Through Mr. Bennet's narration, Jia Huan gradually understood the era in which he lived.

Early to mid-19th century.

Just last year, France next door launched the July Revolution, overthrew the Bourbon dynasty and supported Louis Philippe on the throne.

The current King of England is William IV, and the prospective heir is William IV's niece, Princess Victoria.

Jia Huan didn't have a deep impression of William IV, but he knew about Queen Victoria.

This queen has reigned for 64 years, and is the first British queen to be called "Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Queen of India".

A very powerful woman.

Jia Huan didn't know much about foreign history, but he also knew that during the queen's reign, the British economy and culture were unprecedentedly prosperous, and Britain became the strongest "empire on which the sun never sets."

However, the Queen is too far away from him and has nothing to do with him.

Jia Huan, who was thinking this way, was slapped in the face soon after.

Mr. Gardiner is a reasonable and humorous gentleman, and Mrs. Gardiner is also a kind, elegant and very sociable lady.

The Bennet family liked them very much.

Even Mr. Bennet, who is dissatisfied with his wife, has a very good relationship with his brother-in-law.

The Bennet family brought gifts to the Gardiner family, which were various snacks made by the ladies themselves.

Mrs. Gardiner and the children were very happy.

Especially the kids.

The family went to Longbourn for Christmas last year and had the Bennet family's snacks, which they have never forgotten.

Now I can finally eat it again.

During dinner, Jane and Elizabeth Yin cooked together with Mrs. Gardiner, and each of them cooked a dish that they were good at.

Jane made a roast chicken with honey sauce, and Lisa Yin made a tomato stewed beef.

Both dishes received the utmost praise from the Gardiner family.

Most of both dishes were divided among the Gardiner family.

Mrs. Gardiner smiled and said to Jane and Elizabeth Yin that she would learn cooking from them and try to learn all the dishes they knew before they returned to Longbourn.

Jane and Elizabeth Yin smiled and said that they would teach Mrs. Gardiner everything they knew.

After dinner, several boys from the Gardiner family invited Jia Huan to play together.

Although they knew that Jia Huan was actually a girl, they still called Jia Huan cousin.

Jia Huan took out the toy he had prepared for the children, a top.

He taught the children how to play tops, and the children cheered excitedly.

Mr. Gardiner looked at all this and said to Mr. Bennet.

"I think Catherine is not stupid. On the contrary, she is very smart, but she is slower than others."

Mr. Bennet nodded approvingly.

"This child is a good girl. She actually knows everything in her heart, but she is not good at expressing it."

Jia Huan: It’s not that I’m not good at expressing myself, it’s that I don’t like to talk too much.

Mr. Bennet then sighed: "It's a pity that the child is not a boy."

Mr. Gardiner also sighed.

In today's world, there are too many restrictions on women.

I only hope that this situation can be changed after the princess succeeds to the throne.

The next day, the ladies regained their energy after a good sleep, got dressed excitedly, and asked Gardiner to take them shopping.

Jia Huan originally didn't want to go. He wanted to stay at home and sleep, but his energetic and naughty cousins ​​made him unable to sleep, so he could only follow Mrs. Bennet and others out.

Everyone rode horse-drawn carriages to the bustling commercial street.

The Gardiners had a shop on this street, selling goods shipped from the East.

Mrs. Gardiner first took a group of people to her store.

The ladies of the Bennet family are very interested in embroidery from the East.

Oriental embroidery is much more delicate and gorgeous than their own embroidery.

Several women bought quite a lot of embroidery and almost spent all their money.

Even Mary couldn't help but use part of the money she spent to buy books and newspapers to buy embroidery.

Only Jia Huan had seen a lot of embroidery. The ones in Gardiner's shop were too simple for him and there was no need to buy them.

After leaving Gardiner's shop, everyone started shopping one by one.

It doesn't matter if the money you brought is spent. You can borrow it from Mrs. Gardiner and pay it back to Mrs. Gardiner when you get back.

Jia Huan yawned boredly, walked to a wooden bench on the street, and sat down.

In the excitement of the ladies, no one was found to have left the team.

Jia Huan lowered his head and almost closed his eyelids. While half lost, he heard someone walking past him and heard two men talking quietly.

He heard a word that he disliked very much - opium!

Jia Huan opened his eyes suddenly.

Opium!

What harm will opium do in this era?

Where else could it be but that country far in the east?

He remembered that in nine years' time, the Opium War would break out!

Jia Huan stood up and followed the two men.

The two men didn't notice anyone following them at all, so Jia Huan followed them to a warehouse in the port.

Jia Huan wrote down the location of the warehouse and turned to leave.

He still had to go back to the Bennet ladies.

However, because he was not familiar with London's roads, Jia Huan got lost and turned into a dead end.

It's very bloody, he encountered the plot of a hero saving a beauty.

Of course, he is the hero.

The beauty is a little girl about his age.

The clothes the little girl was wearing looked simple, but the material was very good. The necklace she wore around her neck was made of diamonds and was worth at least one hundred pounds.

No wonder she is being targeted.

The people who targeted her were not good people. Not only did they want to rob the property, they also wanted to pack the girl away and sell her to a dirty place.

Jia Huan easily defeated those people and left the alley with the girl.

"Thank you for saving me. I will remember this kindness." The girl thanked Jia Huan. The elegant court etiquette showed that the girl had an extraordinary background.

"You're welcome, I'm just doing it casually." Jia Huan waved his hand, he didn't need to pretend when facing strangers.

The girl was very fond of Jia Huan, and the light radiating from her eyes was so hot that Jia Huan couldn't help but take a step back.

Could it be that this little girl fell in love with him at first sight?

This is not impossible.

After all, in this era, girls can get married at the age of fifteen.

The girl in front of me must be twelve or thirteen years old.

"Well, my name is Catherine Bennet, what is your name?"

"Eh? Catherine? Why is it a girl's name?"

Jia Huan: "Because I am a girl!"

Girl: "..."

Jia Huan saw the light in the girl's eyes shattered.

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He really fell in love at first sight!

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