the house. He just said, "I need to talk to Brother Jiang now. Please tell your father that Xiao Mujin is fine."

"I'll come back later and explain everything clearly."

Shen Zhuo responded, and when he heard the rest of the story, he quickly waved his hands: "What's there to say, Master? Although our family took you in at the beginning, we also took something from you at that time, and that thing was very expensive. After rounding it off, you still owed our family a greater favor."

"You asked us to take care of Mu Ge'er, so we should do our best. Besides, you gave us five cents for food. Lin'er only broke a wooden hairpin, but Mu Ge'er was wronged by such a small matter. We should apologize first."

Xu Shu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard what he said: "Is this your opinion?"

Shen Zhuo swore with his hand: "My father, my brother and my mother all said so. As for Lin'er...she is young and has been spoiled by us. She is a little ignorant. But my mother has already talked to her."

Sure enough, this was Shen Lin'er's attitude. Even though Xu Shu had already guessed it, after he confirmed it, he still couldn't understand it. Even if they were just young people playing with each other, there shouldn't be so much hostility.

Why Shen Lin'er?

However, because Shen Lin'er was alone, Xu Shu didn't want to break up with Shen Guang's family. He nodded and agreed, and then said, "I have something left at your house. I will go there soon. You go back first."

Shen Zhuo couldn't quite understand his attitude. After a moment of silence, he nodded. He glanced at Mu Ge'er who was huddled in the car, then turned around and went home.

Jiang Xiao, who had a feeling that he had heard something big, did not dare to ask and moved his chair consciously.

Xu Shu pulled the child along, scooping water to wash the wound on his hands, and asked Jiang Xiao: "Put this rocking chair in the main room. Sorry for bothering you. How much does it cost?"

Jiang Xiao was moving the rocking chair towards the main house. Hearing the voice, he quickly responded, "It doesn't cost much, Brother Xu. Your red brick recipe really helped us a lot."

Xu Shu smiled when he heard this: "Even the ox cart was bought, which shows that the business is booming."

He had just observed that the ox's hair was shiny, the car body was brand new, and there was a faint scent of sawdust. It was obvious that they were newly bought.

Jiang Xiao admitted frankly, "Yes, that method is useful. Not only is the cost much lower, but the bricks produced also look good. Even the wealthy families in the town want them."

When talking about wealthy families, Xu Shu thought of Xiao Ran. This was the most ruthless wealthy family he had ever seen. I don't know if it was because the imperial examination did not include businessmen or something else, but this person had no sense of managing money at all. Or were all the wealthy families in this world so lavish in spending money and not feeling any pain?

Xu Shu smiled, wiped the child's wound with a handkerchief, and said, "We'll start building the house tomorrow. I have work to do in town. I'm sorry to bother you."

Jiang Xiao waved his hand: "You have done a favor to our family, how can it be considered a trouble? As soon as you came up with this red brick recipe, someone immediately came to my house to propose marriage to my brother."

Xu Shu's mouth twitched. This could even be linked to marriage? However, seeing Jiang Xiao's longing face, Xu Shu couldn't help but gossip a little: "Last time you said you had a boy you liked, why didn't you take any action?"

"I don't know if the boy likes me or not." Jiang Xiao, a grown man, couldn't help but blush when talking about this. "My mother passed away early, and there are three of us rough men at home. Maybe he dislikes me."

Xu Shudu laughed at him, a grown man, saying such coy words: "Since ancient times, there have been many passionate people, but you don't say it, expecting others to guess, when will you achieve your goal?"

Jiang Xiao didn't understand what the words "lovesick" were, but he did understand what was said afterwards. It's not that he didn't want to take the initiative, it's just that he liked her too much and was a little afraid of being rejected.

Mu Jinghua, whose hand was being held by Xu Shu to treat his wound, could understand Jiang Xiao very well. He looked at Xu Shu and thought, he was afraid too.

If such a gentle person and such a beautiful thing were to leave him because of his transgression and overstepping the boundaries, he would probably die, and even if he drank the Meng Po soup that could make him forget everything, he would still be filled with regret.

But what Xu Shu said made him feel a little eager. What if? What if, if I took the initiative, he would like me?

At this moment, he couldn't yet distinguish between love and liking. All he had in his heart was an impulse, an impulse to be looked at by Xu Shu, to hear him talk, to see him smile.

But how could he dare? He had no way out. If he made a mistake, he would be doomed.

Mu Jinghua lowered his eyes again, feeling a little lonely.

Although Xu Shu was multitasking, he could still feel the boy's gaze and his loneliness at the moment. Although he didn't know what the child meant by looking at him like that, it seemed to have become a habit to coax people after doing it so many times.

As soon as Xu Shu felt the low pressure around Xiao Mujin, he subconsciously rubbed Mu Jinghua's head, and even softened his voice: "What's wrong? Does your hand hurt?"

At this moment, his gentle words flowed into his heart like a stream, nourishing unspeakable impulses and desires, making Mu Jinghua suddenly lose his mind. His mind was blank, and he had forgotten what he was afraid of. He suddenly raised his head and said to Xu Shu instinctively, "I like it."

But he was a mute, without any sound, only his mouth moved, the movement was fleeting, Xu Shu's expression was a little stiff, but it was fleeting, and he asked him: "What?"

This sentence was like a torrential downpour, extinguishing the impulse just now and awakening a trace of rationality in Mu Jinghua. He smiled with the corners of his mouth and gestured: "It's okay."

Xu Shu's heart was pounding. He could understand lip reading, but most people are born mute. They haven't learned to speak, so they can't open their mouths to speak, and knowing lip reading is of no use.

