[Pride and Prejudice] Rich Lady

After Mr. George pretended to leave, he immediately sent his servants to the nearby chapel to inquire about the "Mrs. Lavaux".

The manservant of Mr. George asked Mr. Pastor about the accident that happened here not long ago, saying that his master planned to move to this parish, asked about the whole story of the accident, and politely said that he could help.

The pastor of the small church laughed: "Thanks to the blessing of the Lord, the injured is fine." Fortunately, because Mrs. Lave paid for the doctor, the family of the injured did not blame the coachman too much. He apologized repeatedly and let him go.The usual order and atmosphere were quickly restored in front of the church.

"Mrs. Laveau?" The valet asked pretending to be puzzled, "This lady is really kind."

Mr. Pastor is the priest of this parish, and he welcomes the owner of this manservant very much, and hopes that the tithes he pays can increase the income of the parish——The area managed by the small church is too small, and Mr. Priest welcomes a move in from the area A respectable congregation.

"That's Mrs. Laveau." Mr. Pastor pointed out the old woman who was talking to people outside the church to the footman. "Mrs. Laveau has gout, but she can't worry about the injured person. She came back to visit after she left. they."

The pastor said with admiration: "Thanks to Mrs. Laveau, that reckless coachman didn't get into trouble. You must know that this district has always been in good order, and the congregation is extremely harmonious."

The pastor didn't mention at all that Mrs. Laveau's fall caused the accident. He just wanted to use this incident to tell the servant how peaceful and peaceful the parish under his jurisdiction was, so as to attract the master of the servant to become a parish congregation.

After the manservant reported the investigation to the master, Mr. George realized that Mrs. Laveau was really treacherous and bold: Mrs. Laveau wanted to know the follow-up reaction brought about by the rouge box. She not only guarded it herself, but also appeared for a reasonable reason , and gained a good reputation.

As for what Mrs. Lavell would do in the end, Mr. George had already had some guesses, but he still found it unbelievable—after all, Miss Jane was a well-bred lady.

"She is a parishioner?" asked Mr. George.

The valet replied respectfully: "Yes, sir, but she lives in Grace Church Street, three streets from Chipside. She owns a six-room apartment and is letting it out." Yes, it is the most remote corner of the parish.

"It is said that the private apartment is very luxuriously and comfortably decorated, and her tenant paid a lot for it."

Mr. George raised his eyebrows. Although Grace Hall Street is not far from here, the gap between the two streets is like a gentleman and a shoemaker.Grace Church Street is next to London's market for cheese, pasture and other agricultural products, and two miles to the east is the gathering place of London brothels.Although the house on Grace Hall Street is good, people with real status would not choose to live here, and Mrs. Laveau's tenants are probably not decent gentlemen.

Mr. George rode low-key to the market near Grace Hall Street. He was also a businessman, so he naturally knew where it was hard to hide the news.Don't expect Mr. Pastor to know much.

The smell inside is terrible, and the nearby stagecoach hotels are also messy and dilapidated.Mr. George didn't go deep, but took a look, and went to the independent house at the front of the street with a clear goal. There was indeed a labor market there.

The operator is a middle-aged couple. When they saw Mr. George, they hurriedly greeted him with a well-crafted register, and asked Mr. George for his instructions.Mr. George sat proudly on his horse, and said casually that he would hire twenty strong workmen to move his nursery.

This is a big deal, and the operator is very happy.Mr. George does need some short-term hired workers. When the British Parliament opens in November, the nobles will need to buy many expensive plants from his nursery to decorate their London residences.

Although England's traditional concept looks down on businessmen, businessmen are also divided into ranks and ranks. In the eyes of labor market operators, Mr. George is obviously higher than their own status.Mr. George raised his chin, threw a few shillings into the arms of the gentleman opposite, and asked casually, "I heard that there is a Mrs. Laveau nearby?"

The woman running the labor market was obviously upset, but her husband raised his eyes and looked Mr. George up and down.

Mr. George became impatient: "It is said that her house is very beautiful?"

The man's eyes lit up, an ambiguous smile appeared on his ugly face, and he scolded the woman away loudly. His stinky purple lips approached Mr. Seed Merchant's horse, "You also have 'friendship' with Mrs. Laveau?"

"No, no! I guess you have friendship with one of her nieces." The male owner of the labor market smiled and showed his dark teeth: "Mrs. Laveau was also a delicate flower when she was young, and she was very popular. But she is too crazy, she has only been delicate for a few years, and before she can climb up to someone with high status, she gets sick, and although she didn't die of illness, no one wants to patronize her."

Without shy away from leaving the unwilling wife, the husband will comment on the kung fu of an old prostitute.

