Fox of France

　　 While eating, Joseph told Napoleon that in nine days, he would participate in the experiment of measuring the speed of light at the French Academy of Sciences. He told Napoleon that if he was interested, he could find a way to ask for a leave, and then he could take him to meet the world.

　　 Napoleon's face was full of disapproval, but from his eyes, Joseph saw that Napoleon was actually very excited, and those words were just ducks dead and hard. So while Napoleon was thinking about it, he quickly ate a few more pieces of meat.

　　 sent away his younger brother, Joseph continued to continue his final course at the Louis the Great School. This morning, just after finishing a rhetoric class, Joseph walked out of the classroom and met Amon.

"Ah, isn't that our great scientist?" Amang came over with a laugh, "Hey, I didn't expect you to write such a paper! Hey, buddy, you have to make up for me, because of pointing, I don’t know how hard I have been in these few days. You don’t know, these days my uncle praises your talents every day, and my father, my lord, takes you 24 hours a day to educate me... …Because of you, my soul has been hurt so much these days..."

"Ah, Amon." Joseph said, "I sympathize with you, but as I said before, parents always like to praise other people's children in front of their children, but when they are writing a will, they deal with their own When inheriting, I will always remember only the stupid child in my own family. So, this matter is actually nothing, you don’t need to worry about it at all."

"What I said needs to be compensated, but it's more than that." Amon shook his head and said, "I see this situation a lot! But, damn, yesterday, just yesterday, my lovely Fanny actually asked too. When I got up you, I said I really wanted to see you. And the **** old man didn't object. My goodness! This is so sad...No, you have to compensate me."

　　 Fanny is Amang’s younger sister. Amang has always loved this sister very much, and always likes to show off in front of others that he has such a girl. But if any friend of a friend or friend expressed his hope to meet this cute girl, Amang would turn his face with him immediately. Because Amang knew very well that his friends, friends, were just like him, who were unreliable and could not be entrusted to them for life. These guys should have self-knowledge and know what kind of girl they shouldn't approach. And such a guy actually dared to ask to know her when he knew that Fanny was Amon’s sister. It was not just a question of bad intentions with his sister, but also showed that he didn’t treat Amon at all. Mang is a friend. So Amon naturally turned against those guys without hesitation.

　　 "My friend," Joseph said, "Since the matter involves your sister, this is indeed a reasonable request. Well, you say, what kind of compensation is needed from me!"

　　 "So simply?" Amon's eyes widened, and suddenly he reached out and grabbed Joseph's shoulder. "You really want to see my Fanny?"

　　 "No. Not at all," Joseph answered immediately.

　　 "Well," Aman let go, but he suddenly reacted and said, "You don't feel honored? You don't want to see the lovely Fanny?"

　　 "You have a problem with your head!" Joseph scolded.

"You are right, my friend." Amang did not refute, but sighed, and then said, "I also know that my attitude is not quite right in this kind of thing, but I just can't control myself. ."

"Actually, it's nothing." Joseph comforted him, "You still have salvation, don't give up treatment-ah, in fact, I want to say, um, your sister has an older brother who can protect him, so happy. But now this one There are too many irresponsible playboys in this era."

"But I have to say that among my friends, you are quite rare. You are not a particularly bastard, you are particularly dangerous, and more like a gentleman. So, if you are a little closer to Fanny, I think you can be tolerated a little bit. ..."

　　 "This is not right, Amon." Joseph said, "This is not what you should say, don't you hate ‘gentle men’ the most? Hahaha..."

"Well, I’m a guy with different words and deeds. Okay. Well, the next night, it’s my sister Fanny’s sixteenth birthday. Our family invited some friends to our house to celebrate her. I think, I Among your friends, you are the only one who looks a little bit more personal... how about it, do you have time? It is not allowed to say that there is no time. I understand you. You have nothing to do now. I have already booked a ticket."

　　 "The day after tomorrow?" Joseph looked up at the sky, "It should be sunny these days. I still have time to send my clothes to be washed."

