my age of magic

Chapter 1442 246. Business
There was a row of cargo carriages parked on the street outside the gate of the firm. These carriages were waiting outside the firm early in the morning to pull goods.

The workers moved out huge wooden boxes from the warehouse, and the full-time clerk counted the quantity of the goods, and then loaded these wooden boxes into the trucks, and then the shop owners were not in a hurry to leave. The truck drove to a place farther away, and then several people got together, and under the pavilion at the entrance of the firm, they took out a walnut pipe, knocked out the ash inside, filled it with a pinch of fine shredded tobacco, and took a puff beautifully. , and then spray a few smoke rings.

There will always be some common topics among shop owners, such as the current market prices of various commodities. Of course, some people like to exaggerate the problem a little bit, saying that their shops are crowded with people every day, and the floor is almost If it is trampled, the sales of the goods in the store will skyrocket, but the actual situation is unknown.

There are also people who implicitly say that their shops are not so prosperous, and the goods are not easy to sell. In fact, they sell more than anyone else.The owners of these shops are almost people from a small circle, specializing in the imported products of the orc tribe.A few years ago, the vermicelli brought by the orc tribe became popular in the imperial capital. Guinea pig meat, which has always been regarded as a meat that only rural people would eat, was once placed on the table of the nobles. A must have.

However, in the past two years, this classic dish handed down from the tribe has gradually disappeared in the banquets of the aristocrats in the imperial capital.

As for the sales of luncheon meat and pork floss bricks in the imperial capital, the sales situation is not very good. Because those stupid orcs sell corpse fire oil together with luncheon meat and meat floss bricks, in order to be able to buy enough corpse fire oil, Marvin had to Instead of bringing back a large amount of canned luncheon meat and meat floss bricks from the orc tribe on the Pai Plateau, I will combine this luncheon meat, meat floss bricks and baked wheat cakes to turn them into high-end marching rations and supply them to the construction of the North Wind Legion The knights have internally digested a large number of canned luncheon meat and meat floss bricks that seem to be somewhat unsalable on the firm's side.

It’s just that I didn’t expect that when I went to the Qige Company this time, I saw a different scene. The carriages waiting to pull goods outside the company lined up for a long time, and the workers in the company were carrying boxes full of luncheon meat outside. Large wooden boxes, tribal-style wooden boxes are strong and heavy, and the traces of the wooden boards being cut by knives and axes are still left on them. These wooden boxes are quite rough, and some canned luncheon meat can be clearly seen through the gaps.

Marvin and I sat side by side on the stone railing on the opposite side of the alley, watching the merchants at the entrance of the firm with their servants coming out of the gate, and the merchants coming and going at the entrance of the firm, and the two of us seemed to be onlookers who stayed out of the way.

Marvin was wearing an ordinary white shirt, tight-legged breeches and long leather boots. This kind of dress is especially popular this summer. People in the imperial capital don't seem to care how hot the weather is. No matter how hot it is, they like to wear a pair of long boots. The leather boots, even if the sweat can turn the leather boots white, I don't care.

Marvin was one of them. After he took off that old-fashioned black and gray magic robe, he seemed to be ten years younger all of a sudden.

I also didn't wear a magic robe, nor did I wear a noble badge on my chest. I think I should calm down. I don't like standing in the crowd, surrounded by those eyes full of awe. I feel that when I was in the seventh block, On the contrary, it is the kind that makes people feel more comfortable without any identity.

In this scorching summer, like Marvin, I put on a white shirt, a pair of primary-color bloomers cut out of magic-weave spider silk cloth on the lower body, and a pair of wooden herringbone slippers. I sat on the stone railing under the shade of the tree, There is a wooden trolley selling shaved ice on the side. The owner of the stall mixed two large cups of crushed ice filled with honey and red bean paste for us. A young man with one arm missing was in charge of the gorgeous shop opposite, with flattering smiles on his brows and eyes, and even gave each of us a leather cushion to put on the stone railing.

