Grasp the farming script in the famous book

"Roland" is actually a rather appropriate pen name.

It can be used as a boy's name, a girl's name, or a surname, and it's catchy.

Beth, who heard what Roland said, didn't know why Roland had a soft spot for this name, but she nodded in agreement: "It's a nice pseudonym."

So, Roland hurriedly went to the attic to write a reply, informing the other magazine of his "new" pseudonym, and agreeing to publish the short story he wrote.

She asked Beth to keep the secret for her, and she wanted to tell everyone the good news when the other party sent the printed publications.

She was ready to wait again, but this time the other publishing house acted sloppily, and quickly sent her a sample issue, and attached a check with the amount signed on it. It's 2 dollars.

Although Roland still needs to ask for an extra 15 cents commission for cashing the check, this is the first money she has received.

And for the first time, she turned her name (and her real name) into typeface and printed it in a publication.

After getting these, Roland felt that what he earned was not only 2 dollars, but it was 200 dollars, 2000 dollars.

As it happens, she has already settled on a cheap beachside family hotel and has saved enough money to invite the whole family on vacation.She planned to take the opportunity of the whole family chatting and taking a nap in the restaurant after dinner to tell everyone the good news.

Sure enough, when Roland showed the printed publications to everyone, cheers and applause erupted in the dining room of March's house.

Mrs. March, Hannah, Beth, and Amy, came up in turn to kiss Roland and congratulate her.

Mr. March grinned from ear to ear, and it seemed that "I knew this day would come" was written all over his face.

Roland also proudly showed off the cash stub of the $2 check she received, and then announced the second good news—she had saved enough money and invited her family to go on vacation by the sea.

This news came out of nowhere, even Beth, who had been helping Roland keep the secret earlier, was out of the blue.

She never thought that Roland planned such a family trip——

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The March family lost their property, and everyone has no connection with such words as "travel" and "vacation".

Beth lowered her head and stroked her chest lightly.

She knew why her sister worked so hard to save money and why she took everyone to the beach.

She had eavesdropped on the conversation between her parents and the doctor, and knew that she had sequelae after that serious illness, and also knew that the doctor suggested that she go to the seaside for a vacation to recuperate.

But it never occurred to Beth that she could make it.

Both parents have jobs, the eldest sister just got married and started her own small family, the second sister's "writing career" has just started to pick up, and she is so busy...

Beth really didn't expect that the second sister was so busy making money all day long, it was all for her, for her happiness and health.

As soon as Beth lowered her head, the circles of her eyes turned red.

Roland took her reaction into his heart, put his hand on Beth's shoulder, and whispered, "Little fool, we are a family. I didn't do this for you, did I do it for someone else?"

"Besides, this is my most sincere acknowledgment, thank you, Beth. Without you, I should not have had the courage to submit this little article."

"Thank you, my dearest Beth."

Roland expressed his gratitude solemnly and sincerely.

Beth sobbed softly, resting her forehead on Roland's shoulder, but she was too embarrassed to let her tears stain Roland's clothes.Mrs. March handed her her handkerchief tenderly, and said: "It's Jo's idea, and I don't think any of us has reason to refuse, don't you think, Beth?"

At this moment, Amy spoke in embarrassment.

"Father, mother, sisters, I also have an announcement to announce..."

"Aunt March invited me to accompany her and Aunt Carol's family on a trip to Europe."

This news was also very sudden, but it was not as exciting as the two Roland announced before.

"Joe, I'm sorry...I didn't know you were planning a trip to the beach."

Amy said hesitantly, showing that she was very unwilling to pour cold water on Roland.

"But Aunt March said that the departure date is just around the corner, and I will bid farewell to everyone in the next few days... I also really want to go to the seaside for vacation, but...but I have already promised Aunt March."

emmy look

Looked annoyed.

Roland looked at Amy intently.

The youngest Miss March was dressed in a well-cut dark blue civilian dress.The texture of the clothes is good, but the style is simple, and the colors are calm and unassuming.

