[Pride and Prejudice] Another Spring of "Scumbags"

As early as a long time ago, Lydia suspected that Mr. Bennett had hidden her letter, but when it was confirmed, there was still a surge of anger in her heart.However, the particularity of this era forced her not to make any resistance to it.In the eyes of people in this era, women are fragile and need protection.

At home, they are taken care of by their father and brother, and when they get married, they are taken care of by their husband and son.

The men in the family have the right to protect the women in the family in their own way, and anything they do for this is something that women cannot talk about and resist.

As time went by, Lydia's understanding of this era became more and more profound. She knew very well that she could not resist Mr. Bennett at this time, and what she needs to worry about most now is not the violation of letters being detained. It is not a small matter of human rights (at least judging from the letters on the table, Mr. Bennett has not opened them), but because of the possible twists and turns of the two-year agreement in this letter.

Lydia has always been very clear that Mr. Bennet is a very right-minded person. For more than a year, even Mrs. Bennet's stalking about the matter between her and Wickham has not changed his mind. .

It can be seen from this that he should have learned of the bad deeds of Wickham's predecessor from some channel, and he had already made up his mind not to marry his daughter to him.

If it was the original George Wickham who proposed to her, Lydia would never entrust her life to him—but this time it was different. , although Wickham's letter was interrupted abruptly, Lydia did not intend to give up.

She has confidence in her husband, and she doesn't want to elope with her husband like Lydia did before!

Lydia needs to be blessed by her parents, and needs to give her children a healthy and decent family that cannot be despised and alienated.

It is enough to toss people such a thing like unmarried sex once—think about how they racked their brains and tried to gain reputation in their previous life (if so, they will still be looked down upon by the neighbors when they return to their mother’s house as a guest)— —Why repeat the same mistakes?

As long as she thinks of Alva and the others who have been criticized because of her original body, Lydia, who can't help but feel cramped, can only hold her ground until her husband completes the two-year agreement and returns to her.

Lydia, who had already made up her mind, was very calm in the face of Mr. Bennett's sudden attack. At least, no wavering could be seen on her face.She believed in her husband unconditionally, so when faced with Mr. Bennett's inquiry, she said in a very calm tone, "It is very likely that he has some important matters that have delayed him, Dad, and it is not until the end of the year now." Is there still a distance?"

Mr. Bennet looked at his calm daughter in surprise, "...You mean, you have to wait any longer?"

"I have no reason not to wait, Dad, I believe in George, I believe he will come back to us as you agreed." There was no hesitation in Lydia's voice.

Mr. Bennet felt he was going to be impressed with the little girl.

After much deliberation in his mind, he finally made a decision.

He fixedly looked at his daughter and said: "For more than a year, although your mother still has great expectations for Mr. Wickham (otherwise she wouldn't wail her poor nerves to herself whenever he mentioned him) , but she never gave up on the idea of ​​letting you go on a blind date. Frankly speaking, I am both surprised and very proud that you have kept your promise to Mr. Wickham until today—”

Lydia's calm attitude made Mr. Bennett change his mind. He no longer decided the future fate of the two arbitrarily as he originally thought, but chose to give them another chance.

"Since you've said that, I, as a father, can't beat mandarin ducks. Anyway, even after this year, you're only 17 years old. Your mother and I can afford to wait. Lydia, my dear, hope is far away. Mr Wickham will not betray the trust and precious friendship you have placed in him."

The obvious softening of Mr. Bennett's attitude made Lydia feel relieved. She thanked her father very seriously for his indulgence and generosity. Then she put up her skirt and bowed her knees, and exited the study where Mr. Bennett was.

In a blink of an eye, it has been more than two months since Wickham and Bennett's house lost contact.

Mr. Bennet looked quite calm on the surface, but in fact he was already faintly worried that Wickham had changed his mind or something had happened.Now, with only two daughters around (one of whom is a bookworm), he loves Lydia even more.

He didn't dare to tell his daughter his guess. After all, after his observations these days, Lydia didn't seem to give up on Wickham at all.

He began to worry that his daughter would be hurt, and he became more tender and doting towards Lydia.And this kind of doting is undoubtedly happy for Mrs. Bennet, who has just returned to Longbourne from Churchill's house.

——You must know that she has always treated her little daughter like a heartache.

"You're not hopeless," Mrs. Bennet said triumphantly to her husband, "at least you've finally discovered what a lovely little girl our Lydia is."

