Chapter 335: Post-Marriage Comparison
Change the marriage partner.
From among all the unmarried women of the Beverland family, choose a new young and beautiful one to be your wife.
Don Watson's request sounded funny, even a little funny, making people feel ignorant and very contemptible.
After all, the Watson family has long been weakened, not to mention compared with the Wells family, even compared with the Beverand family, there is a certain gap, even if the contract is really broken, there is no need to make any compensation, offended is offended, the weak do not deserve to be made up, there is no need to worry about what the consequences will be.
But this time, in the face of Don Watson, the main elders and core members of the Befourland family, they did not ignore him as a weakling, but agreed to his request, allowing him to find the right object for him among the unmarried women of the Befortand family, and continued the marriage contract instead of completely breaking the contract, making a very cooperative gesture.
Why is this happening?
Why put on such a low posture to a poor boy, accommodate his requests, and help save his face?
But it can't be helped.
Although Done Watson's background is ordinary, he is a small nobleman, but he serves as a translation assistant for the Xujiazhuang Global Expeditionary Fleet, and his role is not very huge, but it is also extremely important, and it is related to the future fate of the Kingdom of England.
That's right, Xujiazhuang's Global Expeditionary Fleet has completely destroyed England's already small number of naval warships.
He also sent 3,000 elite marines to go up the Thames River, approached the city of London, established a colonial stronghold outside the city, and frightened hundreds of thousands of nobles and people in the city of London, for fear that the Xu family army would enter the city, and King Charles II would even think about the plan to move and escape, but he was afraid that the Xu family army would end up and the kingdom would perish.
Fortunately, Xu Jiajun did not make this step, which made the whole Kingdom of England breathe a sigh of relief.
Then it is a matter of negotiating and finding a peaceful way to avoid war and conflict.
As an intermediate translator, Don Watson's role is both important and unimportant, and a small person like him cannot affect the general trend and the overall situation.
But if it is not important at all, it is also impossible, if the two sides do not negotiate well, and Don Watson makes a slight misunderstanding when translating, or makes a complaint, stating the unfriendly treatment he has suffered, will not England fall into a lot of passivity, and even lose a lot of interests and strength.
Face.
Mainly for the sake of Xu Jiazhuang's face, it gave Tang En a chance to re-select the object, otherwise how could he make concessions so easily.
It took two days to prepare.
On the morning of the third day, most of the unmarried women of the Beverand family gathered on a large lawn, dressed up in the most beautiful dresses, and chattered about fifty people, most of them young and beautiful, and a few of them were quite good-looking.
Ages range from thirteen or fourteen to twenty-seven years old.
Just thinking of how they are dressed up today and the things they are about to face to be selected, most of these unmarried women are worried and uneasy on their faces, and during the discussion, there are naturally not many good words:....
"I didn't want to come today, but my father asked me to come, but I never thought that I would marry a poor boy."
"I didn't want to come either, my sister Lilith didn't come, because she was prettier than me, and she thought she could marry better, so she hid."
"Hide? I could have hidden, I had known that this was the case, and I would have gone into hiding, and it would be nice to have a few people picked by that poor boy."
"Evelyn's illegitimate daughter was pulled over by my father, you must know that before, Evelyn would never miss Ah Rong very much, and she would not be recognized, but this time she also came over to make up the numbers, she looks pretty good, I hope she can be picked up by that guy, only in this way, our family will not have any loss, illegitimate daughter, hehe, it would be nice if she could be picked all away."
"That's right, whoever wants to marry that Donn in Guildfordtown, even if he has some ability, and can make hundreds or thousands of pounds a year, is still a poor boy, no title, not much land, and no future
I hope that I need to work hard to support myself, and there is no difference between marrying a farmer, a craftsman, or a merchant, and I can't entrust my life to such a man, and I hope that it will not be me who he chooses."
"I'm wearing the dress I don't like the most beautiful today, and I think this dress will make him not consider choosing me."
"Okay, okay, it's about to start, we can't talk anymore."
……
Done Watson came with a group of friends and family.
