[Pride and Prejudice] Lady Makes Money

Following the butler into the house, Manli felt an indescribable familiarity.

The layout here is so similar to my own home!

But this is also understandable, after all, in the entire Longborn Village, everyone's houses have similar shapes.And now no one pays attention to a decoration style, basically the same.

If you really want to talk about it, or are they all British country style?

And this is also the style that Manli likes very much. It is very homely and makes her feel warm.

If there is any difference between this house and the one I live in now, it is - the low-key luxury revealed everywhere in this house!

That young master looked like he came from a wealthy family, and he was a fastidious person.

The shot is very generous.

Although he didn't know if he had lived here for a month or not, the house had been repainted inside and out.

Stair railings, window sills, door frames...all the woodwork has been given a shiny varnish;

The windows have been remodeled, with the previous small panes removed and replaced with large openings.

The sun shines in through the window lattice, making the whole house look very bright.

In the room, as the old housekeeper said, every room has been replaced with brand new furniture.

Manli has no research on wood, so she doesn't know what kind of wood those woods are?

But from the delicate texture and exquisite shape, it can be seen that they are of great value.

In fact, there is no need to look closely, just looking at my uncle, Mr. Philip, who has been smacking his tongue since he entered the door, is enough to prove how expensive these things are.

After going upstairs and downstairs, Manli was very satisfied with everything.

She even couldn't wait to sign the contract with the housekeeper immediately and get all the house deeds and land deeds immediately.

I'm afraid that if it's later, the family will react and regret it.

Evidently Mr. Philip thought as she did.

After seeing the house, he immediately asked to look at the previously drafted contract and various documents and certificates.

The old housekeeper readily agreed, and took it out immediately.

One look and it's move in ready.

Mr. Philip read it very carefully, and nodded to Manli in satisfaction after reading it.

Then he directly made the decision for his brother-in-law, and made an appointment with the old housekeeper to go to the county to transfer ownership.

In this way, but it took a whole morning, the two sides happily reached an agreement.

After the conversation, Mr. Philip bid farewell, and Manli stood up quickly.

At this moment, she can't wait to go home immediately and share what she saw today with her family.

But what they didn't expect was that at this moment, the old butler suddenly stopped them.

"Sir, miss, please wait a moment." The old butler looked at them and said with a smile.

"There is one more thing I need to discuss with you."

The old housekeeper looked at Manli: "It's like this, Miss Bennet, there is still some newly harvested grain this year in the warehouse of this house. Our young master said no when he left before, and let you take care of it. I I want to ask, should I stay in the warehouse here, or help send it to Bennet Manor before our people leave?"

food?

Manli was a little dazed.

These days, is there anyone who doesn't even want food?

"What food? How much?" She asked subconsciously.

"I can't figure out what it is, it looks like a lot."

The old housekeeper spread his hands and explained with a nonchalant expression: "We don't know exactly how many there are. After the farmers harvested them, they moved them directly to the warehouse. We didn't send anyone to count them."

"..."

Manli and Mr. Philip looked at each other, and at the same time, they both saw deep horror in each other's eyes!

In a place where agriculture is the foundation of its life, how can it not be surprising that someone would say that there is no need for food?

"Please take us to have a look." Manli said pretending to be calm.

The old butler immediately agreed.

The group came to the farm again, but this time they didn't go to see the fields, but went directly to a row of houses on the edge of the manor.

Looking at the neat row of more than a dozen houses from afar, Manli's heart couldn't help beating wildly.

She couldn't imagine what was in these houses?

But even though she was doing psychological training along the way, Manli was still so shocked that she just wanted to scream loudly when the housekeeper asked someone to open the door!

She couldn't believe her eyes at all.

full!

All rooms are full!

From the ceiling to the floor, everything is piled full of all kinds of food.

Barley, wheat, oats, soybeans, all kinds of miscellaneous beans... They were sorted into different categories, filling up a whole row of rooms.

