[Pride and Prejudice] Stupid life in the 18th century

After finding the sack of curry from the warehouse, Elizabeth became restless and asked Uncle Edward for all of them, but they couldn't sell them anyway!But it's useless to come, Elizabeth has not been allowed to cook directly.Knowing that delicious food is right in front of you, but unable to enjoy it.Elizabeth didn't have to worry that these family members with poor taste buds would not like it. After curry entered the British recipes, it basically became the favorite of the British.What is even more exaggerated is that, except for the subcontinent of India, the land of Great Britain has the most authentic Indian cuisine in the world; this shows the status of Indian cuisine in the UK.

Elizabeth didn't dare to behave like a demon, and she might be dragged out as a heretic and burned to death; after all, no matter how smart a child is at the age of 7, his experience will always be there.After much deliberation, Elizabeth's only plan is to follow Mrs. Finger closely. Hey, let's let everyone think that she is a child who has some ideas about food.

Mrs. Finger would go to the market to buy some food after the Gardenals' daily snack.Elizabeth just stayed in the kitchen that day.

Mrs. Gardinal laughed when she saw her like this: "Elizabeth, do you have any ideas? Don't be too serious, Mrs. Finger. If Elizabeth really has any ideas, try it."

With these words, Elizabeth can finally intervene in a fair manner.When she solemnly assured Mrs. Finger that she would not make trouble, Mrs. Finger agreed to take her to the market.There is no need to worry about safety in broad daylight.

Jane didn't dare to ask to go to the street to play, but now that Elizabeth can go out, she will naturally not let this opportunity go.

Mrs. Bennet also knew that she didn't have much time to teach her two daughters since she arrived in London, and it would be good to let them go out with Mrs. Finger to learn more about market prices.Although she blindly dotes on her children, in fact, from the point of view of being able to teach a few daughters without a tutor in the original book, besides being a little simple-minded, she still has some talent and common sense.

For any mother, children are undoubtedly the most important.Mrs. Bennet always knows when to lead, even if she's a bit mundane and superficial in the book.

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The street surface in this area of ​​the market is not hardened, and there are large pits everywhere on the ground, almost all of which are filled with sewage. All kinds of animal and plant garbage are thrown randomly on the street, full of stench from rotting.Moreover, some booths are next to stinky drains and garbage dumps, which look disgusting and smell pungent.

Elizabeth realizes that whether this is the world of a book or not, this is indeed 18th-century England.Due to the status of the Gardiner family, the location of their house must be relatively marginal, that is, close to East London.Behind this dingy market was probably a slum, nicknamed "The Crow's Nest".There are homeless people wandering around every night, and some orphans will find food in the garbage.

Although it is a bit noisy now, the order is still normal after all. Elizabeth and Jane are not ladies of noble families. Mrs. Finger obviously thinks that although ladies should not come to this kind of place, but with her company, come to experience the dark side of society. It's okay.Maybe it can also dispel Miss Elizabeth's idea of ​​following up.

The only thing Elizabeth is lucky about is that she is the daughter of a small squire, and she doesn't have to make a living in this era; even if there is only a dowry of 1000 pounds like the original book, she can live a good life.It is relatively speaking that you cannot marry a good person, as long as the person is of good character, not lazy, and not superficial; just like my aunt, Mrs. Philip, marrying a lawyer is not a luxurious life, but it is also very stable.

But all this is still too far away, Elizabeth is only 7 years old, Jane is only 9 years old, and there are at least 10 long years.

Jane Bennett obviously couldn't accept the harsh environment. Her small white hand held her small mouth, making it difficult for her to breathe.

Mrs. Finger showed that she was very satisfied with the result: "Miss Elizabeth, you have seen it too. What else is there besides being messy? I wouldn't come here if it wasn't for daily food shopping."

"Don't complain, Mrs. Finger, hurry up and pick some fresh ingredients." Seeing Jane's pale face, Elizabeth knew that the child didn't want to stay here for a long time.It’s okay to act with an adult; if a little girl in this kind of place is well-dressed and looks so pretty and cute, if she acts alone, she really doesn’t know what will happen.

"Jane, take my hand, we follow Mrs. Finger, we are not too far apart."

Mrs. Finger, as usual, intended to buy a chicken, some fish or beef, potatoes or carrots, tomatoes and cabbages.She knelt down to pick and choose, while talking to the other party.

