[Comprehensive Classics] Different Jane

When he arrived at the office, Mr. Gardner asked the coachman to help put Jane's large luggage on the sidewalk under the steps against the wall. Jane was very satisfied with this position. She could sit on the third step and put her feet on it. Then she opened her suitcase and took out her Latin textbook.

"Go, uncle, I'll wait for you here." Jane was glad that she didn't drink much water before, so she could not go to the toilet for at least an hour or two.

Although a little worried, Mr. Gardner was still in a hurry to do something...he couldn't be late.

Jane sat in the corner and didn't start studying right away. She looked at everything around her curiously. This is London~~＞ω＜

It's great (＾－＾) It's full of freshness everywhere.

The cultural customs and architectural styles of Queen Victoria had a profound impact on Britain.In the era that Jane lived in, England was one of the world's most powerful countries, and London was at the cutting edge of fashion. The women's clothing styles here are completely different from those in Longbourne, and they look like people from two eras. .On the other hand, men's clothes don't seem to be very different.

...No way, as a girl, with so many younger sisters who love beauty, the first thing Jane notices is the clothes.

Jane was looking at it vigorously, when suddenly a young man came towards the corner of the sidewalk. He was tall and had a fat face, giving the impression that he was somewhere between a teenager and a youth.

The man walked very slowly, with a leather bag under his arm, his eyes were empty, as if he was sleepwalking.Jane just watched him walk in front of her...then tripped over the luggage bag on the ground and fell on the steps.

The man got up quickly, looked left and right while patting the dust, and saw Jane sitting upright on the side watching him with a mocking (not) face.

The man who was no longer fussy now has a hint of shrewdness.

"Ah, hello, is this your thing?" The man said kindly, he glanced at the textbook in Jane's hand, and suddenly said in Latin, "It's really inconvenient to carry such a big bag, isn't it? Are you teaching yourself Latin? It's hard."

Jane's eyebrows moved slightly, and she also replied in Latin: "I have a teacher."

"Then he should be a pastor." The man accepted as soon as he saw it, and he switched back to English and said with a smile.

"How do you know?" Jane asked curiously.

"The accents of the church schools are all the same." The man replied quickly, and it was obvious that he didn't like church schools.

Jane: "..." What kind of grievances or grievances, didn't you just fall?It hasn't broken yet.Or you hit it yourself.

Facing this kind of person, Jane can only... look at him with a very kind and tolerant gaze.

Being looked at by a little girl, the man is also Alexander, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, well, don't worry too much.Originally, he was a bit too much.

"Okay." The man rubbed his nose, "So it must be a long way from Hertfordshire. Do you have relatives in London? No, no, they are not here to work, so they are here to visit relatives?"

This is... too familiar, Jane is still very curious, "How do you know I'm from Hertfordshire?"

"Oh, come on. Your skirt is not wet, and you have been sitting here for 10 minutes at most, so you should have gotten off the train not long ago. Judging from the creases, you should have been on the train overnight. From the time, you It should be from Hertfordshire, of course, this is just my guess. Just kidding, I actually heard it from your accent."

The way the man spoke gave Jane a very strange feeling. He was not joking, and he had nothing to say. Jane blinked and changed the subject

"Are you here for business too?"

"No, I work here."

Going to work... Jian Chao is speechless, are people in London so sloppy at work?

"Then don't you go in?" Jane asked.

"Of course, um, goodbye, it was a pleasure chatting with you." The man seemed to be really happy, and he jumped up the steps briskly and walked into the hall behind Jane.

Jane: ...so who the hell is this guy?

Sure enough, Mr. Gardner stayed for nearly an hour before he came out. He was sweating profusely in the autumn, not because he was hot, but because he was nervous and anxious. Fortunately, things went smoothly and all the procedures were completed. The next step is to supervise Good production, finding new customers and other things, but it will take time for the factory to enter the normal state.

Mr. Gardner was not in a hurry to leave, he stood beside Jane to blow the wind, and talked to Jane by the way.

"How is your house recently?"

"How is brother-in-law and sister?"

"Is brother-in-law busy?"

"Is the harvest okay this year?"

"How is your sister's study?"

After some questions, Mr. Gardner found that Jane answered in an orderly manner. The important thing is that she was very clear about many things.Thinking of what Jane had sworn to say before, he began to believe that the Bennets really wanted Jane to help.

In any case, Mr. Gardner did not want to have an affair with Mr. Bennet. He felt that the most correct thing his sister did in this life was to marry Mr. Bennet.If Jane had the ability, he wouldn't mind letting Jane take care of the family affairs. Mr. Gardner quickly made a decision in his mind.

"Let's go home first." Mr. Gardner stopped a carriage and tipped the coachman a penny so that he could help move Jane's luggage directly into Gardner's house.

The house of the Gardner family in London is larger than that of the Bennet family. The road in front is very wide, and there is a garden in the back. The place where the stables were originally turned into a warehouse.

Mr. Gardiner had no manservant, but the family employed a cook, a maid, and a nurse.Mrs. Gardner had been lying down for several days, and now she happened to be basking in the sun in front of the French window, also waiting for Jane's arrival.

"Jane, you're here." Mrs. Gardner half sat on the recliner.

