[Pride and Prejudice] Lady Makes Money

When her aunt asked about Alan, Manli felt a little strange, and then asked out her doubts.

Mrs. Gardiner laughed all at once.

"Don't think I'm here to pry into your privacy, I'm not that gossip." Mrs. Gardiner looked at Manli and said.

"Because I was chatting with your mother just now, and she mentioned Dr. Alang. She means that she is very satisfied with that person and thinks he is a good match for you. But your mother is worried that he won't stay here for too long... So I want to ask you what is your attitude towards him? Is there anything your uncle and I can help?"

Mrs. Gardiner's words moved Manli very much, and made her feel very caring, so she also bluntly expressed her thoughts.

"Aunt,"

Manli said: "I don't have any thoughts about Dr. Alan, and I have never fallen in love with him."

"Is it because he wants to leave?"

Mrs. Gardiner thought for a while, and said to Manli meaningfully: "Actually, sometimes people's ideas change over time. According to your mother, that Dr. Alan is very good to you." Goodwill. What if you can make him fall in love with you, or he doesn't want to go home?"

Speaking of this, she smiled: "After falling in love with a girl like our Manli, which man would be willing to leave?"

"No, aunt, you must never listen to my mother."

Manli said with a serious face: "My mother always feels that anyone will be dazzled by our sisters. How is this possible? Mr. Alan is from the far east. His family and friends are all there. I must be thinking day and night about how to go home.

Why do we have to force him to stay here?What's more, I'm telling the truth, I didn't love him, and he wouldn't like me.Between us, is the most ordinary friendship.

He treats me differently... Maybe it's because I know the language of their country, and I happen to be able to cook his hometown's dishes? "

Hearing what Manli said, Mrs. Gardiner suddenly showed a relieved expression, and even showed a smile that turned worry into joy on her face.

"It scared me to death." She patted her chest and blinked at Manli.

It even looked a little mischievous.

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Manli looked puzzled.

Only then did Mrs. Gardiner explain to her: "When the eldest sister said just now, I always felt that it was wrong. But she also said that the two of you fell in love at first sight. If Mr. Alan didn't want to go back to China, you would definitely become a couple." To the most admirable fairy couple. After I heard it, I thought you also had feelings for Mr. Alan, so I dared not say anything in my heart."

"But I didn't say anything and felt uneasy, so I thought I must ask you first. Oh, Manli, you are such a smart child."

As Mrs. Gardiner spoke, she even stood up excitedly and gave Manli a big hug.

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He hugged Manli even more tightly.

"Aunt, have you heard anything unfavorable to Mr. Alan?" She asked cautiously.

After asking, he quickly added: "If it is, don't take it to heart. Although I don't intend to become a couple with Mr. Alan, we are friends. I believe in his character. He is a good person. "

Mrs. Gardiner quickly shook her hand: "Don't think too much, I haven't heard anything. I didn't even know that this person existed before my eldest sister mentioned it today."

"Then why did you..."

Mrs. Gardiner sighed: "Your place is far from the city, and there are few foreigners like that Mr. Aaron. But in London, people from the East are not uncommon. For some reasons, people like him We have also seen people who are temporarily thrown here."

Hearing what Mrs. Gardiner said, Manli's eyes could not help but light up.

She was about to ask her aunt to find out if there was anyone from Alan's hometown, so she continued.

"Some of those people may have lost confidence in returning to their hometown, so they decided to start a family and settle down here. Some of them married local girls and even had children."

"However, once they heard about their hometown, or found a way to return home, all the people I knew left their homes here immediately, and all resolutely chose to return home."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Gardiner sighed heavily again, with a disapproving expression on her face: "I heard that in the East, men start families at a very young age, and when they come out, many of them already have wives and children in their hometowns. After they have a way to go home, they will choose to go home for a reunion. But what about the wives and children here? Almost none of them will choose to take them with them.”