"Hey, Joseph, you just got a bonus of six hundred francs, don't you plan to get another formal dress? You must have at least four sets of these clothes to guarantee rotation. But... your social activities are few, basically not I will go to those salons, but at least there should be two sets."

　　 "I am short of money." Joseph shook his head.

　　 "My uncle said that even if you are short of money now, you will definitely be richer than him in the future." Amon said.

　　 "So, what gifts do I need to bring over?" Joseph asked.

　　 "No need, no need." Amang said, "It's fine if you can come."

　　……

　　 Regarding Amon’s father inviting himself to their home, and Amon’s vague meaning, Joseph thought about it, and it was actually quite reasonable.

　　The Lavoisier family is a nobleman in Paris. Although the title is not high, it is only a viscount. However, the nobles in Paris are always very arrogant, not to mention the "Corsican nobles" like Joseph, and even the "nobles of the provinces" are just synonymous with unseen buns in their eyes. If it were a few decades earlier, a person like Joseph would not be qualified to be a guest of their family.

　　 However, today is different from decades ago. Over the years, the economic situation in France has not been very good, which also affected the income of the nobles. Paris is expensive, but it is not easy to live in. The nobles in Paris, especially the little nobles in Paris, have a hard time today. Amon's father and great chemist Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier are cousins. Compared with the big chemists who are good at business, the economic situation of the Amans family is much worse. Although they have aristocratic status, the limited farm output cannot support the expenses of Amans and his family, especially in this family. , There are two dudes under the premise. If it hadn't been for regular help from cousins, Amang's family would have been in debt by this time.

　　 Now Amang’s younger sister has gradually grown up. In order to preserve the wealth and status of the little noble families in this period, the sons other than the eldest son were often unable to obtain any wealth and could only become lawyers, merchants, and artists. Rely on your own technology to feed yourself. As for the daughter, there is no guarantee. Generally speaking, if a daughter of a noble family wants to marry a noble of comparable status, she must give a large dowry. This is a very heavy burden for many noble families. Therefore, in order to save money on dowry, some aristocratic families will reduce the dowry, marry their daughters to other provinces, or even directly let their daughters into the monastery.

　　 From previous conversations, Joseph knew that Amon’s sister, Fanny, was very much loved at home. Both Amang and Amang's father liked this daughter very much. Now that this daughter is also big, her marriage has become a matter of concern to everyone. If you want to find a right person for her, Amang's family simply can't take out so much dowry money to marry a local bun from another province? Both Amang and Amang's father found it difficult to accept. As for the monastery or something, if anyone dares to preach this road in front of Aman, Aman will definitely throw his gloves on that person's face without hesitation!

　　 Joseph thinks about his situation again, it seems that it is actually pretty good. He was also a nobleman, although he was only a Corsican nobleman, he was noble anyway. He currently has no money and no status, but his future development is quite promising. If Amon's family married Fanny to themselves, first of all, they would definitely not have to pay much dowry. And he is also a person Amon knows and trusts, plus the comment of the great chemist, there is no need to worry that Fanny will marry him in the future and life will be difficult. Considering this, Joseph felt that the invitation from Amon's family to him was understandable.

　　 Two days later, Joseph put on his only formal suit and boarded a public carriage to his home in Amon, Rue Le Partier. Alighted from the car not far from Amon's house, Joseph looked around and saw the ruins of the famous Royal Opera House at a glance.

　　 This opera house is the opera house in the famous musical "The Phantom of the Opera". It was built in 1671, but was destroyed by a fire in 1763. It was not until the Second Empire that the opera house was rebuilt. But now, there is only a piece of ruins after the fire.

　　 Amang’s home is next to the ruins. As a nobleman, his house is not small, with a two-story building and two gardens in front and back.

　　 According to the address, Joseph came to the door. At this time, there was a faint sound of music from the small building. At the door, a servant waited there to greet the guests. Joseph stepped forward and showed him his identity. The servant immediately went in to report, and soon saw Amon coming out of it with a smile on his face.