Chapter 4 Act III-1

There is a river named Slaud, which meanders slowly along the plain. It is said that a long time ago, there was a giant snake running along the plain from the mountain in the east to the sea in the west. A river formed by aimlessly snaking forward, the Slaud River has a wide channel that conforms to the crawling traces of a giant snake, and the water flows slowly: it is an indispensable waterway for the adjacent areas. The estuary town of Pazio is located in the middle reaches of the Slaud River, and it is a large town.The upstream area not far from Pazio is rich in wheat, and further upstream are the mountains with rolling green trees.Felled timber can be seen floating on the Slaud River all year round, and boats traveling up and down the river shuttle between the timber, transporting crops such as wheat or corn as the seasons change.Pazio is already very lively just like this, and there are no bridges built on the Slaud River, so people will naturally gather in this town with more ferries.

It was already past noon, but there was still a period of time before dusk. Now was the busiest time in Pazio, and Lawrence and Holo arrived in Pazio at this time. After Pazio regained its autonomy from the king, it developed into a commercially developed town, controlled by nobles and merchants.When entering Pazio, although the shaopi on the counter was taxed a lot of customs duties, he was not subject to property checks or required to show a pass. If it was changed to a lower city ruled by the royal family, compared with goods, the inspection of immigrants would be more difficult. more stringent.In this way, it was difficult for Holo, who was obviously not human, to get in and out.

[Is there a king here? " These were the first words Holo said after arriving in Pazio. "Is this the first time you have come to a town with so many people?" "The times are indeed changing. If the towns we know are this big, there will be kings." Compared with towns of this size, Lawrence has seen countless big cities that are several times larger.Although this makes him feel a little superior.But if he showed it, I'm afraid Holo would criticize him again.Besides, Lawrence didn't understand anything before. "Heh. Let's just put it this way, it's good to know how to restrain yourself."

It seemed that Lawrence was still one step too late. Even though Holo's attention was focused on the rows of vendors lining the road, her powers of observation remained sharp.Did this just happen to be guessed by Holo?Not only did Lawrence feel scared, but also bored him that even his heart was being uttered. "Hmm... isn't this a festival?" I don't know if he didn't notice Lawrence's feelings at all, or if he ignored it deliberately, Holo still looked around curiously. "If the church held a festival, the number of people gathered would be so large that it would be impossible to pass. Today's crowd is relatively small.] "Oh, it's unimaginable."

Holo smiled happily as she leaned out of the carriage to scan the rows of vendors that lined the road. Seeing Holo looking like a typical bumpkin coming to a big city, Lawrence suddenly thought of another thing. "Yep?" Although Holo responded aloud, her gaze remained on the vendor. "Don't you need to cover your face?" "Huh? Face?" Holo finally turned around and answered. "Although the people in Passrow Village are drinking, singing and celebrating, it doesn't mean that all the villagers will participate in the ceremony. There are still many villagers who will go to the city to run errands, and they may notice you."

[Hmph, so I was talking about this. ] Holo suddenly showed an expression of displeasure, and sat back in the driver's seat.She was facing Lawrence.Pull the jacket over your head up to just above your ears. "Even if we show our ears, no one will notice. Those guys have long forgotten about us.] The atmosphere was so tense that Lawrence didn't yell loudly on the spot, it was almost a miracle. Lawrence was like calming an excited horse He also unconsciously stretched out his palm towards Holo. Although Holo was not a horse, stretching out his palm had some effect. After Holo snorted through her nose, she put down the hand that was holding the jacket, and then pouted her lower lip while looking at the front, "You have stayed in Pasrow Village for hundreds of years, at least there will be legends about you, right? Or you Have you never appeared in human form before?"

"There is a legend that we occasionally appear in human form." "Are there any legends about your appearance?" Hearing Lawrence's question, Holo squinted at Lawrence impatiently, then sighed and said, "As far as we remember... a beautiful girl, always fifteen years old Up and down. With long smooth hair, wolf ears and a white tail at the end, the hair is beautiful brown. Holo sometimes appears in this posture in the village, as long as she promises not to say that Holo appears, she will promise to let Next year's wheat harvest in the village..." Holo looked lazily at Lawrence, her eyes seemed to say [Is this okay? "

"It sounds like your characteristics are clearly explained, is it really all right?" "Even if the ears and tail are seen, they will doubt it as fake like you. They can't find it." Possibly because the wolf's ears were pressed by the pull of the coat just now, Holo reached under the coat to adjust the position of the ears. Lawrence squinted at Holo's behavior.Although Lawrence still cared a little, the atmosphere between the two of them made him feel that if he continued talking, Holo might get angry, so he kept his mouth shut. In front of Holo, it seemed that the topic of Paslow Village had to be avoided.Besides, the legends about Holo didn't seem to mention her appearance. As long as the ears and tail were not seen, no one would know that she was Holo.Lawrence convinced himself that the legend was just a legend after all, not a wanted warrant posted by the church.

