[Comprehensive Classics] Killing the Classics

Upon hearing what the notary Crochet said, Mr. Grandet immediately became angry and stammered, "Don't...listen to their nonsense, even if I throw my daughter here in the Luo... Will marry him. That bastard, you...you can also advertise it to me, just say...I will never...let my daughter...marry...to her cousin...brother, let... …they… less bullshit.”

The notary Krosh was elated for this, and his joy was beyond words.Anya took a step behind, secretly feeling amused.These three Crochets in Saumur are indeed rich people, and they will be the son-in-law backup that Mr. Grandet may choose, but according to Mr. Grandet's personality, he will never let his daughter marry.get married?Are you kidding, it will cost a lot of dowry.It was true that Crochet had targeted Eugenie for money, but they never expected how shrewd M. Grandet was.Thinking of this, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of her lips.

Notary Crochet at first did not notice Eugenie's change today.In his opinion, this young woman was as quiet and introverted as ever, never interfering in the affairs of her elders.If he could get his nephew to marry her, wouldn't the Grandet family's tens of thousands of wealth be easily obtained?It was a good thing that Eugenie had inherited her mother's personality.But because it was her marriage that was just mentioned, Crochet glanced at her, and when he found that she was lowering her head in frustration, she said to M. Grandet: "What is your wife's opinion? "

Mr. Grandet showed a disdainful expression on his face: "She... doesn't need...to think too much."

Seeing that Mr. Grandet seemed unwilling to talk more, the notary Crochet also shut up.Anyway, no matter how much Miss Grandet liked that cousin, she still had to obey her father's arrangement in the end.Thinking of this, he made up his mind to continue to curry favor with Mr. Grandet.

Just at this time, Mr. Grandet saw a newspaper in his hand and asked: "How is the market of public debt?"

Anya pricked up her ears.

"You just don't listen to me. You can still earn [-]% if you buy it now, and the interest rate is very high. There is [-] interest for [-] francs." Notary Crochet said.

Anya's mind was spinning rapidly.This is the first world she has come to since she became conscious and knew her purpose, and the memory in her mind clearly told her that this world does not only exist in this story.Although she couldn't get relevant information because she hadn't got in touch with key people, it was obvious that getting a sum of money would be helpful to her in the future.Mr. Crochet's words may be helpful to her... No, in fact, it is the safest way to invest closely with Mr. Grandet, and if you can wait until Mr. Grandet dies, it will only take a few years. She can get a large inheritance without any trouble.

But this method is not safe, because she originally planned to solve it quickly, and it is of course best to kill that cousin at the source.And if you invest, you may only be able to use Eugenie's collection of gold coins...Let's talk about it.If you can do business without capital, that is of course the best.

Crochet, the notary, was reading a newspaper, and was reading to Grandet the news of M. Quiomer Grandet's death.Seeing the door approaching, Anya walked back first.Madame Grandet was sitting in the main room knitting her woolen sleeves.As soon as Anya finished greeting her, Mr. Grandet walked in.

Nanon came down to tell them that Charles was still awake.Her description of Charlie was: "He sleeps like a docile kitten." Anya almost couldn't hold back her laughter.Docile kitten?Nanon could really describe it.This is obviously a Zhongshan wolf!

Grandet said: "Okay, let him sleep, don't disturb him, it's better to let him know the bad news later."

Madame Grandet asked: "What bad news?"

"His father committed suicide because of bankruptcy, and he is now a pauper."

Madame Grandet was petrified.Nanon said sympathetically: "How could it be? He slept so soundly, what would happen if he found out about this?" She looked at Anya while talking.

Anya changed the subject: "Should we wear mourning for uncle?"

Mr. Grandet stared: "You women, you only think about useless things. You spend all day thinking about how to waste my money. What's the use of wearing mourning? That's nonsense. How do the living and the dead know wearing mourning? " But looking into his daughter's eyes, he still said with a bad attitude: "If you like, you can fix it yourself! Just prepare a black armband for me." After that, he put on his gloves and left in a hurry .

