Grasp the farming script in the famous book

When Roland returned to the priest's cottage, Elizabeth had already returned.

Roland deliberately asked his sister how the walk was going. Elizabeth's face turned red and white, white and red, and said it was not bad, but she didn't mention meeting Mr. Darcy at all.

Then Elizabeth asked Roland in turn what Lady Catherine wanted her to do.

How could Roland dare to tell Elizabeth the real situation, so he had to use the "recipe" as an excuse.

The two sisters each concealed a part of the truth, but they both knew that the other had some unspeakable secrets, so it was inconvenient to speak out.

After speaking, the two just looked at each other in silence.

Immediately, Roland burst out laughing with a "puchi".

Elizabeth also laughed, poked Roland's forehead with her finger, and said reproachfully, "You..."

Between the two sisters, there is no need to confess to each other—everything goes without saying.

After these things happened, Roland and Elizabeth unanimously decided to leave Hunsford as soon as possible, return to London first, and then return to Hertford with Jane.

When they mentioned this to the priest couple, Maria couldn't bear it—after all, she would have to face Mr. Collins alone all day long after Roland and the others left.

But this is Maria's own choice, and no one else is to blame.

Just at this time, Elizabeth received a letter from Uncle Gardner, and the couple invited Elizabeth and Roland to travel to the Lake District in summer.

Roland was overjoyed—she had been in this plane for almost two years, and she hadn't seen the natural scenery of this country yet.

But when he thought of the mountains of work she had in hand, Roland had to reluctantly give up, and declined the invitation of his uncle and aunt.This trip to the Lake District can only be accompanied by Elizabeth alone.

At the same time news came from Rosings that Mr. Darcy, busy with business, had left Kent and was going north.

According to Roland's observation, Elizabeth didn't seem surprised when she heard about it.

She secretly speculated that Elizabeth and Darcy might have made an agreement, and decided to calm down and wait for the misunderstanding and prejudice to slowly dissipate.

This is also a good thing.

At least Lady Catherine was no longer in a hurry.

Her old man even specially invited Roland and Elizabeth to Rosings for a meal before they left.

Cousin Collins breathed a sigh of relief at this, and was relieved: it turned out that his cousins ​​had not offended his noble benefactor.

And Roland and Mrs. Catherine also tacitly said:

A reminder with eyes: Don't forget the oath you swore;

The other confirmed with his eyes: Of course, I've never been such a contradictory person.

Instead, the real party, Elizabeth, knew nothing about it, thinking it was just an ordinary farewell dinner.

In this way, Roland and Elizabeth bid farewell to the priest couple of Rosings and Hunsford, returned to London, and saw the Gardiners and Jane again.

Roland didn't have much time to talk to her uncle and sisters—she was notified by Mr. Wood as soon as she arrived in London that all the materials for the patent application had been handed in, and the patent review committee would hold a review within three days reply.

The intellectual property lawyer recommended by Uncle Phillips is in London.It was inevitable for Roland to visit the lawyer first, ask about the whole process of the defense and hearing, and then go back and sort out all the materials she had at hand, silently memorizing them to make sure everything was safe.

— After all, she never fights unprepared.

Uncle Mr. Gardiner has been doing business in Cheapside Street for a long time, and he has seen too many patent disputes.

But Mr. Gardner never thought that his niece could even apply for a patent.

Therefore, during these three days, everyone in the Gardner family on Cheapside Street was cautious and did not even dare to speak loudly, for fear of disturbing Roland and delaying her being the first woman to obtain a "patent" in England.

On the morning of the defense, Mr. Gardner personally escorted his niece to the seat of the Patent Examination Committee.

Before Roland's carriage arrived, a large group of people had gathered outside the building where the committee was located, all dressed formally and wearing top hats—they were all builders headed by Mr. Wood.

The news has already spread: Once the patent of this "glass house" is registered by others, and the usage fee is recovered, all builders who have used this technology will inevitably "bleed."

Therefore, these gentlemen were very anxious. Before the defense meeting started, they all gathered at the door, waiting for the respondent to appear.

As soon as Mr. Gardner's carriage arrived, as soon as the black door opened, an extremely bright figure jumped out of the carriage.

Roland was wearing a fine gauze summer dress with light yellow background and small florals today, and a hat of the same color.

Such a fresh color falls among the dark gentleman's top hats, like a delicate flower blooming.

The builders were flabbergasted: they had heard Mr. Wood say that the patent applicant on their side was a woman—but no one had expected it to be such a vibrant young woman.

"This lady... is she an adult?"

A builder held back for a long time, and suddenly said this sentence.

For a moment, everyone was terrified, and no one believed that such a little girl could really apply for a patent.

And they... actually bet their property, their company, and their career on such a little girl?

Fortunately, Uncle Gardner was used to big scenes, so he immediately opened his arms to protect Roland as he got off the carriage.

"Excuse me, please step aside. This is Miss Bennett, who is invited to answer."

Roland wore long white gloves on both arms, a small handbag in one hand, and a stack of thick documents in the other arm.

