[Pride and Prejudice] Squire and Noble

The next day, the morning at Bell Manor was lively.

London friends who came to the ball were warmly received by Bell Manor and enjoyed a delicious breakfast.Afterwards, Mr. Lauren, the housekeeper, led everyone to visit the magnificent vineyard, while the Bennett family gathered in the dining room and had a very warm breakfast.

The servants take good care of them, and when they go to bed together, they experience the joy that is different from the past. This is even more reflected at the dinner table. Almost any lady stretches out her hand, and these well-trained servants can understand what they want or want. dissatisfied.

When dinner was over, Mr. Bennet produced a letter after the servants had cleared away the dishes.

"This news is definitely not good. If I said it before the ball, I was always afraid of spoiling your interest, so I delayed it until now." Mr. Bennet paused, "This letter is from Mr. Collins, your cousin, He is also the one who will inherit my piece of land in Longbourn after I die in the future."

His expression was unpredictable, "In two days, his carriage will arrive at Longbourne."

Yisha stopped, "Why did he come?"

"My dear, please read this letter." Mr. Bennet handed out the letter.

Isa took it and took it apart to read.But the more I looked down, the more wrong her face became. This letter is really long, and there are many useless and empty sentences in it. Sometimes it is exaggerated praise, and sometimes it is a reproach for their mismanagement. He wrote It was a long string, with my own name attached at the end.

"Dad, this must be an arrogant and stupid guy." Isa likes reading letters and reading letters to recognize people's characters, and this method has been tried and tested.

Mary and the others also leaned over to read the letter. In the letter, Cousin Collins did not forget to praise his lovely benefactor, Mrs. Catherine de Bauer, and the glorious events that he has now been ordained. .However, although the previous words were earnest and very solemn, at the end, he still couldn't hold back and said: I heard that there was a catastrophe in the land of Longbourn. I regret that I only know now. I am deeply disturbed, and I need to come to see what happened, and hope that the family will be so...

After reading the letter, Mrs. Bennet couldn't bear it immediately, "have pity on my nerves, what is he going to do, you know, this name is the first among the people I don't want to see in my life! I Sir, you are still alive and well, is he so impatient to care about our land?!"

"Besides, what is he worried about? Could it be that he has already taken the land of Longbourne as his own?" Mary also frowned.

Isa looked thoughtful and did not join their conversation.

She has given up on the land of Longbourne, even if she wants to give it away immediately, Mr. Collins can no longer threaten their property at all.Under the name of the Bennett family, the Bell Manor is not subject to property inheritance laws. Any daughter can inherit it, and even buy and sell it. It is not up to him, Collins, to dictate.

In fact, the reason why the Bell Manor was not made public until more than three years later was due to her considerations.

After all, the incident at the time was a big deal. If the time was too close, there might be some clues that would be discovered, but now, no matter how much Collins wants to find out, it is impossible!

So, come on, what are you afraid of!

With a certain mind, Isa smiled, "Father, mother, in fact, I would like to give the land of Longbourn to Mr. Collins now. Besides, the land of Bell Manor is definitely firmly held, and it is not the gentleman's turn. Then he can come, just add a pair of bowls and chopsticks at most." Her eyes flashed slyly, "Didn't he say in his letter that he hoped we would make room for him in Longbourne, then we will let him in Live in Longbourne for a while!"

They have moved to Bell Manor with their family, and the house at Longbourne must be very suitable for entertaining this annoying gentleman!

Mr. Bennett laughed out loud, "That's a really good idea."

The sisters also understood, and laughed so hard that they couldn't straighten up. Lydia giggled, covering her stomach, "Dear sister Isha, you are too bad!" She giggled, "But ,I really like!"

Isa readily accepted the word "bad", drank tea calmly and smiled.

At this time, the Bennet family no longer has any worries. Instead, they are looking forward to the arrival of this gentleman. Mr. Collins will definitely feel very happy about this visit!

And just after they finished discussing this, when they split up for activities, Bell Manor ushered in a guest.

It was Mr. Henry who came, and he showed a warm smile as soon as he came, "Oh, Miss Elizabeth, I heard about the rise of the Bennett family, which really makes me happy! Congratulations!" Sha smiled and quickly welcomed him in.

