[Comprehensive classics] Darcy or Brandon

Annie and Lucy felt very comfortable in the care of servants. They no longer had to get up early or do hard work, and everything was done properly by the servants.However, it is not all good for them to have three servants, because although they do not need to pay the wages of the servants, Anne and Lucy still need to be responsible for the food expenses of the three servants, so Anne soon found that their daily expenses were higher than that of the servants. Usually a lot more.

After breakfast this morning, Annie sat at the table in front of the window and carefully listed out the expenditure details for the past week. After calculating it, she found that the money spent for this week was more than double that of when they lived alone. .

"This is not acceptable. If this continues, we will spend more money this year." Annie put down the quill and said with a sad face.

"What's the matter, my cost shouldn't be too big. Except for the first day, the food we ate was not expensive." Lucy said doubtfully.

"But now we have three more servants, and one of them is a manservant in his prime. He eats more than the two of us in one meal. Even if we still eat the usual food, the cost will be much more." Annie dumped Shaking the bill in his hand, he said.

"Then what should we do? Mr. Robert has paid the wages of the servants for us. It would be unreasonable for us to dismiss the servants!" Lucy said. Go back to the days when you had to do everything yourself.

Annie handed the bill to Lucy and said, "Look at the bill, we buy a lot more food every day than before."

Lucy took the bill and looked at it, and frowned, "Why do we need to buy so many things, we didn't have to eat so much food in the past half a month!"

"If we continue like this, we have to cut down on the more expensive items like meat, sweets and coffee, or the budget will be much higher than last year."

"Is it really necessary to dismiss the servants? I think the three of them are very good, and I am really reluctant." Lucy said reportedly.

"I'm also a little bit reluctant!" Annie said, if possible, who would be willing to give up the care of a servant and choose to need their own help?

While the two were talking, Nancy and Esther brought refreshments into the living room. Due to financial difficulties, the refreshments were just ordinary muffins and coffee, but because Nancy and Esther's craftsmanship was very good, Therefore, whether it is muffins or coffee, it tastes very good.

Annie ate a piece of muffin, took another sip of coffee, and breathed a sigh of relief. When they were in Ramsgate before, they had to work for half a day if they wanted to have a snack after a meal. The life now is really crazy Different.

"Maybe we can fire one maid, we don't need two maids, one maid should be able to handle all the work here." Annie thought for a while and said.

"Then who should be fired, Nancy and Esther are very good, they are still friends." Lucy said.

"This is what makes me difficult." Anne said, and finally she hesitated and put away the bill, and prepared to write a letter to Robert to discuss the issue of the three servants' food expenses. Anyway, now They lived in Robert's manor and used Robert's servants, so there was nothing embarrassing about it.

Compared to Anne's overthinking, Lucy's thinking is much simpler. Their original annual income is not that they can't afford the food expenses of the three servants, it's just that Anne is too frugal.But now that they all live in such a nice house, it shouldn't matter much to spend a little money on the servants.Moreover, Lucy always has an indescribable self-confidence in herself these days. She has a hunch that she may soon complete her marriage, so Annie will reduce her expenses in the future, which is enough for Annie Ask the three servants to take good care of their lives.

This is the first Sunday for the two sisters to arrive in Derbyshire. In the previous week, they spent almost all their time on cleaning up the house, but apart from arranging the luggage they brought, the most energy for them should be It's about relocating the furniture.The aesthetics of the young man Robert is very different from the aesthetics of the two young ladies Anne and Lucy. Before the two sisters arrived at this manor, you can see the shadow of Robert, the former master, living here. , this is obviously not suitable for two single ladies to live in. Anne really spent a lot of brains in order to make all the shadows of men in the house disappear.

After eating a few muffins, Lucy said suddenly: "My dear sister, we have finished what we have to do, so when are we going to see Pemberley Manor? Nancy told me that Pemberley Manor is accepting guests. For a visit, I think we can spend an afternoon looking at that luxurious manor."