Elizabeth was standing next to her, looking around, and a man who was setting up a stall next to her looked a bit bored.He looks quite young, the arms and face exposed by the rolled up cuffs are wheat-colored after being exposed to the sun for a long time, and his muscles are also very strong; he doesn't look like a person who is used to coming here to set up a stall.On the hard cloth spread out in front of him were a few bags of things, tightly tied and airtight.

"Hello? Are the things in the bag for sale? What is it?" Elizabeth couldn't help but asked curiously.

The man saw that she didn't look like a person who could buy things, but she didn't look like a lady from a poor family either; so he answered her anyway. "It's the spice of India."

"Can you show me?"

"Miss, opening and closing are easy to get wet. Although there are not many things, they are still very precious."

"Sir, how much are these spices? Do you know how to use them?"

"All together cost 1 pound. This spice is called curry, which is used by Indians to season food. Adding a few spoonfuls to soup or boiled meat is very delicious."

Hearing this, Jane was sure that Elizabeth might buy these dirty sacks, and frowned her delicate eyebrows a little bit tangled.She reluctantly tugged at the hand she held with her younger sister. "Elizabeth."

"Have you ever been to India?" Elizabeth was so happy now!Isn't this a great opportunity to bring curry to the table!

Hearing the word India, Elizabeth also became curious. There are quite a few products in the dazzling array of goods at the uncle's house.

"Yes, the food made by Indians using this is very delicious. You can ask that lady to buy it back and try it." The man said and raised his chin towards Mrs. Finger, obviously knowing that the purchasing power is in her hands. .

Jane couldn't help but asked curiously, "Sir, did you bring anything back from India?"

"Ladies, if you come to this market tomorrow, I can show you the silver jewelry and gems brought from India."

"Oh!" Jane pouted and stopped answering the conversation. She didn't want to come to this foul-smelling market again. Immediately after she returned, she had to change all her clothes and wash them well. bath.

Elizabeth couldn't understand Jane's disgust, but this was indeed a rare opportunity. Even if the quality of the item wasn't very good, at least the price could be lowered.And this kind of imported product is absolutely not afraid that it will not be sold in my uncle's shop. "My uncle has a shop in London. If you bring back a lot of things, I can go back and ask him."

"I will be in this market for two days. I just got off the pier for a few days. If you don't come these two days, I may go to find other merchants. The crew members I know still have some goods. If you don't miss the appointment , You will never be disappointed."

The man didn't know how much it would be useful to say so much to a child, but he was moved by hearing that Elizabeth's uncle was a businessman. After all, although things were not worth a lot of money, it was completely meaningless to go to the black market.It's not that her background is too bad, and she won't take the risk of being a crew member to go to such a far place.Not to mention the bad environment on board, if one gets sick on board, God can't save lives.The man saw with his own eyes a sick sailor locked up several floors below the deck, with no sunlight and no fresh air, and perhaps death awaited that sailor.He held on to the hope that he could earn some capital back from this shot, and waited for the next desperate voyage.

"Okay, my uncle's name is Edward Ganadil. I think he will be interested in talking to you."

"Oh, you will never be disappointed, my name is Barry Weir, a crew member of the British East India Company."

"Goodbye then, I'm looking forward to our next conversation with you." Elizabeth finished the conversation and pulled Jane back to follow Mrs. Finger.Although I didn't have a good time to go shopping, the harvest this time is not small. It can be said that the amount of information brought by this crew member is too great!

Although Mrs. Finger did not intervene in the conversation between Elizabeth and the man, she was still on the sidelines.It wasn't until she knew that the man was a crew member of the British East India Company that she had to look at Elizabeth a little differently.In her opinion, Elizabeth, like her uncle, Mr. Ganadil, has a subtle observation and a good sense of money, and did not deal with this man casually; it is a pity that Elizabeth is not a boy, otherwise she must be a better man than her uncle. businessman.

"Miss Elizabeth, I have almost bought everything, do you want to take another look?"

"Mrs. Finger, let's go back quickly! I probably know what the little bag my uncle gave me is for!" Elizabeth smiled.

Jane also thought of it: "Liz, you mean Indians make curry?" What a smart girl!

"Hey, I can't wait, Mrs. Finger, let's prepare dinner together today, I believe it will be very delicious!"