[Comprehensive Classics] Different Jane

"Are these toy samples?" Jane curiously picked up a small wooden pony with wheels under it and a rope in front to drag it along.The workmanship of the wooden horse is good, but the color is very monotonous. Only the color is painted on the mane, tail and eyes, and the other places are simple wood color.

Simple wooden toys are not Weasley's forte, what he is good at are tin toys, wind-up toys to be precise.

Weasley shook out a bunch of wind-up toys, puppies that can beat drums, small people that can spin, ponies and soldiers that can walk, music boxes that can sing...

Mr. Holmes silently dug out a handful of sticks from the pile of toys and stuffed them into his pocket.

Most of the toys Weasley brought were made of wood and tin.According to Jane's vision, the younger children play with simple educational toys, pull toys, and picture books, and the older children play with more complex tool toys, dolls, building blocks, and wind-up toys.

Generally speaking, children over the age of twelve or thirteen are basically regarded as half adults. They have too much to learn, and they no longer play with toys at this time.

But Jane does the opposite and proposes toys that adults can play with.For example, before Christmas, Sherlock Holmes played crazy little sticks, which were more common, but there was a foldable chessboard to facilitate a game of chess at any time, as well as models, puzzles, Jenga, dominoes, jigsaw puzzles and Bijiu with very oriental characteristics. The chain is simpler, two chains, three chains...

Mr. Holmes picked up a two-link chain and tried it out, then silently stuffed it into his pocket.

Jane held up a wind-up pony and asked Weasley: "Here, can you make a train-like toy? The kind that makes it go forward continuously." She explained, "I think boys seem to like this kind of toy." For mechanical things, we can make little tin trains and let them run on the tracks, and we can also add some supporting equipment for the railway station, such as, um, podium or something.” Jane remembers that this kind of small train has been popular until the Modern, but inconvenient without batteries.

"That's a good idea!" Weasley exclaimed with wide eyes, and then said coyly, "But this thing is expensive to make, and ordinary children can't afford it."

"Ordinary people can't afford it, so let's buy it for rich people." Mr. Holmes said indifferently, "Let's make one and see."

"Okay then." Weasley patted his head, "The train shell is easy to make, I have to think about how to do the mainspring."

Jane also has an idea about horses, "Make a big wooden horse, with a curved wooden board underneath like a cradle that can rock back and forth, children can ride on the horse, and a round wooden stick is inserted into the horse's mouth as a handrail. By the way, my plan It's in the book."

The plan is still in Mr. Holmes' office, and Mr. Holmes is going to bring that plan to Weasley.

"Make a sample first." Mr. Holmes thought for a while, and immediately made a decision, "If possible, make a batch first, draw horses in different shapes, and use them as the main toy for opening the store."

"Ah? Okay." Weasley quickly agreed. He asked Jane the size of the rocking horse. Time to visit the factory.

Not knowing if all good things are contagious, Jane came home to find Elizabeth and Lydia mad.

Seeing that Jane came back, Elizabeth jumped up and shook Jane frantically and shouted happily: "Jane, my article is about to be published!"

"What! Is it true?" Jane said in surprise, "Where is the letter? Show me quickly."

"Here, Lydia, quickly, show the letter to Jane." Elizabeth turned her head and beckoned Lydia to hurry up.

"Here we come." Lydia waved the letter and hurried over to Jane, "Come here and sit and watch."

Elizabeth and Lydia pulled Jane to sit in the armchair, both of them had bright eyes and flushed cheeks with excitement.

"Dear Mr. Lancelot Barty..." Jane read the letter.

"That's a pseudonym I gave myself." Elizabeth said immediately.

"That's a really long name," Jane commented.

"I thought so too, why the name," Lydia interrupted.

"Anyway, anyway, I just started it casually." Elizabeth faltered, "Look at the following."

"Well, dear Mr. Lancelot Barty, we are honored to inform you that your novel "My Heart Like a Moon" has been adopted by our agency..." Jane looked at the signature, "Xiaohe Magazine." She thought I thought, "It's not that..."

Elizabeth kept winking at Jane, but Jane didn't continue speaking knowingly.

Elizabeth tried her best to calm herself down, "Ahem." She pretended to cough, "It's like this, Jane, Lydia, I hope you can keep this secret from me and not tell others, such as Mommy. "

"What? You mean that your article is about to be published in a magazine, but you don't plan to tell your parents about it?" Lydia didn't understand. If she wanted her to say such a good thing, she would definitely have to publicize it. Well, everybody in Meryton knows that she, Lydia's sister, is a great writer!

"I also think it's better not to talk about it for now." Jane agreed.

"Why?" Lydia was very upset, which is not a bad thing.

"I think Liz's career is just getting started. This is just the first article. There is nothing to promote. The most important thing for her now is to keep calm. If everyone is screaming excitedly in her ear, she will not be able to continue. Keep writing. Listen to Liz, you should maintain this feeling and state of writing now, and write more in one go." Jane fooled Lydia, "I saw this kind of thing when I was in Cambridge. Once you interrupt If you feel this way, it will be difficult to write a published article. Lydia, don't do stupid things, you know that Mommy will definitely show off when she knows about this, and everyone will come to ask Liz, what is she doing? Writing? You don't think it's more important to show off than Liz's writing?"

