hello mr darcy

"Lydia, your letter."

Mary walked in and saw Lydia designing her own wedding dress.She put down the letter, quietly approached it, and poked her head out.

"Oh, Mary." Lydia laughed, "You're interested in this?"

Mary shook her head quickly: "No, no, I'm just here to deliver a letter for you. It's a letter from your factory."

Lydia took it, and sure enough there were familiar handwriting on it.Benjamin has been very efficient recently.Many new employees were found so quickly.

"Lydia, this dress of yours is really beautiful."

Lydia turned her head away and couldn't help laughing.The little girl who shyly said just now that she has no interest in wedding dresses is standing in front of her design with a look of envy, she likes it very much.

She smiled and said, "If you like it, I will prepare one for you when you get married?"

This is not excessive.After all, Lydia made Elizabeth's wedding dress herself, and even contributed to Jane's dowry.

This is also one of the reasons why Mr. Bennet admires this daughter.

Mary's ears turned red when she heard this, and she hurriedly turned her back to Lydia.As if by doing so, you can hide your shyness.

"Lydia!" She scolded, "I haven't even seen the shadow of my fiancé, how can I worry about these things."

Although the girl's language is full of shyness, Lydia can still taste the bitterness in such words.

After she remarried, she was really the only girl in Bennet's family left.

As for that Katie?For Lydia, she was forgotten early on.If it wasn't for Mrs. Jin's constant letters telling her about Katie's current situation, Lydia might have completely ignored this person.

"Mary, it's just because the sun hasn't come out yet." She took two steps forward and patted her sister's shoulder lightly, "So, you can't see his shadow yet."

Just because the sun hasn't come out yet.

This sentence is also a double entendre.Mary was stunned for a moment before turning her head to look at Lydia.The younger sister's concerned gaze made her feel unspeakably warm.

"Thank you, Lydia," she said inwardly.

Lydia smiled and said, "I think we need to discuss it with our mother. Maybe it would be better to set the date of going out earlier?"

When it came to going out together, Mary's eyes lit up as expected.

She nodded quickly, took Lydia's hand, and walked to Mrs. Bennet's room.

This appearance still reveals a bit of a child's appearance.

Mary pushed open the door excitedly, with joy on her face: "Mom!"

Mrs. Bennet was still doing handwork, and was seriously struggling with the needle and thread under her hands.Hearing the sound, he quickly raised his head.Seeing the figures of his two daughters, there was a bit of doubt in his eyes.

"What's the matter?" she asked.

Lydia pushed Mary lightly, and said in a low voice, "Say it!"

Mary looked back at the encouragement in her younger sister's eyes, took a few deep breaths, and then said her request: "Mom, I want to ask when... that is, when can Lydia and I visit uncle?"

In other words, hang out?

Mrs. Bennet was a bit overwhelmed by this question for a while, she was stunned, and then replied: "In fact, you should ask Mr. Bennet about this matter, I can't make the decision."

"But father is hunting with Mr. Darcy in the manor behind!" Mary was obviously not satisfied with this answer, "They said they would not come back until tomorrow!"

Time is really tight, you know, to visit the city, but you need to prepare a lot.What's more, for people like Mary, who are going there for the first time!

Mrs. Bennet thought for a while, and she also felt that there was a reason: "Well, I can let you go by next week at the latest."

She clapped her hands and made a decision: "In this case, I should also communicate with your uncle earlier."

"That's great!" Mary beamed, "I'll get ready!"

Mary, who got the time frame, was like a bird that was about to get out of the cage, and ran to her house happily.

Mrs. Bennet looked at the back of her daughter, a little surprised.

She pulled Lydia's sleeve and frowned: "Dear Lydia, tell me...haven't I paid attention to Mary for a long time?"

Why, just going out like this can make her so happy?

Lydia pursed her lips, and this incident made her feel a little guilty.

"Mom, it's not too late."

Yes, it's not too late.

Mary always liked to be alone in the house and read, and the whole Bennet family knew it.Everyone also agreed not to disturb Mary.Let her enjoy the joy of being alone.

