[Pride and Prejudice] Sky Bookstore

If you have ever celebrated the dawn, you should embrace the night too.

Skye embraced so many nights that she couldn't even remember.Every night was different, but every dawn, when the rain stopped, she would go to Anna's bakery to buy food for the day.

The cold meat, vegetables and fruits that I have tasted in my impression seem to be covered with a layer of veil, without any taste, just the simplest image.There will always be fragments of memory.In the memory, she was wearing a beautiful skirt, sitting at the dining table, with countless knives and forks, and was lucky to know how to use each one.

But compared with gourmet food, the convenience of bread is unparalleled. As a 'bachelor', it is very necessary to keep everything simple.

Skye could smell the aroma coming from the bakery with his eyes closed.She was almost bouncing towards Anna's shop.

"Good morning, Anna!" Skye was in a good mood today.She put a handful of change on the counter and got lucky with a small cookie baked by Anna.

The bread hasn't been baked yet, and Skye came out a little early.While waiting, her mouth was filled with biscuits, she spoke inarticulately, and then put the book in her arms on Anna's counter.

After finally swallowing the sweet and fluffy biscuits, Skye asked about Anna's situation seriously: "I scolded that guy yesterday. But seriously, is that book too difficult for you?"

"I think I can feel the meaning, but there is something I can't understand." Anna took out a pound from the cash box, and said with some confusion: "I only discovered this after closing the stall. That gentleman may just be Do you really want this book?"

"Maybe he's bullying you!" Skye said indignantly, her hands sinfully reaching for more biscuits.

"The book I bring to you today is a storybook, and you will definitely like it."

"Dad said I can't take your book anymore... I have another good news to tell you... Mr. Robin from the flower shop proposed to me yesterday."

Skye looked up at Anna in surprise. She even forgot to chew the cookie thoroughly before swallowing it. When the big biscuit passed through her throat, her throat hurt.

To this day, Skye still remembers that he dragged his tired body to this small town.She knocked on several doors, was rejected several times, and finally Anna opened the door for her.

Skye swallowed calmly.She quickly adjusted her mood, and forced a smile to bless her: "I have long felt that that kid has good intentions for you, but I didn't expect him to propose marriage so quickly... I really congratulate you, if I get married, I will definitely give you A big red envelope. And in this way, your father will finally not have to worry about me hooking up his precious daughter. "

Skye always believed that Anna's smile could heal the pain.She never thought that she could live near Anna's house for a lifetime.The ambiguous past has proven the future to be uncertain.

When Skye left the bakery, he finally lost the excitement he had when he first arrived.

She admitted that she was living a life of drift, but she never liked it.

Maybe one day she'll be able to find herself, but so what?

When I returned to the bookstore, I saw a customer inside as usual.

Seeing Darcy at this time, the original unfamiliar feelings no longer exist, and Skye suddenly finds that it is a very happy thing to have someone waiting.But she was not lost to the point of insanity, and she also knew that there was no tenderness in this kind of waiting.

Darcy wasn't sure if he saw something soft in the shopkeeper's eyes.Usually it's this mean guy who takes the lead in sarcasm and starts a war, but this time he didn't speak...

Darcy hesitated for a while, the long upbringing made him forcefully choke out three words - "Good morning."

"Good morning!" There was a smile in Skye's eyes.

She walked into her shop, looked at the stuck Mr. Darcy, and added: "Patience is the foundation of all ingenuity.... I am selling books today, you can choose whatever you want."

"Plato's book?" Darcy was stunned for a moment. He saw the half of the book that was not hidden by the pile of pillows, and successfully received the source of the sentence used by Skye.

"It seems that although you are arrogant and stubborn, you have read a little book? Oxford or Cambridge? Of course, such an obvious Cambridge style. Really..."

Skye asked and answered. She shook her head in disappointment and sat down on a dozen books.

Before the books from last night could be moved out, the aisles in the bookstore were extremely crowded, which made the tall Mr. Darcy feel embarrassed that he had nowhere to put them.

He stayed here for three or four days, and it was impossible to catch up with the planned autumn hunting activities.And the shopkeeper's sudden change of tone made him a little confused.

He stood there silently, but did not immediately start picking books.

"What else?" Skye looked at him strangely.Her eyeballs rolled around, and she suddenly slapped her head and said, "Ah! Are you afraid that I have some conspiracy?"

Embarrassed by Mr. Darcy, who spoke roughly of the central matter.His indifferent expression well concealed this discomfort.

But the shopkeeper has switched to answering in a question-and-answer tone: "I'm glad to see you unlucky. Let me guess... You got your college education with your servants?" he said Your tone of voice says it all. Then you must not have made any friends in college..."