Even Mr. George's horse could not stand his stench, and snorted a few times.But Mr. Seed Merchant had to show interest for the sake of the young lady he adored—he tossed a few coins to her.

"But Mrs. Laveau is very good at it! She sold her niece, oh, it was a silly sweet lady, foolishly sold by her aunt for a penny, and then It was sold to a Dutch businessman. Mrs. Laveau made a lot of money with her niece, and after that she referred to all the girls who 'worked' for her as her niece." The man said happily.

"But if you have a relationship with a girl in the Laver apartment, you'd better try to please Laver's wife as soon as possible and ask her to save a room. Otherwise, Mrs. Laver's 'niece' is very fast. , many people know that she has good stuff there, and some people will pay in advance to reserve the next beautiful niece."

Enduring nausea, Mr. George leaned down and said with great interest: "I know Mrs. Laveau from friends, but I have never seen any famous flowers from Grace Church Street in the "Harris Garden Ladies Directory"? (Note)"

Uncle Gardner, who had already found him, raised his eyebrows when he heard the news. It seemed that they didn't know much about Mr. George. Mr. George seemed to have a lot of research on some special rosters.

The man was proud that he finally broke through Mr. George's disguise, "Mrs. Laver doesn't want to be famous. In fact, she only accepts regular customers or friends introduced by regular customers. You know, the background of her 'nieces' may cause some trouble .But I dare say her nieces are no worse than the women in these books!"

Holding the shilling in his hand, he said mysteriously: "I heard that she is about to get the most beautiful niece..." He rubbed the coins in his hand while talking.

Mr. George lowered his eyes to hide his coldness. He took out a five pound note and waved it between his fingers before the man's eyes.

Straightening up again, Mr. George said condescendingly: "I suspect that you are helping that Mrs. Laveau solicit business. You are not lying, are you? The women on the first few pages of the list have all become mistresses of nobles——no Probably better than the roster."

"Of course not, that old woman won't give me money! She always makes deals under the guise of introducing young people to socialize, and never pays a penny to take care of my business!" The man said eagerly, he wanted to reach out Take that five pounds.

"Then how do you know what the most beautiful woman is?"

The man regained his complacency and smiled obscenely: "Mrs. Laveau looks like an old woman, but she is not that old. So, she has to use the money she earned from her 'niece' to make fun for herself. Laveau The wife especially likes strong and noble superiors, but those people look down on her, so she has to hire some low-level officers who are short of money and can barely be regarded as decent. Introduce Mrs. Laver. Just sleep a few nights in Mrs. Laver's room and they'll have money to spend!"

"Mrs. Laveau has a regular client. We used to play horses together. He complained to me that Mrs. Laveau wanted to pick up a distinguished guest, but the guest had a very tricky mouth, and he had to be young, beautiful, and well-bred. Mrs. Laver has been busy for a long time in order to win over this guest, so that he almost can't even come up with the bet money..."

By this time, Mr. George had confirmed his guess, but he didn't know why he was targeting Miss Jane.

The note fell from Mr. George's fingers, and the labor market man scrambled to catch the pound before it landed on the horse manure.

He licked his lips, willing to offer some extra services to this generous gentleman: "The old woman fell in love with a businessman's lover, who is not yet 20 years old. It is said that she is very beautiful and very pampered , her master bought her a house. Mrs. Laveau not only wanted to coax the girl into her hands, but also took a fancy to her house."

The man smiled obsequiously and then said: "She wants to move her family there——some gentlemen don't want to go to the house on Grace Hall Street, because they think it's out of face, such as a person of status like you."

A businessman's lover?

While thinking about it, Mr. George turned his horse's head. As soon as he turned around, he saw the servant who was supposed to be waiting outside... and Mr. Gardner.

Mr. Gardner gave him a friendly nod.

Before the two gentlemen had gone far, they heard the male owner of the labor market say loudly: "Your friend is really the type that Mrs. Laveau likes. Please remind him to see who is lying in the room, and then he will be in the room." Decide whether to go in or not!"

The gentlemen pushed their legs unconsciously, and the first horse neighed and started to trot.

The author has something to say: Mrs. Laver, it is actually very easy to solve.The eldest brother-in-law showed his talents.

(^o^)/~, Yu saw many little angels in the comments and guessed it~

Something happened today, Yu didn't plan the time well, and the update was much later.For this reason, there are 150 small red envelopes for the comments in this chapter, and 150 small red envelopes for the evening update~

But adding more will be very late, Yu Xiazhang has to solve this matter.

Note: "Harris Garden Ladies' List", in fact, the real name should be "Harris' Covent Garden Ladies' List", which was the best-selling sex guide in the late 2th century for evaluating the city's prostitutes. , each priced at 6 shillings and 30 pence, has been popular for [-] years.