Salad –

Early in the morning, Chen Mo woke up in the rain.

After stretching, he got out of bed and began to wash.

Let's be honest, it's still a good time to sleep on a rainy day in this season. The rustling sound of the rain, coupled with the comfortable temperature and humidity after the rain conditioning. It can give people a very comfortable feeling.

If he could, Chen Mo planned to sleep a little longer. However, today it is not possible because there are guests coming today. You need to prepare something to entertain yourself in advance.

I resisted the temptation to lie in bed, got up early, walked downstairs, and came to the store, ready to open.

......

"Burp"

When you open the door of the tavern, you are greeted by the morning sun. Then flip the sign on the door so that the side with the words "Open" facing outwards and hang the doorbell, which also marks the official opening of the tavern.

And when this is done, the water on the stove is boiling, and the bread is baked on the toaster. Treat yourself to a pot of good green tea with a nutritious and healthy sandwich.

Early in the morning, this is the prelude.

......

"Jingle Bells"

The tavern bell rings.

"Long time no see, my dear friend!"

Walking in the door was a bearded dwarf wearing a cloth hat, and his loud voice resounded throughout the tavern, immediately attracting Chen Mo's attention.

After seeing the visitor, Chen Mo also replied politely: "Long time no see, Batan." ”

The dwarf was also not polite, ran directly in front of Chen Mo, jumped and sat down, his face almost touching Chen Mo.

"And my friend, what about the goods?" said the dwarf named Batan, with an extremely obscene expression. provoked Chen Mo couldn't help but push this disgusting guy away.

"I don't know what you're talking about. Chen Mo pretended not to know anything.

Ba Tan naturally saw Chen Mo's careful thoughts, shook his head, showed an extremely aggrieved expression, and said, "My friend, you can't be like this.

"What do you say?" Chen Mo gave Batan a look.

"I think we need a little bit of trust between them!"

So saying, he opened his pocket, took out a gold coin and three silver coins from it, and carefully threw them on the table. At the same time, he did not forget to observe Chen Mo's expression.

"Your behavior really hurts Batan. ”

Chen Mo, on the other hand, continued to remain silent, just quietly watching Ba Tan smile without saying a word.

In the embarrassing atmosphere, Batan gradually became weak-hearted, his eyes dodged, and he was a little uncomfortable.

Finally, Batan couldn't stand Chen Mo's gaze anymore, so he slapped the table.

There was some hysteria at first.

"Ahh This look, if he falls in front of someone who doesn't know, he will think that Chen Mo owes him money.

After seeing two more copper coins on the table, Chen Mo finally laughed.

"Hahaha, this is a friend!"

Then he counted the money on the table one by one, in front of Batan.

When trading with dwarves, if the money or goods have not yet arrived, don't believe what they say. Even if he's your friend.

"Oh oh, damn it, don't torture me, okay? Put them away!"

"Hey, hey"

The dwarf in front of him was the "special guest" that Chen Mo was going to receive today, he was from a place called the Yaliga Continent on the other side of the Moge Continent.

It is where ancient species such as dwarves and elves lived. Because of the abundance of products there, there are many magical products that the Mogue continent does not have, and the Mog continent also has material resources that the Arica continent does not have, so although the two places face each other across the sea, they have always had economic and trade exchanges.

This is especially true in countries with many ports, such as the Holy Empire and the Sola Alliance.

And Batan is a member of the dwarven tribe in the continent of Arika.

The dwarves have the most advanced level of magic industry in the main material world, so their magic creations also have a large market in the Merge continent, which also makes the dwarves the race with the closest contact with the human race. Every year, the caravans that come to the Moge Continent are as high as 10,000 batches.

It's just that dwarves are greedy for money by nature and love to be cheap. Therefore, every time you do business with them, you must compare the baht, otherwise, for the first time, they will intensify their efforts and try to take advantage of them.

And the same is true of the Batan in front of him. But let's be honest, although the dwarves like to haggle for the price, the quality of their goods is hard enough. It also has a good reputation in credit.

"I'm not happy! As a friend, you treat me like this!"

Seeing that Chen Mo pocketed the coins that originally belonged to him one by one in front of him, Batan was also a little angry.

"But we're a deal! You give the money, I'll give the goods, isn't it?" Chen Mo replied.

Batan argued: "Between friends, talking about money hurts feelings. ”

"It's okay to talk about feelings and hurt money. ”

"You!" Batan choked in an instant, not knowing how to answer.

Seeing that he had almost teased Batan, Chen Mo also stopped, and then took out a wine jar and placed it on the table.

And this is what Chen Mo traded with Batan - Erguotou, a high-grade spirit that has been distilled. Up to 60% alcohol!

Ever since I tasted this sake for the first time two years ago, I have never forgotten the strong feeling of the sake. So much so that every time I come to the Moge Continent to do business, I would rather take a detour here and buy a few jars. And looking at the current trend, the amount of buying is also getting bigger and bigger.

Speaking of which, we have to talk about the dwarven wine jar. There were actually several jars of wine in the jar on the table, which was no more than the size of a head.

There's always been a joke in the continent of Merg, and that's if you ask dwarves what they are most proud of in terms of technology.

Then they will confidently take out their "space expansion wine jar" and point at it and say, "This is the greatest invention in the world!"

You must know that in this world, the first "space expansion" item is really the dwarf clan's space expansion wine jar.

Even the "storage bag" technology of the elves, who are good at magic, was invented after borrowing the technology of "space expansion of the wine jar".

Should it be said that foodies changed the world? Maybe.

......

