[Comprehensive Classics] Different Jane

About an hour and a half later, the crazy girls were exhausted, and everyone returned to the place where Mrs. Bennet was.

"Oh, I'm so exhausted." Lydia fell down on the grass carelessly.

"Me too!" Catherine also followed Lydia's example and lay on the grass.

"Get up, you two, it's outrageous!" Mrs. Bennet gritted her teeth and straightened her waist, knocking on the two of them.

"Mum, let's rest for a while." Catherine pouted.

"What's the matter, Mommy?" Jane and Elizabeth came over, and they sat down gracefully and ladylikely.Jane put the bow and arrow aside, "Mommy, lend me a fan."

Mrs. Bennet was very satisfied with the actions of Jane and Elizabeth, and at the same time they also made the other two girls look bad.Mrs. Bennet handed the fan to Jane, and Jane fanned herself while Elizabeth stretched out her head to catch the wind.

"You should learn from your sisters." Mrs. Bennet slapped Lydia again, "Look at you two wild girls." She really hated iron and steel, just now Catherine and Lydia She didn't say anything as she ran wildly across the river.

"Oh, let me take a break~" Lydia muttered, she turned over indifferently.

"Don't worry about them, come and see my paintings." Mary seems to be planning to take the route of a talented woman, practicing piano and learning painting. It's one thing whether she has talent or not, and Jane thinks she enjoys it.Jane has always encouraged her younger sisters' positive hobbies, so she looked carefully at Mary's paintings and said to her, "I think it's quite progressive."

"Really?" Mary was very happy. Among the five sisters, only Jane and Elizabeth had systematically studied painting with their teachers... Although they were just an old lady in the village who has passed away, Mary still felt that they should Be more knowledgeable.

"But I think the lines here can..." Jane pointed out several problems in Mary's painting, and Mary listened very carefully.

When Jane and Mary were studying painting skills, Elizabeth had already gone to the river to see Mr. Bennet fishing.

Mr. Bennet sat by the river with a full posture. He carefully selected the fishing spots and used all the fishing rods that he brought his daughters to fish, and inserted them in a neat row in the soil by the river.

Ran and egg.

This does not conceal the fact that there is nothing in the bucket next to it.

Elizabeth squatted beside Mr. Bennet and watched for a while.

Elizabeth: "Dad."

Mr. Bennet: "Huh?"

Elizabeth: "No fish yet."

Mr. Bennet: "Fishing is about patience, understand?"

Elizabeth: "The technology is too poor."

Mr. Bennet: "..."

Where is this brat talking nonsense here!

Anyway, after Elizabeth squatted for a while, Mr. Bennet felt that he couldn't go fishing anymore.Originally, fishing was about patience, but Mr. Bennet just felt troubled when the bear girl squatted behind him.Fortunately, Mrs. Bennet was asking them to have dinner soon. For the first time in many years, Mr. Bennet felt that his wife was the cutest in the world.

There are a large number of people in the family, and the lunch brought is full of two baskets. In addition to sandwiches, there are also jams, buttered bread, wraps, pickles, lemon honey water, boiled apples and a whole roast chicken.

"Oh, my wife, I think that's what a king eats." Mr. Bennet rubbed his hands and praised.

"Of course." Mrs. Bennet's expression was the same as that of Lydia's usual hair loss, and she knew it was her own.

Mr. Bennet offered his large handkerchief—which he had soaked in the river—to dry hands.The whole family sat around the picnic cloth and had a delicious meal.

After lunch, Mrs. Bennet, who couldn't bear the sleepiness, and Mary, who was afraid of getting sunburned, went home to take a nap first, but the others decided to play a little longer. How rare it is that the weather is so fine today.

Elizabeth, Catherine and Lydia sat by the river and started fishing. The three of them were very tired before, but Jane wanted to try to learn how to ride a horse, and Mr. Bennet was very happy to take the position of teacher.

"That's it, Jane, push up, arms and legs at the same time." Mr. Bennet taught Jane to mount the horse, and he held the bridle and rein in front, trying to stabilize the horse's movements.Jane has ridden a horse several times before, and what she wants to learn this time is to get on and off the horse by herself.It was a dangerous move, someone had to be watching, and Jane was tall enough now that she could hold the saddle.

It took a lot of effort to get on the horse for the first time, but it got better a few times after that.Jane was so tired that she didn't want to get off the horse anymore. After thinking about it, Mr. Bennet led the horse and walked casually.

The good sun for several days has dried the land very much, and the soil by the river has also been hardened. It is very suitable for a walk, otherwise everyone would have enough boots today.

"I see you've been getting letters from London a lot lately," said Mr. Bennet. "Is it the same lady?"

"Well, Miss Cubert's father works in the Ministry of Law. We often talk about her father's work. I'm curious how those officials and gentlemen work." Jane thinks it's nothing.

Mr. Bennet: "..." Wait, is this something the ladies will talk about?

Jane continued to recall, "We will also talk about some interesting puzzles... Daddy, do you know what a thinking attic is?" Before Mr. Bennet could answer, Jane Balabala explained the terms.

Mr. Bennet: "..."

Mr. Bennet couldn't understand at all, but he still nodded frequently, and asked with concern: "Do you find it difficult for her to tell you this?"

"Of course not." Jane knew that Mr. Bennet didn't understand, she secretly covered her mouth and smiled behind him, at this moment she had a flash of inspiration, "Daddy, do you know my ideal? "

"Well... I don't know." But I know that my dear Mrs. Bennet's ideal is to find a wealthy husband for each of you, Mr. Bennet thought, so your ideal should be to find a talented...

