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

Chapter 164 Gold

It was foggy this morning and it started to rain heavily after breakfast.

Xu Shu moved a rocking chair to the pavilion, where he warmed his wine, listened to the rain and read a book, feeling very comfortable.

Mu Jinghua is studying acupuncture in Qi Huairen Hospital. Although it is a bit lonely, the time alone is wonderful.

Xu Shu rewatched "The Handsome Scholar and the Charming Fox" and slowly drank a pot of wine. The sky began to clear up gradually.

Guessing that Xiao Ran would most likely not come, Xu Shu stood up and planned to put the second volume of "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" back to the study.

Now he is the only copy of the manuscript, so he must keep it well.

But after taking two steps, he heard Jiang Da's voice coming from outside the house: "Brother Xu, Xiao...Master Xiao is here."

Xu Shu said "oh" and looked at the still foggy sky in surprise, wondering, "Why are you so diligent today?"

"Please ask him to come in." Xu Shu said to Jiang Dadao.

Jiang Da walked quickly towards Xu Shu and said softly, "Brother Xu, Lord Xiao brought a caravan of...gold."

"So much?" Xu Shu hesitated for a moment, then understood. He thought Xiao Ran had converted all the royalties from the past few months into cash and sent it to him. "Then go call Xiao Mujin over."

Jiang Da nodded, but he was a little worried: "Brother Xu, Xiao Ran is the county magistrate. He gave you money. Does that mean you want to be an official too?"

"Being an official." Xu Shu sighed, "It's not impossible."

Jiang Da's eyes widened.

Xu Shu urged him, "Go call Xiao Mujin first."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Mu Jinghua walking towards him with an oil-paper umbrella.

Perhaps because he was afraid of getting his shoes and socks wet, Mu Jinghua walked very lightly. However, he had good hearing and heard Xu Shu calling him through the rain, so he quickened his pace.

Seeing that he was obviously in a hurry to come over, Xu Shu's face flushed a little, and he smiled at him, "No hurry."

Xiao Ran's voice came from outside: "There's no need to rush. Brother Xu is really full of character."

Xu Shu glanced at him, saw the convoy following behind him, and asked, "Have you brought the people here?"

Xiao Ran was attracted by the wine and the manuscript of Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea on his table. As he flipped through the manuscript, he sighed, "It's really the Eight Immortals of Drinking."

Xu Shu ignored his clichés and took the oil-paper umbrella from Mu Jinghua: "Did you get wet?"

"A little." Mu Jinghua looked at the carriage convoy behind him curiously and asked Xu Shu, "What is this?"

"This is your dowry." Xu Shu teased him, "Do you like it?"

Mu Jinghua was unhappy after hearing this. He was going to marry Xu Shu, so why did Xu Shu prepare a dowry for him?

He shook his head listlessly, but was quite honest.

Seeing him shaking his head, Xu Shu snatched the manuscript of Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea from Xiao Ran's hand and shook it in front of him: "That's only part of it, the other part is here."

Xiao Ran groaned and looked at Mu Jinghua: "Brother Mu, don't think it's too little. These two books are enough to buy two large houses with five entrances and five exits in the capital."

Mu Jinghua felt a little angry when he heard this and glanced at Xiao Ran coldly.

How could he complain that it was too little? It was just that there was no husband in the world who would prepare a dowry for his husband. Xiao Ran was confusing the public and destroying his reputation, which was really abominable.

Xiao Ran was puzzled by this look, and thought to himself, after not seeing Mu Jinghua for a few days, I feel that Mu Jinghua has changed a lot.

Xu Shu knew what Mu Jinghua was thinking, and explained to him: "Xiao Mu Jin, I know you don't care about these things. But although I am your future husband, I am also your brother, right? As an older brother, isn't it natural for me to prepare a dowry for my younger brother?"

Mu Jinghua finally understood, but still waved his hand: "I just want you to be my husband."

"Really?" Seeing him like this, Xu Shu couldn't help teasing him, "Then from now on, don't ask Brother Xu Shu to come and act like a spoiled child at night."

He never called me like that!

Mu Jinghua pushed Xu Shu angrily.

Xu Shu pretended to be pushed down by him, leaned back gently on the rocking chair, and said in a hurt tone: "Little Mu Jin is planning to murder your husband?"

Mu Jinghua blushed.

Xiao Ran couldn't bear to read on, so he snatched the first draft of Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea from Xu Shu's hand, turned to the part he had just read, and asked him, "You specifically asked me to come here, what do you want to say?"

Xu Shu looked at Jiang Da and said, "Brother Jiang, please arrange for the things brought by the convoy. They have already..."

