Yang Yi has lived a very good life in Allenham for the past month. The life in the countryside was boring for Willerby, but it is a very good place for Yang Yi.Every morning Yang Yi would walk around the manor, and after lunch, he would chat with Mrs. Ai for a while, or read a book for a while, and then he would take a nap in the yard if the weather was good, or hide in the house if the weather was bad.

"John, you should go out and have fun, don't stay near the manor all day, your life is almost as regular as that of an old woman like me." While eating breakfast, Mrs. Ai looked at the splendid scenery outside. Sunshine said that Willerby was very active before, and he couldn't calm down to accompany her as an old lady, but since he was seriously ill, Willerby has been quieter, but he has lost his vitality.

"Then I might not be able to come back for lunch at noon." Yang Yi said as he took a bite of the apple pie.

"I don't mind at all. Don't tell me I can't live as an old woman when you are in London." Mrs. Ai said with a smile.

"Okay then, I'll go to Barton's in the afternoon and see if I can catch one or two wild ducks in the reeds there." Yang Yi shrugged and said, staying in the manor is not an option, he always has to communicating with others.

"Then we'll cook roast duck tonight." Mrs. Ai said.

After breakfast, Yang Yi took a shotgun, pulled a horse, and led a few hounds to go out.Today's weather is very good, it is indeed very suitable for hunting.Yang Yi was in a good mood and rode on the horse to the vicinity of Barton Manor.

The Dashwood family, Sir Middleton, and Colonel Bland happened to have a picnic by the river today. Of course, only Mrs. Dashwood and Mrs. Jennings sat quietly on the tablecloth. The gentlemen led the hounds and planned to try their luck. , the girls were walking on the shore, while stepping on beautiful wild flowers.

Margaret was impatient to chat with her two sisters about meaningless topics, because those interesting things, such as about Edward, her two sisters would rarely talk about in front of her.So Margaret was walking along the riverside holding a branch while swinging it, and then she saw Yang Yi walking slowly on a horse.

"Mr. Willoughby!" Margaret shouted happily, threw a branch and ran towards Yang Yi.

Yang Yi hurriedly jumped off the horse, this little girl was really too reckless, it was fine last time to find someone to help her sister, but it was still the same today.

"Good morning, young lady." Yang Yi greeted politely.

"Mr. Willoughby, why didn't you come to my house? Last time you agreed to come, but Marianne waited for a day and you didn't show up. Later, I heard Enoli and Marianne said that I met you again. Marianne still I invite you to come to my house, but I have waited for so many days and you still don't come." Margaret complained, she was a little girl who liked to deal with people very much, especially with young gentlemen, because they always Know a lot of interesting things, and will not be stingy to tell her.Margaret couldn't have had a better impression of Willoughby. When Marianne fell that day, she really felt alone and scared. If Willoughby hadn't appeared, she really didn't know when she would go home and look for her. Somebody came to help Marianne.

"Sorry, miss, I think I have something to do, and I don't know my sister well, so it's not suitable for me to visit casually." Yang Yi said with a smile on his face, but he was very unhappy in his heart.

"But Marianne, she always wanted to thank you for your help last time. We all want to thank you." Margaret said immediately. She knew that Marianne fell in love with Mr. Willoughby at first sight, so she must help Marianne. .

Marianne and Anoli had gone far away, but she still vaguely heard Margaret calling Yang Yi.Marianne immediately grabbed Enoli's hand, and said nervously, "Enoli, do you think it's really Willoughby?"

"I think we'll find out when we go back and have a look." Enoli said with a smile.

"Yes, we'll go back right away." Marianne took a breath, then straightened her clothes and said, "Enoli, what do you think of me? Is this dress pretty?"

Enoli helped Marian tidy up her bangs that were a little messed up by the wind, then helped Marian put on her hat, and said, "Very well, Marian, you don't have to be too nervous."

"Oh, Enoli, do you think I should throw these flowers away?" Marianne asked, shaking a large bouquet of wildflowers of various colors in her hand.

"Marian, you are too nervous, you have to calm down, so that we will not be rude." Enoli took the flowers in Marian's hands and held them together with hers, then looked at the lake, Because it was blocked by the reeds, she could only see a faint figure, but she still clearly saw the white horse that Willoughby was riding.

Marianne's yell attracted Sir Middleton, who was bored, he immediately let go of the hunting dog, and then walked over to greet Yang Yi.Obviously, Sir Middleton knew Willoughby before and knew some rumors about Willoughby, so his attitude was not very enthusiastic, but since Willoughby has come here, he naturally wants to invite Willoughby to have lunch together.

"Mr. Willoughby, it's a pleasure to meet you. I haven't seen you since I saw you two months ago. Have you returned to London?" Sir Middleton said.

"No, I'm just too lazy to go out, so I haven't come to Barton." Yang Yi said with a polite smile.

"We are having a picnic with two young girls. Will Mr. Willoughby join us?" Sir Middleton invited.

