A few days later, it was Concubine Zhao's birthday.
A character like Concubine Zhao did not have much of a sense of existence. Jia Zheng did not have any intention of expressing it to her, but Jia Huan remembered.
Jia Huan woke up early in the morning. Aunt Zhao's courtyard did not have a small kitchen, but that did not mean that Jia Huan had no way.
He had borrowed a clay pot a few days in advance and had some firewood.
Then, he slipped into the small kitchen and stuffed a few copper coins into it. He got the eggs and noodles. Then, he kneaded the noodles, made the noodles, boiled the noodles, beat the eggs, added chopped green onions, and dripped sesame oil. A bowl of fragrant egg noodles was served.
Aunt Zhao had just gotten up when Jia Huan came in with noodles.
Little Que was still combing Concubine Zhao's hair when she suddenly smelled a fragrance. She swallowed and said,""YiNiang, it smells so good."
Concubine Zhao was also surprised when she saw her son, Jia Huan, come in with noodles.
Then Jia Huan placed the noodles on the table and turned to face Concubine Zhao. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times respectfully."Today is YiNiang's birthday, and I don't have anything to offer, so I could only make a bowl of noodles for YiNiang. I wanted to serve YiNiang to eat a little, so that YiNiang's hard work in giving birth to me wouldn't be in vain.”
Aunt Zhao's eyes were already red. She stood up and said,"Hurry up and get up. The floor is dirty."
Jia Huan smiled and said,"Please sit here, Aunt."”
Then, he said to Little Que,"Sister Little Que, let me serve YiNiang this morning. You guys rest first."”
"Third Master is really thoughtful." Xiaoxue pursed her lips and smiled.”Then, he left.
Only Aunt Zhao and her son were left in the room. Jia Huan respectfully handed over the chopsticks and said,"Mother, please eat the noodles."
Lady Zhao's eyes widened and her voice trembled."What did you call me?"
"Mother, it's time to eat noodles…" Jia Huan said softly.
Aunt Zhao's tears fell and she choked,"I really didn't waste my effort to give birth to you.”
Jia Huan leaned over and said,"In the future, when there is no one else, I will call you mother."”
Aunt Zhao happily agreed, and then happily ate the noodles that Jia Huan made for her. In her opinion, this was simply the most delicious thing in the world.
Soon, the news of Jia Huan making longevity noodles for Lady Zhao spread throughout the entire Jia residence. However, only the servants muttered among themselves, but someone with a heart quickly let Madam Wang know.
"He still has a conscience," said Madam Wang as she clutched the prayer beads.”
She and Jia Huan were destined not to be a loving mother and filial son. Even if they were, it was all an act. But why couldn't Jia Baoyu, this good-for-nothing, think of something to show her some respect?
But then again, if Jia Huan really made a bowl of noodles for her, would she eat it or not? She was annoyed by the thought and wished she could beat Jia Huan up again.
Just because Madam Wang didn't want to lose her temper didn't mean that others wouldn't.
Aunt Zhao had just put down her bowl when Tanchun came over.
When Jia Huan saw this biological sister who usually did not look at them in the eye, he was very strange."Third Older Sister is also here to congratulate YiNiang?”
"Third Younger Brother is too much." You didn't even show such an expression on Madam's birthday, but instead, you're trying to curry favor with YiNiang.”
"You can't blame your brother for this," Jia Huan said. There's still Brother Bao on Madam's side. I can't go past Brother Bao. No matter what I do, he has to be in front.”
Tanchun choked. That was true. Even her biological son wasn't anxious, so why would others be anxious?
Without saying anything, he turned around and left.
As she watched Tanchun leave, Lady Zhao said hatefully,"She doesn't know whose stomach she crawled out of. She's so eager to court others that she forgot about her own mother.”
Jia Huan said,"YiNiang, be careful with your words. The walls have ears."”
This matter was like a small splash in a pond, dissipating very quickly.
Jia Huan once again resumed his peaceful life.
What he didn't know was that Madam Wang only let him go after hearing that he hadn't been to school for a long time. Otherwise, she would have come to find trouble with him long ago.
The days passed and soon, it was the end of the year.
Usually, Jia Huan basically confined himself to the courtyard. Keeping a low profile was the way to go. Therefore, Dai Yu and Bao Chai had never seen any of them.
Finally, during the New Year, Jia Huan met the two of them.
The Jia family had a large population, so they still bumped into each other during dinner.
Looking at Jia Huan and Jia Lan, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai couldn't help but be curious. Seeing this, Grandmother Jia waved her hand and called Jia Huan and Jia Lan over. She said,"This is Baoyu's third brother, Jia Huan. The other is your sister-in-law Zhu's son, Jia Lan.”
"This is Miss Lin, Miss Bao."
Jia Huan had been in this world for more than half a year. The title of Miss Lin could be said to be very normal, but the title of Miss Bao was very meaningful.
This was not something he could care about, nor did he want to care about.
"Greetings, Elder Sister Lin and Elder Sister Xue.”
