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

When Mu Jinghua woke up again, he felt a lightness on his body. He blinked in confusion before regaining consciousness.

He was rescued by someone, who not only gave him food and clothes, but also... helped him wipe his hair.

He only realized now that he was embarrassed. He was a boy, but that man was a man. Although he had never heard of a man wiping a boy's hair, did that man really want to live with him?

He couldn't help but look around. Although the place was shabby, it was clean and tidy everywhere.

When he saw the book on the table and thought of Xu Shu's tall and graceful figure and extraordinary demeanor, Mu Jinghua became confused again.

How could a guy like him, who has no money, no looks, no knowledge and no ability, be worthy of that person?

Mu Jinghua sighed, but didn't worry too much. He shifted his eyes away from the book, got up and started to tidy up the bed.

Just after making up the bed, he heard the sound of the door being pushed open. Mu Jinghua was startled by the movement behind him and turned back to look.

The man was standing in the sun, probably in a good mood, as he was smiling faintly. That smile was like a spring breeze, adding a bit of liveliness to his already gentle temperament.

Xu Shu saw that the boy had stood up and was a little surprised: "Are you not feeling uncomfortable anymore?"

As he asked, he stepped forward to test the boy's temperature. But when he got in front of the boy, he shrank back.

Xu Shu understood the boy's fear, but he didn't mind it. He just asked again, "Are you hungry?"

This was just a rhetoric. Xu Shu had no intention of getting an answer from Mu Jinghua. He just kept talking to himself, "I'll go to the kitchen to cook now. It will be quick."

Xu Shu was about to leave, but Mu Jinghua reached out and held Xu Shu back.

Xu Shu looked back, and Mu Jinghua seemed to get an electric shock, and quickly retracted his hand. But even though he subconsciously retracted his hand, Mu Jinghua still gritted his teeth and looked up at Xu Shu. He pointed at the kitchen, and then at himself.

Xu Shu quickly understood what he meant: "You want to help?"

He didn't wait for Mu Jinghua to nod, but shook his head and said disapprovingly: "Little kid, just wait for the meal."

Especially when he wasn't planning on actually cooking.

But Mu Jinghua refused to back down. Seeing that Xu Shu was about to leave after he finished speaking, he took a step forward and caught up with Xu Shu.

Even if they saw Xu Shu frowning, they would subconsciously shrink back helplessly, but after Xu Shu took two steps, they would continue to follow him.

This kid...

Xu Shu was really helpless.

At this stage, he knew nothing about the kitchen and had no other use except to boil water and cook noodles. His original plan was to take advantage of the boy's sickness and secretly make some self-heating rice in the kitchen to get by.

But now...

I thought this kid was well behaved, but it seems I was wrong. He looked at the boy and asked, "What do you want?"

Mu Jinghua naturally would not answer Xu Shu.

This was not only because Mu Jinghua couldn't speak, but also because he himself didn't quite understand why he had to chase Xu Shu to the kitchen.

He originally thought that he wanted to find something to do to get rid of those useless thoughts, but he vaguely felt that it was not enough, as if there was something else supporting him.

Even if he was afraid, he still wanted to give it a try. As for what exactly he wanted to try? Mu Jinghua himself didn't know.

He just raised his eyes slightly and looked at Xu Shu.

Xu Shu obviously couldn't stand the silent eye attack from the little mute. He sighed deeply, half-knelt down and looked at the boy, and asked him as patiently as possible: "Do you want to help me cook?"

Mu Jinghua was caught off guard by Xu Shu's sudden approach. He thought of the stick falling on his body, subconsciously closed his eyes and shrank back.

He was so filled with fear that even though he could hear Xu Shu's voice was still gentle when he asked the question, he could not understand what this gentleness meant.

Xu Shu was a little surprised to see his big reaction, but he soon understood.

Looking at the skinny appearance of this child, you can tell that he must have suffered a lot. There are many people in this world who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak, so it is normal to be a little defensive.

Also good.

Even though the boy was on guard against him, Xu Shu didn't plan to do anything. He just sighed and coaxed him as patiently as possible: "I'm asking you, you nod or shake your head, okay?"

Mu Jinghua had come back to his senses. The pain and blame he had imagined did not appear, which made him calm down a little. He came back to his senses, understood what Xu Shu said, and nodded slowly.

Xu Shu asked, "Can you cook?"

Mu Jinghua nodded hesitantly.

Before this, he was destined to be ordered around at home. Most of the time, it was not his turn to do light work like cooking, but when his stepmother was not in the mood, she would send him to do it.

If he didn't cook well, he would be beaten. Therefore, although he didn't cook very often, he became quite skilled after being beaten a few times.

Seeing Mu Jinghua nod, Xu Shu's eyes lit up.

He immediately felt like he had found a great treasure. After all, although he was confident that he could learn to cook, he could never be sure whether the food would taste good or not. Now that there was someone who could cook... maybe...

Xu Shu had a plan in mind, but he didn't do anything too extreme. He just discussed with the child: "When you get better, can you help with the cooking?"

