[Comprehensive Classics] Different Jane

Mrs. Bennet was assisted by May to go back to her room to rest, she was really not feeling well, and then Jane started to assign tasks to her sisters.

"Mary, can you help me watch my sister first? I'm going to get something."

Mary, always an honest child, nodded.

well.

"Elizabeth, go to Daddy's study and get some paper and two pencils."

"Okay, you like to order me." Elizabeth muttered, but she did as Jane said, because only Jane and she were allowed into the study by her father.

Jane herself went back to her and Elizabeth's room to find a piece of white silk leftovers. She and Elizabeth both had a lot of this kind of leftover cloth for skirts. Jane asked their aunt Gardner My wife helped collect it.

Mrs. Bennet has a brother, that is, Jane's uncle, Edward Gardner. He is a businessman in London. He is smart and educated. Jane and Elizabeth like them very much. I like these two sensible nieces.

Jane has a good sense of her aunt, and the task of communicating with the Gardner family is usually done by Jane.

Mrs. Gardner often helps Jane get some useless rags, and they are all fashionable fabrics in London. They are expensive but rags, and sometimes there are silks and yarns.These little things can be sent with a letter in a larger envelope at no extra cost, but Jane and Elizabeth can make something special out of these relatively rare fabrics in Longbourn, like giving Add a little decoration to your own skirt or hat... Mainly because Jane likes to do this, Elizabeth is actually not very good at it.

The little white silk that Jane took was originally a very expensive material. Of course, this little bit is worthless, but it is suitable for making a little girl's headband.

"I'll make you a headband if you can lock it up," Jane said to Mary, "but you'll have to watch over Catherine and Lydia while Elizabeth and I are in the kitchen. .”

Mary is not very willing, she likes to be quiet, but Catherine and Lydia had a quarrel, but she also likes the piece of silk in Jane's hand, and she hesitated for a while before agreeing.

"Catherine, Lydia, you two are just drawing in the living room, don't make noise, don't disturb Mommy's rest, understand? You can try this." Jane said to Catherine and Lydia again, she told May He carried the two little girls to the chairs and sat them down, gave them paper and pens respectively, and drew a few cute stick figures on the paper. Catherine and Lydia liked it very much when they saw it.

A lady's education includes learning to draw. Jane and Elizabeth both learned a little sketching from Mrs. Federet when they were younger, but Elizabeth doesn't know how to draw with simple strokes.

"When did you learn this, Jane? I don't even know." Elizabeth opened her mouth, she also likes this kind of cute things, "Oh, no, you have to draw some for me later .”

"Of course, I'm your sister too." Jane flicked Elizabeth's head triumphantly, "Okay. Catherine, you and Lydia are drawing here, don't run around, you understand?"

Catherine nodded. She was not a child with her own opinions, but she was better at being obedient.

"If you want to go to the toilet, you must tell us in advance, and then come to the kitchen to call us. Also, don't get the pencil on the tablecloth." After explaining Jane, she checked the time and came to the kitchen with Elizabeth and May.

Flour, butter, cheese, sugar and meat are valuable ingredients, which are usually locked in the cabinet, and only the hostess holds the key, but Mrs. Bennet has taken out all the things that will be used in advance in the morning. May pointed them out to Jane and Elizabeth.

"Mei, you should prepare the broth first." Jane said.

"Well, miss, I hope you can understand what you are doing." May has worked in the Bennet family for many years, and she is a little distrustful of the little girl she grew up with, because Jane is too young, she Only ten years old.

"Let me peel the potatoes, Liz, and you go . . . and wash the onions, carrots, cabbages, gherkins, and mushrooms."

"No, I want to peel potatoes with you."

"Oh, Liz, let's split up so we don't waste time, and you can come and peel me when you're done, we need a lot."

"No, no, ladies, you can't use knives, you'll cut your hands, you'd better wash the vegetables." Mei resolutely objected.

"...How about this, Mei, watch me peel one first." Jane picked up a potato and peeled off the skin very neatly with a small knife specially designed for peeling potatoes. Mei had to admit that Jane peeled quickly and well, basically It's not wasted much, and the skin is very thin. If she came by herself, she would have peeled it like this.

"I want to try one too." Elizabeth was unconvinced, she couldn't do what she didn't believe Jane could do.

"I like to do small crafts. I also liked wood carving for a while, remember? So I am very familiar with knives, Liz, if you want to try." Jane took a knife from her apron pocket and gave it to Catherine and Lydia's pencil sharpener, she lifted up her apron and wiped the pencil marks on it, "You can try this first, it's not as sharp, it may not be easy to use, but it's safer, anyway, you haven't used it before Peeling potatoes must be slow."

Elizabeth thought she was not unreasonable, "Okay, I'll just use this."

"But you still have to wash the vegetables first. By the way, we still need beans. You can peel them later."

"...Well, you have the final say."

