For the poor of Havre in the 19th century, the island of Jelssay was the ideal place to visit, because it was not far from Havre, and it was only a small steamer to cross the sea, so that a Frenchman could sail for two hours to a neighboring country, see the people of the country, and study the customs of the island covered with the British flag.

Although Downing is definitely not poor in reality now, he has never been to England or France, so at this moment he is just as proud and happy as those around him who don't often travel.

But when he saw the woman snuggled next to him, he couldn't be proud and happy at all, because this Mr. Philip's second daughter, Miss Marilyn, the second sister of Joseph, the protagonist of this article, really didn't look very good, especially the freckles on her face, which made Tang Ning, who had long been accustomed to the company of beautiful women, feel that he didn't want to look at it anymore, and it was no wonder that he was 26 years old and hadn't married yet, it is estimated that the original owner of this body, Mr. Tang Ning, was not pinned on the illusory "Uncle Hule" will not propose to her, as for her 28-year-old eldest sister, who is not as good as her, but her mother, Mrs. Philip, is well maintained, and it can be seen that she must be a beauty when she is young!

While Downing was thinking wildly, Mr. Philip suddenly walked up to his two daughters and his wife, and said pretending to be a gentleman, "Do you want me to treat you to oysters?" ”

Tang Ning naturally knew that the reason why Mr. Philip said this was because he was moved by the noble eating methods of the two ladies next to him, and the two daughters naturally happily agreed, but Mrs. Philip said unhappily because she was afraid of spending money: "I'm afraid of hurting my stomach, you can only buy a few for the children, but don't eat too much, you will get sick if you eat too much." As for Joseph, he didn't need to eat such a thing, don't spoil the boy. As for herself, she didn't dare to say it, after all, the wedding hadn't been held yet, and she should be worried that if she was too harsh, she would scare her away, and then no one would marry her daughter.

Tang Ning didn't want to take advantage of that little oyster, he mainly wanted to see what kind of state Uncle Le was in now, whether he was really down-and-out or pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, which was related to his main task. But when he looked closer, Tang Ning found that the oyster seller was dirty and old, with a sad face and wrinkled hands, and he could see that he must have really been depressed.

And Monsieur Philip, who was on the other side, as he had expected, was astonished and pale at the sight of Hule, and immediately ran away, and turned back to Mrs. Philip. Although Tang Ning also wanted to lean over to listen to the conversation between the couple, the two avoided him, obviously not wanting to let him hear.

But that's what happens if you don't listen to it, after all, the current Downing can be said to have memorized this text like a stream, so he took the initiative to go back to his fiancée to eat oysters and wait for things to develop.

Because of the disillusionment of making a fortune all along, the mood of the Philippe couple became very bad, and the trip to the island of Jelsey has been bitter, and when they returned, in order to avoid the entanglement of Hule, they deliberately did not continue to take the "Express", but took the "Saint-Malo" instead.

But when the group returned home, an accident happened. As soon as he arrived at the house, before he could open the door, his neighbor, Uncle Tom, said to Mr. Philip enthusiastically: "Mr. Philip, Mrs. Philip, congratulations! ”

Mr. Philip thought that Tom was congratulating his second daughter on her imminent marriage, so he casually said perfunctorily: "Thank you, Tom, when it is time for Marilyn and Tony's wedding, please come!" (The full name of the protagonist piercing the identity is Tony Downing.) ）

Unexpectedly, Uncle Tom waved his hand and said, "Of course I must go to Marilyn's wedding, but what I congratulate is not this incident, but the thing that your family has been looking forward to for many years." ”

"What our family has been looking forward to for years? What's going on? Mr. Philip asked, puzzled.

"It's your long-awaited brother, Mr. Hule, who has returned!" Uncle Tom said loudly.

Hearing Hule's name, Philip's face suddenly turned pale, and he asked Uncle Tom in great fear, "What?" Hule, he's coming? How did he—how did he find here?! ”

"Huh? Mr. Philip, why did you turn so bad when you heard the name of Monsieur Hule? I remember that your whole family was always expecting him back? Doesn't it mean that as soon as he returns, your whole family will have a better life? This time it was Uncle Tom's turn to be puzzled.

At this time, Mrs. Philip said hatefully: "Hmph, who expects that loser to come back? How could that thief be profitable? Even if he comes back, he's only going to drag us down......"

But before she could finish speaking, Mr. Philip grabbed her and secretly pointed in the direction of Downing, Mrs. Philip immediately reacted, and now she still relies on Hule's big cake to trick Downing into marrying her daughter, so she must not poke it now, so she shut up.

But even so, Tang Ning had already seen it clearly on the side, but what puzzled him was that Yu Le had clearly made his attitude clear to the captain, because he owed Philip money, so he knew that his brother was in Haver, and he didn't plan to come back, but now why did he come to the door again?

But at this time, Uncle Tom said something that surprised everyone: "Who said that Mr. Hule has no merit?" I think he's very successful, and he's so good in his clothes and in a carriage that even Mr. Bill doesn't seem to be as rich as he is. Especially the lady who accompanied him, not only was she noble and beautiful, but she also had jewelry that blinded my eyes! (Mr. Beale was the richest man at Harvre at the time, and of course I made it up...... ）

PS: As a friendly reminder, oysters are definitely a man's gift, Napoleon once said that "oysters are the best weapon to conquer enemies and women!" Such a bold statement. Giacomo Casanova, the Italian "love saint" who has had 116 lovers in his life and even overthrew Catherine the Great, claims that he has to eat 40 oysters a day to maintain his combat effectiveness, so all new and old drivers who fight frequently, please add this ammunition to your recipes, the effect is definitely much better than "soaking wolfberries in a thermos cup"!