[Pride and Prejudice] Lady Makes Money

Manli didn't react for a while.

It took me a while to realize that my father was accusing me of only thinking about making money.

Suddenly a little speechless.

She pulled away the chair opposite the desk, sat down face to face with her father, and looked at him with a serious face: "Dad, have you seriously considered why mom is so eager to sell us and only wants to marry us to rich people?" to my family?"

A trace of helplessness appeared on Mr. Bennet's face.

He took off his glasses and rubbed the center of his brows: "Honey, don't care too much about what your mother thinks, let alone be influenced by her. She hopes that you can live well in the future, but in fact, you can't just marry for money. products are more important.”

This time Manli was not as usual, and immediately nodded in agreement with her father's words.

She shook her head, looked into Mr. Bennet's eyes and said, "I don't know if Papa has heard of a proverb in the East called poor and lowly couples mourning for all things. It means that when two poor people are together, even if they have feelings, It’s easy to waste everything in life because of haggling over everything. People without money, no matter what they do, are under more pressure than rich people, and usually the final outcome is not too happy.”

"It's not wrong for my mother to want us to live a better life. Maybe it's because she understands better than you how difficult it is for a woman to live after marriage if she doesn't have money in her hands."

Mr. Bennet was stunned.What his daughter said caused an uproar in his heart!

On weekdays, at home, his wife babbled about whom his daughter would marry every day, which annoyed him very much.

He has always believed that the reason why he can endure until now is really because, as a gentleman, he must have a tolerant character.

However, today's third daughter's words showed him a level that he had never noticed before.

In other words, it was a side that he unconsciously and intentionally ignored.

Mr. Bennet suddenly thought that when he and his wife got married, although his father-in-law was just a lawyer, he had no status.

But he gave his wife four thousand pounds as a dowry. ①

And myself-

It is said that it is also the largest rich family in the local area, but they can only give each daughter a dowry of [-] pounds.

What can a thousand pounds do?

No one knows better than him——

Not even enough for a noble lady to buy a dress.

Mr. Bennet was about to be swallowed up by a sudden burst of guilt almost instantly.

"So Dad, we have to find a way to make money."

Manli looked into her father's eyes and said seriously.

"But how easy is it?" Mr. Bennet sighed.

Manli thought for a while, then asked: "I have the impression that there is no rule in the law that daughters cannot inherit property. Our family's situation is nothing more than that the current property was inherited by you at the beginning, and you have no right to speak. Then Dad, if you What about buying a manor?"

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Mr. Bennet dropped his glasses on the desk.

He immediately realized his gaffe, picked up his glasses and put them back on, shook his head and sighed: "My silly boy, do you think it's so easy to buy the manor? Our family's production in ten years is not enough to buy a competitive Now this small half of the manor, not to mention all the income of the family, must be recorded and filed for inquiries at any time."

Mr. Bennet's meaning was clear.Although he is the owner of the manor now, because he has no son, what he actually does is just the work of a big housekeeper.

The next heir can come and check the accounts at any time.

It is impossible for him to have a large sum of money to buy his own property.

Manli nodded, as if it should be taken for granted: "So, we have to make more money!"

"How?" Mr. Bennet only felt that his daughter was naive, but it was not easy to dampen her enthusiasm.

"Take your time." Manli said with a serious expression.

"It's like writing a book and selling design drawings. The money is not produced by the farm, and we can use it freely. Then, can we discuss with uncle to see if we can cooperate with them..."

"no!"

Before Manli could finish speaking, Mr. Bennet interrupted her, warning in a stern tone: "Get rid of this idea as soon as possible! In any case, it is absolutely impossible for me to agree with our family to go into business."

Manli was silent.

She knew that in this era, like the ancient Huaguo, agriculture was valued over commerce, and doing business was looked down upon.

But—from the information she learned, how many of the wealthy households around did not start their fortunes by doing business?

Leaving aside, isn't Mr. Lucas donating the knight title because he made money in business?

And Mr. Bingley's family, which was praised by his mother and even the whole village, didn't he also start his family by doing business? ②

It's nothing more than these people have already made enough money, and then desperately changed their identities.

It's just that with her father's stubborn personality, Manli didn't know how to persuade him.She decided to find a chance to visit her uncle's house and learn more about the situation before making a decision.

"I'll talk about it later, Dad. Anyway, I must sell this design. I don't care. You must draw it within these two days."

Manli patted the design drawing of the thermos bucket on the desk with her hand, and said to her father.

