Pride and Prejudice accident

At noon, there was a maroon filly on the farm of the Ferguson family. It was named Anna. The parents of the little Anna were both thoroughbreds. As soon as this little guy was born, he could tell that he would be very successful in the future. pretty.

"Dad, how many horses can we sell this year?" Andrea asked, stroking little Anna's head.

"Little Anna's mother doesn't count. We have five horses that can be sold as long as someone takes a fancy to them. If it goes well, dear, you will have a large dowry." Mr. Ferguson patted Little Anna on the back, laughing said.

"Come on Daddy, you'd be pretty lucky if you sold a horse or two. Remember that Mr. Bingley I was talking about? He might be in Mayfair sometime, and he said he wanted to buy horses, and I think we might be able to Sell ​​one," Andrea said.

"If that Mr. Bingley wants to buy a horse, I think he might have to come here as soon as possible, so that he can have more choices." Mr. Ferguson said, walking out of the stable.

"Dad, what does this mean?" Andrea quickly chased him out.

"Your uncle wrote me a letter saying that he learned from a friend that there is a gentleman who wants to open a racecourse and needs at least 30 thoroughbred horses. Now he is looking for horses. He has already helped me talk about it. If there is an accident, the other party will send someone to look at the horses in a few days. Our five horses are very good, and three of them run quite fast. I am sure that I can sell at least three of them." Mr. Ferguson looked at the horses. said some of the horses that were galloping in the paddocks on the farm.

"Oh, that's really great. Mom will be very happy. I can finally eat a few more good meals at home." Edward followed behind and said happily.

"Didn't your mother and I let you eat something good? You just ate one more meal of scrambled eggs, Edward don't complain, scrambled eggs are not a bad food." Mr. Ferguson said to his youngest son, He was still a bit spoiled for Edward. After all, after giving birth to Maria, he was already disappointed in having a son, but Edward was still born, which made him extremely happy.However, Edward had some bad habits that he could not tolerate. As a gentleman, it is definitely not a good behavior to be picky when eating.

Edward pouted childishly. It wasn't his fault that he had a partial eclipse, but he didn't like scrambled eggs, fried fish nuggets, celery, cauliflower, chili... Well, there are indeed a lot of foods he doesn't like.

"Dad, is uncle sure when the horse buyers will arrive? Let's get ready. Mom has been complaining about the high price of some food recently." Andrea asked.

"Your uncle will write to us, and we will receive it in about two days. If we can sell the horses, your mother won't have to worry about the price of fish or sugar rising."

In fact, they received a letter from Mr. Richard Ferguson that morning, saying that he would arrive in Mayfair a week later with two gentlemen from the racecourse. He said that the two gentlemen who came this time You can directly decide whether to buy the Ferguson family's horses, so let Mr. Ferguson tidy up the three guest rooms, and make sure to entertain the two gentlemen well, because as long as this transaction is successful, the Ferguson family can establish a long-term business relationship with that horse farm.

Naturally, Mr. Ferguson immediately asked the housemaids to pack up the three best guest rooms, and then bought a lot of fresh food on the morning when Mr. Richard and the others came. As long as the guests come, they can enjoy comfortable rooms and Delicious lunch.

The carriage of Mr. Richard's family stopped at the door of Ferguson's house at 09:30 in the morning. Mr. Richard got off first, and then two young gentlemen got out of the carriage after him. One of them The shorter gentleman has brown hair and brown eyes. He has regular features, but there is a shrewd energy in his eyes, and he is a full-fledged businessman.There is also a slender and straight gentleman with blond hair and blue eyes. He looks very handsome, with a gentle smile on his face, and his whole body exudes style, looking like a noble young master.

"My dear brother, it's been a long time. It's a pity that we didn't spend Christmas together last year. If this business is successful, you must come to London with me for a few days. I plan to open another shop. Maybe you can give me Give me some advice." Mr. Richard walked up to Mr. Ferguson with his chubby belly and gave him a warm hug, then pointed to the two gentlemen behind him and introduced: "Mr. Riley Wakeman, he He has been buying and selling horses for a long time and as far as I know he has bought every one of them very well. Mr. George Wickham, who is a friend of one of the investors in the racecourse and will be in the future I'm a member of the racetrack, and I'm here to learn how to pick horses."

"Good morning gentlemen, thank you very much for coming to see my horses, I am sure you will not be disappointed. This is my wife, this is my second daughter Andrea, and this is my third Daughter Maria, you are welcome to visit Ferguson's house." Mr. Ferguson said with a smile, leading the three of them into the house.

After everyone entered the living room, the maids served refreshments. Mr. Wakeman was obviously not only good at selecting horses, but also very good at raising horses, so he had a very pleasant chat with Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Richard.Mr. Wickham didn't seem to be very interested in the topic of horses. He sat among the ladies after chatting with the gentlemen for a few minutes. Mrs. Ferguson likes him, and even Andrea and Maria have a good impression of him.