Of course, there are also books that Mary read, which are too high-spirited.

However, apparently this is not the case.He even slapped everyone resoundingly——Mary, she doesn't enjoy being alone.

"Yes, it's not too late." Mrs. Bennet nodded, as if trying to convince herself, "Lydia, you must take good care of her when you go out this time, Mary has never been out like this before." the far gate..."

"I will, Mom," replied Lydia, nodding, of course she would.

After solving her future travel plans, Lydia returned to her hut again, picked up the letter just now, and fell into deep thought.

"Dear Miss Lydia,

As you ordered a few days ago, I have invited many poor ladies to the factory with great fanfare.The development of this matter was even smoother than I expected, they are so precious!God only knows how we missed such a wonderful staff for so long!

......"

Lydia was not very interested in the detailed introduction of the long speech after Benjamin.Just as she imagined, girls from ordinary families are not canaries who can only stay at home and do handicrafts.On the contrary, if conditions permit, they will not even be much worse than all the current workers.

For Lydia's factory, the power has basically been replaced by the water flow behind the factory.There is no need for workers to provide sweat and strength.

The girl's carefulness and meticulousness are showing her advantages at this moment.

Lydia thought for a while in secret, then picked up the quill, and wrote a sentence of instructions on the brand-new letter paper again.

Watching the back of the postman leaving, Lydia felt a little tired for the first time.

In fact, her business has long been on the right track.The daily orders and income are enough to feed this girl who doesn't care much about food.However, in Lydia's heart, the sense of loneliness and mission that was ahead of the times made it difficult for her to keep going on this road, and she couldn't wait to take another step and do more.

At least, give those girls more choices.

……

"Darcy, your marksmanship is much better than I imagined."

In the manor, Mr. Bennet was checking his shotgun, and suddenly said such a compliment to the prospective son-in-law beside him.

Darcy froze for a moment, then nodded and replied: "This may be my shotgun, it works very well."

"No, you don't have to be so modest." Mr. Bennet turned his head. "That's nice, really!"

Mr. Bennet nodded very solemnly: "My daughter, leaving it to you can finally make me feel at ease."

To be honest, such recognition really surprised Darcy with a calm face.Since he visited the Bennet family again, the gentleman's dissatisfaction with himself has almost been expressed on his face.

"Mr. Bennet, I..."

Before Darcy could say anything, Mr. Bennet waved his hand lightly: "Fitzwilliam, I think I can call you that?"

"Of course." Darcy nodded.

Mr. Bennet looked at his own manor and sighed softly: "You should also know that this place will not be able to give my girls any shelter after I leave in the future."

inheritance law.

It will all belong to Mr. Collins, the pastor behind his aunt.

Darcy has also heard about this matter.

Mr. Bennet continued: "I've always felt that Lydia, a little girl, is so thoughtful that she never looks like a child. It's all because her mother and I put pressure on them from my childhood."

He turned his head, looked at Darcy, and said earnestly: "I think, Lydia is probably used to it, and everything is on her shoulders. After my Liz got married, she seemed to be another one of mine. Like the eldest daughter. It is unimaginable that she will be at such a young age."

"It's really surprising, and it makes me respect her even more." Darcy nodded.

Mr. Bennet shook his head. "No, William. That's not what I meant."

"Although Lydia is about to get married, she is not the kind of lady who will feel at ease as a lady, and that will make her feel very uncomfortable." Mr. Bennet looked into Darcy's eyes, "Can you understand?"

Darcy thought for a while before slowly nodding.

"That's all right." Mr. Bennet breathed a sigh of relief, "That's all right."

After speaking, he patted Darcy on the shoulder: "Welcome, Fitzwilliam Darcy."

After finishing speaking, Mr. Bennet turned his head and used his old-fashioned shotgun to aim at the puddle of water in front of him.

It seemed that the formal words just now did not come from his mouth.

"When you get old, you can't learn new guns." He said with a smile, "It's better to use my old friends with a tacit understanding."

The author has something to say: Pudding has always felt that if Mr. Bennet hadn’t had no son, he would actually be considered a more discerning person...