"Babble!"

The bar door was pushed open again, and a tall man walked in, with a scar on his cheek that slid from the right side of his eyebrow to the left corner of his mouth.

"Bang!"

The scarred man slammed the bar door back, stood there and glanced around, then made his way through the crowd and strode towards the left area.

In the bar area where he passed, two gentlemen in full formal three-piece suits were talking, still wearing high silk top hats, pointing at the country in a high manner, the gentleman on the left was holding a pipe, and then placed his wine glass on the bar, took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, as if he was worried about the time, and the chubby gentleman on the right was so immersed in his speech that he didn't notice anything unusual at all.

“...... So I offered to give them a liquid diet and make them have to work, even though they were all emaciated......"

In the bar, a tall and thin middle-aged man, neatly dressed, clean and straight, even with the elegance of an old-school gentleman, always with a shallow smile on his face, but he couldn't detect the temperature in the smile, invisibly building a sense of alienation, politely keeping a distance from each other.

The middle-aged man, who was not sure whether it was the bartender or the boss, put two wine glasses on the table, and tapped lightly, and a little boy about seven or eight years old ran over quickly and took the wine glasses, "On the left is Mr. Pickwick's, and on the right is the underage boy from the Hlo family." ”

"No problem!" the little boy replied crisply, and quickly turned to get busy with his glass.

In the area near the doorway, a wooden partition is made, and on the outside is a single seating area near the door, a middle-aged woman dressed in nanny costume, with a red rosacea nose and an off-white cape, looks like a giant baby from a horror movie, she is smearing her glass with her fingers, trying to find the little alcohol left in the empty glass.

Inside, there is a small round table area near the fireplace area, which can accommodate a different number of guests around the large and small tables, as well as those who are ready to have lunch.

At that moment, the door of the bar opened again, and a middle-aged woman dressed in costume walked in, strode in the direction of the bar, interrupting the fat gentleman who was talking, and tugging at his ears to walk out.

Despite his awkward posture, the fat gentleman waved calmly to everyone, "Ah, the lunch break is over, guys, let's continue in the evening." ”

The gentleman who took out his pocket watch shouted to the crowd, "Gentlemen, ladies, on time, very punctual!"

All the drinkers and diners cheered and even raised their glasses as if they were celebrating such a rare sight.

Hoden leaned against the wall, relaxed as if he had no bones, and watched the scene in front of him quietly, the smile on his lips rising.

Directly in front, the big man with the scar immediately sat down next to a round dining table, where three customers were already seated-

All of them were crisp suits, elaborate shirts and silk scarves, and there were gloves and top hats on the tables, and the whole body was filled with an aristocratic gentleman's aura that was incompatible with the "three lame" bars.

However, they greeted each other warmly and seemed to know each other.

The little boy with the glass waited for the scarred man to sit down, then walked around them to Hodden and placed the glass on the small round table, but did not leave immediately.

He looked at Holden's face carefully, but he was a little uncertain, because Holden's eyes narrowed into a long, thin slit, and his languid and comfortable expression seemed as if he was asleep.

So, should he wake up the other person?

At this moment's moment's hesitation, Hordon raised his right hand without warning, gently threw an object, and flew slowly towards the little boy.

The little boy subconsciously raised his hands, caught them accurately, and opened his palms to see that it was actually a one-by-one coin, which made the little boy's eyes light up and exclaimed, "Sir!"

While the little boy was indeed expecting a tip, he also knew that there was little hope:

This is the lower city, the crowd in the bar is still mainly poor people, and occasionally there are some middle-class people or doctors and lawyers, etc., which can be regarded as big men, which also means that everyone is shy in their pockets, and the cheapest drink in the whole audience is a toot.

This also means that tipping can be even more difficult.

Still, it's one thing for a little boy to try and get out empty-handed, and it's another thing to give up without trying.

In addition to the three mainstream currencies, in fact, the Leia Empire also has a fourth metal currency, Chini.

The Chinese currency was first used as a substitute for usury, smugglers, and other illegal industries, and circulated as a means of bookkeeping similar to checks.

Nowadays, the chini is used as a smaller unit of currency than the topi, circulating among the middle and lower classes of the people, and the exchange ratio is slightly different, one toppi is equal to twenty kini.

In Iwabuchi, only the lower city could use the chini as change in the traditional markets and bars, and the resurgence of usury still recognized the value of the chini and exploited the wealth of the poorest working people at the bottom, but after leaving the area, the currency had no value.

As a tip, the boy's main income is Chini, and after a certain amount of money is saved, he changes to Toppi and buys his dream items, and sometimes the tip may even be just half a sausage or a shortbread, which even Chini does not receive, and he must keep it well.

Unexpectedly, now he could get a horse from the "sleeping" gentleman in front of him, and the little boy couldn't hide his excitement at all.

Although he was very, very eager to accept it, he forced himself to compose, "Sir, you just handed me one. Kindly remind the other party if the tip was wrong.

Hodden's lazy eyes opened slightly, glanced at the toop in the palm of the little boy's hand, and his eyes, which were almost unopen, flashed slightly, and then showed a shallow smile to the little boy, "Just take it." ”

"Thank you, sir, thank you!" said the little boy repeatedly, and after quickly retreating, he took a few steps before he couldn't suppress his emotions and cheered, "yes!" he jumped up with his hands raised in the air, expressing his joy with all his strength.