Manli was so startled that her mouth was half open, she couldn't close it no matter what, she just felt that she was in a dream at this moment.

She quickly turned her head to look at Mr. Philip beside her, hoping to get affirmation from him, and then found that he was not as good as herself.

At this moment, Mr. Philip's mouth is wide enough to fit a whole walnut!

It took a while for Manli to find her voice.

"Your young master doesn't want any of this food?"

Saying this, even she herself felt in a trance.

"Yeah, our young master is going out soon, what do we keep these things for?" The corner of the housekeeper's mouth was still raised, but there was a bit of indifference in the expression between his brows and eyes.

Prodigal son!spendthrift!

This family is all prodigal sons!

In Manli's heart, there was a villain waving a big flag and shouting desperately.

No matter how much she controlled, she couldn't keep herself calm.

After taking several deep breaths, Manli still couldn't hold back and continued to persuade: "These grains can be sold for money! Even if you are in a hurry to leave and you can't sell them for a while, just rent a warehouse and store them temporarily It doesn't cost a lot of money."

"Why keep it?"

The old housekeeper suddenly laughed: "Miss, I'm afraid you don't know yet. Once the procedures here are completed, all of us will go out of town with the young master. No one can tell when we will come back. These things... "

He stroked it casually with his hand: "It takes a human-powered carriage to pull it away, and it needs a place to store it, and we have to find a special person to watch it... For us, everything is a burden."

"burden……"

Manli repeated his words in a murmur.

There is only one thought in my mind, and that is—the same person does not have the same fate.

Maybe the old housekeeper is right, you can't look at others with your own thoughts.

Treat yourself as a treasure, but in the eyes of others, it may really be just trouble.

She didn't say anything more, and after expressing her most sincere thanks, she asked the housekeeper to put the things here without touching them, and then she would discuss with her father before making plans.

Neither Mary nor Mr. Philip spoke a word on the way home.

It seems that they are a little obsessed with sweet dreams and do not want to wake up, for fear of being disturbed by others.

It's just that when he was about to enter the house, Mr. Philip suddenly stopped and looked at Manli, his eyes were still a little confused: "I heard from your father yesterday that you repeatedly persuaded him to buy this house and field?"

Without waiting for Manli to explain, Mr. Philip couldn't wait to continue: "I heard a rumor from people in the village before that you were kissed by an angel on the cheek, and you were full of good luck. At that time, I thought it was a joke... But now, why do I feel that it is true?"

After finishing speaking, without even looking at Manli, she turned her head and walked towards the house.

Manli stood behind, looking at her uncle's back silently.

At this moment, Mr. Philip's whole body seemed to be stiff, and his arms and legs seemed to be unable to find the most suitable place.

The whole person seems to be walking in a dream.

However, don't laugh at anyone, Manli knows that she is not much better than her uncle.

She originally wanted to go back to her room to calm down and take a good look at what happened today.

But she was not given a chance at all, and she was grabbed by Jane and Elizabeth as soon as she entered the door.

"Manly, this is the invitation letter from Netherfield just now. Do you think we should go?" Elizabeth saw her, without saying a word, directly stuffed a pink envelope into her hand.

Manli took it and opened it, only to realize that it was a letter written by Mrs. Horst herself.

The letter was addressed to the "sisters of the Bennet family," without specifying that it was addressed to any one of them.

In the letter, Mrs. Horst said that she had written to her good friends about the soy sauce before, and those ladies and ladies were very interested.

So they spontaneously decided to come to Netherfield as guests, and they sent someone to tell her before they left.

When she received the letter, those people were already on their way, which caught her by surprise.

Mrs. Horst said that she wrote this letter in the hope that the "good sisters" of the Ben's family could go over and help her think of some special dishes so that she could handle the banquet.

Otherwise, relying on only one recipe for braised pork may make the scene a bit awkward.

In this letter, Mrs. Horst's words are very humble, but at the same time reveal a faint intimacy.

That tone seemed to be talking to a best friend, the feeling of asking for help from a good friend in need of help.

