This is an anti-theft stamp.
"Okay,
Dad's present is that, and I don't have a present? "Mrs. Bennet asked deliberately.
"Of course, Mommy." Jane smiled and took out another small paper bag with a bow on it.
"Really?
Oh, little cutie.
Thank you. "Mrs. Bennet didn't expect to have a present.
She took it and opened it happily.
Inside the wrapping paper was a hand-sewn needle bag. The colorful cloth was pieced together into a big pumpkin.
There was a base at the bottom. It was very cute. Mrs. Bennet squeezed it. It rustled inside. It felt special.
"It's hair," Jane said.
"We collected hair from the comb,
But it wasn't enough, so we each cut a small strand for the lining to prevent the needle tip from rusting. "Don't underestimate a small needle. It was also an annual expense.
"Oh." Although cutting hair was not advisable, Mommy was always easily moved. "Thank you. It will be very useful." Mrs. Bennet had always felt that not having a son was her lifelong regret, but her five daughters always made her feel that this regret was actually not that important in their own way.
"There's one more thing.
I think it can be a Christmas present. "Mr. Bennet took out a letter.
"Your aunt,
Our Mrs. Gardner, is pregnant.
She's pregnant again. This is a letter from your uncle. I received it this morning. "
"Really? That's great! "Elizabeth cheered.
"We're going to have another brother or sister," Jane said.
"Really, really?" Lydia was the youngest. She had always wanted to be an older sister.
"You have to study hard, Lydia. Only then will you have the chance to teach a little brother," Mary said to Lydia.
"Oh, luckily I'm already an older sister." Catherine didn't like studying.
Mary was so angry at Catherine that she laughed. "Catherine, you can't lose to Lydia."
Catherine: - _ _ _ _ _ -
After Christmas, Mr. Bennet, as he had promised, called Jane into his study, and prepared to show her the account book.
Jane didn't expect Mr. Bennet to show her the account books of the previous few years so directly. Jane and Mr. Bennet flipped through them together and only took the account books of the last three years.
"If you can come and help me, then I will definitely be much more relaxed." Mr. Bennet was quite happy.
Jane soon understood why Mr. Bennet was so happy.
… It was too f * cking messy.
Jane didn't know that Mr. Bennet did accounts this way, although she had spied on him before.
Recording errors were very common. Comparing the fragmented records with the account book, Mr. Bennet had carelessly recorded the wrong numbers several times. What was strange was that he didn't check them and just kept recording the wrong numbers. There were also omissions, miscalculations, and the numbers written on the top to the bottom … The weirdest thing was that even though there were so many mistakes, Mr. Bennet still racked his brains to even out the bill …
Jane was speechless.
Did he have to do this with his own accounts? Jane was also speechless. - _ _ _ _ -
Jane, Elizabeth, and Mary divided up the work and worked together for several months to figure out Mr. Bennet's account books for the past three years. When they proudly handed over the clean account books to the overjoyed Mr. Bennet, Valentine's Day was over, St. Patrick's Day was over, Easter was over, and even April Fool's Day was over … The spring plowing was over, and summer was coming.
In a few days, it would be May Day. Mr. Bennet had already dug a small tree in front of his house. The Bennet ladies would bring back some flowers to decorate it every day when they went for a walk. Last year, the village's harvest was very average. This year, everyone was preparing to hold a grand May Day in hopes of a good harvest, so the village had been very lively recently.
The girls were running for May Queen, and the girls were making a big wreath together for the festival.
Every family took this festival very seriously. Mrs. Bennet even specially made a new dress for each of her daughters, which could be said to be very generous. However, the rest of the decorations and belts depended on each person's "collection." For example, Lydia didn't know how to do complicated needlework, but she had been begging Mrs. Bennet to buy her one.
"Please, Mommy, buy me a ribbon." Lydia had been pestering Mrs. Bennet since the morning.
Mrs. Bennet was very busy. "Lydia, didn't I buy one for you before?"
"But that's not for May Day." Lydia argued.
However, in the end, Mrs. Bennet still didn't agree to buy Lydia a new ribbon. Instead, Elizabeth agreed to lend one of her ribbons to Lydia for a day.
"This is not bad." Lydia was also very happy.
May Day was a child's paradise. No matter what they did today, they wouldn't be scolded.
In the blink of an eye, Jane suddenly realized that Catherine and Lydia had disappeared.
"Where did Catherine go?" Jane asked Mary.
