[Pride and Prejudice] Mary's Pride and Prejudice

Elizabeth returned without success, and the sisters were frowning. Mr. Lake suggested: "Why don't you find a partner?"

partner? !Yes, you can find a partner!Yes!Just do it!The first thing the sisters thought of was Uncle Gardiner. He is a successful businessman, rich, knowledgeable and trustworthy. Who could be more suitable as a partner than him?

Mary and Mr. Lake hurried to Uncle Gardiner’s house in London. In order to avoid traveling alone, the two older sisters also traveled together this time. In order to continue to implement the educational philosophy of precepts and deeds, they also brought their two younger sisters with them. up.

A group of people came to Tian'en Temple Street in a mighty way. Uncle Gardiner thought that something happened to Langborn?Kitty and Lydia were sent away, leaving Mary, Jane, Elizabeth, and Mr. Lake with Uncle Gardiner to the study.

"Can it really last for four months?" Uncle Gardiner asked in surprise.

"Actually, it should be longer," Mary said.

This time, they brought a few bottles of canned food, which they remade after Mr. Lake took away the box of canned food.It has been stored for more than four months now. Mr. Lake personally opened two and poured them on the porcelain plate that Jane brought from the kitchen. Uncle Gardiner picked one up with a fork and tasted it.

"It tastes good." He picked up another fork, "This one tastes good too." Although it's a bit different from fresh fruit, it has a different flavor.

Of course, Uncle Gardiner understood the huge market prospect of this product. He paced back and forth on the stall, and after a long time of consideration, he stopped and said to the people watching him: "I think this plan is feasible! I am optimistic about its market prospect. ! I agree to inject capital to open the factory!"

There was a burst of cheers in the study, "This is really great." Elizabeth jumped up and hugged her uncle's arm, "I think this will be the best deal you've ever done."

"Actually, it is true." Uncle Gardiner laughed loudly, "I can barely take out thirty thousand pounds, and if it is not enough, I can still take out a loan. Time to take a risk."

He stopped smiling and looked at the three sisters: "Your mother has been worried that she and the daughters will be left alone after your father dies. We have discussed this topic several times in private. I want to use her Personality must have told you more than once, right?"

Of course, Mrs. Bennet has never hesitated to express her feelings for her relatives and friends, including of course her dissatisfaction with the "Limited Inheritance Law" and the great harm it caused to the women of the Bennet family. Swearing at the ancients who made the laws and the Bennet ancestors to their daughters, saying they are simply idiots.

"Despite my assurances that if one day it does happen, as her younger brother, I will take on the responsibility of being an orphan and widow, she is always worried. You know I have two children now, and there will be more in the future. , she always thinks that she will become a dragging relative who is rejected by her younger brother."

Mr. Gardiner sighed deeply at this point.Mary also felt very uncomfortable. Although Mrs. Bennet has no bright mind and superficial vanity, she is a normal woman and a mother who loves her children.Not giving birth to a son is a fatal blow to the Bennet family. After Mr. Bennet's death, the women in the family will lose their support. Mrs. Bennet is always worried about the future of her daughters, and she also has to worry about her old age. She was worried, and even more afraid that Mr. Bennet would die before her daughters were married, although her fear now seemed to be unfounded.

"But now I am very relieved. With daughters like you who will plan for a rainy day, I believe that even if the factory closes down and Fanny's Food Store closes, you can find a way to make mother's food and clothing comfortable." Uncle Gardiner said. He laughed, "What's more, I guarantee from the perspective of a businessman that food stores and canning factories will definitely make a lot of money."

His words made the nieces burst into laughter.

"Mr. Lake and I can handle the matter of building the factory. You ladies don't need to go to that kind of place, but there is still an important thing that needs to be done by you, and it must be done quickly."

"What is it?" Jane asked.

"Oh," Uncle Gardiner shook his head, "we've got to patent the can."

"Patent?" Mary stiffened for a moment, "Patent is unnecessary, as far as I know, it's too cumbersome."

"Mary, that's a patent." Jane happily grabbed her sister's hand, "Think about Franklin, think about Watt, I think you will go down in history like them."

Mary can't even laugh. She has never thought about this during this period of time. She is completely plagiarizing the fruits of other people's labor. It's okay to make some money and take advantage of it. But to apply for a patent, it must be said that she invented that kind of thing Yes, she felt very guilty!

"It is too troublesome to apply for a patent, and the patent right is only 14 years. This is such a simple thing, who would not do it. Even if we don't apply for a patent, we will definitely earn a lot of money." Mary tried hard to persuade everyone to give up this idea.

"No matter how troublesome it is, I have to do it." Elizabeth glanced at Mary. "Besides, there are patent attorneys."

