[Comprehensive Classics] Different Jane

The next day was Mycroft's rest day. Jane and Mycroft made an appointment to see the house, then have a meal, go shopping, and stop by the house where Mycroft lives now.

"It's much better than I imagined." Standing in their future residence, Jane saw that the actual situation was much more reliable than relying on imagination alone. I saw the one on the second floor, but now it looks like some floors are being resurfaced.

"That's what it looked like before you saw it." Mycroft said standing in one place. "There used to be a wall here, but it has been demolished now, and the fireplace there has been rebuilt. And Here, the original wood is moldy and rotten, and all of them have been replaced.” Although the whole house is of masonry structure, there are many places where wood is used.

"Thanks to the friend introduced by Mr. Gardner, he knows these things very well, otherwise I would not know that these logs are useless." Mycroft said.

Jane nodded and said with a smile: "Then I'll have to thank Uncle well when I go back."

"Of course."

Mycroft showed Jane around the house, and the two made gestures about the arrangement of furniture and the style of decoration.It is an exaggeration to say that London is the "foggy city". Throughout the year, there are not many days in London that are really clear or exposed to the sun. Most of the time is cloudy, cloudy, and rainy, so the stove in the house is very important.

Many Londoners like to use light-colored pastoral-style wallpapers inside their houses. Firstly, it is because the weather is not very good, and light colors will make the room brighter; secondly, because the exterior walls of buildings and roads are dark-colored. , The pastoral small freshness can make people feel relaxed.

But light colors are good-looking... These days, people either use firewood or coal to light fires, and light colors will become dirty in a few years.

Jane has consulted the experienced Mrs. Wood and her group of elderly girlfriends many times, and she already has an idea on how to decorate the new house. After the on-site inspection, she has more ideas in her mind.

After seeing the house, Jian Jian and Mycroft went to choose wallpapers and curtains, as well as the fabrics on other furniture. Some of the furniture really didn't match well, so they had to buy new ones.

Both of them are first-time married (==) inexperienced, this trip is too much, and it must not be done in one day. Jane and Mycroft found a place to have lunch, and they were both a little tired.

"I don't think we need to worry about so many colors and patterns, just choose something that is similar, what do you think Jane?" Mycroft wanted to retreat after shopping for a long time.

"No!" Jane talked about the wedding, "The wedding is up to Mr. Holmes, at least we have to come to the house in person."

Mr. Holmes swiped the pen again and undertook most of the expenses of the wedding, but he requested that the wedding be held in the old house of the Holmes family and that the Holmes family should organize it. Mycroft and Jane had no objection to this.After Mr. Bennet knew about it, he silently wrote a letter to Mr. Holmes and sent a check.

Mr. Holmes attaches great importance to the wedding of Mycroft and Jane. He has fixed the wedding on March [-]th. Jane will arrive in London three months in advance, and then be introduced to everyone at the New Year's Ball.

Before Jane came to London, she had compiled a "wedding gift list" through Mycroft and sent it to the invited guests on the invitation letter, most of which were tableware and cups ( ==), as well as daily necessities such as candlesticks, kettles or washbasins, and even pots and pans with marked dimensions (Jane: ...).

There is no such thing as gift money in the UK. The guests who come to the wedding will send practical gifts to the newlyweds according to their own circumstances.

Formal invitations will be mailed out a year in advance so that guests from far away will not receive them in time.So before Jane came to London this time, the invitation letter had already been sent out. Of course, the invitation letter from Aunt Philip’s family was sent by her personally, and the invitation letter from Uncle Gardner’s family was handed over by Jane herself after her visit to London this time. For Uncle Gardner.

After Jane and Mycroft had dinner, Mycroft was dragged by Jane to continue shopping for two hours, but Jane still hadn't decided which wallpaper to use. She brought some samples back to compare with the furniture. Decide.

Mycroft: I don't want to go shopping in my life... QAQ

When Jane finally said, "Well, that's all for today," Mycroft felt as though he'd been pardoned.

Mycroft's expression was so obvious that Jane couldn't help rolling her eyes at him.

"Dear Mycroft, you ought to be more active, and I think you're fatter again than you were when you came to Langburn in December."

Oh, this, this is really sharp, and it is an irrefutable fact.

Mycroft scratched his chin, unable to utter a rebuttal.

Fortunately, Jane didn't really want to pursue it. Although Mycroft was a little fatter than Sherlock, it was because Sherlock was too thin. I think it's good for Mycroft to be like this... But he can't get fat without restraint.

Well, in the end, I arrived at Mycroft's residence in a carriage.The stairs were very narrow, Jane took Mycroft's hand and walked up the stairs, um... The room is not very big, it's a single room.