"So," Mrs. Gardiner looked at Manli and said seriously: "When you are looking for a husband, you still need to find someone who understands you. Don't go looking for someone who belongs to you and can't live a stable life with you. It's easy Sow the seeds of disaster for your own future."

Manli nodded vigorously at Mrs. Gardiner gratefully.

She knew that what her aunt said was all for her own good.

And these words are also very consistent with her view on mate selection.

Not to mention that she has no other feelings for Alan, even if she has, she will suppress it rationally the moment she finds out.

These days, it's not a later generation. If you marry abroad, you can go back to your mother's house in twenty hours by plane at most.

This is the nineteenth century!

If she really married A Lang and he wanted to leave, would she follow or not?

After following for a lifetime, it is impossible to see my family again. If I don’t follow, my husband doesn’t want me anymore?

Manli felt that she could understand those Orientals stranded here, as well as the wives they married here.

The homeland is hard to leave, who would give up if there is a way to go home?

But as their wives, those local girls, there are a few who can act far away from home, relatives, and follow their husbands to a place where they don’t even speak the language——

Then share your husband with another woman? !

Therefore, it is not necessarily those men who abandon their wives and children, it is very likely that it is also the choice of both parties.

But no matter what, it was absolutely impossible for Manli to let herself get into such trouble.

"Aunt, in any case, Mr. Alan is a very good person, and he has helped our family a lot. I wonder if I can trouble you to pay more attention to us when you are in London. If you can find his fellow countrymen , or any other news, please keep an eye out and let us know. We will all be very grateful."

"Of course."

Mrs. Gardiner patted Manli's phone: "You can rest assured about this. The elder sister told me just now, not to mention that he is still helping her recuperate, just because he saved your father's life, this is a favor." We must help."

Having said that, Mrs. Gardiner thought for a while, and suggested to Manli: "Why don't you sisters go with us when we go back this time? Anyway, it's fine for you to stay at home. Winter is coming, and there are not many opportunities to go out to socialize. You can speak the language of Alang and the others, and it is more convenient for you to communicate with those people yourself?"

Manli's heart was moved by her aunt's words.

She had always wanted to go to London, but her father would not allow it.

Seemingly seeing what she was thinking, Mrs. Gardiner said to her with a determined face: "As long as you want to go, leave the rest to your uncle. He must have a way to convince your father."

Hearing what her aunt said, Manli suddenly became excited.He hurried to his aunt's side and nodded vigorously at her with a smile.

After talking with Mrs. Gardiner for a while, the servant knocked on the door and said that the master asked Mary to come to his room.

After hurriedly sending her aunt out of the room, Manli knocked on her father's door with the things she had written for her uncle.

Seeing her go in, Mr. Bennet waved to her cheerfully, and said, "Manly, if you have nothing to do, accompany your uncle to our New Manor."

His tone was quite showy.

Manli, of course, immediately agreed.

First she showed Mr. Gardiner the fields and the stables.

Now that the autumn harvest is over, there are no crops in the fields, and they look bare and worthless.And Mr. Gardiner had no interest in planting, so they didn't stay much.

On the contrary, Mr. Gardiner stopped for a long time before arriving at the horse farm that was also looking desolate due to the plague.

He looked at all the stables, and made a special effort to study the stored fodder. He even squatted down and picked up a twig to write and draw on the ground, as if he was calculating something.

Seeing his appearance, Manli thought for a while and asked, "Uncle, did my father ask you to help him buy a horse?"

Mr. Gardiner looked up at Manli, obviously very satisfied with his niece's intelligence.

"Yes." He nodded: "We have to start preparing in advance for the purchase. After the beginning of spring, we can't let the racecourse continue to be so deserted."

"Thoughbred horses are expensive, right?" Manli continued to ask.

"Well, and it's hard to come by."

Mr. Gardiner was obviously having a headache too.

If you only need two or three horses, it's not difficult.But now the brother-in-law asked him to help find a good horse that could fill an entire racecourse, and it hadn't been booked in advance. This is by no means an easy task.

