[Pride and Prejudice] Rich Lady

Mr. George, the seed merchant, was unexpectedly a knowledgeable and handsome man who was fluent in several languages. He was several years younger than his friend Jared, and he was also much more lively.At first glance, anyone would think that this is a respectable gentleman.

In fact, according to Mr. Jared, His Excellency the Earl loved this young man very much. He not only sponsored him to study in a university in London, but also left him a priest vacancy so that he could become a respected priest. By.Mr. Jared revealed that the earl intends to hand over several parishes to him to manage, so as to prepare for his election to the cathedral in the jurisdiction in the future.But Mr. George's nature does not like to stay in one place all the time. He declined the benefactor's kindness, and miraculously did not disappoint Mr. Earl, and treated him as close as before.

Mr. George is well-informed, and he was not surprised that Elizabeth listened to the conversation of the gentlemen. He even took the initiative to ask the opinions of the two customers, and generously invited Elizabeth to participate.

"I also have a new version of the agricultural book here, and it is also a good way to learn farming from the book. I have seen people who have successfully increased the yield and land use value." Mr. George recommended.

Mr. Bennet thought about it before, but then the reality forced him to give up: "It's useless, the tenants on the farm will only complain that the master has too many weird ideas in his head, weird and stupid. They will just accept it." The method passed down from the fathers, not the new and better method. It always takes ten times longer to implement these new things than to create and verify them.” And the Bennets cannot offend their tenants.

Since Shixing opened the factory, the number of people who are willing to farm honestly has decreased a lot, and many tenants have gone to the factory to work.Farmers lost a lot of labor, which forced everyone to raise the wages of farm workers to keep the rest.The Longborn farm is also facing this dilemma. Although they are much better than those in northern England, they are not too worried about not being able to hire tenants, but it is difficult to find experienced old farmers.Such people are often stubborn, and the farm cannot do without them.

The Bennet family was the first landowner to implement the Nokford crop rotation system in the vicinity. At that time, many tenants opposed it. Although the output of the farm increased significantly, they lost three households who had served Longborn for generations. Therefore, the farm Good horses and foals for riding can no longer be produced, only shire horses for drawing are left.This undoubtedly caused a blow to the farm. Although Mr. Bennet's father's efforts have increased the income, the operation of the farm has lost an important channel.

At present, Mr. Bennet manages the farm affairs, and mostly only decides what to plant according to the crop price of the previous year, and rarely interferes with the farming methods. At most, he buys some new farm tools from time to time.

Mr. George is naturally well aware of these vulgar customs in the southern England countryside. Compared with other stubborn and old-fashioned squires, the Bennet family is already very likable.If it were another customer, Mr. George would never mention the agricultural book.

"Father, you said earlier that you and the gentlemen of the neighborhood were going to run a Sunday school for the children of the farm hands?" Elizabeth suddenly brought up the matter.

"That's right, Lizzie, there are quite a few schools like this in the city now, and we should also care about the next generation working for us. This matter has been negotiated, and even the teachers have been hired. After the Easter holiday is over It can be started." Mr. Bennet was a little proud: "Longbourne takes half, whether it is donations or children who will go to school. Our family's employees are also more understanding than other families."

"What kind of literacy textbooks should I use?" Elizabeth asked. At this time, there was no unified textbook, and most of them used the Bible or books selected by the teachers themselves.

"Why don't we use agricultural books as textbooks? Dad, you know, children are far more accepting of new things than adults, and they can easily influence their parents."

"Why not?" Mr. Bennet's eyes lit up, and he laughed. "My dear little Lizzie, you reminded me! We were going to use the Bible--but gentlemen don't care about it, so it's all right." Use agricultural books."

Mr. George glanced at Elizabeth in surprise, and Mr. Jared was already used to it.As agreed, he never disclosed to anyone that he was the agent of the two ladies, but this did not prevent him from praising Miss Elizabeth to his friends.George apparently thought of her as the heiress to the Bennets, although it was odd that she wasn't the eldest.

Seeing his friend's gaze, Mr. Jared murmured in his heart that Miss Elizabeth would create a bigger territory by herself than inheriting Longbourne—she is not a keeper who inherits Zuen, but is more like a pioneer who becomes a king on her own people.

Elizabeth never thought that Mr. Agent would have such a high opinion of her. Her ambition is not so great, she just wants to live freely and comfortably.All efforts for this are worthwhile.

Mr. George smiled and said: "This idea is very good. To be honest, agricultural books are actually more suitable as books for literacy than the Bible. Agricultural books should try to use simple and accurate words so that people can understand them. Practical and easy to understand is a The most important quality of a good agricultural book. I have several kinds here, and Mr. Bennet can choose from them. Maybe you need dozens or even hundreds of them, and I am willing to help."

Mr. Seed Merchant made a guest appearance as a bookseller, and he had a premonition that this would be a big deal.

Bennet and his daughter agreed to buy a lot of good seeds from Mr. George, and Elizabeth also specifically asked for a bag of chickpea seeds.

