Grasp the farming script in the famous book

Roland looked at himself in the mirror of the barber shop: For a long time, she no longer needed a hairnet.

Her long, thick brown hair had been cut very short, almost like a boy's crew cut.Roland had to point the barber from time to time, asking him to make some places that looked like dogs gnawed a little bit smoother.

"Children, after you cut your hair short, it will be easy to take care of."

The barber's wife muttered beside Roland, as if she was afraid that Roland would feel sad.

Roland himself had no psychological pressure at all.Clean and crisp short hair is most suitable for farming players.And now her face is handsome but not charming, and the short hair style of a boy just makes her heroic appearance obvious.

But she looked at herself in the mirror, and saw the young face of Jo March, frowning slightly, looking like she was about to cry.

Roland simply closed his eyes, as if he couldn't bear to look at himself in the mirror.

At this moment in front of the mirror, Roland suddenly understood the true state of mind of the character in the original book—it was a vigorous 16-year-old girl with high spirits and somewhat vain.This long hair is not so precious to Roland, but to Joe, it is really very reluctant.

But for the sake of her family and for the whole family to tide over the difficulties together, the young girl held back her reluctance, gave up her vanity, and resolutely cut off her long hair in exchange for a life-saving money.

This moment of mutual understanding is like a gap in the haze in the sky, and the sun shines on Roland's heart along the gap.She no longer needs any "personal card", in this plane, she is the young Joe March.

"Joe, don't worry, Fu Min is in a hurry, Huang Gusha さ," Roland said silently in his heart, "Together we will become strong and complete people."

When she opened her eyes again, the barber handed her $25.

"It's a pity that your hair color is not the most popular one. If it is all black hair, I dare you to pay you $40."

Roland stared at the money in a daze: $25.

$25 for a good head of hair? ——Thinking back when she was in the "Floating Plane", $10 was already enough for the entire Tara to live a prosperous life.

In other words, these two planes should be stories of the same era. Is there such a big difference in prices between the north and the south?

But in any case, $25 is a lot of money for a little girl like Joe.She thanked the barber and his wife, saying that they had solved her urgent need, and gave some casual pointers, including several novel ways of braiding hair, and then said goodbye from the barbershop and hurried back.

When she returned to March's house, it happened that Laurie had also rushed back from Aunt March's house.

Laurie's full name was Theodore Lawrence, but he liked being called "Laurie".Laurie lived with his grandfather, James Lawrence, a neighbor of the Marches, and the two families were very close.Laurie grew up with the girls like a part of the March family.

This time it was Laurie who did it for Aunt March.He came back with a note and some money.This is after Aunt March heard about Mr. March's illness, she finally supported the March family with a small amount of money, but the note repeated the same old tune, blaming the March family for a long time. This is wrong, that is wrong, March The fact that Mr. went to join the army was a disaster in itself.

Roland looked at Mrs. March, and saw that she had collected the money, but gently handed the note from her aunt into the fire.

The March family is very grateful for the financial support and will repay it in the future; but when there is a conflict of ideas, they still listen to themselves.

Roland agreed with Mrs. March very much: No matter what my aunt said, since she was willing to say it, let her say it.

Roland praised Mrs. March in his heart, and handed the $25 to his mother.Then with a blushing face, he took off his hat in front of everyone.

There was an uproar in the living room.

Mrs. March was stunned, and the sisters rushed up to hug Roland.

Meg and Beth were about to shed tears, but the youngest Amy, with an unbelievable expression on her face, waved her hand behind Roland's back, as if she still wanted to touch her hair that was hanging down to her waist. Thick and long hair.

Roland shrugged and said, "Unfortunately, the master at the barber shop didn't like Kom (40) being too light. He said that if it was a rich black, he would pay $[-]."

"Yo Lu, I like to strive to make my hair grow darker."

Beth and Meg had tears in their eyes, and when they heard Roland say this, they were immediately amused by her and laughed.

"Joe, you bastard, how can there be a next time?" Meg complained.

Amy was on the side, but asked Roland ignorantly: "Will the hair color change? Joe, I'm so stupefied..."

Roland had to make a face at Amy.This kid probably didn't want to sell his hair for more money, but rather wanted his hair color to look more fashionable.

Mrs. March also stepped forward, hugging Roland tenderly, her tone full of admiration: "Thank you for your selfless devotion."

Roland was hugged by Mrs. March. It was the first time she met such a gentle mother in the plane, and she was inevitably touched.

Unexpectedly, when she looked up, she just saw Laurie standing behind Mrs. March with a hat in his hand.His eyes were round and round, and he looked at her in surprise, as if he no longer recognized her.

"Teddy, don't you also feel that I'm so cute!

After Mrs. March let go of Roland, Roland asked Laurie angrily.

Laurie didn't speak, and walked forward, suddenly stretched out his hand, and stroked Roland's short hair.Then he changed his hand and touched his own, which means... It's better than knocking on the screen.

Roland was stunned by Laurie, and immediately reached out and rubbed Laurie's head - damn, this guy's hair is really longer than hers now.Laurie had short, flowing brown hair, while Roland had more of a crew cut now.

"It's actually shorter than you!" Roland said, "It seems that my hair needs to work harder and grow longer."

Laurie laughed instantly.

He stretched out his arms to hug Roland, and whispered in her ear: "Joe, you, really. You are the bravest person I know."

"Don't be too sad, Mr. Brook will definitely help take care of your parents."

"Mr. Brook?" Roland didn't know about it yet.

Laurie explained to her: Mr. Brooke is brave enough to accompany Mrs. March to Washington.Laurie's grandfather, Mr Lawrence, had agreed.

