[Pride and Prejudice] Lady Makes Money

"Rice? Oh, rice!"

Bingley was a fool if he didn't know by now that he had done a stupid thing.

What's more, he really didn't have any malicious intentions just now, he just made an unsuccessful joke.

"Miss Manli likes rice? I still have a lot in my trading house. I'll get someone to bring you some more the other day. Haha, I didn't pay attention to what I said just now, so don't take it to heart."

As he spoke, he took off the hat on his head and put it on his chest, and bowed solemnly to Manli.

The atmosphere of the restaurant has eased a lot.

Man Li quickly bowed her knees and saluted, then smiled and said to everyone, "It's time to dine, everyone please."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to invite everyone to sit down, his movements were indescribably elegant and noble.

Gene's eyes followed Manli involuntarily, although he tried his best to restrain himself, he still couldn't take it back.

Because the last time we met, Manli offered to give him the method of making soy milk and the design drawings of the tools in addition to the thermos, and Gene was always grateful.

I ran into her in the market yesterday and saw her and her sisters coming out of the non-staple food store with a bit of regret on their faces, so he specially sent a servant to inquire about it.

As a result, the servant told him that all Miss Manli wanted was a sack of rice.

rice?

That thing wasn't worth much at all, and no one even thought it had any value.

Probably only a special girl like Manli would like it, right?

So he sent his servants to the nearest trading house to his cousin's house overnight, and brought back a big bag of rice as a thank you gift.

Miss Manli was really happy, but Gene never expected that because of his cousin's bad mouth, the good thing almost turned into a bad thing!

It seems that he is a little too busy.

Gene gritted his teeth and thought to himself.

"My God, what are these? Miss Manli, you are the most cooking lady I have ever seen! I have never seen these dishes before, and they look very delicious."

As soon as Mr. Horst sat down, he said in amazement.

"Can you tell me what this piece of stuff is?" he asked, pointing to a serving of braised tofu.

"This is tofu." Manli replied with a smile.

"Tofu?"

Gene paused for a moment, then immediately picked up a silver spoon to scoop up a piece, put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully.

It is fragrant, tender and smooth, and there is an aroma similar to soy milk under careful tasting...

He raised his head suddenly and asked, "Is this tofu made of soy milk?"

The smile on Manli's face widened a bit, and there was a faint appreciation in her eyes.

She nodded at Gene: "Yes. This tofu is made from soy milk."

Gene's heart beat violently a few times, he pursed his lips, did not continue to ask, but picked up the silver spoon and scooped a piece into his mouth.

"This tofu is really delicious. I don't know if Miss Manli would mind copying the recipe for me? I'll take it back to the cook at home and let them learn it. After all, I can't make it every time my husband wants to eat it. Do you want to trouble Miss Manli?"

Mrs. Horst put down the tableware in her hand, looked at Manli and said.

Her words were polite and she had a smile on her face.

But his whole body was filled with a condescending aura, as if asking Manli for a recipe was already showing her face and looking up to her.

The others couldn't help but stop picking up vegetables, and glanced at Manli intentionally or unintentionally.

Gene frowned and was about to interject, but Manli spoke first.

As if she didn't understand Mrs. Horst's request at all, she smiled politely at her: "Thank you for the compliment, you can try the braised ox tendon next to it, it tastes good too."

Didn't say a word to copy the production method to her.

Mrs. Horst waited for a long time. Seeing that Manli had already started inviting others to eat, she ignored her intentions at all, her face flushed with anger, and she grabbed her fork and slammed it into the beef on the plate. .

"Oh, why do you cook the beef so old and cut it into thin slices? Could it be... because the beef is not fresh?"

Miss Bingley said, covering her mouth with her napkin, and burst into a chuckle.

Seeing her sister deflated, she was very upset!

The suffocation that had been scolded by Darcy could no longer be held back at the moment, and he simply took advantage of it.

She pulled the stewed beef tendon on the plate with a fork, and continued in a disgusted tone: "Good beef is tender and smooth, and it only needs to be fried briefly. In our family, steaks are only eaten for three minutes." Cooked. Only in this way will they not overwhelm the umami taste of their meat itself. This kind of meat looks like it has been cooked for a long time, how can this kind of meat be eaten?"

"Yes. We're all used to cooking beef as it is. This..."

Mrs. Horst pretended to push the plate forward, clicked her tongue, and shook her head.

Now that her younger sister has come to help her, she has to put on a show no matter what.

"Really? So which one do you like to eat? I'll let the cook make a new one for you alone."

