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

Xu Shu suddenly pulled Mu Jinghua's hand. After they looked at each other, Mu Jinghua lowered his eyes and stopped moving.

Qi Huairen and Qu Xiu were watching from the side with confused expressions, but Xu Shu also seemed to be distracted and had to shout three times before he called the man back.

Xu Shu also realized that he was overthinking, and subconsciously let go of Mu Jinghua's hand, and then looked at Qi Huairen again: "What's wrong?"

Qi Huairen said, "Since you know the county magistrate, why don't you come with me to Yichun Tower tomorrow? You have many ideas and maybe you can save them."

Xu Shu's voice was a little colder: "It's true that I know Xiao Ran, but it's also true that I have a grudge against him."

"Ah?" Qu Xiu, who had been out of state, suddenly spoke up, "You have a grudge against the county magistrate? Then you..."

"Brother Xu and I have a very close relationship, how can there be any enmity between us?"

Suddenly there was a voice outside. Xu Shu knew it was Xiao Ran as soon as he heard it. He glanced at Qi Huairen unhappily, then slowly looked at Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran was wearing an official robe and standing at the door, followed by several guards who were escorting two big men who were tied up.

Xu Shu saw that this was the big man sent by Yichun Tower who followed Ye Shijing that day, and raised his eyebrows: "Lord Xiao cares about the people and is well-known all over the world, but he still remembers a nobody like Xu?"

Xiao Ran bowed to him and said respectfully, "Sir, your words are really kind. I was mean and shameless that day. You treated me sincerely, but I schemed against you. I feel so guilty. To express my apology, I have captured these two villains and presented them to you."

"Give it to me?" Xu Shu was inevitably surprised. "As the head of a county, you are so biased towards me. Aren't you afraid of losing the hearts of the people?"

"This kind of person who bullies the common people by taking advantage of their power deserves death. How could I lose the heart of the people? What's more, most of the people are ignorant. What I want more is the heart of people like you, sir."

Xu Shu felt a little disgusted and quickly interrupted Xiao Ran: "Speak human language, don't be so mushy here."

Xiao Ran laughed twice: "I'm sorry, I'm really worried that Brother Xu and I will become estranged."

He took two steps forward and greeted Qi Huairen and Qu Xiu. It was obvious that these people were very familiar with each other. Xiao Ran even poured himself a cup of tea with ease.

Xiao Ran took a sip of tea, looked up at Xu Shu, and found that there was a boy sitting next to him. He asked in surprise, "Brother Xu, is this the boy you've been thinking about, Mu Jinghua?"

What are you thinking about? Xu Shu glared at him again.

Xiao Ran pretended not to see it and said to Mu Jinghua, "Brother Mu, let me formally introduce myself. I am Xiao Ran, the county magistrate of Changping County. I have heard Brother Xu mention you a long time ago. Now that I see you, it really is..."

Xu Shu stopped him: "Don't bully my little Mu Jin."

Xiao Ran was helpless: "Brother Xu, I haven't even finished what I said, how come it's considered bullying?"

Xu Shu raised his chin and glanced at the two people who were still tied up, and said, "One more is missing."

Xiao Ran hummed, "You must be talking about Ye Shijing from Qiaonan Village. He has a reputation for his achievements, so I can't touch him casually. But I heard from these two slaves that Ye Shijing's tongue had been cut off a long time ago, and he has gone crazy and is nowhere to be found."

"Are you crazy?" Xu Shu frowned and said coldly, "You are just a bully. That's all. But you have offended all the wealthy and powerful people in Changping County, so why are you afraid of a poor scholar?"

"Brother Xu really doesn't understand my difficulties." Xiao Ran sighed, "My brother wrote to me and urged me to do this. For the sake of the soldiers at the border, I had to do this. I am already at the center of the storm and cannot make any mistakes. But Qingshui Town happened to have such a strange disease. Even though Yichun Tower was sealed off in time, there are still constant rumors in the town. For this matter, I worked non-stop for two days and two nights, and Ah Xi despised me."

