beauty and money

Three years later.

Many things have happened in these years, but Mary still has not left her and Benest's home, the small farm in the Antrim countryside.

Miss de Bourgh, it should be Mrs. Borland now, and she is married to Arlin!It was unbelievable, but Mary was happy to see it happen.

During this period Kitty finally gave birth to a healthy heir to her husband-in-law, whom she named Henry.Lord Monadius loved him very much, and the couple devoted almost all their attention to Henry.

Elizabeth also gave birth to Mr. Darcy's heir, named Harriet, a son and a daughter, and her life was perfect.

During these three years, they raised many sheep, some chickens and pigs, a dog and a cat, and there were three years' worth of wine, cheese, pickles, and various potatoes in the cellar.

Mary has pumpkins, tomatoes and spinach in the small plot where she plans to plant flowers.She learned to bake a pumpkin pie and was able to make a cream cake with goat's milk.

A man rides a horse through the forest to buy sugar and salt in the town, carefully manages the annuity, rent and other properties, because the expenses are relatively small, and the money saved is still a lot. Of course, there can be no Darcy or Bentley Sir so much.

The sales of Away from the Hustle and Crowd that she wrote here are good, and she has accumulated a lot of books, which is not easy. Antrim is located in a remote area, and it is difficult to transport and print books, and most people are illiterate.Perhaps even the books in the church are not as hoarded as much by Mary. People like to ask her some moral classics, because the priests here are not well educated, many words are mispronounced, and many classics cannot be interpreted.

They say she is the most learned person, although sometimes they still call her Miss Pedant behind her back, but Mary already understands the strange slang of the locals, but she pretends not to understand, which will make it a lot less Unnecessary trouble, everyone will have more happiness.

The farm was rebuilt again, and a large independent kitchen and bathroom were repaired, so that hot showers can be taken in the cold winter.

Benest is very good at herding sheep. He likes to play the flute and lead the sheepdogs to herd the sheep. He is a good hand at farm work, but God favors him as always. The sun did not make him excessively old, but made his complexion More wheatish.

This guy also seemed to understand his own charm. He often worked in the fields with his upper body shirtless, showing various muscles. Even though he was an old couple, Mary still felt shy.

Such a peaceful day until she received a letter from Longbourn, saying that Mr. Bennet was very ill and hoped that Mary would leave immediately.

After receiving the letter, Mary and his wife immediately entrusted the farm to the surrounding tenants, and they embarked on a journey to England.

I will not repeat the hardships along the way. When they arrived at Longbourn, the sisters of the Ban family had already gathered.Mr. Bennet entered a dying state, and he seemed to hold his breath, waiting only for Mary's arrival.

Everyone was waiting outside the room, only the five sisters of the Ben family and Mrs. Bennet were there. The five of them surrounded Mr. Bennet's bed and listened to his last words.

Mr. Bennet was panting hard, his lungs were wheezing like a big bellows, and he had to pause after every sentence.

"Jane, Lizzie, Mary, Kitty, Lydia, my girls."

"We are here, we are all here." The five sisters had tears in their eyes, and Mrs. Bennet held back Mr. Bennet's hand while suppressing her crying.

"Ah, I have no regrets. The swans finally flew out of the swan's nest. I, no, no..." Mr. Bennet panted, his eyes were covered with white shades, he couldn't see the daughters around him clearly, But I clearly remember the appearance of each of them.

In his eyes, they were still little girls, and he was still young and strong.But time is not forgiving, and birth, old age, sickness and death finally defeated this father.

"Mary, Mary..."

"I am here……"

"I have something to say to you alone. Huh, huh." Mr. Bennet's almost closed eyes suddenly opened again, and he spoke with all his strength.

"I'm listening." The others all backed out.

After Mr. Bennet seemed to realize that the people around him had left, he let out a breath and said, "Huh, Edward, my little Edward, he is too young and sick, Monadius doesn't want him, he and Kitty Discussing to send him to the country. Huh, huh, no, no, I hope you can, you can, can..." Mr. Bennet opened his mouth and opened his eyes, exhaling his last breath.

He didn't finish his sentence, but Mary already understood that he hoped she could adopt Edward.When Mr. Bennet died, she uttered a wail, and buried her weeping beside him.

Others also rushed in, silently shaking the whole of Longbourn, and the sons-in-law outside heard it.

The death knell is tolling for Bennet, and Mr. Bennet's funeral is solemn and solemn, surrounded by his swans, sinking into eternal darkness.