Elizabeth was puzzled by Mary's attitude, so Mary had no choice but to try her best to explain: "Applying for a patent will disclose the technology, and the patent protection is only protected by the state after obtaining a patent license. If the secret is leaked during the application process, once the application fails, Our invention was made public. I remember reading a news article in "Ta Kung Pao". An inventor invented a new salt-making method. The advice given to him by the Royal Society is to keep the salt-making method a secret. This is the only way to compete with competitors. The most effective method is not to apply for a patent."

There is indeed this risk. Their canning is very simple, which makes it easy to leak the production process.But because of this, it is even more important to apply for a patent.

Although Elizabeth thought that what Mary said was reasonable, she still insisted on trying it before speaking. Under her repeated insistence, Mary agreed to see a patent attorney first.

There are only two patent attorneys in London. After some inquiries, Mr. Lake thought that he could talk to a lawyer from Smith, who is an experienced patent attorney.

After making an appointment with this lawyer for a meeting next week, Mary felt relieved. Anyway, it was already like this. Soldiers will come to stop her, and the water will come to cover her up. At that time, she will just have to find a reason to fool her.

However, before the next week, an unexpected person appeared. Mary blinked her eyes in disbelief when she saw the person in front of her, but she was still there and did not disappear. This was not a hallucination!

"Mom, why are you here?"

"I have to come!" Mrs. Bennet said excitedly, "you little rascals, you didn't tell me about such a big thing, if your father didn't tell me, I would have been kept in the dark forever, It's too much!"

Mr. Bennet? ...Mary seems to understand that the consequence of all the five sisters running to London is, of course, that Mrs. Bennet has no one to communicate with. The two old couples in the family look at each other and hate each other. The spirit of immortal fellow Taoist "betrayed" the five sisters, and encouraged his wife to go to London to play happily with her daughters...

Mrs. Bennet originally came to London because her daughters were going to cooperate with her younger brother. Who knew that there was another big news here. Her daughter was about to apply for a patent. What a huge surprise it was?She was almost giddy with joy!

Mrs. Bennet kept turning around in the living room. Compared with the five sisters, she seemed to be more of an inventor. She kept imagining great future plans, how famous her daughters would become, and how much they would gain. Wealth, there will definitely be many beautiful young men who will pursue them, and the dowry of a few daughters seems to be worry-free, and maybe they will marry into a wealthy family with their rich net worth...

Mary slipped away as early as when she started to imagine, leaving only Jane and Elizabeth helplessly listening to the "teaching" beside their mother. When Kitty and Lydia, who went to the theater with their aunt, came back, Mary Hearing that the lounge was bustling like a meeting, she shook her head and continued to organize materials on the table.

During dinner, Mary listened to Mrs. Bennet talking about the heartlessness of her daughters. She asked her experienced brother to do her best to help her daughters, and then proudly said that if it weren't for the kindness of the daughters , How could I think of making a fortune with my uncle!This made Mary's face expressionless, but it made Jane and Elizabeth blush, so they had to change the subject desperately, and let Kitty and Lydia talk about interesting things in London.Then the mother and daughter decided that they must take a good look around London. Based on Mrs. Bennet's enthusiasm for the patent application, Mary decided to support her mother and take her two younger sisters to play. It is best to have fun. Too happy to forget about the patent, which she believed was very possible, in Mrs. Bennet's disposition.

So on the second day, Mary uncharacteristically urged her mother to take her sister out. Lydia and Kitty only went to the theater yesterday, so they suggested shopping today.A group of people came to Bond Street, which is full of shops. Mrs. Bennet is going to take her daughters here for a day of shopping. She hasn't been to London for a long time. This time, she must bring enough things back. Want fresh, unseen, and beautiful ones. If you don’t bring enough, you might be ridiculed by those people for being poor.

Both Jane and Elizabeth have been here. They were going to take their mother and sister to a familiar shop, but Mrs. Bennet wanted to go shopping. Later, they agreed to separate and meet in a restaurant.

Mary got out of the car and walked to the side alone. According to the enthusiasm of Mrs. Bennet and her two younger sisters for shopping, she would be exhausted to keep up, so she should stay somewhere cool.

About two hours later, Mary started to move towards the appointed restaurant. She walked slowly on the side of the street, surrounded by carriages passing by, mostly with two horses, occasionally with four horses, this luxurious Most of the carriages have servants in uniform and wigs.

The beautiful ladies were all carrying a small parasol and holding a handbag. Some walked alone, and some walked with three or two friends talking and laughing. Their steps were light and elegant, and their figures were elegant and charming.

Those gentlemen walked faster than the ladies, but they didn't look urgent. They wore overcoats or jackets, with white scarves showing from the collars. Occasionally, there were old gentlemen with pipes in their mouths. Walking through the streets, when you meet familiar people, you will stop to greet each other and exchange a few words.

Mary was looking at the street scene, when she suddenly heard a familiar female voice from the shop next to her, she flickered in her heart and cried out inwardly.