[Pride and Prejudice] Lady Makes Money

Those two bottles are actually commercially available ordinary porcelain bottles.

But they were labeled, and the labels were painted in beautiful blue and pink respectively.

It says in a beautiful cursive script: bath lotion.

I don't know what the writing paint is made of. In the dim light, it even shone faintly with pearlescent luster.

Jean picked up the blue bottle, unscrewed the cap and sniffed it to his nose. It was a very comfortable, plant-like fragrance, with a hint of mint, very fresh.

He picked up the pink bottle again, and when he opened it, a strong sweet fragrance came out.

You can smell the smell of flowers, but you can't tell which petals are used in it?

There is a trace of charm in the tranquility, which is a very feminine taste.

Smelling this smell made Jean immediately think of his mother, and he knew that his mother would definitely like this thing.

I don't know why, but from this aroma, Jean remembered the scene when he saw Manli in the kitchen that night after she had just bathed and made dinner for Jane.

At that time, she exuded a very mysterious and extremely quiet smell.

It's completely different from this kind.

Thinking about the act of searching for jasmine in Daximan's world, Gene suddenly realized—maybe this thing called bath liquid has many flavors at all.

Manli has formulated different fragrances according to different people.

That... His hand holding the blue bottle couldn't help but gradually tightened.

Is this a unique fragrance that she specially selected for herself?

Manli didn't know what Gene was thinking.

When she woke up, she was full of surprises.

Because her father's health was improving day by day, and everything in the family was back on track, Manli's heart relaxed, so she got up late again.

What she didn't expect was that when she came downstairs today, what was waiting for her was not a meal specially set aside for her, but the whole family except her father were patiently waiting for her to get up and have breakfast together!

Seeing her going downstairs, the mother smiled and rang the bell in her hand.

And within a few minutes Kitty came out of the kitchen with Masha.

Everyone held a large tray in their hands, and the tray was filled with steaming hot breakfast.

There are soy milk, deep-fried dough sticks, deliciously toasted garlic braided bread, and even a pot of steaming white rice porridge, served with four dishes of refreshing and delicious pickles.

Manli didn't finish her yawn, and it got stuck in her throat, which made her almost burst into tears.

She rubbed her eyes vigorously, then glared at Kitty, and asked in disbelief, "You did it?"

"Martha grinds the soy milk, she makes the noodles, and I make the rest!"

Kitty raised her head, showing no modesty, with a proud face of "Praise me quickly, praise me quickly".

Manli took two steps forward, regardless of the fact that the other sisters were not fully seated, she squeezed a deep-fried dough stick and took a bite.

Salty, crispy and fragrant, it has caught up to my own level.

"sure!"

She reached out and rubbed Kitty's head: "Okay, I'm about to leave."

Hearing what Manli said, Kitty's mouth almost went behind her ears, and she was so excited that she jumped up and down.

If Jane hadn't quickly taken the tray in her hand, she might have jumped to the ground for those few dishes!

"Just jump twice, no matter how beautiful it is, it will go to heaven!"

Elizabeth glared at the little girl, then turned her head to look at Manli, and said to her amusedly: "Didn't you hear Martha say that during the few days we were not at home, Kitty spent every day in the kitchen, she I'm afraid that this girl will burn the kitchen down because she won't see her at a glance."

"but……"

As Elizabeth said, she took a piece of softly toasted bread, broke off a piece and handed it to Manli: "This girl is pretty good, I don't think her level is worse than yours."

"Hmm~"

Manli shook her head, quickly swallowed the soy milk in her mouth, and then said: "Better than me. The bread I make is not as good as this."

She is not humble.

When it comes to baking bread, this is not Manli's strong point, and her level is not even as good as Martha's.

As for Kitty's garlic braided bread, she obviously added her own ideas in it, and the taste is much better than Martha's, and she really can't match it.

Tearing off a bite of bread and chewing it in her mouth, a smile similar to that of an old mother appeared on Manli's face.

This one, it seems that he will be able to take charge of himself soon, does this mean——

Soon, she can escape from the kitchen?

In other words, not everyone who knows how to cook likes the kitchen from the bottom of their hearts, okay?

At least Manli herself never felt that it was a pleasure to stay in that hot, stuffy place with outdated equipment.

She rolled her eyes and said to Kitty in the tone of a wolf grandmother inducing Little Red Riding Hood: "Honey, you are amazing! I think your talent in cooking is unmatched! I will start teaching at noon today. You cook, I think, and you'll be able to surpass mine in no time."

