66. I was urged to marry again
After listening to the reason for the visit of several people, Maria didn't mind at all, most of these screens were purchased by her while the system mall was engaged in activities, really, it was not the pound that could be priced, but the screen embroidery brought back from the Qing Dynasty could be sold to them.
Mr. Bentley was unaware of the inside story, and was grateful for Maria's generous behavior, and increased Maria's offer by another 10%, which can be said to be enough to save face.
Maria did not refuse, after all, her previous offer was indeed not high, and the price given by Mr. Bentley was the normal market price.
Not to mention Mr. Bentley, who originally liked these things, even Mr. Hirst, who had no shopping intentions, couldn't help but want to buy a pair, and in the end Mrs. Hirst bought a pair of "Peony Pictures".
Miss Bingley was greedy: "It's a pity that I don't have so many pounds in my hand now, otherwise I would have to buy one." ”
Mrs. Hearst was in a good mood when she bought her beloved: "Miss Maria's screen here is much more beautiful than the one that Stoke auctioned last year, and if I remember correctly, it was bought by Duke Cody for more than £4,800. Speaking of which, I still have Mr. Darcy's light, otherwise Miss Maria would not have sold us so cheaply. ”
"Actually, I like the "Penglai Fairy Mountain" the most, but it's a pity that Miss Maria is reluctant to part with her love-" Speaking of that screen, Mr. Bingley still feels regretful, it is really the embroidery that is shocking.
Georgiana nodded affirmatively on the side: "That embroidery lady is serious, it is obviously an embroidered pattern, but it is immersive, shocking, and my mind can't recover for a long time." ”
Not to mention a little girl like Georgiana, even when Mr. Darcy saw this screen for the first time, he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time: "Ingenious! ”
When Mr. Bingley heard this, he said sourly, "Miss Maria will definitely be brought into Bloombury Manor in the future, Darcy, you have made a lot of money!" The uninformed people in London say that you are dazzled by beauty, and that one by one they are really worth more than Miss Maria. He is now envious of his friend Darcy's good fortune, who not only runs the family business well, but also has a very smooth marriage, and is about to marry a golden boy back home!
At the mention of Miss Maria, Darcy's cold and stiff eyebrows instantly softened: "Everyone has their own fate, Bingley, you don't need to worry, and as far as I know, there are many families in London who want to marry Bingley's house, you may want to find out." ”
After the incident with Miss Jane Bennet, Bentley didn't want to think about the relationship for the time being, and just waved his hand in the face of his friend's urging to marry: "Forget it, not everyone has your good luck, I don't want to get married for the time being." ”
Miss Bingley's nose almost crooked when she heard this, and she snorted coldly: "Charles, you think that you are still a young man who has just graduated from college, and if you continue to drag it out like this, all the ladies of the right age will be married." You don't want to learn from a prodigal, be single until you are in your thirties and then marry a little girl of seventeen or eighteen, right? ”
Bentley looked at his aggressive sister with some headaches: "Caroline, I just don't want to get married for the time being, don't worry, I will get married before the age of thirty, and I don't plan to marry such a young lady." ”
"It's better to be like this." Miss Bingley didn't expect that after Charles gave up on Jane, he wouldn't be in a hurry to get married, which made her not angry.
Darcy frowned and said, "Charles, I think what Caroline said is very reasonable, you are different from my situation, although I have not been married until now, but I have a crush on my heart early on, and I have already intended to meet Miss Maria, and I will get married when she is old." Charles, if you don't hurry up and wait until later...... To put it mildly, people like us have basically settled down early, and even I wasn't pulled into the match at the beginning. ”
When Bentley heard this, he also thought of the "marriage contract" between Miss de Baulle and Darcy, sighed, and said with some sadness: "It's not that I don't want to get married, the key is that you have to have a suitable marriage partner on the premise of marriage-" He was really sincere to Miss Jane Bennet, if he hadn't been stopped by Darcy and Caroline a while ago, he couldn't help but propose to each other, and now he ......
"You smug man doesn't know the pain of mortals." Bingley thinks that Darcy doesn't hurt his back when he stands and talks, but he doesn't want to get married? It's not like there is no right person.
Darcy can become close friends with Bingley, the three views of the two are quite compatible, and it is also manifested in the concept of marriage, Darcy is unwilling to marry for the sake of profit, Mr. Bingley is naturally the same person, to put it bluntly, both of them have some romanticism on their bodies, otherwise the two of them would not marry the Miss Bennett family in the original book.
Darcy was worried that Bingley would be entangled with Miss Bennet again, so he suggested uneasily: "Then you always have to contact to try it to know if it is suitable for you, how can you know that the other party is not the person you want without contact?" ”
Bingley looked at Darcy in surprise: "I have been friends for many years, and this is the first time I have found out that you still have the potential to be a matchmaker." By the way, Darcy, you don't want to be my matchmaker, do you? ”
Darcy rolled his eyes angrily, "You and I are Georgiana, I don't have that idleness." Speaking of Georgiana, he was so angry that she even wrote to Cousin Anne privately and said that she wanted to introduce her to her fiancé.
Bentley: "Ahem—"
Georgiana: "......" Hey! was taken out as a model again, and she really felt that her cousin and Mr. Lucas Jr. were very suitable.
On the other side, Maria was also talking about this: "What do you think, Yaros, there must be a charter for this matter. ”
Little Mr. Lucas, though he had known that his sister was different, was choked by Maria's bold statement. He didn't expect that one day he would talk to his sister about his marriage: "According to the status of our family, Miss de Baul's brother is definitely high. I listened to Miss Darcy's introduction, and this Miss de Baul was definitely a qualified lady in her own right, except for some petty temperament. ”
Maria nodded and said, "That means my brother is satisfied—"
Little Mr. Lucas nodded with a straight face and said: "It is best to marry the De Baoer family, not to mention the other Miss De Baoer's dowry alone will directly save me from fighting for most of my life, let alone their family's connections." ”
Maria nodded thoughtfully, marriage is actually a matter of two families, and her brother is thinking most about how much benefit this marriage can bring him, and he does not have deep feelings for Miss Anne.
"I see, whether this marriage can be made depends on whether Miss Anne is willing or not." Although Maria thinks that her brother is good enough, the roots of the Lucas family are still too shallow.
"Maria, don't meddle, this may not happen." Monsieur Lucas Jr. fears that his sister's interference will estranged the Darcy family from the de Baul family, which in turn will affect their relationship as husband and wife.
"Don't worry, Yaros, I won't mess around."