The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 494

In the dead of night, Hogsmeade had another snowflake, and the moonlight reflected on the snow, making the night a little brighter.

Leaving the twilight hut, Ada and the twins walked on the path with one foot deep and one foot shallow, until they turned into the main road of the village, the creaking sound of their feet gradually weakened.

It was already very late, and there were almost no pedestrians on the road, and the shops on both sides had their doors closed.The lively Hogsmeade in the past is about to fall asleep.

Ada and the twins walked all the way to Zuko. The joke shop was also closed and closed.

Fred stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Who is it? We're closed!" A young voice came from inside the door, it was the clerk here.He will live in the store at night, which can not only save the cost of finding a house, but also earn a little money.

"It's me, Fred Weasley," said Fred, "and George Weasley."

The young man inside the door murmured and then fell silent.Ada looked at the twins with a little confusion. Tonight they came to discuss the transfer of the store, but they were turned away when they came up. How can they talk about it.

George signaled Ada to be calm and take it easy.

After a while, a series of footsteps sounded inside the door panel, and a middle-aged man asked again: "Who is it? We are closed, what do you want to buy? Come back tomorrow!"

"It's me, Fred Weasley. We talked about it before," said Fred.

There was a click of a latch, and then a door panel was dismantled, revealing the face of the owner of Zonko's joke shop.He glanced at the twins, and then stared at Ada, who was behind the twins in bright red, for a long time.

"who is she?"

"This is Esmeralda Drizzt, our partner, Mr. Zuko." George said, "Our purpose today is still..."

Mr. Zuko, who seemed to be in his forties, raised his hand to stop George. He said, "Let's talk first if you have anything to say. It's very cold outside." While talking, Mr. Zuko removed another door panel and put the three Let people into the store.

After the three of them entered the store, Mr. Zuko put the door panel back on, and he continued: "You guys came at the right time, and I'll be home a little later."

At this time, the young man who spoke to him came out with a tray with a pot of hot tea and four cups on it.

"We wanted to come here during the day, but we were afraid of affecting the business of the store." Fred said, "So we waited until now, but we didn't expect us to disturb your rest."

Ada looked at the twins beside her, and she was a little surprised by the performance of the two brothers tonight.

Mr. Zuko walked back from the door, beckoned the three to sit down, and poured tea.Mr. Zuko said: "I don't want to disturb you. I really like you two brothers. Why don't you do it with me after graduation?"

After taking the teacup and thanking him, George said: "Our brother signed a deed of sale to this young lady a long time ago, so your invitation, we really..."

"Oh!" Mr. Zuko looked at Ada who had been silent all the time with interest, "I didn't expect Miss Drizzt to have a good eye for talent!"

"Thank you." Ada said politely, and quickly raised her teacup to drink tea to hide her embarrassment.She has a fart eye, but she just believes in the abilities of the twins.

Fred put down the teacup, looked at Mr. Zuko, and said seriously: "Sir, we took the liberty to come here this time because of this shop. We hope we can sell this shop."

Mr. Zuko took a sip of the steaming tea, and said after a while: "The vision is very good. This shop is in Hogsmeade, the only pure wizarding village in the UK, and it is backed by Hogwarts, so there is nothing to worry about. Customers. It is indeed a rare prosperous shop."

"Yes sir, what we value most is the location of this store." George said, "That's why our brothers bother you repeatedly. We really like this store."

A look of pride appeared on Mr. Zuko’s face. In addition to the superior location, the reason why this joke shop is so popular is also inseparable from Mr. Zuko’s good management.

"But why does it have to be my shop?" Mr. Zuko asked, "There are not many shops in Hogsmeade. I think you should have other choices besides this."

Ada also looked at the twins, wondering how they would respond.In her opinion, in addition to geographical reasons, harmony is also very important.

Mr. Zuko has been operating here for a long time and has built a good reputation. Many people know that Hogsmeade has a very good joke shop, and foreign tourists will come here especially for it.

