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

Chapter 180 Care

Mu Jinghua said reluctantly: "I want to take care of him."

Xu Shu was puzzled: "I have the impression that you and Du Wanbai don't have a good relationship, right?"

Mu Jinghua nodded aggrievedly, then shook his head: "It got better later, and it wasn't you who wanted me to have a good relationship with him, I..."

Xu Shu was a little helpless. He pulled him into the house, closed the door and said slowly: "I said that I wanted you to have a good relationship with him, not that I wanted you to put yourself in a difficult position."

"How come that's not wronging yourself?" Mu Jinghua was puzzled. "How come that's not wronging yourself if you build good relationships with people you hate?"

"Baby, don't be anxious, listen to me." Xu Shu ruffled his hair, "I asked you to build a good relationship with Du Wanbai just because I hoped that you could rely on his reputation in Muyi Building to gain everyone's recognition."

"You did a great job at that time. On the day of the warm-up, some guys came to cause trouble. You protected Du Wanbai, and immediately many people stood up to support you."

Mu Jinghua leaned into his arms aggrievedly: "I don't know."

Xu Shu rubbed him again: "It's just that something happened later, and you didn't go to Muyi Building."

"But now Du Wanbai is injured. It will take a hundred days for his broken bones to heal. He is recovering in Shiqiao Village. Do you understand what I mean?"

"This is your chance to remind everyone that the owner of Muyi Building is you, not Du Wanbai."

"So your focus is not on taking care of Du Wanbai. You don't want to take care of him, right?"

Mu Jinghua shook his head: "No, he is a very nice person, I am just afraid that you will like him, they all say..."

Xu Shu pulled him up and looked him straight in the eyes: "Don't you believe me?"

Mu Jinghua didn't dare to look at him and lowered his head in grievance.

Xu Shu hugged him and asked softly, "Then, when you pulled Du Wanbai up in front of everyone, was it against your will to give Du Wanbai face?"

Mu Jinghua was silent for a while and shook his head again.

"At that time, I was just thinking, if Du Wanbai was me and I was Mu Jinghua, what would I do?"

Xu Shu couldn't help laughing after hearing this, and couldn't help poking his forehead: "What's going on in your little head all day long?"

Mu Jinghua was poked on the forehead and was so angry that he lay down on the bed, looking like he refused to communicate.

Xu Shu also lay down with him: "No matter what, you are Mu Jinghua."

"What do you want to do, tell me?"

Mu Jinghua looked at him listlessly and shook his head.

Xu Shu bent down to kiss him, and softly called him "Little Hibiscus". After calling him three times, Mu Jinghua finally couldn't help but put out his hand to cover his mouth.

Xu Shu kissed his palm, and then hugged him in his arms: "Be good."

Mu Jinghua pushed him and said reluctantly: "I don't want to tell you."

"Then..." Xu Shu hesitated, "Then I'll take you out to relax, okay? You've been bored at home lately, shall we go to the mountains to play?"

Mu Jinghua looked at Xu Shu, his eyes brightened: "Why don't you go out tomorrow and give me a day to think it over."

Xu Shu was a little disappointed: "What are you thinking about? You need a whole day to think about it, and you don't want me to accompany you?"

Mu Jinghua, however, shook his sleeves and acted coquettishly.

After shaking three times, Xu Shu couldn't stand it anymore and had to agree: "I know, I'll go out at cockcrow tomorrow and come back at dusk, okay?"

Mu Jinghua was satisfied. He nodded, sat up, and took Xu Shu out to eat.

But as soon as they walked out of the door together, they met Jiang Xiangwan's timid gaze.

Jiang Xiangwan was leaning against the gate of the courtyard when he saw Xu Shu and Mu Jinghua walking out of the main house together. He was so scared that he quickly stepped back.

Mu Jinghua was so scared that he quickly stepped back and almost tripped over the threshold.

Xu Shu quickly hugged Mu Jinghua and looked at Jiang Xiangwan: "Wan'er, what's the matter?"

Jiang Xiangwan whispered, "Brother Jiang said dinner is ready..."

"Okay, let's go now," Xu Shu nodded, "By the way, could you please leave some extra food for one person, Brother Wan?"

"Is it for Du Wanbai?" Jiang Xiangwan glanced at Mu Jinghua and said, "Sister Caidie has already sent it."

Xu Shu took the lead and pulled Mu Jinghua to eat outside.

When he arrived, he saw that the hideous wounds on Caidie's face had healed a lot, and the shallow wounds had even begun to scab over.

Qu Xiu was a little amused when he noticed Xu Shu was watching him: "Brother Xu, my medical skills are not worse than Master's, right?"

Xu Shu suddenly remembered the ointment Qu Xiu had given him. He applied it on Mu Jinghua's leg... and within a day, it was completely healed, but...

Xu Shu nodded, unable to explain: "It's hard to say."

Qu Xiu sat down dejectedly and started eating without saying a word.

While Xu Shu was eating, Jiang Da came over to report on the recent situation of the pottery kiln. The account book he handed over had handwriting as ugly as dog paws. Xu Shu took a look at it and couldn't bear to look at it anymore.

"You are the one who keeps this account?"

Jiang Xiao glanced at Jiang Da nervously and answered for him: "Brother Xu, my brother also wants to do more things. He is busy with the pottery kiln during the day and comes to me to learn calligraphy at night. It is already a great achievement to have this..."

"He wants to learn from you?" Xu Shu frowned. With Jiang Xiao's mediocre skills, he still expects to be a teacher. No wonder Jiang Daneng can write like this.

Xu Shu put down the account book in his hand and said, "It's good to be eager to learn, but you have to find the right person."

Jiang Xiao blushed when he heard this.

Xu Shu suddenly had a good idea: "Tomorrow I will go to the village chief and open a literacy class in the village, and invite the old scholar who can read in the village to teach you."

"It won't cost much," Xu Shu thought for a moment, "one tael of silver a year is about right. Are you willing?"

Jiang Da scratched his head embarrassedly: "I am the only one who can't read. I trouble you to make this trip. I am a little..."

Xu Shu waved his hand and said, "Who said you are the only one who can't read? Xu Shi can't read either, and neither can Wan Ge'er. There are many other boys in the village who can't read either."

Jiang Da suddenly realized what had happened and felt extremely ashamed: "I am ignorant and narrow-minded."

Xu Shu waved his hand to signal him not to think too much, and just said that he would go to discuss it with the village chief tomorrow, and then continued to eat.

Mu Jinghua couldn't help but laugh secretly beside him.

When Xu Shu discovered this, he did not hide it and just asked, "Are you planning to build a school because you have nothing to do tomorrow?"

Xu Shu gestured to him not to say anything, but Mu Jinghua smiled even more brightly.

Xu Shu could only finish his meal quickly, then turned around and pulled him back into the house.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived at his yard, he ran into Du Wanbai walking out with a pale face.

This made Xu Shu not know what to do with his dirty hands for a moment.

Du Wanbai was also very embarrassed. He looked at Xu Shu and Mu Jinghua and whispered, "Sir, I want to take a bath, so..."

Mu Jinghua immediately stepped forward and smiled sweetly at him: "I'll take you there."

Du Wanbai was somewhat flattered: "I can go by myself, you guys...you guys are busy."

Xu Shuben thought so too, but seeing Du Wanbai like this, his conscience ached, so he had to say, "It's okay, we're fine. I'll go boil some water for you."