"If you like, I will write to Miss Darcy in a moment and tell her that we have moved to Pemberley and that we live very close to her house. I believe she will invite us to come and play soon." Anne She said that she was actually looking forward to visiting Pemberley Manor. She was really curious about what kind of manor Mr. Darcy grew up in.

"Really, write quickly, maybe Miss Darcy will invite us over in the afternoon." Lucy urged.

"Got it, got it, you don't have to get too excited." Anne shook her head helplessly, sat down at the table by the window again, and began to write a letter to Miss Darcy.

The simple letter was quickly written, and Anne asked their valet Tom to send the letter to Pemberley Manor, and within an hour Tom returned with a valet in a smart red coat.As Lucy expected, Miss Darcy invited them to visit Pemberley Park in the afternoon and invited them to have dinner together.

"This is really great, I'm going to pick clothes!" Lucy jumped up from the sofa happily, and ran back to the upstairs room happily.

Anne shook her head helplessly at Lucy's childish behavior, but she also went upstairs quickly. She had to find a decent dress to go to a place like Pemberley Manor.

Soon it was lunch time, and after a simple meal, the two changed into their respective decent clothes, combed their hair again, and went out together after making sure that they would not look disrespectful.

Pemberley Manor is much farther than the two sisters imagined. The two walked for half an hour before reaching the gate of the manor. Probably because there are often guests passing by Pemberley to visit. There are servants guarding the gate of the manor at all times. , So Anne and Lucy were received by a servant as soon as they passed by. The servant brought them into the house. Just as they walked into the living room, Georgiana greeted them and said softly after saluting the two of them. ; "Miss Steele, welcome to Pemberley Manor."

Miss Darcy was tall and slender, with blond hair and jade-white skin, wearing a blue silk skirt, she looked as cute as a doll.However, she is indeed a bit shy as Mr. Darcy said. When greeting Anne and Lucy, it is obvious that she is shy and nervous.

Annie thought that Miss Darcy looked so cute, such a cute little girl, no wonder Mr. Darcy tried his best to protect her, she returned the salute and said with a smile: "Miss Darcy, this is our honor , it’s simply beautiful here.”

Georgiana returned a happy and somewhat shy smile, and said: "Please don't be strangers, I am very glad to have you, Miss Steele, it is very good of you to move to Pemberley, so that I can often Talked to you. I mean, if you don't mind, may I invite you to visit Pemberley Park often?"

"Of course, we are happy to be guests. If Miss Darcy is willing, you can often visit us at Le Vere Manor. You know we are always free." Anne said, trying to show herself as enthusiastically as possible.

"Yes, Miss Darcy, if you visit, Annie and I will feel very radiant." Lucy echoed enthusiastically.

Since Georgiana guessed that Anne might become her future sister-in-law, she had been very uneasy after sending out the invitation this morning. She was very worried that Anne would not like her after seeing the real her.In Georgiana's mind, it seems that a sister-in-law doesn't like her husband's sisters very much, because if a husband has sisters, it means that they need to pay a dowry, which means that their children will lose a piece of property. That's definitely not a good thing for a hostess.Georgiana remembered that Mr. Darcy said that she would give her a dowry of [-] pounds. Even if Georgiana did not understand the sufferings of the world, she knew that [-] pounds was definitely not a small amount. She was really worried that Anne would hate her because of this matter.

But now it seems that Anne doesn't hate her, and the enthusiastic attitude of her and Lucy relieved Georgiana's nervousness a lot. She said: "Can I really visit? Although the Le Vere Manor is nearby, I pass by it sometimes when I go for a walk, but I never go in to visit!"

"Of course, we are good friends, aren't we? It's quite normal for good friends to visit each other!" Annie said.

"That's really great. After my brother goes out, I always stay at home alone. Sometimes I feel very boring. It must be very interesting if I can play with you." Georgiana said a little excitedly, which made her The whole face became a little flushed, making her look even cuter.