[Comprehensive Classics] Different Jane

"La la la la ~ la la la ~" On the way to the pastor's house, Catherine and Lydia hummed the "Alphabet Song" they had just learned while jumping up and down, picking flowers and pulling weeds.Jane, Elizabeth, and Mary walked more ladylikely. They took turns carrying the baskets, and said hello to people they knew from time to time.

Longborn is a very ordinary English village with a small population, so it can be regarded as a large land and sparsely populated.This area has very wide small hills and large plains between the hills. Several small rivers meander around the hills, plains and forests, forming a small wetland that provides water for many animals and plants.Apart from the inconvenience of transportation, there is nothing bad about Longborn.

And the Bennet family can be said to be the best family in Longbourn: there is a lot of land, the master is highly educated, the mistress is perfect in housekeeping, and there are five lovely daughters... Most importantly, I heard that every Each Miss Bennet has a dowry of two thousand pounds.

There are not many families like this even in the whole Maijiatun.

Maijiatun includes several villages including Longborn, but the main population center is about a 45-minute walk away from Longborn. There is a market, a church and several shops here. There is also a militia battalion.

The ladies of the Bennet family like to come to Maijiatun. Not only can you buy new fabrics and new headbands here, but you can also buy new gossip. There are also young men lined up in neat lines to listen to orders and patrol.

Old Tom had been a pastor in Meryton for many years. He presided over almost all the funerals of the older generation, the weddings of the younger generation, and the baptisms of the new generation in Meryton. A mild youth pastor, turned into a moderate middle-aged pastor, and now a moderate old pastor.

The loaf Mrs. Bennet gave to the Lucas family weighed more than three pounds, which was oversized and overweight. The one for the pastor was only about a quarter of the size, but there were several of them.These breads are not only eaten by the pastor himself, but mainly because he also uses them for charity. In every village, there will always be some extremely poor people, disabled people, widowed elderly, orphans, etc. Others will donate something to the pastor from time to time , and then the priest will send these things to them.

Old Tom has never forced everyone to donate money, but encouraged everyone to donate some practical things such as old clothes, bread, milk, etc. that are not needed at home. This is one of the reasons why Old Tom is respected by everyone.

"This is what Mommy asked us to send." After knocking on the door, Jane handed over the basket as the eldest sister.

"Yes, there is cake." Catherine said what she thought was important.

"Thanks, boys," said old Tom, laughing. "Would you like some?"

Before Catherine could say something embarrassing, Elizabeth hurriedly said: "No, thank you, Mr. Pastor, we have to go home for dinner."

"Ah." Old Tom gestured with his finger up, "Come with me." He took the girls into the living room, and then gave each a glass, took a bottle from the cabinet, and poured a little for each girl.

"Try it," said old Tom.

Everyone took a sip.

"Wow, it's so good~sour~with honey~" Catherine drank it in one gulp, covering her face with one hand, little stars popping out of her eyes.

"This is lemonade." Elizabeth said, she had seen the lemon slices soaked in the bottle a long time ago, the Bennet family seldom made water for everyone to drink directly, because honey was used, so the girls were the first One drink of lemonade.

The sweet and sour drink is indeed very pleasing, and everyone else drank it slowly, but poor Catherine could only watch her sisters drink it.

Old Tom invited the girls to drink to give everyone a rest. It was not an easy task for girls who were only a few years old to walk for almost an hour with baskets weighing several pounds.In addition to this old Tom, he is also very willing to invite the little girls of the Bennet family to be guests. The Bennet family is a charity family, and the ladies are also very polite.

"Thank you, Mr. Pastor." Jane put down her glass.

"Thank you, Mr. Pastor~" The others also politely put down their glasses.

"We have to go home. See you on the weekend." Jane said goodbye to the pastor with her sisters and went home.

After lunch, we rested for a while. The adults wanted to take a nap, but the children wanted to go out to play because they were full and full of energy.

Mrs. Bennet refused at first, but if she didn't agree, Lydia was going to play the piano and sing at home. Mrs. Bennet was almost going to have a nervous breakdown, and she had to let the children out to spend some energy , while letting the older children watch over them.

All five sisters put on old coarse dresses, aprons and easy-to-wash shoes, because... Jane was going to take the sisters to feed the ducks! o((>ω<))o

The Bennet family has a lot of livestock, including a horse, a cow, a dozen chickens, two pigs and a large flock of ducks.

The horse is the means of transportation for the Bennet family, and Mr. Bennet usually rides it or goes out with a harness.

The cow was bought after Catherine was born. It is said that Catherine had a particularly big appetite, and that year happened to be a good year, so Mr. Bennet bought a cow.Now it seems that this deal is quite cost-effective, because this cow, the Bennet family no longer has to buy milk, everyone can drink fresh milk every day, and the extra milk is also made into bread or milk Porridge or something, to improve the food.