Anya complained that she was not feeling well, and went upstairs to Eugenie's room.She looked carefully at everything in this room, took out Eugenie's private stash, and poured the golden coins on the bed.Pleasant sound, brilliant brilliance, exquisite patterns...all of these seem to be intoxicating.In addition to their utility for money, they are exquisite works of art that cannot fail to fascinate.Anya couldn't imagine how Eugenie was willing to give away these beautiful coins.Anyway, if it was her now, she would definitely not do such a stupid thing.

After looking at these coins ecstatically for a long time, Anya carefully put them away and put them in the box.It was almost eleven o'clock at this time, and she heard the sound of thumping on the stairs, so she also combed her hair and walked down.Anyway, Nanon must have prepared something good. If she doesn't eat it now, Mr. Grandet will find out later, so she might as well go and help with it.

The dilapidated floorboards creaked and creaked.When Anya walked down, she happened to hear Charlie saying, "It would be great if there were partridges or pheasants to eat."

Nanon said: "Master, where can I eat partridges in this place? They were still here a few years ago, but now I can't even see them. But today, there are fresh eggs."

Anya came down and greeted him: "Good morning."

"Good morning, sister. You look much prettier than when I saw you yesterday," said Charlie, looking at Anya with loving eyes.

Anya also looked at him.To be honest, Charlie did have the capital to make Eugenie fall in love at first sight.He is 22 years old this year, with youthful hair, young and handsome, stylishly dressed, with a chic demeanor.The curly chestnut hair made his face look more refined, and the silk diamond-encrusted vest and blue tie on his body made his demeanor even more charming.She smiled and sat down at the table: "Speaking of quail, I had a dream last night. It was to watch people hunt in the forest. There are many kinds of birds there."

Nanon came back with the eggs, and Anya said, "Nanon, get me some tableware too."

This sentence surprised both Nanon and Madame Grandet, and Madame Grandet in particular looked at her daughter for a long time with that strange look.Nanon went anyway to get the tableware and set it in front of her.Anya didn't like bitter coffee, so she put three pieces of sugar in the cup at once, which attracted even more strange looks from Madame Grandet and Nanon.

Charlie ate his eggs while Anya cut a puff pastry and put it on her plate.They sit opposite each other.Charlie's dining posture is very elegant and attractive in every way; Anja's movements are more vulgar in order to avoid revealing.But after all, because of the new core, today's "Eugenie" feels extraordinarily extraordinary.Madame Grandet stared at her daughter dumbfounded, and began to wonder whether she liked Charles.

There was a knock at the door, and Nanon tensed up immediately, and took away the pan with the cakes and the bowl with the eggs.There was a surprised expression on Charlie’s face, he hadn’t finished eating yet: “What’s the matter with you?”

"Father is back." Anya put down the cup in her hand and said.

Grandet walked in, and first looked around.When he saw his nephew and his daughter drinking coffee together, he was so angry that he said, "It's messed up, it's messed up, the old cat is not at home, and the rats will turn upside down."

"You are back, Monsieur," said Madame Grandet timidly.

"Nanon, give me a glass of wine." Mr. Grandet gave Charlie a look and ordered.He drank a glass of wine standing up and cut himself a small piece of bread.When he was about to enter, he saw the plate of candies left on the table, and immediately became angry again: "Where did it come so many times, don't pass it, are you going to ruin all my property?" happy?"

"Dad, today's coffee is a bit too bitter." Anya said.

"Add a little milk to the coffee and it won't be bitter." Mr. Grandet said angrily, and put the plate of sugar aside.

Anya took the candy back.She deliberately wanted to promote the development of the plot and let Charlie know the bad news as soon as possible.

Sure enough, because she dared to disobey her father boldly, Mr. Grandet said angrily: "Well, you dare to oppose your father for a stranger, well, I will let him know as soon as possible what kind of person he is." misfortune."

Come on, Dad.Anya clenched her fist silently.

"Chapter 3"

Charlie didn't understand, so he said: "What are you talking about, uncle? What misfortune can I have? God took my mother away prematurely, and he won't bring me pain again."

