Elizabeth came with her mother and sisters. Mrs. Bennet and her two little daughters hurried to see the red uniforms, Mary rushed into the bookstore, and Elizabeth took Mr. Bennet's list and went to the grocery store to buy something. Jane weighed the reliability of her two younger sisters and chose to accompany Mary in the bookstore, telling Elizabeth to go and return quickly.

On the way back, Elizabeth saw a gypsy boy talking to a beautiful young lady. It was not the first time Elizabeth had seen this group of gypsies, they had been in town for a month. She thought that the gypsy boy was going to sell souvenirs, and it was estimated that the young lady was going to break the bank and buy back some worthless gadgets. However, buying and selling this kind of thing is willing to fight and suffer, she hesitated for a moment, but decided not to meddle in her business. But unexpectedly, the boy offered to take the young lady to the tent, and Elizabeth became alarmed.

In good conscience, the gypsy boy really didn't mean anything else. There may be gypsies who sometimes take the children of the local people, but absolutely no one abducts a British aristocratic lady. Europeans don't have a good impression of Gypsies, and police officers stare at them a few times when they patrol the bazaar. If such a vicious case were to occur, all of them would be punished with the severest punishment. He just wanted to take some cute pounds out of Emma's pocket. But this scene is not so simple in the eyes of others.

Unlike Emma, Elizabeth has heard many real-life Gypsy stories, but none of them are very positive. It is not for nothing that Europeans see the Gypsies as thieves and hooligans. In case something bad happens, the young lady with only one servant is simply a lamb without the power to resist, and she doesn't even bring a manservant.

Elizabeth could not stand idly by. Emma didn't look wary of the invitation, her eyes shining. Elizabeth couldn't watch a girl in danger. However, she didn't expect that this innocent-looking young lady was actually very smart. The first impression only came from Emma's appearance, and now Elizabeth really wanted to make friends with Emma.

Emma was stunned for a minute. She was surprised by the identity of the girl she really liked, but it made sense to think about it. With beautiful eyes, smart and a sense of justice, with a little pride, who meets all the conditions, and lives in Langborn, who would such a girl be if she were not Elizabeth?

Elizabeth was keenly aware that Emma's reaction to her name seemed a little strange. "You've heard of me?"

Emma came to her senses. "On the first day I came here, I heard that Mr. Bennet's family had five very beautiful girls, and it was such a coincidence that I met you in the afternoon. ”

Elizabeth wasn't smart enough, she just didn't have any defense. As soon as Emma said this, she believed it, and their family was still well-known in the local area. "I see. What they say is exaggerating. It's rare for a family to have five sisters and no boys, so there are some local people who like to talk about us. ”

Emma said a little enviously: "Your house must be very lively." Ever since I was a child, I've always wanted to have another sister, and I would study in bed in the winter and decorate hats together before the prom. ”

George raised an eyebrow. "I can also decorate the hat with you if you wish. ”

Emma looked disgusted. "Thank you very much, but for the sake of the hat, it's better that you don't do it. ”

Elizabeth couldn't help but laugh, and the relationship between the brother and sister seemed to be good. "Although it is very lively with many sisters, sometimes it can be too lively. Especially when you have a few lively sisters. I really admire Jane, oh, Jane is my sister. She was always able to gently and patiently soothe her sisters when they were chattering and noisy. Sometimes I just want to stuff cotton into my ears. She said this, but there was a little warmth in her eyes.

"I think I can probably understand that feeling. "If a woman is five hundred ducks, George can carry two thousand five hundred ducks by himself when he nags. "You're here with them today, too?"

Elizabeth nodded. "In a sense, visiting the market together is a regular family activity. Because the family is full of girls. But we are interested in different things, and sometimes we go our separate ways. I ......"

"Liz. Oh my God, I thought I was wrong, why are you here?"

Emma followed the prestige. A slightly rich woman came over chattering. The years have left marks in the corners of her eyes, and her waist is not as slender as that of a girl, but she can still vaguely see the beauty of her youth. She was followed by two girls who looked a little like her. Elizabeth's beauty is delicate and aura, and the appearance of the two is slightly more flamboyant, and they don't know what to say.

Elizabeth cried out, "Mommy." ”

Mrs. Bennet has been in the gossip circles of the wives for many years, and knows Langborn's people inside out. Emma and George are fresh faces that immediately attract her attention. Without waiting for Elizabeth to introduce, she asked, "Who are these two?"

The brother and sister introduced themselves.

