Grasp the farming script in the famous book

When it comes to farming, Roland believes in a principle:

Not everything has to be done by herself.

Finding a reliable helper is more important than doing everything yourself.

During the month of leaving Longborn, Roland handed over the chicken farm to Thomas Barry and Mrs. Foden, the cook, and the pine forest to the sharecroppers in Longborn, please take good care of them.

Mrs. Foden was well aware of the importance of excellent ingredients, so she agreed without hesitation, saying that as long as she was around, no one would even think about the idea of ​​a chicken farm.Even if Mr. and Mrs. Bennett want to treat guests, they must not use N3909.

The specific work of raising and caring for N3909 was handed over to Thomas.

This honest tenant farmer may not have a bright mind, but he does things with a scrupulous eye and is meticulous.

There were a total of fourteen things that Roland had given, and Thomas memorized them all in detail. He drew lines on the wooden posts of the barn every day, and he must draw all fourteen points before he would call it a day and go home.His careful daughter Betty will repeatedly remind her father what the fourteen lines refer to.

There is no extra work to be done in the pine forest. Roland just asks the tenants to patrol the pine forest occasionally, in case someone thinks that this pine forest also produces black summer truffles and comes here to "try their luck".

After she had explained all these properly, she went to London with confidence and boldness.

There, Mrs. Bennett's younger brother, Mr. Gardner's family, took care of the niece's first social appearance.

The Longborn sisters kept receiving letters from London, and Roland would report to them almost every day: yesterday she went to a picnic, today she went to a department store, and tomorrow she was going to a dance...

Mary, who was in charge of reading the letter, said disgustedly: "Lydia misspelled a more complicated word again."

Kitty was still sulking on the sofa: "Why didn't I get this treatment the year before last? Even if my birthday is in winter, I can go again in summer!"

Jane calmly explained: "That's because Uncle Gardner's family went on a trip last summer."

Kitty could not blame anyone, but hated her own fate, and sighed deeply.

Elizabeth raised her head at this moment, and asked for her elder sister, "Did you mention Mr. Bingley's family?"

The Bingley family originally said they were going to cool off in the countryside, but Miss Bingley missed the prosperity of London's social season, so she finally persuaded her brother to go to London together.

His friend had also left Netherfield, having some personal business to attend to in London.

The mood of the Longborn family was slightly depressed by this.

Mary shook her head: "As far as Lydia is concerned, after going to a place like London, how can she care about others?...Besides, London is so big, it's hard to meet her."

The sisters felt that it made sense.

Jane and Elizabeth glanced at each other, probably remembering Miss Bingley's tone when she commented on Uncle Gardner, and couldn't help but sigh.

Coincidentally, when Roland returned from London a month later, the carriage that sent her off was from Meryton, which arrived at the same time as the Bingley family's carriage.

On this day, the sisters arrived in Meryton early in the morning, spending time at Aunt Phillips' house, waiting to take Roland home.

Not long after, the carriage sent by Uncle Gardner arrived. Before the carriage stopped, Roland jumped out of the carriage, hugged one by one with the sisters who came forward to greet her, and then unloaded the gifts they brought from the carriage. Move it out and give it to your sisters.

A little farewell to reunion, even if there was a little jealousy and unhappiness between the sisters, it has long since disappeared.The Bennett sisters stepped forward to hug Roland one by one. Everyone praised Roland for growing a little taller and looking better than before.

But none of them noticed that following the carriage that sent Roland, there was another carriage with the words "Hopkins Building Materials Company" painted on its body.

The Bingleys and Mr. Darcy also happened to return to Netherfield from London on the same day, and by the same road.

The roads in Hertfordshire are not wide and the roads are not smooth enough.The freight carriage of the building material company was large and slow, blocking Bentley and his party for a long time.

The goal of both parties is the same.Even though the freight carriage politely gave way at a fork in the road, Mr. Hurst, who was in the same car with Mr. Darcy, still couldn't help complaining: "The countryside is not as good as London..."

But Darcy looked out of the window, a little curious about the freight carriage.

Judging from the ruts left behind, the carriage was loaded with very heavy goods; the carriage was walking very carefully, as if the goods on the carriage were fragile and important.

But who would deliver building materials from London to Hertfordshire?

"What? Miss Bennett?"

Arriving in Meryton, Mr. Darcy, whose curiosity was aroused, sent his valet to the freight carriage to inquire.But he really didn't expect that it would be such a result.

"Which Miss Bennett is...?"

Darcy asked a question, and the manservant asked again, but the other party said that he didn't know other details.

