[Pride and Prejudice] Lady Makes Money

In the living room, Manli sat alone on a soft chair.

Opposite her, is a couch.

At this moment, the other four sisters were sitting next to each other tightly, with resentful eyes, all of which fell on the piece of paper on the tea table between them.

On everyone's head, there is a capitalized ignorance.

That piece of paper was taken down by Manli before, and it was densely written on it.

It is also divided into four parts according to the names of the sisters, and each part is drawn with a table, detailed according to time, listing the things to be done in each time period, and the completion statistics.

There are even rewards and punishments in the back.

On the top of the whole paper, it is written in beautiful cursive characters: "Monthly Study Plan".

This kind of nightmare that every student in the modern world has experienced countless times, is the first time for the girls in the Bennet family at this time.

After Manli explained the content of the plan to them in detail, she tapped the tea table with her hand: "Do you understand everything? If you don't understand, ask now. If you understand, start implementing it today."

Suddenly, there was a sound of gasping in the room one after another.

It was still the little cutie Lydia who first raised the question.

She pointed at her own column with trembling fingers, because she couldn't believe it, and even her voice became a little tense: "Know vegetables and fruits, understand the autumn harvest process, practice knife skills, learn how to make fire, sew, weave... all of these I I admit it, but why do I still have to read books aloud for an hour every day?! Man Li, are you making a mistake, and I will die if I do this!"

The more she spoke, the louder her voice became, and in the end, it turned into crying.

"It's not a mistake, this is just the beginning to give you a process of adaptation. From next month, you will need to add calligraphy and arithmetic. By the way, you have to relearn your manners, this problem of yelling at every turn If you don't change it for a day, you can't stop the deportment class for a day."

Manli said without changing her face.

While speaking, he picked up the specially prepared quill pen and wrote quickly on another piece of white paper.

"Sister! Third sister!"

Lydia was really crying this time.

"Please forgive me! What did I do wrong that you want to bully me like this?" Her pleading words were extremely skillful.

Mary raised her head.

"You think I'm bullying you?"

She put down the pen in her hand, stared into Delia's eyes, and asked slowly word by word.

Lydia didn't dare to answer, so she shrank her body behind Kitty who was sitting next to her in fright, and peeked timidly at her face with only one eye exposed.

That posture was exactly the same as when she hid behind Jane at the door of the clothing store.

Manli just felt angry and bloody, and wished that a mouthful of old blood would be sprayed on her face!

Only then did she realize that the youngest and cutest sister, who was usually quick-witted and lively and looked like a little angel, had become a greasy mess after being used to her by her mother.

Choose the light and fear the heavy, and follow the wind to make the rudder.

If you don't straighten her up right now, you will cause big trouble sooner or later.

Even if there is no Wickham, there will be Wade, Wesson...

If you don't completely harm yourself, it's definitely not over.

Manli closed her eyes, chose to ignore her, and crossed out all the learning items that were recorded on the paper that she wanted to add to her. Then she raised her head again and looked at the other sisters: "What about you, don't you want to learn?"

"I didn't say I didn't want to learn!"

Before the other sisters could speak, Lydia rushed over and held down the piece of paper!

"I didn't say not to study, third sister, you can't wrong me like this... I, I just don't want to study. You know, I get a headache when I read a book. Why don't others use it, but I want to read it?"

The more she talked, the more aggrieved she became, and as she spoke, big tears began to fall.

This was the first time she called her Third Sister Manli, and she always looked uncomfortable when Kitty called her before.

It seemed that this time she was really afraid that she would be abandoned.

Manli's heart still softened.

She took out the handkerchief from her pocket and threw it over: "Wipe away your tears, don't cry and talk."

Lydia's small mouth was aggrieved, but she still obediently wiped away her tears, and squeezed her mouth tightly, not even daring to choke loudly.

"The reason why you are asked to read is because you know too little."

Manli's tone softened a lot: "You want to learn to cook, do you understand the recipe? You also want to learn to weave with me, but you can't even recognize the numbers. What to do if you don't learn, it's all about the magic symbols of squares, triangles, and circles ?”

"I know a lot of words." Lydia lowered her head and retorted in a low voice unwillingly.

"How many do you know? Do you have [-] words? How many can you write?" Manli revealed her shortcomings unceremoniously.

Lydia shrank her neck, not daring to speak anymore.

The Bennet family actually supported girls' studies, and each of them went to a missionary girls' school.

It's just that Lydia and Kitty are not interested in learning, and those words basically look alike in their eyes.

So after a few years, they stopped going, and no one at home forced them.

After all, in this era, there are no requirements for women in terms of learning.

"When will you know enough [-] words, and you will be able to write all of them, then discuss with me whether you want to study or not."