If they can successfully take over this shop, the twins' Weasley's Wizard Wheezes can be said to have a catapult start, and it will be a good start with the help of Mr. Zuko.

It's just that it's easy to say, but it doesn't sound good!What's the difference between speaking out and blatantly robbing.

"Both of us grew up to be troublemakers and love to play tricks," Fred said. "The best gift we ever received was a product from Zonko's Joke Shop."

"It was given to us by our elder brother, and we two brothers had feelings for this shop at that time." George continued, "After we came to Hogwarts to study, we liked this joke shop even more. "

Open your eyes and talk nonsense, except for the sentence "I have been a troublemaker since I was a child, and I like to play pranks", the rest of the words are false, Ada doesn't even believe a single punctuation mark!

Mr. Zuko didn't believe it either, but he didn't expose it, nor did he continue to ask.He said: "I can understand your feelings, but this shop is also my painstaking effort... I'm sorry, Mr. Weasley."

Hearing this, the twins' eyes darkened at the same time. This is not the first time that Mr. Zuko has rejected them.

Although the words just now were false, the feelings the brothers have for this store are true.It is precisely because of the existence of this joke shop that the twins came up with the idea of ​​the magic trick shop.

Fred and George would love to keep the shop running their way.

"Sir, we sincerely want to operate this shop." Fred begged, "If the price proposed last time does not satisfy you, we can talk again."

Ada raised the teacup again, and while drinking tea, she carefully looked at Mr. Zuko's facial expressions and gestures.

Mr. Zuko shook his head and said in a deep voice: "To be honest, I have been moved by your sincerity, but it's not about money. I've been running this shop for half my life, and it's like my child. "

Fred and George looked at each other, very disappointed.

Having said that, it is very difficult for them to negotiate the transfer of this shop tonight.

At this time, Ada put down the teacup and said bluntly: "Mr. Zuko, we know that this shop is very important to you, so we can double the price. Or if you make a price, we will not counter the price."

Ada never asked about the twins' business matters, so she didn't know the exact price the twins proposed, but she had an estimated value in her mind.

Even if this value is doubled, it is within the acceptable range, and it is nothing more than expanding the operating cost.Unless Joko Lion opens his mouth and asks for prices.

However, Ada's words were too straightforward and not euphemistic enough, and it seemed like she was using money to oppress others.The twins looked at Ada in surprise, wondering why she would say such a sentence suddenly.

Mr. Zuko's face became very stinky in an instant, Fred got up and said sorry, and pulled Ada out of the shop.George stayed in the shop to appease the trembling Mr. Zuko.

It wasn't until he pulled Ada outside the shop that Fred said, "You're crazy! I've never seen you discuss business like this! What do you mean by raising prices casually, aren't you throwing money at people?"

Ada gave Fred a reproachful look, and put on the red hood without haste.

She replied: "I just want to help you guys! Joko is clearly moved. He just doesn't agree with what he says, and thinks that the price you offered is too low. In this case, I'll give him a price he can't refuse, so as not to have to go back and forth. waste time!"

Fred tapped Ada with his finger, and the words "prodigal bitch" floated in his mind.

"I told you about this issue a long time ago. You can't spend money recklessly. Where did Ada who tied Nat to his ribs go?"

Before Ada could speak, George shook his head and walked out of the shop.Behind him, Zoko slammed the door shut.

"The talk completely collapsed, and Mr. Zuko nearly splashed me with tea."

George said as he walked, "Ada, this is not how business is done. It should be negotiated. What you did just now humiliated Mr. Zuko. Even if he wants to agree now, he is too embarrassed to say it."

"Then I'll build him a step with Galleon tomorrow!"

Ada said something angry, and then left in a huff. The red cloak quickly disappeared on the main road.She was angry at herself for being a disservice, and also angry at her impatience. Now she really can't bear to see people gossiping.

"It seems that we can only think of a way in Diagon Alley."

"Yes, we may not be able to bear the price in Zuko's mind."

(End of this chapter)