Chapter 6 Act III-2

Lawrence smiled wryly while shaking hands with the owner of the foreign company, and he heard the owner of the foreign company say, "Besides, I even know how many times you wet the bed when you were camping. God told us that a good father will know how to understand himself Son. Or do you want me to tell you that you and your companions stole the money and went to the brothel while trembling?" "Understood, I understand. I am Claf Lawrence, son of the great father Jacob Tarantino." "Ah! Clover, you finally came back to your house in Rübinghagen after a year! How are the families in other towns?"

Yekebo's strong attitude as usual gave Lawrence the pain and comfort he felt when drinking strong alcohol.For businessmen, a foreign firm is the hometown in a foreign country. Only in my hometown can I feel such a strong treatment. "Thanks to the saint, everyone is doing well." "That's great. Well, since you've met all these family members along the way, you must have made a lot of money, right? If your purse is too heavy, your pants will fall down; if your pants fall down, you will be caught Girls hate it. So, you pay attention to your image, right?" Lawrence didn't intend to refute at all.He responded with a smile to such a strong request for donations: "I heard that people don't calculate too small amounts when they get old. But if this is the case, I think Master Ye Kebo can also see the amount at a glance, right?"

Lawrence took out ten silver coins from the wallet around his waist without hesitation, and piled them on the bar counter as if showing off. If you take out two or three copper coins with a look of reluctance, nine will be bombarded with vicious words. On the one hand, Lawrence wanted to vent his anger, and on the other hand, it was because the spices were so profitable.The purpose of the generous donation is also to tell Ye Kebo that his ability can already make such a business.Seeing this, Ye Kebo laughed and said, "Hahahahaha, the kid who wets the bed has grown up enough to take out silver coins! It's really happy."

"You don't need to add the bedwetting kid." "In my eyes, you're still a bedwetting brat." Lawrence shrugged his shoulders, and Yekeber's laughter sounded again. "You came here specially at this time. You just happen to be doing business nearby. Do you need a certificate?" "right." "I really hope to see you become a businessman who will make the other party fear three points by telling your name." Ye Kebo said with a smile, and after Lawrence replied "I hope so", he remembered that he had one more thing to tell Ye Kebo.

"By the way, does anyone in the foreign firm want to go to Ramtra?" Yekebo took out a quill and an inkpot and put them on the bar. He raised one eyebrow and looked at Lawrence and said, "Why do you ask such a question?" "No, I thought of a business that can provide a shortcut to Ramtra in exchange for a reward." Yekebo's gaze circled around in the air before stopping on Lawrence.The smile on his face showed that he understood what Lawrence meant. "Aha, are you talking about the shepherdess?" Lawrence gasped in surprise for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that it is impossible for a businessman in Rüppenhagen not to know that there is a girl like Nora who works as a shepherd.

And if this is the case, other businessmen should have had the same idea as Lawrence. "A lot of people have had thoughts like yours, especially around the time when new roads were first opened in the area where the girl was active. However, no one is doing business like this at the moment, and no one has entrusted the girl as a guard. You know why?" Seeing Yekebo scribbling the certificate and speaking fluently, Lawrence replied with a sigh, "Because you can't do business?" After Ye Kebo nodded, he picked up his head and said: "The girl who is active in that area is the only one who is safe and sound. That girl is called by the residents of the city as a very powerful and lovely fairy Nora, and she is quite popular. But , I don’t need to say more, you can also imagine the church’s attitude towards this matter, right? It means, if you don’t want to conflict with the troublesome church, don’t get involved with that girl.”

After Yekebo finished speaking, he inserted the tip of the quill pen into the inkpot, looked at Lawrence with an evil smile and said, "I know that Nora the Fairy is your favorite type, but you should give up."I will not harm you. " Although Ye Kebo's joking words are the same as those he greeted people in Hanchen, because of being voiced by Daoist, Lawrence can only respond with a wry smile. ?” "No, please write Remario Company for me." Ye Kebo stopped his movements for an instant. He looked at Lawrence with a businessman's gaze. "Remario Trading Company? You will know who the buyer is in advance, so it's not a credit purchase, right?"