In terms of aura, she is no different from those working women in later generations.With Uncle Gardner protecting her in front, Roland walked up the steps steadily, with a pair of beautiful big eyes looking around from time to time, as a greeting to the people "waiting" for her here.

Mr. Wood immediately came up to him and greeted Roland nervously: "Miss Bennett, our Architects Guild has tried our best to lobby the review committee, and we have also stated the ins and outs of the matter to them. You..."

He originally wanted to ask: “Can you really do it?”

After all, the Architects Association once suggested finding a lawyer to defend Roland on his behalf.

But when the words came to his lips, Mr. Wood had an idea and changed the question to: "Are you... sure?"

Roland stopped when he heard this, turned to Mr. Wood and smiled, and asked him, "Apart from me being young and a woman, do you have any reason to be worried?"

Mr. Wood was shocked and shook his head again and again: "No, no!"

This technology was first proposed by Roland, and she explained all the technical details to the builders and construction workers one by one - if she is not qualified for the defense, then no one will be.

"Then don't worry!" Roland said decisively.

She said no more, and accompanied by Mr. Gardner, she walked quickly into the hall where the audit committee was located.

The builders couldn't get in, so they could only wait outside for news.

This kind of empty waiting is the most tormented. The builders were patient at first, and then they all got together and started discussing.

"Mr. Wood, are you sure... this is the applicant himself?"

—They still couldn't believe it.

"I'm sure," Mr. Wood nodded solemnly, "it was she who drew the sketch in front of me and handed it to me."

The building materials dealer also helped Mr. Wood.

"But she's a woman, and so young..."

"Everyone, in the history of European countries, there have been several queens who came to the throne at a young age-no one has ever stipulated that women cannot get patents."

"But...the other party who wants to preemptively register the patent..."

Mr. Wood nodded: "Yes, that's right, the opponent is a man, a veteran who specializes in squatting patents."

"But, gentlemen, has it ever occurred to you that we have no choice but to trust Miss Bennett and pray that she will obtain this patent."

"Because she said in person that once she wins the patent, she will license this technology to us for free."

"She said that her original intention was not to monopolize, but to share. The reason why she is now fighting for this patent is to allow more people to enjoy the convenience brought by technology—"

"With this patent, the botanical garden can have a greenhouse, the garden can have a sun room, and those emergency houses built for disaster relief can also use this technology as long as the glass is replaced by wood panels..."

"My God," said a builder who had never heard of these, taking off his hat, "then I must pray to God, and pray that this Miss Bennett will live a long life." Years old, won the patent."

The rest of the people agreed one after another, and they really had no other choice but to pray.

No one is sure - can Roland really succeed?

However, the time for this defense was extremely long, and it was already past noon, and the result of the defense had not yet come out.

Anxiety is clearly written on every gentleman's face——

Can she handle the endless questions from the audit committee?

Can she withstand the pressure from her opponents?

……

Can the committee finally award a patent to a woman?

Until suddenly someone pushed the door out.

Mr. Gardner escorted Roland out of the hall and walked quickly to the steps.

Roland's expression was calm, and the others couldn't see any joy from her face, and they all rushed forward in panic.

"Miss Bennett, Miss Bennett... how's the situation?"

The most anxious person is Mr. Wood - his construction company undertakes the most construction, if the patent is squatted successfully, he will lose a lot of money, and he can only go bankrupt.

So now he hurriedly stopped in front of Roland, speaking incoherently but couldn't find the right words: Miss...you won't fail, right?

Unexpectedly, Roland smiled sweetly at him: "Congratulations, Mr. Wood, your company's flagship products: greenhouses and sun rooms, will still be at that cost and price in the future."

"Your business will only flourish and will never go bankrupt."

Mr. Wood was stunned when he heard the words, and he didn't recover for a long time.

This conversation took place between Roland and Mr. Wood, and no other builders heard it.For a while, people were in a panic, and everyone was asking loudly, but no one could hear anyone's voice clearly.

Uncle Gardner shouted decisively: "Please be quiet!"

The scene quickly fell silent, and almost everyone held their breaths.

Uncle Gardner said loudly: "Everyone, you can rest assured that Miss Bennett has applied for a patent for this construction technology—as long as you apply by letter, she can provide a power of attorney and authorize you to use it for free."

"is this real?"

Some people still couldn't believe it: "Such a young lady, could it be that she really..."

Others were already cheering, "Yay!"

In an instant, many normally serious businessmen reached out and took off their top hats and threw them into the sky.

On this battlefield where no gunpowder can be seen, this battle was won beautifully.

"Miss Bennett, Miss Bennett, our guild is willing to bear the cost of your patent application, any application fees, travel expenses, legal fees... as long as you provide the bills and hand them over to us, we will reimburse you!"

People from the Builders' Guild rushed forward to offer Roland this financial benefit.

"Miss Bennett, if you have any fantastic ideas in this industry that can be patented, please feel free to bring them up, and we can cooperate in the future!"

Roland smiled and nodded to the happy builders one by one.

At last her eyes fell on the face of some gentleman waiting in the distance.

She nodded gently there, and the other party also took off her hat from a distance, saluted Roland, and then got on her horse and left.

