Chapter 431. Daily life of merchants (2) His hands tremble as if he wants to grab his collar right away, but he can’t act.
It’s knowing that it doesn’t make any sense.
It takes a fistfight to find workers with much bigger physiques waiting around them.
And fists cannot solve this situation.
“….oh my.”
I sighed with pity.
“Looking at it, I feel sorry for you.”
“Do you know what happened?”
“No, I don’t know.”
no how do i know?
I wouldn’t have known if I had overheard it from the beginning, but would I have known otherwise?
“Usually, when merchants raise their voices like that, there’s only one.”
There is usually only one such case.
“It’s a case of business failure.”
At least from the look on his face, it doesn’t look like he’s trembling with joy after hitting the jackpot.
‘But?…
I secretly shifted my gaze from the pitiful young man to the other guys watching him.
‘Looks familiar.’
For some reason, the guys from Budell Corporation look down on him coldly.
“It’s a scam… it must be a scam… you guys set me in a trap…”
The bankrupt young merchant staggers, his shoulders trembling helplessly.
It’s a scam and a trap.
I listened to it and took a sneak peek at the atmosphere.
The merchants of Budell’s store did not sympathize with him, but looked at him as if they were trash.
It is not regarded as simply looking at the guy who brought the product whose value has plummeted.
There are some, but no doubt, glances that ridicule him.
In particular, Keigin, the accountant of Budell Firm, is giving the coldest gaze.
His gaze conveys the feeling of belittling the merchant who caused a commotion earlier.
‘Let’s check for now.’
Thinking of its meaning, I tilted my head slightly and at the same time gestured lightly so that no one else could see it.
For an instant, the blue light stayed everywhere and then disappeared.
Okay, in case you didn’t know, the marking is over.
‘Let’s watch more from now on.’
We need to see what exactly these guys are up to.
I was especially convinced when I saw one of the merchants belonging to the Budell Company sneaking up to the desperate boy and whispering something.
After putting the commotion I noticed a moment ago into a corner of my head.
I started pretending to talk about a full-blown deal.
“In other words, do you want to deliver sugar and other favorite items here?”
“For now, I intend to do so. Rumor has it that the demand for sugar has increased considerably in this city lately.”
Thanks to the train passing through here, tourists come and go, or workers who work long distances come and go, so naturally there is a high demand for food and luxury items.
Accordingly, I said that I would like to trade the luxury items obtained through the Arnil Firm’s route.
Of course, the lord of the store heard my words and was pleased.
“Otherwise, there were no people who came to trade sugar, so it was embarrassing!”
Sugar is treated as a pretty precious symbol.
This is because the places where sugarcane, which is the raw material, can be grown are extremely limited.
If you have sugar radishes, you can grow them, but so far they are only grown in very few areas.
very little fat.
That is also impossible in Ernesia Kingdom.
At least, the Arnil Chamber of Commerce traded between continents, and importing from other continents was solved.
And sugar made from sugarcane is being treated as a more luxurious product.
We are also holding it, so it is like a body that is still treated as precious, if not as much as before.
“The quality is also assured. We welcome you.”
Accountant Cagin assessed the quality of the sugar and offered me a reasonable price.
“How is it?”
“Not bad.”
oh well that’s okay
Even considering that there was no bargaining, they paid generously enough.
Well, he must have called for the right price from the beginning because he thought he wasn’t a worthy opponent to bargain for.
Are you pretending to be doing business on the outside?
“great. Let’s sell it.”
I readily agreed to sell it with a nod of my head.
Honestly, it doesn’t matter how much you sell it for.
Because the purpose was to pretend to be a merchant and come only to check the atmosphere of this place.
Sign a contract in no time.
We then chatted moderately.
“I really lived. If you hadn’t come like this, you might have had to buy it at a higher price. There is a demand for it, but it is not easy to find.”
“I thought so. Pretty sweets seem to be popular.”
“Ah, it looks like you’ve been looking around the streets for a while, right?”
“Yes, because that is also a pleasure.”
I pretended to talk about this and that in moderation, but at the end I brought up the main topic.
“Come to think of it, the store owned by Budell sold some pretty interesting things. Sprinkle a mixture of sugar water and honey on the eyes of Pandara. Pretty surprised.”
“eye? Oh, did you stop by there?”
I have no doubts.
Obviously, it would be natural for anyone to show curiosity when they see that they use their eyes to sell food.
“They even gave it the name ‘Snow Snacks.’”
Of course I didn’t eat.
My luxurious tongue rejected it.
Why do you want to eat something like that?
“Rumor has it that the snow was brought in from Fahilia, right?”
“That’s it. Snow brought in from Pahiliana or other northern provinces. This is a product recently launched by our Budell store.”
“…Amazing. Is that a trade?”
“That’s what makes it so amazing.”
Sang Hoe-joo also showed off a faint smile and spoke secretly as if boasting.
