I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 354 Being a Guest
The two came to the pastor's small apartment. Mrs. Austin was sitting on the sofa knitting. The servant's announcement made everyone in the house busy.

Part of their family's firewood this winter was given by God, and most of it was donated by Fucui Villa. The visitor is their major financial sponsor, so they must show the highest standard of reception etiquette.

Although due to the existence of the true God of the Owen family, God and the church have a weak presence in this parish, people even chant the true God during worship.

But this did not affect the income of the parish priests at all, because the land in the parish, like Fucui Villa, was more fertile than anywhere else.

There is rain in times of drought, and there is water from the sky in times of flood. With the same hard work, the land here produces much more fruit than other fields.

Most of the priests' salaries come from the output of the land belonging to the parish. With the generous donations from the nobles in the suburbs (mainly Owen), the priests in this parish are having a good time this year.

The poor Reverend Austin's family is not so tight now. Last month, the family hired a servant to help Mrs. Austin share many housework.

Jane naturally had more time to read and think, and no longer had to help her mother with the work.

This place has transformed from being extremely poor last year into a wealthy place. Perhaps only the parish in the city of London can rival it.

"Is Jane not here?" Xia Qingdai asked after she sat down and looked around.

"Oh, yes," explained Mrs. Austin, "a letter was delivered to-day from Towle Manor, saying that Mr. Brown had gone to Bolton, six miles away, to race with the new officers of the militia, leaving only Miss Brown and her sisters at home, and they came to invite Jane to dinner."

Xia Qingdai's eyes flashed with surprise: "Is that so? Then I won't bother you anymore. Goodbye. Please give my regards to everyone."

Owen then stood up and bowed slightly, then picked up the top hat beside him and put it on, his intention to leave was obvious.

Reverend Austin's family tried their best to keep them, but the two were determined to leave.

Xia Qingdai came for Jane in the first place, and seeing that she was not at home, she naturally had no patience to greet other people in the pastor's house. And Owen was completely accompanying her to open the map, and he would not stay alone.

Under the attentive gaze of the Austin family, the two of them walked through the small garden in front of the door and got into the SUV.

The driver, Sheridan, turned around and asked, "My noble earls, where are you going now? Back to the manor?"

Owen tilted his head and looked at Xia Qingdai with an expression that said "you have the final say".

Xia Qingdai pondered for a moment, looked at Owen and asked, "If we go to Taole Manor now, will it be impolite?"

Irving smiled: "No. I think the Browns will be very adaptable to something like this."

Xia Qingdai also smiled: "You are right. Every time their family comes to Fucui Villa, it is usually a surprise attack. We are just returning the favor. Xie Ruide, let's go to Taole Villa!"

"Okay, Miss Biao!"

Sheridan only has the chance to touch the steering wheel and drive on the road a few times a week, but he is so excited that he doesn't feel like he is working at all, but just going for a ride.

In other words, this off-road vehicle is not a real off-road vehicle, but just a toy model with limited speed, otherwise he would definitely drive the car like an airplane.

Owen looked at Xia Qingdai's spirited profile, the corners of his lips slightly raised in a charming arc, and his usually cold eyes became gentle.

When Xia Qingdai and Owen were led into the reception room by the servants, they were having afternoon tea and were very surprised to see the two men coming.

Owen looked at the four ladies in the living room, took off his hat and bowed politely, and the ladies quickly put down their teacups and knelt to return the greeting. "Xia!"

Jane's face visibly began to light up, and she smiled happily at her. Xia Qingdai smiled brightly in return, walked towards her, and sat beside her.

Jane was quite surprised to receive the invitation letter from Miss Brown today, because she thought she and Miss Brown were just casual acquaintances, not good friends.

But since the other party wrote to her so sincerely to invite her to dinner, Jane naturally would not refuse, and she could still handle the basic social etiquette.

In order to come here, her father even went to the coachman's shop and rented a carriage for her. It would be too embarrassing to ask her to walk 1.5 miles to go out for dinner.

Arriving at Taole Manor, Jane had just sat down and taken a sip of black tea when she heard a clue from the words of the three young ladies.

They invited her here just to find out information about Xia Qingdai. Six out of ten sentences were about Xia Qingdai.

This time when Xia Qingdai returned to Fucui Villa, she stayed in the manor in a low profile.

In the past, after she came back, she would always send someone to pick up Jane to have fun together. But this time, because of preaching and charity, she was delayed and did not act immediately.

The servants in the manor were too busy to handle the food given by the goddess. In addition, there was a big donation event in Chinatown the next day, so the servants had no time to go out and chat, so the news that Xia Qingdai had returned did not spread.

Otherwise, the Brown ladies might not write to Jane, but would directly invite Xia Qingdai, because in the whole of Hampshire, Xia Qingdai is the most legendary woman.

Who wouldn't be curious about this oriental woman who is often elusive and is named a countess by the king and enjoys the favor of the true god of the Owen family?

Xia Qingdai originally thought that they might be complained about because of their sudden visit.

But as Owen had expected, Miss Brown, her sister Marian, and her cousin Nancy, accustomed to such "raids", received the two men very warmly and invited them to have tea together.

Miss Brown explained to them the absence of the gentlemen, and offered to introduce them to the officers of the militia, if they wished.

Owen nodded lightly and said some polite words.

Nancy originally thought that Owen would turn around and leave when he saw that the men were gone, but he still sat down calmly on a single sofa by the window and took out a booklet he brought with him and started reading.

Although she felt a little strange, she was still very happy.

Who doesn’t like to spend more time with a handsome guy? Even if there’s no flirting, it’s good to just enjoy the eyes.

Miss Brown, who had already been engaged to be married this winter, seemed to be the eldest sister among her sisters and talked about how she would spend Christmas.

Owen and Xia Qingdai were guests at the Brown family, but Owen's cousin Caroline, who stayed in the Fucui Mountain Castle, was very resentful.

It was really too much for her cousin to go out without her! Her hands were making ribbon flowers with her mother, but her heart had already flown away.

Just then, the familiar cuckoo voice suddenly came from outside the window.

Caroline's eyes suddenly lit up.