"I think they went to the toilet." Mary held a small wildflower and answered absent-mindedly.
There was no toilet nearby. Everyone usually found a place in the wild where no one was around to relieve themselves.
"What, they're not back yet? It's about to start. " Elizabeth looked around anxiously. People had begun to gather, and the huge wreath had been carried to the designated location. However, they couldn't see where Bennet and his wife were.
"Let's go look for them. Mary, do you see where they went?" Jane quickly made a decision.
"Over there."
So the three sisters ran to the field outside the crowd. Fortunately, they soon found two other little sisters on the ridge of the field … They were hiding behind a bush with their butts up, peeking at something.
The three sisters crept over. It turned out that there were two people doing the Great Harmony of Life movement … What!?
With just a glance, the three of them tacitly covered the sisters' eyes, dragged them out, and ran.
At this time, the five sisters were panting as they walked slowly behind the team.
"Don't you think that man looks a bit familiar?" After a while, Elizabeth spoke first. Jane glared at her and looked around quietly. Fortunately, they had fallen behind the crowd at this time, and no one nearby could hear them.
"He's the eldest son of the Wyn family. His face is full of freckles." Lydia pursed her lips. She was obsessed with looks, but only for men. "That woman is the daughter of a milkman. I don't know her name."
"Wyn? Georgia Wyn? Isn't he pursuing Charlotte? "Elizabeth whispered indignantly," How can he do that! "
This time, no one spoke.
In fact, even if they didn't say anything, the girls knew in their hearts that Charlotte wasn't pretty.
Jane could see more clearly. The Wyn family used to be rich farmers who grew grapes and slowly started to be wine middlemen. Their family only had a small amount of assets, just like other people. After they had money, the Wyn family wanted to get rid of their status as farmers.
Lucas also started out as a businessman, but after he switched to politics, he actually got a noble title, which was extraordinary. Although he was not as glorious as he was in the past, he was still one of the top families in the village.
That was why Georgia Wyn was pursuing Charlotte.
Jane thought very indifferently. She wasn't optimistic about this marriage from the beginning. Charlotte and Lucas' marriage was actually "marrying down" in a sense, from a small noble lady to a farmer's daughter-in-law. She and Lucas' family would be laughed at for the rest of their lives. So at first, Jane didn't think that Lucas' family would allow this marriage. But she didn't expect that after the news of Georgia Wyn pursuing Charlotte spread, Lucas' family didn't do anything. Jane knew that this matter was not simple.
But Elizabeth didn't know this. She was simply angry because of Georgia's behavior and decided to tell Charlotte about it.
Compared to Georgia Wyn, Charlotte and Lucas were not only the children of Bennet's neighbors, but also the older sister who played with them since they were young. Miss Bennet would definitely side with her.
Not only Elizabeth, but the other girls also agreed to tell the truth to Charlotte. Only Jane raised her eyebrows and didn't participate.
Charlotte's brain wasn't as ordinary as her appearance. Jane didn't think that she really didn't know Georgia Wyn's true colors, but this was a good excuse for Charlotte to get rid of Georgia Wyn. Jane didn't mind letting her owe her a favor.
Sure enough, Charlotte didn't show too much surprise or anger after she knew about this. She still gently thanked Elizabeth for telling her the truth.
Soon after, Jane heard that Georgia Wyn was a heartless man who was two-timing, and that Lucas' family was not as rich as everyone thought. His poor, ordinary-looking eldest daughter couldn't get married at all.
It could be said that both sides suffered losses.
But these had nothing to do with Bennet's family. At most, Jane felt that Charlotte still had a conscience for not revealing that the "informant" was Miss Bennet.
"Mr. Holmes, Mrs. Holmes, this is my wife, and this is my daughter, Darlene. Jane, Jane, ah, this is my sister's eldest daughter, Jane Bennet. She's here to visit London. "Mr. Gardner introduced them one by one.
Mr. Holmes and Mrs. Holmes nodded and greeted them one by one. When it was Mr. Sherlock Holmes Jr's turn, he stepped forward and bowed slightly, saying, "Miss Bennet, how do you do? I'm Mycroft Holmes. "
This was against the rules, but since it was a small family dinner, it wasn't a big deal. So neither the Holmes couple nor the Gardner couple corrected Sherlock Holmes Jr's behavior.
As soon as he spoke, Jane remembered. Wasn't this … the young man who fell down in front of her when she had just arrived in London? (You only remember this?)
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