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

Xu Shu seriously suspected that all men in this world were love-brained, but he had no evidence.

In short, he ate the meal with trepidation, paying attention to the direction of the topic at all times, fearing that they would introduce him to someone. Fortunately, thanks to Xu Shu's efforts, he escaped unscathed.

After dinner, Xu Shu went to rehearse the opera troupe again.

Xiao Ran was unable to join them due to official duties, but Qin Lianxi was very interested and brought Xiao Wuyan to watch their rehearsal.

Wu Yong didn't understand all this. After watching for a while, he ran to set up other venues. He also went to inspect the kitchen of the county magistrate's mansion to check whether there were any "hygiene problems" as Xu Shu mentioned.

Although the dishes are cooked by the restaurant chefs, who are all trustworthy people, eating is a big deal after all, so it is never too careful.

The level of the opera troupe raised by Xiao Ran is really high, even comparable to the national-level drama actors that Xu Shu had listened to before. After all, there were not many entertainment activities in ancient times, and listening to opera was a high-end way of playing. These actors did not have to worry about their wages, and they could hone their skills every day, so their level naturally improved.

However, this job was not an easy one. Even though Xiao Ran was a henpecked man and never dared to attack the actors, Qin Lianxi would still show his authority in front of the actors and give them a beating.

Perhaps this is the way of housekeeping of the wealthy families in ancient times. Xu Shu doesn’t quite understand it, nor does he really want to understand it.

He just does his job well and leaves work on time when the time comes.

Just as he was leaving the county magistrate's mansion, Wu Yong stopped him and handed him a piece of paper and a jade pendant: "Remember to go back and ask. And here are this paper and jade pendant, pass them on for me... If he has an engagement, you don't have to give them to him."

Xu Shu was speechless. He glanced at the paper that was densely written with many typos, thinking that it was really difficult for Wu Yong, a half-illiterate man.

He asked, "Have you thought about what I asked you?"

Wu Yong hesitated for a moment: "No matter what, I have to find out first. After all, if she is engaged, I have no chance at all."

This was true, so Xu Shu had no choice but to agree and promised that he would help him find out when he got back.

After returning home, Mu Jinghua had indeed already prepared the meal. Xu Shu saw smoke coming out of the chimney of his thatched cottage from afar, and it seemed as if he had seen the young man with his sleeves rolled up, his thin white arms bare, standing on tiptoe to stir the vegetables in the big pot.

He felt his expression soften and his steps hastened. As soon as he passed the fence, he couldn't wait to call out, "Little Hibiscus, I'm back."

Mu Jinghua heard the sound and poked his head out of the kitchen. Probably because of the black smoke from burning firewood just now, Mu Jinghua's face was black and white. When he saw Xu Shu, he grinned sweetly, but he looked like a cat.

Xu Shu couldn't help but want to pinch his face, but just after he passed the fence, he remembered that he had promised Wu Yong to go and find out something. If he entered the house and pinched that soft little face, he would be in a good mood and might forget it completely.

Xu Shu suppressed his impulse for the moment and said to Mu Jinghua with a smile: "Wait for me for a moment, I'll be back soon."

After he said that, he went out and headed towards the Du family.

Mu Jinghua looked at him curiously, and when he saw him walking towards the Du family, he didn't think much about it and went back to the house to see how the soup he had made was going.

When Xu Shu came to the Du family, Old Man Du had not returned yet, and Aunt Du was embroidering clothes in the yard in the last bit of sunset.

Xu Shu called Aunt Du and told her the reason for his visit without going into the house. There was nothing to hide, so he said that his friend in the town was interested in Li Zile and asked him to find out if the young man had any engagement.

Aunt Du sighed and murmured, "Of course there is no engagement, but Brother Le's family is not well off. He has a drunkard father and a gambling brother. If I marry him, I'm afraid he will be pestered for the rest of his life."

It turned out that there was a very good relative. This made Xu Shu feel more sympathetic towards this young man whom he had "never met before".

But he doesn't care too much about this.

Firstly, this was not his marriage, so it was not his turn to say whether he cared or not; secondly, Wu Yong looked silly on weekdays, but that was only occasionally in front of Xu Shu. As a native rich second-generation, Wu Yong himself was not as good as Xiao Ran, a son of an aristocratic family or an official, but at least he had money and connections, so getting rid of a drunk father-in-law was no big deal.

Seeing that Aunt Du was at a loss for words, Xu Shu smiled and comforted her: "It doesn't matter. The main thing is that he is a boy. I don't see him very often. Auntie, can you tell me what kind of personality he has? When I marry him in the future, it won't be so bad..."

"I understand, I understand." Aunt Du breathed a sigh of relief and agreed with a smile. Before she could say anything, Du Xiaocao, who appeared out of nowhere, suddenly asked, "Who are you talking about?"

Xu Shu glanced at him, thinking that the two boys were of similar age and might know each other better, so he also said, "It's Li Zile, Brother Le, what does Xiao Cao think of that brother?"

Du Xiaocao's eyes widened and she muttered, "No, no, he's not good at all, not even as good as one finger of Mu Ge'er."

This little temper made Xu Shu laugh: "We've only known each other for a few days, and you're already defending your little brother like this?"

Du Xiaocao stamped her feet fiercely, and was directly irritated by Xu Shu and ran away, saying as she ran: "Big Brother Xu is not a good person, Big Brother Xu is not a good person!"

"Du Xiaocao!" Aunt Du was so angry that she wanted to hit him with a broom, but Xu Shu persuaded her, "It's just a kid playing around, why are you so angry?"

Aunt Du felt a little sorry: "I know you are a scholar and don't have a bad temper. But this child, ah, I apologize to you first."

"You're too polite, Auntie." Xu Shu replied with a smile, "Let's continue talking about Brother Le."

"Oh yeah, look at my memory, where's Brother Le..."

Unlike the town, there are no formal matchmakers in the village. If a man likes a girl or boy, his mother or sister-in-law will usually go to the family to ask for help. If the man has no mother or sister-in-law, he will ask an aunt with whom he has a good relationship for help.

Therefore, the women in the village knew all about this. Aunt Du did not need Xu Shu to ask, she told him everything she needed to know, one by one, and also provided supporting evidence, which was vivid and vivid.

But this took a long time. When Xu Shu returned home, he saw Mu Jinghua standing in front of the fence with a cane and looking around.

The black dirt on his face had been wiped clean, revealing his fair face, which was slightly reddened by the autumn wind. Xu Shu couldn't help but pinch him and said to him, "Why did you run out to get exposed to the wind? What if you get sick?"

Mu Jinghua was using crutches and it was inconvenient for him to gesture, so he didn't reply, but he pouted unconsciously to express his dissatisfaction.

Xu Shu had sharp eyes and had become more and more skilled at coaxing him recently. He immediately said, "Don't be angry, little Mu Jin. I'll bring you some candy tomorrow to make amends."

Mu Jinghua smiled when he heard that, and shook the corner of Xu Shu's clothes, like a kitten who was acting cute after getting an advantage.

Xu Shu pinched the tip of his nose as a punishment for his coquettish behavior, but he still smiled in a friendly manner: "Who did you learn this coquettish behavior from? Do you think I will fall for it?"

Mu Jinghua found it fresh.

It turns out that Xu Shu is not only afraid of people crying, but also likes to fall for this trick. If he grabs the corner of clothes and shakes it, it will be considered as acting coquettishly, so he should be given candy?

Are young men from aristocratic families so easy to deceive?