The heroine of the healing department is very rigid [Pride and Prejudice]

Ai Mier was dressed neatly, with a pair of slender eyes that she got from somewhere on the bridge of her nose, she was holding a stack of papers in her hand, and she was asking a laundry woman for something.

Although Mary and Emily have long been at odds with each other, they still have to maintain basic etiquette in front of outsiders.So they greeted each other perfunctorily, and left with their own thoughts.But as soon as Emily left, Mary quietly followed.

Emily also went to look for Thompson. She was sure that the other party did not recognize her as the bread seller, so she knocked on the door three times with her head held high, looking confident.When Thompson heard someone knocking on the door, he thought that someone was bothering him because he couldn't find the bed sheets, so he opened the door aggressively, ready to scold the knocker.But when he saw Emily standing at the door, he suddenly lost his temper.

Rich, beautiful, generous maiden.

Thompson immediately put on a smiling face, unconsciously adjusted his tie and hair, and then welcomed Emily into the room.

Mary hid in the doorway and began to listen to the corner.

Thompson had a naturally loud voice, especially when he was happy or angry, so even his attempts to appear gentlemanly to Emily were unsuccessful.

Emily didn't care about this, she put the blueprint in her hand on the table, and began to explain while pointing at it.Thompson listened hard for a long time, and finally understood that Emily wanted to build a fire brigade, and also gave a fire extinguishing equipment called "fire truck".

"Fire Engine" consists of a vigorous horse and a car that looks like a box.The box car will be filled with water for emergencies.

In addition, there must be several large leather bags, which are also filled with water, and then the end of the opened bamboo is inserted into the leather bag. ②

Once there is a fire, the villagers only need to point the bamboo tube at the flame and squeeze the bag hard.

Thompson was dizzy when he heard it, and finally expressed regret that the box car can be made, but the fire leather bag can't.

Because things like bamboo are too rare, they can't get them unless they are imported from eastern countries.

However, as an ordinary small British village, they have neither the ability nor the funds to import bamboo.However, he still expressed his gratitude to Emily, and promised to find some carpenters to make box cars immediately.

Emily was very upset.She spent three days and three nights lighting the lamp before drawing these things, in order to take this opportunity to make herself famous and attract Darcy's attention.

She is confident, after all, girls as generous and intelligent as her must be rare.Although generosity is forced, but no one knows.

But who would have thought that Thompson told her that there was no bamboo.Emily calmed down for a while, and belatedly remembered that there seemed to be no bamboo in Britain at this time.Even in modern times, British bamboo was introduced from Asian and African countries.

Without the bamboo tubes, those leather bags and waterwheels would be useless, and her busy work was in vain.Emily was furious, she took off the pair of gold-rimmed eyes that were used to pretend to be gentle, put them in her pockets, and prepared to leave angrily.

Thompson hastily smiled apologetically, wanting Emily to sit down for a while.Even if the other party did not bring substantial help this time, the heart is good.He couldn't make such a kind lady sad and angry.

It's a pity that Emily didn't appreciate it, and she felt a wave of shame and anger when she learned that her efforts had been in vain.Besides, she originally wanted to take this opportunity to suppress Mary's arrogance. You must know that the whole of Hertford now praises the third daughter of the Bennet family as an angel.

But these villagers certainly don't know that the angel is listening to the corner at the moment.

Mary squatted at the door for a long time, until her waist was sore and her back hurt, but she didn't find out that Emily was trying to do something bad.On the contrary, she seems to want to provide a little help from the bottom of her heart this time, so as to avoid the recurrence of the tragedy. Although her method is not thoughtful enough, her kindness cannot be denied.

Mary stood up leaning on the wall, ready to leave again. She wasted too much time today at the door of Thompson's office.But before taking two steps, she turned back again.

"F××k" Seeing that Thompson insisted on letting her stay for tea, Ai Mier couldn't help swearing, and then continued to curse, "Smelly rascal, stay away from me." She was really angry, so Unknowingly, he picked up an American accent.

Before that, she had been careful to imitate the pronunciation of the British in order not to arouse suspicion.

Thompson was startled at first, he didn't expect Emily to say such rude words, besides, he didn't do anything, just prepared to pour himself a cup of black tea.Then he began to feel that the accent was familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.

where?

In the trading market a few days ago.