However, after Lawrence decided not to talk about this topic any more, after a while, Holo, who was originally in deep thought, suddenly said from under the coat, "Let's talk about you." "Ok?" "Even those guys...we wouldn't notice it if we saw it, would they?" Holo's feeling was completely different from before, her expression seemed to say that she wanted to be noticed. Of course, Lawrence is not stupid.He tried to keep his face expressionless, and then fixed his eyes on the horse's buttocks and said, "Of course I hope they don't notice."

Holo gave a small self-deprecating smile, and replied, "Well, nothing to worry about." When Holo sat in the carriage again and looked at the vendors, Lawrence realized that what Holo just said was not only for him, but also for Holo herself. Lawrence, of course, didn't confirm this with Holo, since she seemed so stubborn after all. Looking at Holo, who had completely regained her composure in the blink of an eye, and was excited whenever she saw delicious fruit or food, Lawrence could only smile wryly. "There are a lot of fruits, are these fruits picked nearby?"

[This is the relay station to the south. When the season is right, you can also see fruits from southern countries that are usually difficult to go to. " "There are many kinds of fruits in the south, which is really good." "There are some fruits in the north, right?" "It's hard and bitter fruit. If you don't dry the fruit or keep it for a long time, it won't become sweet at all. We wolves can't do these jobs, so we can only go to the village to borrow them." When it comes to things that wolves will borrow, only birds, horses or sheep come to mind. It is really hard to imagine that wolves will come to the village because they are craving sweets.Even if it does come, it must be a bear. The skin bag full of grapes hanging on the eaves is often taken away by bears. [Wolf gives people the feeling of eating spicy food, and when it comes to eating sweets, it will remind people of bears. " [Wolves don't like spicy food.Once we found the cargo on the wrecked ship and ate the red fruit that looked like fangs, and the end was earth-shaking. " "Haha, that's a red chili pepper, it's a high-end product!" "That time, everyone threw their entire faces into the river for a long time, and they still lamented how terrifying human beings are." After Holo smiled lightly, she continued to indulge in the memories for a while, she just looked at the vendor and didn't speak again.However, after a while, the smile on Holo's face gradually disappeared, and finally she sighed lightly. Nostalgia always brings loneliness after bringing joy. Lawrence was thinking about what to say, but Holo had already regained her mood and said, "It's also red food, we like to eat that one better." Herola pulled Lawrence's clothes, pointed at the vendor and said. On the other side of the constant carriages and pedestrians, there are mountains of apples. "Oh, beautiful apples." "right!" Under the coat, Holo's eyes shone brightly.I don't know if Holo herself noticed it.Her tail, hidden in her loincloth, was making a dog-like swish-swish sound.Maybe Holo really likes apples, "It looks delicious, doesn't it?" "yes." No matter how you look at it, you feel that Holo is begging for apples around the bush, but Lawrence pretended not to notice and said, "By the way, speaking of apples, a friend of mine spent more than half of his fortune buying apple futures. Am I right?" Know where the apples he bought, if the apples here are as big as the apples here, his property may have more than doubled.] Lawrence mixed with a sigh, muttered to himself: "I should have bought it if I knew it. .] As a result, Holo stared at Lawrence Holo with an expression of "shouldn't be talking about this now", as if she couldn't speak frankly what was in her heart. This was the best chance to play tricks on her. [...Well, that's a pity. " "However, the risk is too great. If it were me, I would choose to take a boat.] [...by boat?" During the conversation, the horse continued to step on the hooves, and the carriage kept moving forward.Holo looked very anxious.It was obvious that Holo wanted an apple, but she didn't want to ask for it, so she answered Lawrence's words absent-mindedly. "It means that the merchants who signed the contract jointly leased the ship, and then decided the amount of goods to be loaded according to the amount of capital invested. Taking a ship is different from land transportation. In case of a shipwreck, not only the goods, but even life may be lost. .As long as the