[Pride and Prejudice] Rich Lady

After buying the house, Elizabeth successfully perfected the detailed steps of several desserts, and everything seemed to be ready.

But on the issue of the chef, an unprecedented dispute broke out between the two ladies.

"Lizzie, I stick to my idea! Please think about it, when our pastry shop business is getting better and better, if the chef betrays us, it will be a terrible thing! Signing a contract is not a panacea , who can be more reliable than a slave?"

Mr. Jared found an Italian cook who fled from France for the two ladies.The Italian cook is not very good, but unlucky enough. He was involved in the French Revolution. Someone reported that he had a close relationship with the former royal princess Marie Teresa. In fact, the Italian cook was just a soft-hearted man. A few words of sympathy for the little princess who fell from heaven to hell were deliberately exaggerated, and they were hunted down by the Consulate.The unlucky ghost was clever once, and he fled in a hurry, got help from Mr. Jared on the way, and swore to God to repay Mr. Agent.The agent found out about him and thought he could be the first chef in the dessert shop of the two ladies.

"It's a great gift for a black slave to be a maid in our family. In fact, she is very excluded. If she is not half-Irish, my mother will drive her out." Laura tried to convince her friend: "It is clearly written in our law books that the Act of Parliament stipulates that if a person wanders for a month without finding a job, he will be sold as a slave. The master of the slave can make him do any work! Lizzie, UK Even if people are like this, how about black slaves?"

Elizabeth is not out of kindness, she sympathizes with Cliff's slave girl and is willing to offer her a job, but only if Lola agrees to revoke her slave status, and this job can never be the most important cook.

"Dear Laura, I understand that you think it's a win-win, but I have to say, we can't have slaves in our shop. If you'd like to free her, we can hire that maid and ask her to do some kitchen cleaning Work," said Elizabeth.

Laura thought of the kitchen maid at home because she was worried that the Italian chef would be unreliable. She thought that the slave's life was in the hands of the master, and she was the most reliable.

The female slave Lakasha's craftsmanship is good, but she is a slave girl who was 'promoted' from the manor to the mansion, and the cook can also be appointed at will. She has worked hard, but she has never received any reward from the master.In fact, the people in the Viscount's Mansion pretended not to know that the delicacies they ate were slave crafts.Once they tell the truth, they will no longer be able to enjoy it. Instead, they have to pretend to be disgusted and beat Lakasha severely before they can give up.Lakasha was ostracized, and it was very likely that one day other servants would deliberately report her for tampering with the master's food, which would cause disaster.

After all, Laura is a noble lady. The land she grew up in has nourished her, but at the same time brought her shackles—fortunately, she is smart, studious, and open-minded. Man, only slaves to reliable minds left.

"Lola, we circulated the newspaper in the gentlemen's club together before. Do you remember that it mentioned that evangelicals are committed to passing a resolution to abolish slavery in Parliament? Not only evangelicals, but Quakers, Baptists, Methodists and others. Some other denominations supported and began to operate abolitionism. The influence of the Abolitionist Society is growing day by day, and even we, don’t we agree with the association’s position?”

Laura blushed a little.For the first time, she realized that talking and doing were two different things. When friends were discussing the Abolitionist Society, she also expressed her opinion and said that she would like to join it after she stepped into the social world. "The absolute power of the master over his slaves is the source of corruption and iniquity," she quoted the evangelical manifesto at the time as expressing her sympathy for those poor souls.

Doing is always harder than saying.

Elizabeth did not intend to expose her friends, she had more practical considerations: "The evangelical Mr. William Wilberforce has become the leader of the House of Representatives for the abolition of slavery. With the support of his support, he has been defeated repeatedly, and the abolition bill proposed every year is getting more and more attention. Perhaps in the near future, Mr. Congressman will be successful-as people say, "the dark time is too long, and justice will always come 'Well. Under such circumstances, our pastry shop, especially when the main customers at the beginning were the most fashionable gentlemen and ladies in London, what if the chef is found to be a slave girl?"

"Also, the people of the Ming Dynasty resumed their employment system in the former Song Dynasty, not to mention that the whole world knows that they never participated in the slave trade. Even with the help of the materials and orders given by the Ming Dynasty, the situation on the African continent is getting better and better. Well, the black slave trade in Europe is getting more and more difficult. Dear Laura, we have to be more careful. A dessert shop is far from our end. Besides, if we still leak a few dessert recipes under our strict guard, That, too, can only presume God's will. But trust your friend, I know more than this."

Elizabeth sympathized with those poor people who were trafficked and enslaved, but she knew that people were soft-spoken and never dared to express their opinions easily.But the more she knew about the motherland in this world, the more moved and proud she felt.

Eventually, Laura was persuaded.She agreed to employ the Italian, and the ladies resolved to taste the gentleman's handiwork for themselves.

Mr. Cecilio used a pea yellow recipe to make a 'delicious' that shocked the girls.

"Oh my god, what is this! Slimy mashed potatoes that failed?" Lola endured the inability to use a spoon and scooped out a spoonful. It was much thinner than mashed potatoes, and besides being sweet and greasy, there was a large amount of sweetness in her mouth. grainy roughness.

