[Comprehensive Classics] Different Jane

It's another weekend, and it's time to go to church again.The weather was fine, and everyone in the village put down what they were doing. They were all dressed up, and they walked or drove towards the church with their lunch baskets.

As long as the weather is good, people in the village generally do not miss worship.Because worship is not only an important ceremony of their pious belief, but also an important time for villagers to communicate with each other.

People usually don’t go home directly after the service, but have a simple lunch on the long table in front of the church. This is a major feature of Maijiatun church activities, and it is also a very important social occasion. Families who can afford it will participate.

Men will bring their best tobacco and favorite pipes, or a new bottle of wine, while smoking comfortably, while chatting about the latest harvest, the Queen's new decree, bank interest and stocks...

The women talked about more topics, new gossip in the village, new fabrics and laces from the Maijiatun store, what's new for the aristocratic women in London, what the children have done recently... about the last Mrs. Bennet has prepared a topic for a whole week to let everyone know how proud she is of five daughters, although the Bennet family has no son.

The kids were just as excited.Because everyone lives far away, it is impossible for the adults to let the children go to the neighbor’s house by themselves, and the adults don’t always have time to send them there, so the best playmates of the children in childhood are actually their brothers. sisters.

But it’s different during church. All the children in the village will gather in the church at this time. Every child has familiar friends. It’s rare for them to exchange new games.

This time the children of the Bennet family prepared something a little different.

Jane took her Latin book, notes, and pencils, and was going to ask the Reverend Old Tom what she didn't understand, once and for all.

Elizabeth brought homemade cardboard teaching supplies she and Mary made to see if she could find new students (admirers).

Mary put on a new headband that made Lydia covetous. It was the ribbon that Jane had given her before. After practicing several times, she finally embroidered her satisfactory work on it.

Catherine and Lydia brought one of their new reading cards, yes, each of them got one, and each put the card in their pocket without the other's back.

Mrs. Bennet and her three young daughters sat on the side of the carriage, while Mr. Bennet sat on the side with his two eldest daughters. Al drove the carriage, and May was left to look after the house and did not go.

The car was a bit crowded, and Lydia sat between Mary and Catherine, pushing back and forth.

"Oh, it's crowded, it's crowded," cried Lydia.

"Lydia, can't you meet quietly?" Mary said dissatisfied.

"That's right, when you grow up, you'll find... more crowded." Elizabeth shook her shoulders.

"Why do you sit like that... one, two, three, three people, but we have to sit... one, two, three, four, four people!?" Lydia counted with her fingers.

"Well, how about you and mom and dad sitting on one side, and the four of us sitting on one side?" Mr. Bennet teased his little daughter.

Lydia was very hesitant. Judging from the number, she should be more comfortable, but... Judging from the expectant eyes of several sisters...

"No, it's better like this." Lydia said wisely.

"Hey..." Mary cried out in disappointment.

"Oh, my dear sir, how can you play with your daughter like this." Mrs. Bennet complained habitually.

With Mummy's affirmation, Lydia started to be a moth again. She lay on Mary's lap and screamed: "Look at that! That's O'Merlon's house, we passed by there before." After a while, she jumped up and cried. Shout: "There is still a carriage ahead!"

"Sit down, Lydia." Jane yelled, frowning. She was trying to say a difficult Latin grammatical change with Mr. Bennet, and Lydia's cry completely interrupted her train of thought. .

Lydia looked at Jane's ugly face and sat down.

"You look like an uneducated country girl." Mary immediately pretended to be arrogant.

"Lydia, read!" Lydia was afraid of Jane, but not of other sisters.

"Well, do you wish to be mentioned as 'that uneducated slut of the Bennets? She can read' or 'the lovely Miss Lydia of the Bennets? I heard she read A lot of books?" Elizabeth habitually attended education classes.

Lydia thought about it, and although she didn't quite understand it, it sounded like the latter sentence was a good one.

"Didn't you finish learning the multiplication table two days ago, Lydia and Catherine, you two should recite it." Jane said.

Mrs. Bennet: "Listen to your sister, yes."

Catherine felt that she was lying on the ground: "!!" Why did I do this to me when I obviously didn't do anything! (>﹏<.)～

Fortunately, after reciting obediently for a while, the two met someone they knew.

"Your daughter is really capable." The wife in the opposite carriage praised.

Now Catherine and Lydia are finally motivated.

Church service started on time at ten, and the Bennets were not late, but not too early either.Old Tom spoke very slowly, and it took about an hour and a half to finish, and everyone was used to it.