strong wind blows slightly, it is very dangerous. However, this method is very profitable. I have been on a boat twice—” "Ugh, ah." "How factory?" The carriage had already passed the vendors piled up with apples, and the distance between the apple vendors was getting farther and farther. There are few things more pleasurable than the moment of knowing what's going on in another person's mind. Lawrence looked at Holo deliberately with a business smile and said, "Back to the topic of the boat just now." "Ugh... Apple..." "Ok?" "We...want...to eat...apples.] Lawrence thought Holo would be stubborn, but she said it outright, so he bought her an apple. "You spend your own money and figure out what to do!" Holo glared at Lawrence as she ate the apple with a "squeak" sound.However, Lawrence didn't give in at all, instead he deliberately shrugged in front of him. Because Holo honestly said that she looks cute when she wants to eat an apple, Lawrence generously gave her a trinity coin of considerable value. Unexpectedly, Holo bought what this trinity coin could buy. Apple is back.Seeing that Holo brought back a large number of apples that were hard to hold in both hands, Lawrence really didn't think that the word "polite" would appear in Holo's head. Seeing Holo eating the fourth apple, the way her mouth and hands are sticky, I can't help but want to whine. ...Hi...I don't know." "It's refreshing to know what other people are thinking." Lawrence finished speaking to Holo who was biting into the apple, not letting go of the core.When reaching out to grab an apple piled on the counter, Holo slapped the back of her hand with the fifth apple in her mouth. "That's ours." "I bought it with my money." Holo puffed her cheeks, chewing on the apple that filled her mouth.After swallowing all the apples, he opened his mouth and said, "We are Holo the Wise Wolf, and you will have such a small amount of money in no time." "Please do what you say. I originally planned to use that silver coin to pay for today's dinner and accommodation." "Kaz... um... but Zha... Kazi... we..." "Let's talk after eating." Holo nodded.By the time Holo spoke again, there were eight apples in her stomach. Could it be that Holo still plans to have dinner like this? [……call. " [You really know how to eat. " [Apple is a devil's fruit, full of sweet taste that tempts us. " Hearing Holo's exaggerated description, Lawrence laughed unconsciously. [If you are a virtuous wolf, you should overcome temptation. " [Although lust will lose a lot, abstinence will not build anything either. " Holo licked the apple juice on her hand with a happy face, which made her statement very convincing.Abstinence would be folly if it meant losing such rare happiness. Of course, this is just a sophistry. "What were you trying to say just now?" "Huh? Oh, that's right. We don't have capital on hand, and we don't have the ability to convert money immediately. So, when you are talking about business, we plan to intervene and say something to make a profit. Is this possible?" When someone asks "Can you?", as long as you are a businessman, you will not answer casually.For businessmen, it is common sense not to answer before they have an accurate grasp of what the other party said, the intention behind it, and the possible impact.Even verbal restraints are considered formal contracts.No matter how big the loss is, once the contract is made, it must be abided by. So Lawrence didn't answer Holo right away.He didn't understand what Holo was trying to convey. "You've sold the mink in the back recently, haven't you?" Perhaps sensing the doubts in Lawrence's heart, Holo looked back at the cargo counter and said. "If you hurry up, today will be tomorrow at the latest." "At that time, we will intervene according to the situation. If the mink fur is sold at a better price because of this, we hope that the extra balance can be counted as our benefit." Holo said nonchalantly after licking the last little finger. Lawrence was lost in thought.If we reversed what Holo just said, it would mean that Holo could sell mink fur at a higher price than Lawrence. Lawrence has been an independent traveling merchant for seven years. Even if it was the wise wolf who intervened, he didn't think the business he was talking about would be so simple that someone could raise the price by interjecting, and it was impossible for his opponent to raise the price easily. high purchase price. Although Lawrence didn't think that Holo had a way to raise the price, Holo's relaxed attitude made Lawrence interested in what Holo was