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

Xu Shu, the self-proclaimed head of the family, didn't understand the little brother's affairs, nor did he get involved. He went to the kitchen and looked for a lot of snacks, such as cookies, egg yolk cakes, Oreos, etc. He also found two large bags of brown sugar ginger tea.

Xu Shu looked at the four big words "regulate menstruation" on the package with difficulty, and couldn't understand why he had hoarded such things in the past.

But my brother also has a uterus. Although I heard from Qi Huairen that my brother will not have menstruation, drinking some brown sugar water will definitely help replenish qi and blood.

Xu Shu brewed a large pot of tea. There was no such thing as sweet water or milk tea in this world. Although the brown sugar ginger tea had a hint of ginger flavor and might be a bit spicy, it was still fresher than water.

But if they don’t like to drink it… Xu Shu thought, then tell them that it is very expensive so that they will have to drink it obediently.

Anyway, as a grown man, Xu Shu would never drink brown sugar water.

As for selling it, why not use it himself? He has no shortage of money.

However, the material conditions in this world are scarce, and children from poor families may never have eaten sugar in their lives. Occasionally, they drink a cup of brown sugar water during the New Year, but it is so thin that they can't taste anything. They have never drunk such a thick sugar water as Xu Shu's. Although this sugar water has an indescribable strange taste, Mu Jinghua and Du Xiaocao both like to drink it.

Especially after Du Xiaocao took a small sip, her eyes lit up visibly, and she lowered her head and said to Xu Shu, "Thank you, big brother."

Xu Shu said "You're welcome", knowing not to disturb them, moved the rocking chair under the sun, and continued reading his storybook of the handsome scholar.

Although the tall Xu Shu had left, Du Xiaocao still felt a little uncomfortable. He took another sip of the sugar water in his cup, licked his lips, and whispered to Mu Jinghua: "Little brother, can I call you Mu Ge'er?"

Mu Jinghua had no objection to the address and nodded when he heard it.

He was a little absent-minded. While feeding the chicks, he was thinking, although he was very happy that Du Xiaocao was willing to make friends with him, no one except Xu Shu could understand his sign language. He couldn't speak, and he didn't know if Du Xiaocao would misunderstand him as being too cold, or if she didn't like him because he couldn't speak and didn't want to make friends with him anymore...

This anxiety of possibly being disliked has been keeping Mu Jinghua in suspense, making him even unwilling to take the step of actively showing goodwill.

However, Du Xiaocao has always been a hated person in the village. The other guys would not even listen to him, and it was good enough if they didn't beat him. Moreover, his attention was diverted by the little chicken at the beginning. He was so excited that he kept chirping and didn't care about Mu Ge'er's silence at all.

Although Mu Ge'er didn't talk to him, he was always listening. No matter what he asked Mu Ge'er, Mu Ge'er would nod or shake his head. Later, when he saw that he had finished the sugar water in the cup, he would take the initiative to pour him another cup.

However, Du Xiaocao never dared to touch the snacks on the table. Although they looked delicious and smelled sweet, Du Xiaocao felt that as a friend, she should help Mu Jinghua instead of coming to Xu Shu's house to eat and drink for free.

Not to mention what would happen if his mother found out, he would be very embarrassed.

But he didn't eat, and Mu Jinghua didn't eat either. It wasn't that he didn't dare to eat, but that he was not in the mood. He was still thinking about whether he should tell Du Xiaocao that he was mute.

He was very afraid that he would be hated.

It stands to reason that a person like him, who has been disliked countless times since childhood, should have been indifferent to such things. But after arriving in Shiqiao Village and meeting Xu Shu, everyone around Xu Shu was very friendly to him.

Even if they were because of Xu Shu, once you have this feeling of being loved and valued, you will never want to lose it.

He is no longer the Mu Jinghua who could ignore everything and be fearless. He has joy, concerns, and desires. So he is afraid.

But Du Xiaocao was such a careless kid that he talked for such a long time without getting a single response from Mu Jinghua, but he didn't doubt it at all. He drank ginger tea while talking to Mu Ge'er. His voice was very soft and thin, and he spoke haltingly, but he did keep talking.

