beauty and money

After the wedding, Mary and his wife prepared to leave for Antrim, which belongs to Northern Ireland, a place that is very rough in the eyes of the English.Although the Bennet family knew that their daughter would marry one day, Mrs. Bennet was still in tears at this moment, because Northern Ireland was so far away, in the wild countryside of another kingdom, how unbearable it was .

She took the Benests and cried, "My little Mary, you must return to London as soon as possible. It breaks my heart to think that you will spend Christmas in Antrim. After you arrive safely Be sure to write to me dear." She exaggeratedly wiped her tears with a handkerchief, making others frown, the first Christmas of a newlywed must be spent at the man's house, if it wasn't for Mr. Bennet And little Edward needs to be taken care of, so this worried mother will inevitably follow her daughter to that wild place in her opinion.

"I will write to you, and I will miss you too." Mary comforted her mother helplessly, she was always so exaggerated.Mr. Bennet, who was sitting in a wheelchair beside him, remained silent. He was pleased to see Mary getting married, but among the five daughters, only Mary was the farthest away from them. As for Lydia, don’t expect her to accommodate her husband and follow him to that place. Poor and terrible India, and she would never tire of visiting them if she was bored.

As everyone watched, Mary and Benest boarded the carriage, and she stuck her head out the window and waved her arms to say goodbye to them.Looking at the relatives who watched her off, she felt uneasy, and looking at the ring, she sighed that too many things happened in the past year, and now she is finally married.

With the arrival of autumn, the long journey began. After nearly half a month of journey, they first arrived in Belfast, where it was colder than London, and they could deeply feel the chill of early autumn. After staying there for a few days, they felt like returning home Benest led Mary to Antrim, the 'Emerald'. Along the way, the rolling mountains are covered with emerald green, and there are the most beautiful forests, grasslands and valleys in the British Isles.The farther the carriage goes, the more desolate the surrounding scenery becomes, as if entering a fairy tale kingdom with few people.

Mary has been baptized along the way, and Mr. Benest is a man with no skin. He doesn't understand planning and finances, and he doesn't know how to manage his own life. Just like Lydia loves lace, this man loves cufflinks. Has a fascinated love for hats.

Most of the luggage on the carriage belongs to him, and almost all of them are clothes, hats, shoes, etc., which are only a small part compared to the clothes and shoes he left in London and sold. Most of his debts and A lot of men spend on horses, gambling, women and wine, but mostly on clothing, cloth and some fashion items.Mary was shocked by a man who had more than 100 handkerchiefs, and he insisted on taking all of them because he needed them, as he said.

These habitual discords are worrisome, and financial differences create an illusion for those around you.Mary is very careful in everything. Although she doesn't take money seriously, she doesn't give others a chance to fool her. But Mr. Nebest has a bad habit of squandering. For this reason, the couple often have conflicts. When Mr. Bennet starts to spend a lot of money From time to time, Mary would put on a straight face, so that Mr. Benest would first observe the expression of his wife when he wanted to go shopping along the way.If she frowns, then control yourself. If she looks calm, then you can buy some. If she rolls her eyes, it means that she is too lazy to talk to him and is disappointed in him, then you must not buy.

In view of the huge difference in appearance between the two, people around thought that Mary was the young man's elder or sister, and they never thought they were husband and wife.However, what troubles Mary even more is Mr. Benest's attracting nature. Wherever they go, there will be waitresses, maids, vegetable girls and other women rushing around, regardless of his married status.And he also enjoys the various extra items as a matter of course, and is proud of it, and he still shows it to Mary. Does he think this is a skill?

Mary sulked for a moment at this, but she found it quite self-inflicted, for Mr. Benest, ignorant of the source of her anger, was trying to please her by cajoling the girl.It was the same today, holding flowers and ribbons in his hands, showing his standard charming smile, ready to give his wife a hug, but Mary coldly refused. "Honey, what's the matter with you, is it because the food is not to your taste, or you are not feeling well, we can stay for a few more days, and there is no need to rush back." Mr. Benest put the flowers on the tip of his nose and sniffed: "These roses How sweet it is, as delicate as your face, battered by the cold wind."

"Mr. Benest, put away your little tricks. Not every woman loves this." Mary was not only not happy to hear these nasty words, but even a little disgusting. This guy's aria can make people When he's crazy, he can't talk well, and if he's not so handsome, the girls will probably just slap him.