Although this gentleman is only a subordinate of Mr. Darcy, Isa admires his work ability, and this is a very elegant gentleman, and she is willing to associate with him.After they chatted for a few words, they talked about his reason for coming. It turned out that Mr. Darcy had not forgotten the proposal of the fine wine salon yesterday, but had already started preparations early in the morning.

"Mr. Darcy said that he has carefully considered your proposal yesterday, and he will organize a perfect salon within two days. Please be sure to keep the guests for a day or two, waiting for the opening of the salon." Mr. Henry quietly looked at Miss Elizabeth's expression, trying to find some clues.

But Isa didn't show any other emotions at all, her smile was perfect and elegant, "Oh, I see, please tell him that these guests will stay at Bell Manor, please don't worry. And , I will find time to go there in the afternoon and hold this salon together.”

Mr. Henry nodded immediately, and got up to leave shortly after.

Isa sat on the sofa and took a few sips of tea, then put on her hat and went out after speaking with her sisters.

When I went to the TAC wine shop, which is the venue of the fine wine salon, Isa saw Mr. Darcy who was directing the actions of the servants. He stood there, commanding calmly, with a serious look and brown eyes. It is full of wisdom, like a general berating Fang Qiu.

Seeing Isa coming, Mr. Darcy was not too surprised.

He knew that this unyielding young lady would definitely not want to call out all this and let him organize it alone.

He nodded to her, and Isa nodded back with a smile, and then, the two of them got into work.None of them is a person who would affect their work because of their own selfish desires. After entering the working state, they started holding this salon wholeheartedly.

In the next two days, she didn't have time to think about Mr. Collins' affairs at all, and she was so busy with the Wine Salon that she was so busy.For this fine wine salon, at the beginning, she and Darcy had different opinions. She wanted to make this salon more diverse, but Darcy believed that for a salon, a noble and elegant environment That's what matters.

They had different opinions, but the two of them miraculously did not quarrel at all. After sharing their thoughts with each other, they were silent for about 2 minutes, lost in thought, and quickly found a good solution.

Salons are mostly activities of the upper class. They are invited by the master during their leisure time to go to an elegant environment, visit some artworks, and talk about them.Just like a prom, although the artistic atmosphere is more intense, it is often more social. They wander and talk in it, looking for a more suitable partner, or building their own interpersonal network.

This time, Salon Isa did not focus on interpersonal communication. After all, the time of the meeting was too short to gather more people.Of course, Darcy thought so too.Therefore, the important thing is not who comes, but to open up the reputation, let TAC Wine Company and Bell Wine Estate fully come out, and attract more people to come.

In the early morning of the second day after the salon was ready, Isa, who was so tired that she couldn't get up in bed, was woken up by the sound of a visitor.

Walking downstairs, Isa saw a man.

He stood up straight, which was different from the straight and elegant gentlemen should have. He stood there like a pillar standing upright, and the whole person was holding his posture vigorously, which made Isa feel uncomfortable at a glance.He is not short, he is about 25 years old, and looks a little fat and strong.

What made Isa even more unhappy was the look in this man's eyes. He looked around, clearly expressing his covetousness.

Isa hid her displeasure and walked forward. Mr. Lauren immediately introduced, "Miss Elizabeth, this gentleman claims to be your distant cousin, named Collins."

Obviously, Mr. Lauren did not give him any comfortable treatment.

"Oh, it turned out to be Mr. Collins, why did you arrive so early?" Isa showed a decent but indifferent smile, "I thought you would wait at Longbourn, I heard that you were coming to check, but we specially sent Langbourne En's residence has been tidied up, and I'm just waiting for you to move in." She smiled, but her posture was very alienated and noble, "Are you dissatisfied with it?"

"No, no, absolutely not!" Mr. Collins showed a vain smile, he looked at his beautiful cousin with satisfaction, and complimented, "The view there is very good, the courtyard is very big, but compared to my benefactor Catherine de Mrs. Ball, oh, this is the lady I wrote about, the loving..."

"Mr. Collins, why don't we sit down and talk?" Isa interrupted with a smile.

