The Happy Life of a Duchess

This Sunday, Adele followed her Duke father to church, attended services and made donations.

The Duke's father has always been a loose-handed and generous person, as shown in the fact that he will basically not reject any occasions and times when the church asks for donations. Of course, he is not the kind of endless bullying.

Many times, some families who donate money for the sake of reputation tend to deliberately pursue the top three or No.1 donation amount in some major events, especially for donations such as natural disasters or for construction In church schools, those who can take the lead in this kind of thing are usually praised by the church emphatically.

If you want to accumulate a good-hearted reputation for your family, you can rely on this method, but it is impossible to do this every time. For those who are more utilitarian, most of them just open up and close on big occasions, and take this opportunity to publicize it. But in other ordinary times, if you keep silent, maybe not a single gold coin will be released.

In short, when they are willing to give money, it must be for fame and fortune, and when they are not willing to give it, it is also out of selfishness, and they will be so stingy that it is outrageous.

Adele had a little understanding of their family's donations, and because of the Duke's father, they gave a lot of money here.

When the Duchess was still alive, she was a more devout Catholic. Almost every day, she prayed very seriously in front of the statue of God in the bedroom, recited the Bible meticulously, and reflected on herself.

Adele didn't know this at first, but as the Duke's father went to church more often, she gradually learned more.

In the past, the duke's father probably did a lot of things similar to donating large sums of money in order to compete for the first place, but her mother and the duchess were unexpectedly not very extravagant but very pious, even though she was also this People in the upper class who pursue luxury.

But maybe it is because of her own and her child's illness, in short, in the mouth of the Duke, she is a very kind believer, she will often go to church, and regardless of the amount, she will do good deeds and donate money and materials.

Adele often went there later, and along with the duke's father donated money, and the later donations were all sincere, no matter it was for fame or fortune, whether it was from the little pastor or the charity activities arranged by the bishop, they would give money. One thousand francs, and there have been thousands to tens of thousands more.

Most of the time, Adele looked at the family and gave the amount of two or three thousand.

Looking at the records of the church, we can see that the donations from their family are relatively stable, neither high nor low, but they have always been there. Basically, the donations are calculated every year, ranging from [-] to [-] francs.

On the way back, the Duke went to the club first because of something else, probably because he had made an appointment with a friend.

Adele and Mrs. Lude sat in the carriage, their expressions were extremely calm, but their hearts were a little delicate.

Today's donation and worship are a bit special. In fact, it has already been donated once in advance. This time, Adele and the Duke's father came here to do good deeds.

The person in charge of this event is the well-known vicar who held Easter before. He didn't come here to raise money, but to lead some willing nobles to do a good deed, which probably means that some of them are willing to donate money. The opportunity for nobles to make up donations, and to lead some nobles who are willing to pay a little labor or gain a reputation to get acquainted with each other.

Adele has been busy all morning, and visited some church schools for orphans and children from poor families, probably to let those who have donated money know that the money is still used for the children. Great efforts have also been made to improve the facilities here. On the other hand, let them know that there is a disaster in the northwest recently, and they will also open warehouses for relief.

It is impossible for Adele to do it herself, but the people who brought it will still cooperate with the church's staff to carry out new activities and distribute the bread to the poor and refugees.

Although it's just hard black bread with an average taste, for people who can't even get full, it is the greatest luck to have something to eat to ensure their survival.

It was the first time for Adele to see such a scene. If she hadn't asked for it, the Duke's father would not have wanted her to accompany her.

She didn't seem to do anything other than donate money and ask the servants at home to help, but anyway, those skinny people and hopeless eyes still left a deep impression on her——

"There is still a smile."

Mrs. Rudder seemed to see through her mind.

"Those people, in such a difficult situation, still got help. At least, there is still hope."

"God is merciful, and a kind-hearted nobleman like Miss keeps donating money, so she can always get through the most difficult times."

"Um……"

Adele nodded, but her mood did not improve.

Perhaps it was such "truth in the world" that stimulated her, and she was always in a bad mood.

But no matter how bad it is, life still has to go on, and she just keeps thinking about what else she can do in her mind.

"Stop, let's go to the circular square to buy something and go back."

This was originally Mrs. Lude's job, and Adele overheard her mentioning that if she didn't have her carriage, then Mrs. Lude might have to wait for the opportunity or walk there by herself if she went to do the work alone.