This is very difficult to refuse.

What's more, Manli is not a fool. Of course, it can be seen that the reason why Mrs. Horst invited them to go is actually fulfilling her promise to help them sell soy sauce!

"If we don't go, how can we refuse?" Seeing that Manli remained silent, a trace of worry flashed in Jane's eyes.

But looking at the letter on the table again, she didn't know what to do, so she asked with a embarrassed face.

"Refused? Why did you refuse?" Manli finally came to her senses and couldn't help but ask back.

She felt that Jane's idea was very strange.

After thinking about it, she suddenly realized that the reason why the sisters asked such questions was actually worrying about herself.

Before she promised her father not to contact Gindo, even if she didn't say it specifically, it was obvious that all the sisters knew about it.

But, even so, this party must still be going!

Not to mention whether it will open up a market for the family's soy sauce, just because of the marriage of the two sisters, such an invitation cannot be refused.

I have already rejected the cooperation with those two gentlemen before, and now I have rejected the other party's invitation to the party——

What is this going to do?

Do you want to cut off the red thread wrapped around the feet of the two sisters?

Manli is crazy to do this.

She thought for a while, and didn't answer Jane's question immediately, but looked around again and asked, "Where are Kitty and Lydia?"

"They're digging vegetables in the backyard! Kitty said they came up with another recipe for lettuce. What do you want to do first, what do you want them to do?" Elizabeth asked complainingly.

Manli ignored her, but rang the bell to call the servant to go and find the two younger sisters.

It wasn't until the servant took the order to leave that she answered unhurriedly: "What else do I need to do? Go, I must go! I still expect you to use tomorrow's banquet to help me sell soy sauce. You know, we will immediately There will be a large site, and when the production expands, the sales must also keep up."

As she said that, she didn't care what the two sisters thought, and she had already started to think: "Let the servant go to the village to book tomorrow's carriage first. Send the four of you there in the morning, and send you four in the evening." Pick it up. By the way, when you go, you must remember to bring more packaged soy sauce, and each lady will give a bottle. Oh, and also, bring a few more copies of the pickles we made, maybe someone will like it ?”

"No, Manli, what do you mean, won't you go?"

Seeing her talking endlessly, but never mentioning her own affairs, Jane became anxious, reached out and grabbed her arm and tugged hard.

"I'm not going."

Manli freed her hand from her sister's claws and explained: "I haven't had time to tell you that the Spencer family's estate, oh no, will soon be called our family's new estate. Anyway, the new garden is very, very good, and it looks very pleasing. However, if you want to use it smoothly, there are still many things to improve. Tomorrow, I will make the plan for the new garden at home. Do it early , it can be put into use sooner.”

"Why don't you go with us? Then we won't go, and we will go to New Grange tomorrow to have a look." Elizabeth replied without thinking.

Manli immediately widened her eyes: "No, you have to go. Not only the two of you, Kitty and Delia also have to go, I also expect Kitty to show them something and stimulate them to buy more soy sauce !"

Just kidding, although the new farm didn't spend a lot of money, it's still a good idea to spend all the money in the family, okay? !

If you don't take advantage of every opportunity to make money now, what are you thinking about!

While talking, Kitty and Lydia had been called back from the backyard.

The hands of the two little girls were still wet, and they seemed to be busy in the vegetable field.

The two of them rushed over as soon as they saw Manli.

"Is Newgrange any good?"

"Is there a separate room for us?"

"Dad will sign an agreement with that person today, right? Then can we go and have a look tomorrow?"

The two chattered, not giving Manli a chance to answer.

It wasn't until after the request was made that, like the two puppies, he raised his head and looked at Manli eagerly at the same time.

"No, tomorrow you have to go to Netherfield Garden with the eldest sister and the second sister." Manli refused their request without hesitation.

"Don't go!"

The two girls didn't give her any face, they answered in unison.

Seeing that Manli was about to stare, Lydia's eyes were bigger than hers.