What's more, brother-in-law also made it very clear that his funds are limited.

If those limited funds are used to the maximum effect, this also needs to be thought about.

Seeing her uncle's expression of "Although I have a bit of a headache, it's impossible for me to be troubled by this idea", Manli's heart skipped a beat.

Quickly asked tentatively: "Uncle, can you help me get some piglets?"

"what would you like?"

Mr. Gardiner, who had been immersed in his own troubles, felt for a moment that he might not have heard clearly, and subconsciously asked another question.

"Little piglet, it's best to be a newborn. Also, uncle, can you help me find out if there are any butchers who can stir up pigs? It's better to be someone nearby. I also want to find someone to buy back The little piggies are fanning."

Mr. Gardiner almost dropped his jaw in shock at what he heard!

When I was in the room just now, my brother-in-law boasted about himself, the third niece, in an extremely ostentatious tone.It is said that there is nothing in the sky and nothing on the earth.

So much so that Mr. Gardiner suspected that his brother-in-law had been locked up in the house for too long, and he was a little crazy.

Until he said some things that Manli had done before, she was good at cooking, good at business management, and came up with many new designs. What surprised Mr. Gardiner the most was the one that was taken by her brother-in-law at will - installment payment.

My brother-in-law is a farmer, and he may not even realize that the installment payment, which seems to him to be a child's whimsy, is like opening a new door to him as a businessman.

As long as it is a businessman, who has never been short of funds and cannot move for a while?

In the past, they either reluctantly gave up a good opportunity to get it, or they went to find those underground gangsters.City to borrow usury.

He had never seen someone like Manli who made the payment of loan interest on the surface and written it into the contract before.

Therefore, after hearing what his brother-in-law said, Mr. Gardiner had a good impression of Mary.

He even thought about it, looking for an opportunity to have a good chat with this little niece.

But now...

Fan pigs?

Is this kind of words supposed to come out of a girl's mouth? !

Unprepared, Mr. Gardiner's face flushed immediately, his breath was stuck in his throat, and he was so choked that he couldn't say a word.

And for such a scene, Manli obviously had already expected it.

After all, Alan, who was a doctor before, didn't look much better when he heard her talk about these things.

So she quickly continued to explain: "Uncle, I read it in a book before, if the piglets are directly fanned when they are just born, then the meat will not taste so fishy when they grow up, which makes people feel uncomfortable." Go down."

As she said that, she also used the dishes she cooked in Netherfield Gardens as an example, specifically explaining how much effort she had put in to remove the smell from the pork.

Manli was good at eloquence, but when she talked about her specialties, she was even more eloquent.

Mr. Gardiner was taken aback for a while.

For some reason, I agreed to help my niece go back, and help her find out who has unborn piglets, and the most important thing is to find a butcher who can stir up pigs.

After this episode, when Manli took Mr. Gardiner to see where she kept bean paste and soy sauce, Mr. Gardiner showed full interest.

She even asked Manli to serve some on the spot for him to taste.

After she came out, Manli took her uncle to see the tofu workshop where the servants were in full swing. At the same time, she also briefly told Mr. Gardiner about her next plan.

In this regard, Mr. Gardiner showed more interest.

As a qualified businessman, Mr. Gardiner was a little absent-minded about visiting his sister and brother-in-law's new house that had not yet moved in.

No matter how Manli explained how pleasant the house was, he couldn't help but secretly looked at his watch again and again, obviously wanting to go back and taste the tofu that his niece said, as well as dishes made with soy sauce and bean paste.

Of course, Manli will not disappoint her uncle, so this visit to the new house came back much earlier than everyone expected.

After returning, Manli immediately went to the kitchen in a very considerate manner, but to her surprise, her uncle followed her in.

"Uncle, this is the tofu I told you about, and this is dried tofu, which is made from reprocessed tofu."

Manli hurriedly took out all the soy products in the kitchen to show to her uncle, and even cut a piece of marinated dried tofu for him to taste.