"Really? Can I do it? Three sisters, are you really willing to teach me how to make all those delicious dishes?!"

Kitty was so excited that she was almost incoherent, she rushed over and grabbed Manli's hand, as if she was afraid that she would regret it, and immediately changed her words.

"Yes, of course I do."

why not?

After you learn it, I will never have to go into the kitchen again!

Of course, Manli would not say the latter two sentences to her.

"Manli, I love you so much! Woohoo, you are really my sister!"

Kitty suddenly cried out excitedly.

He hugged Manli and kissed her cheek twice, then buried his little face in her neck, rubbing it vigorously in excitement.

"Okay, okay, Kitty, get up quickly! Don't make trouble with Mary, let her eat."

Mrs. Bennet couldn't stand it anymore, knocked on the table, and shouted at Kitty.

And Elizabeth, who was sitting on the side, simply stretched out her hand and grabbed Kitty from Manli's body: "You are enough! How old are you and you still act like a baby? It's as if only Manli is close, and we are not you." Like a sister. Hurry up!"

The whole family laughed along.

Because Kitty gave Manli great confidence, she suddenly became high-spirited.

After eating, like a supervisor, he began to spot check the homework completion of the sisters.

"Jane, I won't talk about it. It was because of illness, Lizzy, please tell me, how many days do you need to memorize your multiplication formula?"

Manli looked at Elizabeth with a look of disgust, and the second sister, who had always been careless, was too embarrassed to speak.

"I'll give you one hour. If you can't memorize it five years ago, you can do it for lunch at noon today."

Manli glanced at the pocket watch she borrowed from her father, and said "coldly".

"No!"

Before Jane and Elizabeth spoke, Kitty was the first to call out.

He also looked like he had been greatly wronged.

Man Li glanced at her, unmoved in the slightest: "If you want to learn how to cook, just supervise here, and don't be distracted by watching them. Otherwise... I can't help it."

After admonishing the two older sisters and finding them a very strict supervisor, she pointed at the younger sister who was about to sneak away: "You, come here, and read this article to me."

"Huh? Isn't it?"

Lydia, with a sad face, moved over with the slowest steps.

But no matter how reluctant she was, she didn't dare to disobey Manli's serious eyes.

"What is this? A concise word?"

Lydia picked up the piece of paper full of beautiful handwriting designated by Manli, and asked curiously.

"Manly!"

Jane, who was silently reciting the table of formulas, suddenly saw the paper in Lydia's hand, became anxious, and shouted at her.

Manli stretched out her hand, gave Jane a thumbs up, and said softly, "It's great!"

Then he looked at Lydia again: "This is a story written by my eldest sister. It's super beautiful. Even my eldest sister can write it out. You won't have any problems reading it, right?"

Hearing that it was a short story, the other sisters all surrounded her, regardless of the fact that she was still being punished.

Even Kitty, who was still angry at the two sisters, put her head next to Lydia.

"Manly!"

With a blushing face, Jane came over and tugged on Manli's sleeve with a face of complaint, with a bit of embarrassment in her eyes.

"Don't worry, the writing is really good." Man Li patted her hand and comforted her.

All the sisters looked at her, and now Lydia had to read if she didn't.

Her eyes became rare and serious, she stood up straight, and her chest was straightened out.

"It was a spring morning, and the soft sunlight shone into Suzie's room..."

Lydia's crisp, childlike voice reading books echoed in the living room, and everyone was brought into a beautiful love story by this voice.

Perhaps because of their different personalities, Jane's story is clean and beautiful.

There is no slight mockery of feelings and some reflections on social phenomena in Manli's works.

Her words are like herself, innocent and simple, with yearning and enthusiasm for a better life.

It makes people feel like they are in a garden, and even the surrounding air exudes a sweet smell.

Lydia actually didn't read well, and there were even some words she didn't know at all.

At this time, Kitty next to her would lean over to add something, and the two of them leaned together, and it took a lot of effort to finish reading the story.

But even so, everyone seemed to be drinking a glass of honey water, even the corners of their lips could not help but curl up, quietly immersed in the fairy tale of love, unable to get out.

"I'll take it back and change it."

Jane was the first to react, reaching out to grab the paper in Lydia's hand.

"What else do you need to change? Jane, your writing is so good!" Kitty stretched out her hand to hold it down to prevent her from grabbing it, and shouted in amazement at the same time.