"Mr. Wickham, you really can talk. You must have read a lot of books, otherwise you wouldn't be able to tell so many interesting things." After Wickham chatted with Mrs. Ferguson for a while, Mrs. Ferguson said .

"Actually, I went to Oxford University for a period of time, so I should have read some books, but not many." Wickham said after taking a sip of tea with a teacup in his hand, but his smiling eyes were on Andre Ya and Maria quickly swept across them.

Maria's face immediately turned red. This gentleman is really good at electric discharges. Even Andrea can't help saying that his eyes are attractive. Fortunately, Andrea is very familiar with everyone in this era. I don't particularly like the small boy I like, and Mr. Wickham happens to be that kind of typical cream boy, so Andrea can still completely resist his charm.

"It's been a while, Mr. Wickham, do you mean you haven't finished your studies?" Mrs. Ferguson asked with interest.

"Yes, due to some reasons, I gave up my studies, but don't feel sorry for me. After I traveled to some places, I joined the militia to defend my home and country, but my friend asked me to help He is doing business, so I temporarily took a period of time off in the militia. If the horse farm can be successfully completed, then I can return to the barracks. If the horse farm cannot be successfully completed, I will resign from the militia. , to concentrate on helping my friend with his business," Mr Wickham said.

"Oh, then you are really a loyal gentleman. There are not many gentlemen who can sacrifice some of their own interests for the sake of friendship these days. I think your friends must be very lucky to make friends with you."

"Mrs. Ferguson, although your compliment makes me feel unacceptable, I have to say that I really have nothing to say about my friends. In my opinion, friendship should last forever. And if the racecourse can be opened smoothly Now, I can make a lot of money too, which is not bad," Wickham said.

"Yes, yes, I think your horse farm will be able to open smoothly, and our horses will also be able to be sold smoothly." Mrs. Ferguson said.

After eating at noon, Mr. Ferguson took Richard, Mr. Wickman and Wickham to the farm together. The weather was fine that day, and the servants who took care of the horses pulled the horses out as usual. Free to move around, the Ferguson family's horses are well-raised, all of them are fat and strong, and the smooth fur of the horses is shining in the sun, and they look very good.

The deal went well. When we returned to the Ferguson Manor in the evening, Mr. Wakeman had already decided to buy the three stallions of the Ferguson family, so we had a very pleasant dinner.

While eating steak, Wickham looked at the furnishings of Ferguson's restaurant. He originally thought that he was doing business with his friend John alone, so that he could seize power with a single mouth.But when he arrived in London, he found out that John had found a rich young man named Evans. Mr. Evans wanted to open a racetrack, and John invested a sum of money in it, but Wickham had no money to invest in it. Mr. Evans did not invest in it. Not wanting to pull him to do things, finally with John's help, Mr. Evans agreed to let Wickham take over the job of negotiating the business.

Although Mr. Wakeman is eloquent about horses, he can't talk about business. Wickham is very skilled at this. Trust, but negotiated a few deals.Wickham also made a lot of money because of this, but a few hundred pounds was too little for him. He needed more money, but obviously he couldn't make that much money all at once, So when he saw Andrea and Maria, he started thinking about their dowry again.

Compared with the Bennet family, the Ferguson family is obviously richer. Just looking at the horses on their farm, one can tell that the annual income of the Ferguson family must not be less. Wickham also knew from Mrs. Ferguson that the Ferguson family It can be seen that Mr. Ferguson is very generous to his daughters. Since he is willing to spend money to send them to a girls' school, he will not be stingy with their dowry.Wickham believed that Andrea and Maria's dowry must be much more than Elizabeth's. Although in his opinion they were slightly inferior to Elizabeth's appearance, the pound was the most beautiful thing in the world.Therefore, in just one dinner time, Wickham had already decided that he would hook up with a young lady from the Ferguson family.

The author has something to say:

For those who are worried that the heroine is a little bit backward, don't worry, it will be fine later. After all, the relationship between the two has just begun. Mr. Darcy is not willing to treat Elizabeth as he did in the middle and late stages of the original book. His arrogance must have a transition. If he said He really doesn't care about the identity of the heroine at all, then he is not Mr. Darcy.

What Ju Xiqin said is right, Mr. Darcy really has a shortcoming of arrogance, please bear with him, as long as he is not too much, after all, most of the wealthy and status gentlemen in that era were arrogant, I think those who are not arrogant It should be very few.The reason why the hostess doesn’t recognize Wickham in this chapter is because the hostess doesn’t remember the original work very well, so she won’t be sensitive to the name Wickham, although Najibana said that Viktor It's not about Cockerham, but the whole of England is called Longzhi.Wickham's was not uncommon, and Rogiana hadn't described Wickham's face to her.