[Pride and Prejudice] Lady Makes Money

They are all women living in dreams!

Manli sighed in her heart.

Although Mrs. Bennet complained about her nervous breakdown every day, she was generally a cheerful person.

Such people often have a common problem, that is, they are prone to blind optimism.

She feels that her family's conditions are good, and her daughters are all good-looking, so she will definitely not worry about marrying, and she will definitely marry a good family in the future.

So I chanted in my mouth every day.

After a long time, even if the daughters didn't deliberately think about it, it was as if they were brainwashed. They all believed deeply that they would marry super well, and that there would be a rich and handsome man waiting to marry them.

A considerable part of the reason why Lydia was deceived by Wickham later was due to her blind optimism.

There is no vigilance at all.

Thinking of this, Manli simply hit another hammer: "One more thing, no matter how rich people are, they may face the danger of bankruptcy. If one day such a disaster happens to you, who of you would think about it? What should I do?"

"Oh, God! My nerves! Mary, don't you frighten your sisters like that. Do you mean to frighten them all to death?"

Mrs. Bennet was about to be scared to death by her third daughter!

She hammered herself hard on the head, moaned, and groaned: "My head hurts! Manli, you are going to scare Mommy. Mommy's babies, don't take it seriously, Manli is telling you Just kidding. I’ve lived half my life, and I’ve never heard of any bankruptcy. You’re so cute, and you’re all super blessed, how could this happen to you?”

"My dear wife, if you have a headache, ask the servant to bring you some smelling salts. It seems that your neurasthenia really needs to be looked at. It has affected your memory."

Before Mary could speak, Mr. Bennet interrupted his wife.

He lowered his eyes, loaded the tobacco unhurriedly, lit the pipe, and took a deep breath before continuing.

"Just this summer, the Spencer family's horses were infected with horse sickness, and they lost a full twenty horses overnight. He was so angry that he became seriously ill. The whole family was busy seeing him, and there was no one in the fields. Management, there was a heavy rain, and all the food rotted in the field. I spent all my property, except for medical expenses, not even enough to buy seeds for the next year, and finally had to declare bankruptcy. The house, fields, and pastures were all sold, and the whole family ran away. I rented a small house in the north. Ma'am, didn't you go back when they moved? Or did you come back and tell me that all their belongings in the end only filled two carriages, which were not full."

"The Spencer family's ranch is only a few hundred meters away from our family's stables. If the horse plague is not brought under control, our family will be the next one to declare bankruptcy." Mr. Bennet added slowly .

The room was so quiet that one could hear a needle drop on the ground.

About pastures, fields, property, income, my father never talked at home.Maybe in his heart, his daughter will marry in the future, so he can't count on it.

Unlike a son, he can be a helper.

He would rather rot these words in his stomach than say them to make them worry.

This was the first time for the girls in the Bennet family to learn about their own manor. They felt fresh and at the same time felt the pressure they had never experienced before.

If we say that Manli's words just now sounded strange to their ears, they felt that they were far away from them.

The shock that the father's words caused to them was huge.

After all, when the Spencer family had an accident, each of them saw it and even talked about it.

It's just that no one thought at the time that this matter would have anything to do with him.

Now with Manli's words as a basis, and after her father's explanation, every girl began to feel panic from the bottom of her heart.

"Then what are we going to do?"

"With no one to marry and no money, do we have no way out?"

"Mom, are we unable to get married?"

Everyone's hearts were in a mess, especially the two little ones, who were crying even when they spoke.

"Who says there is no road? Isn't there a straight golden road in front of us? That is to make money! As the saying goes, it is better to have a father than to have a mother. Money is the safest in your pocket. Money is people. If you have the courage, as long as you can make money, you can spend it however you want! What kind of man, what kind of dowry, what kind of inheritance all stand aside, it doesn't matter at all!"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

After finally getting to the point, Manli suddenly regained her spirits, wishing she could call them all under her command in an instant.

He forgot what he said for a while, causing Mr. Bennet to blow his beard and stare at her for a long time, but she didn't look at it.

She had to cough heavily a few times before pulling back her unrestrained thoughts.

"Dad, why are you staring at me? Oh, oh, well, dowry is still very important... No, Dad, what do you want me to say?"

Mr. Bennet's eyes widened. Being stared at by her father, Manli found herself talking more and more confused.

In the end, he simply let go of himself, and waved his hands in front of his chest indiscriminately, ignoring his father to speak out what was in his heart.

