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

Chapter 210 Come to the door

Mu Jinghua cried quite hard.

When Xu Shuyi came back and saw this, he was caught off guard. Seeing the child crying without mercy, he didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only hand him a handkerchief.

Mu Jinghua went to answer it obediently, but after a while, the handkerchief was completely soaked with tears.

Xu Shu then handed her another one and said, "If you cry any more, your eyes will get swollen."

Hearing this, Mu Jinghua was stunned for a moment, looked at him with red eyes, and tears flowed down her face.

Meeting his wet eyes, Xu Shu's heart was in turmoil. He searched himself up and down, and finally found two candies.

"Eat something sweet and you won't cry, okay?"

Mu Jinghua took it in a daze, but was reluctant to eat it. He only thought about how gentle Xu Shu was to him. However, his father and his brother who coaxed him everywhere said nothing and let the stepmother who had neither given birth to him nor raised him scold him.

They all believed that he was a lowly person. When Mu Jinghua thought of this, tears started to flow again.

"Hey..." Xu Shu's voice was obviously a little flustered. He took out two more candies from his arms and said quickly, "Here are some more, some more."

A few more pieces of candy were pushed in front of Mu Jinghua.

Mu Jinghua looked at these beautiful candies that had a slight fruity aroma and looked very much like the string of green jade candies in his stepmother's hand, and his tears fell even harder.

He couldn't describe the grief and grievance in his heart, he just felt that Xu Shu would not do that - he just shed a few worthless tears, but this man made such a fuss, was he going to give him all the good things?

Can't you see that he is just a lowly guy, without a father or a mother to love him, and who is unwanted by everyone?

Seeing that Mu Jinghua didn't take the candy and her tears fell even harder, Xu Shu couldn't help but touch his nose. He realized belatedly that using candy to coax her was useless.

He was also seriously ill and sought medical treatment.

After all, even though the boy was crying, it didn't stop him from looking at him.

The tears fell one after another. Before the previous tear slid down the cheek, the next tear had already fallen. There was another half tear in the eye, unable to fall. With a look that seemed aggrieved and confused, Xu Shu's heart was about to melt.

But on second thought, he realized that although Mu Jinghua looked like a child on the surface, he was actually about sixteen or seventeen years old. There was no way he could be bribed by these few pieces of candy.

Xu Shu couldn't help but sigh at his own stupidity. He slightly avoided the boy's miserable and adorable gaze and simply pulled him into his arms and coaxed him gently. At the same time, his mind raced, thinking about the reason why the boy was crying.

Mu Jinghua was in a good mood this day. He got up early and climbed a tree with a ladder to pick locust flowers, saying that he would make locust flower rice in the evening.

Before he left, there didn't seem to be anything unusual about him. Xu Shu was worried about him, so he smiled sweetly at Xu Shu, which was very adorable.

When he came back in the afternoon, he saw that the carriages carrying medicinal herbs were empty. He knew that Mu Jinghua had gained a lot from this trip, and he should be happy.

Why are you crying like this?

Or, Xu Shu suddenly realized, could it be that she was feeling aggrieved because he did not accompany Mu Jinghua to eat locust flower rice in the evening?

But you shouldn't cry so hard.

Or, what happened on the way back?

Xu Shu quickly locked onto the latter. After all, in his eyes, Mu Jinghua was not the kind of person who made trouble for no reason. His eyes turned cold and he lowered his eyes to look at the young man in his arms.

"who bullied you?"

Mu Jinghua had stopped crying as soon as he was held in his arms. The familiar black bamboo scent on Xu Shu's body was so reassuring, as if it washed away all his grievances in an instant.

Moreover, Xu Shu hugged him too tightly, and he couldn't help but think of how ugly he looked. He was afraid that his tears and snot would stain Xu Shu's clothes, so he gritted his teeth and refused to cry anymore.

But Xu Shu kept coaxing him softly, each word gentler than the last. In the past, Mu Jinghua would have only felt delighted, but now, for some reason, his eyes couldn't help but feel sore.

He really couldn't help it, but he kept thinking that he couldn't dirty Xu Shu's clothes, and his face turned red.

After being let go by Xu Shu with great difficulty, Mu Jinghua had not yet recovered when he heard Xu Shu asking who bullied him. Mu Jinghua felt his cheeks go cold and he burst into tears again.

Fortunately, Xu Shu did not push him against his clothes again, and he no longer held it in, but sobbed, not knowing how to tell Xu Shu that his parents and his younger brother had come to look for him.

They were all vulgar people, saying those dirty words, and Mu Jinghua didn't want Xu Shu to hear them.

Especially him, he tends to bully the weak and fear the strong. When he saw his parents who abused him in the past, he didn't feel the ruthlessness he had in killing people.

Even when he met Mu Dachui's eyes, he would feel a chill all over his body, as if he had become the powerless Mu Jinghua who could only be beaten, scolded and insulted.