"Yes, purchased from Poroson. Any questions?" Hearing Lawrence's question, Ye Kebo's serious expression disappeared like a fish floating by the pool and suddenly dived to the bottom of the pool. "En. Anyway, you'll know when you go...Here, take the certificate." When a traveling merchant wants to sell goods to a firm he visits for the first time, he is afraid of being regarded as an outsider and being forced to sell goods at a lower price. This kind of thing rarely happens in towns of the size of Poloson or Pazio, but in a town of the size of Lubinhagen, if the business houses in the city have close trading relationships with various foreign companies or guilds , this often happens.To trading houses that take large transactions for granted, the small transactions of the Traveling Merchant are as worthless as dust.

Therefore, the traveling merchant will clearly tell the other party which guild he belongs to, and ask the other party not to underestimate him.As long as the guild's signboard is displayed, the opponent will not deal with it casually. "The Ron Merchant Guild is under the protection of Saint Lambardos, and I will pray for luck for you." "yes……" While accepting the certificate proving that he belongs to the Ron Business Guild, Lawrence replied ambiguously to Ye Kebo, who seemed to know something inside. Even if he asked Ye Kebo, he wouldn't tell, would he?Past experience told Lawrence so.

However, what Ye Keba refused to say was usually something that could be understood after a second thought, or something that could be discovered after investigation. What is it?Lawrence was lost in thought. "You will know when you go. I think you are so smart, things should go in a good direction." Ye Kebo's words made Lawrence's thoughts even more chaotic.But Lawrence thought to himself: Since Ye Kebo knew it when he said it, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go.It was probably because the price of a certain commodity skyrocketed or plummeted, so the Remario Trading Company was in trouble. Lawrence decided not to think about it, he thanked Ye Kebo and turned around.Now that I have bought all the goods and came here to prepare for sale, it is useless to think about what is not available now.