England doesn't have the large white peas that she needs for several kinds of Chinese dim sum that she will make, and the ordinary yellow peas will have a rough taste and are easy to imitate.Elizabeth inadvertently discovered that the chickpeas here also have the effect of turning sand after being boiled. Using chickpeas instead of white peas, the chickpeas are more nutritious.

The local climatic conditions in Langborn are also extremely suitable for the growth of chickpeas, and the seeds are sown in late April.I know from Mr. George that not many of these beans are grown in nearby counties, and most of them are shipped back from overseas plantations.This is exactly what Elizabeth wanted. She and Laura will need a lot of this kind of raw material in their Ming-style dim sum shop - there is a way to sell directly, and the cost of chickpeas from Longborn Farm is lower than that of chickpeas brought back by sea. It is much lower, and even if it is sold to dim sum shops at a slightly lower price, the profit margin is huge.The snack shop not only ensures that the source of raw materials will not be cut off, but also can buy at a low price, which is a win-win situation.

When discussing Ming Dian Store, Elizabeth had already mentioned some of her ideas to Laura.In business is business, as long as the farm can guarantee the quality, Miss Laura readily agrees.She and Elizabeth have also planned that when they have capital, they can also expand their business territory with the dim sum shop as the center, such as their own plantations and more cooperative farms...

Mr. Bennet also kept the seven agricultural books recommended by Mr. George, and the seed merchant was very good at doing business, so he readily gave a preferential price.He had a premonition that half of Longborn's customers had already been taken down, and he could get a steady stream of loyal customers after the good seeds were harvested this year.

"I heard that Mr. George also has saplings and flower seedlings here. My mother needs a batch of rose seedlings and some common fruit tree seedlings to decorate the garden. Does Mr. George have good varieties?" Elizabeth asked the seed dealer.

This kind of small business often happens. Mr. George opened his mouth and mentioned a bunch of rare varieties of roses and fruit trees, and recommended: "The most popular one is white roses. Fendra and Tanick are good varieties. If a lady can have such a rose garden, everyone will envy her."

Elizabeth laughed: "Mr. George, although such a rose garden is as beautiful as the gods own it, it is not suitable for our garden. I think Damascus roses are more suitable."

"No, no, how can Damascus roses match Miss Elizabeth's beauty? That's too common. If Miss likes this, then I recommend French Chiba roses, which are more cherished than Damascus roses. They are the queen of pink roses." !" Mr. George complimented the lady as a master.

The serious atmosphere of talking about business in the study almost turned into the joy of gatherings of young men and women.Mr. Bennet lowered his eyelids, looked him up and down through the gap, tapped the round table lightly with his fingers, and said slowly: "We need a lot of flower seedlings, as my wife ordered."

Elizabeth also nodded and said: "French Chiba roses are very good, and the flowers are pleasant. But the work of taking care of them is too cumbersome, each branch can only bloom once, and the old branches that have bloomed will not bloom next year. It has to grow new branches every year. The Damask rose, which is very similar to it, is much easier to care for and has more flowers."

Is what she wants rare?What she wants is large quantity and long term!There are only a few kinds of edible roses, and she wants Pingyin roses more than Damasks, but it's a pity that she can't get them.Elizabeth has already planned, not only can plant a circle around the house, but also can be transplanted around the farm, and around the stables, mills and so on.The land use of Longborn Farm was much lower than the gardens of the flower-growing country she had seen in her previous life.The country was full of grass and hedges, which was admirable and natural, but there were so many empty meadows on the farm that she couldn't understand it.

The same is true of the neighbor's farm in this neighborhood. The tenants don't pay attention to the irregular and small plots of land, and the owners turn a blind eye.But to Elizabeth, it was all gold guineas rushing away.

What a pity.

Mr. Bennet didn't care about handing over those useless places to his daughter, fearing that it would dampen her interest, he also set aside a half-acre barren field from the farm for his daughters to do as they wanted.Anyway, the output from that place is very small.

After doing some calculations, Elizabeth was horrified to find that it was 3 mu of land. In her previous life, a farmer in the flower-growing country might not have been able to allocate such a large field.What a luxurious and prodigal act!

After talking about Mr. Bennet's business for the time being, Elizabeth invited Mr. George to the living room.

The Bennet sisters have been waiting there for a while, and the ladies are very happy. Lizzie said that they will soon have a unique flower orchard, and the layout of this place must be agreed by all the girls.

Mary had found some gardening books, and they had been having a lively discussion for two hours.

As soon as Mr. George walked in, he was stared at by the beautiful eyes of the ladies, like stars surrounding the moon.He was almost in a trance, and this wonderful feeling cost him more than half of his profits—the ladies are very cunning, all of them have sweet mouths and smiles like flowers.

The author has something to say: According to the agreement, one hundred small red envelopes will be given out for comments in this chapter ~ Thank you little angels.

In addition, in view of the shortness of the night, there will be more food at [-] o'clock tonight~