He said he had a brother who was deceived by a fake matchmaker and went to a distant place; that his father had been saving money to buy his brother’s freedom; that he could hear his mother crying secretly at night many times; that he had eaten a big bowl of rice and flour porridge yesterday and it tasted very good; that he helped his father collect firewood in the mountains this morning and was praised by his father…

He spoke, and Mu Jinghua listened. He spoke for as long as Mu Jinghua listened. By the end, he had even forgotten that he was a mute and that he might be disliked. He subconsciously used sign language to communicate with Du Xiaocao.

When Du Xiaocao saw him making gestures, she was stunned for a moment, then she suddenly realized: "Do you want to play guessing? Make the gestures again and I'll guess."

When Mu Jinghua heard him ask for a guess, his movements froze, and then his eyes felt sore.

But he didn't cry, because Du Xiaocao excitedly urged him to gesture faster, so Mu Jinghua nodded in agreement and then gestured his words again.

Du Xiaocao looked at him carefully and guessed slowly, "You mean, someone will like me?"

Sign language sounds very sophisticated, but it is actually just a combination and systematization of some body movements. Ordinary people make body movements when they speak. In fact, if you are willing to put in the effort, it is not very difficult to learn sign language without a teacher.

Du Xiaocao was very talented. He only read it twice but he guessed Mu Jinghua's meaning almost exactly.

Seeing Mu Jinghua nodding repeatedly, Du Xiaocao blushed a little embarrassedly: "You are also very cute, Brother Xu likes you very much."

After that, he lowered his voice again and said to Mu Jinghua carefully: "But Brother Xu is so tall, are you afraid?"

Mu Jinghua smiled and shook his head, gesturing again: "He is good. I am not afraid."

Du Xiaocao thought for a while before saying, "My mother also said that Brother Xu is a very good person. She also said that Brother Xu likes you the most."

Mu Jinghua blushed: "He didn't. I'm the younger brother."

"No? What do you mean?" This sentence was a bit difficult, and Du Xiaocao didn't guess it, but he looked at Mu Jinghua's expression and vaguely guessed, "Do you think he doesn't like you? That's impossible, he likes you the most, otherwise you can go and ask now."

At this moment, he had forgotten that he was afraid of Xu Shu just now, and stood up to find Xu Shu. Mu Jinghua quickly held him back and explained again embarrassedly: "No. You don't understand."

Du Xiaocao felt that he understood. No matter what kind of love it was, it was definitely love. He couldn't understand what was going on in Mu Ge'er's mind.

Seeing that he didn't understand, Mu Jinghua didn't want to say anything more. In fact, his brother's love was also love, but he was just wishful thinking and didn't want to stop there.

He took a cookie from the table and gave it to Du Xiaocao: "Here, have it. Don't talk about him."

Du Xiaocao waved his hand and refused to take it. He was not good at being polite, so he could only admit honestly: "This is very expensive. I dare not eat it."

This thing was indeed very expensive, and Mu Jinghua didn't know how to persuade him for a moment. But before he could think it through, he heard the conversation between Xu Shu and Aunt Du outside the door.

"Why doesn't Xiaocao want to go home? It's almost time for dinner. Xu Shu, don't spoil him too much. If there's anything that's troubling you, just tell him directly."

"No, Xiaocao is very well behaved. He is playing in the house with Xiaomujin."

"Oh, he was playing in the house and chased you out?" Aunt Du was surprised.

Xu Shu laughed softly, the sound was very light, but Mu Jinghua, who was sitting by the window, heard it clearly. He couldn't help but curl his lips as well.

Xu Shu said, "I came out just to get some peace and quiet. Auntie must be here to take Xiaocao home. I'll go get her."

Du Xiaocao also heard this and stood up sullenly. He shook Mu Jinghua's sleeve and said eagerly, "Brother Mu, I'm going home. I'll come and play with you when I have time."

Mu Jinghua was a little reluctant to leave him, so he smiled at Du Xiaocao and gestured, "Wait for you."