The servants went to lead him to the living room after Yisha's signal.These well-trained servants almost only need a movement to understand whether the guest needs to be treated well or to be serious and distant. They poured him a drink and then stood aside.The smile on the campus sparrow Collins' face was a bit unbearable. He wanted to put on the same aristocratic posture as the cousin in front of him, but in the end he made it look completely different, which made people laugh and laugh.

"Where did I just say, oh, by the way, my dear benefactor, Mrs. Catherine de Bauer..."

Isa interrupted again with a smile, "No, Mr. Collins, I'm sorry I have to correct this problem. You actually talked about the scenery of Bennett's house and why you came to Bell Manor early in the morning."

"Pfft..." Lydia, who was peeping on the stairs, couldn't help a chuckle, and Mary quickly covered her mouth.

Mr. Collins was a little dissatisfied, but he tried his best to maintain his smile, "Oh, yes, Miss Elizabeth, the scenery of Bennett's house is very good, but I heard on the way that your family moved to Bell Manor, so I came here Visit." His eyes couldn't help but glance around again, "My God, Bell Manor is really wonderful, I can't think of more adjectives to compliment it, I can only say that it is only worse than Lady Catherine's residence Then a little bit!"

The smile on the corners of Isa's lips became more and more distant. She elegantly pinched the teacup, her eyelids drooping slightly to hide the disgust inside.

Mr. Collins began to chatter, he stood up, and kept going to touch here and there, with a strong possessive desire in his eyes, as if he wanted to take it as his own right away.For the umpteenth time he compared the difference between his lovely and honorable Lady Catherine's home and here, Isa couldn't help but gesture to Mr. Lauren.

Mr. Lauren was tired of it, and he immediately walked to Collins' side after receiving this instruction.

At this time, Collins was looking at an oil painting on the wall, and he reached out to touch it. Mr. Lauren quickly turned his body to stop him, and said solemnly and politely that the painting had a great origin, He absolutely can't afford it.Next, Mr. Collins got into a lot of trouble with the servants, so he finally got angry.

"Oh, my good cousin, it turns out that this is how you entertain guests. If Uncle Bennett finds out, he will definitely reprimand you angrily! If you have the demeanor of Lady Catherine's daughter, Miss Anne, you won't let Your servant does this!" He raised his chest and looked at Elizabeth high above, "I think the Bennett family must not welcome me, so I don't have to talk to you about more things!"

Isa's eyes turned cold, "They just want to protect everything in Bennett's house from being destroyed. Isn't that what they should do?" Turning a blind eye to the anger, just looking at him quietly.

It only takes one glance for Isha to see it.

This cousin is completely a paper tiger. Although he is educated, he still has the habits of his illiterate father. He has an arrogant personality and low self-esteem.Adding to the headache is his constant babble, a mobile noise maker on loop, annoying.

Yisha doesn't have much time to deal with him. The best way to deal with this kind of person is to be intimidated!

Anyway, they have nothing to ask him now, he can do whatever he likes, as long as he doesn't bother them.

Sure enough, Mr. Collins couldn't hold back under Isa's quiet but infinitely majestic gaze. He lingered in place for a while, and finally sat down on the sofa again.

"So, why don't you come and talk about your reason for coming?" Isa smiled, adopting a business-like attitude.

"Well, this..." He paused, as if he was racking his brains to think about how to deal with it, "I heard about the previous catastrophe at the Bennett's house. When I got the news and came to help, I felt very guilty, and I didn’t even think about food and drink, so I decided to come and have a look! Oh, my beloved Lady Catherine so generously agreed, she..."

"It turns out that my cousin is because of this incident." She continued to smile falsely, "Then in the afternoon, I will ask Mr. Lauren to send you over to inspect the land of Longbourn, and you can visit everything there as you like. , There are several excellent servants left there, and they will definitely give you the best hospitality."

She stood up and ended the conversation, "I still have something to do, so I won't accompany you for now."

"Mr. Lauren." She raised her hand and called the butler over, "Please take Mr. Collins home, and you must deliver it in person. There can be no mistakes. This is a distinguished guest of the Bennett family."

"Yes, Miss Elizabeth." Mr. Lauren respectfully agreed, "Please, Mr. Collins."