"That's really great!" Roland expressed his gratitude to Laurie sincerely, and asked him to bring a message to Mr. Brooke to convey his respect.Glancing at it, she saw Meg bowed her head with her face flushed.About Mr. Brook's performance, Meg is also one of the motivations.

The March family went to bed early that night, after all, Mrs. March had to catch the early train to Washington the next morning.

Roland lay on the bed, recalling the turmoil of the first day he had just entered the plane. At the end of the day, the difficulties in front of him had a temporary solution, and everyone in the family overcame those suppressed emotions and regained consciousness. Looking to the future with hope.

This is a very warm family, the girls have received or are receiving a good education.

—But why are they so poor?

Roland sighed.

I don't know if Luna is helping outside the plane. At this time, the producer sent a little background information to Roland.

The March family was originally quite wealthy, and the family was well off.But Mr. March chose to help one of his friends through the crisis, so he spent a lot of property, and the March family began to suffer.

This can be seen from the comparison of the family backgrounds of Aunt March and the March family.Although Aunt March is an "old girl", she has a family property, and her financial situation is much better than that of the March family.

In the March family, Mr. March was a chaplain and received a modest salary.Mrs. March had a salary of her own to support the family.And Meg, who just started working as a governess, also dedicated her salary to pay the rent for the whole family.

Jo was a very literary girl, who liked to read and write stories, and to call Laurie and the sisters and rehearse plays in her own house.

She has written two articles and sent them to the newspaper, and they have been appreciated by the editors of the newspaper, and even turned into small typefaces and printed on the newspaper.

However, because it was a debut novel, it was not paid, so it could only be printed in newspapers for readers to evaluate.

Therefore, what Joe gains is not so much the prospect and hope of becoming a professional novelist, but a little humble self-confidence.

But this was a difficulty that Roland realized after entering the plane: she was just a simple farming player, and she didn't have much advantage in writing.

But she became "Jo March."How will she maintain her personality as a "literary young woman" in front of her sisters in the future?

Roland thought for a while, and decided to take out all the previous manuscripts of "myself" if I had the opportunity, at least to get acquainted with "myself"'s writing style first.Read more books and see if you can make up for the shortcomings in writing.

But before that, she thought, she had to make money first.

She wants the March family to get rid of the distressed family situation, and at least have a sufficient emergency reserve fund, which can be handled by the family in an emergency, so that there is no need to look at the faces of relatives.

For Roland, making money is definitely not more difficult than writing.

The next morning, the girls gather to say goodbye to Mrs. March and Mr. Brooke.Mr. Laurence and Laurie came to see him off.

Mrs. March entrusts the girls to the care of her maid Hannah and neighbor Mr. Lawrence.With the help of Mr. Lawrence, at least for a short time, the March girls need not worry about food and clothing.

However, this couldn't stop Roland from taking to the streets to find ways to earn income.

She temporarily put aside all kinds of trivial matters and housework at home, and walked onto the main street.In this day and age, what kind of jobs can young girls find, and what means can they use to make money?

She is not Meg, and she might mislead her children if she becomes a tutor. Naturally, she is best at farming and cooking.

But in this small town in my hometown, there are no places like restaurants or cafes.There are quite a few cooks in the city, but most of them serve in the homes of big families.

This situation is similar to her situation in the "Plane of Monte Cristo".The difference is that, back then, she had 25 francs of start-up capital in the Monte Cristo plane, but now she even needs to sell her hair to get [-] dollars to support her parents here.

Even if you want to farm, you have to have a field.

Roland walked and thought, when suddenly he heard a voice say, "Jo, Jo March! Miss March!"

When Roland looked up, he saw the proprietress of the barber shop leaning halfway out from the door of the barber shop and waving enthusiastically at Roland.

"Joe!" The proprietress blushed, "You taught me yesterday. There are guests here today and I think it's very nice, but my strong cooking skills are bad. Exploring whoops!

When Roland mentioned her long skirt, he strode over: "Of course it's no problem."

"Actually, Zhaxian Benlei did not talk about it in detail yesterday. Today I will talk to you about it."

She went to the barbershop and took off her hat, revealing her naughty short hair.

The proprietress sighed, and said embarrassedly: "Yesterday, the smuggler bought your hair for only 25 dollars, which is too little."

Roland didn't think so, and she said: "You didn't plan to buy hair to make wigs at all. You knocked on the store and asked for it. Toms agreed, and Kaya was very grateful."

"Come on, let me show you how to braid those braids."

Roland asked the proprietress to sit in the chair she sat in yesterday, gently spread the proprietress' long hair, and showed it to the barber named Thomas.

She not only explained the braids of yesterday, but also demonstrated several variations by the way.Once Toms has mastered it, he can combine changes and weave countless beautifully shaped braids.

"Thomas, I'm sorry, Miss March, for a little reward."

After Roland finished speaking, the proprietress looked at her husband seriously.

Stretching out his hands and scratching his head, Toms also felt that this was the case, but he found it difficult to set a price—how much should these methods of braiding be worth?

But Roland shook his head and said, "It's really nothing. The friendship you gain is truly priceless."

She then pointed to a cake on a tray in the window of the barber shop and asked, "Excuse me, is this cake you use to entertain guests?"

The proprietress nodded again and again, anxiously going to make tea and invite Roland to have a taste.

Roland did not refuse.She tasted it, and saw that it was a kind of dessert called "pound cake", which was heavy in oil and sugar, and it was a bit similar to the madeleine cake she used to entertain friends in the "Plane of Monte Cristo".

By now she had an idea—a great one.

The author has something to say: ①Teddy is Laurie's nickname, and Joe is the only one who calls him that.