Lydia, who was snuggling up to her mother with stitches and needles, trembled her fingers when she heard this, and was almost pricked by the sharp silver needles.

"Mom..." She snorted in embarrassment.

Mrs. Bennet laughed loudly and held her sweetheart in her arms, "Just let mommy be happy for a while, you must know that your father used to blame me for spoiling you, but now he is better than me. Let's see if he has the face to say that about me in the future." Because of Wickham's relationship, Mrs. Bennet became more and more rude to her husband.And Mr. Bennett has gradually become accustomed to his wife's behavior of making trouble for his future son-in-law when he has nothing to do-in fact, seriously speaking, this is not another kind of interest of husband and wife.

Because Mrs. Bennet was kept in the dark by her daughter and husband, she never knew that her prospective son-in-law had not sent a letter to Longbourne for more than two months.

But the paper can't contain the fire. During an ordinary breakfast, when Mrs. Bennet once again routinely praised her son-in-law and blamed her husband as usual, she was already anxious because of Wickham. Burning Mr. Bennett got angry for some reason!He was furious!Shouting out in a growling tone that Wickham hadn't written to Lydia for nearly three months--scared everyone!

Mrs. Bennet was frightened by her husband's sudden rage. She stared blankly at him for a while, and then thought over what he said just now—she didn't care about her husband's livid temper. His face became cold, and he almost flew from the dining table at his side to his husband's.

"Oh oh oh! Mr. Bennett! Is this true? Our little darling was abandoned by Mr. Wickham - he doesn't plan to marry our daughter again?!" Mrs. Bennett screamed, her voice full of unbelievable.

Mr. Bennett's face was so gloomy that he could drip, and he snorted, "Who knows."

"Oh God! My poor little darling! My poor Lydia! How could Mr. Wickham be so cruel--he said he would love Lydia for the rest of his life--if his friends and family knew they What would you say?! No, no, no! I have to get Jane right away—we have to find a good man to marry Lydia right away!" Mrs. Bennett, who said that the wind is rain, almost shouted at the daughter of the family. The housekeeper called over and asked her to send someone to Netherfield to invite Mrs. Bingley, and then hurried to write letters to her second and fourth daughters. Since Kitty married Mr. Churchill through Elizabeth's matchmaking, Mrs. Bennett He trusted this daughter very much, and believed that she would be able to help him—successfully married off her poor Lydia!

"I've stabbed a hornet's nest!" Mr. Bennett, who realized what he had just done, looked at his wife's back as he hurried upstairs, regretting.

Mary, who had always existed as an invisible person, cast her worried eyes on her sister for the first time—it was the first time she heard that Wickham hadn't contacted Longbourne for almost three months.

Facing Mary's rare care, Lydia squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying... She could almost foresee that another round of dances and tea parties would be approaching her soon!

With Mrs. Bennet's love for her, the former will probably do everything in order to marry her off!

As long as she thinks of the dark times that will appear in the future, Lydia looks at her father full of sorrow.

Mr. Bennett, who can be called a difficult father and daughter, took a long look at his daughter's reproachful eyes and sighed, "Don't be angry with my daughter, I can be sure that my life will not be much better than yours."

Hearing this, Lydia immediately remembered the scene of Mr. Bennet being tormented by Mrs. Bennet, she was silent for a moment, and sympathized.

Mrs. Bingley, who already had a daughter, quickly responded to her mother's call and came to her natal home.

Although Netherfield is not far from Longbourne, and Jane and her family often meet, everyone still warmly welcomes her and her husband and daughter.

Seeing the eldest daughter, Mrs. Bennet almost couldn't wait to drag Jane upstairs!She desperately needs the help of her married daughters!

Oh oh oh!No matter how she tried, she wanted to marry off her little daughter as soon as possible!Never let others gossip about her... As long as she thinks that her daughter may be treated as an abandoned widow by outsiders, Mrs. Bennet regrets her impulsiveness last year-shouldn't have done it when the matter was not yet settled. Tell the story of Mr. Wickham's proposal to his daughter... This kind of situation where the man breaks his promise is the woman's disadvantage no matter what!

Mrs. Bingley was heartbroken to learn that Mr. Wickham hadn't sent a letter to her sister for almost three months from her mother, who always said that things as big as sesame seeds were as big as pumpkins!She was originally a kind-hearted person, so she was willing to bear the torment of lovesickness for her younger sister like she did last year. After talking to her mother, she almost trotted back to the living room and hugged her younger sister tightly. Tears welled up in her eyes. .