Elizabeth pouted.

Mei went to prepare the pork. She had to wash the meat, boil the bleeding water with hot water, and then cut it into small pieces before starting to cook the soup. The ginger and garlic that had been prepared in advance had to be put into it to remove the fishy smell. The broth alone was enough. It takes a lot of time to prepare.

Elizabeth went to wash the vegetables first. Onions, carrots, cabbages, cucumbers, and mushrooms can all be used as salads, and some of them will be put into the broth later. Elizabeth took a little effort, and she washed them very clean. Because she hates eating unwashed sand in the cabbage.After washing, she sorted the vegetables into the basin, then brought a large bowl of beans and sat next to Jane to start peeling the beans.

"Jane." Elizabeth asked Jane in a low voice, "You're a little weird today, you...did you...you heard your parents quarreling this morning?"

Mr. Bennet and Mrs. Bennet had a big fight in the morning. It was still early in the morning. They thought the children were still sleeping, but in fact Jane and Elizabeth were just getting ready to get up... That's why Jane found out The reason why I put myself in a book.

"You heard that too." Jane replied without raising her head.

"Hmm." Elizabeth said sullenly, "I think mom is a bit too much. Dad works hard to raise money, but she only knows how to ask for money." Elizabeth seemed to be more inclined towards Mr. Bennet by nature.

"Probably because our family is getting poorer." Jane felt that this conflict would break out sooner or later, "I still remember that my father taught us to read, and we both learned to draw from Mrs. Federet... …Look at Catherine and Lydia now, mom and dad didn’t even think they were the age to start studying. Paper, pens, and our clothes and shoes, Mary, they are all wearing our old clothes, you probably haven’t noticed, Mary's blue dress has been repaired many times, these are big expenses, and what we eat every day. We have five children in our family, and our parents are very burdened. Mommy also takes care of Catherine and Li Dia, if you ask me, they are much more naughty than when we were kids."

Jane didn't think that Elizabeth was young, and she was only one year older than Elizabeth. The children of the poor are already in charge of the family~ But Elizabeth has no concept of money at all, so this is not acceptable.

"That's true." Elizabeth only noticed that Jane said that Catherine and Lydia were naughtier than herself, completely forgetting that she and Jane often fought when they were young.

"So." Jane said the key point, "From now on, we have to help mom and dad lighten the burden. I think they are too tired recently, so they always quarrel, and haven't you noticed that mommy often Chest discomfort."

"Really?" Elizabeth really didn't pay attention, "Then what should we do?"

"I don't know, but we can start with what we can, like teaching Catherine and Lydia to read, they can't be illiterate forever, and you and Mary, you can't just think about reading and buying The new books are expensive, you can learn to sew and knit or help out in the kitchen. I will help Mummy a lot with Catherine and Lydia, and I can help her with her calculations, she always makes mistakes, and my math Not too bad."

Elizabeth was not very happy. She didn't like female reds. She thought about it and said, "I can help Al take care of the horses."

"It's a man's job to take care of horses, Miss Elizabeth, you can raise chickens for me." May walked over, "There should be enough beans, Miss Elizabeth."

"I don't like chickens, they stink," Elizabeth said deflatedly, then stood up and patted her apron to wash her hands.

"Miss Elizabeth, you can't just do what you like." Mei felt that she was still entitled to say a few words. She took a large bowl of peeled beans to wash, and then threw the skins into a special bucket , These kitchen wastes will be turned into pig feed, no waste at all.

"May, are you going to put the beans in the broth?" Jane asked.

"Yes, is there a problem?"

"It's nothing, I mean, it's overcooked and can I have some for mashed beans?"

"Huh?" Mei felt it was a bit wasteful, but she agreed anyway, "I can only give you two spoonfuls."

"Good~"

After all the potatoes are peeled and washed, they should be cut into small pieces and boiled in a pot, then fished out, drained and mashed, and finally mixed with salt and pepper.Jane has been eating this kind of mashed potatoes for several years, and recently she has eaten it for several days in a row, and she hates it.British cuisine is really... beyond words.Although there were many vegetables, fruits and spices that were only available in the colonies in Britain at this time, none of them could reach the level of popularization for the consumption level of ordinary people, so the food on most people's tables was still very monotonous.

In the past, Mrs. Bennet felt that children had no right to speak, and Jane would try to help out in the kitchen at most. Today, Jane finally had the opportunity to change the food, and she felt... so sad. Can you imagine how the people of a big foodie country ran away? Is it a country where mashed potatoes are used in addition to roasted and boiled potatoes every day?

Just thinking about it makes me feel miserable.

Starting today I'm going to change... from the kitchen, Jane clenched her fists in her heart.

The author has something to say: time travel is risky, everyone needs to be cautious, especially my foodie people, if you can travel to modern times, don’t travel to modern times, if you can travel to modern times, don’t travel to ancient times, try not to go abroad.