Thompson suddenly realized that although he had no talent in language, since he had dealt with all kinds of people since he was a child, he could easily distinguish the subtle differences in their speech.What's more, Emily's accent is so special, it's almost the same as that woman in the gauze hat who came to sell bread at a high price a few days ago.

Will they be alone?That woman was so cunning, so merciless towards the refugees, that she sold bread and milk at a high price when they were short of food.As for Emily, she donated a full 300 pounds by herself.

£300?

He also spent £300 on bread from that woman.And that woman also likes to say F××k, their figures and backs are very similar.

It's just that he had been immersed in "such a generous lady" before and didn't realize it.Emily and the woman who sells bread are basically the same person.

Thompson was furious that Emily sold food at a high price during the worst of the disaster, then lied about the money as her own savings and donated it, making them all grateful for her generosity.Thompson is not very disgusted with spending money to buy bread. After all, no one's money comes for nothing, but selling food to the disaster-stricken area at double the market price is really outrageous.

Emily obviously didn't realize that she had revealed herself. Seeing that Thompson didn't speak, she thought that Thompson had been bluffed by her, so she walked out the door arrogantly.

It doesn't matter that she went out this time, she just had a face-to-face meeting with Mary.

Mary was also stunned when she heard Emily's foul words just now, so that she couldn't help but stop again to see what would happen next, but who would have thought that Emily would come out so soon.

She was thinking of finding an excuse to fool herself about what happened in the corner, but Emily just gave her an angry look and left.

Mary didn't plan to stay for a long time. It would be embarrassing for Emily to find her listening to the corner alone, and it would be even more embarrassing if Thompson found out.

"Miss Mary." The more embarrassing thing came, Emily didn't close the door before leaving, so Thompson who came to close the door saw Mary who was about to run away.

"Have you been at the door?"

"Didn't you ask me to guard the door in case anyone disturbed your conversation?" Mary lied without changing her expression, but Thompson was not a fool. He waved his hand to let Mary in and began to ask about Emily.

"That girl from the Collins family is really your relative?" Thompson couldn't believe it. He had changed a lot about Mary in the past few days, so it was difficult to connect her with Emily.

Mary rolled her eyes quietly in her heart, of course she didn't want to recognize Emily as a relative, but the fact was there, she had to admit it.

Thompson still had an expression of disbelief. He briefly talked about Emily's high-priced food sale, and then asked Mary to inform her family not to trust Emily.

Although she knew that Emily was not a very good person, when Mary heard that she was making "disaster fortune", she was still stunned.

At the same time, she felt ashamed for a while, because Emily was her relative anyway, and she still lived at Bennet Manor, and now she did such a thing, which was a shame to the whole family.

Thompson probably sensed Mary's feelings, he generously stated that he would not offend others because of Emily, and apologized for belittling Mary a few days ago.Then he asked a question that Mary was also thinking about.

"Where did the food in Collins come from?"

Mary didn't know either.

In fact, she had similar doubts when she climbed the window to watch Emily last time.Emily's dress had no pockets or a clutch, and the £300 seemed conjured out of thin air.

But they didn't bother with this problem too much. After all, compared with rebuilding the village, this is just a trivial matter.

"I heard Emily provided you with some blueprints." Mary said suddenly, since Thompson already knew that she was eavesdropping, she didn't bother to hide it.

"That's right, that's right." Thompson handed the blueprints to Mary casually. "Honestly, she has a good idea, but it's a pity we can't import bamboo."

"Heathcliff can get bamboo." Mary blurted out, and she remembered her father saying that Heathcliff's business spread all over the world, and even set foot in the far eastern countries.

"Him?" Thompson frowned. If it wasn't necessary, he didn't want to have anything to do with Heathcliff, even though it was said that this man had wealth that even the Earl was jealous of.

"I don't think he's going to do us that favor."

"But he's a businessman." Mary knew what Thompson was thinking, so she quickly added, "If we let him make money, there must be room for maneuver."

Thompson sighed heavily, and suddenly felt that no matter how capable Mary was, she was still a little girl who was not that proficient in financial management.

"Even so, we still need the principal. We must spend part of the money first before Heathcliff can help us import bamboo. But all our money is used to rebuild the village, and there is no extra part at all."

"Actually, I think this is our principal, Mr. Thompson." Mary held up Emily's blueprint and pointed to the leather bag fire extinguisher.