"Yeah! Jane, how did you come up with it? God, you can also give me an Abel! If there is such a man who loves me obsessively, let me do anything!"

Lydia's eyes are still psychedelic until now.She put her hands on her chest and sighed loudly.

……

The words of the sisters made Jane's face redder.But at the same time, his eyes became brighter and brighter.

She turned around to look at Manli as if in a dream, with apprehension in her eyes, but more anticipation: "I, can I really?"

"What do you think? You can think that my agreement is just pure encouragement, what about them? You can't even believe what all the sisters say?" Man Li looked at her and asked back.

Yes, Manli deliberately brought out Jane's story for everyone to appreciate.

These days, although her body has not fully recovered, Jane has not completely stopped writing.

Not long after her fever subsided, she asked for a pen and ink, and hid in her room to write quietly by herself.

I don't listen to any advice.

Even several times, Mr. Bingley invited her to take a walk in the garden with her, but she declined because she was not comfortable.

Manli knew that the eldest sister had a different attitude towards writing from her.

To put it bluntly, writing novels by myself is more of a kind of egoism—just to make money.

As for love, it's out of the question.

Mary didn't find it anything to be ashamed of.

Who doesn't love money?

Earn by your own ability, no matter what method you use, as long as you don't steal or rob, or follow crooked ways, you are something to be proud of.

But writing is really a tool to make money for her.

But Jane was different.

She likes to write from the bottom of her heart, and she is indeed talented.

The kind of spirituality in her words may not be possessed by many people in their lifetime.

In that case, why not help her build the confidence to write more stories she loves?

Even... this kind of short story may not be more popular than the one I wrote deliberately, and it is more likely to be favored by the newspaper.

But what does it matter?

Even if the family pays to help the elder sister publish it, it's no big deal.

Possessing such a hobby may be a lifetime sustenance for her.

Even after marriage, when you are empty, irritable, and have nothing to do, it is better to have something to do than to think about it wildly.

On this day, the house was very peaceful.

Everyone is so busy with their own affairs that they don't even have time to chat.

But the heart is full.

They all thought that such days would last for a long time, but they didn't expect that early the next morning, just after breakfast was removed, the sound of carriage ruts could be heard outside the house.

It turned out that Philip and his wife, who lived in Meryton, came to see their brother-in-law when they learned that his brother-in-law had been broken.

This was the first time Manli saw her aunt and uncle after she came to this world.

Of course, her predecessor must have seen it, but that Manli has always been indifferent to foreign objects, so that now she has searched all the memories in her mind, and she has almost no evaluation of this couple.

But she felt pretty good about Philip and his wife.

Mr. Philip was Mrs. Bennet's father's apprentice before, so he was very familiar with their brothers and sisters.When he spoke, he even brought out a bit of intimacy that only his own family would have.

And Mrs. Philip and her sister really looked alike.

Eyebrows, hair color, and even body shape are almost exactly the same.

They are not particularly tall, a little fat, and their eyes are crooked when they smile.

Although it can't be called a stunning beauty, she is extremely friendly.

It belongs to the kind that when you see her, you will want to talk to her, and you will feel that this person is very kind.

Mary finally understood now why Kitty and Lydia were so fond of running to Meryton.

There is such a loving aunt who will cry out as a sweetheart when they meet each other. Why don't you visit her aunt often?

The aunt did not show any alienation when she saw Manli.

She stretched out her hand with pity on her face, walked over and hugged Man Li tightly into her arms.

"Honey, look how thin you have become? Is it all caused by that serious illness? My darling, look at your small waist, how much beef do you have to eat to make it up?"

As she spoke, she reached out and rubbed Manli's waist, and then looked at her sister with disapproval on her face: "I said, Ella①, you can't let your cook give Manli little pity. Do you want to cook more delicious food? Girls are so skinny, they will suffer if they have children in the future!"

Manli: "..."

Co-author or I have little knowledge, can women speak so tough in this era?

Fortunately, Mrs. Bennet also knew her sister well, and she didn't care about what she said at all.

He came over and rescued Manli from her fat chest, muttering: "Okay, Irene, don't make fun of the child. Go up and see your brother-in-law first, and try Kitty later." The craftsmanship. Guaranteed that your waistline will grow another two inches after eating!"

Hearing her mother say her name, Kitty immediately puffed up her chest, looking eager to fight.

As for Manli, she endured her stomachache with a smile.

Aunt and Aunt went to Father's room, while Kitty ran to the kitchen.