As for the ladies of the Bennet family, it was not until they reached the door of the Longborn house that they realized that there was a delivery carriage behind them.

"Little sister, how many good things have you brought back from London? ——It takes a whole carriage to load it?"

The sisters were shocked.

The freight carriage marked "Hopkins Building Materials Co., Ltd." was parked at the gate of the Longbourn mansion. The driver and workers jumped out of the carriage and began to unload the goods.

The sisters were stunned to see two workers carefully unload the large plate glass wrapped in oiled paper from the car, and at the same time asked Roland loudly: "Miss Bennett, where are these materials going to be stacked?"

Roland pointed to a large sunny space in front of the mansion: "This is fine."

At this time, Mrs. Bennet and Mrs. Housekeeper came out to welcome Roland's return.

As soon as Mrs. Bennet saw Roland, she immediately jumped up and hugged him with a smile on her face, and screamed dearly for a while.

"My dear Lydia, what are these?"

After a long time, Mrs. Bennet finally noticed the workers who were carrying goods to her house.

"Mom, this is a gift from me to the whole family!" Roland took Mrs. Bennett's hand and helped her into the house.

"Do you know where I went in London? I went to Kew Gardens—yes, the Royal Botanic Gardens on the southern outskirts of London. . . and there I saw the conservatory—"

Her letters home always said that she went to this shop and to the dance there—in fact, when she was in London, she went to Greenwich to see the astronomical clock and to Somerset Gong watched the art exhibition, and also went to Little London to deal with her agent's bank account...

The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in the southern suburbs is Roland's favorite place in London, where she bought many precious seeds and received a lot of inspiration there.

"Mom, can you imagine that in winter, we also sit in the garden, basking in the sun and drinking afternoon tea? Surrounded by flower gardens in full bloom, the fragrance of flowers is bursting around us..."

Hearing Roland's words, Mrs. Bennet's expression was clearly "I believe in your ghost, where can the sun shine in England in winter?"

But with such a generous gift, it seemed that the youngest daughter was very filial and cared about Longbourne. It was the first time in her life that she went to London, and she still didn't forget to bring such a "rich gift" home.

Mrs. Bennett accepted the "impractical" present as soon as she was pleased--in fact she never cared about it.

"Let the coachman unload slowly, Lydia, come in, and let Mama have a good look at you."

Roland did not forget to tell the driver a few words, and the people from the building materials company agreed and unloaded all the materials.

These materials are stacked in the open space outside the Longbourn House. In addition to the large sheets of plate glass, there are also a large number of wooden columns and hardwood strips made of oak, which have been dug in advance and the joints have been polished. Tenon at the place.

The next day, workers from another "George Wood Construction Company" came to Longbourn and began "construction" on the vacant lot in front of Bennett's house without saying a word.

A few workers were digging foundations out of the ground, and two others in thick carpentry gloves were assembling posts, strips of hardwood and plate glass.

Mr. Bennet was stunned when he returned from his pine forest.

In front of his mansion, a "greenhouse" is built entirely of wooden frames and glass.

The walls and roof of the conservatory are made of two-foot-square panels of sheet glass, with a wooden frame and solid timber columns running through them.

The transparency of the glass is quite good, and it is crystal clear under the sunlight.

On the other side of the mansion, workers are rushing to build another "greenhouse"-the on-site construction process has fully proved to Mr. Bennett that he is not dreaming.

While Mr. Bennett reached out to rub his eyes, Roland had already run out of his house: "Dad, look, this is the greenhouse I brought back from London..."

Mr. Bennett had heard early in the morning that his daughter had brought a very special "gift" back from London, but he never expected it to be like this.

He was amazed by the sight in front of him, and he was even more curious about the cost of these two "greenhouses":

His youngest daughter was just a silly girl who had just stepped into the world of society. Where did she get the money to get the construction company to send the materials from London and have the workers come home to build it?

Mr. Bennett turned to his daughter, who was about to ask a question.

The youngest daughter rushed to say: "Father, you must have written to Uncle Gardner, asking him to take good care of me, right? He is so kind!"

Mr. Bennett: Oh... so it's my brother-in-law.

He couldn't help shaking his head slightly, thinking that when his brother-in-law wrote to him, he still vaguely reminded himself not to spoil the child, and not to give the child too much pocket money—but it was Mr. Gardner's turn, but he was so generous that he didn't even ask for such a request. satisfy?

When I see my brother-in-law and his wife at Christmas, I must thank them--thought Mr. Bennet to himself.