Oh innocent child.Anya walked aside with the cup, and added another piece of sugar to herself under the gaze of Mr. Grandet.The low-quality coffee from Grandet's house was indeed too bitter, but at this time, he could only make do with it.Charlie is just an innocent and carefree young man now, who would have thought that he would do such a thing in the future?

"Come with me." Mr. Grandet glared at Anya, slammed his hat, and led Charlie outside.

Madame Grandet slumped in her chair and murmured: "It really frightens me... He will beat us."

"Then let him fight." Anya said indifferently.Eugenie might actually kneel and be beaten, but she could run.The only advantage of being born in this kind of family is that the body will not be as weak as the noble lady. After all, Mr. Grandet is already an old man. If she ran outside, would he still beat her on the street?

"Forget it, say I did everything." Madame Grandet said sadly.

Anya felt a strange feeling in her heart.In her impression, this kind of women who only know how to be submissive and obey men should be despised.They are like a dodder flower, they have no self-ability at all, they only know how to survive by obeying others; and Anya... She is not sure whether she also has a side to obey the strong, but the purpose of her appearance in this world is to change this world. Everything, so that the woman whose fate has become miserable because of the despicable entrusted lifelong object can change when everything happens or does not happen, in short, it is a scumbag man.

And the key is that she did it not for the "cause" that has not happened or has happened, but for the "effect" that has been described in the "original book"... That's why Charlie is still a pure and good boy. At that time, she decided to torture him.For a person like Mrs. Grandet, the habits formed over decades have been difficult to change. If Mr. Grandet died and she was still alive, she would naturally obey her daughter.The rule for seizing the body without the master's consent is that she must completely regard the identity of the master as her own, that is to say, she must truly regard the Grandets as her parents.And the feeling of being protected by a cowardly mother... not bad.

This time Mr. Grandet took Charlie a little far away, so the women sitting in the room did not hear any conversation.But soon, Anya vaguely heard Charlie's crying, and soon saw him running into the house with tears all over his face and going upstairs.

M. Grandet then entered.He said, "The storm will pass. This kid is worthless, and he puts death before money. Don't spend my money on sugar to feed this little bastard again, madam."

Anya adjusted her movements and expressions, and said, "It's none of my mother's business, it's because I think the coffee is a bit bitter..."

"Wow! Now that I've raised you, you're going against your father." Mr. Grandet said angrily, "You should also think about it, did the money fall from the sky? It's all me You should save some money. Didn’t I say it earlier? Add some milk to your coffee and it won’t be bitter.”

Nanon said boldly: "But, sir, sir, he seems to have lived a very good life..."

"But he's a pauper now, see? A pauper with no pennies. A poor man should live a poor man's life, and don't even think about using egg whites to polish his shoes. When he has cried enough, I'll let him go, never mind I'll support him. His father is bankrupt."

"What is bankruptcy, father?" Anya showed a naive and surprised expression very professionally.

"Bankruptcy is theft, but it is theft protected by law. When people hand over their property to him, he swallows it all up, leaving only a pair of eyes weeping. Your uncle traded a gun for the sound of his son crying, but you still I don't know how many people cry harder than that bastard!" Mr. Grandet said angrily.

Anya is not as innocent and ignorant as Eugenie. She vaguely remembers that she came from "modern times" and knows a thing or two about bankruptcy.The situation Mr. Grandet mentioned belongs to the planned bankruptcy, which is for the purpose of profit, but Uncle Grandet's bankruptcy is a last resort, which is far worse in essence.She took a breath and continued her lines: "Then father, why don't we help uncle?"

"How to help? He owes 400 million, how can we have so much money?"

... No three-year-old in Saumur would believe you, Papa.Anya complained silently.Monsieur Grandet has no money?He is a typical one who can only get in and out, and his annual expenses excluding taxes will never exceed fifty francs, and the annual income is more than 50 francs?In addition, he inherited a large amount of inheritance, and he was the head of the district before, so what is a mere 400 million?It was all said in the original book that when Eugenie liquidated her property later, there would be a full seventeen million gold waiting for her to caress.Anya's eyes couldn't help but sparkle, 700 million francs in this era, what kind of concept is that!