However, when Lawrence reached out to open the door, Ye Kebo stopped him. Looking back—look, Ye Kebo showed a very happy smile and said: "Also, it's too early for you to think about the golden house. You can't even handle that weak fairy Nora. If the target is a city Girl, your little profit will be gone in no time. " Although there are windows on the walls here, they are not the kind of glass windows that would be found in a large business house, but are pasted with oil-soaked sackcloth windows. This kind of window will only let in a little light, and of course you can't see the scene outside the window. Even so, Yeckerb seemed to know that Holo was just outside the door. His sharp eyes that nothing escaped his eyes told him that the job of running a foreign company in a foreign country was not something ordinary people could do. "If there is no benefit to take, I will not invest." "Hahaha! Well said, bedwetting brat." Hearing Ye Kebo's words, Lawrence just smiled wryly and stretched out his hand to open the door, as if trying to keep the laughter out of the door, he closed the door behind his back. Every time I see a character like Ye Kebo, I think of my boyhood, always anxious because I want to surpass these older businessmen earlier.Although it makes people feel nostalgic, it also brings a little bit of bitterness, like frostbite, which is painful and itchy. "I'm still too young." Lawrence murmured in his heart.He moved his gaze down the stone steps, just as Holo turned to look at him. "Oh, come out, that's our companion." Holo sat on the stone steps, pointing at people impolitely, and two little boys who looked like apprentice craftsmen stood in front of her.The two little boys looked about the same age as Holo, probably only fifteen or six years old.They were carrying things in their hands, and they seemed to be out to help the master run errands. The two boys who had begun to grow beards cast hostile gazes upon hearing Holo's words.Although he was too lazy to pay attention to them, he still sighed softly on purpose, just to frighten them. There is a large gap between craftsman apprentices and merchants who join the guild, both in terms of status and income.The two teenagers must have seen Holo looking idle, which is why they spoke to her; but they seemed to know that they could not win Lawrence, and after looking at each other, they ran away in a hurry. "Oh, it's so cute. Those two people said that we are the lovely and pitiful Qiangwei." Holo said with a smile while looking at the backs of the two boys.On the other hand, Lawrence said with a bitter expression, "Don't pay too much attention to this kind of person. A craftsman apprentice is like a hungry dog. Be careful of being kidnapped." "If you're kidnapped, you'll be fine if you come to rescue us again, right?" Seeing Holo's careless smiling face and hearing the unexpected words made Lawrence feel a little happy, and he replied seriously, "Well, I'll save you later." Holo listened, smiled and stood up. "However, we actually saved you." He was generalized again. Lawrence walked down the stone steps while blindfolded, but Holo giggled and hugged his right arm and said, "Although we don't know what benefits you are expecting, we might as well let you invest. " "...Did you hear that?" "With these lovely ears, I can hear your frowning clearly. By the way, do you like blonde hair?" Unrelated words suddenly came out of Holo's mouth, and before Lawrence could say "Huh?" Holo continued to say, "Is it the feeling of suffering? Or do you like the feeling of being weather-beaten? Do you Think shepherds are so good?" As if the ropes of a drawbridge snapped one after another, Holo threw questions one after another.Lawrence looked at Holo in a panic, and he found that Holo was still smiling. Smiling faces are the most frightening. "Wait a minute, President Yeckerberg said it like a hello. He likes to say that every time he gets the chance, and I didn't mean it." "No?" Holo, who was close by, gave a "don't lie" look. Lawrence could only answer honestly. "A-more or less, I think Nora is pretty good. When chatting with her, uh, it's also quite pleasant. But, that doesn't mean I think you're bad, or something like you...I definitely don't think so think." Lawrence couldn't help feeling embarrassed as he spoke, he didn't dare to look at Holo at all.He has never said such a thing since he was born. However, Lawrence managed to finish his words and took a deep breath. After he calmed down a lot, he glanced at Holo. Holo stared at Lawrence with a slightly surprised expression. "We just wanted to tease you..." Hearing Holo say that, Lawrence almost shuddered with shame and anger.But as soon as he saw Holo's happy smile, all his anger disappeared. "We didn't expect you to answer so seriously. We... are so happy." After saying that, Holo lowered her head and hugged Lawrence's arm tightly. This kind of interaction is not like the feeling of mutual deception that businessmen have when negotiating, but it is an interaction that can know how much the distance with the other party has been shortened. Lawrence was almost unconscious and didn't