Mr. Collins was livid. He had been interrupted for the third time to compliment his benefactor, and it made him feel extremely unhappy!But the Miss Elizabeth in front of her was noble and distant, her words were full of politeness but she kept her distance, revealing a noble and unstoppable attitude, which made Collins unable to speak for a while.Confused and proud girl, too many husbands can't stop him from thinking, when Uncle Bennett finds out, he will definitely blame her in every possible way!

At that time, he must firmly express that he will not marry their daughter!Oh, no, at least I won't marry this rude second lady!

After seeing off Mr. Collins, Bell Manor became lively again.

Isa was not in much mood, she rubbed her temples, and sat there a little tired.

The workload in the past two days was too much, and even she couldn't stand it.It is indeed not an easy task to hold a perfect salon in two days, and Isa feels that her body is a bit overloaded.She planned to have a good sleep after the salon.

At this moment, Mary suddenly came forward with a small plate.

"Sister, you must be very tired, please try this snack!" Mary's eyes brightened, "This is a meal I read from a book."

"Oh?" Isa hid her tired look and opened her eyes curiously.

Sure enough, there are three small snacks in the beautiful small plate. The shape of the snacks is very beautiful, like three petals. They are very cute, exuding a crystal luster, which makes people move their index fingers. .Under Mary's expectant eyes, Isa took a small piece with a fork and put it in her mouth.

The entrance is very sweet, even with the fragrance of petals.

"Well, that's great, Mary!" Isa swallowed, and her eyes lit up. "What's the name of this lovely little treat?"

Little girl Mary laughed happily, "It's called petal cake!" She told the ingredients one by one, and Isa felt relieved when she saw that they were all common ingredients.She didn't have much research on diet, although she used to be a princess, so she used to attach great importance to the quality of diet, but after so many years, she no longer sticks to these small problems.

For her, it's okay to lose everything, as long as she is accompanied by good wine, then it's not a problem.

But Mary is different. Since her habit was broken by Isa, she has become interested in many things. She reads a lot of books. No matter what type she wants to know, in order to read all kinds of Original books, Mary began to study foreign languages.Isa smiled, she didn't even know that Mary had recently become obsessed with food again.

A lady from a high-class family is never willing to touch things on the stove, but Isa is not so strict in feudalism. Since Mary likes to mess with some small things, let her do it, as long as it does not hurt the body.

Mary was praised by her sister, and she became more excited, her blue eyes sparkled, "Sister, can I pick some grapes from the yard and try to make dessert?"

Isa shook her head resolutely, "No, Mary, those grapes can only be used to make wine, and the taste of other grapes will be very sour. It is definitely not a good choice." Seeing Mary's loss, Isa felt a little bit unbearable. After thinking about it for a while, Isa Said, "However, every year after the wine is made in the manor, there will be some leftovers of insufficient quality, which you can use as you like."

She added, "If you need it."

"Oh, sister, you are so kind!" Mary became playful, leaned over and gave Isa a "boo" on the face, then immediately lifted the hem of her skirt and ran away.

Seeing Mary gone, Isa felt a little regretful.She doesn't know cooking at all. This kind of thing is too far away from her life. She doesn't know whether wine can be used for dessert.She stood tangled for a while, but suddenly heard a reminder from Mr. Gale, "Miss Elizabeth, you need to prepare to go to TAC Wine Firm."

Isa looked at the time and had no choice but to put Mary's affairs aside, thinking about reminding her when she came back.

Sharon, oh Sharon, after preparing for so long and spending so much effort, she must make it worth the fare!

After dressing up with the help of the servants, Isa was about to go out, but saw a handsome figure head-on.He was standing outside the courtyard, dressed luxuriously, with a tall and handsome figure.As soon as he saw Isa coming out, he immediately raised a handsome smile.

The author has something to say: ————Thank you for the daily frying of Yutong sauce, which keeps the crispness of the egg tarts well~~Putting down MUA~~~o(*////▽////* )q————

By the way, my cousin’s combat value is not at the same level as our princess~~PS: I accompanied my mother to see a Chinese medicine doctor in the afternoon (the result was a big bag of western medicine and came back =_=), and I didn’t get home until [-] o’clock. I’ve just finished writing the code after eating, and the update is late, I’m sorry for the egg tart, ahem, put the lid on the pot...