As soon as it was over, Mrs. Bennet immediately said to Mr. Bennet: "My dear, go get the basket quickly, and the children and I will go and take a good seat first."

"I don't think there is any need to be in such a hurry...Okay, okay." Mr. Bennet had to go to get things, but there were a lot of them. There were two big baskets filled with a lot of food.

"I'll go with you, Dad." Jane followed Mr. Bennet out, then turned to Mrs. Bennet and said, "Oh, Mommy, you must invite the pastor to sit next to me later~"

"Got it, got it." Mrs. Bennet held her hat with one hand and pulled her skirt with the other. "Elizabeth, Mary, take your sisters."

"Okay, Mommy." The girls hurried to follow.

It’s no wonder the Bennets are so nervous, it’s just that only a small part of the two long tables outside the church are under the shade of the trees. If they don’t grab the seats under the shade of the trees, they will have to be exposed to the sun for the entire lunch time. The sun is down.

This is simply unbearable for women who regard white as their beauty, and the Bennet family is not the only one who is eyeing it, so they must act fast.

"I think the sun is fine today, and a lunch in the warm sunshine would be just as well. What do you think, Jane?" said Mr. Bennet to Jane.

"It's not good, Dad." Jane retorted without hesitation, "I don't want to get tan anyway, and the sun is too harsh."

Hearing the same from the wisest and wisest eldest daughter, what else could Mr. Bennet say?

"Well, I'm afraid I'll never understand what women think," said Mr. Bennet, mockingly.He took out two big baskets from the carriage, "Oh, no, no, I don't need you, Jane, it's a bit heavy, but I can still lift it." Mr. Bennet was reluctant to let his ten-year-old daughter carry it. Basket full of food and drink.

"Well, okay, Dad." Jane agreed immediately.

At this time, men from several families came over to find their carriage in a hurry.

"It seems that the gentlemen of each family have the same errands and questions." Mr. Bennet said humorously. "We are ahead, but we have to hurry up and keep up, Jane."

"it is good."

Sure enough, Mrs. Bennet was very powerful in fighting. When Mr. Bennet and Jane arrived, everyone sat under the shade of the tree.Due to their young age, Catherine and Lydia simply leaned on the stools. Mary sat there in embarrassment and took Jane's book to occupy a place. Competitive.

"You are finally here." Mary was relieved to see Mr. Bennet and Jane.

"Where's Liz?" Mr. Bennet put the basket on the table, and it was considered a success. When other people saw the host of the house came back, they would naturally stop thinking about seating.

"Uh...she's going, oh, she's there." Mary pointed to the opposite side, and Elizabeth was holding old Tom's hand and leading him this way.

"Mr. Pastor, please sit here." Mr. Bennet greeted loudly.

"Oh, hello, Mr. Bennet." Old Tom sat opposite Mr. Bennet, and Jane immediately sat down beside him, ruthlessly abandoning her father.

"Hello, Mr. Reverend," said Jane.

"Hello, Miss Bennet." Old Tom had a good impression of Jane. "It seems that you have accumulated a lot of questions?"

"Uh... there are indeed a few of them, hehe."

Mr. Bennet: "..." Am I still your real father?

The next meal time was very lively, the two long tables were full, and the men all brought some "drinks" of their own. They couldn't drink in front of the priest, but drinks were fine.

The women are even busier. Not only are they busy gossiping and chatting, they also have to show off and praise each other, and they also have to look after their children... In short, they are very busy.

Mrs. Bennet took her lunch from two baskets and filled the table in front of her.Several kinds of pies and cakes aroused the curiosity of the wives next to her. Mrs. Bennet proudly introduced her new dishes to everyone, and forced an advertisement to introduce her five capable daughters.

Jane specially prepared some fluffy egg pancakes for Old Tom... She gave them to him once before, and Old Tom liked them very much, so this time she specially made some for him as a gift.

Who doesn't like a smart, beautiful and hardworking girl like Jane?Old Tom is glad that he has not forgotten the Latin he learned many years ago, otherwise he would not be able to eat such delicious omelets.

This social interaction was really successful. Mr. Bennet got to communicate and relax, and secretly showed off his eldest daughter and second daughter; Mrs. Bennet showed off the new changes in her home to the wives she knew well, Including catering and daughters; Miss Bennets also got their own satisfactory results, and also gained the envy, jealousy, hatred and small gifts of many children.

Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations. o(*≥▽≤)ツ

The author has something to say:

Mrs. Bennet: The daughters are so cute and capable~like me~(?▽｀)