“Aren’t the eyes particularly strange? When it comes to winter, it’s just to make them suffer.”
As the Sanghojuju said, snow is not uncommon in the kingdom of Ernesia, except in the southern regions.
But why are only Fahilia’s eyes in demand?
“So, are you really only selling Fahilia’s eyes?”
When I ask like it’s interesting
“Have you ever been to Fahilia?”
“Well… it’s because it’s based in Arnil Firm. Wouldn’t it be strange not to go?”
“I guess so.”
Do you live there at all? Are you the owner there?
I held back the word.
When it comes to Seina, it feels like putting up with something tickling.
Hang on, you can’t act.
“Isn’t the lord over there very outstanding?”
I praised myself for being outstanding.
what is true There is nothing to shy away from.
“Ah… have you ever met him?”
“I’ve never even met him. If so, how could a mere trader, a mediocre, see him?”
Having said that, when it comes to Seina, she turns her head away.
Why did I do that? I’m having a hard time holding back my laughter.
This situation looks very funny.
Surprisingly, I have no tolerance for this kind of situation.
Sanghoju, not noticing our suspicious atmosphere, continued talking.
“Anyway, going back to the main topic, it seems that some people have strange fantasies about Fahilia.”
“fantasy?”
“Anyway, there are superstitions like that local things are magical.”
Sanghoju shrugged his shoulders a little funny and said.
Superstition…..
“Why isn’t there such a thing? It’s a myth that unusual people are born in unusual circumstances.”
“Ah… I see what you mean.”
I smiled and nodded in understanding.
Something like that.
As it is a place where great people live, the expectation is that the environment there will be great as well.
What a subtle superstition.
To put it bluntly, the place where I was born is the royal castle, and the environment I was born in has nothing to do with it.
But other people don’t see it that way.
Did the rumor go around and come to the point of looking for eyes?
why? Why don’t they even advertise that if you eat snow there, you’ll get better hair?
“Then why are the eyes?”
But what I care about is why I paid attention to the eyes among many things.
It’s not a coincidence.
There must be some causal factor in controlling the business distance.
“…It’s a coincidence.”
But that merchant said so.
even though it could never be
“…It’s a coincidence.”
“That’s it. Isn’t there a lot of snow in that province? Even if you sell it by selling it, no one will say anything. On the contrary, they said thank you.”
“Ah, I heard that from the standpoint of the soldiers and residents, it would be a headache if snow piled up outside the city. They should thank you for cleaning it up instead.”
I’m sure I’ve heard recently that someone sent from that firm is sweeping the snow.
And the snow is packed in boxes in large quantities and transported by train.
I have no intention of saying anything about it.
What can you do with your eyes closed?
I feel like I want to blush because I have nothing to earn.
Yeah, go ahead and spread it.
Won’t I give you that much?
We also make some money by attaching a shipping fee equal to the weight of course.
Especially since a large amount of snow is heavy.
Considering the shipping cost, it’s not even free.
Even so, taking it means that there is a demand for it.
….or is there another reason?
“In addition, Pahilia’s eyes are clean. Brewers often buy it with good water.”
“Ohh… that’s it.”
Anyway, I think I know roughly how they do business with Fahilia’s eyes.
Well, there is such a thing on the earth where I was first born.
An advertisement that said, “Where is the water of the volcano? Where is the water of the lake at the top of the mountain?”
….I never thought I’d see it in a place like this.
A little laugh came out.
“hmm. That’s it. It’s a temporary fad or thanks to that, it’s really strange that this side is touching money quite a bit.”
“I envy you.”
I smiled and listened to his bragging and agreed.
Anyways.
Now that’s an overview. As for the rest…
“Then can I ask one more question?”
“Um, are you okay?”
“It’s nothing. so.”
I asked, staring straight into his eyes.
What I want to know most now is not the circumstances of their business, but
“Who thought of that?”
Do you know what I noticed when I heard this story?
I don’t mind selling my eyes and sleeping.
That’s about it, I can leave anything.
Besides, if they said they didn’t want to do it themselves, they would have praised it, but there’s no corner to get angry.
However, there is something else that caught my interest.
There is something else that catches my eye.
“It’s really interesting who the hell came up with this idea.”
I’ve never even thought about selling my eyes.
Well… there might be an element that says I’m not particularly hungry for a means of business.
I got a little bit curious.
“What kind of person are you from?”
“…Um, he’s a low-level merchant belonging to our firm. It’s not something someone like you would be interested in.”
For some reason, the moment I asked this question, he subtly wrinkled his forehead.
For some reason, this question is not welcomed.
‘aha?.’
Still, if you keep your mouth shut here, you’ll be considered suspicious.
He eventually reluctantly told the story.
That’s right, I mean a story that I made up on my own side in moderation.
Perhaps this Sanghoju didn’t understand what I was asking yet.
It’s stupid.
I just laughed inside.
