[Pride and Prejudice] Mrs Bennett

After the meal, Grace wiped his lips with a napkin and said to Mr. Bennett: "Cecil, I want to take a break today. The farm won't run away. You can go with me to see it in two days, okay?" ?”

The lower/body pain has not completely dissipated, and Mr. Bennett carried her downstairs for dinner before.If you go to the farm now, you can't be carried by him all the time, can you?Not to mention disgraceful and unruly, even if he exercises every day, it is impossible for him to walk so many places with her in his arms!

Although Grace's figure is petite, she is not so light.

The pain has eased a lot compared to when I first got up, but it must still be affected when I walk.Frowning slightly, Grace was caught in a difficult situation.

A flash of light flashed in Mr. Bennet's black eyes, and then he raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly: "Grace, I have prepared a two-wheeled carriage specially for use on the farm. Of course, I have also prepared a lot of cushions for the carriage. I will take the carriage with the groom. It won't take much time for Mrs. Bennet to inspect our territory, eh?"

It's all said and done, and I can't justify my refusal.Grace nodded, hoping that Mr. Bennett could make arrangements for her to suffer less.

Mr. Bennett is a careful man.This is a horse cart used to transport supplies on the farm. It has no carriage, just a large rectangular box made of wooden planks.Now the box is covered with dry hay, and several large cushions are placed on the hay, so that Grace will be slightly less bumpy when sitting on it.

However, looking at such a carriage, Grace has some black lines.

"Cecil, do you want me to sit here?" She looked up at Mr. Bennett with a raised voice, hoping he would give her a negative answer.

"Of course it's this one. It's very suitable for use on the farm, isn't it?" Mr. Bennet smiled brightly.

Grace finally understood the reason for the smile on the corner of Mr. Bennett's lips when she chose to wear the skirt she was wearing in the bedroom, and she also knew why he didn't wear a suit today, but only a shirt and a vest, which are more homely Dress up.

Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, Grace bowed his knees to Mr. Bennett with a decent smile: "Mr. Bennett, please wait for me for a while, I'll go upstairs to change clothes."

Turning around and enduring the pain coming from under her body, Grace walked towards Bennett's mansion calmly and gracefully holding up her skirt.The long skirt on her body was ordered by her shortly before she got married. Although she didn't like it very much, she still couldn't bear to wear it to the hay-covered carriage for an afternoon.What's more, the style of this skirt is not suitable, it is more formal.

Mr. Bennett beside the carriage looked at Grace's back as he went away, and his black eyes became more and more interested.His wife really gave him more and more surprises. Under such circumstances, she could still resist maintaining her elegant ladylike appearance. Is the Gardner family's upbringing so good?

Rubbing his chin, he chuckled.For the first time in this married life, he really looked forward to it.

Twenty minutes later, Grace came out in a neat lady's riding outfit.The red close-fitting attire completely revealed the graceful curves of her body, and her long light golden hair, which was close to silver, was pulled up high and tightly combed into a round bun behind her head.A confident and decent smile filled her face, her steps were brisk, and her body was light and elegant. No matter how you looked at it, she was a surprisingly cheerful woman.

Mr. Bennett narrowed his obsidian eyes. How many faces does his beautiful wife have?It doesn't matter, he has plenty of time to explore the surprises she brought him, anyway, they have a lifetime of entanglement.

Straightening up, he helped her step on the small stool and stepped into the carriage. After seeing her sitting in a posture that was not dignified but extremely elegant among the many cushions, he sat in front of the carriage and raised it towards the brown horse. riding whip.

Mr. Bennett teased his new wife a little while preparing the carriage, but he took care to drive the carriage as far as possible on a smoother road.He was a little out of control last night, and it was his Mrs. Bennet who was so delicious and enthusiastic, it made him taste the essence.

"The Bennett family's land in Longborn has a total of about 1 hectares, [-] acres. Two-thirds of it is leased to tenants in the village. Every autumn, the tenants will hand over [-]% of the harvest to Bennet. The Bennett family. The remaining one-third belongs to the Bennett family's own farm, which mainly grows some food, vegetables and fruits that the family needs, and raises some livestock and horses by the way."

Mr. Bennett introduced to Grace who was sitting in the carriage behind him. Although she couldn't see his expression, she could feel the man's high spirits and high emotions.She was a little confused, even though she only knew some common sense, she also knew that five thousand hectares of land was not very big for Longborn, a village near Meryton.

