I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 385 Dance
Shortly after the orphanage matter was settled, people from Fucui Villa and Taole Manor received invitations to a dance party from their neighbor, Mrs. Vincent, who lived six miles away.

It was winter vacation, and although Xia Qingdai spent all day and night in the Eighteenth Century, she had only attended one dance. It was a "charity ball" organized by Owen to fleece the nearby gentry.

The dance that Mrs. Vincent's family is going to hold now is a pure New Year's dance, and Xia Qingdai is also interested in going to see it.

There was a militia regiment stationed at Bolton, and Mr. Brown and his family from Towle Manor were frequent visitors to the militia officers' families, often riding six miles to meet and play with them.

As Owen had a lot of things to do at Fucui Villa, although he had received several invitations, he had never found the time to go.

Since Xia Qingdai was interested this time, Owen naturally accompanied her.

The guests in his house were even happier to hear the news. Caroline didn't need to say anything, her lover was there. Ever since the heavy snow blocked the road, Caroline's mother, old Mrs. Owen, didn't want to go out at all, and spent her time in the castle of Fucui Mountain Villa every day.

Caroline had no excuse to go out with him. She hadn't seen her lover for a long time. When she heard that her cousin Owen had agreed to go on the date, her mood brightened visibly.

Connie and her brothers were also interested in the militia, the former probably to see the handsome guys, the latter to touch the guns.

The dance was held the next evening, and Mrs. Owen really didn't want to go out, but she couldn't stand her daughter's pleading eyes, so she finally got on the carriage.

Looking at the gray weather outside the window, old Mrs. Owen frowned and complained: "In this weather, it is crazy to run out to eat the wind instead of staying at home to warm yourself by the fire. I really don't understand why we have to set out. The dance should be held in the spring. It's so cold, you girls can't even wear beautiful skirts."

In the car sat old Mrs. Irving, her daughter Caroline, Miss White, and Caroline's best friend Connie.

Only Miss Bai responded to what old Mrs. Owen said, expressing her deep agreement.

She was also one of the people who didn't want to go out because William, who she could chat with, had difficulty walking and couldn't attend the dance.

This time when everyone went out together, only William took the initiative to stay. Miss Bai didn't want to leave, but she was too embarrassed to speak, for fear that she would accidentally reveal some clues.

After all, everyone had left, and it would have seemed strange if she had suggested staying, as if she was willing to be alone with William.

Miss Bai is thin-skinned in this regard and is unwilling to take the risk of public opinion.

The servants were very sharp-tongued, and as a tutor, Miss Bai's status was only slightly higher than that of the servants, so she could easily become the topic of their conversation.

Except for the people in this carriage who were a little unhappy, the atmosphere in the SUV where Xia Qingdai and Owen were sitting was quite harmonious.

Xia Qingdai asked Owen excitedly if she could see various types of weapons at that time.

Owen then realized the real reason why she was interested in Bolton, and said with a smile: "If you are willing, you don't have to come to Bolton specially. We can build a target house for you in Fucui Villa for your entertainment."

"Is this convenient? It shouldn't be particularly easy to buy weapons privately, right?"

Owen smiled calmly: "Convenient, you forgot, I am the local sheriff."

"That's great!" Xia Qingdai agreed immediately, "Then I'll leave this to you! I need to practice shooting more so that I can go hunting in the spring!" "Okay." Owen looked at Xia Qingdai with a smile in his eyes, "Perhaps in addition to shooting, you also need to practice horse riding."

"Yes, that's right, we need to practice that too." Xia Qingdai nodded in agreement.

Owen was very happy to hear her say this. Does this mean that the goddess will stay in this world longer this time?

He hoped that something new would happen in the world every day so that he could keep his goddess.

Xia Qingdai had been away for too long to review for the exam, causing Owen to suffer from many sleepless nights.

Even though Xia Qingdai has finished her exams and is on winter vacation, staying in the castle every day, Owen is still worried that she might leave at the next second.

Who told him that he had no qualifications to ask Xia Qingdai about her plan?
If she wants to stay, she can stay. If she wants to leave, who can stop her?
The goddess is of course extremely free, and no one can comment on her whereabouts.

Others can't do it, and Irving himself certainly can't do it either.

Xia Qingdai didn’t know that Owen had so many thoughts in his mind. She was just enjoying her winter vacation life wholeheartedly and happily.

"What kind of person is Mrs. Vincent? Owen, do you know? Who are the people in her family?" After a moment, Xia Qingdai finally remembered to find out the basic information about the host's family.

Owen knew everything: "Mrs. Vincent is a widow. Her husband was once a naval captain. Her youngest son is also an officer in the navy. Her eldest son inherited the family business and has two children, both of whom are still very young."

"Oh, so they are from the military officer system. No wonder their family has a good relationship with the militia." Xia Qingdai nodded. "Then what is Mr. Brown's relationship with them? I heard from Connie that Mr. Brown and his family often come to Bolton."

"Mr. Brown's wife and Mrs. Vincent are cousins. They have a good relationship and often visit each other. It is normal for the two families to visit each other more often. Moreover, Mr. Brown and his family often go to Bolton, not just to visit Mrs. Vincent. The main reason is that there is a new racecourse and cockfighting arena here, which is very much in line with the interests of Mr. Brown and Mr. Brown Jr."

"Oh, I see. Are Mr. Brown's cousins ​​still here today? I didn't notice."

"Those two left after Christmas."

"Oh. That's good." Xia Qingdai didn't like the Liszt siblings, so it was good that they were not around.

Six miles was not a long distance, and the SUV soon arrived at Mrs. Vinson's home in Bolton.

When they arrived, the courtyard was already filled with guests' carriages, the sound of stringed instruments, the bustling crowds, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.

"It's so lively." Xia Qingdai jumped off the SUV with Owen's help, and walked carefully through the courtyard holding up her skirt.

The horses were all led to the stable, so there was no need to worry about stepping on horse manure, but Xia Qingdai also didn't like stepping on other strange things.

Because in addition to horses, there are also many free-range geese in the country manor! Stepping on goose droppings is not a very pleasant thing, and Fucui Villa is much cleaner in this regard. The geese over there are either on the farm or locked in the shed, and they will never fly around in front of Xia Qingdai.