Chapter 639: Judging a Gentleman's Heart with the Minds

lwood table there. The chair facing north and south was naturally the emperor's, but there was another chair beside it, only half a foot away, for the empress.The emperor's eyes flickered, as if he ha...The wounded soldier replied with confusion, "Sir, the money the court gave us isn't even enough to cover our medicine and treatment. How can we possibly survive after that!"

"Under the Duke's care, we found shelter here. From now on, we'll earn our own living and support ourselves. It feels reassuring."

"Besides, what's hard or easy about life Who hasn't had a hard time living"

Mr. Jia the Second felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this.

He was born into a wealthy family, and because of his frail health, he never went out to take the civil service examinations. He just stayed home recuperating.

In his daily life, he mostly wrote and painted, rarely venturing outside. His days were spent at home with his wife taking care of the household and raising their children.

Thus, he developed a detached and callous demeanor, oblivious to the joys and sorrows of ordinary people.

When I left the house today, my wife warned me again and again. However, he still did something stupid...

Li Lao'er was tactful, seeing his embarrassment, he let the wounded soldier continue with his work. Then, he accompanied him out of the workshop and slowly walked home.

"Jia Xien's sister may not know, these wounded soldiers had come down from the battlefield before, severely wounded. They were all worried about how to survive in the future, and they couldn't accept suddenly losing their limbs and becoming disabled, so many committed suicide."

Although our family came from a farming background and didn't have much, the whole village was willing to tighten their belts and support these heroes who sacrificed for the country.

He let out a long sigh and then said, "But humans, if they live every day just eating and sleeping, wouldn't that be the same as raising pigs

So the family racked their brains to come up with a way to help these wounded soldiers. They set up workshops for them to make dried noodles to sell to people traveling on the road. The noodles could be cooked directly on the go, which was very convenient.

These wounded soldiers, knowing they could survive on their own, stopped committing suicide. The village settled them at this crossroads and guarded them, protecting the entire village's safety. They felt more needed, and life became more meaningful!

Master Jia listened with a nod, becoming increasingly ashamed.

He had, for a fleeting moment, suspected that the Li family had embezzled the stipends paid to the wounded soldiers...

He quickly adjusted his sleeves and then bowed deeply to Li Lao Er, "I apologize, Master Li. I judged you with a small man's heart instead of a gentleman's. The Li family is righteous, and we are far inferior. We are truly ashamed."

Li Laer helped him up and said with a smile: “It’s just a small matter. My esteemed brother is so concerned about these national heroes, worried that they will be bullied and that their lives will be difficult. This shows the benevolence and righteousness of my esteemed brother!”

"Later, when the workshop's dried noodles are made, I'll have to trouble my clever brother to help spread the word."

"Alright, alright, I'll definitely help." Old Master Jia was coaxed into chuckling and couldn't wait to buy a hundred catties of it...

In Li's courtyard, Jia Yin and Bao Zhu worked together to carry a basket of fruit running in from outside. The two were tired with flushed faces, then dropped the basket and ran off to show off.

"Mother, look! I picked so many fruits. Jia Yin sister said I can eat them all!" Baozhu hugged Mrs. Jia's neck, excited like a bird released from its cage.

Jia Yin didn't see her mother, so she ran to hold Wen Shi's arm. "Aunt Teacher, Aunt Teacher, the fruit is much sweeter than before. I'll wash some for you in a bit."

"Good, our little Fu Niu'er is the most well-behaved." Mrs. Wen smiled, taking off the silver comb from her head and re-braiding the messy pigtails for the chubby girl.

Seeing them like this, Jia Erfu smiled and said, "With your appearance, if someone didn't know, they would think you were mother and daughter. You are truly close."

Mrs. Wen nodded and said, "I treat Fu Niuer as my own daughter. Back when I was in trouble, if it weren't for Fu Niuer, I might not have survived."

"From now on, no matter if the child I'm carrying is a boy or a girl, they are to call Fuk Niaoer sister."