Maybe it's because she has accepted the family and the parents from her heart, now Manli speaks a lot more casually than when she first came here, and sometimes she even acts like a baby and plays a little rascal.

However, Mr. Bennet didn't feel disobedient at all. On the contrary, he felt that his third daughter had become much cuter than before.

"I don't know how to draw." He looked at the picture and made a bitter face again.

At this moment, the door of the study was knocked twice randomly from outside. Before Mr. Bennet could respond, Kitty poked her head in.

"Manly, have you finished talking with Dad? Mom asked me to ask you, we are going to Meryton, are you going?"

"Go!" Manli agreed without thinking.

When I walked to the door, I still didn't forget to turn my head and say: "Dad, let's go out to play, you draw pictures at home obediently, be serious, I will check when I come back!"

Mr. Bennet: "..."

Meryton Manley had not been.

In other words, she has been here for half a year and has been busy adapting to the environment, and has never been to a place a little farther away.

Except for her, the whole family is familiar with the road.

One carriage was obviously not enough for so many people, so Mrs. Bennet specially paid for another carriage.So she and her two eldest daughters sat in the family carriage, while the three younger daughters sat in another.

"I heard that there is a new batch of hats in Mrs. Susie's shop. They are all the latest styles in London. We must go and have a look. Everyone said that Charlotte's hat at the last dance was beautiful. I must buy one." It's better than that."

Although she was still sitting in the carriage, Lydia's heart had already flown far away, and she chattered non-stop along the way.

"Is there any spice shop in Meryton? I want to see if there are any new spices." Manli touched Kitty's arm and asked.

"Yes! Mr. George's store is the largest non-staple food store in Meryton. It has a lot of delicious food. I have seen maltose from China there before. It is super delicious! It's a pity that my mother is only willing to give it to me. I'll buy a little," said Kitty excitedly.

"Just remember to eat, no wonder you are so fat." Lydia interjected from the side, and then received Kitty's big eyes.

And Manli's eyes lit up!

How did she forget!

The [-]th century in Britain is actually equivalent to the middle and late Qing Dynasty in China. That is to say, the seasonings and spices she wants may have already traveled across the ocean to come here!

You know, she was even thinking about how to make vinegar a few days ago!

The malt vinegar being eaten here is made from sour beer, and it has a particularly strange taste that Manli can't get used to.

Not to mention using it to make cold dishes.

Thinking of vinegar, many bottles of vinegar with labels popped up in Manli's mind, such as aged vinegar, persimmon vinegar, white vinegar, Zhenjiang balsamic vinegar, big red Zhejiang vinegar...

I just feel like I can't control the saliva in my mouth.

They arrived in Meryton soon, and because Mary was too anxious to go to Mr. George's shop, she agreed with her mother to split up.

The carriage first took mother and the others to Mrs. Susie's tailoring shop, and then sent her and Kitty.

After they finished shopping, gather together at the ready-to-wear shop.

……

"Mrs. George, do you have any new products here today? Do you still have the maltose that came from China last time?"

As soon as they entered the door, Kitty called out familiarly.

"Hey, little Kitty is here? Is your mother willing to buy you candy today?"

A chubby middle-aged woman raised her head from the counter, looked at the two of them and said with a smile.

Kitty suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Manli took a step forward, pointed to a box of candies wrapped in beautiful sugar paper on the display cabinet behind the counter and said, "Take that down and show us."

The woman froze for a moment, then looked at Kitty questioningly.

Kitty suddenly regained her spirits, puffed her chest out, and said proudly: "This is my third sister, Manli, who usually doesn't want to go out, so you don't know her. My mother spoils her! Although my mother doesn't want to give I buy candy, but I will give Third Sister pocket money."

Then he looked at Manli earnestly: "Third sister, you are rich, right?"

This was the first time Manli saw someone who could say "my mother is biased, give my sister money but not me" so proudly, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

She didn't answer Kitty's words, but asked casually: "How do you sell this box of candy?"

The woman froze for a moment, then said with a smile: "This whole box is one shilling and fifteen pence a box, but we can usually sell them separately, and you can buy ten pieces for three pennies, my dear." Miss."③

Manli was taken aback!

The reason why she chose this box of candy is because it is the most beautifully packaged in the whole store.

Since I brought Kitty out, I naturally had to buy some good food for my sister.

Of course she knew no one would buy a box, after all it looked like a lot.But Manli never thought that such a big box of candy would only cost such a little money!

At this moment, with five pounds of royalties, she instantly felt that she was a rich man!