Elizabeth nodded desperately.

It was tough for Lydia, but she finally said yes to Jane and Elizabeth.

But when Jane and Elizabeth were alone, Jane teased Elizabeth and said, "Xiaohe Magazine, huh?" Xiaohe Magazine is famous for its continuous love novels, although everyone always says that it will teach bad girls if it is not good. Boy, but the magazine has been booming for so many years, and the number of subscriptions can already be seen.

Jane had heard of it, of course, and she used to hear young women arguing about some character in a novel when she went to tea parties.But if people know that an unmarried lady like Elizabeth writes romance novels... that's really not a decent thing.

Elizabeth blushed for a moment, and then said confidently: "Yes, well, I'm writing romance novels, what's the matter? Who told you that romance novels and detective novels are popular now, I, I don't know anything about murder cases, of course I can only write romance novels."

"It sounds like our Miss Elizabeth is still a master of love." Jane teased, pinching Elizabeth's cheek by the way, "Since you don't want people to know, why did you make such a big fuss before? Look at Lydia With that appearance, is she someone who can keep a secret? She wishes that the whole world would know that she is the sister of a great writer."

Speaking of this Elizabeth, she wished she could go back in time and slap her with a slap to wake up the self who was so ecstatic when she saw the letter, she couldn't control her expression.

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You say it’s easy for me? After so many years of hard work, I finally found a direction that suits me. However, this direction is not tolerated by the world, and this secret that should have been kept is still shouted out by myself... How stupid am I!

Jane doesn't plan to take care of it, take it easy on your own, it's time for some setback education =w=

Having said that, after the opening of the Barabay toy store, Jane still found a time to take Elizabeth and Lydia to the toy store to have a look, and it was also a chance for Elizabeth to bribe Lydia.

"Here, so many people?" Lydia stood at the door eager to try.

Elizabeth saw that there were mostly children inside, and suddenly she didn't want to go in.

"Let's go and have a look." Jane pulled Elizabeth and Lydia into the room together.

The size of the store is not small, the interior of the room has changed from the painting style of ordinary toy stores, and the whole place has been decorated in a cartoon style, which is very rare in this era.

It may be young and unimportant in the eyes of adults, but it is very attractive in the eyes of children. This can be seen from the fact that children keep dragging adults into the store.

As soon as you enter the door, you can feel that this is a fairy tale world. There are white wallpapers on the walls, and special people are invited to draw them in the storybook. There are forests, rivers, woods, and small animals. They are as childish as children's graffiti, but they are Lots of fun.

There were some wooden shelves nailed up high, on which hung brightly colored toys and huge dolls.

Even the roof is painted to look like a clear sky, with a few straw ropes hanging from it, and works made of colorful paper are made into wind chimes or wreaths, hanging high and short in mid-air, as long as You can see it as soon as you look up.

The counter divides the room into two areas, inside which are five storeys of product showcases against the wall.

The upper part of the cabinet is open and divided into many compartments, and each compartment has a small wooden table with different toys on it.

The outer layer of the counter is glass, so you can directly see the inside of the counter.

There are two floors inside the counter, where the wind-up toys are placed. The toys "crack" and "da da da" jump and walk. The children who come in are stuck on the glass and look at it. leave.

The store is always very noisy. The children are huddled together in front of the counter like a group of fluffy animals. They are all very busy. Knowing kids who say "I have one of this" or "I'll get two of that" and then turn their heads and scream at the mother or nanny who brought them here: "I want this, buy it for me!"

The store manager and the two shop assistants were sweating profusely at the moment. While they were bringing toys to the little customers, they had to explain how to play a certain toy to another group of little customers, and sometimes they simply showed it at the counter How to play, the result is to cause a commotion among the children.

There is a clever isolation in one corner of the store. This side is a little quieter. It is for ladies who don’t need to take care of their children. They let their children crowd in front of the counter in a disgraceful way, and they just need to keep their eyes on it. up.

This is an idea written in Jane's plan and then "borrowed" by Mr. Raymond Jr., because after all, although most of the toy buyers are boys, it is mostly mothers who bring children to the toy store.

Jane and Elizabeth stood at the corner of the counter, secretly holding Lydia who was stretching her head.

Elizabeth gritted her teeth and whispered, "Lydia, you're already a grown child, don't be crowded with those little friends!"

"Oh, good Liz, I'll just take a look. If you don't let me see clearly how I know what to buy." All the boys who were pushing and shoving over there were boys younger than herself, and Lydia was embarrassed to go there alone.

The author has something to say: Elizabeth: My article has been published!Shake hard.jpg

Elizabeth: Come on forget forget forget I didn't say anything!Shake hard.jpg

I am happy for a while, but my wallet is empty afterwards