Batan looked at the jar of wine on the table, resisted the urge to pick up the jar and drink it directly, and then his expression changed, and he began to look at Chen Mo aggrievedly, and said, "But you see, the great Batan came all the way here to take care of your business, don't you say anything?"

While talking, I also made a look.

Looking at this, Chen Mo knew that this Ba Tan was probably trying to take advantage of the old traditional arts.

In this regard, Chen Mo had already been prepared, so he took out a cocktail from the bartender behind him and put it in front of Batan. Then he poured himself a glass of fruit wine and took out the jerky he had prepared.

"Naturally, I will not be stingy when entertaining friends from afar. ”

Smelling the aroma of the cocktails on the table, Batan cried out in surprise.

"This is the 'Crucible'?!"

"Yes. Chen Mo nodded.

"Hahaha, you're Batan's best friend. ”

The Furnace is actually a cocktail made from a distilled spirit with an alcohol content of up to 80°C, with some juices and spices. It has both the spirit of a high degree of wine and the mellow aroma of fruit wine, which can be said to be very much in line with the various fantasies of dwarf spirits.

And Batan naturally couldn't help it at the moment, and he took a sip of the wine glass. The liquor entered his throat, provoking Batan to cry out in comfort.

Then he said, "My friend, it's a shame that your wine didn't make it to the sequence of the nine famous wines. ”

Chen Mo shook his head and said, "These wines of mine are just for my own fun, and the wines in the sequence are all rare goods that have been precipitated by history." ”

"Hahahaha, I said that it is worthy of it, then it is worthy of it!" and then picked up the wine on the table again and poured himself another sip.

A sip of the spirits in his stomach, the feeling of burning like fire, made Batan can't help but cry out in comfort.

Then take advantage of the aroma of wine to return and eat a bite of jerky. Suddenly, the aroma of the wine blends with the taste of the jerky, which makes this sip of wine reach a kind of sublimation. And two blush also rose on Batan's face at this moment.

"Enjoyable! but a little bit ....... ”

"That's because you can't drink, look at me. Then he also learned to take a sip of Batan, and only burped.

"Nothing!" comes from the willfulness of a heavy drinker.

“......。 ”

......

In this way, Chen Mo and Batan chatted, drank wine, and ate side dishes, and in a blink of an eye, half of the morning was worn away, and the time came to noon.

At this time, the side dishes on the table have been swept away, and the number of wine glasses on the table has changed from the original "two" to "five".

Chen Mo drank two glasses, while Batan drank three.

"Hiccup~" After eating and drinking, Batan picked up the wine jar on the table and jumped off the stool.

"Then I'll go first, there is still something waiting for me at the Chamber of Commerce. ”

Then he walked out step by step with the wine jar in his arms.

"Walk slowly. ”

And just after Batan went out. A familiar voice sounded outside the door.

"Wow!!Look, uncle, it's a dwarf!"

Listening to the voice, it seems that it is Lina and they are coming.

"Hey, you're rude. ”

Batan: "....... ”

Sure enough, as the bell rang on the tavern door, I saw Lena and Grayles walking in one after another.

"A glass of 'Strange Journey', thank you!"

"Then I'll have a plate of jerky, a rye bread, and a glass of milk. ”

After ordering, Graylers and Lena casually found a place to sit down.

"Store manager, I didn't expect there to be dwarves in your shop?!"

Well?

Chen Mo replied, "Oh, his name is Batan, and he is my friend. If you have friends from afar, you naturally have to drink two glasses. Then, Chen Mo looked at Graylers again and asked, "What?

"No need. ”

???What's going on?

Then, Chen Mo found that Graylers was in a sad state at this time. He asked, "Grayles, what's wrong with you?"

There was no answer.

Well, Greiles didn't hear what Chen Mo was asking just now. Looks like something really happened. He turned his gaze to Linna.

Feeling Chen Mo's eyes, Linna hurriedly waved her hand.

"It's none of my business!"

You're so self-conscious.

"What's wrong with that?" Chen Mo asked again.

This time, Greiles also reacted, and replied: "It's not the wild wolf gang, since their gang leader died, they have been making trouble with the moths, causing turmoil in the entire Xicheng District. In the end, the people of the Guards Regiment had to clean up the mess, alas. ”

"Oh, I see. ”

......

It may be that they are really busy, and Grellers and Lena quickly finished eating, and did not stay in the store as usual, and left after eating.

Just before leaving, Graylers said: "There is still a bit of chaos in Xicheng District now, if anyone comes to make trouble, please spare their lives." ”

......??Am I like a murderer?

But I have to say that without the two of them chatting in the store, this day is also a lot less fun.

Ah, really, it's a little boring.

In this way, Chen Mo, as usual, stayed until six o'clock in the afternoon after receiving a few guests with scattered stars.

After that, there were no more guests, and Chen Mo planned to close the store early. It seems that this gang fight will also affect the tavern's business.

And just when Chen Mo was about to turn the sign hanging on the door to "resting", an old man dressed in shabby clothes suddenly arrived.

I saw the old man ask, "Is the store going to close?"

For the customers who suddenly came to the door, Chen Mo naturally wouldn't let him lose it, so he replied: "It's still early, it's still in business, please come in." ”

"Okay. ”

Then the old man followed Chen Mo into the tavern.

The old man walked into the tavern, first looked at his surroundings, and then sat down in what he thought was a relatively comfortable position.

"Doesn't the shopkeeper dislike me, old man?" said the old man, pointing to the old and torn clothes on his body.

Chen Mo replied with a smile: "Hehe, how can it be? ”

Hearing Chen Mo's answer, the old man nodded.

"Then ...... Bring me a barbecue fried rice. ”

"Okay, wait a minute. ”