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

It was a little hot. He felt his body temperature carefully and made a judgment in his heart. He was about to say something, but when he lowered his eyes, he met the boy's eyes.

Full of helplessness and panic.

Xu Shu couldn't help but be stunned, but he didn't think much about it. He just felt that the young man had not yet recovered from his shock, so he withdrew his hand very naturally.

The next second, he picked up the skinny boy in front of him, walked a few steps to the bed, put him on the bed, and wrapped him in a quilt.

The boy's body was obviously a little stiff, yet he was too docile, as if no matter what Xu Shu planned to do, he would just let him toy with him like a rag doll.

Xu Shu always felt that the boy seemed to have misunderstood something, and subconsciously wanted to frown, but when he thought that the boy was worried, he forced himself to suppress his helplessness.

He was silent for a moment, then he slowly laughed, his voice as gentle as possible: "Don't be afraid, I'll pour you some water, okay?"

Mu Jinghua couldn't help but clench his clothes with his hands curled up in the quilt. He glanced at Xu Shu and just blinked.

He didn't understand what Xu Shu wanted to do.

But Xu Shu actually didn't intend to get the boy's consent. He just patted the thin blanket on the boy's body to indicate that he should be at ease, then got up and walked towards the kitchen.

Xu Shu didn't dare to take the powder openly, so he took out the cold capsules and fever-reducing capsules. He opened the capsules and the powder dissolved in the water, which was colorless and odorless.

Xu Shu chewed the capsule shell himself, destroyed the evidence, and then took the bowl back.

The person on the bed was drowsy and had closed his eyes. His brows were furrowed, and he was obviously not feeling well. But when he heard Xu Shu approaching, he struggled to open his eyes again.

Xu Shu touched his forehead, and after a while, it was already burning hot.

He handed the water to the boy, who drank it tremblingly while Xu Shuze helped him wipe his hair.

As soon as he touched his hair, Mu Jinghua stopped moving in panic and looked at Xu Shu tremblingly.

Xu Shu found it funny and tapped his head: "Drink some water quickly."

In fact, Xu Shu himself was also impatient to dry his hair, but now the child was almost feverish, and Xu Shu felt that he should respect the elderly and love the young, so he helped naturally.

Of course, this is also because he had a clingy sister who would pester her brother for help every time she washed her hair.

Thinking of his sister who had died in the end times, Xu Shu's heart sank. He had long been accustomed to the pain of losing a loved one, and people always had to look forward.

Xu Shu silently helped Mu Jinghua dry his hair, his movements were careful and serious. He even used a comb to help the child comb his hair straight. Only when he was sure that it was almost dry did he take the cup from the boy's hand.

"You should take a nap." Xu Shu reminded him, "I have to go out for something. There are two eggs in the kitchen. Remember to eat them if you are hungry."

He stood up, and remembering that the boy was wearing pajamas, he added, "Don't leave the house. I'll be back at noon."

After saying this, Xu Shucai turned around and left, heading towards the village chief's house. Since he was going to start a herbal medicine business, now that he had money, he naturally had to prepare to buy land and a house.

Farmers' yards didn't have walls, and they didn't like to close the doors. Xu Shu saw the village chief drinking tea in the house at a glance and said loudly, "Village Chief Shen."

The village chief saw him and quickly stood up: "Brother Xu, I was just thinking about you and here you are."

Xu Shu was a little confused: "What does the village chief want to see me about?"

Village chief Shen’s name is Shen Guang, a big man in his forties. He has a kind look and is always smiling. His biggest hobby is drinking tea.

Xu Shu couldn't think of what the village chief wanted to talk to him about, but when he thought about what happened yesterday, he understood.

It seemed that someone had come to complain. Xu Shu snorted in his heart and was about to speak, but the village chief nodded: "Wait for me for a moment."

He turned and went to another room, and soon he took out a small package, saying a little embarrassedly: "Brother Xu, we farmers don't know the value of things. My eldest son pawned your bracelet this morning and then I realized how valuable it is."

"We will replenish you. Here is fifteen taels of silver." The village chief said, opening a corner of the package to reveal the white silver inside.

Xu Shu was stunned subconsciously, and when he reacted, he pursed his lips slightly and immediately refused: "No need, since we have already agreed on five taels of silver, I am satisfied with it. You can take the money."

Fifteen taels is indeed a considerable sum of money, but using it to exchange for a favor from the village chief is also very worthwhile.

After all, he was still waiting for some strong man to come and ask the village chief to seek justice.

It was a timely rain.

Seeing that the village chief frowned and wanted to say something, Xu Shulian added: "If you feel sorry for it, can you do me another favor?"

"You say." The village chief responded readily.

"I want to buy two acres of farmland and a few acres of wasteland. Please keep an eye out for me, village chief." Xu Shu said with a smile.

In fact, the purchase of land should be handled by the government, but in today's troubled times with constant wars, the government is unable to take care of itself and its prestige is not as high as before, so the matters of buying and selling land are handed over to the village head and town head.

Sure enough, the village chief smiled when he heard this and said, "That's easy to do. I'll keep an eye on the fields for you. You can go and see the wasteland now. Take a good look and let our two people measure it. Once you pay the money, it will be yours."

He said with a smile, and then glanced at Xu Shu: "Have you received your monthly salary?"

Xu Shu did not hide the fact that he went to work as an accountant in a restaurant in town from the village chief, but it was obvious that the salary he earned this month was not enough to buy land.

Although the village chief only asked casually, Xu Shu did not intend to hide it too much. He just put on a bitter and resentful expression and said: "I sold the last of my family property."

The village chief also sighed: "The present is the most important thing. You are a smart child."

Xu Shu responded twice. When he first came to Shiqiao Village, he was still wearing the white coat issued by the research institute, and his short hair was particularly eye-catching.

Xu Shu rolled in the mud twice, but was still treated like a rare animal.

He could only lie that his family was destroyed and he was displaced here, his money was robbed and his hair was cut off by bandits. He only had a few pieces of jewelry passed down from his ancestors.

Sure enough, when the village chief saw that the dirty white clothes were made of excellent material, and saw the jade bracelet he took out tremblingly, his suspicious expression immediately disappeared.

The people in the countryside are simple and honest, but easy to deceive.

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The village chief did what he said and immediately called his two sons to go with Xu Shu to measure the land.

Xu Shu asked about the price of the wasteland and quickly selected a location. He chose the bamboo forest in the deepest part of the village.

Because this place was close to the wild mountains and more dangerous than ordinary places, the village chief lowered the price again and charged him three taels of silver per acre.

Xu Shu was very satisfied. You know, one mu of land is more than 600 square meters and only costs three taels of silver, which is extremely cheap.

He rented the bamboo forest and the open space in front of it, but because the area was too large, he was unable to finish the work by lunch time.

When the village chief's wife came to the field to call them back to eat, Xu Shu realized that it was already noon.

Seeing that he was also there, the village chief's wife was very enthusiastic and directly invited Xu Shu to come home for dinner.

After all, he had lived in the village chief's house for a period of time, and the compensation he received was quite good at that time. Both parties were very happy, and the village chief's family never thought that Xu Shu would refuse.

I was quite surprised when I heard Xu Shu's refusal.

Xu Shu thought about the identity of the boy in his family, but he didn't plan to tell the village chief right now, so he just evaded the question by saying, "There are still some noodles left at home, I'm afraid they will go bad, so I won't bother you this time."