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

Of course he thought so. Jiang Xiao's expression changed, but he did not refute his eldest brother's original decision. He smiled and said, "I will listen to my eldest brother."

Xu Shu nodded thoughtfully and looked at Jiang Da: "Can you keep accounts?"

Jiang Da shook his head in frustration when he heard this.

Xu Shu smiled faintly and continued, "I'll take care of the accounting. When the house is built, the outermost courtyard will be yours to live in. I don't want any rent, but the world is not good, so I hope Brother Jiang can help me keep an eye on the house and don't let any cats or dogs come in casually."

Jiang Da was slightly stunned: "That small courtyard?"

Although he was not as active as Jiang Xiao, he was not stupid either. He understood what Xu Shu and Jiang Xiao had just said about the structure of the house, and naturally knew how big the courtyard that Xu Shu was talking about was.

What's more, it's a blue brick house. Xu Shu doesn't want rent?

Xu Shu saw their surprised expressions, but he didn't know what he said wrong. He hoped that Jiang Daneng could take on the job of security guard, so providing food and accommodation was a necessary condition.

Just by looking at the expressions of these three people, he didn't understand whether the salary was too high or too low, so he could only lower his eyes and said, "We can discuss it later."

This time Jiang Xiao responded very quickly: "No need, Brother Xu, we are very satisfied."

"Really?" Xu Shu realized that his salary was too high, so he did not mention the condition of free meals. He just looked at Jiang Xiao again and said, "If you have time, you can come and live with us. The courtyard is quite big, isn't it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xiao stood up, which frightened Xu Shu into thinking that he was going to give a speech of thanks for winning the award. But in fact, Jiang Xiao just said with tears in his eyes that Xu Shu was the great benefactor of their family.

So Xu Shu, who considered himself cold-hearted, became a great benefactor of the Jiang family.

Xu Shu was quite puzzled by the meal, but fortunately everything that needed to be discussed and solved had been solved, and Jiang Xiao also said that he would come to clear the weeds tomorrow.

This day was full of ups and downs. By the time Xu Shu saw the Jiang family off, the sun had already set.

Xu Shu turned and went to the kitchen, but saw the boy still sitting alone on the bench, struggling with the big bowl of rice.

Well, he was a little too excited at that time.

The boy obviously couldn't eat anymore and was chewing very slowly. When he heard Xu Shu pushing the door open, he raised his head suddenly like a frightened little rabbit, but he was still chewing something slowly in his mouth, his cheeks moving, looking very cute.

But also very stupid.

Xu Shu didn't know why he thought the boy was smart and stupid at the same time. He just took the bowl from the boy and said with a smile, "Eat more if you can't finish it. Watch out, your stomach will explode."

These words were truly horrifying. Mu Jinghua swallowed the little bit in his mouth in panic and looked at the bowl in Xu Shu's hand with grievance.

Xu Shu actually understood what Mu Jinghua meant, and comforted him casually: "Because you are worried about wasting food, you eat too much and get yourself sick, but the gain is not worth the loss."

But Mu Jinghua still looked at the bowl with a tangled expression, which made Xu Shu a little helpless: "It won't go bad if you leave it overnight. I'll make you egg fried rice tomorrow."

Seeing the boy looking at him with a puzzled look, Xu Shu promised again to comfort him: "It won't be wasted."

Now, Mu Jinghua was completely relieved. He nodded heavily, breathed a sigh of relief, and walked towards the water tank beside him.

Seeing that he wanted to wash the dishes again, Xu Shu quickly stopped him and said, "Follow the doctor's instructions and boil the medicine."

Mu Jinghua then remembered that Xu Shu took him to buy medicine this morning. He looked at Xu Shu with some hesitation, then looked at the bowl, and finally obediently took the herbs given by the doctor to boil the medicine.

Xu Shu smiled faintly, and quickly washed the dishes and cleaned up the mess with quick movements.

At this moment, the bitter smell of Chinese medicine had completely enveloped the room. Just by smelling the smell, Xu Shu felt it was bitter. Then, seeing Mu Jinghua's wrinkled face, Xu Shu couldn't help laughing.

He was a typical example of someone who talks without any hesitation. After being amused for a while, he began to feel guilty when he met Mu Jinghua's bitter eyes.

Only then did he remember what the troublemaker had said. Although Xu Shu didn't care about the boy's past, he still felt sorry for him when he learned that his life had been so rough.

The man seemed to have called the boy's name, but it was so sudden that he didn't hear it clearly at the time, and he didn't know how to write those three words. He only vaguely remembered that it was a bit similar to "hibiscus flower".

Xu Shu felt a little sorry. He took two steps forward and couldn't help pinching Mu Jinghua's little face. Although she didn't have much flesh, her skin was smooth and easy to pinch. "It's not as scary as you think to put a piece of candy in your mouth."

Mu Jinghua knew that Xu Shu was just trying to comfort him. After all, sugar was such a precious commodity that only the richest families in the village would buy some at the end of the year.