Darcy did not see any necessary connection between the two events.Perhaps he has already realized some commonalities among them, but due to past friendship, he is still unwilling to reveal this point.

The shopkeeper did not know when he got into the habit of singing against him. He kept on saying, "Your father is his godfather. Is he extremely strict with you but gentle with him? I wonder if you Are you jealous? Or are you jealous and ashamed of your own dark emotions?"

Totally hit it!

If language can be turned into a sharp weapon to hurt others, then Mr. Darcy must be in danger.His face quickly darkened, and he began to think about the possibility of a duel with the shopkeeper.

Hidden thoughts are exposed in a teasing tone, as if private things are displayed in broad daylight.

Skye let out a lot of sarcasm after speaking, but his mood may not be happy.

Ordinary people will definitely choose to trust the sincere Wickham and the indifferent and arrogant Darcy.But she had her own bias from the beginning.

There is always a strange emotion influencing her decision, and this kind of thing happened more frequently recently, Skye began to worry whether one day she could not control her language and judge things, and eventually lead to her death in a certain place. in an unknown corner.

After realizing this, she closed her mouth with a livid face.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said this." Followed by a flat apology.Skye bent down and found several books in boxes from the inner cabinet of the bookstore, and took out a pair of white gloves from another place.

The predecessor of Sky Bookstore was a traditional bookstore.The former owner, Claire Sr., liked to collect some rare books very much. His greatest legacy may not be this bookstore, but a cabinet of rare books.

When appreciating this type of classics, there will be a lot of attention, but for these crystallizations of wisdom, no matter how careful you are, you can't be too careful.Wearing gloves is just one of the procedures, preventing sweat stains and other things from harming the already fragile books.

Skye has preserved these collections since he took over the bookstore.She regards these as her most precious possessions and doesn't mention them easily.

But this time, because of her personal reasons, her attitude towards this strange guest has crossed the line.Wisdom should not be abused, let alone the nonsense of some unclear minds.

Skye looked at the box in his hand reluctantly, and began to avoid the piles of books under his feet.

Before she reached Darcy's side, someone came to find her.

Just seeing the figure of this person coming, Skye's head grew big.

She put the box on a pile of books beside her, and said to Darcy quickly: "... I think I have encountered some urgent matters suddenly and need to hide. If there is no other problem, you can just say I'm not here."

Under Darcy's surprised eyes, Skye moved out a gap in the pile of books beside the central desk, and took advantage of his short stature to hide himself in it.In the end she remembered putting away the protruding part of the book, and then it was as if the owner had never been in the store.

The person at the door opened the door and walked in.

Darcy glanced at it, and it was a lady who looked a little old, wearing a dress that looked fashionable but poor in texture, and a feather hat.The colorful feathers have not been properly arranged, but it may also be because of the wind, the original shape can no longer be verified, and what I see so far is a rather funny look.

This lady's makeup is a bit heavy, and the color of her eyebrows is too thick, which gives people a very unpleasant feeling.

When she entered the door, she was smiling, full of joy, thinking that she could catch the shopkeeper who was hiding in the shop and didn't go out.

Just now she was delayed at the door for a while, it was entirely because the door of this bookstore was too dilapidated, and it was rainy and humid, which made the door hinge look like stones embedded in it, and it took a lot of effort to push it open.

After she came in, she saw only a young man standing there with a book in his hand.

Mr. Darcy and the lady met their eyes for a second.He just felt as if he had been evaluated from top to bottom.This is a look that always appears in social situations. The lady only needs to look at others to evaluate the value of a man or a woman.Although they always thought or were able to hide this kind of sight well, it was essentially the same as this lady's sight.

The next moment, Darcy heard the lady greet him very comfortably: "You are here to buy books, right? Did you see the big booklet on the cabinet? That is the price of the book. After you find the book, look up the price. Then you can pay.”

The layout of the bookstore is very messy, and there are stacks of books on the ground, which caused a lot of trouble to the lady's walking.She had to stand still and look around to confirm that the owner was indeed not in the bookstore.

"This kid is not looking for a place to cry. Really, he didn't even visit the store."

She wanted to chat with the only guest, but when she saw Mr. Darcy's expression, she dared not speak.

Mr. Darcy is indeed a rare talent.If he is tied into a scarecrow, or stands in front of a department store as a guard, it can completely guarantee that the former two will not be harassed.

Even if the visitor is the most difficult wife in the town, when faced with this iceberg, she has no choice but to return home.

Mrs. Aisha hesitated for a moment, feeling that this guest was not a regular customer, and he looked very difficult to get along with.Although she didn't meet her expectations, she didn't want to stay in such an inhospitable place for too long, and in the end she left without saying anything.