"If you don't want to say it, then don't say it." Xu Shu didn't ask Mu Jinghua to explain. Caidie and the others were also traveling with them, so he would know who had been there by just asking.

"But don't cry, your eyes will really get swollen." Seeing that Mu Jinghua's red eyes were already a little red and swollen, Xu Shu felt heartbroken.

He finally understood what it meant to be hurt by love.

Simply translated, it means being forced to hurt someone for the sake of a lover.

He had this impulse now. No matter who the person was who made Mu Jinghua cry like this, he wanted to cut them into pieces.

What's more, this was the person he had just coaxed.

Xu Shu gently wiped Mu Jinghua's tears: "Whoever bullies you, I will not let him go."

Mu Jinghua in Xu Shu's arms shook her head gently. She felt that she couldn't cry anymore, so she rubbed her head with the handkerchief in Xu Shu's hand.

This look was really adorable, just like a kitten rubbing against its owner and acting coquettishly. Xu Shu's smile widened a little, and he rubbed his head and said with a smile: "Come on, little cat, I'll take you to wash your face."

After all the trouble, Mu Jinghua became clingy and refused to let Xu Shu leave, and kept pestering Xu Shu to sleep with him.

Xu Shu originally wanted to go out and ask about Caidie's situation, but seeing Mu Jinghua tugging at his clothes and looking pitiful, he still lifted the quilt: "For your sake, you are so wronged."

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The next morning, Mu Jinghua's eyes were indeed swollen. It was funny to say that although it was swollen, only one side was swollen, one eye was bigger than the other, and the difference was quite obvious.

Mu Jinghua didn't look in the mirror, so he didn't know what he looked like. He just felt uncomfortable because he couldn't open his eyes, so he leaned towards Xu Shu.

Xu Shuben was about to wake up. After noticing his movements, he quickly opened his eyes. When he met the two eyes, one big and one small, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

Hearing Xu Shu laughing, Mu Jinghua hadn't realized that he was laughing at him yet. He just stupidly laughed along with Xu Shu.

His smile was very sincere, but it looked a little funny with his one eye being larger than the other.

Xu Shu sat up and continued to look at him with a smile: "I told you last night that your eyes would be swollen, but you didn't believe it."

Mu Jinghua subconsciously touched his eyes. This was the first time his eyes were so swollen.

After all, he was not worthy of crying in the past. After his father left, his father ignored him and his stepmother became even more cruel. He was busy all day and always fell asleep as soon as he was tired. He never thought of crying.

Only occasionally, when I was feeding the pigs or herding the cattle and had some free time, I would think of my father and couldn't help but cry.

But after being seen by his stepmother and severely beaten, he dared only cry by himself and always ended in a hasty manner.

After meeting Xu Shu, he cried more frequently.

After all, Xu Shuzong was very serious and tried every means to coax him, as if his tears were worth a lot.

He was really spoiled by Xu Shu.

But Xu Shu was still unaware. Seeing that his eyes were swollen, he forced him to lie down and rest, while he hurriedly got dressed and ran to the kitchen to do something.

He is so stupid, Mu Jinghua thought, I am stupid too.

After a while, Xu Shu came back. Hearing his footsteps approaching, Mu Jinghua was about to open his eyes, but something cold pressed against his eyes.

Then he heard Xu Shu say, "Don't open your eyes. I'll apply some compress on you. It will make you feel much better."

He gently helped Mu Jinghua apply the compress to her eyes. Their breathing was intertwined, and they were both confused for a moment.

Jiang Xiao's voice suddenly came from outside the door, and Xu Shu's thoughts were interrupted. Mu Jinghua wanted to open his eyes to look at him, but Xu Shu took his hand and put it on the egg, "Press it yourself, I'll go and take a look."

After Mu Jinghua nodded, Xu Shu went out to meet Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao was so flustered that he didn't even notice Xu Shu coming out of Mu Jinghua's room. When he saw Xu Shu, he just hurried forward, but just as he was about to speak.

A woman's sharp voice came from behind: "Are you Xu Shu?"

Xu Shu frowned and looked at Jiang Xiao first: "Do you know him?"

Jiang Xiao's expression was also a little stunned. He glanced at the woman and quickly explained: "She came to see you. I told her to wait at the door, but I didn't expect..."

"You came uninvited." Xu Shu's eyes darkened, but he still had a fake smile on his face, "Who are you?"

The woman looked at Xu Shu, but shrank back slightly before saying, "I'm looking for Mu Jinghua."

Hearing Mu Jinghua's name, Xu Shu became vaguely interested and looked at the woman carefully.

She was dressed elegantly. Although she didn't look like someone from a wealthy family, it was not hard to tell that she came from a wealthy family. Then, looking at her plump figure and rosy complexion, I didn't know how to guess.

Could it be a theater?

Xu Shu guessed this and told the truth.