Although Benest is not smart, he can understand women very well, and he will instantly realize that his dear wife is jealous. He smiles and takes off his coat and hangs it on the coat rack. The tight shirt and gold velvet waistcoat make him look very good Like today's popular beauty of being weak, he is not slender, and the muscles on his arms bulged due to work are more like those rough men in the country.Today's aristocrats are all popular for the beauty of frailty. They think that a person's overly muscular body is a symbol of overwork, and a nobleman who has nothing to do all day long should have a more slender and elegant figure, just like the elves in ancient books. From this point of view, Mr. Benest's figure It's really too strong.However, this did not detract from his beauty. He took advantage of this majesticly, took off his vest and only wore a shirt, deliberately showing off in front of Mary.

Mary, who was sullen, glared at him, but she couldn't get angry at all. Instead, her face became more and more red, and she felt hot on her face.Mr. Benest suddenly got down on one knee and took Mary's hand, which caught her off guard.He stared at Mary with emerald green eyes and said, "I married you. Maybe you think it's because of benefits, but I don't think so. If it's for money, I can find a richer woman. I married you for my sake." The promise is also because I like you more than them. Although I know that this is not love now, I promise that I will not treat you slowly, and I will not get too close to those women. You should believe me. My little wife, don’t you You should be jealous..." Mr. Benest's serious tone became more like a joke in the last sentence, he startled Mary, and he could only accept Mr. Benest's sneak kiss good night from Mr. Benest in a daze.

His lips were as soft as the petals of a May rose, while hers were a little dry and peeling, but the touch and go kiss made Mary feel dizzy all of a sudden, as if something exploded and cooked her It made her unable to think.The usually pale and bloodless face burst into a blush in an instant, as red as the sunset.Mary was stunned like a dead body, until Mr. Benest returned to her room, she fell under the quilt, not knowing what to do, the wildly jumping deer finally broke free from Mary's restraint, jumped on her heart and trampled on it, Jolly revenge.She buried herself in the quilt, alternately angry and shy, hammering the soft quilt with her fists as if she were beating Benest.

So when they were on the road the next day, Mary didn't say a word to Benest. Her face remained blushing, but Benest couldn't help but smile because of her indifference, so the conflict between the couple was resolved.With the deepening of travel, the population gradually becomes sparse and desolate.Sometimes they couldn’t even see other carriages on the road. When they passed by the gradually depressed village, Benest pointed to the church in the town standing in the afterglow of the setting sun and said, “Mary, look, that’s The church where I was baptized." His eyes were filled with excitement, and his whole body was shining, and finally, he took his wife back to his familiar hometown.Scales of low houses surround the church with a steeple, and the crowds that come and go are far less elegant than the people of England.They wore plain and coarse cloth clothes, and the women wore their skirts around their waists. The faces of the people passing by were all rosy. Most of them liked to drink and eat potatoes, so they were stout, talking loudly, and laughing at every turn. The laughter was loud and unusual.Mary had a hard time making out what they were talking about, the spoken language was so different from English that many slang words were completely incomprehensible.

And Mr. Benest waved vigorously out of the window and greeted them with an accent that Mary sounded very rustic. "Hi, Bieber, I'm married." "It's me, Albert, I'm back." Unlike the English who are always indifferent, the Irish seem to love to say hello and share things.When the carriage pulled up in town, Mr. Benest had managed to gather a large circle of acquaintances, and he got out of the carriage to embrace many of them enthusiastically, laughing as they did.Mary, who was following him, was very uncomfortable. The customs here were very different from those in England, and she was at a loss as to what to do.

After greeting everyone, Benest introduced: "This is my wife, Mary, a country gentleman I married back from England. She has a dowry of [-] pounds and an annuity of [-] pounds." Mary felt uncomfortable, as if he had returned money instead of a wife.But the people around didn’t seem to think anything was wrong. They exclaimed, and one of the young guys patted Benest’s shoulder enviously: “God, you’re lucky.” Others Then he said in a hurry: "This lady is so noble. I have never seen such a beautiful lady." !" "According to me, there are many promising young people like this." Then everyone laughed, and Mary, who seemed to be in the crowd, felt extremely embarrassed.

After exchanging greetings, Benest paid some people to clean up his farmhouse by the deserted beach and forest in the countryside. It has not been taken care of since he was resident in London. Dusty, needs cleaning and tidying to live in.The couple lived in a hotel in the town first. Even though Benest's eldest brother lived in the town, the relationship between their brothers was not good, and he would not go to make trouble for himself.

Mary didn't say a word along the way, and she felt uncomfortable. She knew that their marriage was just a conflict of interests, but now she couldn't help but feel sad when she heard Benest introduce herself to everyone like this.After arriving at the hotel, Benest felt his wife's sadness, so he said: "Mary, forgive me for introducing you like this. Money is the only criterion for people to measure status here. I just want to make you respected by everyone."