"The dowry is the love our parents have for us. No matter how much they have, they must have done their best. We can only be grateful, and we are not qualified to judge. But if you want to live a good life, you must have money in your pocket, except If we have money, we must have a way to make it. When the money is spent, the method can keep our money flowing.”

Seeing the bewildered expressions of all the sisters, Manli choked, and had to change the method again, giving an example: "It seems that you can make money by writing stories. Five pounds for a story..."

"You can't earn five pounds for a story. You are a special case. Because the newspaper has never received a similar manuscript, it gave you a high price. I hope that all your manuscripts will be given priority to them in the future."

Father suddenly interrupted Manli, and handed her a letter: "It was sent along with the sample magazine today."

Manli took a look at it, and found that it was a letter of invitation to write, and the content was similar to what her father said.

So she became more confident, took the letter in her hand and shook it at everyone: "Look, even if there is only this one advantage, you can still make money."

……

Later, it was Martha who came to say that lunch was ready, and interrupted this one-sided "complete abuse".The sisters all seemed to be in a dream, their expressions were in a trance, and they seemed to be swaying when they walked.

"I hope I'm right to let you go."

Mr. Bennet stayed at the end, and when Manli passed by, he said with a sigh.

For the rest of the day, the Bennet home was eerily quiet.Every girl stays in her room honestly, not knowing what she is doing?

Manli didn't bother them, and stayed in the kitchen to sort the things she bought.She knew that what she said today was deviant for girls of this era, and it was impossible for them to digest it immediately.

She knew that the best way was to take it slowly and let them accept it little by little.

Even before going out this morning, Manli thought so.

But after experiencing what happened at the door of the clothing store, she changed her mind.

Because, she realized that there was no time.

If I remember correctly, within a year, Jane and Elizabeth will get married one after another.And Lydia was cheated even earlier than them.

What Kitty said is probably not just her own thoughts. If they don't change their thoughts as soon as possible, it will be more troublesome later.

In the original book, both Jane and Elizabeth are well married.But the story stopped abruptly after they got married.

Judging from Manli's experience in modern times, the life of these two sisters may not be easy after marriage.

There is nothing wrong with Bingley's love for Jane, but his character is simply indecisive.

He could listen to his sister's instigation, and had almost given up on Jane before.

So if Jane doesn't stand up on her own, and marry into such a family that despises her, who can guarantee that she will be happy after marriage?

So did Elizabeth.

Mr. Darcy has a good character, and he really appreciates her, and the two of them are married for love. From any angle, they are a couple of gods and gods.

But if you look on coldly, no matter how gods come down to earth, people always have to live their lives.

Elizabeth, who came from a small family and was not taught how to run a family since she was a child, is really capable of playing the role of a wealthy lady?

When the filter of love no longer exists, will Mr. Darcy still appreciate this second sister as before?

Manli had to draw a question mark in her heart.

If she was just reading a book, she could read it as a story and not take it to heart.

But now, they are all her family members, and Manli can't let her go.

She always hopes to do her best to make those who love her live a better life.

Of course, they also need to be willing to cooperate.

Putting the last bottle of seasoning into the closet, Manli withdrew her thoughts.

She is going to see if the soy sauce she made is ready?

Tomorrow is the day when she and Mr. Dean made an appointment to come to pick up the design drawings, so she had to stay for a meal no matter what.

There is still time to slowly plan for the sisters' affairs, but the menu for tomorrow's banquet is imminent.

Fortunately, Mr. Dean will come with him tomorrow. Apart from his friends, he will also have a lot of income.

As soon as she thought that there would be a full two hundred pounds of banknotes in her pocket, Manli's steps became much lighter.

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"Dear cousin, you actually want to visit Bennet's house alone? It's not kind, why don't you invite us to go with you?"

In Netherfield Gardens, Gene had just changed his clothes and before he went down the stairs, he was blocked by his cousin Bingley.

He took out his pocket watch from his pocket and looked at it. It would be four o'clock soon, and he would arrive just in time for dinner, so he couldn't help frowning.

"I'm going to talk to Mr. Bennet about business, not just a courtesy call."

As he was speaking, the corner of Gene's eyes had already glanced at the people in the living room who pretended to be unintentional but pricked up their ears one by one, and he was even more convinced that his previous plan was correct.

There are so many people that there is no room for a carriage.Just like that, they all ran to other people's houses rashly. Should they visit or hunt wolves? !