"Is this the result of your many attempts?" Elizabeth asked Mr. Cecilio who was standing nearby with his head held high.

The gentleman with the nice moustache winked at his female employer when she looked over, and the blue eyes happily flung hormonal teases at her.

...Elizabeth choked rarely.She suddenly felt like a fool for trying to convince her friend.

"Sure enough!" Laura covered her forehead and asked the Italian cook to go out.

Mr. Cecilio was extremely surprised. He hurriedly said, "Why, you, aren't you going to hire me? Apart from French cooks, Italian cooks are the best. I have a lot of specialties. I guarantee that the two Miss England will like it!"

Mr. Agent has always done things safely. When the two ladies didn't decide to hire an Italian chef, he didn't disclose any inside information. He only said that he introduced Cecilio to serve at the gentleman's house.

"Look, Lizzie, these are Italians! Except for lovers, they are not suitable for too difficult jobs, especially trying new crafts." Laura whispered.

Elizabeth didn't expect her friend to be a bit of a regionalist, but it was really hard for her to give other good comments to this Mr. Cecilio.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Cecilio's hands are not very flexible, but his ears are very easy to use.The romantic and artistic cook immediately whispered: "My dear lady, please listen to my heart, and don't count the age, lover, and wine you have drunk. (Note)"

Elizabeth immediately felt a shuddering goose skin on her arm under the long glove, and she also wanted to rush him out.

Before Elizabeth could speak, the capricious Italian 'lover' faded away from his melancholy, and happily gave her another wink: "Our Italian proverb, I think it is very suitable for Miss England, you guys It's too serious..."

As if swallowing a fly, Elizabeth could only say, "Thank you, Mr. Cecilio. But no need."

"Okay." The Italian cook was a little depressed, but Elizabeth believed that he was optimistic by nature and would never sink into depression.

Sure enough, Mr. Cecilio cheered up quickly, and he said kindly: "It's not easy for you to hire a pastry chef. The royal pastry chef who was kicked out from the French palace has long been I hired them back first. But I have a good recommendation. You can ask the Ming people for help. They are very friendly. I was able to escape from the thugs in France, thanks to their captains who allowed me to board their lucky boat— ——Those thugs dare not mess with Ming's ship at all. I was fortunate enough to meet the honorable Mr. Captain. The food on their ship is delicious. It's a pity that France and England are too close, I really don't want to leave them cabin..."

The Italian gentleman was such a master of stirring things up that Elizabeth and Lola doubted that he could perform an opera by himself.Soon, they learned about his tragic experience and the kind-hearted people of the Ming Dynasty: the captain only charged him for an Italian red coral gemstone necklace, and agreed to board the hapless ghost; before boarding, Cecilio Still an Italian gentleman of modest means, he became a pauper with only a few shillings when he disembarked.And the Italian gentleman was very grateful, saying that he would spend his last penny for the delicacies on board.

This is also the reason why Jared met him, Mr. Cook almost ended up living on the pier.

What else can I say?Laura winked at Elizabeth, and they dared not ask him for help.

But Cecilio was very enthusiastic. He explained that there were many chefs on the Chinese ship, and some of them were not official crew members, but only accepted the employment of the ship for a short time because they wanted to travel to other lands.Some would choose to stay on land for a period of time before returning to China, suggesting that Elizabeth and the others could hire these people.

Mr. Italy was eloquent, describing the food on the boat as God's table, and the two ladies were numb after hearing the compliments.

"I will be glad to serve you!" said the cook at last. "It happens that the captain has been in London recently."

Elizabeth never imagined that the 'kind' captain introduced by Cecilio turned out to be an acquaintance?

"Mr. Anthony, hello."

Elizabeth introduced to Laura, "This is Mr. Anthony, a great merchant from the Ming Dynasty."

"Good day, Miss Cliff." The polite Mr. Anthony took off his top hat, revealing the bun on his head again.

What kind of dance of demons is this?Elizabeth felt a terrible headache, chattering about the Italian cook who wanted to be a lover, and the trendy and fashionable Ming businessman-this sea merchant was also good at reciting the Book of Songs and Shakespeare's sonnets.

The author has something to say: Elizabeth: Headache.

But this Anthony Xue is Elizabeth's noble lady and mutual beneficial friend.

Second watch, no time, finish writing dessert shop tomorrow.It's a money maker.

Yu didn't expect that it would take so much longer than expected to go out to purchase: it took half an hour to go out and an hour to disinfect.

Note: Do not count ages, lovers, and wines you have drunk. —Italian proverb.Yu is not too sure about the era when it was circulated. If you don’t find any information, don’t worry about it.Check back after the fish.

"The absolute power of the slaveholder over the slave is the source of corruption and iniquity" - from the evangelical Christian abolitionist movement.

In the 18th century, the Act of the British Parliament stipulated: "Anyone who has been homeless for a month and has not found a job will be sold as a slave once he is reported. His master can drive him to do any labor at will."