going to do, so Lawrence said to Holo, "No question".And Holo replied with a hiccup, "The contract is officially established." "However, we're definitely not talking about mink furs. You're a merchant after all. Maybe there's no chance for us to intervene." "It's really rare," "Those who know themselves well are called sages." If Holo hadn't said this while looking back at the mountain of apples behind her, it might have sounded like a wise saying. The place where Lawrence took the ermine was a firm named Myron.Miron Trading Company is a trading firm engaged in the intermediary of various commodities, and it is also the third-ranked trading firm in Pazio. The headquarter of the firm is set up in the far southern commercial country, and it is a large firm run by a great merchant with a title, and Pazio's store is one of its branches. Lawrence found the Miron Trading Company, which is not a local operator, not only because the Miron Trading Company provides higher prices for commodities in order to overcome the disadvantages of outsiders in a foreign land, but also because the Miron Trading Company has branches in various places, it will There is a lot of intelligence concentrated here. Lawrence also had another idea: when he arrived at the Miron Firm, he might be able to find some information related to the information about the young traveling businessman Jie Lian he met in the church.Because the most sensitive to changes in the currency market, in addition to money changers, are businessmen who do business across borders. After Lawrence and Holo went to the hotel to secure a room, Lawrence combed his beard and set off.Holo on the side still put the coat over her head. The Miron Trading Company is very close to the docking place, and it is the fifth store, which is the second largest store.The storefront of Myron's Co. has a spacious carriage entrance leading to a boardwalk leading to the boat mooring, making the storefront of Myron's Co. appear to be the largest of its kind.At the spacious entrance and exit, you can see all kinds of goods, and a large number of goods are sent into the store, as if showing off the prosperity of the store to the endless people.Perhaps this is also the unique wisdom of Milon Trading Co., Ltd. in order to compete with local players.Compared with such a way of showing off, the transactions of local operators are mostly based on the contacts they have cultivated for a long time, and naturally they will not make a high-profile appearance of making money, because they don't have to do so. Lawrence stopped the carriage in front of the unloading yard of Myron Company, and the clerk came out to greet him immediately. "Welcome to Myron Company!" The clerk in charge of managing the unloading yard has clean shaved beards, neat hair and decent clothes. The style of Miron Trading Company is really special.Generally speaking, the unloading yard is mostly a place where strong men who look like bandits yell loudly and busily come and go. "I've sold wheat in your firm before, and today I'm here to sell furs. The products are at the back. Can you spare some time to have a look?" "Yes, yes, of course you are more than welcome. Then please go straight to the end and ask the person on the left." After Lawrence nodded, he held the reins and followed the clerk's instructions to drive the carriage from the entrance to the unloading yard.Wheat, straw, stones, wood, and fruits can be seen everywhere in the unloading area. All kinds of items crowded the unloading area, and the shop assistants who kept running back and forth were even more energetic.The grand occasion of the unloading yard revealed the reason why the Miron Company was able to succeed in a foreign country, and it also made the traveling merchant understand this point. Holo on the side also seemed a little surprised. "Hey, boss, where are you going?" The two of Lawrence squinted at the clerk busy loading and unloading the goods, while continuing to move forward into the store, the voice of calling on the way made them stop.Looking in the direction of the sound, what came into view was a burly man with a tanned complexion and a steaming body.It seemed that it would be impossible for the freight yard that moved the goods to employ the man who spoke to Lawrence at the door.However, the burly man was so massive that even Holo couldn't help but whisper, "Is he a warrior?" "We are here to sell furs, and the clerk told us to look for the person on the left after entering." After Lawrence finished speaking, he found that the big man was standing