Mrs. Bennet's eyes lit up when she caught the keyword. When she found out that Nigerfeld Gardens was rented out, she was very curious about the tenants. Although people in the know were reluctant to reveal it, she was able to get the information with years of experience in finding out the news. The people who came were a brother and sister, surnamed Kentra, and the elder brother was an earl. Although it is not yet known how many pounds the annual income is, the title of earl is sufficient. And with the rent paid for the garden of Nigerfeld, their financial situation is at least not bad. The daughters had reached marriageable age, but there were not many suitable gentlemen in Langboun, and Mrs. Bennet had been suffering from the lack of a suitable son-in-law for her to use her skills, and now that a living earl had stepped into her sphere of activity, she was ready to seize this rare opportunity. As soon as he got the news, he asked Mr. Bennet to visit the Earl of Kentera. But the brother and sister were tired from the journey, so it was naturally not good to disturb them when they first arrived. The next day they went out again. Mrs. Bennet was about to go back and urge Mr. Bennet to deliver the prayer post, but she did not expect that her second daughter, Elizabeth, had met and met them. Mrs. Bennet felt that it might be God's arrangement, and her eyes burned more and more as she looked at George.

Elizabeth chuckled in her heart. She knows what's wrong with her mother, but the problem is that she doesn't know George's identity. Elizabeth had thought that George had no title and that his clothes were not particularly luxurious, so he should not have aroused excessive enthusiasm. Judging by Mrs. Bennet's reaction, George's identity may not be ordinary.

Mrs. Bennet said enthusiastically, "So you're here for a vacation. You've come to the right place. Some ladies and gentlemen came to the place of vacation and found that there was no cloth shop bookstore, there was nothing, so they could only go out for horseback riding every day, and then it was clear where there was a tree. She laughed at her joke. "This won't happen when you come to Langborn, you see our bazaar, merchants from a radius of dozens of miles have come, everything is available. I dare say that even London can't compare. Merchants within a radius of dozens of miles from London would not bring goods into the market to set up stalls. ”

George was young and handsome, had a lot of money, and inherited the title of earl, although he did not do his job properly and did not achieve much in politics, he was definitely a good candidate for the son-in-law in the hearts of mothers-in-law. Every time at a banquet, the ladies need to be cautious and reserved, and the ladies have no such concerns. He was always very enthusiastic about George. George thinks he's been through a lot of trials and he's been able to deal with situations like this. But the "mother-in-law's enthusiasm" from Mrs. Bennet still defeated him. George struggled to maintain a proper smile and cramped desperately at Emma, hoping that his dear sister would save him.

It's rare to see George so embarrassed, and Emma actually secretly wants to appreciate it for a while. Unfortunately, not only George couldn't resist his enthusiasm, but several Miss Bennets looked very embarrassed. Elizabeth interrupted Mrs. Bennet, "Mom, should we go find Jane and Mary? ”

Mrs. Bennet did not want to pass up this opportunity. "Mary loves to read so much, we let her read a little more. ”

Elizabeth's eyebrows were about to fly.

Emma hurriedly said, "Please don't worry about us, my brother and I should go back." If you have time lately, my brother and I would like to visit. ”

It's much better to entertain guests at home than to stand and chat at the bazaar. Now that Emma had offered to visit, Mrs. Bennet was in no hurry. "I don't have anything to do at home, I'm always free. ”

Emma smiled. "That's great, we'll be in the house tomorrow morning. ”

Mrs. Bennet happily complied, and began to think of the menu for the next day's guests.

When her newfound friend was leaving, Elizabeth took two steps forward, a little apologetic, but didn't know what to say. Mrs. Bennet was not very decent, but out of love for her daughter, she could not accuse her in front of her friends. In the end, Elizabeth just told Emma to go back and be careful.

Emma whispered, "My mother died when I was very young. ”

Elizabeth blurted out, "I'm sorry. ”

Emma shook her head. "It's been many years, and I don't think about my mother very often. It's just that sometimes at the ball, I see the ladies constantly looking at the young gentlemen, trying to find a good home for their daughters. I'd think I would have done the same thing if my mother was here. Every mother is like that. "Emma really didn't hate Mrs. Bennet, and perhaps she was vulgar and rude to people in her age, but in Emma's opinion, she just did what every mother does. The nature is good, and you don't have to worry too much about the details.

Emma's eyes were full of sincerity, and she used the analogy of her deceased mother. Elizabeth felt that she would be disappointed by dwelling on this matter, and she gave her a bright smile in return.

After walking around the corner, George pulled his bow tie and let out a sigh.