He didn't care what others called him, but he obviously didn't want to call her Miss Bao.
Since they had already met, Grandmother Jia waved her hand to let Jia Huan and Jia Lan go back.
Jia Huan was born of a concubine, and although Jia Lan was the eldest grandson, his father Jia Zhu had died early, so he was not valued. Moreover, there was still Baoyu, so Grandmother Jia did not care about the others.
No matter who it was, it was impossible to surpass Baoyu to get the favor of Grandmother Jia.
The big-faced man, Jia Baoyu, had already moved to Lin Daiyu's side and whispered. Grandmother Jia, on the other hand, had a doting expression on her face.
On Jia Huan's side were the men from Ningguo Manor and Rong Manor. However, he and Jia Lan were still young and didn't dare to drink.
Jia She and Jia Zheng were sitting at the main table, chatting and laughing. The whole family was very harmonious.
Taking advantage of the new year, Jia Huan received a pile of red packet money.
Jia Zheng gave five taels of silver, and Big Uncle Jia She also gave five taels of silver. He returned to his courtyard and kowtowed to Lady Zhao. Lady Zhao smiled and gave him five strings of money."Huan 'er, keep it for now. I'll buy some snacks.”
She did not know that Jia Huan was saving money to buy books.
Adding on the red packets given by the others, Jia Huan had nearly twenty taels of silver in his hands.
This was a huge sum of money, enough for Granny Liu's family to live for a year. Only the son of a concubine from a family like the Jia family could get such a sum of money. In other words, five copper coins was not bad.
These twenty taels were hard to come by, Jia Huan had to use them well.
It was cold outside, so Jia Huan stayed in his room and refused to go out.
He was still thinking if there was a way to make money grow. Although twenty taels of silver was not a small amount, it was very limited to buy books.
"There aren't any futures stocks these days.”Jia Huan could not help but stroke his forehead.
However, he couldn't easily give away the money. He was a child, so he had to be careful.
Brush, ink, paper, inkstone, these all cost money. Forget it, I'll save the paper and write on the table. This way, water could replace ink, and he could use a pen.
The New Year passed quickly.
On the other hand, Xue Baochai was good at dancing in the Jia residence and took good care of all kinds of people, so she was very liked by everyone in the Jia residence. Madam Wang saw this and was delighted.
Besides studying, Jia Huan had nothing else.
However, it was boring to stay in the residence all day.
It was better to go out for a walk.
Thinking of this, Jia Huan slipped out of the courtyard. Thinking that Jia Baoyu could still have Mingyan and the other servants following him, he felt that this Third Master seemed to be a bit of a figurehead. He didn't even have a servant by his side.
According to his memories, it should be his uncle Zhao Guoji who had been following him. However, he was still a little guy. It would probably take a few more years for Zhao Guoji to appear by his side.
As a transmigrator, he knew how to make soap and perfume, but he couldn't do it now. He was just a child. Even if he were to form a partnership with someone else, they wouldn't take it seriously. If he was with his own family, then he would have nothing to do with it. He was the son of a concubine in the Jia family. It was only right that he could increase the income of the family. At that time, he would probably only get a compliment, or his father, Jia Zheng, would directly say that he was not doing his job properly.
As they walked, they arrived at the bookstore.
There were all kinds of books inside, so Jia Huan naturally went straight to Shi Wenzi's side.
He had transmigrated here, so he naturally knew what was important.
The shop owner was a middle-aged man with a slight beard. Looking at Jia Huan's grown-up appearance, he couldn't help but tease,"Young master, are you going to be the top scorer?”
"That's right!" Jia Huan replied.
The shop owner's interest was greatly increased.”
"If I buy your book, will I be the top scorer?" Jia Huan asked.”
"Of course!" the shop owner said.”
"If not, what should I do?"
"Not a single cent!"
"If that's the case, thank you!" Jia Huan said with a smile.”He picked up the two books and was about to leave.
The shop owner was slightly dumbfounded and immediately stopped him."Young Master, why are you leaving without paying?”
"You said it yourself," Jia Huan said."If you don't get the top scorer, you won't take a single cent."”
"You know you can't win just like that?" The boss laughed.”
"Our dynasty has been established for more than 60 years, but the Ying Tian Prefecture has only produced two top scorers. Your shop sells so many books every day, it can be seen that…"
"It's obvious that you're not telling the truth," said the boss.”
"That's right!" Jia Huan said.
The boss laughed and waved his hand.”
Looking at Jia Huan, who looked like a little adult, the boss nodded and said,"Interesting, interesting!"
Jia Huan was delighted to have gotten two current essays for nothing. He wanted to go back and pay for them, but he hesitated. Forget it, he would come back again in the future.
Holding the book, Jia Huan turned around and went to another bookstore. It was good to take a look.
The books in this shop were average, but there were many paintings. Jia Huan didn't have much knowledge about painting. After putting on an act for a while, he planned to leave.
However, he was immediately attracted by a painting in front of him.
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