Manli made a final decision, ignored Lydia's collapsed expression, and turned her gaze directly to Kitty.

"What do you want to ask?"

Kitty glanced at Lydia sympathetically, and then carefully looked at the third sister's expression, for fear of getting angry.

She first expressed her attitude: "I am not afraid of reading. I not only need to understand recipes, but also learn to make recipes by myself in the future. Third sister, I will study hard!"

"Well, very good." Manli nodded with satisfaction.

"That……"

Seeing that Manli wasn't unhappy, Kitty pointed hesitantly at the part that belonged to her: "Third sister, why doesn't anyone else have it, but I have to go for a quick walk in the garden three times a day? Also, this sit-up What is sitting? There is also a rope skipping, three hundred times a day...what kind of rope to jump? Three hundred times, will you jump to death?"

Manli: "..."

"I won't die." She replied without changing her face.

"I'll let Dad prepare the rope. And I'll jump with you before you master it. The same goes for sit-ups. I'll teach you. It's not difficult. As for why you are the only one practicing these items... because you are fat. "

Kitty: "..."

I just feel that my chest has been hit by [-] critical points! ! !

"Three sisters!"

"Don't call me. You can also choose not to learn. Just don't blame me for not speaking up front. You want to learn to cook, you love to eat, and you can't control your appetite. If you don't add weight loss and exercise items, Before long, your waistline will catch up to the bucket. By then, you won’t be able to wear all the beautiful dresses, so don’t cry to me.”

"Woooooo... Third sister, you look down on me!"

Kitty is crying now!

Manli put her fist on her lips and pressed it, trying her best to suppress the smile that had already burst out.

When he put down his hand again, the calm expression returned to his face.

This time, she looked at her two sisters.

Jane and Elizabeth exchanged glances, and then Elizabeth spoke.

"Manli, we both learn everything." She expressed her attitude first.

Then he pointed to the column shared by the two of them with a little doubt: "Can you tell us, what is the multiplication formula? Also, what is management? Why are we only learning these, and the two younger ones don't need it?" ?”

Manli sighed silently in her heart.

Because you will get married in less than a year!

If you marry into such a family, you can't understand accounts, and you can't manage the servants. My sister is afraid that you will not be able to stand up and be bullied!

But how do I tell my two sisters about this?

After thinking about it for a long time, she decided to suppress it just as she did with the two younger ones.

Anyway, to learn from her, to earn money by themselves, and to control life in their own hands, these are the promises they just made to themselves.

Since you want to practice, let's start with the most basic setback education.

She looked at her two sisters and said bluntly: "They also want to learn, but there is no rush, you can talk about it later. You can't, you are already too old to delay."

simple:"……"

Elizabeth: "..."

Third sister, what did you eat today?Bee sting?

Why does it have to be where it hurts? !

The two sisters expressed that they were suddenly extremely melancholy!

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At the same time, there was also a wail from the study in Netherfield!

"No, Gene, you can't do this! You'll lose me!"

Bingley couldn't accept this fact at all!

He stared at Gene sadly: "Why didn't you include me in the list of the first batch of insulated barrels you ordered? Are you still my brother? Is there a younger brother who treats his elder brother like this? What will my friends in London think? I'm going to make a big fool of myself!"

"The table."

Genn ignored his complaints and suddenly said something.

After finishing speaking, he added lightly: "My brother is in London now, and it's not like you don't know it. And...even if I really treat him like this, he won't be as verbose as you are."

Bingley choked up, unable to speak the following words anymore.

Everyone knew how much Gene was favored in the family.

As the old man of the Duke of Campbell, even in the Duke's mansion, Jean is unambiguous.

Except because of the ancestral system, it is really impossible for him to accept the title. For other things, it can be said that the Duke of Campbell wanted wind for wind and rain for rain.

Even his elder brother, Marquis Gavin, was very conniving towards him.

This is a living ancestor. If he really wants to compete with someone, no one can do anything to him.

Really more popular than dead people ah!

Bingley sighed silently in his heart.

Wait, people compare to people?

Bingley suddenly raised his head and pointed at Darcy who was sitting silently watching a joke: "Why does he still have one under his name, but I don't even have one? Gene, you can't treat this differently!"

"I just treat them differently, what's the matter?"

Gene spread his hands and smiled rascally: "Darcy is going to give the thermos to Georgiana, no one will dislike such a cutie, I am willing to give it to him first. And you, cousin, you Open your mouth and ask for three, who do you want to give it to?"

Hearing that Gene said that he was willing to give the thermos to Darcy's sister, Bingley's spirits were lifted immediately.

"I also want to give it to my sisters! Louisa and Caroline are also your cousins."

"But I don't like them at all, I just don't want to give them, what should I do?" There was a strong sarcasm on Gene's lips.