Xu Shucai ignored his pity talk. He didn't understand what it meant to be a wife slave, nor did he want to understand. He just pointed at the two big men and said, "I don't intend to punish them. Even if I do, you don't need to intervene. Don't think of this as a favor."

Xiao Ran waved his hand casually: "I naturally know Brother Xu's ability, and I don't care about these two people. But I want to ask Brother Mu'er what he thinks."

Caught off guard by being called, Mu Jinghua subconsciously moved closer to Xu Shu.

Xu Shu patted him to comfort him, and looked at Xiao Ran in a cold voice: "Tell me in detail."

Xiao Ran looked at Mu Jinghua and said word by word: "They treated you like that, don't you want to kill them to get revenge?"

Xu Shu couldn't help but frown. Why was Xiao Ran's brain sometimes good and sometimes bad? Was it appropriate to tell a minor whether to kill him or not? His little Mu Jin was timid. What if he got scared and cried after hearing this?

Xu Shu didn't wait for Mu Jinghua to reply and interrupted Xiao Ran directly: "You'd better not say anything and stay aside."

Xiao Ran looked hurt when he heard this: "Brother Xu?"

Xu Shu didn't look at him, but looked at Mu Jinghua nervously: "Don't pay attention to his nonsense, this kind of thing is not your turn."

Mu Jinghua understood what Xu Shu meant and smiled at him gently, but he couldn't suppress the temptation in his heart.

Can he also take revenge? Like Xu Shu did.

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Xiao Ran shamelessly insisted on staying for dinner. Xu Shu was not the head of the family, so of course he had no way to refuse. However, Xiao Ran still asked him about the "crossbow" at the dinner table.

Xu Shu didn't want to pay attention to him at first, but Xiao Ran was a flexible and persistent person. He said all the nice things to Xu Shu and gave him a box of banknotes and land deeds with sincerity to buy the paper trumpet.

If Qi Huairen, Qu Xiu and the guards who followed them had not had such a dull expression, Xu Shu would have really thought that Xiao Ran was such a shameless person on a daily basis.

In fact, Xu Shu had already included the money for the paper trumpet in the banquet bill, with clear details and the bill had been paid. The only thing left was to split the bill with Wu Yong.

But the land deed did attract Xu Shu's attention. In troubled times, it is difficult to stabilize the land, and good farmland is hard to come by. Xu Shu originally asked the village chief to find out if there was anyone selling good farmland, but there is still no news.

Now that Xiao Ran came to his rescue, Xu Shu's attitude inevitably softened a little.

But he also has principles. Although his prices are always high, he still has his own principles. The money for the paper trumpet has already been paid, so he will not charge extra.

And the more he wanted it, the more he had to act like he didn't want it. Xu Shu just pretended to be annoyed by Xiao Ran and finally asked, "What do you want?"

"Now I have two requests for you." Xiao Ran saw that Xu Shu's attitude had softened, and finally stopped pestering him. Instead, he began to explain seriously, "First, what exactly is the meaning of the crossbow you left behind that day? Second, is the strange disease in Yichun Tower. I wonder if Brother Xu has any good ideas?"

Xu Shuxin thought that Xiao Ran had asked for a lot, and he was afraid that he would be badly cheated this time.

He nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I'll answer the second one first. I have no idea about the strange symptoms in Yichun Tower. First, I have never seen the patient and don't understand the situation. Second... I'm not a doctor. Why don't you ask Qi Huairen instead of asking me?"

Xiao Ran laughed awkwardly twice: "Brother Xu is knowledgeable, and Doctor Qi also said that the method of sealing Yichun Tower was proposed by you, so I, I am desperate to try any possible means."

Xu Shu glanced at him and continued, "Next is the first one. This crossbow is a crossbow, but my crossbow is called a crossbow cart. It is another new thing. It has a long range and strong lethality. It can fire twenty arrows at a time."

That was all. Xu Shu didn't say anything more. He just took the brocade box that Xiao Ran had placed on the table and handed it to Mu Jinghua: "Hide it well. We will use it for our retirement in the future."

Xiao Ran was stunned for a while, then he smiled helplessly and said, "Brother Xu, you are really a gentleman who loves money but gets it in a proper way."