He had never noticed it before, and he didn't know that the child would open his mouth subconsciously. Although there was no sound, he saw it clearly just now. The boy clearly said that he liked it.

What do you like? Who do you like? Why are you looking at him?

Even Xu Shu, who was usually smart, couldn't figure it out, but he heard his own heartbeat, thump thump, and didn't know why he was panicking.

So he subconsciously pretended not to know and asked something. Apparently the boy's courage was fleeting, and he quickly denied his previous action with a gesture.

Seeing him denying it with a red face, Xu Shu suddenly calmed down. He must have subconsciously thought of it wrongly because he talked about these love topics with Jiang Xiao.

The child was only sixteen, not yet an adult. How could he know what that kind of love meant? He probably misunderstood it as love for his brother, so he suddenly said this word to him on a whim.

But he was too thin-skinned and immediately denied it. Look at his ears now, they are red. How stupid.

But so cute.

Xu Shu had a blank expression on his face as he thought about this, while Mu Jinghua kept his head down and said nothing. The atmosphere seemed a little stagnant.

Jiang Xiao, on the other side, was still immersed in the haze of possible rejection by his love. He finally convinced himself to at least give it a try, but when he looked up, he saw these two people, each one more silent than the other.

He didn't understand what was going on and wanted to ask but was a little scared of Xu Shu.

Yes, he was quite afraid of Xu Shu, even though Xu Shu was handsome, like a young man from a noble family, and both his appearance and behavior were like that of a polite scholar who was difficult to get angry with.

But he had a hunch that Xu Shu might have killed someone. His eyes were so cold. That was not the calmness that a rational and calm gentleman should have. Instead, it was as calm as looking at a dead person.

Intuition is a scary thing. Sometimes it can be inexplicably accurate. Jiang Xiao believed this. Although there was nothing special when talking with Xu Shu, he always remembered that he must not offend him.

He didn't dare to say more this time. He just coughed lightly to indicate that he had something else to do and had to leave first.

Xu Shu naturally had no objection when he heard that Jiang Xiao was leaving. According to his personality, he would definitely invite Jiang Xiao to dinner when he came. But now there was no other way, because his cook was injured and his skills were not good enough to entertain guests.

Fortunately, Jiang Xiao was leaving first. Xu Shu stood up and said, "I'll trouble you tomorrow, Brother Jiang. I'll see you off."

"No, no." Jiang Xiao glanced at the boy who was still squatting behind him and said with a smile, "Didn't you just say you had something to do? Go now. We are all brothers. There is no need to be so particular."

After saying that, Jiang Xiao got on the ox cart and walked away shakily.

Xu Shu stopped chasing after her, calmed down, and went back to the room to see Mu Jinghua: "Take off your shoes, let me see your feet."

Ever since he learned that boys in this world can get pregnant just like girls, Xu Shu has been very careful to protect the boy from being seen through by others, so when Jiang Xiao was there just now, he couldn't look at the boy's feet.

There is no one at home now, so we have to check if he is okay. If he has a broken bone, it needs to be dealt with quickly.

Obviously, Xu Shu did not include himself as a person who needs to be guarded against.

Of course, even though Xu Shu knew that looking at feet was a taboo in this era, it was really nothing in his cognition. Besides, he was the elder brother, so what was wrong with him looking at the wound of his injured brother?

There is indeed nothing wrong with this.

But Mu Jinghua, who had just committed "treason" to Xu Shu, didn't think so. It should be said that although he was calm in his heart, his body's reaction was always very honest.

His face was still hot and his heart was beating fast, but he couldn't tell whether he was relieved to have survived the disaster or ashamed for speaking the truth.

Now hearing Xu Shu asking him to take off his shoes, Mu Jinghua couldn't help but shrink his toes and his face turned even redder.

Seeing that he didn't move, Xu Shu became anxious, so he went straight forward, carried him to the newly made rocking chair, and helped him take off his shoes and socks.

It looks like he sprained his ankle. There is swelling around his ankle. The swollen blood vessels need to be treated with ice first and then the blood circulation needs to be stimulated.

When Xu Shu was in the last days, he had been collecting medical supplies and common medicines, and he also stockpiled a lot of ice compresses. But taking out the ice compresses directly would definitely arouse suspicion, even if it was a child, Xu Shu could not trust them 100%.

Xu Shu would not risk such a small matter, so he just wet a towel and gave him a cold compress. Fortunately, it was late autumn and the temperature was not high, so the effect of the ice compress would not be much different.

The cold water applied to her ankles made Mu Jinghua shiver, and her round and cute toes curled up unconsciously.

Xu Shu held his feet, signaling him not to move, and then carefully wiped his feet. After checking them carefully and making sure there were no other wounds, he tied the cool handkerchief around his ankles.

After finishing all this, Xu Shu inadvertently glanced at the child's feet.

It seemed that because he had not exposed his feet for many years, the boy's feet were much whiter than the normal skin color, with white soles, round toes, and even distribution. They were much better looking than the feet of Xu Shu, a grown man.

Xu Shu had never seen such feet, or rather, had never seen such beautiful feet on a boy, so he couldn't help but look at them a few more times.

He didn't have any idea, but he thought that the rule of not allowing other men to look at feet was quite right. The girls in this world were indeed a little different from men, but this kind of beauty was not the delicate beauty of girls, but a kind of indescribable cuteness.

Yes, it is cute. When it gets shy when being stared at, it will curl up its toes, which makes it even cuter.

Seeing that the child was shy, he stopped staring at her, but concluded in his heart that he must not let other men bully his little Hibiscus.