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

In fact, Xu Shu was also somewhat shocked by the attitude of the village chief, and was a little worried that the village chief would really put such a young girl in a pig cage. Fortunately, the village chief did not have the heart to put her in the pig cage, so Xu Shu did not intend to persuade him.

This is the etiquette of this era, and he is an outsider, so there must be a limit to his meddling, not to mention that Shen Lin'er has offended him. Although Xu Shu would not be so petty as to argue with a little girl, he still has to seek justice for his own child, right?

After the elders of the Shen family came, Xu Shu was not interested in watching. The punishment was nothing more than locking up the ancestral hall, kneeling in front of the ancestors, and spanking. Xu Shu waved to Shen Zhuo and turned back home. He was still looking forward to seeing his children putting on new clothes.

It was a very tiring day. Xu Shu was sweating from all the tossing and turning. But when he thought of Shen Lin'er saying that she liked him, Xu Shu felt a little weird. Although he had never been in a relationship, he had been liked by many people. However, no matter how popular he was, it was the first time that he was liked by a girl who was 9 years younger than him. It was... hard to describe. He didn't know if the children at home knew about it.

For some reason, Xu Shu was a little curious about the child's reaction after knowing this. Children in this world are all precocious, but Xiao Mujin is so shy that he blushes when you praise him. If he meets someone he likes in the future, will he faint from shyness?

But Xu Shu couldn't accept it when he imagined that scene. This was probably the feeling of those fathers in later generations who were reluctant to let their daughters get married. The person he loved and protected was so cute, but he could only act coquettishly and blush in front of him. In the blink of an eye, he was taken away by another man, and maybe even bullied.

Yes, especially since little Mu Jin can’t speak yet, it’s hard for her to even complain when she’s wronged. If she really wants to get married in the future... she’ll have to pay close attention to that person’s character.

Xu Shu returned home worriedly. Mu Jinghua was very well behaved in the room, still in the same state as when he left, but he had already fallen asleep. Xu Shu did not call him, but took a look and went to the kitchen to cook noodles.

These days, Xu Shu still only knows how to cook with water. Without the help of children, the dishes will definitely be burnt. Of course, he can make egg fried rice, but egg fried rice requires white rice, and he doesn't know how to steam it without a pressure cooker.

Xu Shu once again felt how lucky he was to have picked up a child who could cook, and began to worry about the future.

While adding water to heat the pot, Xu Shu thought that he could no longer send Xiao Mujin to the village chief's house. At first, he was worried that the man named Chen Hu would come to seek revenge, so he was worried about leaving the child alone at home. But now he was busy with the birthday party for the county magistrate's son, and Xiao Mujin's foot was injured, so he couldn't take her with him every day.

Xu Shu didn't believe that Chen Hu would reform. After all, this man beat Xiao Mujin to death just for a blanket. It was obvious that he was a violent and evil person. After being humiliated by him, his first thought would be to find a way to get it back.

It's just that things have been peaceful for such a long time that Xu Shu himself can't wait any longer. He might as well take the initiative and go see what Chen Hu is like. If he really doesn't intend to cause trouble, then it's fine. But if he really does intend to cause trouble, then he will beat him until he can't get out of bed for ten days or half a month. Only then will he feel at ease leaving the child alone at home.

The water was boiling at this time, so Xu Shu collected his thoughts and prepared to go downstairs, but suddenly he heard footsteps coming from the door, staggering, and it was obvious that it was some restless child who was dragging his injured foot out.

Xu Shu didn't say anything. He waited for him to open the door before pretending to be indifferent and asking, "You started running around as soon as you woke up?"

Mu Jinghua actually guessed that Xu Shu was inside. After all, the kitchen was filled with smoke. But he took so long to get to the kitchen door, it seemed not worth it to just go back like that, so he gritted his teeth and finally pushed the door open.

As soon as he poked his head in, Xu Shu's voice came over, cold and obviously angry. He subconsciously shrank back, then mustered up the courage to poke his head in again, and gestured carefully, "I want to help you."

Of course Xu Shu wasn't really angry, he just couldn't stand the fact that this kid didn't know how to take care of himself. Seeing him gesturing pitifully, he softened his heart again: "Okay, come in, it's cold outside."

He brought a small stool for Mu Jinghua. It was brought here by Xu Shu from the main house when Jiang Da and Jiang Xiao came last time. It had never been moved, so it was convenient now.

Seeing the child struggling, he picked him up and put him on a stool, then said, "I cooked the same noodles you ate on the first day. You don't need to worry about it."

Mu Jinghua naturally remembered the noodles that Xu Shu brought to him on the first day. There were two eggs underneath. It was the first time he had eaten so full since he was born.

It makes sense to think so. Although Xu Shu said that he can't cook, he can cook noodles and make egg fried rice, which both taste great. And the snack in the restaurant called brown sugar glutinous rice cake is also novel and delicious.

Perhaps what Xu Shu meant by "not being able to cook" was that he couldn't cook the brown rice that the farmers made, or eat their rotten vegetable leaves.

When Mu Jinghua thought about the meals he had cooked on his own initiative in the past few days, he felt ashamed. Was it his self-righteousness that dragged Xu Shu down? Mu Jinghua was a little discouraged. For the first time, he felt so stupid and ashamed of Xu Shu's tolerance. He fell into a strong self-loathing mood and lowered his head, not daring to look at Xu Shu again.

Xu Shu was busy with noodles, not paying attention to the child. He slowly filled two large bowls. According to international practice, he had three eggs and the child had two. These days, except when he was at the village chief's house, he had almost every meal like this. He intended to help the child gain muscle and grow meat, but he himself didn't know how to cook chicken, so he could only eat eggs every day. The eggs in his backpack were almost empty.

Xu Shu was thinking about buying some eggs tomorrow. It would be better to buy a few hens. Hens seem to lay eggs quite frequently, at least one a day. The village chief's family only has five chickens, which is enough for the whole family. However, the farmers are very frugal when eating eggs, and only eat half an egg per meal. No one has ever eaten more than ten eggs in a day like Xu Shu.

After all, we have come to the ancient times, so we should learn their self-sufficient economic model. If a war really breaks out in the future, we may have nowhere to buy.

But Xu Shuke didn't know how to raise chickens. He glanced at the boy and said hesitantly: "Xiao Mujin, do you know how to raise chickens?"

As soon as he heard the voice, Mu Jinghua stopped thinking about those trivial things. He had recently found that he was becoming more and more sentimental. In the past, he had things hanging on his mind and had to work non-stop to survive. But since he met Xu Shu, he just read books and wrote every day. Cooking a meal at noon was not a big deal.

Moreover, everything written in the book was quite thought-provoking. Mu Jinghua thought more and more, and his mind became more sensitive, especially when it came to things related to Xu Shu.

However, when it comes to serious matters, Mu Jinghua can still quickly withdraw from it. Moreover, raising chickens is a topic that he is familiar with. He nodded without thinking: "Yes."

When he nodded, Xu Shu felt that he had found a treasure. It was fine if he knew everything, but he was also so well behaved. He smiled and said, "Then I'll buy a few chickens tomorrow."