Faced with such a provocation, Manli did not take it for granted, her smile was still modest and charming.

After finishing speaking, she gestured to the servant serving beside Jingli, and the servant immediately stepped forward to collect the dinner plates of the Bingley sisters.

"No, let's just eat this. After all, it's too much trouble for you to do as you please."

Mrs. Horst was taken aback, and hurriedly reached for the plate.

She was just talking casually, she didn't even think about not eating it!

To be honest, today's dinner is the best she has ever eaten in her life, bar none!

"Never mind, it's no trouble at all. I'll have it done right away, and it'll take a few minutes. Mrs. Horst may not know it, but Martha, our cook, makes the best steaks in Hertfordshire, You won’t be able to invite someone else’s home!”

Mrs. Bennet, who had been sitting by the side, was almost suffocated, finally couldn't bear it anymore, and replied quickly.

In order not to give the two people a chance to refute, she even stood up directly, motioned the servant to take away the plate immediately, and sent it to the kitchen with the servant herself.

Things turned out like this, which the two sisters did not expect.

Looking at the figure of Mrs. Bennet going away, the two were stunned and froze on the spot for a moment.

"Everyone, do you want to change the steak?"

Manli smiled and looked at all the guests present.

Wherever they looked, everyone subconsciously grasped the dinner plate tightly and shook their heads vigorously.

Mr. Horst even quickly moved the dinner plate a few inches toward his arms.

Since this group of people entered the house, the people in the Bennet family have actually become more and more unhappy.

If it weren't for the fact that they were guests, and the behavior of the gentlemen was really good, they would have wanted to kick those two noble women with eyes reaching the top of their heads out of the door!

Seeing the dumbfounded appearance of the two of them now, everyone smiled.

The two little ones couldn't hold back even more, they just buried their heads low, and could only see the slight shaking of their shoulders.

Facing this scene, Mr. Horst had a look of surviving the catastrophe, and at the same time, he was delighted that he was able to keep the dinner plate;

Bingley was extremely embarrassed.

Darcy's and Gene's expressions were not very good-looking. Their eyes collided for a moment, and then quickly moved away, with disgust written all over their eyes.

Mrs. Bennet was back soon.

The servant behind her carried a tray containing two fried steaks, potato chips and fried fish.

The servant respectfully placed the plate in front of the two ladies, and couldn't help but looked at them with surprised eyes.

It seems to be asking: "Is there water in your brain? Or has your nose lost its sense of smell? The aroma is so overwhelming that you can't bear it, why don't you eat it?!"

"Try it. This is the best veal we can buy. It may not be as good as your beef, but it should taste good. Please try it, both of you."

Manli smiled and said to Sister Bingley.

The tone is polite and gentle, and no one can find fault with it.

Sister Bingley tightly clenched the knife and fork in her hand, feeling as if someone had stuffed a ball of straw into her heart.

Choked to death, but couldn't pull it out, and had to thank Manli.

The pain is really indescribable.

The two of them cut the steak with a look of lovelessness, while the servants next to them graciously brought delicious dishes to the table one after another, and placed them on everyone's dinner plate except them.

And those dishes...

Needless to say the tangy aroma, the most important thing is that they have never even seen anything before!

This will not even have the opportunity to show off to others in the future.

Thinking of this, the two wanted to cry even more.

Gene didn't look up, quietly eating the food on his plate.

But the frown that was furrowed did not know when it started, but it had already stretched.

He even felt that the food in his mouth was a little more delicious.

The meal, which was not very pleasant, finally came to an end.

After the meal, the guests tactfully said goodbye and left immediately.

When Jin said goodbye to the Ban family, he gave Manli a complicated look, but she deliberately avoided it.

Manli knew that he wanted to buy the recipe of tofu from her.

But this prescription, she never thought of selling it.

The reason why I made it specially for this group of people today is to put it bluntly just to treat them as guinea pigs.

I want to try whether this food that has not yet appeared in the UK can be quickly accepted by people.

After all, the tastes of the people in my own family have already been assimilated under her long-term immersion, and they think everything is delicious, so there is no reference value.

According to Manli's thinking, she hopes to find a partner to start the tofu business together.

In her opinion, the market value of this low-priced, nutritious and rich food will never be estimated.

If done well, it should become the biggest cornerstone of her career start.

It's not that Manli didn't think about Jean.

But after what happened today, she felt that keeping a distance from this group of "noble" guests was the most correct decision.

Even if that person looks good, the disparity in family and status makes it impossible for them to stand on an equal position even if they cooperate.

And this is what Manli cannot bear.