Apparently it was Aunt March's gift to Amy.Amy was dressed, but it didn't stand out too much among the plain clothes of her sisters.

The timing of bringing it up was also—Amy wasn't bluffing about how rare the opportunity was, how honored she was to have the opportunity to travel to Europe.Amy only said it smoothly when she had to bring up the fact, and expressed her regret in passing: it seemed to her that going to Europe was far inferior to going to the seaside with her family for a holiday .

The March couple looked at each other and nodded together, indicating that Aunt March had already greeted them, and they agreed that Amy would go with them.

Only at this time, Amy showed a little joy, but this joy was diluted by the sorrow of parting that she expressed in a blink of an eye.

Roland sighed in his heart: So smooth, so thoughtful... Amy learned too quickly.

Aunt March has superb means, and in such a short period of time, she has shaped Amy into a "lady" suitable for the upper class.

Amy was no longer the little girl who would throw her sister's manuscript into the fire.

Roland thought to himself: Of course, she is no longer the Joe who couldn't hide her anger and sent her little sister into the ice cave.

We are all growing up and change is a matter of course.

However, Roland would feel at this moment that she still hoped that Amy would be the little girl who would borrow money to buy limes for her own vanity, and would get angry and cry.

Because that kind of Emmy will make people feel more real.

That's how things settled.

The March family will see off Amy and Aunt March to Europe, and then the family will go to the seaside for a short vacation. After all, Mr. March is a pastor, and the daily work in the small town church cannot do without him.

Before bidding farewell to her family, Amy came to thank Roland.

"Joe, if you hadn't given me the job of reading to my aunt, I think,

I should not have this opportunity. "

Roland carefully identified Amy's expression to see if she was particularly proud.

The result is no.

Amy seemed really grateful to Roland for giving her the chance—even though she had run home more than once in the past year and cried how Aunt March was so mean to her and picked on her everywhere, Don't allow her this, don't allow her that...

But now, Amy has accepted and agreed with her aunt, and she thinks that her aunt is doing it for her own good and for the March family's good.

Aunt March was right. Among the four girls in the March family, only Amy was able to be submissive on the outside and persistent in her heart, and kept climbing for her own benefit, thus taking care of the whole family of March.

Roland is not a soft persimmon. If Amy shows a bit of teasing or complacency, then Roland will retort without hesitation.

But Emmy didn't.

Roland thought about it and knew that Amy would go to Europe by boat, at least to London and Paris, and possibly somewhere in southern Italy.So she told Amy about the must-see attractions in London and Paris one by one, and taught Amy a few words of authentic French for asking directions—these were things Amy could not learn in French textbooks .

Amy was surprised by Roland's "erudition", and adhering to the principle of "pragmatism", she really wrote down the few words Roland taught her, and planned to use them in Paris.

Amy didn't tease or show complacency in front of Roland, but Aunt March pointed this out to Roland mercilessly when she saw Roland before leaving:

She originally wanted to take the second miss of the March family to Europe, not the fourth miss.

——It was Roland himself who didn't seize this opportunity, and all the responsibility rested on Roland himself.

Roland knew that the old man was talkative, and after listening to her lessons, his body would not lose half of his oily skin, so he listened patiently.

In the end, Aunt March was not sleepy at all for the first time, and Roland himself almost fell asleep.

Finally, Roland said goodbye to Aunt March politely, and promised to help Aunt March take care of her big house together with Esther.

Aunt March seemed to look better at this time, and when she parted, she gave Roland an envelope.

Roland waited until Aunt March left

Open, opened the envelope, and saw that there was $100 in cash inside.

There was also a note in Aunt March's handwriting, which said: "Care for past two years."

Roland couldn't help but sigh: Auntie, instead of making me spend money on your orchard, you made me a lot of money instead——

This is another time for her to see Aunt March's "knife mouth and bean curd heart".

With another $100 added to her savings, she seemed a little closer to taking Beth to New York.