Although he seemed to have eaten a lot in the restaurant this morning, it didn't mean he could eat the same thing every day.

After all, this medicine needs to be taken every day.

Although Mu Jinghua felt that the taste was really bitter, he didn't feel that he couldn't drink it. After all, medicine was a precious thing, and having medicine to drink when he was sick was enough to make him happy.

How can you complain about the hardship?

However, Mu Jinghua couldn't help feeling happy with Xu Shu's words of comfort. He secretly made up his mind to drink the bitter medicine without changing his expression.

But after the medicine was cooked, he realized that he had overestimated himself. He just couldn't eat it.

But Xu Shu, seeing how painful he was, couldn't help laughing.

Mu Jinghua looked down at the dark medicine, then looked up at Xu Shu's increasingly bright smile, and felt a sudden sourness in his heart.

Fortunately, Xu Shu finally found his conscience and stopped teasing Mu Jinghua. He stood up from the bench and took out a pottery jar from the closet above his head.

With a slight shake, there was a constant jingling sound inside. Xu Shu looked at the boy who seemed to be about to cry and asked, "How many should I eat?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Jinghua looked at Xu Shu in confusion and blinked.

"Candy." Xu Shu opened the pottery jar and took out two. After his eyes fell on the black medicine, he sighed and took another one.

Xu Shu handed three fructose candies to Mu Jinghua: "Put these two in your mouth, one on each side. Eat the last one after you finish drinking it."

"Eating too much candy is not good for you, so I'll only give you three for the first time. You can only take one next time you take medicine tomorrow morning. Do you understand?"

Mu Jinghua stared blankly at Xu Shu's hand stretched out towards him. In the palm of that big hand were three round candies, each wrapped in beautiful colored paper.

He blinked and looked at Xu Shu uncertainly - are these three all his?

Xu Shu obviously didn't understand what Mu Jinghua meant. He noticed that the boy was blinking and acting coquettishly towards him again. Xu Shu said helplessly, "You have to take the medicine."

"However, if you behave yourself tonight, I'll give you two pills tomorrow when you take your medicine."

Mu Jinghua did not take the three candies, but instead buried his head in Xu Shu's arms.

Xu Shu was frightened by the child's actions and almost dropped the candy in his hand.

But when he reacted, he just smiled and ruffled the hair of the boy in his arms: "Be good."

Mu Jinghua was stunned when he heard this, and his eyes became sore again.

He didn't know why Xu Shu was so nice to him, but no matter why, he didn't want to let go.

If he said he would not let go, he would not let go. Mu Jinghua held Xu Shu's waist tightly. He was not strong enough, so Xu Shu did not feel anything. He just felt helpless as he looked at the medicine that was almost cold.

How come you've become so clingy in just such a short time? You're really a child who hasn't grown up yet.

In the end, Xu Shu rubbed the boy's head helplessly, reminding him that the medicine was getting cold. After the boy slowly let go of his hand, his face flushed.

Xu Shu thought that his coquettish and shy appearance was really interesting, but he didn't tease him. He just spread out the candy in his hand and handed it to him: "Drink the medicine quickly."

This time, Mu Jinghua took the candy obediently. He carefully unwrapped the candy wrapper, but did not follow Xu Shu's instructions and put two candies in his mouth at once.

However, Xu Shu didn't pay much attention to these. He focused more on the boy eating candy.

Mu Jinghua slowly extended his pink tongue, like a cub exploring a new world, licked the candy lightly, and then immediately retracted his tongue.

But at the same time, Xu Shu saw that the boy's round eyes gradually lit up, and they were filled with sweetness and happiness.

More like a kitten, Xu Shu thought subconsciously.

Mu Jinghua left a candy for him to spend the night with.

He originally wanted to keep two pills, but Xu Shu said that if he did that, he would only be given one pill when he took the medicine tomorrow.

It wasn't a big deal to give him only one. After all, if his stepmother knew that he was so pretentious as to ask for candy even when taking medicine, she would probably be so angry that she would die.

But Mu Jinghua couldn't speak and had no way to express himself, so he looked at Xu Shu, then looked at the two candies he had left, took out one and handed it over.

Xu Shu was obviously stunned and asked in surprise: "Give it to me?"

Mu Jinghua blinked, not knowing how to correct Xu Shu's understanding, so he could only throw the candy in his hand out again.

Xu Shu took it hesitantly, and seemed to be absent-minded for a while before slowly peeling off the candy wrapper.

But the next second, he handed the candy to Mu Jinghua's mouth.

"It's for you, eat it." Xu Shu's tone was somewhat irresistible, "Be obedient."

The candy was already handed to his mouth, so Mu Jinghua had no choice but to eat it with a red face.

It was very sweet, instantly diluting the bitterness of the medicine. He tried to smile at Xu Shu again.

In return, Xu Shu gently rubbed his head.

"So good." Xu Shu said.

Mu Jinghua couldn't help but wonder, if he continued to be well behaved, would Xu Shu always be so nice to him?

But then he realized that he was daydreaming, so he lowered his eyes and stopped thinking about it.