I saw this bunch of unmarried women at a glance, and naturally noticed that most of these unmarried women didn't look very good, and they didn't dare to look at him, and they didn't seem to like themselves.
Of course, Don saw their resistance, after all, they had become potential victims, just to save his Don Watson's face, otherwise there was no need to show extreme reluctance one by one.
However, in order to find a wife who was more willing to like and accept him, Tang En had to introduce his conditions aloud in front of them:
"My name is Don, and I'm sure most of you know that my purpose here is to choose a good wife from among you."
"That's right, the Watson family, it's really not a big noble, it's almost reduced to the level of a farmer over the years, you can't look down on it, but I'm Don, Don with a bright future."
"I am working for Xujiazhuang, under normal circumstances, the salary plus the subsidy, I can basically earn fifty silver dollars a month, which is about equivalent to a monthly income of 100 pounds, and an annual income of more than 1,000 pounds, this income level is not lower than that of a landlord who owns 300 acres of land, and it is not particularly hard, just a little brainstorming, and the risk at sea is not high, so far, the steam ship has not lost a single in the strong wind and waves."
"It is true that compared with those great nobles who have a lot of land and servants, my conditions are not very good, and I cannot arrange many people to serve you, but if you are with me, you will have great happiness in at least four aspects."
"The first is food, I will take you to eat a lot of food, there are braised pork, seafood, stir-fried vegetables, barbecue...... At least hundreds of kinds of food, so that you can taste one every day, and eat it for a year, it will not be the same, and my income level can support this kind of consumption, and I can eat as much as I want, and achieve food freedom." ….
"The second is the right to be treated equally, in the absence of mistakes, I will not beat you and scold you, but become a man who loves his wife, will occasionally help with household chores, will buy tools such as hand-cranked washing machines, reduce your burden of housework, so that you don't have to take care of the affairs of the house all day, but have time to rest, chat and have fun, and are allowed to do what you like."
"The third life is a healthier and longer life, as long as you are with me, you can get the services of Xujiazhuang medical system, no matter what disease, you can be checked out and treated, you can reduce the dystocia rate to 1 in 1,000, and increase the average life expectancy to more than 60 years old, as long as you are with me, you can have a long life in good health, see more scenery, and enjoy more happiness."
"The fourth is to have a brighter future, not only you and I have a bright future, our children, our work and career, our everything, there is a lot of room for improvement, for example, my salary, will not remain unchanged at 50 silver dollars per month, but will rise to 80 or 100 silver dollars, we can also engage in financial investment, we can do some small business, the opportunities in front of us are unlimited, and even as long as we work hard and make great contributions, it is also possible to become an aristocracy, we have an infinitely bright future."
"Everyone, please think about me, I hope that there is a lady who can have a pair of discerning eyes and see my potential and excellence, as long as she is willing to take a step and take the initiative to stand in front of me, no matter who she is, I will give priority to her."
Don Watson made a tirade to the blind dates in front of him, describing a lot of good things in a rousing tone.
But......
What was given back to him was more of a daze, ignorance and indifference.
After all, there are too many new words and big words in his speech, which makes it difficult for people to understand and understand, and they feel that they are talking big, and then they are even more not
Crumbs.
"Isn't there a lady who wants to stand up? I, Don, can't I find a soul and a companion in life?"
Don asked with some bitterness in his mouth, and he began to feel a little discouraged, and he had the idea of giving up.
But at last a young woman, who took two steps forward, walked up to him, lowered her head, pursed her lips, and said, "My name is Evelyn, I am sixteen years old, I am willing to marry you, but I am an illegitimate daughter, I may not be worthy of you."
"No, you definitely deserve it!"
Tang En interrupted her, looked at the delicate face, extremely high appearance, immediately smiled, walked over and hugged her in his arms, and said, "Thank you, I am willing to marry you, I don't care about your background, as long as you don't regret it, I will make you the happiest woman in the world."
"Mr. Donn, I'm willing to marry you." The girl named Evelyn said shyly.
……
Subject found.
A soulmate who can stay together for a lifetime is found.
Then it was time to start preparations for marriage, and to marry Evelyn into the house and become his wife.
