newbobooks Chapter 230 Soft rice
Chapter 230 Soft rice
Building a school is a big deal in Shiqiao Village.
On the day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony, apart from Mu Jinghua who said he didn't want to go, even outsiders like Wu Yong got up early to join in the fun.
Not to mention the people in the village. When Xu Shu arrived, the outside of the school was already crowded with people.
Today is an important day, an important day for the whole village.
Even the messiest child on weekdays was urged by his parents to take a bath and change into clean clothes today.
As soon as they saw Xu Shu, everyone naturally gave way to him.
Xu Shuben thought he had arrived early enough, but he was the last one. He felt a little embarrassed.
Shen Guang and the elders stood guard at the entrance of the school, while the village chief stood in front of them and saluted Xu Shu from a distance: "Brother Xu, you are here."
Xu Shu hummed, took a quick glance at the newly built school, and then said, "Sorry, I'm late."
"No, no." The village chief embarrassedly evaded Xu Shu, "It's just that everyone is too anxious. We rushed here so early. Sorry to bother you."
Xu Shu waved his hand and looked at Shen Guang again: "Now that everyone is here, shall we start?"
The ribbon-cutting rules set by the elders were already complicated, and Xu Shu also had to announce some regulations regarding the future of the school, so it was naturally better to make a quick decision.
The village chief nodded and began to give his speech.
Then the villagers stepped over the fire basin and burned incense to worship the God of Literature.
The elders of the clan were responsible for distributing the incense, and Xu Shu stood aside and watched.
Shen Guang beside him poked him and asked, "Why didn't Brother Mu come with you?"
Xu Shu was of course too embarrassed to say that Mu Jinghua thought they had too many rules, so he made up a lie: "He is not feeling well."
"Are you feeling unwell?" Who knew Shen Guang cared so much about Mu Jinghua? "Then why did you ask Doctor Qi to come over? Why didn't you go see Brother Mu?"
Qi Huairen came here only because Qu Xiu insisted on dragging him here.
But I can't say this, or I'll be exposed.
Because Qi Huairen is the only doctor in the village, he has many opportunities to interact with the villagers, and everyone knows that Qi Huairen usually dotes on Mu Jinghua.
So if Mu Jinghua was sick, Xu Shu might have to come because he was busy, but Qi Huairen would not.
Xu Shu was thinking about how to explain, but before he could think of a good explanation, Elder Lin lowered his voice and asked, "Brother Xu, is Brother Mu angry with you?"
"Ah?" Xu Shu was confused and a little unsure, "No."
He teased the child yesterday, but they still slept together.
But seeing his reaction, Elder Lin patted him with a look of dismay: "You kid, you usually look smart, why are you so confused now?"
What are you not clear about?
Xu Shu was even more puzzled.
Seeing him like this, Elder Lin sighed heavily, but Shen Guang stopped him and advised, "Old Lin, don't be angry. It hasn't come to that point yet. It hasn't come to that point yet."
Xu Shu was confused.
However, after Shen Guang comforted Elder Lin, he turned around and advised Xu Shu: "Brother Xu, I know you come from a wealthy family and are capable, so you are naturally proud, but sometimes you have to bow your head under someone else's eaves."
"Besides, I heard from my wife a long time ago that you and Mu Ge'er are planning to get married, right?"
"It's okay to admit your mistakes, it's not shameful."
"Wait." Xu Shu interrupted him, "We are fine, you are..."
No need to be so enthusiastic.
"It's not as simple as saying it's okay." Shen Guang also sighed heavily, "You're down and out now, so you can't bully Mu Ge'er like you did before, right?"
"When have I ever bullied Xiao Mujin?" Xu Shu was a little helpless. He really didn't know what these old men thought about after they went back.
Seeing that he couldn't understand no matter what he said, Shen Guang became anxious and had to make his words clearer: "You are now relying on Brother Mu for support, which is not as good as before."
"I know you are a flexible kid, not to mention your husband. You should coax him more often, so he won't look bad."
Xu Shu's eyelids twitched.
How come in just a day or two, he seems to have become a gigolo?
But the village chief saw that he didn't say anything, thinking that he didn't listen, and tried to persuade him earnestly: "After the ribbon-cutting ceremony is over, you should go back to see Brother Mu."
"Brother Mu is used to being pitied. You should think more about him when you encounter problems."
"Just like today's school, everyone in the village knows that something happened in your family, and they all thought that the school would be postponed for a while."
"Who knew you were so stubborn and insisted on following the rules? Now, Brother Mu is mad at you."
"What will you do if you can't find a husband in the future?"
Xu Shuke became more and more confused the more he listened, and quickly interrupted Shen Guang's chattering: "Stop talking."
Elder Lin was not happy: "Kid, your uncle Shen is doing this for your own good, you have to listen to his advice."
Xu Shu: ...
Xu Shu, who was a little confused, simply agreed to the task, and successfully obtained the support of Shen Guang and a group of elders, and returned home early.
But when I got home, Mu Jinghua was not there.
Du Xiaocao heard the noise and came out of the house. Seeing that it was Xu Shu, she said, "Brother Mu went out early in the morning and didn't say where he was going or what he was doing."
Xu Shu glanced at the sky and saw that it would be lunchtime in a while, so he told Du Xiaocao that he would go out to look for her.
Xu Shu first walked around the area, but didn't see Mu Jinghua, so he planned to walk further away. However, he saw tire tracks on the road.
It is not surprising to see wheel tracks, but it is very strange that these wheel tracks are heading towards the mountain.
Xu Shu thought about it and decided to go up and take a look.
As a result, I followed the wheel tracks all the way to the edge of the cliff and heard Xiao Ran's voice.
Even someone as smart as Xu Shu was a little confused.
Just as he heard Xiao Ran mention him, Xu Shu also asked.
……
Mu Jinghua was stunned when he heard this, and felt a little flustered.
But when he saw Xu Shu squeeze out from the dense crowd, he felt a sharp pain in his wrist and his eyes immediately turned red.
Xiao Ran had heard Qiao Jianhong mention a similar scene before, and he sensitively realized that something was wrong, so he immediately wanted to explain.
But in the end, it was Mu Jinghua who took the initiative. He said in a hoarse, crying voice, aggrieved and pitiful: "Xu Shu."
Hearing Mu Jinghua's voice, Xu Shu's heart sank and he immediately quickened his pace.
After passing through the crowd, I saw Mu Jinghua being forced to the edge of a cliff by this group of people, and his wrist was injured for some unknown reason.
The wound was still bleeding fiercely, so she didn't care about anything else and just ran to Mu Jinghua to comfort him: "Little Mu Jin, don't be afraid."