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Mary worked hard at the meal and brought Kitty in to help.

She, Kitty, and Martha, the three of them cooked twelve dishes in less than two hours!

Among them, of course, the red sauce with thick oil is the main one.

When it was finally time for dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner walked into the dining room accompanied by all the sisters.

When you see the dishes on the dining table, there are plates exuding a strong aroma: braised beef in soy sauce, roasted lamb chops in sauce, fried tofu, halogen chicken, grilled chicken wings...

Mrs. Gardiner even rubbed her eyes in public.

Mr. Gardiner swallowed unceremoniously.

Naturally, the meal was a feast for the guests and the host. During the dinner, Mr. Gardiner took the trouble to repeatedly ask the name of the dish, how it was prepared, and whether soy sauce was used?

In short, the meal time is much longer than usual, and after eating, everyone realizes that they have eaten too much without knowing it, and they can't even stand up.

When Mrs. Gardiner praised the sisters desperately in front of her eldest sister with incomparable enthusiasm, Mr. Gardiner, who was so excited just now, frowned at this moment.

Sitting in the living room, he had a heavy face, said nothing, his eyes were in a trance, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

While chatting, everyone couldn't help sneaking glances at him.

After all, Mr. Gardiner at this moment is so different from the atmosphere on the scene that people can't ignore it even if they want to.

And his expression made people feel more uneasy the more they looked at it.

Later, even the thick-skinned Mrs. Bennet couldn't help looking at her younger brother with a little worry, and even began to wonder if he had eaten something wrong just now, and now his stomach began to feel uncomfortable?

Mrs. Gardiner was obviously no longer surprised by her husband's state.

But no matter what, she was in someone else's house, so she could only secretly wink at her husband countless times to ask him to pay more attention.

But Mr. Gardiner did not receive it at all.

The scene was a little awkward for a while.

Mrs. Gardiner was about to run out of all the compliments she could think of.

But at this time, Mr. Gardiner suddenly reacted.

He completely ignored the searching eyes of everyone looking at him, but directly waved to Manli, and said to her with a serious face: "Come with me to the study to have a talk."

After finishing speaking, he didn't explain to everyone, just stood up with a straight face, and walked in the direction of the study, as if he was in his own home, extremely skilled.

Manli had no choice but to follow quickly.

Everyone couldn't help but looked at each other.

Mrs. Bennet's eyes also showed a bit of bewilderment.

What is my brother doing?

She was fine during the meal just now, but in the blink of an eye, she greeted Manli to the study with a straight face...

Why does this posture look more and more like the behavior of her husband before he wanted to teach the children a lesson?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Bennet's heart skipped a beat, and she stretched her neck subconsciously to look in the direction of the study.

I'm afraid that my younger brother will not know which tendon is cramped, and he will exercise his authority as an elder in his own home and teach her precious heart a lesson.

The husband suddenly made such a fuss, and Mrs. Gardiner was also taken aback.

Fortunately, she reacted quickly and quickly reassured everyone: "Don't worry, he won't mess around. This should be... Really, do you have something to talk to Man Li about?"

But obviously her comforting didn't have any practical effect, and worry appeared in everyone's eyes.

The relaxed atmosphere in the living room was no longer there, but no one left.

They were all silently waiting for Manli to finish talking with Mr. Gardiner, so they could ask what happened?

But these Mr. Gardiner did not know.

But even if he knew it, he would definitely not pay attention. He has more important things to think about in his mind right now.

Manli followed her uncle into the study.

The moment the door just closed, Mr. Gardiner suddenly turned around, looked at her and said, "That tofu workshop, you can't do it like this now."

Man Li was a little overwhelmed by her uncle's sudden words, and stood there blinking at him without saying a word.

But Mr. Gardiner wasn't ready to listen to her, so he started to talk incessantly first.

"I don't recommend that you do this kind of small business in the village. It's too slow to make money, and it's easy to be reproduced. We cooperate. Uncle will find you a place in London to do this, and then put it on It's sold in my grocery store."