on the left side of the unloading yard. The two of them met their eyes and laughed at each other. "Well, boss, leave your carriage with me, please come here directly." Lawrence let the horse walk towards the man according to the instructions, and the man hugged the horse from the front and gave the horse a still instruction.Perhaps influenced by the man's energy, the horse snorted. "Oh, what a horse! This guy looks strong." "He worked hard and never whined." "If there is a whining horse, it should be a showpiece for the world to see." "Exactly." The two smiled at each other.The man led the horse to the innermost part of the unloading yard, tied it to a seemingly solid wooden fence, and called for someone to come over. The person who was summoned was a man who was more suitable to hold a quill than a straw, and he must be the purchaser in charge of inspecting the goods. firm." Respectful and polite way of greeting is already a habit for Lawrence.However, before telling his name, the other party already knew his name, which made him a little at a loss.The last time I came to this firm was to sell wheat in the winter three years ago, maybe the man who spoke to him at the door still remembered Lauren's severed face. [I heard that you are here today because you want to sell furs to this firm. ] Unlike the local operators who talk about the weather first and then cut to the chase, the style here is straightforward.Lawrence coughed lightly, turning his mood into one for business. "Yes. The goods behind me are furs. There are seventy pieces in total.] Lawrence jumped down briskly from the driver's seat, and invited the man in charge of the inspection to approach the cargo platform together. Holo sitting next to him He also slowly stepped down from the driver's seat. [Oh, that's a nice mink.No matter what crops are harvested this year, the purchase of mink fur is very small. ] Nearly half of the mink fur that appears on the market is from farmers hunting in the mountains during their spare time in farming. Therefore, when farmers are busy with farming because of a good harvest, the supply of mink fur will decrease , Lawrence decided to show a tougher attitude, and he said: "Such a high-quality fur is a rare treasure that has been seen for many years. Although it was wet by rain on the way, this mink has not lost its luster at all. Please be sure to See for yourself." "Oh, it's really shiny, and the hair is quite neat. What's the size?" Lawrence immediately picked out a large-looking mink fur from the counter, and then handed it to the man in charge.Except for the owner, it is not allowed to directly touch the merchandise of the merchant. "Oh...you can't be picky about the size. Uh--here are seventy pieces in total, right?" The inspecting men don't ask to check the size of other minks, and such an impersonal practice will only make business more difficult; this is the key to buying goods.No buyer would want to have everything inspected, but no seller would want everything inspected. This is where vanity, decorum, and desire meet. "So...Mr. Lorenz, ah! I'm sorry. Mr. Lawrence once traded wheat with our firm. Thanks to your usual care, what do you think about this amount?" The same name may be pronounced differently in different countries.Lawrence often makes the same mistake.He smiled and forgave the man's unintentional mistake, and looked down at the abacus the man took out of his arms.Numbers are written in different ways depending on the country or region. In order to avoid reading and understanding numbers, businessmen seldom write numbers on paper when negotiating.The number of wooden beads on the abacus allows people to understand the balance at a glance, but it is necessary to pay attention to which currency the amount is calculated in. "The amount I propose is one hundred and thirty-two Trinians" Lawrence showed a puzzled expression for a moment and said: "These furs are rare and uniform in quality. I brought the mink here today because I was taken care of by your bank in the previous wheat transaction.]" At that time it was really I have taken care of you.] "I hope to establish a good cooperative relationship with your bank in the future." Lawrence said—coughed slightly before continuing, "What do you think?" "This firm also fully agrees with your idea. Then, in terms of the close relationship between us in the future. Just one hundred and forty coins, what do you think?" Although the two sides have already seen through the opponent's intentions, but because there is truth hidden in such deception, it makes