"Don't think we don't know, the only ones they want to invite are the three of you, and we are just a foil. We won't go. Staying with those ladies and wives is very restrained and meaningless."

"Whoever you like to go, go, anyway, I won't go, I'd rather stay at home and embroider my lace!"

After finishing speaking, she shook her head vigorously to show her determination.

"Me too!" Kitty immediately echoed loudly.

Manli was choked by these two girls and was speechless for a moment.

Only then did she realize that she might have underestimated these two people before.

Although Manli and Lydia are still very young in their own eyes, in fact, one of them is almost 17 years old, and the other is only sixteen years old. ①

In this era, it has reached the age to marry.

How could they not understand anything?

Of course they could see who those gentlemen and ladies were trying to curry favor with.

However, Manli really wanted these sisters to go together.After thinking about it, she decided to coerce and lure the two little guys.

"Gitty must go, because I can't go tomorrow because I have something to do, you have to sell our soy sauce for me. I will teach you how to cook a few new dishes later, you must learn it well, and you must do it this time Shocked those people at the party."

"Teach me a new dish? Do you teach me now? Okay, okay, let's go to the kitchen now!"

Hearing that Manli was going to teach her a new recipe, Kitty immediately became excited.

She had already forgotten that she was unwilling to go to the banquet just now, and it was obvious that her focus had been diverted by Man Li.

Seeing Fourth Sister's sudden betrayal, Lydia pursed her lips: "Then I'll stay with you at home tomorrow, I don't want to go anyway!"

Manli glanced at her: "If you really don't want to go, then that's fine. It's just that I hoped that you could wear that newly made skirt to show them. I always think that the lace you designed is very good, Even in London, no one could have imagined a more elaborate pattern than yours."

"Huh? Can I wear a new dress? Go! I must go!"

As soon as she heard that there was an opportunity to show off her skirt, Lydia immediately jumped up excitedly.

Looking at the two little sisters, being fooled by Manli so casually, and forgetting all the persistence before, Jane and Elizabeth looked at each other, feeling really funny and helpless.

They themselves didn't know when it started, but the sisters habitually followed Manli's lead and were "eaten" to death by her.

Seeing that the two younger sisters agreed to go with her elder sister, Man Li quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

She really hoped that Kitty could go and sell some soy sauce at home, but this was not the most important thing.

More importantly, she hopes that the two little sisters can use every opportunity to get in touch with some high-level people.

Those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black. This is an eternal truth.

As the level of people you contact increases, the quality of your circle of friends changes, and people's horizons and tastes will naturally change accordingly.

With two older sisters watching over her, coupled with the study during this period, Manli is not afraid that any trouble will happen to the two younger sisters.

Going to Netherfield and socializing with those ladies and wives, even if you don't learn anything, is it better than going to a dance specially prepared for the regiment?

Manli felt that instead of detaining them at home and preventing them from making mistakes, it would be better to elevate their horizons from the beginning so that they would not look down on such low-grade people and things at all.

Just like in the previous life, people generally believed that girls must be rich, but in fact, it was just for this reason.

After finalizing the matter, Manli took Kitty to the kitchen, intending to teach her a few new dishes.

The soy beans in the several rooms in New Manor had really dazzled Man Li's eyes, so much so that when she thought of cooking, her first reaction was immediately - to consume soy beans!

On the way back, Manli had already thought about it, even without the help of Gene and Darcy, she would definitely start the tofu shop.

Without a big market, she can start around.

Tofu, she has made it many times.

All the comments given by those who have eaten it can be seen that this food is easily accepted by people.

And because the price of soybeans is low and the output is sufficient, the price of tofu cannot be expensive. This is a kind of food that can be eaten by the general public and every household.

Except for craftsmanship, there is no threshold at all.

Then, why can't she open a tofu shop in Xinzhuang?

You can start selling from Hertfordshire without thinking too far.

Even if the scale is smaller for a while and the speed of making money is slower, what does it matter?