care about the eyes of others, and was about to stretch his left hand behind Holo's back.However, he was in vain. That's because Holo moved away without making a sound. "However, males do this every time, and they say it nicely." Seeing Holo's sad and fearful appearance, even if Lawrence was dull, he could easily guess it.Holo was outraged that someone had hurt her in the past by talking nonsense. However, Lawrence is a businessman, and he will definitely keep what he promised. "So, can you prove it to us with real things? We have heard that knights will hand over their shields and long swords to show their sincerity. Then what proof will you show us?" Lawrence had also heard that knights would hand over their swords and shields to each other when they swore an oath of loyalty.Because the sword and shield represent the soul of the knight. What, then, is the soul of the merchant?It goes without saying that it is money. However, even if Holo was handed the bag full of gold, she would definitely put on a bored expression. In this case, just use the money that can please Holo and at the same time be the soul of the merchant to buy goods for her to show the sincerity of spending money for Holo. At this time, a product appeared in Lawrence's mind, and that was super high-grade honey-pickled peaches. "I see, let me prove that I am not a person who is not trustworthy." Holo gave a puzzled yet expectant look.As long as it can respond to the anticipation of these reddish amber eyes, a little Honey pickled peaches were nothing. Lawrence puffed out his chest and said, "Just buy honey pickled peaches for..." Halfway through his speech, Lawrence noticed something strange.To be more specific, it is the triangular turban on Holo's head. Holo tilted her head slightly when Lawrence stopped talking. Then, she let out a soft "Ah!" and pressed her head in a panic. "You, you shouldn't..." "W-what? What's the matter? What did you say you want to buy for us?" At such a time, Holo can still say such words, her cunning is really admirable.However, Lawrence couldn't laugh it off. The triangular turban on Holo's head couldn't be more obvious. The ears under the triangular turban are shaking excitedly, which tells the truth-this is Holo's trick. "Do you understand that some things can be done and some things cannot be done!" Holo seemed to understand that her trick had been seen through, she pouted awkwardly, looked at Lawrence with sharp eyes and said, "It's you who wants us to pretend to be cute and beg for something from you!" " Lawrence couldn't understand what Holo was saying for a moment, but he recalled the conversation he had with Holo when he first arrived in Poronson, and he instantly flinched back in disbelief. "I want you to tell the truth that you want to buy something! I didn't ask you to trick people into buying something like this!" "But we're so cute?" Although Lawrence couldn't stand that he couldn't find words to refute, but he couldn't bear seeing Holo's shameless smile, so he couldn't continue to be angry. "However, you are several times cuter than us. Seeing your reaction is more exciting than the success of the trick." Lawrence didn't want to pay any more attention to Holo, so he left quickly. Holo laughed as she trotted after him. "You, don't be angry." Lawrence looked at Holo with a look of "Who the hell is making me angry?" Holo was still laughing. "We said that happiness is true, so are you still angry?" The long flaxen hair swaying in the wind set off Holo's smiling face, and Lawrence's face couldn't help but contort. Lawrence just wanted to drink a few glasses of wine to the silent stallion. "Got it. I'm not angry, I'm not angry. Is that okay?" Holo let out a snicker of confidence that she had won, and she followed with a soft sigh and said: "It will be troublesome if you get lost, can you hold hands?" Although going back to the hotel had to cross the crowded square again, even if she got lost, Holo would definitely find her way back to the hotel. However, Lawrence certainly didn't understand that this was just Holo's excuse. Facing this cunning wolf, Lawrence had no choice but to surrender. "Well, if you get lost, it will be a headache." Holo smiled, and her hand slipped gently into Lawrence's. The most Lawrence could do was squeeze Holo's hand tightly. "And what about the honey-pickled peaches?" The church bell that announced the noon time was ringing at this moment, and it also opened the prelude to a new challenge. Remario Trading Co. is a wholesaler with a store in Rüppenhagen. Lawrence semi-threateningly purchased armaments in excess of his property from Poroson's Ladoperon firm, because he believed in the steady rate of return on armaments.As long as the military equipment is sold to the Remario Firm, which has frequent contacts with the Radoperon Firm, there is no need to return to Porosun, and the money can be returned to the Radoperon Firm.It all depends on the wisdom of the businessman, because it is only necessary to make adjustments in the books. Lawrence detoured from the crowded street to a small alley next door, and came to Remario Firm. Although this is