On the surface, she had to ask Mr. Grandet innocently: "What is 100 million?"

"A million?" said Grandet. "That's a million twenty cents, and five twenty cents make five francs."

"Well, what about my cousin?"

"I'll send him to India, to South Germany."

Anya felt that she didn't need to say the last sentence.The line in the original book is "Where can he go if he doesn't have money?" But Anya knows very well that Charlie's little things, jewelry and so on, can be enough for travel expenses if he sells them a little, not to mention that he has gold to make money. dressing box.Those trinkets made of gold and diamonds would only be reduced to a few percent of the original price in the hands of Grandet, but it would be different if they were auctioned in Paris.Charlie was really just a child at this time, and he didn't know how much money was cheated by his uncle.But thinking about what he did later, Anya really didn't have any sympathy for him.

"Father, you are so kind!" She stepped forward sweetly and put her arms around her father's neck, trying to increase the sugar content in her voice, so as to strengthen Mr. Grandet's determination to send his nephew away.Even without mind reading skills, the original work clearly reflected in her mind can give her enough reference.

A particularly mournful cry came from the attic, which startled them all.Monsieur Grandet ordered: "Nanon, go up and have a look. Don't let him commit suicide. Sending him away alive is my duty as an uncle." Then he turned to Madame Grandet and Anya and said: "Don't be fooling around! I'm going to negotiate a business with a Dutch customer." Then he picked up his hat and gloves and left.

Anya didn't mind how miserable Charlie was crying up there. She watched Mr. Grandet leave and said, "Nanon, bring out the plates with puff pastry and eggs. I'm still hungry."

"Why do you eat so much today, mademoiselle?" asked Nanon in amazement, "and it's for entertaining guests."

"Our own family can't eat enough, why should we entertain others? Well, Nanon, take it out." Anya said, and got two horrified eyes.In fact, in some respects, she really felt that what her father said made sense!

Madame Grandet looked at her and said, "My daughter, if your father finds out about this..."

"I'll take it back to my room and eat it." Anya said without changing her expression, "And before that, I will ask Charlie, he ate too little just now." Anyway, Charlie would never eat, She took the plate and just went through the motions.

"Let's go and see him, he's poor enough." Madame Grandet said with a sigh, putting down what she was doing.Anya asked Nanon to find a food basket to put away her things, and went upstairs with the basket.

Just as it said in the original book, the door was left open, and Charlie was lying on the bed crying hoarsely.Madame Grandet walked up to him and comforted him: "My nephew, don't cry, people cannot be resurrected after death, so be careful."

"But I don't have a father anymore. Why did this happen so suddenly." Charlie's eyes were red from crying, and he looked rather pitiful, which could arouse a woman's motherhood.

Anya's heart of stone was not moved by her at all.She said with an innocent and happy smile: "Brother, you must cheer up! You have to plan for yourself. You didn't use much when you ate just now. Do you want to eat more?"

From Mrs. Grandet's point of view, although these words sound a bit wrong no matter how they sound, she can fully feel her daughter's "goodwill" because of the groundwork downstairs.But the client, Charlie, felt different. He wished he could throw his cousin out: "Elder sister, my elder sister, stop talking, get out quickly, and let me stay alone for a while!"

Oh, what an embarrassment.Anya carried the basket and walked out first: "Come on, mother, let him be alone for a while."

Do you think it's over?Still a long way to go!

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The author has something to say: [Reading tips:

The content of this chapter is written when Charlie just learned the news of his father's death. 】

Modify the BUG in the previous chapter, the habit of Grandet's family is to stand up for lunch at noon, because it saves time and eats less... OJZ

The original book is really written in all kinds of classics, and those who have never read it are recommended to read it... especially the words of Mr. Grandet, which are really very classic! [That is to say, a lot of meanings are quoted in this chapter...] I really think that Mr. Grandet is not a scumbag except for being too greedy for money. In fact, he still has warmth for Eugenie. Compared with He is really a good guy who wrote about all kinds of scumbags... And it must be considered that he has been stingy all his life, and it has become an obsession when he gets old. When the plot happened, he was almost 80 years old. It's not surprising that such a development...