Although their home is not far from the streets of Provence, and it is only half an hour away from the circular square at most, since there is nothing else to do today, why not do it if there is a carriage that goes by.

"Okay." Mrs. Lude nodded, "Thank you for your generosity."

"It's okay." Adele shook her head, "Just think I want to see Xia Yi."

Summer is coming, and Adele's wardrobe has been replaced with some summer clothes.

There are a lot of clothes for nobles, from dressing gowns, regular clothes, tea dresses, dinner dresses, ball gowns... Anyway, there are all kinds of clothes. At most, they may have to change into three or four sets of clothes a day.

Adele is relatively lazy, and she actually refuses to go to many events if she can, but now that she is a celebrity, she can no longer refuse some of them.At present, she has only tried three sets of clothes at most, changing them within a day.

"That's right." Mrs. Lu De knew that she had arranged for a designer to prepare summer clothes, but since the lady said that she wanted to see the new clothes in the store, maybe she wanted to assess the latest trends, so there was nothing to say.

Mrs. Lude understood her thoughts very well, and thoughtfully said that if she wanted to, she could go shopping for a while, or go to the nearby jewelry store to have a look.

"I know, you go to work." Adele nodded.

Mrs. Lude got out of the carriage first. Adele's nature is not very high, at least she doesn't have much desire to go shopping at the store now, but in order not to disturb Mrs. Lude and let her go about her business with peace of mind, she still does this. said.

After getting out of the carriage and walking on the street, Adele glanced around, and obviously felt that there were more people around, especially the number of refugees, which seemed to have increased a lot. Those worn clothes and yellow and thin body made people Her heart sank suddenly.

Adele recalled the scene she had seen before, those lucky people who received the gifts showed expressions of extreme gratitude, almost crying with joy.

With those breads, those people may be able to survive this period of time, but the ruined homes will not be rebuilt, and no one knows what their future life will be like. Maybe this is how they become members of the slums.

There seemed to be more people patrolling the streets.

Those soldiers seemed to be more vigilant than before, and they came and went more often.

Adele could understand it in her heart. After all, Paris was the place where there was a great revolution. Although it is the capital, it is actually not very stable.

She stood at the door for a while, and finally her eyes were attracted by a lady with a thin child.

What surprised her about this lady was that she had a little pink daisy in her hair——

She's already having a rough time, and Adele can see that palpably.

It's the same as those people with gloomy or even painful faces before, because Adele just met some people before, and those people are actually relatively lucky among the refugees and the poor, and they seem to be in relatively better conditions, but those people's The pain and despair in the eyes are still distinct.

The same is true for the unknown lady in front of her. She is in pain, but Adele feels that she was hit and touched in an instant.

This was a feeling that many people never felt when they kept thanking her, thanking the generosity of those kind people in the church, and thanking them for their kindness.

Adele knows that only some people can be rescued, and most of the victims may not be able to escape to Paris at all, but if they want to escape, they will only go to places they think are safe and developed, so the city of Paris The capital city that is not far or near will naturally become their choice, and everyone always thinks that there will be more opportunities here, at least there is still a king, and they will not fall here.

Adele, however, was touched by the wife with a thin son in front of her.

She is very special, especially to the point where she knows she is just a poor wife who should have escaped, but she can still make Adele feel unbelievable.

Her clothes are very clean, although there are many large and small patches on them, but compared to those clothes that are full of mud, the dress she is wearing is at least a little dusty, which is really good in comparison. "very clean".

She is so plain that she doesn't have any jewelry, and the hair with a few white hairs is wrapped in a turban, and the kerchief has also fluffed up at the edges, and it doesn't look very new. If you look closely, you can find that it has been washed and deformed.

But there is a small wildflower on her sideburns. Adele is not sure if it is a daisy, but she thinks it is very cute. It is a very cute little pink wildflower. Against the background of her coffee and brown clothes, this flower looks like a daisy. The little flowers are so chic.

The son behind her looked timid, but well-behaved. Adele saw his desire, the desire for food, but she never quarreled with her mother from the beginning to the end.

He just held his mother's hand, carefully hid half of his body behind her, and then watched her mother and others sell something, and then was ruthlessly driven away by the servants of a certain noble family.

She didn't dare to argue too much, and she didn't dare to fight for anything. Not everyone was so free to do good deeds.

Adele witnessed her being pushed to the ground because she didn't hide in time.

A feeling of absurdity suddenly rose in her heart.

It seems to have suddenly changed the scene and entered the reality of "Les Miserables".