the back door of Remario's firm, only the back door of this firm has a large entrance, which is convenient for loading or unloading operations. In a big city like Reubenhagen, if you drive a carriage directly to the main entrance of the business, it is undoubtedly the performance of a country bumpkin.If you do this kind of behavior on a crowded street, it will only make people look down on you, and even if you bring the most sought-after goods, you will not be able to sell them.Moreover, many crowded roads originally prohibited the entry of merchants' carriages. For this reason, in the alley next to the main street, there are more horses pulling carriages than pedestrians on the road.At this moment, Lawrence suddenly frowned. .Only the front of the store of Remario Trading Co. looked unusually deserted. "Is this firm run by monks?" "If it's a business run by monks, at least the sound of prayers can be heard. However, you can't even hear the sound of prayers here. What's going on here?" Holo was chewing on the lunch roll, while lifting her triangular hood slightly and moving her ears to listen.However, Lawrence didn't want to rely on Holo's lazy method to find out what happened.He jumped out of the driving seat, walked through the wooden passage for the carriages to enter the store, and walked into the unloading yard of the firm. In Lübinghegen, a narrow city with so many buildings that people like to joke that "poor people sleep standing up", it is not easy to find space in the unloading yard.Under such circumstances, the unloading yard of Remario Trading Company has the space to accommodate at least three large carriages. Even if it is replaced by cargo, it must be able to easily pile up a hundred sacks of wheat.In the corner of the unloading yard, there is also a table for negotiation and an exchange desk. On the parchment pasted on the wall, there are prayers for the prosperous business of the firm. The unloading yard of Remario Trading Company can be said to be quite grand. However, such a magnificent unloading yard is now full of hay, straw debris, horse manure and cargo debris, and there is really no sign of daily cleaning.Moreover, there is not even a unloading worker here. Because business is bound to be good and bad, it is not surprising that sometimes half of the customers do not come to the door. However, even if no customers come to the door, the store should be kept clean. It's almost like a bankrupt firm.Lawrence turned back first and jumped into the driver's seat. Holo beside him seemed to have finished eating the bread, the paper bag rustled, and Holo took out the meat pie.If Lawrence remembered correctly, the meat pie should be his lunch. "You eat so much, don't you worry that the sound of biting is too loud, making your proud ears useless?" "Nice sarcasm. Still, for the sake of our reputation, let's say we at least heard people going about in that building." As soon as Holo finished speaking, she boldly took a big bite off the pie.It seemed that she didn't plan to share some of other people's lunches. [Is someone in there? ] [Well... gurgling... the mouth is... but.The atmosphere is a bit tense.At least not a pleasant atmosphere. ] After what Holo said, coupled with seeing the deserted appearance of the unloading yard, the five-story wooden building of Remario's firm made people feel creepy.Few places are more cursed than the buildings of a bankrupt firm.If the business went bankrupt, the church would be too busy for a week after that to celebrate the dead with mass. "However, it's useless to hesitate. If you don't sell the goods, you can't make money." "You can't get nutrition without meat pie." "I plan to eat it later." Lawrence glared at Holo before he was about to drive forward in the carriage, but Holo did not expect that he would give a "stop talking" look instead. However, Holo also seemed to feel guilty about eating the whole pie, and she tore the remaining pie in half and handed it to Lawrence.The meat pie was only a quarter of the size that Lawrence was supposed to eat, and he thought that if he complained again, he might not even be able to eat this quarter, so he snatched the meat pie away like a grab. Most of the meat pies sold by the vendors are minced raw meat that is about to exceed the sales deadline stipulated by the Butchers Association, which means stale raw meat is used as meat filling.But the meat pies in the classy church city of Reubenhagen also seem to be classy.Lawrence ate the meat pie that fully elicited the aroma of the meat in two bites, while driving the carriage to the unloading yard where no one was seen. "Crack", "crack", the sound of horseshoes sounded in the unloading yard. After all, it was the employees who had worked here for many years, and the people inside seemed to hear the sound.Lawrence let the horse take a few steps on the spot, and at the same time he jumped off the driver's seat, the unloading workers of the firm also walked in. out. "I don't think it's Sunday yet. What's the matter?" "No, um, there is something wrong... Boss, did you arrive in Rubenhagen today?" Although the middle-aged unloader seemed