Tang also fulfilled his promise, first found colleagues on the same ship, borrowed 1,000 silver dollars from them, plus savings, and took out a total of more than 3,000 silver dollars, and held a very grand wedding in Guildford Town. ….
This wedding, in all aspects, is completely configured according to the highest standards, and is benchmarked against Winnie's wedding, which is not allowed to be compared, only better and grander.
For example, the number of guests, Winnie's side, invited more than 500 relatives and friends, and Tang En's side, actually invited more than 3,000 people, set up a large flowing water banquet, and invited a number of chefs, cooking extremely delicious food, so that every guest was feasted, and the food was devoured, leaving an extremely deep impression.
For example, in terms of gifts, Tang En also received a lot of gift money, adding up to two thousand silver dollars, which completely offset the cost of holding the wedding, while Winnie's side had no concept of gift money, and lost three thousand pounds, which made the young master Howard quite painful.
And among the things that the woman gets, Donne's wife Evelyn, after marrying him, rode a bicycle, put on a mechanical watch, bought more than a dozen sets of beautiful dresses, and some jewelry, and instantly the ugly duckling turned into a swan, and had many things that only a noble lady can have, but Donn, a working family, actually relied on his part-time job income to let his wife live a life that is not worse than that of a noble lady, and there are not many housework to be busy every day, and he can also use hand-cranked washing machines, soap and other items, which improves efficiency. If you really can't do it, you can spend money to ask someone to help, and it won't cost much anyway.
In addition, after getting married, there are various benefits, and Evelyn quickly realized it.
For example, the food that can be eaten every day.
Better medical conditions, embracing a healthier lifestyle.
Most of the wages earned by Don En will also be handed over to her for safekeeping, and she has the financial rights of the family.
In addition, Evelyn was also placed in an easy and fully competent job, with a salary of twenty silver dollars a month, and in the family, there was more self-interest.
And so it took about a month.
Tang En contributed an article to the "Oriental Times" with the title of "My Married Life with Evelyn", introducing his run-in process with his new wife Evelyn in the course of this month, of course, there are quarrels and contradictions, but more are mutual understanding and affection, which is a more fiery emotion than sweet love, which makes men understand the meaning of responsibility, and makes women understand what happiness is, and also proves that this is the most suitable and luckiest combination, bringing infinite expectations for the future.
The other side.
Winnie, who was married to Master Howard, was also on Donne's side, taking the initiative to understand Donne's married life with Evelyn - in fact, it was also Don asking her to understand, and even put on a posture of intentional show-off, often high-profile publicity, showing affection.
At first, Winnie was very disdainful of this kind of behavior, and felt very ridiculous and naïve, knowing that she was married to the son of the duke, and that guy Don dared to compare with herself, which was simply beyond her own strength.
But only half a month has passed, Wen
Ni sensed that something was wrong.
Her husband, Howard, began to be less enthusiastic about her, and the novelty of marriage seemed to fade at a rapid pace.
Less than twenty days after the marriage, Howard did not return home at night, not knowing that he lived in the lover's house, leaving his new wife alone in the empty room.
In daily life, Winnie can only spend a meagre £20 a month, and she can't even afford a beautiful set of clothes, and the illegitimate daughter Evelyn, who buys one every ten days, has become the most popular regular customer in the tailor's shop.
In the afternoon, Evelyn often invites some girlfriends and friends to play mahjong in the house where she lives, often playing an afternoon, gambling a little money, occasionally losing more, and will not be scolded, and will also share delicious tea, delicious pastries, and more and more noble ladies who are willing to go to Evelyn's house as guests, and even gradually have a certain reputation, called 'Evelyn Salon, but Winnie does not have the conditions to organize such social activities,
And through this 'Evelyn Salon, he also sold a lot of miracle drugs and cured many tuberculosis patients, thus becoming even more famous.
In time.
The upper classes of the entire kingdom of England, especially the group of female noblewomen, were inclined to believe that marrying an ordinary elite who served Xu Jiazhuang was no worse off than marrying an English nobleman.
Winnie, on the other hand, regretted it to death.
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Far from the bright