"I want to open a shop in London."

Husband...huh?What did you say!

Mr. Bennet looked back at Jane, her expression remained unchanged, and Mr. Bennet felt that he understood, oh, Jane made a joke with me.So Mr. Banner asked Jane easily: "You want to open a store in London? Do you know how to open a store in London?"

"Probably know." Jane said modestly. The process she knew must be different from the current situation, but it doesn't matter. She has already consulted professionals, so it is plausible to say it to Mr. Bennet at this moment.

The more Mr. Bennet listens, the more something is wrong, Jane, are you really joking?How do you know so clearly?Do you even know the current market rental price of London stores and where to open a store?

"Wait, wait, Jane, Jane." Mr. Bennet stopped his horse, turned to Jane and asked, "Are you serious? Are you joking? You... you want to go to London to do business? You know you are Say something?"

"I know." Jane said seriously, "Daddy, can I ask you to borrow money?"

Mr. Bennet: "..."

Jane: "Do you know about the store opening plan?"

Jane's idea of ​​opening a shop was not a sudden idea, her heart was always on the move, although she traveled to modern (?) England, although she had already made up her mind to follow the rules of the times and be a landlord honestly within the feasible range The young lady of the family, but she is required to follow the plot like in the book and finally marry a little boy who has no opinion... Cowardice is really not her thing.

When Jane asked Mr. Holmes Jr. about the formalities before, he not only told Jane what to do, but also reminded her what to do if she encountered a problem, down to the individual.

Emmmmmm... This is actually a guess!

Jane has thought about the problems Mr. Bennet said.Not only money and manpower, but the most important problem is that in this era, women and businessmen are discriminated against: men have a sense of distrust towards women, even if the master of the country is a woman, they still think that women only need Just stay at home, drink tea and do housework, but businessmen have always been in the lower class, even if they are rich, they are just nouveau riche. If you fail to get a title, you will never be able to enter the upper class.

The kind of shopkeeper Jane was going to be was not even bourgeois in the eyes of others.So when Mr. Bennet really received Jane's plan, he really couldn't understand why his favorite eldest daughter was going to take on such a difficult task instead of living a good life as a country squire?

This society is very intolerant of women, and businessmen only make money, so it is absolutely impossible for Mr. Bennet to agree to Jane's request...

impossible……

impossible……

Do not……

may!

"I'll ask again, Jane, are you really determined to do this?" Mr. Bennet asked Jane seriously.

"Huh?" Jane didn't understand what Mr. Bennet meant, so please forgive her ignorance. She just told Mr. Bennet about her ideals three months ago, and she was opposed by Mr. Bennet. A few months later, Mr. Bennet told her that there was a store in London waiting for her to open.

No, wait, what's going on?

"So... you agreed?" Jane asked curiously, "What about the store in London?"

"I'm just going to tell you about this," said Mr. Bennet. "I have a friend from the past. His mother lives in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. She has a shop under her name. It used to be a bakery. The renter, now the contract expires... I have already written to ask Mrs. Wood, um, my friend's mother, not to rent within a month, if you still want to go, it just happens to be needed."

How can there be such a coincidence in this world that Jane wants a store, and there happens to be a store that is vacant?Jane thought about it in her heart and wrote it down.

Mr. Bennet continued: "I see what you said. In the plan, it is said that it is best to be close to the school or the residential area. Cambridge Town is just right. There is a Cambridge University there. And Mrs. Wood lives alone. How do you think she would welcome you to live with her at Cambridge, Jane?"

"Sounds almost perfect, uh, but are you going to tell Mommy about this?"

"I will tell her that an old lady from a distant relative's family hopes to have a little girl to accompany her, and she has chosen you." Mr. Bennet pointed out seriously, "You must never let people know that you are a businessman, Absolutely not, do you understand Jane? If someone finds out, you must come back immediately. "

"Well... does Mrs. Wood know?" Jane asked.

Mr. Bennet seemed to choke. He closed his eyes and thought about it, and said, "Well, Mrs. Wood shouldn't mind this too much, she can know." Under Jane's puzzled eyes, Mr. Bennet He said carefully, "Mrs. Wood was not a rigid person when she was young."

I'm not a stickler~

Jane always felt that it was a strange thing to do, but she was the beneficiary, so she didn't ask too much. Anyway, the time is still long, and she will know.

The author has something to say: Jane: My dad is really serious when he pretends to be B!He is the best dad~

(Continued from yesterday) In fact, in the original book, the Darcy family has wealth, but lacks an identity (Liz’s words in the book imply that he has no noble status). Objectively speaking, his best marriage partner should be someone who has little money but has A lady of noble status (actually, his cousin is a perfect match, she is rich and has status and her health is not good, marrying her will lead to promotion and wealth in the future... Unfortunately, he doesn't like it).Darcy and Liz are actually the early "dominant president in love with me", this meme is really popular from ancient times to the present.

In Britain at that time, identity was still very important, especially in politics. Like Darcy, if he was interested in politics and even wanted to influence important national policies, he could only support others behind his back if he had money. Must have a noble status.Not to mention the House of Lords and the House of Commons, it is always the House of Lords that makes decisions.This... is far away, it's another big drama. =-=

It is estimated that Darcy's ambition is not strong, he is just conservative, and it is not a big problem for him to marry a wife he likes. , For example, Wang X Cong, who takes a puppy home with a private jet, you think he is showing off his wealth, but he thinks it’s everyday, and thinks you just love blind BB, so you can’t play with him).As for Jane and who... (*￣ω￣) I won’t tell you.