[Pride and Prejudice] Mrs Bennett

Mr. Bennett grinned from ear to ear looking at the son and daughter lying in the baby cradle. He had been worried for a long time about Grace's big belly, but he didn't expect that he would have both sons and daughters in the end.

"Grace, you see they are so cute." Turning his head to look at Grace, whose face was still pale with pity, Mr. Bennett looked gentle, "Thank you, dear, for giving me such a wonderful pair baby."

Both children have inherited their mother's blonde hair and blue eyes, though their hair is a little darker than Grace's.Just out of the mother's womb, the facial features have not been fully opened, but they still look cute and cute.

"Cecil, it's cold, be careful not to let them catch a cold." Grace smiled calmly. This was the second time she saw Mr. Bennett behaving so childishly. The first time she knew her When pregnant, "Have you figured out their names?"

"Don't worry, I won't catch a cold. You see, not only is the fireplace lit in the room, but several charcoal basins have also been placed according to your instructions." Mr. Bennett said contentedly, "I have also thought about the name, my son is Dylan, your daughter's name is Jane, how is it, Grace?"

Dylan, the god of the ocean; Jane, the maiden bestowed by the merciful God.

Grace nodded: "It's a good name. I'm going to take a good rest this month, and I'll trouble you to take care of my family, Cecil." There is no need for confinement in Europe, but she still convinced Mr. Bennett Well, postpartum recovery is very important. She is talented and has a long future, so it doesn't seem like she has any root cause.

"You still want to be so polite to me, my dear?" Mr. Bennet raised his eyebrows at her, his black eyes flickering slightly, "I thought, when I promised you to rest for a month after giving birth without hesitation, You should understand, Grace."

Grace looked at him with a slight smile, closed her eyes tiredly and said, "If I were polite, I wouldn't ask you directly, Cecil." She emphasized the name Cecil. Syllable, she called him by his Christian name because she wanted to accept him, but now she called him that because he was her husband.

"After you rest, I think we should have a good talk, Grace. For us, for our children." Mr. Bennet got up and removed the big pillow behind Grace, and helped her lie down , "Sleep well, I will watch over the children, you can rest assured."

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From east to spring, Dylan and Jane are already half a year old in early summer, and they love to crawl around on the carpet in the rompers that Grace cut for them.When Mr. Bennett entered the nursery, he saw Grace sitting on the carpet, teasing the two children with a rattle.

The woman's fair face carried all the gentleness and love of his mother, which made his heart tremble.Grace is getting more and more beautiful, and her delicate eyebrows and eyes are a bit more maternal, which makes her change from a girl to a young woman in a true sense.

"I'm back, dear." He walked over and kissed Grace's red lips lightly. He bent down and picked up Jane who just crawled over and put her head on Grace's lap, "Dad, dear little Princess, do you miss your father?" After kissing Grace's tender face several times, he noticed Dylan crawling up to his legs and looking at him dissatisfied.

Grace chuckled a few times, and reached out to hug Dylan: "Mom's blond little prince, mother hugs you, and Jane won't be jealous. Besides, our little Dylan is an older brother, so we must protect our sister well." .”

Of course, the child, who was only half a year old and less than seven months old, could not understand what she was saying, and could only yell "ahhh", but the hearts of the two parents were so soft that they were about to melt.

After playing with the children all afternoon and feeding them the custard and apple puree specially prepared for them, Grace had time to come to the study with Mr. Bennett.She opened a few letters on the desk, and it looked like the maid brought the brewed black tea and the snacks before she sat back on the sofa and poured the black tea into the cup and looked at Bennett who had been watching her. Mister: "Is everything going well, Cecil?"

"Mr. Bennett is out, so Madam is not at ease?" Mr. Bennett picked up the teacup and drank slowly.After marrying his wife, he gradually got used to afternoon tea.

And Grace is not a fan of afternoon tea, she is just not used to the distance between lunch and dinner here in England.However, before crossing, she had almost four meals a day, normally three meals plus supper, but here it became three meals plus afternoon.

Afternoon tea will really rise in England, it will have to wait several decades, after Queen Victoria ascends the throne.Thinking about it this way, this queen is really a great king, and it seems that the rise of wedding dresses is also related to her... Most importantly, the abolition of the land law that all land is owned by the king.

However, the limited succession law is not an important matter for the Bennett family now, not only because they have a son, but also because the land of Longborn is no longer an important property for the Bennett family .

Grace rolled her eyes. "How's the experiment going, Cecil?"

Mr. Bennet smiled mysteriously: "Didn't you read the letter just now? Our dear Veron just bought several plantations in Sri Lanka."