people feel that it is very interesting to discuss business. Lawrence thought to himself that one hundred and forty trinity silver coins was considered a very good price, and further pressure would not be beneficial.Besides, the future relationship must also be taken into consideration. "Then it's settled"——Just when Lawrence was about to say that, Holo, who had been silent all this time, suddenly pulled Lawrence's clothes gently. "Huh? Sorry, excuse me." Lawrence gestured to the man in charge, and put his ear under Holo's coat, "We don't know the market, so what's the price?" "not bad." After Lawrence answered briefly, he turned his head to look at the man who had been identified with a business smile. "So, are you willing to accept this amount?" The supervised man smiled and said that he also seemed to be aware that the negotiation had come to a conclusion.Lawrence was ready to answer. He hadn't expected Holo to interject at this moment. "Please wait" "Varied!" Lawrence couldn't help making a sound. Holo stepped forward before Lawrence could speak again.Holo caught the beat of her speech with such precision that one might even think she was a businessman at all. "You're proposing one hundred and forty trenis, aren't you?" "Huh? Ah, yes. It's indeed one hundred and forty trinity silver coins.] Asked by Holo, who had been silent all this time, the supervisor was a little confused, but still answered politely. The woman appeared on the occasion of the negotiation. Extremely rare, though not entirely unprecedented, but certainly rare. "Yes. Didn't you notice?" Not sure if Holo didn't know about it, or if she knew but didn't care, she asked deliberately from under her coat. The overseer stared at Holo with a surprised expression.He must have had no idea what Holo's question was referring to, and even Lawrence didn't understand, "I'm sorry, did I miss something?" From the point of view of the supervisor, Waitan, he was about the same age as Lawrence, and he was a businessman from a foreign country.I believe he has experienced countless negotiations and dealt with the same number of people. Such an experienced old Jianghu seemed to sincerely apologize to Holo. It is undeniable that anyone would be shaken to hear such words suddenly.What's more, Holo's words are equivalent to saying "Where did your eyes grow?" "Well, you should be a pretty good businessman...... Is that why you pretended not to notice? If that's the case, then you can't be careless." Holo gave a small smile under her coat.Lawrence was worried that Holo's fangs would be seen, so he broke into a cold sweat; and because he didn't understand why Holo said that, he wanted to scold her severely. In the negotiation just now, there was nothing wrong with the man's identification.If what Holo said was true, it meant that Lawrence also missed what Holo was pointing at. Impossible to miss the place. "W-Where, I'm really ashamed that I didn't notice it. If it's convenient, could you please remind me what I missed? After I confirm, I'm willing to raise the price again..." It was the first time for Lawrence to see the procurement personnel in charge of the supervision so low-key. Lawrence had seen countless people pretending to put on a low profile, but the man in front of him seemed to be sincere. Not only did Holo's words carry inexplicable weight, but the way she said them was incomparably wonderful. When Lawrence was still in such thoughts, Holo suddenly shifted his gaze to him and said, "Master, it's not good to tease people." It was difficult for Lawrence to judge whether Holo was joking about him with the title "Master", or if it was a title that suited the current situation, but if he answered incorrectly, he didn't know how Holo would blame him afterwards.Lawrence racked his brains to think, and finally replied: "That, that was not my original intention. However, if things turned out like this, it's fine, you can tell him." After Holo showed Lawrence the left fang, she smiled. Lawrence seemed to answer well. "Master, please give us a mink fur." "Yep." Since it is called the master, it must be dignified.However, the more deliberate Lawrence was, the more ridiculous he felt.Who said that Holo is the one who is in charge now, not him. "Thank you. Then, sir." Holo called to the guarding man, and showed him the ermine she was carrying.Although Lawrence picked a mink fur with good hair length, size, and color, and gave it to Holo, he really couldn't see any factors that raised the price of the mink fur.If the hair length is boasted about its neat reading, the