[Pride and Prejudice] Mrs Bennett

The Bennett family's freshwater pearl cultivation plant in the Lake District is already on track, and after a few years of output, Mr. Bennett naturally shifted his attention to other directions.

"Is this thing really edible, Grace?" Mr. Bennett looked at the oil-soaked green vegetables on the plate, swallowed a mouthful of saliva after moving his throat a few times, "Isn't it specially planted for those bugs?" Is there something to eat?"

Grace smiled, holding in his hand the ivory chopsticks from the East that Mr. Bennett bought through his relationship not long ago, and brought a large chopsticks dish to his mouth: "Can you have a taste? I know, I think this dish is fragrant and refreshing."

"Have you eaten?" Mr. Bennett looked at the food on the chopsticks in distaste. For the first time, he regretted spending so much effort to buy the chopsticks to please his wife. If it was a fork, it would not be so easy for Grace. Feed him this new dish.Thinking of those bugs eating this thing with relish, he couldn't swallow it!

"Well, I tried it in the kitchen, and it tasted really good. Hill and the others were full of praise, and even fried a special dish for their dinner." This was the first time Grace tried using oil She ordered some garlic slices to stir-fry. She said that the taste of this pure Chinese home-cooked dish really made her miss it, especially the fried chrysanthemum chrysanthemum, which suddenly made her feel a little homesick.

"But this is for those bugs, Grace!" Mr. Bennett finally couldn't muster up the courage to open his mouth, his mind was full of images of those white bugs eating these vegetable leaves .

"Which vegetable does not have insects to eat, Mr. Bennett?" Grace raised his eyebrows, and finally put the chopsticks to his mouth, chewed the chrysanthemum chrysanthemum a few times and swallowed it.

She glanced at Mr. Bennet's slightly pale face, and decided to let him go. Everyone has some food that they don't want to eat.I think she didn't eat many things in modern times, just like the snails that the French are most proud of.

"That's different, Grace, it's really different." Seeing that his wife finally stopped pushing him, Mr. Bennet took a big sip of water from the cup at hand and suppressed his shock, "I think if Hill and the others had entered The silkworm house will definitely not be able to eat it."

Grace shrugged, took a few mouthfuls of food from the plate and rang the bell to let the servant take away the plate, then picked up the handkerchief and wiped his mouth gracefully.

"Grace, the first batch of silkworms have cocooned!" Mr. Bennett suddenly became excited again, "I wanted to tell you when I came back, but you brought me a new dish to try..." Tell him deliberately that it is made of chrysanthemum chrysanthemum.His Grace always has occasional episodes of bad humor.

"So fast?" Grace blinked.

She had raised silkworms when she was very young, so she didn't have any memories of it. Instead, she knew better how to reel silk and how to weave silk into silk and satin.My grandmother was born in a master of embroidery in Suzhou. She once took her to visit a silk factory and let her learn it by herself.Now she has to be grateful for this experience, otherwise she would never have thought of making money in this way.

Silk from the East has always been the favorite luxury of England's nobles. If the Bennett family can produce it themselves, coupled with her embroidery skills, they can make a lot of money.As for silk being the first national treasure... In fact, as early as [-] A.D., the Roman Byzantine Empire had its own weaving department, and the Western Regions, Tianhe River Valley, and the Western Regions also had the technology of raising silkworms.

The most important thing is that silkworms are raised and reeled to be finally woven into silk and satin. It is true that England cannot form a major industry, and can only take the route of high-end luxury goods.Not for other reasons, but it is not easy for mulberry trees to grow successfully in England, not for silkworms that grow up on mulberry leaves, the silk they spit out is always not so good, and their medicinal value is also lost.

Fortunately, Chrysanthemum chrysanthemum is also on the diet of silkworms, but it is easy to introduce this Mediterranean plant to England.At least the Bennett family can raise silkworms by themselves. Of course, the scale of production is not comparable to that of the sericulture families in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Qing Dynasty, but at least the annual supply to England is sufficient according to Grace's speculation.

It was originally a luxury product, so the output naturally didn't need to be too high.

"Soon? But I didn't expect this silkworm to eat Chrysanthemum chrysanthemum. I always thought they were just mulberry leaves." Mr. Bennett said with a smile.

Oriental silk tea and porcelain are very popular in England, and the price of such things is very high due to the long distance and easy damage.So when Grace proposed that they raise silkworms and sell silk by themselves, he agreed without thinking too much about it. After all, this must be a profitable business.