That was Mr. Darcy himself.

Judging from the direction Darcy left, this gentleman should have left for the north of England after her defense was over.

Although the gentleman in the distance had already turned and left, Roland still spoke and whispered "Thank you"——

Earlier, at the defense site of the Patent Application Committee, Roland had been frantically "attacked" by the applicant's opponent.

The opponent obviously didn't have Roland's rich knowledge, nor did he understand the specific details of the technology.When the committee asked questions, it was far from being able to answer fluently like Roland, and he was also unable to provide testimony from famous people.

But the other party kept saying:

"There's no way this could have been invented by a young girl."

"Have you ever seen a woman do this?"

Roland: Although I did bring this technology from outside the plane, is it true that there are no women engaged in architectural design in ancient and modern times?

—No, there are many, many women in this business, and they are all doing well!

So Roland brought the topic back to the patent itself again and again, lest the other party always talk about her gender and qualifications.

But the other party has always been relentless, seized this point and pursued fiercely, making a big fuss...

Finally, a member of the committee spoke up, refuted the nonsense of the opponent, and prohibited him from continuing such "personal attacks". If the opponent continued, he would be kicked out of the defense site and deprived of the opportunity to obtain a patent.

In the end, the review committee unanimously approved Roland's application after a collegial discussion - Roland's application only needs to be publicized for another ten days, and if no one raises any objections, the patent will be officially granted to her.

After the defense, Roland personally went to thank the committee member.The other party said: "You don't need to thank me, a gentleman has mentioned to me in advance that you may be unfairly attacked."

"I owe that gentleman a favor, so I promised that gentleman that I will stop the other party's behavior without affecting fairness."

Roland considered many possibilities: Is this mysterious person who secretly helped Uncle Gardner, Uncle Phillips, Mr. Wood or the Builders Guild?

It wasn't until he saw Mr. Darcy who was waiting far away that Roland suddenly realized that the person who had been silently caring about her behind the scenes was actually this one.

Looking at the back of Mr. Darcy going away, she thanked silently in her heart: "You are such a good brother."

The good news spread instantly among family and friends.

When Roland returned to Meryton with her two sisters, she had already become a "celebrity".

When she got down from the carriage, she saw Uncle Phillips' family, Mary and Kitty, Sir Lucas's family, and many prominent people in the town gathered outside the carriage waiting for her.

"Miss Bennett, congratulations on being the No.1 patented woman - you are the light of Meryton, the light of Hertfordshire!"

Sir Lucas, as the former mayor, congratulated Roland on behalf of everyone, and his words were decent and beautiful.

Roland blushed slightly, nodded and thanked everyone for their congratulations.

"Miss Bennet, since you have obtained this patent, the Bennet family will get rich, right?"

I don't know who it is, such a philistine, asked aloud in the crowd.

It was known before that the Bennet ladies could not inherit property, but now the youngest had a patent in her name--something that the Reverend Collins could not inherit from Mr Bennet.

People are guessing: the dowries of the Bennetts will increase, and they will gain a greater advantage in the marriage market-suitors must hurry.

Unexpectedly, Roland said: "I have reached an agreement with the Builders' Guild in London, except for a small amount of patent application fees, no other royalties will be charged to builders."

"I also want to thank my sisters for being considerate and understanding of me."

Roland had already greeted his sisters about licensing the patent for free.All the sisters made it clear that the patent belonged to Roland himself, and everything should be decided by Roland himself.

"Ouch—"

Immediately someone felt sorry for the Bennett family: "Such a good opportunity to make a fortune."

"So there's no money—"

The residents of Meryton who gathered around the Bennett family suddenly said "scattered". Apart from a few beautiful words of congratulations, no one really paid attention to the Bennett family.

This finally allowed the Bennett sisters to get together and sit down for a meal at Aunt Phillips' house.

"Jane, Lizzie, Lydia...it's great that you're back!"

Mary and Kitty have long waited eagerly.

Although we usually have some small frictions, once we separated, we realized how important each other is.

In the afternoon, the sisters bid farewell to Aunt Phillips's family and returned to Longbourne in their own carriage.

Just as Roland was about to get into the car, Kitty pushed her with a smile, and raised her chin far away.

Wickham was standing in the distance waiting, and when Roland turned his face away, he took off the top hat he was wearing.

"Before you came back, Mr. Wickham asked his aunt several times, asking when you would come back," Kitty told Roland with a smile. "When I came to Meryton this morning, he came here to ask!"

"Go and say hello!" Kitty nudged.

Roland was depressed: Wickham put on such a look of pursuing her in front of the people, but the queen... What is this guy's plan?

She couldn't refuse Kitty's suggestion, so she stepped forward, bowed to Wickham, and greeted with a smile: "Mr. Wickham, I haven't seen you for a while."

Wickham was as pleasant in appearance as ever, bowing and kissing hands, with a suave smile on his face.

But only Roland heard him lower his voice and grind his back molars: "Why do you... always have trouble with me?"

Roland: ...Oh!

Mr. Darcy had warned her that Wickham might have been behind the "patent squatting."

Now, Wickham didn't tell himself.