In another world, her parents had already told her with practical actions that the most fearless thing in doing business is to be down-to-earth and take it step by step.

Manli never felt that she had any ambitions.

Her biggest ideal is to let everyone in her family have some money.

You can do everything in a down-to-earth manner without worrying about money.

Everyone lived a good life, and she was actually satisfied.

Now that we have Xinzhuang, we will open a tofu shop, and at the same time, we will also need bath gift packages, soy sauce, and pickles...

Manli felt that even if she didn't rely on anyone, she would be getting closer and closer to realizing her dream.

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Because the whole family likes it, and Manli has been telling them that soy products are very nutritious.

Therefore, soy milk, tofu, even tofu skin, and dried tofu have become regular dishes in the Bennet family, and there is no need to temporarily grind soy milk to make them.

After thinking about it, Manli decided to teach Kitty a fresh dish——spicy dried lettuce rolls.

This is a special dish in the restaurant of Manli's previous life. The name of the dish at that time was Spinach Dried Roll.

Obviously, the main course of that dish was not lettuce.

But here so far, Manli has not seen the shadow of spinach, so she had to use lettuce instead according to local conditions.

This dish is actually very simple to make, and there is no technical content at all.

You only need to dice the dried tofu that has been marinated before, stir-fry it in the oil pan, blanch the lettuce and squeeze out the water, and then chop it.

Mix lettuce, dried tofu, and a little toasted walnut together, add soy sauce, a little salt, sugar, and lemon juice and mix well.

Finally, cut the thousand sheets into a suitable size, blanch them in the water for a while and take them out, put the mixed vegetables into them, roll them into rolls and code them together, and the dish is ready.

The dry spinach roll is much lighter than the stewed tofu and fried tofu that Manli taught Kitty before.

But in the mouth, the crispness of lettuce, the aroma of dried tofu, and the unique nutty and mellow taste of walnuts, combined together, every chewing can bring people a different kind of surprise.

"This is delicious!" Kitty put a whole dried fragrant roll into her mouth, and after chewing twice, she exclaimed.

"I'll make another dip."

As Manli said, she made another oil dish according to the Sichuan-style dipping dish recipe, and this time she added chili oil fried with chili from Alang.

Looking at the glowing red dipping sauce, Kitty hesitated for a moment, as if frightened by the slightly choking smell emanating from the dish.

But foodies always have the bravest heart.

Without Manli opening her mouth, she prepared her mind in the shortest possible time, picked up a fragrant dried roll and pressed it into the oil dish.

"Hey, less dipping!" Manli hastily stopped.

But after all, it was still a step too late. Kitty, who was not wary of this taste at all, opened her eyes instantly the moment the dried fragrant roll was put into her mouth!

Immediately afterwards, his face turned red all of a sudden, as if all the blood from his whole body had rushed to his face.

"Put it up!" Seeing her like this, Manli said quickly.

While speaking, he hurriedly poured a bowl of cold boiled water and handed it over.

Kitty's whole body seemed to be fixed by something, her hands and feet were frozen in place, motionless.

After a while, she suddenly burst out with a huge cough that shook the world, and then she finally came back to life, standing there jumping and jumping, tears and snot flowing, but she couldn't say a word.

"You spit it out!"

Manli slapped her on the back in a hurry, and Kitty's tears fell from the slap.

"I don't vomit, it's delicious!"

After coughing for a long time, Kitty finally recovered.

While wiping the choked tears, she hissed and breathed in, not forgetting to refute.

Manli: "..."

Sure enough, the future of foodies is limitless.

Because they wanted to try dishes, the lunch at Bennet's house was extremely rich at noon today.

Dried lettuce rolls, braised tofu, beef stew with potatoes, and roasted lamb chops.In addition, Manli also cooked a large sweet fruit tremella soup for everyone to make dessert after dinner, and everyone couldn't get enough of it.

This was the first time for Mr. Philip to have dinner at the Ben's house. Although Mrs. Bennet had habitually boasted about her daughters' cooking skills before the meal, he didn't take it seriously.