This silly girl was entrusted with such an important task by her mother for the first time, and she didn't even realize that what her mother said was a joke, and she was so excited that she made a lot of delicious food.

Sandwiches with cheese and chicken mince, fried sweet potatoes topped with thick butter, crispy butter biscuits, and even cut the fried fritters into small pieces, returned them to the frying pan, and served them until they were browned.

It's full of heat!

The sisters looked at each other, exchanged a helpless look, and at the same time withdrew their hands that were going to get the snacks.

This is really prepared according to the standard of eating three catties a meal!

After eating, it is estimated that even dinner can be saved.

The few sisters didn't eat it because Manli had already fed them to the point of mouth, but in the eyes of the aunt and uncle who came down from the stairs, these snacks were supremely delicious.

Uncle simply kept silent, treated himself as a transparent person, and ate with a stuffy head.

And my aunt has to pretend to be reserved, so she can't ignore her like her husband.

But this didn't stop her from putting all kinds of snacks into her mouth gracefully and quickly, while praising Kitty desperately with the most exaggerated words she could think of.

Praise the girl—

Plug it in, put on the wings and you can go directly to the sky.

After eating and drinking, Mrs. Philip finally had the leisure to gossip with her sister.

She took a sip of the peppermint black tea that Manli specially ordered for them to relieve their tiredness, and said, "Ella, do you know that a group of militiamen came to our place a few days ago? It is said that they will be stationed here Our Meryton has been their headquarters throughout the winter. You have never seen those regiment boys, and they are all handsome!" ③

"Really? Are they young?"

Before Mrs. Bennet could answer, the youngest sister, Lydia, couldn't help interjecting.

"Of course! Most of them are still unmarried! Wow, all of them are tall and handsome. Besides, they are not only handsome, but I heard that there are also a few rich families among them. Their families earn thousands of pounds every year. Woolen cloth!"

This obviously scratched Mrs. Bennet's itch the most.

The topics she is most interested in are always young, rich, and handsome guys.

Of course, this guy must be unmarried.

Hearing what her sister said, she was immediately overjoyed. From the handsome officers they saw when they were young, to the military uniforms that are getting better and better now, and how high the salaries of those officers are, they finally talked about When they stay here for so long, how many handsome guys will there be?

Just find a girl here and get married.

"Oh, such a rich, handsome and promising young man, no matter who can marry my daughter, I will feel that I will die without regret."

Finally, Mrs. Bennet stroked her chest again and sighed with longing.

Mrs. Phillips agreed even more.

Manli next to her finally couldn't hold back anymore, and poured a bucket of ice water on them coldly!

"If I must marry such a person, I would rather not marry for the rest of my life."

In a word, Mrs. Bennet gasped and glared at her in disbelief!

"Manli, do you know what you're talking about?!" She called out to her daughter in a sharp voice.

"Of course I know."

Manli sneered, her voice full of uncommon meanness: "Such simple-minded fools with well-developed limbs, if you marry them, you will probably suffer in tears for the rest of your life. Instead of doing this, I might as well be an old girl and live a long life." Take it easy!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a gasp in the room, and then fell into a dead silence.

Only Mr. Philip suddenly stopped drinking water, his eyes flashed.

He put down the glass, looked at Manli with great interest, and said with a smile, "Can you tell me, why do you think they are simple-minded, well-developed fools? Haha, this is the first time I have To hear young girls say that about them."

Manli is very anxious at the moment!

In the original book, there was no part where Philip and his wife came to visit, so she didn't think about it at all before.

It wasn't until my aunt and mother talked about the Corps and those young officers that she suddenly realized what she had overlooked!

If the progress of the original book is followed, Lydia and Kitty have already gotten acquainted with the low-level officers of the corps at this moment, and may even have known the biggest villain in the entire book——

First lied to Georgiana, then lied to Lydia and the number one scumbag Wickham who eloped with him.

But now, it should be because of her appearance that the two younger sisters were forced to complete the homework assigned by them at home, so that they had no time to go to the aunt's house to play, so they interfered with the progress of the original book and made the sisters in their own family miss it. The initial timing of meeting the scumbag Wickham.

So the plot master quit, and it made a new arrangement, and it forced the aunt and his wife to come to the door.

The author has something to say: just say a few words:

①, ②, I didn’t see the names of Mrs. Bennet and sisters appearing in the original book, but for the sake of convenience, I still took one for them, and it would be nice for everyone to know.

③The description of the militia comes from Chapter 7 of the original book.I edited it, it is not the same as the original book, just took its settings.