"Of course, of course, Willoughby must have lunch with us." Margaret interjected happily, she very much hoped that the young gentleman Willoughby could stay.

"Of course, I was worrying about my lunch. I forgot to bring food when I came out in the morning, but today I have already agreed with my aunt that I must hunt wild ducks before I can go back." Yang Yi glanced not far away. Where Mrs. Jennings sat, there was a tablecloth of food, which apparently Sir Middleton and the others could not finish.

Sir Middleton brought Yang Yi to the picnic area. Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. Dashwood had already stood up, and the two Miss Dashwood also came over, and they were about to introduce them.

"Mr. Willoughby, long time no see. Are you here to hunt?" Marianne tried her best to calm herself down, but the moment she saw Yang Yi, she asked excitedly.

"Miss Marianne, Miss Enoli, good morning." Yang Yi nodded politely to the two ladies, and then said, "Yes, I'll try my luck."

"Oh, so the handsome gentleman and the young lady know each other. After all, a gentleman and a lady always know each other, don't they?" Mrs. Jennings said with a smile. Although she also knew some rumors about Willoughby, but It had nothing to do with her, and she liked this handsome and eloquent gentleman.

"Brandon has gone there. We can't do without this gentleman." Sir Middleton said immediately, because he noticed the way Marianne looked at Yang Yi. That was not very good, but he knew Brandon Affection for Marianne.

"You go and look for him, maybe our colonel has ordered the main course of dinner for us." Mrs. Jennings said, and then asked Yang Yi to sit down with everyone.

Yang Yi politely sat on a corner of the tablecloth, and Margaret leaned beside him.Marian originally wanted to sit closer to Yang Yi, but Margaret moved too fast, and she was dragged by Enoli to sit next to Mrs. Dashwood.

"Mr. Willoughby, your hunting dog is really good. You must be very good at hunting, right?" Marianne said to Yang Yi as soon as she sat down.

"I think it's all down to luck." Yang Yi said with a smile, then turned to Mrs. Jennings and asked, "Can I have a cup of black tea?"

"Of course, you can eat as much as you want," said Mrs. Jennings.

Sir Middleton soon found Colonel Brandon, who had killed a mallard and was walking back carrying it.

"Brandon, you have to go back quickly, or you will have a rival in love." Sir Middleton said.

"John, what do you mean?" Colonel Brandon asked puzzledly.

"You've taken a fancy to Miss Marianne, haven't you? It's the first time you've been in love for so many years. It's really good. I'd say you'd better get married this year." Sir Middleton took over Brandon's hand said the mallard.

Colonel Brandon was a little discouraged when he heard Sir Middleton say this. Although he expressed his feelings in a very subtle way, Marianne should not be unaware that he had feelings for her. But after so many days, Mary Ann never gave him the slightest response.However, Colonel Brandon's feelings for Marianne are only at a very shallow level, so he can still think about it now, so he said: "Marianne doesn't like me, I am too old for her."

"I don't like to hear that." Sir Middleton said immediately, "You are an upright man, with status and property. This is her blessing. You must know that the life of the Dashwood family is not very good now. If she can marry you That was simply God-blessing."

"John, what are you calling me for?" Colonel Brandon didn't want to dwell on this issue any longer, so he changed the subject.

"John Willoughby at Allenham, do you know?" Sir Middleton said, "Just now Willoughby came over to look like he wanted to hunt, but then the Dashwood family knew him, and I saw Marianne's appearance He seems to like Willoughby quite a bit, but he is not a person worthy of his affection. I heard that Willoughby has lost all his property in London, and now he can only rely on his relatives in Allenham to live."

Colonel Brandon was taken aback for a moment, then hurried away with the shotgun.Sir Middleton followed, shaking his head with a smile.

"Oh, Colonel Brandon is back." When Yang Yi was helplessly answering Mrs. Dashwood's question about household registration, Mrs. Jennings suddenly pointed at his back and shouted.

Yang Yi heaved a sigh of relief, turned around, and saw a very stable gentleman walking towards him, and the posture of that gentleman holding a gun looked like a soldier.

Colonel Brandon nodded to Yang Yi, and then said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Willoughby."

"Colonel Brandon, it's also a pleasure to meet you." Yang Yi returned with a smile, obviously feeling the slight hostility from Colonel Brandon towards him.

The lunch was not bad, except for Marianne's pestering talk now and then, and Colonel Brandon's stiff smile, everything seemed to be fine.After eating, Yang Yi said goodbye to everyone on the pretext of going hunting, and left quickly.

Marianne lowered her head in frustration. She didn't have a few words with Yang Yi during the whole lunch time, and someone would always distract her. Did she have time to make an appointment with Yang Yi and let him go to the house as a guest? This really made her unhappy.

Colonel Brandon looked at Yang Yi's back in a hurry, and then at Marianne who lowered her head.He felt that no matter who Marianne would choose in the end, it was still necessary for him to help Marianne test Yang Yi's character, so he said that he was going to hunt too, and then picked up a shotgun and followed.

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