The area of ​​this land can only be considered medium in Langborn, so why is this man so complacent?Could it be that his ambition and aspirations are only a little... If so, her husband's purpose of training/educating is really far away.

Although the annual income of [-] pounds was a lot, Grace almost guessed how much the Bennett mansion cost in just one day.It is estimated that the income of two thousand pounds a year basically has no surplus left, the maintenance of the mansion, the maintenance of the carriage, the feeding of the horses on the farm, there are so many servants on the farm, and the owner's home. Installation fee, human relationship fee, etc...

God, if she and Mr. Bennett have daughters in the future, there will be no way to prepare much dowry for them.To know how high the requirements are for women in this era, in addition to self-cultivation, family background and dowry are also a measure of standards.

If Grace was relieved to hear that Mr. Bennett had an annual income of [-], now she has to worry.The financial revenue and expenditure of the Bennett family can only be kept at a balanced level. The leisurely life of the landowner lady she imagined... Could it be that her first goal is to fool Mr. Bennett into investing in business to make more money?

This is not an easy task. Although the status of businessmen has slowly improved since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, doing business is still a disgraceful thing.Would this gentleman Bennett be willing to do such a thing?As a squire, he can't come forward, so he has to find a factory manager or something that they can trust.

A series of things appeared in Grace's mind, which gave her a headache and made her look more serious.

Suddenly the carriage stopped, and Mr. Bennett turned his head and saw his wife who was not looking well.The corners of his lips hooked, and he jumped out of the carriage and walked over to her and spread out his hands: "Dear Grace, our farm is here, do you want to come down and have a look?"

Facing his jade-like warm black eyes that seemed to be hiding something, Grace pursed her lips, put her arms around his neck and asked him to carry her out of the car.

"What is Grace thinking about? Isn't our land beautiful?" Mr. Bennet leaned over and approached her with his head down, his black eyes filled with imperceptible scrutiny.

"No, it's very beautiful." Although her mind was wandering before, the scenery along the way also feasted her eyes.

The mountains in the distance are piled up with greenery, and the nearby land is either planted with rows of corn, or is a rich green that makes people don't want to turn their eyes away.

Trees are planted beside the fields, and occasionally a house is hidden among them.There are colorful flowers blooming on the side of the road, and butterflies and bees shuttle among them.Mountains surround the fields into flower baskets, and the fields sunken in them are the most beautiful flowers in the flower baskets.

Although the land does not appear to be endlessly flat, it also makes the scenery more beautiful and pleasant because of the shelter.

"So, Grace likes this place very much?" The expression on Mr. Bennett's face softened a little, and his smile appeared a lot more sincere.

"Well, I like it very much." Grace nodded generously.

If nothing goes wrong, she will live here for a long time, most likely a lifetime.Although some specific smells in the air challenged her olfactory nerves a bit, it was really nice here overall.

"Take you to see our cows and horses. Our daily breakfast eggs and milk come from here. Of course, there are many other foods that are also produced on our farm. There are really none. I I will send servants to Meryton to do the shopping." Mr. Bennet took Grace's hand and walked to the farm, "The Bennet family rarely needs to go to London to buy things, and there is enough here."

"Well, it's nice to be self-sufficient," Grace responded with a smile.

The property of the Bennett family is not enough to spend in London. Even if Mr. Bennett did not say, she would not go to such a place to waste money.Speaking of which, although the Bennett family is a squire and owns land, their financial level is not as good as Gardner's.

So, why did her ex agree to Mr. Bennett's marriage proposal in such a hurry?She is only 16 years old, and her family conditions are not too bad. Even if she wants to find a husband in London, it is not impossible.Could it be that the ex himself knew that although her appearance was not bad, but her personality was really not likable, so she agreed directly when someone proposed?

Carefully rummaging through the memory of his predecessor, Grace had to admit that perhaps his guess might be correct.The predecessor entered the social season in London last winter, and the evaluation she actually received was very average. Although she was invited to dance at every ball, she was only danced after one song and there was no further comment.

Mr. Bennett appeared at the London Social Season Ball at the end of winter. Although he had a good appearance and bearing, his not-so-good background and income also made him sit on the bench.And her predecessor was not as good as the top, and not bad compared to the bottom.Of course, this only refers to her appearance family and dowry.

So, this is why the two will come together to form a family?

☆、Chapter 6