Before he finished speaking, the young man nodded again, then looked up at him, his eyes filled with a hint of inexplicable excitement.

Only then did Xu Shu see the boy's appearance clearly. Although he was too thin and looked a little out of shape, his facial features were good-looking. At this moment, his eyes were sparkling, like a kitten, and he looked even more lively.

There is a mole between the boy's eyebrows. The color is not too dark, but the position is just right, adding a bit of charm.

Not only is he a good kid, he is also a good kid with good looks.

Xu Shu subconsciously went up to touch the boy's head and praised him, "So good."

Mu Jinghua's expression froze.

But before he could do anything, he heard the person in front of him whisper, "But you have to be obedient now. You are still sick, so go and rest."

After Xu Shu finished speaking, he chuckled again as if to comfort him.

He was really handsome, and his smile was so gentle. In just a moment, Mu Jinghua's embarrassment at being touched on the head by a strange man disappeared, and she forgot how to think.

But his face still turned red. Although his skin was not fair due to working all the time and being exposed to the wind and sun, his blush was too obvious and was still noticed by Xu Shu.

Seeing that he became so shy after just these two sentences, Xu Shu thought he was cute and realized that he was trying to please him.

He patted the boy lightly and urged him, "Then go quickly."

Then he turned and walked towards the kitchen, and closed the door for fear that the boy would follow him again.

Xu Shu took out three boxes of self-heating rice from his backpack.

He chose three dishes: shredded pork with fish sauce, shredded potatoes with hot and sour sauce, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes. The portions were quite large, filling the plate completely. He also served two bowls of rice and destroyed the packaging bag.

Then he calmed down his expression and returned to the main house.

Mu Jinghua's face was no longer red, he just sat on the bed in a daze. When he heard Xu Shu pushing the door in, he quickly stood up.

Xu Shu smiled when he saw him get up: "Go wash your hands and get ready for dinner."

He glanced down at the dishes casually and added, "These are all cooked food I bought. I heated them up."

Xu Shu was worried that Mu Jinghua would become suspicious, but Mu Jinghua obviously didn't think about it that way.

He quickly washed his hands and came back, sitting next to Xu Shu, staring at the food on the table in a daze.

Seeing him in a daze again, Xu Shu had no choice but to take the initiative to speak: "By the way, my name is Xu Shu."

Mu Jinghua came back to his senses and subconsciously repeated the pronunciation three times in his mind. He couldn't help thinking, what a nice name.

Unfortunately, he was a mute and illiterate man, and he couldn't even say his own name.

Mu Jinghua's eyes darkened, and suddenly a pair of chopsticks appeared in front of him. The chopsticks held a large piece of egg and placed it on the bowl in front of him.

He heard Xu Shu say, "Eat more eggs to grow taller."

Mu Jinghua raised his eyes and saw Xu Shu smiling at him. He was flattered. He stuffed the egg into his mouth without hesitation, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it hastily.

Then he looked up at Xu Shu.

Xu Shu saw that he was looking at him eagerly again and couldn't help but find it funny. He thought that he was really a child who had to act like a spoiled child over such a small matter.

But he didn't indulge this spoiled child. Picking up food once was enough, so he just said, "Eat quickly."

Mu Jinghua calmed down after hearing this. He picked up a piece of spicy and sour potato shreds with chopsticks tremblingly. As soon as he put it in his mouth, his eyes lit up.

He didn't dare to eat the other two dishes. The golden eggs and the shredded meat looked too expensive, but the bland-looking shredded potatoes tasted so good...

I guess a lot of oil and sauce were added.

Those things are very expensive. Mu Jinghua frowned slightly, a little puzzled.

Xu Shu bought books and cooked food, so he must be a rich man. Why did he live in this shabby thatched hut?

But he was only confused for a moment and didn't think about it any more. Thinking was a burden to him.

After the meal, Xu Shu gave the boy some antipyretic and cold medicine, told him to have a good rest, and then went out to find the village chief to continue measuring the land.

Since most of the work had been completed in the morning, it only took a short while in the afternoon for the matter to be resolved.

Xu Shu bought a total of three and a half mu of wasteland, spending seven and a half taels of silver. Good farmland is hard to buy, so he has no idea where to buy it yet, but with the village chief helping him, he will probably get some news soon.

Things ended early. Xu Shu glanced at the sky, said goodbye to the village chief, and went to the town.

Since he had bought the wasteland, the first priority was naturally to build a house. After all, the ancients also said that one should first establish a family and then a career. His current thatched cottage could not be considered a home.

The work of building the house can be asked from the villagers. He has just asked the village chief. If lunch is provided, each person will be paid 15 cents a day; if lunch is not provided, each person will be paid 20 cents a day.

Xu Shu thought about his cooking skills and the young boy at home who he didn't know whether he could rely on or not, and decided not to pack lunch.

It would be easier to trick Shan Shaunian since he was alone, so they could quickly destroy the things in his backpack.

After all, if he wants to live a good life in this world, he has to be wary of others and change some of his habits of living in the end times as soon as possible.

The first is the problem of eating instant noodles and self-heating pots.