The Road to Waking Up in Eleven Days

Mr. Bingley was taken aback by his wife's tears and sadness without warning. He looked helplessly at the two sisters who were tightly huddled together, and turned his eyes to his dignified father-in-law for help.

"Let's go, let's talk in the study." Mr. Bennet said with a sigh, and went upstairs first.Considerately leave the downstairs space to his wife and daughter.

The departure of her father and husband was not noticed by Jane. At this moment, all her mind was on her youngest sister——as long as she thought of the sad situation she might face, Jane couldn't stop her tears like a spring.

"Oh, Lydia..." She hugged her poor sister and broke down in tears.

Lydia was very moved by Mrs. Bingley's heartfelt care and concern for Lydia, but she didn't think that if Wickham didn't write a letter, the day would collapse.She tried to comfort her mother and two older sisters, but obviously they all thought she was holding back her sadness, and instead they all turned their heads to persuade her. For a while, the living room almost became a sea of ​​tears—even Bennett Mrs. Hill, the housekeeper of the family, couldn't help wiping her poor little lady's tears several times with her handkerchief.

So, following several long letters of Mrs. Bennet's grief, Mrs. Darcy rushed to Longbourn almost as quickly as she could—as for her husband, Mr. Darcy, who was absent because of other important matters. Come here (of course, there is no reason why I don’t want to deal with Wickham)—and Mrs. Churchill was unable to leave because the child was still young and needed a mother, but she also sent several express letters through the post office in succession, which was very satisfying. Pay attention to Lydia's current situation and promise to bring the child with her when she is older.And she did, as she herself promised, brought the child and her husband to Longbourne after the child was three months old.

By the time they came, it had been six months since Wickham and Longbourn had lost contact!

The atmosphere in the Bennett Mansion at this moment is frighteningly oppressive.

Except for Lydia who can keep calm, the faces of other people are very bad-even Mr. Darcy, who has been trying his best to avoid meeting Wickham again, came to Longbourne, frowning, Sitting in the small living room of Bennett's house, discussing something with his father-in-law and brother-in-law, they wrote and drew on a map with extremely serious expressions on their faces.

The arrival of the Churchills did not have much effect except to give them some psychological comfort, but it would be good for one more person to comfort the hysterical Mrs. Mrs. Bennett seemed to have a flame burning in her heart and she became comfortable again, "...as long as you are all well..." Mrs. Bennett, who was no longer mourning her nerves, sobbed and asked her eldest daughter to wipe her with a handkerchief Can't stop the tears flowing.These days, they don't know how many times they have cried.

"These days, Bentley, Churchill, and I have mobilized all our contacts, and finally confirmed the location of Wickham," said Mr. Darcy, who finally had some clues about Wickham's whereabouts, gathered at the Bennett's house after more than a month passed. Everyone sat in front of the fireplace and listened to his final summary, "Someone saw him buying a ticket to Asia with a whole ship of goods. I suspect that he probably wanted to go to India to pan for gold—to make a lot of money." a sum."

It’s approaching midwinter at this moment, and there have been several heavy snowfalls outside in a row. For some reason, the climate in Britain today is frighteningly low, and the sub-zero freezing cold makes people’s ears fall off. "

"Oh! Brave Mr. Wickham! I knew he wouldn't leave our Lydia alone!" exclaimed Mrs. Bennet, ecstatically, staring reproachfully. My husband, "If it weren't for you, Mr. Wickham, you wouldn't have to take such a big risk and go to a foreign country-we wouldn't have to endure so much psychological torture." God knows what they have been through these months day!

——You must know that she has already publicized the engagement between her younger sister's daughter and Mr. Wickham a long time ago!If Mr. Wickham had not returned to Longbourn to marry her daughter... Oh!Mrs. Bennet could not help shivering at the mere thought of that dreadful possibility.

"This is what a man should do," said Mr. Bennett, who kept frowning, not caring about his wife's complaints. He also had a relieved smile on his face. He looked at his three sons-in-law (especially Darcy) with gratitude Said to them, "It's been hard for you these days, and I will always remember what you have done for the Bennett family." If Wickham really died because of his harshness, he would definitely bear the burden of self-blame until Called by the Lord.

The three of Mr. Darcy naturally waved their hands and said that it was an honor for him to be able to help his wife and sister.And the three married daughters of the Bennett family even said that they were proud and looked at their husbands proudly.