The woman immediately flew into a rage, her voice getting louder, but she did not provoke Xu Shu. Instead, she shouted, "Mu Jinghua, come out here. Wasn't it clear what I said yesterday? Did you not understand or what?"

"Yesterday?" Xu Shu quickly grasped this information point, "So it was you."

He narrowed his eyes and looked at Jiang Xiao: "Find Caidie here."

Jiang Xiao responded and turned around to leave when he heard Caidie's voice: "Sir, it's not her."

Xu Shu said "oh" and looked around the room. He heard no movement, so he asked the woman, "What did you say to Mu Jinghua yesterday?"

"Do you still remember?"

"I want you to tell me everything again."

"Otherwise..." He picked up the hairpin from his hair and shot it straight at the woman.

The hairpin was made of silver and it scratched the woman's cheek, leaving a neat scar.

The woman turned her face away in pain, raised her hand and felt the blood on her face. She dared not say a word and only said, "I am just a matchmaker. I didn't see Mu Jinghua yesterday."

Xu Shu let out an "oh", pulled off the jade inlaid on the jade belt around his waist, and shot at the woman again.

The jade stone hit her knee. The woman was unable to react in time and fell to the ground with a cry of pain.

Xu Shuze took a few steps forward and leisurely sat on the stone bench in the courtyard. He looked down at the person kneeling in front of him and said coldly, "No."

Having been a matchmaker for so many years, Matchmaker Zhang knew very well what it meant to judge the situation. She immediately changed sides and revealed all her plans: "It was Mu Ge'er's stepmother and father who asked me to be a matchmaker for Mu Ge'er. Yichun Tower has collapsed, and Mu Ge'er is now free and unmarried, so naturally he has to follow his parents' orders and the matchmaker's words."

"Sir, please calm down. They don't intend to marry Mu Ge'er off to some widower. They just want you to give them some money if you like."

"You are a rich family, and the little you have between your fingers is enough for us peasants to eat better."

"Really?" Xu Shu raised his eyebrows. "Then how much kickbacks did you take?"

Matchmaker Zhang immediately broke out in a sweat and shivered as she said, "Sir, I'm just a matchmaker. It's good enough if I can get 20% of the food."

"Twenty percent?" Xu Shu laughed. "Then take a look at the silver hairpin that cut your face and the jade that injured your leg. Are they enough for your twenty percent?"

"If it's not enough..." Xu Shu took another one off his belt, "I'll continue to reward you."

Matchmaker Zhang stood there stupidly, feeling cold all over, and didn't know what to do for a moment.

Damn Mu Ma, she actually spread false information to harm her.

Who said that this Xu Shu, Master Xu, was gentle and didn't like to cause trouble? Who said that Mu Jinghua was just a clerk who ran errands for him? Who said that?

Matchmaker Zhang didn't move, and Xu Shu seemed to be very patient, not making any sound for a long time, as if he had forgotten her existence. This made Matchmaker Zhang feel even colder.

She raised her head tremblingly, only to see that the yard was empty. The people who were there had left without her noticing. She was the only one left kneeling on the ground, like a prisoner being tortured.

Matchmaker Zhang felt relieved. She stood up in a panic and wanted to go out. But after taking one step, she heard the sound of a door being pushed open behind her, followed by a strange voice: "Mrs. Zhang, long time no see."

Matchmaker Zhang's heart sank suddenly, and he immediately thought of who the voice belonged to, but he couldn't believe it for a moment.

Wasn't it said that Mu Jinghua was a mute? When, when did he regain his voice?

She turned her head stiffly to look, and indeed saw Mu Jinghua standing beside Xu Shu. He looked tired, with red eyes, but he had the temperament of an official.

Matchmaker Zhang glanced at Xu Shu next to her and immediately thought it was her illusion. She grinned and said awkwardly, "Brother Mu, it's been a long time since we last met."

"What's wrong with your face?" Mu Jinghua asked.

Without waiting for Matchmaker Zhang to answer, Xu Shu said, "Don't bother with it. Let's go eat."

Mu Jinghua nodded and stopped looking at her. They just walked straight towards her and passed by her.

The sun slowly rose up, and the warm light shone on the cold matchmaker Zhang, giving her a little courage to come back to her senses.

She listened to the footsteps behind her and suddenly wanted to run, the faster the better, run ahead of them, and run out of this place.

But she didn't even have the chance to turn around, because suddenly a dark shadow flashed in front of her, and the dark shadow raised a beam of light, which was so bright that it made people panic.

It even blocked out the sun, making the world suddenly dark.

"Xu Shu." Xuan Er looked at the woman who suddenly fainted in front of him and said helplessly, "How is it?"

Xu Shu looked back, but didn't see any blood splattering. He was a little surprised: "Fainted?"

"I fainted from shock." Xuan Er hummed, and took back the long sword in his hand, feeling a little regretful, "I didn't get to try the sword."

Xu Shu smiled and said, "Don't worry, there will be others coming later."