A single bed was placed vertically against the wall by the door, with neat pillows and quilts on it, and a pair of slippers and another pair of leather shoes were placed under the bed.

There was a chair at the head of the bed, next to it was a desk and another chair, facing a small window, and there were some documents and stationery piled up on the table, as well as a cup.A box with a stack of books is on the floor next to the desk.

A wardrobe with upper and lower cabinets is against the wall on the other side. Next to the door, on the other side of the bed, is a shelf for washbasins, toothbrushes and towels, and a bucket.

In the middle of the room, there is a long-barreled stove with a large kettle on it, but the room is not big, so you can sit by the bed and stretch out your hands to enjoy the fire.The long iron chimney of the stove stretched out, and the tuyere was tightly blocked with many messy things.

"My God, poor Mycroft, do you live in this kind of place?" Jane stood by the window and looked out curiously, oh, there's really nothing to see, another house blocks the view, only A line of streets can be seen obliquely.

"It's enough for a bachelor to live in this kind of place." Mycroft carefully turned half a circle, sat on the bed, shrugged his shoulders, and said indifferently, "The rent here is very cheap, and there are many young people living here. Man, we used to chip in and buy butter together."

Jane carefully avoided the stove and sat next to Mycroft, "I don't believe that Mr. Holmes doesn't provide any assistance. He is a generous gentleman. He gave us a wedding house and a wedding, remember? Besides Now, don’t you still have the rent for the store? So where’s your money?”

"Uh..." Mycroft touched his nose uncomfortably, "Actually, I invested all my money in an overseas project three years ago, and I haven't seen any benefits before." He quickly added, "But you don't have to I’m worried, I’ve had it since the beginning of this year, and I’ll be able to get my dividends in a few months, I just didn’t expect it would take so long for a few years.”

"I also saved some money after that, but I didn't expect to spend so much on repairing the house this time." Mycroft was a little embarrassed. What he didn't say was that he was really not proficient in this kind of basic practice, and he spent a lot of money in the beginning. Money, until Mr. Gardner helped him a lot.

Jane thought about it, "Is the investment you are talking about the Indian tea plantation?" When she signed the documents, she was very impressed. It was in India or overseas.

"Yes, that's the one." Mycroft said, "At that time, it was about the ready-made tea garden that I took over. I thought it would be sold soon, but I didn't expect to change a large number of tea trees for improved varieties. It's at a loss." Mycroft sighed, but fortunately, he finally started to make a profit this year, and his pressure was relieved a lot.

"Then you lived here for three years?" Jane touched the sheets, but the sheets were made of fine cotton, but the other environment was too simple.

"It's really nothing, it's not as bad as you think, really." Mycroft held Jane's hand, "Everything will be fine after we get married, isn't it?"

"Yes, but it will take several months." Jane pressed Mycroft's head, "Are you going to spend another winter here?"

"Dear me, fool, why do you think so?" said Mycroft amusedly. "Our house must be finished before winter, or we won't be able to wait until the wedding."

Jane: "... Oh yes."

Although the hut is simple and crude, it cannot hold back the strong spring atmosphere inside.

After being sticky for a while, Mycroft remembered an important thing.

"Jane, are you free at noon tomorrow? My father and mother have invited you to dinner at home. They want to see you," said Mycroft.

"What!" Jane straightened her hair and patted Mycroft, "You're talking about such an important thing now?"

"Hey, these wallpapers make me dizzy, I almost forgot to tell you."

Jane gave Mycroft a white look.

But Jane was already mentally prepared. She was definitely going to meet Holmes and his wife this time. As a prospective daughter-in-law, she had already asked Mycroft in detail about the preferences of her future in-laws.

Don't think that Westerners' marriage has nothing to do with their parents. Those who can fall in love and marry freely are usually children without inheritance rights. For the eldest son like Mycroft, his marriage is still very important.Jane attaches great importance to this meeting, and Mycroft has been comforting her, "Don't think too much, our marriage is blessed by our father." If you want to object, you have already opposed it, okay?

"Don't talk nonsense, of course I'm not nervous because of this." Jane felt that she had nothing to say to Mycroft. When meeting her in-laws for the first time, did you just say don't be nervous and you won't be nervous?

But speaking of the Holmes couple, Jane thought of another person. "Where's that Chinese kid? Did you put him somewhere else?"

"You mean Hunter? He lives in the old house now, and I can't let him go here."

"Hunter?"

"It's the English name his father gave him. It's more convenient to call him that way, and his father also said he is a smart kid."

"That's it."

Jane is a little curious about what Mr. Zhao will look like after being trained by Mr. Holmes. Fortunately, I will see him tomorrow.

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