Mrs. Bennet almost cried to death, and her health was getting worse and worse.Collins allowed her to live at Longbourn until her death, which did not please her much.

The tombstone of Mr. Bennet stands in the church cemetery. People are wearing black mourning clothes. Elizabeth is holding her belly that has begun to protrude. One life is gone, and another life is quietly conceived.

When Mary proposed to adopt Edward, she deeply regretted that Kitty and Monadius should not let their son be raised by outsiders.They should have flatly rejected her, but they agreed.

They even handled formal adoption documents, so that they could allow the second son to reasonably inherit all of Monadius' titles and territories.

Mary doesn't quite understand, isn't Edward their child?This question was answered when she met the child.

Edward is three and a half years old, but he can't speak and his reactions are very slow.He can only laugh, he loves to laugh too much, and he still can't recognize his parents.To Lord Monadius such a child was no different from an illegitimate child.

Mary left with Benest in her arms, and it may be a long time before she returns to England.

Before leaving, Mr. Darcy found Mary and expressed his apology. It was he who ignored his sister's sincerity that led to the final result, which had little to do with Mary's writing or not.

Georgiana even said that she would choose to commit suicide by swallowing drugs before marrying Cavendish because she could not stand such a person.

"I'm sorry. I was so angry at that time that I said that." When Darcy said this, Mary felt incredible. Mr. Darcy was arrogant and rude in the past, and he was almost misunderstood even for his good deeds.

If it weren't for a coincidence, he and Elizabeth would have missed it too.Such a proud person would actually apologize to himself!

"Please don't say that. I'm not angry, and I haven't lost anything. If I were you, I would be angry too. I care about Georgiana, you love her, and there is nothing wrong with us."

The two finally cleared up their suspicions, which made Elizabeth breathe a sigh of relief.How could she not know that Mary did not come back to England for so long, not even at Christmas, because she was afraid to see her husband.

Now, they finally solved the misunderstanding, and she also conveyed Georgiana's thanks to Mary.

Mary readily accepted the thank you, but she didn't care. She didn't need the affirmation of others to get a sense of accomplishment.Maybe that's what Mary used to be, but she's grown up.

Mary had seen de Bourgh before leaving London, and everyone thought she would die the very day that horrible man married her.

But the reality disappointed them. Not only did De Bauer not die, but he regained a new life in a healthier way.

She shook hands with Mary, and had a lot to say, but she couldn't get it out.

"Are you happy?"

De Bourgh nodded, "I had a good life, I went through a lot of things, but in the end I survived." De Bourg's face was full of this happy light, she was really doing well.

In the eyes of outsiders, the wealth of Rosings and Nemer's Manor matched, and the two were the same, one was disfigured and grotesque, the other was unattractive and weak.However, what is more important is that Yarlin's strength is De Bauer's reliance, and De Bauer's tolerance is Yarlin's homeland.

Marie wants to ask if something happened to her and Greed, so they end up going their separate ways, except that the story in between belongs to De Bourgh himself.

De Bourr also concealed what Yarlin did for Mary, and she felt that they had already found their own happiness, so there was no need to add trouble.

She also knew that Yarlin belonged to the beloved Mary, but this kind of love was mixed with the emotion of being both a teacher and a friend, and she, she would spend the rest of her life to make a man fall in love with her, and all of them fell in love with her.It's challenging, but she's willing to try.

After the two finally embraced tightly, they parted ways.

Mary also said goodbye to the land of England.

As the ship sailed for Antrim, Edward uttered a word, which was the result of Mary's careful teaching.Although Mrs. Grace used her, she couldn't deny the good part of Grace's life that she had left in her life, and now, she was going to give that part to Edward.

People are so complicated, good and bad, good and evil are difficult to distinguish, but whether it is good or bad, leaving traces in life is leaving traces, deliberately forgetting, cursing and indignation are useless, only letting go of the past grief, She can have the life she wants.

The country farm in Antrim, after losing its owners for nearly a month, finally had them back, and besides them, a little life.

Flowers bloomed on the wasteland, Mary hugged Edward, and Benest hugged Mary. They looked at the beautiful sunset in the far west, as if they had come here for the first time.

"Flowers, flowers!" Edward said, pointing to all kinds of wild flowers blooming on the rocky beach, and then pointing to the sky and the sun Yiyi.

The beauty of life is that although it withers, it can bloom, and although it is weak, it will eventually grow.

It's another spring in the small farm in the Antrim countryside.