"So it's a success." Grace nodded.

She told Mr. Bennett about the idea of ​​the pneumatic tire after the full moon of the twins.The technology of pneumatic tires is not complicated, mainly because no one has thought of it before.

"Yes, Veron has already bought the patent for pneumatic tires." Mr. Bennett shrugged, "Although this can make a lot of money, it is not a long-term solution. I know the principle of production, so I didn't sell this patent for much."

"Is it enough for our future investment projects?" Grace asked, "You know, the pearl farm has no income in the first three years, and we still need to keep investing money in it. And the industry we want to continue to develop needs a lot of money." money."

"Don't worry, my dear lady. Although the patent was only sold for [-] pounds this time, your Mr. Bennett can still be regarded as a rich family. Back then, my father had a unique vision and saved a part of it while supporting me to go to school. The money is invested in the textile industry, and the annual dividends are not bad. Later, I also invested in some industries, and this time I sold all these shares, and I still have a lot of money." Speaking of his father, Mr. Bennett looked slightly gloomy .

Grace also admired the deceased Mr. Bennett, who was very forward-looking and very forward-looking. Unfortunately, he had passed away for several years when she married. "So we want to thank Dad. If we didn't have the land of Lumborn that Dad left us as a retreat, we wouldn't dare to put all our eggs in one basket."

"Yes. If it wasn't for my father, I wouldn't be where I am today, Grace." Mr. Bennett recalled, "But if I really only rely on the annual income of [-] pounds from Lumborn, if I want to follow my wife's If we want to develop the Bennett family, we have to live frugally."

An income of two thousand pounds is definitely not a small amount, but if it is too much...it is definitely not much.

"The Bennetts will get better and better." Grace put her hand on the back of his hand and comforted him.

"Of course, because I married a good wife." Mr. Bennett took her hand and kissed it on his lips, "Look at what's going on in your mind, pneumatic tires, springs, The pearl farm, and the estate and factory we're about to buy...it's amazing."

"This is the benefit of reading a lot, Cecil." Grace raised his eyebrows.

Historically, in [-], Japanese talents established the world's first freshwater pearl farm. Before that, most pearls were collected from the sea, and a small part came from seawater farms.And if her memory is correct, the production of natural pearls plummeted at the end of the [-]th century, while the cost of sea-cultured pearls was too high to even cover the cost.The price of pearls will then even rival the best quality diamonds.It is now [-]. If the Bennett family can successfully cultivate freshwater pearls, they will not only be able to make enough profits for themselves, but most importantly, they will be able to leave a record with the royal family.

"It's as if I don't read books." Mr. Bennet smiled wryly.

"Do you read the same books as I do?" Grace glanced at him.

The books that Mr. Bennett reads the most are related to finance and politics, but Grace is willing to read any miscellaneous books.Since the two married, the number of books in the Bennett mansion study can be seen.

"If we all like the same thing, the Bennett family will always be squires." Mr. Bennett lazily leaned back on the sofa, "As you said, if everything follows my previous plan , the Bennett family will only become rich, and at most I can only become a Sir Lucas who cannot be passed on to future generations."

It is possible to become a noble by buying land, but it is a pity that the title of nobility is not so easy to obtain.The English royal family controls the number of nobles very much. The old noble titles that have declined will be taken back by the royal family and will not be resold along with the resale of land.

The so-called emerging nobles are just a way of saying that they don't actually have the title of nobles, just like the Darcy family who are said to own half of Derbyshire.The head of this generation of the Darcy family married an earl's daughter, but this was not enough for the Darcy family to become a real noble.

After knowing the property owned by the Bennett family, the real annual income, and Mr. Bennett's wishes, Grace proposed a two-pronged plan for him.Money needs to be earned so that more land can be bought. Even if they cannot get the title of nobility, at least the emerging nobility can be counted.

It's just that the method of making money has to be slightly modified. It is not enough to only invest in industries. It is better to be able to start new industries, and this industry can bring actual benefits to the royal family and even the whole of England.Freshwater pearl cultivation was the first method Grace came up with. Like inflating tires, she didn't think about how long she would hide this method.

The pearl farm built by the Bennett family in the lake area has not been hidden from the outside world. It is just that those people do not believe that pearls can be cultivated in fresh water, and everyone is watching.And what the Bennett family needed were the first batch of pearls produced by the pearl farm.

Grace believes that the value of the pearls produced is enough to recover the investment of the Bennett family and make a profit.

Afterwards, as long as the Pearl Farm is dedicated to the royal family, the Bennett family will be credited by the royal family no matter what.

☆、Chapter 10