other party is likely to ask for inspection of each mink.With so many pieces of mink, it is inevitable that there will be damaged mink.Although the price will not be bargained because of this, the atmosphere of the negotiation will be much more embarrassing. "As you can see, this is a high-quality fur." "Yes, I totally agree." "Well, this is the fur you haven't seen in years. Maybe we should say: This is the fur you haven't heard in years." Holo's words froze the surrounding air instantly, and no one understood what she meant. "Obviously it is a "smell", but it has become a "blind spot". Isn't it interesting? " After Holo finished speaking, she couldn't stop laughing to herself.This was completely Holo's stage alone, neither Lawrence nor the man in charge had the energy to go along with Holo's silly jokes. "It is said that it is better to see once than to hear a hundred times. You might as well hold it in your hand and smell it." After Holo finished speaking, she handed the ermine to the man, and the man who got the ermine looked at Lawrence with puzzled eyes. Although Lawrence sympathized with the man in his heart, he could only nod slowly. What do you discover when you smell fur?Lawrence had never been asked about the taste in the negotiations he had experienced in the past. Presumably, the man had the same thought as Lawrence, but he couldn't refuse the guest's request.The man slowly drew the mink up to his nose and took a sniff. At this time, the man originally only had a puzzled expression.Immediately more surprised.After another sniff, the expression on the man's face was completely replaced by surprise. "How is it? Do you smell anything?" "Huh? Ah! Yes. Is this the aroma of fruit?" Lawrence looked at the mink in surprise.The aroma of fruit? "That's right. Mr. just mentioned that the number of mink furs is very small because of the bumper harvest this year. In fact, there are many fruits everywhere in the forest. These minks were still alive and kicking in this forest not long ago, so they must have eaten them." There are quite a lot of fruits, so the body emits such a sweet smell." The monitor listened to Holo's explanation and took another sniff.After the man finished sniffing, he nodded and replied, "That's right." "Actually, even if the color of fur is somewhat different, the difference is not that big. Whether the fur is practical after processing or making clothes is the key point, right? Good fur can be used for a long time. No Good fur can lose its shape in no time.” "You are absolutely right." How wide and deep is this wolf's knowledge?Lawrence couldn't help admiring secretly. [As you know, these furs are mink fur that tastes so sweet that the whole body exudes a fragrant smell, because the muscles of these minks are tight, and it took two strong men a lot of effort to peel them. With the strength of two tigers, the skin was successfully peeled off. " Following Holo's words, the man tried to pull the fur on his hands vigorously. In fact, buyers don't pull so hard on items they haven't decided on yet.Presumably Holo knew this too. Holo's skills are so high, she is simply a model of a businessman. [This fur is as strong as the skin of a beast, it is as warm as the spring sun when worn on the body, and it can also repel water when it rains. In addition, it also has the fragrance it emits.Imagine this: among a pile of clothes made of smelly mink, if there is a piece of clothing made of fragrant mink, this clothes must be able to sell for a surprisingly high price. " The monitor looked into the distance, imagining the scene Holo described.Lawrence also imagined that this dress would indeed be particularly eye-catching.No, maybe it should be said to be particularly refreshing? "Then, I don't know how much the master is willing to buy these mink furs?" Holo's words seemed to wake the man who was under surveillance from a dream.He straightened his back and hurriedly picked up the abacus to calculate.The abacus made the crisp sound of wooden beads colliding with each other, and the numbers also appeared on the abacus. "Twenty silver coins, what do you think?" Lawrence couldn't help but gasped when he heard the amount.One hundred and forty pieces is already quite a high price, and two hundred pieces is an unimaginable amount. "Yep……" Holo groaned.Lawrence thought that enough was enough, so he planned to stop Holo.Of course.Holo couldn't let go. "How about three silver coins for one mink fur? That's two hundred and ten coins." "Uh, uh..." "Master, other firms..." "Ah, wow, no problem! Please sell it to