Pride and Prejudice the Poor Princess

Mrs. Phillips had already prepared lunch for her nieces to visit.She was very happy to see Collins coming from afar, and listened with joy to his constant praise of her living room.

"Honey, the dishes may not suit your taste, so please try to use some of them. You know, although Mary gave me the recipes, it is really difficult to make her level!" Mrs. Phillips joked with a smile .

"However, even so, your uncle is very satisfied with my cooking skills! Thank you dear!" She hugged Mary, kissed her rosy cheeks passionately, and said in a low voice, "After lunch, my Go to the room, I have something for you."

Mary kissed her back naturally, as if she hadn't heard anything.

The lunch ended in a pleasant atmosphere. Aunt Phillips was also a nagging lady. She easily parried Collins' talkativeness and showed great interest in some of his expositions at the right time. Lead him to take the conversation away from his benefactor.

It seems that Collins's temper can only be dealt with by women over the age of 40. No wonder he will be favored by Mrs. De Boer.Mary sighed while drinking black tea.

Catherine and Lydia proposed to go shopping and digest food, which received enthusiastic responses from Jane and Elizabeth.Collins stuck on like a dog's plaster.As long as there is an opportunity to show courteousness to the ladies, he will generally not miss it, and he thinks that Mary is already in his pocket and does not need to pay too much attention.

After seeing them off, Mrs. Phillips took out a white envelope from the room and handed it to Mary.

"Auntie, why did you give me this?" Mary raised the check from the Bank of London in surprise. At £150, that's a lot of money!Enough for an ordinary family to live comfortably for two years.

"You deserve it, Mary," said Aunt Phillips, apologetically. "Your uncle sold the whole box of handkerchiefs you gave him, and that's all the proceeds. He didn't want to, but your The embroidery was so extravagant and delicate that a customer liked it very much after he found it, and pestered him for many days. The man was a nobleman, and he finally had to succumb.”

Selling the gift that his niece gave him, Uncle Gardner can't get past the hurdle no matter how mercenary he is.He can only send all the money back to Mary to reduce his guilt.

"Sold so much?" Mary was thoughtful.She didn't expect her handicraft to be so valuable, but when she thought of the cross-stitch that was so popular in the UK, she could only look at it from a distance and couldn't stand the scrutiny, and she took it for granted.

"That's right, that guest has always misunderstood that the handkerchief is embroidery from the Orient. If it wasn't for your uncle's business ethics, the price could have been higher. You know, oriental embroidery is hard to find." Mrs. Phillips explained.

"Auntie, tell uncle that although it is my work, the technology does come from the East, so let him just print out the signs of Oriental embroidery. I still have a lot of handkerchiefs and fans here. If he is interested, I can put them on His store consignment, the profit is [-]% or [-]%, and I am [-]%." Mary said after thinking for a while.

She didn't expect that the method used to please the queen mother has become a skill to earn a living now.From a lofty princess to an ordinary country girl, as long as she can live, she is willing to call her a embroiderer.After Collins appeared, the hesitation about her future life that weighed on her heart finally began to dissipate little by little.

Yes, she has hands and feet, so she can support herself completely, so why must she rely on men?And it's a man that he doesn't like at all?In her previous life, she decided not to marry for life, and of course she can do it in this life.

However, thinking of the farm that has been painstakingly managed for two years, she was a little bit reluctant after all.After all, it was the place where she lived for two years, leaving many warm and touching memories.

She felt that she still needed to think about it and make a choice as soon as possible.

Mrs. Phillips didn't notice what was wrong with her, and said with a smile, "To tell you the truth, Gardner was just about to ask if you are interested in this business. The customer went to his store to inquire many times later, and he would like to Buy a few more at a high price, preferably more gorgeous and suitable for women."

"Gorgeous ones, suitable for women..." Mary pondered, nodded and said, "This is no problem, I have a lot of them, and they are all just embroidered, and they are going to be given to Jane and Elizabeth. I will take them tomorrow, and you can mail them for me." Give it to Uncle Gardner, I don’t want my family to know about it for now.”

"Then we can only wrong Jane and Elizabeth!" Mrs. Phillips laughed.

"Everything comes after the pound for poor girls!" quipped Mary.

Mrs. Phillips laughed louder.

Elizabeth and her party returned to her aunt's house around 03:30, kissed her aunt goodbye and boarded the return carriage.

"You seem to be in a good mood? Has something good happened?" Elizabeth asked in Mary's ear.

Collins was chatting with Jane endlessly, and had no time to talk to the two sisters.

"Keep it secret for now. You'll find out later." Mary didn't want anyone to know until the matter was a foregone conclusion.She turned her head to look at Elizabeth seriously, squinted her eyes and asked, "You look very happy too, what happened?"