Emma chuckled, "You seem to have just gone through a war, and you will live the rest of your life." Mrs. Bennet is not a bad person. ”

George agreed, not that he was disgusted with Mrs. Bennet. "The problem is that I don't want to be her son-in-law. Dear Emma, I need your help. When you go to Mr. Bennet's house, you might as well hint to them that I already have a young lady in mind. ”

Emma frowned slightly. "I don't advise you to do this, in case you meet the lady you like here, maybe this lie will become an obstacle between you. ”

George shrugged, seemingly unconcerned about Emma's assumption. But since Emma is against it, he won't go his own way. "Okay. Then I can deliberately mess up one thing. He laughed to himself, "You know I'm very good at this kind of thing." ”

A question that had been there before came back to Emma's mind. George used to like to drink and bet on horses when he wasn't doing business, but he never messed around with the relationship between men and women. Emma felt that he was just more principled, and was unwilling to compromise until he met the young lady he liked, and then George showed no further interest in either of them, and Emma felt that he might consider that the affairs of the Kentra family had not been resolved, and that he was afraid of affecting his future wife; now that the two had escaped the shadow that hung over the Kentra family, George was still not interested in finding a wife. The most important thing is that George is not uninterested in the ladies he meets, he is not interested in falling in love and getting married. That's a little wrong. You must know that there is no singleness in this era, except for pious believers, other men and women who have never married in their lives are strange people in the eyes of others. However, Emma did not bring it up directly, and it was clear that George did not want her to know about it. "I like Elizabeth very much, and I may have to see Mrs. Bennet often so that I don't get into your way. ”

George was secretly relieved to see that Emma didn't really care about it. "Emma, you should trust your brother. ”

Emma follows George's words and jokes with him. "I say this because I trust your ability to mess up a thing. ”

George feigned frustration and stared at Emma pitifully like a large dog kicked by his master.

Emma is very skilled. She took George's arm, looked up at him, and whispered, "Brother is the best in my eyes." This is not exactly to coax George, Emma really thinks that George is the best brother. So whether George was hurt because he liked a certain girl, or he was not interested in a relationship, or he liked a man, she wanted to know the crux of the problem and help him. She wanted George to be happy.

George instantly emptied his blood groove and fell into a state of dizziness. He knew that even if his sister seemed to have a crush on Mr. Darcy, he would always be the best man in his sister's heart! After sending Mr. Darcy that letter, he always had a sense of danger that his sister was going to be snatched away. George thought that he was going to take his sister by the hand and give her to another man, and he felt that he would not like his future sister's husband, no matter who his husband. From then on, my sister would live with that man, take care of the housework and have children for that man. And he can only find time to see her, maybe the future sister-in-law does not want him to visit often, he can only listen to the laughter of their family outside the wall in the rain. George felt heartache every time he thought about it, no matter who it was, even Mr. Darcy who was kind to him, he didn't want to pass him easily! Now it seems that this is not particularly necessary, after all, his sister's favorite person will always be him.

Mr. Darcy didn't know that Emma had inadvertently made it difficult for him in front of his future brother-in-law. He was on his way with Georgiana. Finally, at noon the next day, he looked at the village not far away and grabbed the reins. The horse lightly kicked a few times and stopped.

The carriage behind Mr. Darcy also stopped. Georgiana was a little confused, she knew that her brother was in a hurry to come. Although Mr. Darcy did not say a word of urging, the group hurried as fast as they could, as long as they could, to ensure that she did not feel unwell. Why stop all of a sudden? She peered out of the window.

Mr. Darcy carefully checked that his appearance was neat and tidy. On the premise of driving for such a long time, his current state is already very rare. After all, there were no asphalt roads in Langborn, and the horses galloped by, and the dust was flying. But Mr. Darcy was not satisfied. He wanted to change his clothes, but he didn't want his mood to be too obvious. He is not used to showing his feelings □□ naked in front of many people. And there is no place to change clothes here.

Brother and sister for more than ten years, Georgiana knew her brother very well, and when she saw Mr. Darcy frowning slightly and scanning the cuffs, she immediately understood what Mr. Darcy was hesitating. I couldn't help but laugh in my heart. She wanted to give Mr. Darcy some advice from a girl's point of view, but Mr. Darcy might feel embarrassed to do so, so he pretended not to know and remained silent.

Mr. Darcy hesitated for a moment, then decided to take off his coat. The outer coat blocked most of the dust, and the inner shirt was still very neat. Taking off the waistcoat outside was not a good experience for Mr. Darcy. Generally speaking, even in the summer, he will be neatly dressed outside. His mother came from an old-school aristocratic background and admired the Victorian aesthetic, preferably dressing without revealing her body lines. When he rolled over and got on the horse, his muscles bulged with force, and his arms, chest, and shirt on his back were clinging to his body. Mr. Darcy thought about Emma for a moment, and then suppressed the urge to put on the waistcoat again.

Georgiana silently recorded this scene, ready to hint at Emma the day after tomorrow and give her brother credit.

However, both men's plans fell through. Emma was not in the Nigerfeld Garden. She and George went to Mr. Bennet's house as a guest. 166 Reading Network