Marvin held the glass of shaved ice with one hand, and frowned slightly. For him, this was an annoyance. If he held the glass of shaved ice with his hand, he would not be able to use the wooden spoon inserted in the shaved ice, but if he wanted to If you want to get that wooden spoon, then you are doomed to put the glass of smoothie on the railing, which is very awkward to eat.

The clever stall owner brought a high chair and placed it in front of Ma Wen. He solved Ma Wen's troubles at once, but he didn't take the initiative to strike up a conversation with us. He went back to the wooden cart and continued to wait for the people who came to buy ice. .

Marvin scooped up a large spoonful of smoothie and put it into his mouth, and said vaguely while eating:

"Is the war on the Hierro plane over so soon?"

I pushed aside the soft rotten red bean paste, mixed the maple syrup and ice chips, then took a sip of the sweet ice water, and replied without looking up:

"Yes, we defeated the Nebulu spider man. If you have a chance, you and Spee should go to Hierro to have a look. There is a beautiful forest there."

Marvin sat up straight, glanced at the store owners at the entrance of the business across the street, and then turned to me and said:
"Okay, if everything is on the right track here at the firm, I can think about it."

If the canned luncheon meat and pork floss bricks sold so well in the commercial store last month, I might not use those canned luncheon meat as marching rations.

"It seems that the business here is good, at least much better than before."

Seeing the cars coming and going at the entrance of the firm, I said with emotion.

Marvin smiled and said, "Yes, people have been asking about the prices of canned luncheon meat and meat floss bricks recently, and they have received two big orders in a row in the past few days. I'm afraid I won't be able to provide you with enough rations for the march."

I said to Marvin: "The marketing strategy formulated by the commercial bank is not bad! I thought you still need to work on it a little bit before you can turn around the bad situation on the commercial bank's side. I didn't expect to get into the state so soon."

"..."

Ma Wen looked at me blankly, and asked me: "These shop owners are not here because of your relationship?"

Seeing me shaking my head, Marvin said to me with a wry smile: "I just negotiated with the Imperial Opera House to rent a booth in the Imperial Opera House. To sell the goods of these orc tribes, after all, the fifth block is the most prosperous commercial district in the imperial capital, and only there can open up new sales for our goods, but this plan has not yet been officially launched..."

The two of us sat on the stone railing in a daze, wondering why these canned luncheon meats became popular again.

Ma Wen asked me: "Jijia, why do these store owners suddenly come over and buy these canned meats at the same time?"

"How do I know?" I replied simply.

"Then I'll let someone know about it..." Ma Wen inserted the wooden spoon in his hand into the cup, ran across the road to the door of the opposite business house, and joined the crowd of shop owners. I found that these shop owners He didn't even know Ma Wen, he just thought that Ma Wen was a young shop owner, and he didn't care too much, a group of people chatted on their own.

At the beginning, Marvin was still a little speechless.

But it didn't take long for Marvin to get acquainted with these shop owners with his excellent eloquence, and he joined the army of chatterers.

I sat on the stone railing and was bored, so I could only sit here quietly in a daze.

"You seem to be really idle!"

A gentle and familiar voice came, and I turned my head to look over, only to find that Ying Li was standing under the shade of a tree in a white robe of knowledge, Helena and Becky were standing beside her, besides, there was a group of royals beside Ying Li. The female classmates of the Academy of Magic, the elf girl Tinuviel was also among them. Those girls met me at the Royal Academy of Magic and knew about my relationship with Yingli, but they had never had such close contact. The magical girls were curious. looking at me carefully.

I jumped off the railing, and being stared at by so many eyes made me a little unnatural, so I asked Ying Li: "Um, didn't you participate in the journey of the Royal Academy of Magic? Why are you here?" ?”

Probably because there were too many female classmates of Yingli around, Helena didn't come to hug me for the first time.

Yingli walked out from among the girls, stood in front of me naturally, smiled at me quietly and said, "It's over! The plane over there also found the vanguard scout of the Dark Legion of Abyss Hell, and the academy is worried. There will be an accident like last summer, so our trip to the plane will end prematurely."

Unexpectedly, the plane exploration trip organized by the Royal Academy of Magic came to an abrupt end again.

