The heroine of the healing department is very rigid [Pride and Prejudice]

"Stop joking, Izzy." Mary laughed suddenly, and her voice raised unconsciously, "I don't know him well."

"But, I'm even less familiar with him." Elizabeth's mind was full of question marks.

"It's different, Izzy," Mary explained, complaining inwardly that her sister was so clueless.

"What's the difference?" Elizabeth asked back.

"Of course it's because of", Mary suddenly stopped talking, what if Elizabeth is not ready yet, wouldn't she ruin a good marriage?

No, she has to be more tactful.

"Of course it's because he's a man worthy of respect." Mary said, putting on Elizabeth's clothes without any explanation.

Then he glanced triumphantly at Heathcliff standing at the door.It's a pity that the other party was too shy. After seeing Elizabeth put on her clothes, she turned around and left.

Because of food poisoning, Emily had to stay in the hospital for a few days. Mary struggled for a long time, and finally decided to stay with her in bed.

Of course, this is not because she really wants to take care of Emily, but because between Ms. Gray's lessons and taking care of Emily, she would rather choose the latter.

Besides, in view of the annoyed relationship between her and Ai Mier, Ai Mier would never want her to stay by the hospital bed, so that she could go out and play as she wished.

Mary's abacus was crackling, and she even thought about what to do for a few days, but was spoiled by another nightmare.

Lucifer was still dressed in a black robe, with a hood covering most of his face, and the wings behind him were hidden in the robe. Holding a scepter in his hand, he approached Mary step by step.

"You almost succeeded." Lucifer said, and every time he highlighted a word, the temperature in the room dropped a little.

"What?" Mary wrapped herself in the blanket unconsciously, staring at him warily.

"You have found the intruder, as long as you dedicate her soul to me, you can spend your life in peace."

"Today, you almost succeeded, but it's a pity that you regretted it halfway."

"You mean, I shouldn't save Emily?" Mary clenched the cross tightly in her hand, a little nervous.

"Little girl, don't think I don't know. You can fool others, but you can't fool me." Lucifer laughed, revealing a pointed, porcelain-white chin.

"The intruder didn't suffer from food poisoning. You put Indian eye grass in her juice. Otherwise, how can you explain this? The intruder was the only one who got poisoned among so many guests?"

"Besides, you know a lot about medicine. The poisoning symptoms of Indian eye grass and poisonous mushrooms are very similar, don't they?"

"You could have succeeded right away, but unfortunately you regretted it."

Lucifer stood by the window, blocking out all the sunlight.It was clearly midsummer now, but the temperature in the room was frighteningly low.Mary's hands and feet were cold, and even her exhaled breath was cold. Her body was trembling, and her face was bloodless.

"But you still have a chance, the invaders are weak right now, you just need to get a little more belladonna and she'll leave your world forever. It's not that hard to get belladonna, is it? Like you can get Like Indian eye grass, the doctors at Jishi Hospital trust you very much."

Lucifer was very satisfied with Mary's current performance, he took a few steps forward, the wings hidden in his robe gradually spread out, and the room became darker.

"What exactly do you mean by sacrifice?" Mary asked, trying not to sound too quivering in her voice.She thought that the Indian's eye stalk could be concealed from the sky, but she didn't expect Lucifer to see it clearly.

"Sacrifice?" Lucifer smiled again, "Of course it's like what you did just now, kill the intruder, and her soul will belong to me."

"Is there no other way?" Mary lowered her head, staring at Elizabeth's shawl on her shoulders. She didn't want to be a murderer.

"Killing the intruder directly is the most effective way. That said, it's not the only way, is it?"

Lucifer sneered, he finally left from the window, a large piece of sunlight came in, and the temperature in the room gradually increased.

"Either way, you end up going back to that approach."

"This is just my dead end, but before I go to the dead end, I can try other roads."

Mary raised her head and stared at Lucifer's eyes hidden behind the hood. Rather than saying that she didn't dare to kill Emily, it was better to say that she was unwilling to be dominated by Lucifer.

Lucifer didn't say it, but she knew that once she did, she would have completely sold her soul to the devil.

Lucifer fiddled with his scepter unconsciously, then spread his huge white wings, passed through the window, and retreated.

"You'll regret it, human."

Its daybreak.

Mary opened her eyes, and her neck was drenched in cold sweat. She knew very well that what happened just now was not a nightmare.Mary hugged the quilt for a while, then got out of bed and went to wash up, and went to visit Emily as usual. After confirming that she was still alive, Mary left without hesitation.