"You may not know that my uncle's business in the city is doing pretty well. There are other shops besides grocery stores. If it works, I can set aside a special place in all the shops to sell tofu."

"That kind of effect must be much better than what you can do in the village. Not to mention Longborn Village, even Hertfordshire, there are too few people! You can sell more than 100 yuan a day and you will be saturated."

Mr. Gardiner's eyes are shining, it is obvious that he is very optimistic about Manli's tofu market.

And what he had been thinking about just now was how to expand his business. Now that he has matured his thinking, Manli started to talk about his plans excitedly as if he couldn't stop the brakes.

Manli sat quietly on the side, listening carefully to Mr. Gardiner's detailed analysis one by one.

I couldn't help but sigh, my uncle is really a rare and kind person.

He thought of everything he could think of for his family.

Even deeper and farther than Manli thought.

For example, he offered not to let the Bennet family participate in the sale, as long as they provided the goods.

All external operations are handled by him.

He also specially warned Manli that no matter how clever she was and how many new tricks she could think of, he would honestly keep it in his heart.

Except for your own family, you must not show off outside.

As a girl, duty is more likely to be liked by others than wit, and she is more like a lady.

For this reason, he also specifically proposed that he would be in overall charge of the processing workshops in the city, and Manli could just direct them if there was anything to be done, and absolutely not go there in person.

At the same time, he proposed to go back and buy a few smart servants, signed a death contract, and then sent them to be trained by her.

These are the rules and regulations proposed by my uncle, which seems very harsh.

But at the same time, the profit dividends he offered to Manli's family were unimaginably good.

After the uncle took over almost the entire work process from processing to sales, he actually proposed to distribute 70.00% of the income to Manli's family as profit.

In the words of Mr. Gardiner, the remaining 30.00% can completely cover all expenditures. If it is not for the fear that Mr. Bennet will not agree, he will not even ask for this 30.00%.

It's a rare opportunity to help my nieces. As an elder, how can I make money from it?

Manli expressed 12 points of gratitude to her uncle's proposal, but in the end she refused.

In fact, from the moment she decided to give the tofu formula and business plan to Gene, Manli had already decided to give up the largest market in London.

There is no one who just gave the prescription to someone, and then ran over to occupy the market in a hurry.

There is no such way of being a human being.

If you just open a tofu workshop near your home and do some small troubles, it won't affect other people's business. You don't need to ask Manli, and I believe that Mr. Jean will not care at all.

Even she could think that even if she really opened the tofu shop to London, that gentleman would never say a word.

But everyone has their own bottom line, and Manli can't do this kind of thing.

Manli briefly talked to Mr. Gardiner about how she exchanged the formula for property.

Hearing that the prescription was sold to the Campbell family, even though Mr. Gardiner felt a little regretful, he didn't say anything more.

However, he immediately made another request, which was exactly the same as what his wife had made before.

Let Mary and her sisters go back to London with them some time.

"Don't refuse this time. Although I haven't figured out what to cooperate with you for a while, Uncle believes in your ability. Come with me to London to have a look, go around more, even if you can't think of anything new for a while The project can also broaden your horizons. If you are worried that your stubborn father will not agree to let you go with me, don't worry, I will tell him!"

As Mr. Gardiner said, he patted his chest as if wrapping himself around me.

Naturally, Manli couldn't wait for it.

And Mr. Gardiner's ability is really not covered.

A week later, she and Jane sat in the carriage of uncle and aunt, and set foot on the journey back to London with them.

It's not that the Gardiners don't want to take other nieces with them, but that Mr. Bennet is still lying on the bed, and there must be several family members by his side.

Jane left, Elizabeth naturally had to take on the task of helping her mother with the housekeeping, while Manli left, the work of making tonic soup and helping parents take care of their bodies would naturally fall on Kitty.

And Lydia has always been inseparable from Kitty, Meng is inseparable.When I heard that Kitty was not going, the head shook like a rattle.