I felt a little strange how these female magic students from the Royal Academy of Magic ran to the seventh block together. This is either a slum area or some workshops. Few nobles would hang out here, so I asked Yingli: "But How did you come to the Seventh Street side?"

Ying Li said to me: "The plan we made this summer is to learn new formulas of magic herbs. In addition, we also want to try to prepare some medicines by ourselves. This trip to the plane has not yielded much, so we want to buy some magic herbs in the imperial capital. Practice the herbal medicine formula. I didn’t expect that the magic shop here in the imperial capital looks quite big. The magic medicines placed on the counter are basically used to support the scene. There are no magic herbs."

"So you guys come here..."

I suddenly realized that Yingli didn't know that this firm belonged to Qige.

"I heard that there is a business here that occasionally sells magical herbs, so come here to try your luck!" Ying Li glanced at the alley and said to me.

Among the group of girls behind Yingli, a chubby girl with round black-rimmed glasses chirped and said, "Yingli, this is the one opposite. I heard that the boss behind this firm has a lot of background. The Orcs of the Upper Horde have always been in touch."

After the girl finished speaking, she and Ying Li said at the same time: "This firm is opened by His Royal Highness Qige!"

Ying Li: "Is this firm opened by Qige?"

These two sentences overlap...

Ying Li's eyes widened. She thought of Qige monopolizing the trade with the orc tribe on the Pai Plateau in the imperial capital.

I nodded, scratched my hair with my hands, and said to Yingli: "Before Qige leaves, let me take care of this business for her. If you need magic herbs, you don't need to come here. I can do it for you." get……"

Probably knowing that Yingli and I still have a lot to say, these female magic students of the magic academy naturally have no choice but to stand awkwardly behind Yingli. The elf beauty Tinuviel among the female magic students opened her mouth to propose to everyone. Said: "Since Yingli has a situation today... I think today's activities will stop here. I invite everyone to have a big meal at the Silver Moon Elf Restaurant in the fifth street. Is there anyone willing to go?"

Yingli glanced at Tinuviel with implicit gratitude, and said to a group of girls with apologetic eyes that he would not participate in the next activities, and said that the club activities would continue tomorrow, and everyone gathered at the entrance of the Royal Academy of Magic laboratory. As for the elementary magic herbs needed for the experiment, Ying Li also took the initiative to take care of them.

So the group of female magic students from the Magic Academy surrounded Tinuviel and left chattering. It is not difficult to imagine that their next topic will definitely be about me.

It didn't take long for those female magic students to walk out of this alley.

Under the stunned stunned owner of the ice point stall, the charming Helena rushed up and gave me a warm hug, followed by Becky. Although she still blushed when she hugged me, her body no longer rejected me. I could feel the symmetry of her body, the firmness of her skin.

I pulled Yingli and sat on the stone railing by the street, looked at the bustling commercial gate across the street, looked at the red bean ice that was almost completely melted in my hand, and asked Yingli, "Would you like a drink?"

I could feel the expectant eyes of the stall owner on the side.

Ying Li didn't seem to have any plans to eat ice cream, she reached out to take the cup in my hand, and said casually, "Just eat yours..."

She saw that the ice in the glass had almost completely melted into a glass of sugar water, and the red bean paste had all sank to the bottom of the glass. She couldn't help but smiled and said to me, "Hey! The ice in you will melt, so you won't help me." Add some ice!"

When she smiles, two lovely dimples appear on her cheeks.

"Boss, add a scoop of ice for me..."

I waved to the stall owner, who refilled my drink with a warm smile on his face, handed him fifteen coppers, and motioned for a glass each for Helena and Becky.

Ying Li tilted his head and looked at me with a smile: "Aren't you an ice magician? Why do you need the stall owner to add ice for you? You can't add ice yourself!"

I think she seems to have become a lot more cheerful this summer, and she rarely used this rhetorical question to talk to me before.

Facing Ying Li's questioning, of course I replied unceremoniously: "You are still a fire magician! At night, will you be a candle at home?"

"puff……"

(End of this chapter)