hesitant when he first started speaking, he suddenly looked at Lawrence with sharp eyes. Seeing the eyes of a thief guessing how much money is in Kaizi's purse, Lawrence's instinct as a businessman told him that there was danger.And looking carefully, he found that the unloading worker looked exhausted.Although unloading workers are responsible for rough work, so they don't dress up very well, but even so, they still have a lively look. This is not a good situation, obviously not a good one. "No, I arrived a few days ago. I just dealt with some things first. I see you are busy. I'll come back next time. It's not too urgent." Lawrence deliberately didn't look at the unloader, and before he could answer, he was about to jump into the driver's seat. Holo also seemed to sense something was wrong.She looked at Lawrence, showing an expression of wanting to ask something, but immediately lowered her head. An ordinary city girl might not have such a quick response like Holo.Claiming to be a virtuous wolf is indeed not in vain. So, the unloader just took the bait. [Don't say that, please wait a moment, boss, you seem to be a well-known businessman, how can you let you go home empty-handed?That would be too rude. ] If you just ignore it like this, I am afraid that the criticism of Lawrence will spread throughout the city. However, the blood of the businessman flowing in his body kept boiling. run away!There must be danger here. "No, no, a businessman of my level can only complain at best." It is the behavior of third-rate businessmen to put on a low profile casually when they come to sell goods.Although the clergy regard modesty as a virtue, for a businessman, being humble is tantamount to strangling one's own neck. Even so, Lawrence still made the best decision to escape here first.Holo's motionless appearance made Lawrence feel that he should do so. "Boss, you don't need to deliberately belittle yourself. Even a blind beggar can know that you are elegantly dressed, boss." "Even if you flatter me, there is no benefit for you." Lawrence sat in the driver's seat and grabbed the reins.The unloading worker looked at it and seemed to understand that he should give up.He straightened his body, which was leaning forward because he was trying too hard to hold Lawrence. "It seems that we can get out of the predicament." Lawrence judged so, so he said to the unloading worker, "Then, take my leave." "Okay...Although it's a pity that we didn't make a deal this time, you are welcome to visit us again." The unloading worker showed a humble smile and took a step back.Lawrence thought it was a good time to leave, so he prepared to turn the carriage around. Before Lawrence was about to enter the safety boundary, the unloading worker suddenly threw out a sentence: "Ah, I forgot to ask your name." "I'm Lawrence from the Ron Merchant Guild." After unconsciously saying his name, Lawrence felt that he should not tell the other party his identity before he fully grasped the situation.However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was nothing wrong with letting the other party know his name at present, because the other party probably hadn't grasped the purpose of Lawrence's coming to this firm. However——"Mr. Lawrence? I remembered, you came from the Ladoperon firm." The unloading worker suddenly showed a satisfied smile and said so. The chill that Lawrence felt on his back at the moment was really indescribable. Logically speaking, it was impossible for the unloading worker to know Lawrence's name. "You should have made an appointment to bring troops from Radoberon's firm to our firm, right?" Lawrence felt a nauseating chill and the premonition that he had stepped into a terrible trap.This feeling is not based on theory, but intuition that so many people are shouting. Lawrence felt dizzy, and his vision became distorted. Shouldn't, shouldn't, shouldn't it? "The thing is like this. Last night, I came from Porosun on a fast horse and informed Radoperon to transfer all the creditor's rights to this firm. That is to say, Mr. Lawrence, your current creditor is us." A decisive word. Logically speaking, in order to notify the assignment of creditor's rights, it is impossible to send a fast horse.But it's possible to do so if it's not logical.For example, two firms jointly commit fraud. If he hadn't been sitting in the driver's seat, Lawrence would have fallen to the ground by now. Even sitting in the driver's seat, Lawrence's body collapsed because he couldn't bear what the unloader said. Holo supported Lawrence's body in some surprise, and said in a questioning tone, "What happened?" Lawrence didn't even want to think about it. However, the unloading man replied mercilessly: "The businessman next to you, his business has failed. Just like us." The unloading worker looks so happy, presumably because he is happy to find a raccoon. "What?" Lawrence looked back at Holo. He could only pray that it was all a dream. "The price of military equipment plummeted a while ago, that old fox of Radoperon made you buy bad stock." It was dark. "It was designed..." The hoarse voice said that all this was not a dream.