"Meet an interesting person." Elizabeth pretended to be mysterious.

Among the new acquaintances, George Wickham was the only one to count.Mary heard Catherine and Lydia compliment him on how handsome he was and how handsome he was, but she didn't feel it or even look him in the eye.Recalling Darcy's abnormality when she saw him, she had to remind Elizabeth, "My dear, is that interesting person George Wickham? There must be something dirty between him and Darcy. I suggest you use your eyes to recognize people." , don’t be misled by his handsome face.”

"If I have a grudge against others, then I will definitely doubt his character. If I have a grudge against Darcy..." Elizabeth pouted disdainfully, "Then the one who is at fault must be Darcy! I have had enough of his arrogance long ago Disrespectful, and I believe Wickham is too!"

"We are not gods and pounds, and we cannot expect everyone to like it." Mary said earnestly, "You can't deny Darcy's character just because he doesn't like me. He is a real gentleman, and we can marry him." With grudges, George Wickham is very suspicious. Before the matter is clear, I hope you will not get too close to George Wickham."

"Okay, Mary, I will remember!" Elizabeth listened and nodded seriously.

Mary smiled and hugged her.As for the two younger sisters who were also bewitched, she knew that even if she said something, they would not listen to her.So, why should she be that villain, anyway, their interest in handsome men can only last for two weeks.

Mary chose six handkerchiefs and five fans, wrapped them in cardboard boxes, and brought them to her aunt when she visited the next day.

Mrs. Phillips's house was very lively, and several officers of the militia were invited, including the new Mr. George Wickham.

The ladies of the Bennet family were overjoyed when they heard the news, and even Elizabeth, who had been warned by Mary, couldn't help showing a happy expression.It is undeniable that Wickham's handsomeness and demeanor have a fatal appeal to women.

Mary could not see anything special about Wickham.In her eyes, he is just an ordinary person with a pair of eyes, a nose, a mouth, and two ears.Stepping out of the threshold of her aunt's house, she can guarantee that she will forget his appearance immediately.Oh no, without stepping over the threshold, she can forget it all in the blink of an eye.

"Auntie, I brought you a present." Mary nodded and said hello to everyone, raising the box in her hand.

The ladies of the Bennet family, who saw her packing the handkerchief and fan, were not at all interested in this gift, but only talked to the officers.Collins was pulling Mr. Phillips and talking about his newly renovated home, and he had no time to pay attention to his 'fiancée'.

"Ah, you are so kind, dear!" Mrs. Phillips happily invited her into the room, and couldn't wait to open the gift box.

"My God, dahlias, cosmoses, water hibiscus..." She flipped through the handkerchiefs one by one, feeling dizzy.These gorgeous flowers are so realistic that it feels like velvet to touch the petals with your fingers.

"How come there is still a scent? It smells so good! I feel like I'm getting drunk! Honey, why did you let me see them? If I don't have such a handkerchief, I will be so sad that I won't be able to sleep for days!" Mrs. Phillips looked devastated.

Mary was amused by her, turned to the bottom of the carton, and took out a handkerchief embroidered with marigolds, "This is specially for your aunt. So you can fall asleep. I smoked spices on the handkerchief, I heard that nobles like to do this, but I promise that the smell I smoke will last longer than their own, and the fragrance will be better. This way the price can be raised a little bit more.”

"You have a talent for business, which comes from our family tradition!" Mrs. Phillips proudly kissed Mary's forehead, "Although this kind of talent is not very decent, as long as we can live a good life, don't you think so, child I will send it out for you as soon as possible, and I think Gardner will definitely agree to the sharing. However, he may think that you take too little, and you will have to negotiate with him yourself at that time."

"A talent is a good talent as long as it can support itself." Mary kissed her aunt back, feeling warm in her heart.It is because of these lovely family members that she can survive in this different world.

When the two came out, the invited guests had already mingled together.Several officers were playing cards, and the ladies sat round them to watch, while Elizabeth and George Wickham sat in a corner chatting in a very intimate manner.

Seeing Mary, Elizabeth's expression was a little unnatural, but George Wickham smiled and nodded to Mary.

"Son, go and have a chat with them. Mr. Wickham is the handsomest and most charming officer in Meryton. You will like it." Mrs. Phillips pushed Mary's back.

Only then did Mary know that the man with Elizabeth was the legendary Wickham.She walked over.

George Wickham immediately stood up to greet him. His upright figure and bright smile dazzled the eyes of the ladies, and made Mary frown uncomfortably.

She saw it, George Wickham's twinkle in his eyes and affectation in his manner, which meant to seduce her.What is there about her that this gentleman cares about?This is fun!