The journey is long, and when we sit together, we naturally have to chat and talk.

And where there are many women, the content of the chat will naturally turn to clothing and jewelry.

Mrs. Gardiner took out a light green lace from the accompanying small bag and showed it to her two nieces: "I asked for this from Lydia, look how beautiful it is! It is the best seller in my store this year." Yes, it is said that the flower patterns that come out of the palace are more novel and interesting, I couldn’t put it down after just one look, and I must force Lydia to give up.”

Hearing what their aunt said, the two girls couldn't help laughing together.

Jane pointed at the lace with her finger, and looked at Mrs. Gardiner helplessly: "Just for this, you specially gave Lydia another cat's eye ring? Aunt, you are really too polite. It's just a Lace, such a precious ring...you can't spoil a child like this."

Manli also nodded along.

The whole family knows that my aunt traded cat's eye rings for lace.Lydia was terrified after getting it, and ran to her mother to ask her to return it for herself.

I'm afraid that if my parents or sisters think that they are asking for gifts from relatives, they will be beaten violently.

Or my mother said that my aunt has that personality, so if you give it, just keep it.Lydia finally dared to keep the ring, and then turned around to show off to the sisters...

"It's not like that."

The aunt smiled and shook her head, with a look of disagreement with Jane's statement.

"In addition to this lace, Lydia also taught me how to weave lace. She also promised me that my weavers can learn it, and then weave it and sell it in the shop. You know, those who have mastered a new kind of lace Does the weave mean anything to our clothing store?"

Mrs. Gardiner sighed excitedly: "...If the elder sister didn't stop her life and death, how could I only give little Lydia a ring? I don't want to bully children like this. Fortunately, we are all a family, and I will have a chance in the future Of course I won't treat her badly."

Jane and Manli's eyes widened at the same time when their aunt said it.

Jane glanced at Manli, and suddenly burst out laughing.

Manli thought about it, and then laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" Mrs. Gardiner asked suspiciously.

"Laughing at your master, you don't need it, but you just went to find your apprentice."

Jane stretched out her hand to poke Manli, and winked at Mrs. Gardiner: "Let her paint any lace you want, and don't give her any cat's-eye ring. Let her paint to pay for her meal."

Because she has become familiar with Mrs. Gardiner during this period, Jane can rarely joke.

After hearing her words, Mrs. Gardiner immediately turned her gaze to Manli, her eyes were extremely eager: "Honey, is what Jane said true? Can you design lace?"

Manli didn't speak, just smiled and took out a pen and paper from the wooden suitcase she carried with her.

Sitting on the swaying carriage, he put the paper on the box on his lap, and sketched a fashionable hat with a quill.

She first drew a small silk flower on the hat, which looked very simple but very delicate. Seeing Mrs. Gardiner's face full of interest, she added more elements to it casually.

What feathers, intricately pleated lace, and a giant bow.

For Manli, whose aesthetic vision tends to be simple and bright, such a hat is completely unacceptable to her.But Mrs. Gardiner's excited face was almost in front of Manli's eyes.

After she finally stopped writing and handed the painting over, she quickly held it tightly in her hands, fearing that it would be blown away by a gust of wind.

"Is it enough for today's dinner, Auntie?" Manli asked with a smile.

"How much of this kind can you draw?" At some point, Mr. Gardiner, who had been sleeping by the side with his eyes closed, came over.

"As much as you want." Manli raised her chin proudly.

For a student majoring in fashion design, isn't it a matter of minutes to design this kind of thing?

We must know that when Manli was still in school, the teacher of the professional course spent almost a semester of courses in order to train their line drawing, asking them to draw women's clothing in different eras in series.

Just the ancient maids and medieval European aristocratic ladies' dresses made her want to live and die, and it took almost two months to draw them!

Until now, when she thinks of those pettiskirts, hats, handkerchiefs, fans... countless images can pop up in Manli's mind.

After listening to Manli's words, Mr. Gardiner took out another piece of paper from her box in silence: "Let me draw another one."

