beauty and money

The next day, the sisters of the Ben family went shopping in the shopping street of Meryton, just like when they were girls. Elizabeth walked in the middle under the careful protection of everyone, and the women happily went shopping one after another. Mrs. Bennet Generously bought a dress for Lydia, although she is married, Mrs. Bennet still loves this daughter the most.Of course, she cared more about Elizabeth and bought a lot of clothes for the baby. Although she didn't know the sex of the baby, she bought boy's supplies regardless, and asserted that this baby must be a boy.

George and Brian were screaming and wreaking havoc while destroying items, while the girls followed the adults very quietly, not daring to leave.It was Mary who took care of the two boys in the back. She hated these two little monsters, but Mrs. Bennet said she didn't like shopping either, so it would be better to help watch them.Mary was noncommittal about this, and she put on a serious face of a female teacher throughout the whole process, but her face was still pale and angry from being tortured by the two little monsters.

But George and Brian were very angry after knowing the truth of the matter. They were actually teased by the ugly Mary. It also caused Mary, who took care of them, to be further away from the sisters.In this season, the streets are wet and muddy, the snow is half-melted and there is no comfortable public system. Many merchants pour dirty water directly on the street into the sewer system and directly into the river. However, due to unreasonable design, many places have accumulated water. Coupled with the slightly colder climate in winter, this dirty water condenses into a thin, fragile ice shell.

George and Brian planned to push Mary into the dirty ditch and stain her skirt while everyone was not looking. This child's prank would not cause punishment from adults at all, but it had to be timed well.When the parents in front entered a hat shop, George suddenly chased a dirty puppy. Mary turned around helplessly, trying to pull back George who had run away, but Brian behind him threw him at Mary. A ball of dirty snow, so angry that Mary turned around to stop her, but George, who was getting ready behind her, rushed over suddenly and slammed into a small cannonball from Mary's side. His small body was not strong, But it was enough to make Mary lose her balance. It turned out that the two little monsters deliberately led Mary onto the icy road, and then Brian attracted Mary's attention, while George sprinted while she was not paying attention, and his little shoes were on the ice. Sliding towards Mary, knocking Mary off balance in one fell swoop.She tried her best to keep steady, but Brian rushed over from the front. Mary actually fell down from the curb to the mouth of the culvert on the road, where there was some dirty water. When he was about to throw a dog to eat mud, something happened suddenly.

"God!" A van ran over her without even stopping in time, and there were piercing screams all around. At that moment, Mary didn't understand what happened, and she felt a large shadow hanging from the sky, and then It was the pain in the left knee that was piercing, then the right hand, and then the severe pain in the head, and she never knew what happened after that.

She had a dream in which she floated up from her bed at home in a low night, across the great expanse of fir forests and withered broadleaf forests, wild birds calling in the dark night, the moon was big and round , the clouds are like soft cotton, and there are only the sounds of tiny animals in the silent world, until the moon sinks in the west and the sun rises in the east, the little light that emerges shines on the whole earth, the sounds of farmers getting up early to work, the sounds of people on the street The sound of dogs barking, the sound of children pestering adults to cry for hunger, the sound of peddlers getting up to set up their stalls, the sound of big leather shoes clicking when the police go down at night, the sound of babies crying, etc., until the moment when the red sun filled the clouds and everything woke up , This is such a noisy sound.At this time, she heard the gospel of the angel again, and the distant singing voice called her to fly away from a troubled world and go to the peaceful and beautiful garden of God.

The warm sunlight flushed her face, and her body was as light as a feather, following the rising gospel with the wind that swirled upwards, until a voice shouted: "Mary! Don't go, my daughter. "Then she fell onto the bed again, slowly opened her eyes from the darkness, her vision was half blurred and half clear, her eyes and one side of her face were swollen, her head was wrapped in gauze, her right arm was bandaged, The same is true for my left leg. Every time I take a breath, my lungs feel like pinpricks.

Surrounding her were sisters and parents who wept with joy when they saw her wake up.Mr. Bennet's eyes were red. He had never cried before. Even when his mother passed away, he endured the grief and suppressed the sadness. But now he is crying, and his tears are not controlled by his mind at all. A hoarse voice called Mary's name, and Mrs. Bennet hurried in from the door, she clutched her chest and looked haggard.The sisters looked worried, and felt a little comforted when they saw her wake up, but Jane had a sad face. She took Mary's hand and apologized, but the two children were also terrified. They couldn't eat for several days and felt guilty. .Kitty rushed over with her stomach full regardless. Lydia's eyes were red and swollen from crying. She was afraid and worried. Elizabeth's face was very pale and she looked very tired.