After saying goodbye to Amy and Aunt March, the March family finally ushered in the day when the family went to the seaside for vacation.

They first said goodbye to Meg and his wife.Although Meg is pregnant, her body is quite good, and there is really no reason for people to worry.But it was not convenient for her to go out, so even if Amy had vacated a place for them on the seashore, it would not be convenient for Meg to go with her.

It was a pity to Meg that she never went away with the whole family for the holidays.

But fortunately, dear John promised Meg that when the child is born, they can go on vacation with their father-in-law and mother-in-law and the whole family when they have a little leisure time.At that time, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren will live together, and the March couple will definitely be very happy.

Meg thought about it too, and immediately lay lazily beside her husband, looking forward to the days to come.

The March family packed up, loaded all their luggage into the rental carriage, and said goodbye to Mr. Lawrence who came to see him off.

Roland didn't see Laurie, thinking, he should be in college.

Well, it wouldn't be too late to tell Laurie about their experiences on the beach when Beth came back from the beach and Beth really "recovered".

The family took good care of the sick Beth, boarded the train, and then took the carriage sent by the resort hotel to the destination.

This is a true seaside resort with the beach right outside the hotel.

Ladies on this plane still have to walk and splash on the beach in conservative dresses, and bathing suits are almost non-existent—but this is a real beach.

The weather was good. Roland and the others avoided the hot season when the heat wave hit. As summer was coming to an end, there were not too many tourists on the beach, and it was not noisy at all. It felt a bit far away from the hustle and bustle.

the whole family together, put

Beth sent her to the beach and let her sit on the soft sand, basking in the warm sun with the gentle sea breeze.

Beth looked up at Roland every now and then, expressing silent thanks.

Roland shook his head, saying it was nothing.

However, she was calculating in her mind: When can I use that "universal card"?

That night, the March family lived in the spacious hotel that Roland had booked in advance. Hannah and Roland worked together and used the hotel kitchen to cook a big meal for everyone.

Just when everyone was full and ready to rest, the innkeeper came to inform the March family that there were new guests, and he still recognized them.

The door opened behind the innkeeper, and Laurie's figure appeared outside the door.

"Teddy?!"

Roland never thought that Laurie would appear here.

"How did you come?"

"Is it so surprising?" Laurie entered the room with a smile, greeted the Marches first, and then embraced Beth with open arms.Beth's small face suddenly flushed slightly.

"I was on vacation today, and when I came home, I happened to meet the postman, who was worrying at your door."

Laurie held up a mailbag in his hand.

"The postman asked melancholy when Miss Jo March would be coming home. I took it upon myself to take the big package for Jo."

This time Roland was even more surprised: "The postman is looking for me?"

Laurie nodded, looking at Roland eagerly.

"I asked Grandpa, knowing that your family is here for vacation, I think these things should be very important to you, so I made my own claim again and came here."

"However, Grandpa also knows." Laurie explained.

Roland calculated the time, and it took half a day to travel from his home to the seaside hotel here. Obviously, Laurie just arrived home in the afternoon, and then rushed over non-stop.

"Thank you, Laurie!"

Facing such "enthusiasm", Roland really didn't know how to respond for a while.

"Joe, since Laurie came to bring it to you, you should take it apart and have a look." Mr. March reminded Roland.

Roland quickly opened the package according to what his father said——

"It's a letter."

It's all letters, a square one

What was stuffed in the package turned out to be all letters.

Roland took a letter casually, and saw that the recipient's name and address written on the cover were all the editorial department that published the short story for her, and then it said, "Please transfer to the author 'Roland'."

A pack full of them all.

The editorial office collected the letters for her and sent them directly to her, which happened to be picked up by Laurie, and sent to the seashore.

The author has something to say: 1. In the original book, Amy just went to Europe with her uncle and aunt's family, without Aunt March.There is a slight change here, let Amy take her aunt away with her, so that it may be easier for Roland to toss about the garden.