The reason for raising chickens is similar. Eggs are mainly for the needs of the family, and chicken is also a meat dish.

Pigs are raised by every household in Longborn, and this is everyone's yearly meat supply.

Only this flock of ducks belonged to Mrs. Bennet's sister. Mrs. Phillips had set up a line. It was said that a trader was buying ducks in large quantities. Mrs. Phillips told Mrs. Bennet that both families kept some.

Al is usually responsible for cleaning and feeding these animals. Mr. Bennet does not pay wages, but he promises that Al can pull away the excrement of the animals for free.

Al's father is a veteran who retired from the army. He unfortunately lost an arm in the battlefield. After returning, he has been smoky poor. His usual income is to collect some manure and turn it into fertilizer and sell it to farmers.Mr. Bennet hired Al and let him pull away the dirt for free. The veteran was very grateful, and everyone praised Mr. Bennet as a kind and decent person.

With Mrs. Bennet's consent, Jane brought out a cabbage. Not only that, but she also brought a book and two umbrellas. Hey, the sun is still quite strong at noon today, so tanning is not good.

Jane, Elizabeth, and Mary found a place a little away from the henhouse (where the ducks and chickens lived together) where they could see Catherine and Lydia, but not too badly smelled.They separately found a few pieces of wood that could be used as stools, then moved them together, found two sticks to tie to the umbrella, and then inserted the sticks into the soil.

Wow, it's really great, all three sat down very satisfied.

"Jane, Jane, where's ours?" Catherine and Lydia circled around Jane like two little tails.

"Here." Jane broke off two leaves from the cabbage and gave them to Catherine and Lydia respectively. will be choked."

Jane first sprinkled a handful of feed in the trough to attract the chickens and ducks, and then tore off a little bit of leaves to show to the two younger sisters.

"I'll do it." Lydia couldn't wait to try it herself.Jane handed the two largest leaves to the two younger sisters. Lydia tore off a large piece and was about to throw it over, but Jane grabbed it.

"What did I just say?" Jane grabbed Lydia's hand and asked her to tear off a small piece and throw it in. "If you waste it like this, let's go home and take a nap. Don't make noise like a wild child, okay? Lydia?"

"No, I won't go back." Lydia pouted and wanted to cry. Feeding the ducks was fun, so she didn't go home.

"Then you should be obedient." Jane was also worried about this little sister, she was too lively and naughty, and Elizabeth was much more obedient than Lydia back then.

When Jane came back and sat down, Elizabeth squeezed her eyes and said narrowly, "They're really hard to deal with, aren't they, Jane?"

"Use civilized words, Miss Elizabeth, be more ladylike." Jane sat down slowly like a lady, as if she was on a sofa in a certain salon, not a place less than ten meters away from her chicken coop. Like on rotten wood. "Just to let you know how hard Daddy and Mommy usually are, so feel it." Jane pretended to be reserved and glanced at Elizabeth lightly.

"Humph╭(╯^╰)╮" Elizabeth snorted lightly.

The three sisters read the book quietly for a while... Quiet, pay attention, why did you say this word emphatically, because it was really only quiet for a while.

"Jane, Jane, give me another slice."

"Jane, give me another leaf."

"simple……"

A cross vein popped out on Jane's forehead. She closed the book forcefully, and looked at Lydia who was excitedly wanting to break the cabbage herself in front of her with a blank expression.

"Go back." Jane stood up, holding the book in one hand, and the cabbage that had shrunk several times in the other.

"No, no, I don't, I want more." Lydia screamed, almost rolling on the floor.

"Why not? We're here for Mummy to rest, but if you think we're going to be as pampering or responsive as Mummy is, you're wrong, Lydia. We could all be comfortable Why do you want to accompany you to play here? Since you ignore the sacrifices we made, there is no need for us to stay here." Jane asked the other two, "Elizabeth, Mary, you want to continue here?"

"No." Elizabeth shrugged, stood up and began to close the umbrella.

"Let's go back." Mary helpfully offered her help.

"Catherine, what about you?" Jane's expressionless expression was a bit scary, and Catherine shrank her heart carefully, and obediently stood beside Jane.

"I don't, I don't!" Lydia really began to roll on the ground.

Jane stopped Mary, who was hesitant to speak, and everyone stayed away from Lydia with a wink, doing their own things.

There is a distance from the Bennet family's house, and the three Miss Bennet don't have to worry about Lydia's screams being transmitted to the other side of the house. They pretended that Lydia didn't exist, took their own things, Holding Catherine by the hand, she was ready to go back.

In the past at home, whenever Lydia cried, Mrs. Bennet was always willing to satisfy her and just beg her to shut up. This made Lydia develop a very bad habit, thinking that every time she just needs to cry wishes will be fulfilled.However, this time she is not facing Mrs. Bennet, but Jane, who has long wanted to get rid of her bad habits.

The author has something to say: Lydia is the kind of spoiled brat. (*￣(エ)￣)