After all, there is no mother who does not feel that her daughter is the best in the world.

But when he ate it in his mouth, he realized that it was really delicious!

Only then did he realize that the people in the village praised the girls from his brother-in-law's family for nothing.

However, his first reaction was to look at Manli.

"Are you sure this thing is made of soybeans?" Mr. Philip pinched a fragrant dried roll with his hand, looked at her and confirmed again.

"Yes, Uncle." Manli smiled.

As she spoke, she pointed to the tofu on the plate and the plate of bean paste fried with minced garlic next to it, looked at Mr. Philip and smiled, "Not only that one, but these are all made of soybeans." made."

She hasn't said that even the soy sauce used in these dishes is made from soybeans!

Mr Philip was speechless in amazement.

After a while, he finally realized something and suddenly raised his head: "Then the beans in the New Manor, aren't they just for you? There are so many, enough for you to use for a long time, right?"

What Mr. Philip said made Manli's heart skip a beat, and she felt an indescribable feeling.

This feeling is very strange, it seems that there is something wrong in it, but no matter how much she thinks about it, she can't think of the problem.

Since she couldn't figure it out, Man Li didn't bother to think about it.

Anyway, no matter what happens, there will always be a day when the truth will come to light.

Early the next morning, the sisters dressed up and went to Netherfield.

Only Manli, who had breakfast unhurriedly and went for a walk in the garden, went to her father's room.

Seeing her enter the door, Mr. Bennet had a complex expression in his eyes.

I don't know whether it is a little distressed or embarrassing.

It's just that he is an old man who has gone through a lot of things, and his eyes were only for a moment, and he quickly restrained him back.

"It's no big deal to hang out with your sisters, don't think too much about it."

Looking at his third daughter, whom he had the most high hopes for, Mr. Bennet sighed and said.

"I don't think about anything, Dad, don't think about it. I won't go because I really have something to tell you."

After speaking, Manli sat down beside her father, and talked to him about the newly harvested grain that she saw in the warehouse yesterday.

"Father, just leave those grains like this, why do I feel more and more inappropriate the more I think about it?"

After finishing the matter, she asked worriedly.

Mr. Bennet obviously thought the same as Manli, and he was embarrassed when he heard her say it: "I also think it's not good, but..."

He spread his hands: "It doesn't make sense."

It turned out that Mr. Philip had already explained the situation of Spencer Manor to him very clearly when he reported the situation to him yesterday.

He also specifically mentioned the warehouse full of grain.

According to Mr. Philip's guess, the grain was worth at least a thousand pounds.

But Mr. Bennet knew in his heart that if it was really the housekeeper's possession and the entire autumn harvest was there, it would be worth far more than a thousand pounds.

He himself is the owner of the manor, so how much grain does he produce in a year?

My own family's land is not as large as that of Spencer's. After the autumn harvest, the grain of that season can be sold for almost fifteen hundred pounds.

After excluding the cost, the net profit should be between one thousand one and one thousand two hundred pounds.

After all, they are all servants at home, and they don't even need to pay wages.

The situation with the Spencer family was exactly the same as his.

When his son sold the land, he also sold the servants to the young master at a discounted price.

Even if everyone feels uneasy because of the change of owner, there will be a little reduction in production...

But that's the calculation, if all the output is in the warehouse, then... the value of two thousand pounds is not to mention.

In this way, before the house was acquired, he actually earned two thousand pounds first!

For an honest person, this is really scary news.

In Mr. Bennet's view, there was not much joy in such a sudden fortune, only trepidation.

I am always afraid that there may be some problems that I have not discovered?

Under his repeated request, the old housekeeper came again in the afternoon.Mr. Bennet smiled and rejected all the compensation measures proposed by Mr. Bennet for those grains.

He repeatedly assured that these grains were given to them by his young master, and he had no other thoughts at all.

If Mr. Bennet wants to repay the favor, he should urge his brother-in-law to find a way to help complete the transfer procedures earlier, so that their servants can return to London earlier to accompany their young master.