Manli also came alive, and she didn't intend to refuse at all. She gave the ink bottle to Jane to help her hold it, and then, in this crowded car, on a piece of ordinary white paper, Draw a picture of a beautiful noble girl.

Maidens wore skirts of brocade and velvet, and hats studded with flowers and feathers.The brim of the hat was trimmed with velvet lace, and the thin tulle hung down to cover half of the face.

Although it is just the simplest line drawing, the innocence and beauty of a girl from a rich and noble family, who is innocent and ignorant of worldly affairs, is already vivid on the paper.

"The material is too expensive, most people can't afford it." The uncle said, pointing to the hat on the girl's head and shaking his head.

Manli thought for a moment: "You can replace the velvet with muslin cloth, add two pleats here, pile up a silk flower here, oh, and add a few leaves here, and then use red cloth to make a few pleats." Little fruit."

As she spoke, she sketched a detailed drawing of a hat in the blank space next to the drawing paper.

The pen is like flying, and the painting is finished at the same time as she finished speaking, and just like what she said, although the material of the newly drawn hat has changed, it is still very beautiful, and even because of the addition of green leaves and fruits, it looks a little more Very delicate.

This time, even Mr. Gardiner's face showed surprise.

"God, I'm jealous!"

Seeing all this, Mrs. Gardiner next to her said loudly to her husband.

Mr. Gardiner also laughed out loud, looked at the two nieces present with admiration, and echoed: "I'm jealous too. How lucky do you think my sister is? How did she raise my nieces? Everyone is so likable?"

Having said that, he reached out and patted his wife, jokingly said, "You have been compared."

Mrs. Gardiner was not thinking at all, and even took her husband's words seriously.

She looked at Jane and Manli, and said to them expectantly: "You must stay here for a longer time this time, and help me take care of your two cousins. I don't dare to expect them to be as smart as you , no matter how much you learn, it’s good.”

Everyone talked and laughed along the way, but they didn't feel that time passed slowly.

It's just that when we arrived at the Gardiners' house, it was already dark.

Because they received a message from the master in advance, knowing that there would be a distinguished guest at home, the servants prepared the room for the sisters early. ,

The room has been replaced with new sheets, pillows, and it still smells like it has just been washed.It can be seen that it took a lot of effort.

Mrs. Gardiner's four children are all there, but because they haven't seen their two cousins ​​for at least a year, the children are a little reserved.

A few people huddled together and looked in through the crack of the doorway, all of them smiling, but no one was ashamed to come closer to them.

It was Jane who waved to the two younger brothers and the two younger sisters first, gesturing for them to come over, and then the children giggled and ran to them.

Manli gave a lollipop that she made by herself.

The children had never seen this kind of candy before, and they were overwhelmed with surprise, and at the same time quickly tore off the candy wrapper.

Then I found that the candies in each person's hands were different in color, and I was even more excited!

They also forgot to be shy at the moment, and all leaned in front of Manli, asking questions.

Manli was not bothered, she didn't even take off her coat, she just stood at the door of the house and explained to them one by one: "This is wrapped with jam. The yellow one is lemon flavored, the red one is strawberry, and the green apple is It tastes good, and the purple one is from mulberries."

The children mentioned were so excited that they were about to scream!If it wasn't for my parents still standing beside me, I would probably have to crush the candy immediately to see what the jam wrapped in the inner core looks like.

"Don't spoil them."

Looking at such a scene, my uncle shook his head at Manli, and said with disapproval.

As for the lollipop that I have never seen before——

Well, too much stimulation today, Mr. Gardiner said, has gone numb.

A night without words.

Perhaps it was because the ride was too bumpy and the two sisters were so tired that they got up late the next morning.

Mr. Gardiner had already gone to the shop, and his cousins ​​had gone to school.

Only Mrs. Gardiner waited patiently for them at home.

Seeing them go downstairs, Mrs. Gardiner hurriedly called the servants to have dinner.

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