Jia Erfu smiled, "The county princess must be a good elder sister. Look at my Baozhu, she has only seen the county princess once, and she has been talking about her for three or four days straight, I'm getting blisters in my ears!"

"I'll have to tell the old lady later that we need to replace this doorstep with a higher one. Otherwise, if this girl keeps coming over, I fear your doorstep will be worn down two inches!"

Everyone started to laugh.

At this time, Li Laotai and Jia Lao Fuzi walked slowly in from outside. Jia Lao Fuzi smiled and said: "These two little girls are so fast, we two old bones really can't catch up."

Everybody quickly helped them sit down and offered tea and water.

Two old ladies also picked a basket of fruit. Grandma Jia beamed and said, "These fruits all over the mountain, let alone eating them, just looking at the bright red ones on the branches makes my heart happy."

"Today, I've opened my eyes! You live such a good life, elder sister. It's so much better than us stuck in the big house like caged birds!"

Li Laotai laughed and said, "Then you should bring Baozhu here often in the future. We old folks can play together, and the young ones can play together too. They won't bother each other."

Everyone laughed and joined in the fun, making the two old ladies even happier.

At this time, Jia Huan came back from the city. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he was stunned to see so many people.

Li Laotai hurriedly beckoned him forward to bow, and introduced the Jia family.

Jiahuan's appearance wasn't particularly striking. He wasn't as elegant and refined as Jiarun, nor as bright and handsome as Jiayi. However, there was a tranquility in his eyes and smile that was both honest and dependable, the kind of look that older generations adored.

Old Madam Jia held Jia Huan's hand and spoke for a long time. Jia Huan answered each point without showing any impatience, which made Old Madam Jia even more fond of him.

Baozhu sat on the side, her nose twitching constantly for a while, then she tugged at Jiayin's sleeve and asked, "Jiayin elder sister, there's a fragrance, have you smelled it"

Jia Yin blinked her eyes twice, guessed something and smiled, "I smelled it too, it seems like fried quail."

Jia Huan's face flushed red, and she quickly took out a package wrapped in oiled paper from her sleeve, saying softly, "Wen Juan mentioned wanting to eat these a few days ago, so I bought a few when I saw them today..."

Wen Juan, sitting beside Mrs. Wen, also had flushed cheeks.

Her husband always took care of her meals, and she had gotten used to it. But today, with so many guests present, he was still doing this.

It's inevitable that people will say she has a sweet tooth, saying her husband dotes on her and is spineless...

Li Laotai didn't want her grandson and daughter-in-law to be embarrassed, so she quickly changed the subject: "That's right, Wenjuan is pregnant. Whatever she wants to eat, just get it for her."

"Wenjuan has been sitting for a while now, you help her go to the back and lie down for a bit, eat slowly, don't worry about what's happening up front, there's nothing much to do at home."

Jia Huan nodded, but still opened the oiled paper package and divided the fried quail between Jia Yin and Bao Zhu, one for each.

He wanted to get it for Mrs. Wen, but Mrs. Wen waved her hand and said, "If I want to eat it, I'll just have your master buy it. You two go and eat in the back!"

Jia Huan then helped Wen Juan back to the backyard, causing everyone who saw their backs to smile.

Jia Erfu had read it from beginning to end, clearly and thoroughly.

The old and young of the Li family all wore smiles, happy that the young couple had a good relationship, none were jealous or resentful.

This is incredibly rare.

You have to know, many families, when the elders are afraid of their grandchildren and daughters-in-law being too close, they don't listen to what their family says, so they try every means to control their daughters-in-law.

Once the couple is affected by centrifugal force, they will again say that the daughter-in-law is unreasonable. It's really infuriating!

Therefore, being a daughter-in-law is hard because of this.

But Li Jiaxian sees things differently. The old woman is loving and wise, the daughters-in-law are hardworking and filial, and even the little granddaughter is adorable and likeable.

If any girl were to marry into this family, life would surely be good…er waking up, the Princess pulled me here to greet you.”It was supposed to be a joyous occasion, but these meddling servants, with their blind eyes, have interfered and made things difficult for us, t...