Later, when he started to introduce Chrysanthemum chrysanthemum to plant silkworm houses and purchase silk reeling machines and looms, he really realized how important the knowledge in Grace's mind was.It seems that he doesn't need to pay too much attention to their children's education in the future. With their mother, the children of the Bennett family will definitely grow up to be outstanding gentlemen and ladies.

"It's recorded in a book from the East, Cecil." Grace smiled. "By the way, have you found a suitable babymaid for Jane? She's almost a year old."

"I dragged my friend to help me to pay attention, not only the nursery maid, but also the tutor. Although my dear, you are the most suitable, but after all, you have to be in charge of other things, and it is impossible to devote all your attention to your daughter." Mr Bennett said.He also attaches great importance to the education of his son and daughter, just like the old Mr. Bennett did to him.

"Could it be too early, Cecil?" Grace frowned, "I plan to give Dylan and Jane enlightenment when they are about three years old." There are a lot of knowledge to learn after enlightenment, and she wants to give them My own children have as long a childhood as possible.

"Don't worry, before they are three years old, I just plan to let them get in touch with each other more, not just play crazy. Besides, we are not short of a tutor's salary, my dear." Mr. Bennett smiled and took He took out his pocket watch and checked the time, "It's almost time to go to the baby room. Our little prince and princess should wake up from their nap." After speaking, he stood up and stretched out his hand to Grace.

"Yes, the two of them also like the afternoon tea time at Bennett's house very much now." Putting his hand on Mr. Bennett's big hand and standing up with strength, the couple went to sleep in the baby room on the third floor.

Because the two babies are not yet one year old, naturally they will not be separated from the servants. When the couple walked in, the two maids were dressing the two babies.When the two little angels with blond hair and blue eyes saw the two people walking in, they all danced with "ahhh".

"Mother's babies are awake." Grace walked over and lowered his head to kiss Jane's cheek, and then gave him a kiss in Dylan's dissatisfied "ahah", "it's tea time Alright, today's meal is honey yam and milk, babies, are you happy?"

It’s early autumn now. Peel and cut yam into strips, boil it in boiling water and pour honey on it. It’s delicious and can moisten dryness. It’s a very good therapeutic recipe, especially suitable for babies.

Grace picked Jane up by herself despite the presence of a maid.She and Mr. Bennett are the parents of the child, so we can't let them get closer to the maid, right?This is how many aristocratic families make the relationship between their children and their parents bad.Although the little prince Dylan was dissatisfied with his mother's embrace of Jane and not him, he did not formally protest after Mr. Bennett picked him up, even though he loved his mother's fragrant and soft embrace more.

After the family enjoyed the afternoon tea, it was the parent-child time in Grace's mouth. The couple played with toys with the two babies, and talked to them in baby language. This kind of family happiness, It is the same no matter which country or era it is in.

"Grace, every time I see Dylan and Jane, I feel that all my hard work is worth it." Mr. Bennett's eyes are particularly soft, and he can now understand that when the old Bennetts faced each other How he feels now.

"Making children happy is probably what all parents hope for." Grace reached out and brushed Jane's somewhat long hair away from her forehead.

"I suddenly feel that I don't have much expectation of becoming a nobleman, Grace." Mr. Bennett shook Dylan's chubby little hand, "There are few nobles who can be as harmonious as we are." family."

After chuckling twice, Grace gave him a sideways glance: "But Mr. Bennett will still work hard to become a nobleman for his own children, right?"

"In order for the children to have a good marriage in the future, of course I can only work hard." Mr. Bennett turned his head and looked at Grace, who was interacting with Jane on his lap, with undisguised tenderness in his black eyes. "Not all of us are as lucky as we are, Grace."

"Actually, I think I'm luckier, Cecil." Grace leaned over and kissed him on the face, "I can meet you who can tolerate me so much, and have two such well-behaved children."

Mr. Bennett is not an ordinary person. He is more open-minded and forward-thinking, so he can accept some business suggestions from his wife.Women in this era should gracefully participate in all kinds of social dances, and after they get married, at most they should only be housekeepers, and then continue to be a vase gracefully.It's not that talented women are not appreciated by men, but macho gentlemen don't like ladies who are more powerful than them.

"This is God's blessing to us, Grace. I am so glad that I proposed to you at that time. If I let you become someone else's wife, I will regret it for the rest of my life." Mr. Bennett said and kissed his wife With red lips, the two little babies watched their parents make out curiously.

☆、Chapter 11