After hearing her father's explanation, Manli felt speechless.

Since this pie is big and delicious, and it cannot be refused, then... just accept it silently.

She simply stopped mentioning it, but took out the development progress of the tofu shop she had written last night, and discussed it with her father.

According to Manli, the weather is getting cold day by day, and there is no farm work in the field. It is a good time to use this time to gather the servants at home to build a tofu workshop.

The tofu workshop doesn’t need to be high-end or beautiful, it’s just a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and it’s good to be able to keep warm.In addition, there are not many things that need to be purchased. It is nothing more than to make an appointment in advance to polish a few larger stone mills, and to buy a few donkeys for grinding.

As for making molds and so on, you can do it in your own village.

Other than that, there isn't much to spend.

After the tofu shop was completed, Manli suggested to Mr. Bennet that he could hold a dinner party in the name of the family moving to a new house, and invite all the relatives, friends and neighbors around.

At that time, she will make a tofu feast to recommend this fresh food to everyone.

Manli talked a lot, and Mr. Spencer never showed any impatience from the beginning to the end. He listened with great interest and even echoed a few words in the middle.

There is no longer the previous posture of blowing beards and staring at her daughter when she heard that she was doing business.

After Manli finally explained all his thoughts one by one, he quietly untied a stone seal that he had always carried with him, and handed it to her: "I will explain to the manager and ask him to obey you. Just ask him for anything you need in the future, and he dare not refuse to give it to you. This seal is the passport of the bank in the county, and you can use it to withdraw the reserve funds at home. Just remember, When you pick it up, you must ask your uncle to accompany you."

Manli was dumbfounded.

Can't believe my ears at all!

Father is this crazy?

Or is there a problem in the brain at this moment?

Otherwise, how could there be such a big change!

She couldn't get used to it for a while.

She stood there blankly, not daring to reach out to pick it up, until Mr. Bennet stared at her again: "If you don't do it yourself, do you want me to get up from the bed and do it for you? !"

Hearing this familiar scolding, Manli let out a long sigh of relief, and finally reached out to take the seal.

This is what my father looks like!

Familiar formula, familiar taste.

With her father's support, Manli felt as if she had been injected with chicken blood, and she didn't feel tired doing anything.

For a whole afternoon, she was bored in her room, immersed in drawing drawings and making budgets, so busy that she forgot the time.

It wasn't until she heard the chattering and laughing of the sisters downstairs that she realized that the Netherfield banquet should have ended.

It looks like the girls are having a great time!

She stood up from the desk, stretched herself, and walked out the door.

Seeing her, Kitty rushed over like a cannon barrel, stood in front of her excitedly and said loudly: "Manli, Manli, do you know how surprised they are today? They actually ate up all those big pots of food. God, I actually saw several wives sneaking into the dressing room to untie their corsets when no one was looking!"

The other sisters couldn't help giggling after saying a word.

Obviously they all saw that scene too.

"The soy sauce was all robbed by them, and the pickles were almost robbed too. Later, Mrs. Horst forcibly took away some of them. Haha, Manli, you didn't see, when Mr. Horst saw them go to grab the pickles , her face was so anxious that it deformed." Lydia added loudly while laughing.

"By the way, there's also that chili oil. I really didn't expect that there would be someone who would like that stuff as much as I do. Manli, guess who it would be?"

"Who?" The two younger sisters sang together, and Manli also became interested in what she said, and she couldn't help asking back with great interest.

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"It's that Mr. Gene! He also praised my cooking skills and said that the dishes are delicious. By the way, Manli, Mr. Gene still asked why you didn't go!" Kitty said happily.

"Well, what did you say?" The expression on Manli's face gradually faded, and the words she asked were more or less perfunctory.

But Kitty couldn't hear it.

"Of course I said it according to what you taught me before. I told Mr. Jean that because a new farm was added to the family, you have to help your father deal with the farm's affairs. There is no way to go there. I also said