Because of Lucifer's unexpected visit, Mary's good mood of "skipping class" was completely destroyed.She was wandering aimlessly in the street, and the surrounding villagers greeted her warmly, and praised her after the disaster and her performance at the party yesterday.

"A girl like an angel."

"Passionate, courageous, full of wisdom and love."

"I don't know which man will be lucky enough to marry her."

Mary smiled and responded to the enthusiastic villagers. They gave her various specialties along the way as she walked.There was corn, potatoes, goat's milk, and a bag of sweets.

In the end, she had to run to a place where no one was around, otherwise even if she grew two more hands, she would not be able to hold these things.

Mary is not happy, she still doesn't know how to deal with the "intruder", that is, Emily.

She is not afraid of death, but she is not willing to be Lucifer's puppet.In her previous life, she died of illness at the age of 22. In this life, she wants to live a good life, be a bridesmaid for her sisters, and teach her sisters to buy horses—even though they are not interested in horse riding at all.

Mary felt frustrated. She kicked the stones beside her feet, complained about Lucifer's inaction, and unknowingly walked to the previous temporary hospital.

Since the construction of Jishi Hospital has been basically completed, there are no people here, only a few helpers are left to organize things.Mary gave them some goat's milk and corn, and continued walking with the rest of the food. She remembered that there was a brazier in the log cabin where the fire extinguisher was made, and it must be good for roasting potatoes.

There was no one in the cabin, and there were still a few drafts on the table, which were probably used by Heathcliff to explain the structure of the fire extinguisher to the workers.

Resisting the urge to use these drafts as a fire starter, Mary dug out a bit of hemp paper for wrapping bottles from her pocket, and carefully lit the fire.When the potatoes and corn were roasted, she thought of a brilliant idea of ​​matching Elizabeth and Heathcliff.

They should get to know each other a little better.So Mary put away all the drafts scattered on the table, intending to take them home and show Elizabeth.

"Why do you still bring all kinds of garbage home like you did when you were a child?" Lydia looked at the draft paper in Mary's hand with disgust, wrinkled her nose, and then said to Elizabeth as if complaining, "Remember, she used to always Pick up some strangely shaped rocks and go home, and say they are meteorites."

"Don't talk about that." Mary was a little embarrassed to be mentioned by her sister as a child with "black history", but soon she turned her offensive to Elizabeth.

"I heard that Heathcliff is already planning to introduce fire extinguishers to London. He's quite capable, isn't he?"

"He is indeed a very smart person." Elizabeth nodded in agreement, "Father said that he also participated in the promotion of shares in fire extinguishers."

Mary really didn't know the news, but she was happier after knowing it.Since his father is willing to do business with him, it proves that he is a good person, and Elizabeth will not be bullied after she gets married.

So she asked her father a lot about fire extinguishers, until Mr. Bennet let out a big yawn.

"You are not only a nurse, you can also be a businessman, little Mary." Mr. Bennet rubbed his neck. He has been busy with his business these days, so he didn't have a good rest.

But if he can make a lot of money in this business, the daughters' dowry can be fully doubled in the future, so he has to make this business no matter what.

As Mr. Bennet said, Heathcliff is an outstanding businessman.When those skin pouch fire extinguishers were first shipped to London, they were very well received.

Most of the houses in this era were made of wood, and fire became their greatest enemy. Therefore, even some citizens with ordinary families saved money on clothes to buy a fire extinguisher.As for those wealthy dukes and earls, they placed orders for more than a dozen or twenty.

Mr. Bennet was very busy every day. He became a shareholder and was responsible for providing leather for making leather bag fire extinguishers.The Bennet family has a large number of sheep, and these properties really belong to their own family, not the Bennet family.

These flocks were originally used to collect wool, but not long ago, Mr. Bennet invited the butcher with the fastest knife, and sent more than half of these sheep to heaven.Their skins were peeled, dried, and sent to Heathcliff's factory to be made into fire extinguishers.

All investors are confident that they can make a lot of money this time.Mr. Bennet promised to buy each of his wife and five daughters one of the most fashionable dresses in London as soon as the money was available.If they can, the family will go to the Farne Islands again to see the beautiful seabirds and eat the raw oysters on board.

Everyone in the Bennet family, including Mary, is looking forward to the trip, Lydia buys a new hat, and Mrs. Bennet reluctantly gives Emily a ticket to travel together.

Ms Gray insisted that traveling was exhausting, so she stayed and looked at the house with the cook.The night before departure, everyone was too excited to sleep.

Mary tried her best to close her eyes and let herself rest for a while, in case she didn't have the energy to appreciate the scenery the next day. Just when she finally felt a little sleepy, there was a sudden knock on the door.