The thick haze over the Bennett House also showed signs of dissipating.

Lydia is very grateful for her family's unrequited care for her. Although she has been very calm these days, it is clear that Wickham's disappearance for nearly seven months still worries her—this is not a place they are familiar with. Accidents can happen at any time, Lydia dare not assume the possibility of losing her husband, so she can only paralyze herself, hoping that everyone's efforts can really help her find her long-lost husband.

And the good news brought by Mr. Darcy made her completely relieved.

Compared with Mr. Darcy's speculation about his going to India and the shock of his family members, Lydia is more aware of her husband's real purpose - China!Her husband can only go to China at this moment!

Because that is their real homeland, and that is the place that can bring him huge wealth.

And the fact is just as Lydia guessed, Wickham did make a fortune by relying on the unique Chinese silk and porcelain, which has since laid the foundation for his wife and children to have no worries.

After confirming that Wickham only went to India instead of being kidnapped or dying in a corner, the Bennett family resumed their usual life.The Darcys returned to Pemberley, the Bingleys moved back to Netherfield, the Churchills returned to their little home, and everything went back to the original track.

Mrs. Bennett, who has been nervously trying to marry off her youngest daughter these days, has also returned to her original state of mind, and said to Mr. Bennett with peace of mind: "Our daughter is still young, she has just reached her full age, we can definitely wait until Mr. Wickham has come to marry her with a rich dowry—oh! it must be a grand wedding that will shake Meryton!" He went on dreaming, "Now I only need to worry about Mary's marriage. Well, I don't know who would want to marry a lady who hugs books all the time, oh, oh, my poor nerves start to twitch just thinking of Mary, dear Mr. Bennett, you have to give me some advice —We must not keep Mary at home as an old maid."

Lydia breathed a sigh of relief when Mrs. Bennet turned all her attention to Mary. Although she knew it was not good, the ecstasy in her heart was so vivid.

However, the good times didn't last long. As the days passed, Mrs. Bennet, who had been completely relieved of her little daughter, became uneasy again.

At this time, it has been three years since Wickham left - Lydia is also 21 years old!

What an unpleasant sign!

Mrs. Bennet was so anxious that she wished to call all her sons-in-law again and continue to look for George Wickham!

——Even if you find someone to go to India, you will not hesitate.

And she did.

The five daughters of the Bennett family are together again.

Mrs. Bennet unreservedly told her eldest daughter and second daughter her inner worries. Their outstanding abilities always made her extremely reliable.

"My children, you have to help your sister," Mrs. Bennet held the hands of the two daughters. "I admit that Mary can't find a husband. She doesn't have outstanding looks, and she doesn't have talents worthy of being admired." ——But Lydia is different, she is so beautiful, well-behaved and sensible, she shouldn't keep a promise and become an old girl like Charlotte..."

Elizabeth looked at her mother dumbfounded, "Mom, Charlotte was already 28 years old when she got married, and Lydia was still young."

"Young, her sisters are about to have their third child! Still young?!" Mrs. Bennet raised her voice, "I don't care, you have to give me an idea-whether it is to find no news Mr. Wickham, you can find another reliable gentleman to marry Lydia off—anyway, the two-year agreement between your father and Mr. Wickham has already passed! He himself did not keep his promise!" If Mrs. Bennet was full of affection and expectation for George Wickham, the prospective son-in-law before, now she is full of anger and dissatisfaction!With great hope came great disappointment—no doubt these three years of waiting had exhausted all the patience of Mrs. Bennet.

"...Frankly speaking, I really didn't expect Lydia to have such a long love for Wickham." Elizabeth, who kindly coaxed her mother back to the bedroom to rest, rubbed her brows and sighed: "I thought she would find a new wife soon. I didn’t expect to be the object of this—this waited for several years.”

"I'm so proud of her," said Mrs. Bingley, who was still breathtakingly beautiful even as a mother of two, and put a shawl of oriental silk on her shoulders (a birthday present from Elizabeth) , "Think about who I was at the time—it's really incomparable, Lizzie, I really don't understand where Lydia's confidence comes from, has she never suspected that Mr. Wickham may have married in the past few years? Has the wife had children? After all, I heard that there are many beautiful girls in India, and the exotic style is always irresistible to gentlemen."

"Oh, this is not something that Mrs. Bingley, who has always been conservative and elegant, can say—what? Is Mr. Bingley sorry for you?" Elizabeth asked sensitively her sister who had always been under her wing.

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