Pride and Prejudice Mr Bennett

Chapter 6

Rejected Mr. Garnard's stay, and returned to Mr. Lange's residence after dinner that day. Although he had a rest last night, James fell asleep early due to the day's activities and the exhaustion on the way. It is not possible to appreciate the night view of London, but it is not in a hurry. The current night view is not as developed as in the 21st century. At most, it is to experience different landscapes in different time and space.After James woke up the next day, he was full of energy. This is the benefit of being young. Walking outside all day today should not make people tired.I didn't see Lange at breakfast time. The servant said that Lange came back very late last night and was still sleeping. He told him not to disturb him last night. The servant went out.James didn’t know much about London before, maybe it’s a scenic spot in the eyes of future generations, but now it’s just a very common place, or the famous ones in later generations don’t exist yet, and James doesn’t necessarily want to take the places of later generations Famous scenic spots are considered must-sees, and I don’t know where the classics are, so I told the servant who went with me to go to the crowded and prosperous streets.You should be able to see what you want to see there, and I don’t know what the most developed place in the UK is like.

The first thing you arrive at is the gathering place of civilians. Many of the stalls here are set up on the street, and the surrounding buildings are all short and old. At a glance, you can tell that after years of immersion, the people who set up the stalls are here. Loudly attracting customers and bargaining, James walked to the stall selling handicrafts and saw some bedroom decorations and children's toys.James likes one of the pen holders very much. The ink-colored antique pen holder is full of atmosphere, and a few small fish are simply outlined around the pen holder, which is very vivid.

"Sir, what are you looking for?" The owner of the stall is a middle-aged man. The difficulties of life make him look very old, his face is full of wrinkles. Looking at James's clothes, he knows that this is a My lord, very few people with status come here, usually only the servants of rich families come here. Of course, people here can learn about the life of the upper class through the servants, but in this society with deep class, The people of the lower class have a deep respect for the people of the upper class, and they are afraid that they will encounter some unreasonable playboys.

"What's the price?" James picked up the pen holder he was looking for, and looked at the stall owner. The stall owner looked a little cautious, thinking that James should be a gentle person and shouldn't embarrass him. James didn't know what the stall owner thought. , According to the thinking of later generations, you have to pay to buy things, and they are in an equal relationship.

"This pen holder costs 5 shillings, sir." The stall owner quoted the lowest price, and it was his honor to be recognized by a master for his craftsmanship.James felt that it was cheap, and looked to the servant beside him to ask for advice, and got a positive answer, but the stall owner was nervous when James looked at the servant, for fear that the servant would think he had lied to James because he didn't understand the situation. The servant finally felt relieved after nodding.James also wants to buy some for little Jane. Even if he is afraid that these wooden toys are too heavy and will hit him, they can also be used to decorate little Jane's room. It will be full of childlike fun, and little Jane should like it. The current James doesn't know that after taking it home, the toy he picked out by himself is too young for Little Jane to play with, but Mrs. Bennet likes it very much, and he will have a great time playing with Little Jane in the future.

"What other children's toys do you have here? The cute and small ones, take them out and have a look."

The stall owner took out his handicrafts as promised, not just children's toys, he took out all his works.James looked at it, and there were about forty or fifty, but James was not in a hurry, he just came out to play today, and he could slowly pick out the ones he liked and buy them home.In the end, James picked out ten toys for little Jane, and sold five to himself and Mrs. Bennet, together with the pen holder he had set his sights on.It feels good to have money now, and I don’t have to worry so much. In the past, when I wanted to buy a better set of clothes to use as a facade, I would think so much like a woman.The most important point is that there is no pressure to buy a house, and there is no need to be a house slave. As the saying goes, being debt-free means that James is like this now. Although it may be a different time and space, he can have a better life here.