"Don't work too hard for me, Auntie." Jane quickly stepped forward and kissed Mrs. Gardner's cheek.

"Take it as your own home, Jane." Mrs. Gardner was a little out of breath after speaking for a while, and Jane quickly helped her to lie down with the maid.

"What did the doctor say?" Jane asked.

Mr. Gardner shook his head, "The doctor said that the production is too exhausting, so we need to rest well."

"Oh, Edward, why did you say that to Jane?" Mrs. Gardner said reproachfully.

"It's okay, Jane is very capable. Since my sister asked her to come, she must be trusted, right Jane?" Mr. Gardner's tone has completely changed.

"Of course, leave it to me, aunt. Mommy has asked me many things, and I know what to do." Jane patted her chest and swore.

"simple."

"Owen, Darlene."

This is Jane's cousins, Owen Gardner and Darlene Gardner.

"There is also a little brother named Bernadette, we all call him Bernard." Mrs. Gardiner said to Jane as she lay down.

Jane had only seen them once, years ago, when they were all quite young, before Lydia was even born.

The maid took Jane to the guest room. Although it was prepared in a hurry, the room was fully equipped.

Jane simply washed up and changed into home clothes, feeling much more comfortable.When she came downstairs, Mrs. Gardner was asleep, Owen was writing on a stool, and Darlene was sitting on a stool playing with an old doll.

Seeing Jane, Owen got up embarrassedly, "Jane." He smiled shyly.

"What are you doing?" Jane came over and asked in a low voice.Owen showed her the notebook. It was a simple math problem, just adding and subtracting within [-], but just like that, Owen made several mistakes, and the words were written crookedly.

Jane was a little surprised, is it so easy for children nowadays to study?Even Lydia has done more than this. If she remembers correctly, Owen should be nine years old like Catherine.

"This, this, this, and this are all wrong." Jane glanced and pointed out what was wrong.Owen froze for a moment, then looked at Jane with admiration, "Really?" He began to snap his fingers.

Jane couldn't laugh or cry, because she was admired for pointing out the mistake of "35+56=74", she didn't feel very happy, okay?Jane simply picked up a pen and wrote down the method of vertical calculation on a blank page, and explained it to Owen. Owen suddenly realized it, and then started to write on the stool again.

Jane glanced at Darlene, the little girl was intoxicated in the conversation with the doll, and didn't notice Jane.So Jane went back to the nurse and little Bernard.

Berna's crib was also moved here, and the nanny was feeding him milk. Berna didn't seem to like milk very much, and he was groaning after drinking it. However, he couldn't resist the nanny, and he was forcibly fed several spoonfuls.

Berner should be two or three months old, but he looks very thin, with a small yellow face, and a few small yellow hairs on his head... The hairline is a little high, Jane thought to herself, alas, what can I say? Uncle Gardner is good at everything, except that his hairline is too high, and Owen can't tell it yet. The hairless little brother is the first to see the crisis in the future, but it's good to grow long bangs when he grows up. O(∩_∩)O

"Did you start drinking milk at such a young age?" Jane asked the nanny in a low voice.

"Mrs. Gardner's milk is not enough." The nanny looked at Jane, and was not very willing to talk to her, and her movements became more violent. Bernard was choked immediately, and he began to cough thinly.The nanny put aside Jane, stood up and patted Berna a few times, quite vigorously.Bernard burst into tears all of a sudden, whimpering and crying, but he didn't look very strong.

Jane's face turned cold immediately, she held back her breath and pretended to be curious and said, "Give Berner a hug."

"You don't know how to take care of children, miss." The nanny looked at Jane condescendingly, unable to hide the unfriendly expression on her face.

Does Jane think there is something wrong with the nanny?Although she came to help, she was also a relative who came to visit.Even if Mr. Gardner is fine, he won't raise eyebrows at her. Where does this nanny have the confidence?

Owen raised his head and glanced at the nanny, who gave him a hard look, and he shivered in fright.

Jane didn't bother to bother with this nanny, "Owen, Darlene, take care of your mother and brother, okay?" Jane asked Owen and Darlene, she already had a lot of experience dealing with her younger sister, and she thought it would be the same for her younger brother.

"Of course." Although Owen doesn't like Berna a little bit recently, Berner is his own younger brother.He hated this nanny more than Bernard, but Dad didn't listen to him, and Darlene also said that Mommy was sick and no one was taking care of Bernard, so he had to find this nanny.

Jane thought about it, and said to Darlene: “Darlene, can you take me to the kitchen?”

"Okay~" Darlene jumped off the chair with her doll in her arms, and Jane stretched out her hand, "You can hold me."

"Yeah." Darlene didn't see her either. She really liked this cousin she just met, but she was embarrassed to say that Jane offered to show her kindness, so she led Jane to the kitchen together.

The author has something to say: Don't overestimate the identity of the Bennet family, in fact Jane is...the silly daughter of the landlord's family (not).After the industrial revolution, the disdain chain is like this: landlords (nobles) look down on those who run factories (capitalists), and those who run factories (with money) look down on those who run shops (without money).Therefore, Gardner's status in opening a store like this is actually very low, and the Bennet family (landlord) of the in-laws will actually be affected, but Longborn is a small place.