our bank for two hundred and ten coins!" Holo nodded in satisfaction, turned to Lawrence and said, "Master, that's it." As expected, Holo deliberately called the owner, the bar named Eulando, to tease him. It was located on a somewhat run-down street.However, the store is very open and clean. From the customer base, it looks like a bar where carpenters often come. As soon as he took a seat at the Eulando bar, Lawrence felt exhausted. Holo, on the other hand, was full of energy.She easily defeated the two merchants in two or three hits, she must be in a good mood.It might be because it was still early, and the shop looked deserted, so the clerk immediately brought the wine. The two raised their glasses to toast, Holo drank it in one gulp, but Lawrence only took a sip. I ordered premium wine, but it was completely tasteless when I drank it. "Well, wine is really good." After Holo finished speaking, she hiccupped twice in a row.She raised the wooden wine glass to ask the clerk for another glass of wine, and the female clerk responded to the extravagant customer with a smile on her face. "What's the matter? Don't you drink?" Crack-crack, Holo ate fried beans.while asking.Her tone didn't sound like she was flaunting her victory.So Lawrence decided to ask bluntly, "Have you ever been a businessman?" While eating the crispy dried beans, Holo raised the extra wine glass, a wry smile appeared on her face unexpectedly and said, "What? Did our performance hurt your self-esteem?" Completely correct. 「咱是不清楚汝经历过多少次洽谈，不过咱在那座村落里也看过不少治谈。那是什么时候来着啊？总之是很久以前的事了。那是一个绝顶聪明的人使用过的方法，不是咱想出来的。」 罗伦斯没有开口，而是用眼神问：「真的吗？」罗伦斯虽自觉没出息，但看到赫萝边喝酒，边露出带点困扰的笑容点点头后，他不禁叹了口气，同时也梢梢感到安心。 「话说回来，我是真的没发现味道·况且，昨晚盖着貂皮睡觉时也没有闻到水果的芳香啊。」 「原因就在于汝买给咱的苹果。」 罗伦斯惊讶的说不出话来，赫萝什么时候动了这种手脚？ 可是，这时罗伦斯脑中立即浮现一个疑问。 这不是诈欺吗？ 「咱不会说上钩的人自己有错。不过，对方知道有这种方法。也会感到佩服吧。」 […应该是吧。 " 「被骗时只懂得生气的人根本不成对手。应该要懂得佩服这种手法，才算是真正的商人。」 「真是深奥无比的教诲，简直像上了岁数的老商人。」 「呵。在咱看来，不管岁数多大的老头也都像个婴儿。」 罗伦斯只能苦笑，他耸耸肩喝了一口葡萄酒。这次喝下的酒确实有味道了·「对了，汝应该做的事没忘了吧？」 赫箩指的应该是杰廉提出的提议。 [我刚刚有向商行的人询问，最近有没有国家打算重新发行银币。他们的样子不象有所因忙，只要不是属于独占性的市场的生意，商行的人不会隐瞒情报，毕竟很多时候介由提供这些情报，做人情给客人会比较有利。 " 「恩。」 「不过，这类交易可能有的发展方向并不多，这也是为何我会接受提议的原因，」 罗伦斯并非为了虚荣而这样说，他只是把事实说出来。以极端的说法来说，货币行情的变动不是上涨或下滑，就是维持现状。就算事情变得很复杂，只要再动一下脑筋思考，就会发现一切的可能性几乎都猜测得到。 也就是说，只要随着杰廉提议的交易内容，仔细思考哪些人能够获利，哪些人又会亏损的话，可选择的方向就不会太多。 However. 「总之，不管杰廉的提议有什么诡计，我只要能够获取利益不亏损就好了。没有什么比这个更重要了。」 罗伦斯喝了口葡萄酒，把乾豆丢人口中。两人说好这一顿要由赫萝买单，怎能不趁机大快朵颐一番呢。 「奇怪，怎么都没看到像是店老板的人出现，难道外出了？」 「那名年轻人说过到了酒吧就可以联络到他，看来他与这家酒吧的交情颇深。」 「不，旅行商人会以出生地所属的商馆，或是酒吧作为联络的据点，所以晚一点我也得到商馆走一趟。看来店老板果然不在。]罗伦斯说完后，再次环视店内一周·还算宽敞的店内空间有十五张圆桌，吧台有十五席座位。店内的客人除了罗伦斯与赫萝之外，只有两名看似在消磨时间的退休老工匠。 罗伦斯心想总不能问那两名老人，于是他向正好送来追加的葡萄酒，腌鲱鱼以及熏羊肉的女店员问：「你是店老板吗？」 女店员纤细的手臂不知哪来的力气。她轻松地把端来的酒及料理放在桌子上，然后对罗伦斯露出笑脸说：「店老板正好外出采买东西，请问有什么事吗？」 「可否请你转告老板，说我想要与一位名为杰廉的男子联络·」 罗伦斯心想如果这家酒吧不认识杰廉，那也无所谓。毕竟以酒吧为联络据点的旅行商人实在太多，店家只会认为罗伦斯找错地方罢了。 然而，罗伦斯似乎担忧得太早。本来就相当开朋的女店员听到杰廉的名字后，眼神显得更加炯炯有神·「啊，您是说杰廉先生吗？他有交代过我们。」 「我想与他联络。」 「杰廉先生昨晚已经回到城里来，这阵子他应该每晚都会在这里出现·」 「这样啊。」 「他通常会在日落后没多久就出现，我建议您可以在本店一边消磨时间，一边等候他。」 这女孩挺有生意头脑。不过，她说的话也不无道理。距离日落只剩下一。二个小时，只要在这里悠闲喝酒，过不了多久就能够等到杰廉了吧。 「那就听你的吧！」 「是，读您慢用。」 女店员向罗伦斯点头示意，便朝向坐着两名老人的桌子走去罗伦斯举起装有葡萄酒的酒杯含了一口酒。微微呛鼻的清爽酸味，加上融人舌头两旁的葡萄甜味。虽然以浓烈口感为卖点的莱姆酒也不错，但罗伦斯还是比较偏好葡萄酒或蜂蜜酒等带有甜味的酒。偶尔喝一些不一样的酒，好比苹果酒或梨子酒也不错。 用麦芽酿造的啤酒虽然也不错，但不同啤酒师傅酿造出来的啤酒还坏不一，再加上个人的喜好大大不同，所以罗伦斯不太喜欢啤酒·不同于葡萄酒的价格越高，味道就越香醇，啤酒无法按照价格来评断好喝与否，并不适合旅行商人饮用。如果不是住在当地的居民，就无法找到符合自己口味的啤酒。因此，当旅行商人想要假装成当地居民时，就会点啤酒来喝。 当罗伦斯想着这些事情时，坐在对面的赫萝已不再忙着吃喝，一脸沉思的模样。听到罗伦斯的呼唤，赫萝隔了好一会儿才开口说：「那个女孩在撒谎，」 看来赫萝是在等待女店员走进厨房才开口说话。 「什么谎？」 「杰廉那名年轻人似乎没有每天定时在这里出现。」 "Ok……" 罗伦斯点点头，注视杯中的葡萄酒。 [这么说，杰廉应该会如那女孩所说出现在这里。 " 女店员会说那样的谎，就代表着她随时能够与杰廉取得联系。如果不是这样，女店员的谎言只会为罗伦斯与杰廉双方带来困扰罢了。 「咱也这么认为。」 可是，不明白女店员为何要说谎？或许女店员单纯是因为随时可以联络到杰廉，所以想要适度拖延时间，好让罗伦斯与赫萝多多消费。生意人说些大大小小的谎是家常便饭，如果太在意每个谎言，一下子就会迷失方向。 因此，罗伦斯并不在意女店员的谎言，赫萝似乎也是同样想法。 在那之后，除了赫萝吃到蜂蜜炖煮的大黄蜂幼虫而大为开心之外。没有什么特别的事情发生。到了日落时分，客人开始不断涌进酒吧。 如罗伦斯所预料，涌进的客人当中，果然出现了杰廉的身影。 「庆祝我们的重逢！」 在杰廉的开场白下，木制酒杯互相撞击发出响亮的声音。 「皮草卖得如何？」 「卖到相当好的价格，你看这酒也明白吧？」 「真是令人羡慕，是不是有什么诀窍呢？」 罗伦斯没有立即回答，他先喝了口酒，才回答说：「秘密。」 赫萝不停吃着酥脆的乾豆，她或许是为了遮掩脸上浮现的笑容。 「不管怎么说，能够卖得高价真是太好了。只要老板您的资金增加。小的所能分到的钱也会增加。」 「虽然资金变多了，但不表示会增加投资的金额。」 「咦？别这么说啊。小的拼命祈祷皮草卖得高价，就是希望老板可以增资啊·」 「那你祈祷错了，你应该祈祷我可以增加投资金额才对。」 杰廉用手蒙住眼睛，夸张地往后仰。 「那么，该谈谈正事了吧。」 「啊，是·」 杰廉坐正身子，看着罗伦斯。不过，在这之间杰廉瞄了赫萝一眼，或许是因为他认为赫萝是个不得大意的对手。 「你的提议是你愿意提供某银币即将提高含银量的情报。但相对希望我把赚来的利益分你一份，没错吧？」 "yes." 「含银量真的会提高吗？」 听到罗伦斯如此开门见山地问，杰廉的神情显得畏缩·「呃，其实这消息是小的从一个矿山小镇听来的情报里推测出来的。所以您可以放心地相信小的……只是，做生意没有稳赚不赔……]「恩，也是啦。」 看着杰廉因为罗伦斯的质问与视线而显得畏缩，罗伦斯反而满足地点点头，他抓了一把蜂蜜炖煮的大黄蜂幼虫放入口中后，继续说：「如果你回答稳赚的话，我就打算拒绝：世上没有那麽好康的事。」 杰廉释怀地叹了口气。 「那你要分多少呢？」 「是的，小的希望收取十枚崔尼银币作为情报费，还有老板获利的一成。」 「你提的发财梦好处这麽多，要求倒是不多嘛。」 「是。不过，这是因为小的有自己的想法。」 「你是指亏损的部分吗？」 「是。万一老板您有所亏损的话，小的恐怕没法赔偿您的亏损；如果要赔偿，小的会倾家荡产吧。小的虽然只拿利益的一成，但对于亏损的部分，除了退还十枚崔尼银币情报费之外，其馀小的一切不过问。」