"Five craftsmen." Xiao Ran took out a list from his arms, "Here."

Jiang Da was shy for a moment: "Sir, I am stupid and illiterate."

"Oh?" Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows. "I thought that those who could work under Brother Xu had to be extremely talented."

This remark not only mocked Jiang Da, but also implicitly mocked Xu Shu. This was Xiao Ran's little revenge, but Xu Shu didn't mind. He was just a dog licker, so why bother?

He didn't care and just said to Jiang Dadao: "Go find Qu Xiu to help."

Jiang Danonuo agreed and went down anxiously.

Xu Shu pulled Mu Jinghua to sit down and started talking to Xiao Ran about business.

The most important thing is the martial arts examination. The original plan was to deal with Qiao Jianhong, but now that we know that Qiao Jianhong and Xiao Ran are only enemies in name only, some things must be changed.

For example, whether it is possible to purchase toys in the name of Mu Yilou in order to sow discord between Mu Tonghai and Qiao Jianhong.

Xiao Ran just laughed after hearing this: "Of course we have to stir up trouble. If Qiao Jianhong can't even solve such a small matter, what's the use of him? He will just brag in front of Ah Xi all day long."

Xu Shu raised his eyebrows: "You really don't get along with him."

Xiao Ran nodded: "On this matter, I am absolutely on the same side as Brother Xu."

"Then let's follow the original arrangement." Xu Shu glanced at Mu Jinghua, "If the martial arts exam can be done, I will take little Mu Jin to the capital."

"You want to enter the capital?" Xiao Ran slammed the table and stood up, "No, this is not possible."

"Why not?" Xu Shu frowned, "How can I take the imperial examination if I don't go to Beijing?"

That's true. Xiao Ran was silent for two seconds, then sat down again in frustration: "But Brother Xu, you look a bit like Ji Yan. If the Queen Mother saw you, I'm afraid..."

"There's nothing to be afraid of." Xu Shu didn't care. "It's just an open attack."

Then he looked at Mu Jinghua and was about to explain the matter of Ji Yan, but found that Mu Jinghua was looking at Xiao Ran quietly.

See what he does?

Xu Shu was a little jealous, so he gently pulled Mu Jinghua's hand under the table and tugged it.

Mu Jinghua came back to her senses and smiled sweetly at him: "What's wrong?"

Xu Shu frowned: "You are distracted."

Mu Jinghua was stunned and suddenly became nervous.

"What are you thinking about?" Xu Shu noticed that something was wrong with him and felt something was very wrong.

Thinking about?

Thinking about how to kill Xiao Ran most appropriately.

But don’t tell Xu Shu this.

Mu Jinghua pointed at the wine Xu Shu had finished drinking and changed the subject: "Can I drink it?"

"No." Xu Shu refused immediately. Seeing Mu Jinghua's surprised expression, he explained, "You are young. Drinking is not good for your health."

Mu Jinghua didn't really want to drink, but he didn't drink if Xu Shu didn't allow him to. He nodded obediently and continued to daydream.

Should we use fire or poison?

Before he could come up with an answer, Xu Shu pulled his hand again: "Xiao Mujin, do you agree to use the name of Muyilou to sell things?"

Mu Jinghua came back to his senses and looked at him, not understanding why Xu Shu had to ask him, but he still nodded: "Whatever you say, that's fine."

Xu Shu was even more depressed. What did he mean by "whatever he said, that's what it means". Didn't Mu Jinghua have his own ideas? Or was he just trying to evade him, or was he just...

I had no idea what he was asking because I was just focused on that bastard Xiao Ran?

He was thinking yesterday that his wife loved him the most, but today his wife was obsessed with another man and started to treat him insincerely!

They haven't even gotten married yet! They're just dating at best.

Still in love!

This is what being in love is like! What will happen in the future?

Xu Shu glared at Xiao Ran in frustration. It was the same bastard last time.

Xiao Ran was bewildered by the glare and thought to himself, I'm not jealous of you at all, why are you so angry with me?

Yesterday, Xu Shu had also woken him up. As a person, especially as a man, one should not be too cowardly. So he slammed the table and took the manuscript of Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea and said, "Let's go."

Xu Shu said sarcastically from behind: "Goodbye."

He immediately looked at Mu Jinghua again, and noticed that he was a little disappointed. He felt like a string of firecrackers were going off in his heart, crackling non-stop.

But a mature man cannot yell at his wife or lose his temper with her.

So Xu Shu took two quick steps, grabbed Xiao Ran by the back of the collar, and held him back by force.

"Would you like to have a fight?"

He asked sinisterly.