Handing the handmade works he bought to the servant, James continued to browse enthusiastically. Maybe the things he bought at a very low price now will become works of art worth collecting in the future.What happened next is that I have never met James who is interested in it, but I also enjoyed it. After I saw it, I asked the servant to take it to another relatively high-end street. This street can be seen as the main street. Serving the wealthy, tidy streets, orderly buildings, and bright and rich storefronts.First, find a restaurant for lunch. The British lunch is relatively simple. James will not eat any big meals when he is alone for lunch, or eat for a long time. James just asked for some salty pastries and a bone bisque.The main reason for coming to this street is because this street is next to the Thames River, which was only known as a famous river in the past, and there is also a very famous newspaper named after the Thames River.The British call the Thames River the "mother river", but I don't know if the industrial development has polluted it, or it hasn't had time to pollute it. After all, in later generations, we all know that there is an imbalance between the industrial development of the UK and nature, so that the UK Then it took a lot of effort to manage it.There are not many pedestrians on the street, but there are also a few ladies and ladies choosing goods or chatting in the store, and there are also men who are courteous.Walking casually, looking to both sides, a purple dreamy shop came into view, the purple eye-catching and mysterious, people have the temptation to walk in.Following my heart, I opened the bead in front of the door and smelled a faint fragrance, just like the fragrance of flowers in the morning, a light wisp of it came with the wind, and then drifted away, but it was scattered around.The lavender cotton sofa on the left is for guests to rest, especially those who are very tired will never want to leave when they see this sofa, and there are various perfumes in the upper and lower rows on the right, which are perfume bottles Looking at it is also a kind of enjoyment, and most of the people who come in will have the desire to buy.

A waitress greeted her, "Hello, sir! May I help you?" It's not very beautiful, but it's easy to get a good impression.

"Well, I want to buy a bottle of perfume for my wife. Do you have any good recommendations?" James thought, he didn't understand perfume, especially the perfume of this era. If it was a later generation, he could still buy it according to the brand. But he didn't know anything about the perfume here.

"Okay, sir, please follow me." The waiter smiled slightly and took James to the second floor. It turned out that the first floor was only for hospitality, and the second floor was for real sales.

The waiter handed James to one of the women who looked about 25 years old, "Hello, sir, please sit down." He turned around and came over with a few bottles of perfume.

"Excuse me, sir, do you have any perfume you want to buy specially?"

"No, I just want to buy a bottle of perfume home for my wife as a business trip gift. Do you recommend some. By the way, my wife likes roses."

"Okay sir, how about this bottle? It's a rose-scented perfume. It's not very strong and refreshing. There is also this one, which is also rose, but the fragrance is very strong. There is a feeling of being surrounded by roses. Well, even though this bottle is also made of roses, it also contains a large amount of mint, so the scent of mint is also very strong."

"Will these bottles affect the baby? My daughter is only over a month old." James thought for a while, but he didn't know if these perfumes would have any bad effects on little Jane.

"That's it, sir, please wait a moment, we have several mild perfumes that are harmless to babies." Soon the woman took out three bottles of perfume, "We only have three perfumes that meet the requirements, but I I think this bottle is more suitable for your wife. This bottle of perfume is rose-scented, but it is added with soothing essential oils, which makes people smell very relaxing. The other two bottles have a bit strong fragrance." She said first James sniffed the bottle of Ning Shen's perfume, and compared the other two bottles, it was indeed as she said.

Ask someone to wrap up the Ningshen perfume, and the woman told James that she can bring her wife to the store in the future, and can customize the perfume, so that she can make a perfume that is more suitable for Mrs. Bennett.

It was already afternoon, and I thought about going to see the Thames River, so I didn’t continue to go shopping. I walked along the river with a gentle breeze, and I didn’t feel that the river was any different. After drinking a cup of coffee, I picked up the newspaper in the shop to see what news there was, and listened to the people around me chatting about the new things that happened to the nobles recently.James was sitting by the window, with the Thames River outside the window, drinking a sip of slightly bitter coffee, watching the water ripples from the boats passing by outside the window, and his heart was very peaceful.I don't want to say, "Hello, excuse me, can I sit down?" A very young man, it can be seen that this is a well-bred person, a little arrogant, but not annoying.

James nodded to indicate yes, "I like the seat by the window. I can see far away. The other seats by the window are full of people."

James glanced around, and this is the only place next to the window.

"Do you know that the river water in many big cities is polluted now, and the Thames River can't be seen now, but in the near future, it will not be so comfortable to see from here." This topic, James likes, no one I would like the environment to be polluted, and look at the person opposite, although he is young, he is very stable and straightforward.

"Well, maybe, but it can be avoided if you pay attention to the circumstances. It depends on what the people in power do."

"But in this case, the development of the industry may be slower than it is now. Many people are unwilling, and even if they know it will happen, they will not care, let alone many people know it will happen."

"Then there is no way, maybe after learning the lesson, I will correct it." James knows that this is the case in later generations, while developing, he also has to repair the damage to nature.