But they are all here, and they are all here. The five sisters seldom get together after their marriages. At the beginning of this year, they were all together, surrounded by the seriously injured Mary. Mary wanted to smile, but her face was too It was ugly, so this smile was a bit ferocious and hurt the wound, so I couldn't help but take a breath.However, she felt that it would be worthwhile if her injury could bring the family together. It would be great if this moment could last forever.

In a blink of an eye, the end of February has brought the breath of spring. The trees are bulging buds in the cold, the river breaks through the ice and gradually thaws, and the large clouds roll up the rain to irrigate the beautiful countryside of England and Hertfordshire. Longbourne Manor in Dershire.

Due to the seriousness of Mary's injuries, she could only stay in the hospital and receive treatment from doctors, but the conditions in the hospital were too harsh. Although it was a high-level ward, Mary inevitably witnessed the pain in those ordinary wards and even low-level wards. Some people had frostbitten toes or fingers, and their bodies turned black and purple, and they could only be allowed to fester and fall off in the end; some had pustules, which had to be squeezed out from time to time; Lie still with the splint on like myself.

Mary herself wandered around the hospital on crutches, trying to restore her left leg, which had recently begun to heal, and she was constantly itching so much that she wandered to lessen her urge to scratch.The number of patients that can be accommodated in the hospital is limited. Most of the poor patients are even lying in the corridors of the hospital. The toilets they have been to are stained with stains on the floor, which is disgusting, and many of them have festered wounds.And those female nurses don't have any medical knowledge at all. They don't even know about bacterial infection. They let the stains contaminate the wounded patients and make them fester. Only doctors can wipe the wounds for patients with some simple medicines. They prefer Dealing with the gentry and nobles, and these poor people, they have no time to take care of them.

Mary picked up the books depicting the human body at hand, and Mary wrapped up the covers of these books, because the content was deviant in the eyes of outsiders and not suitable for ladies. Brilliant, but precise enough, with some fresh knowledge published in scientific journals.Although her right hand was injured, it was inconvenient for her to write, and the writing with her left hand was really ugly, but she still asked Mr. Yang to send some more books, because she had already read them, and now she was thirsty for knowledge, as if she was in a vast ocean The whale kept opening its mouth to absorb.

Mr. Yang came here in person because he was worried about Mary's situation. He couldn't meet Mary alone, and he didn't want to disturb her family and cause unnecessary gossip, so he just asked the doctor and brought books, and asked the doctor forwarded on behalf of.

"Why don't you visit Miss Mary?" Dr. Strange asked. He is Mary's attending doctor. His brother opened a private clinic to treat noble ladies and wives at home. He was the one who treated Mary's cold last time. That brother went.This time Mary was seriously injured and introduced her here through his brother.

"It's not necessary, it will cause some trouble. I'm relieved to know that she's fine. Please pass these things on to her, thank you very much." Mr. Yang came and went in a hurry, he didn't know what he had in mind. When he learned that she was about to die, he was restless and even made a low-level mistake. He came here so impatiently, but he stood at the door of the ward and dared not enter.

It seemed that he would be at ease only when he heard someone who had seen her say that she was fine and that she would get better.Mr. Yang, who put down his burden at the moment, passed her window with a brisk pace. He looked up and saw the white curtains, but he could tell that she was reading a book, and then he left the hospital without looking back.

Dr. Strange walked into Mary's ward, and he said to her, "Someone asked me to give this to you." Mary took a thick stack of books from the doctor.Strange saw that the book on Mary's lap slipped and fell to the ground. He reached out to pick it up, but found that it was not a love story or poetry that the lady read, but a book on human anatomy. He was amazed He said casually: "This is not a book that ladies should read, Miss Mary." Then he smiled slightly, and handed the book back under Mary's nervous gaze.

After receiving the book, Mary asked, "Did the postman send it by mail? I thought it would not be so fast." Strange smiled knowingly and said, "It's a gentleman, about as tall as me, with big white eyes. Blonde face, healthy looking, and I'd say he's fitter than a lot of guys his age."

Mary asked in astonishment, "Mr. Yang? Where are the others?" "Let's go, I'm in a hurry." Mary immediately struggled to chase after him, but Doctor Strange said that he had been gone for a while, and it would be futile to chase him away. Besides, Mary was limping, and strenuous exercise was not good for her.Mary had no choice but to open the curtains and look out, hoping to see his back, but there was nothing. There was only a young man with red hair like a flame on the blank road. He found the man upstairs looking out. Mary, take off your hat and smile at her.