Chapter 14 Large Expenditures

Most of the students in the dojo are children, plus there is a big grin character like Edmond, who usually talks about maintaining bamboo knives and the wind in their ears, and they don't know how to take care of tools at all, and the bamboo knives in the dojo are replaced and repaired a little frequently. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Koshiro saw Becker and Edmund with brooms at a glance, and asked with his signature smile, "You two are still cleaning?" ”

Edmund didn't know if he heard his words just now, Koshiro was a little apprehensive, not like he had jumped off before, he lowered his eyebrows and answered with a pleasing sound, and didn't speak again.

Becker always felt that Koshiro was deeply hidden, so he also seemed a little honest in front of him, and he didn't dare to take the lead until he understood some of Koshiro's details.

Koshiro didn't seem to have just come to put the bamboo knife, after putting the new bamboo knife, he still watched the two of them clean the house with a smile on his face, and suddenly said to Becker: "Becker, you and I will come here." ”

After Koshiro finished speaking, he had already turned and walked out of the house, and Becker and Edmund looked at each other, and the latter said in a very low voice, "Don't tell the teacher what you just said. ”

Becker nodded, put down his broomstick, and caught up with Koshiro.

After Koshiro took the confused Becker to a hut where no one was around, he spoke, "I heard from Pattinson that you have many scars on your body? ”

Becker also thought that Koshiro was worried about his background and that he was a pirate, so he explained: "I was shipwrecked before, and I was saved with great difficulty, and the scar came at that time. In fact, he wasn't sure if the scar was caused by the shipwreck, but at this time, in order to dispel Koshiro's suspicions, of course, he replied in the affirmative.

"Can you take off your shirt so I can take a look?" Koshiro was still smiling, as if he wouldn't be angry anyway.

Taking a handsome little boy to a hut where no one is and asking him to take off his shirt, how does this scene look like the description of a news case in his previous life, at this time, Koshiro's smiling face made Becker feel even more ill-willed, and his stomach was full of reluctantly took off his shirt, revealing a criss-crossing scar.

In Becker's frightened gaze, Koshiro spared him and observed him, his gaze lingered on the huge scar on Becker's back for a moment, his expression was a little solemn for a moment, and then he returned to his smile and motioned for Becker to put on his clothes.

"I see that you have been making rapid progress recently, and your learning progress has surpassed that of many senior brothers who studied in the dojo before you."

"Thanks to Edmund, he taught me very conscientiously and explained it well." Speaking ill of people behind their backs may be heard, and saying good things about people behind their backs is also possible, Becker praised Edmond and benefited without expense, not to mention that Edmond taught it really well.

Koshiro nodded with satisfaction, as if he was thinking about something, and after a moment of silence, he said to Becker: "You are now the key point in learning swordsmanship, what Edmund taught you may add his own understanding, his understanding may not be all correct, if you have any doubts or doubts in the future, come and ask me more." ”

Does this count as a small stove? Becker was a little puzzled, it shouldn't be counted, after all, he also paid the tuition seriously.

Koshiro chatted with Becker a few more words to learn about his life at the Honoré Tavern, and sent Becker away, and by the way, Becker told Edmund that it was getting dark, and the two of them didn't have to clean the dojo anymore.

Becker bowed and exited the room, leaving Koshiro, who seemed to be lost in thought, alone.

Becker found Edmund and told him that he didn't need to continue cleaning, and while Edmund cheered, he continued to ask about his idea of becoming a pirate and hurriedly left. Don't say that Edmund is so unreliable, even if he is reliable, Becker will not be willing to be his subordinate, Becker is not a person who is willing to live under others, he has to do it as a last resort, and that is also for the sake of the future.

Becker returned to the tavern and was pleasantly surprised to find an unexpected acquaintance here, Mary, the proprietress of the Blackreef Village Tavern, came to the Honoré Tavern, and she saw Becker, who had become taller and darker from more than two months of training, with a surprised smile on her face, as if she had recovered from the blow of her husband's departure.

The rainy season is approaching, and the village of Blackreef, which has deviated from the course, is becoming less and less popular with cargo ships, so the proprietress Mary came to the Honoré Tavern to prevent the cargo ships from being reluctant to go to Blackreef Village in the rainy season, and the tavern is not stocked, so she ordered a batch of wine to take back for storage in advance.

When it comes to doing business, the miserly Honoré is extremely efficient, and the whole tavern is mobilized, and Becker is also captured by him to do labor to prepare goods for Mary.

Becker didn't patronize himself in Frostmoon Village for the past two months, and he also took the time to knock on other taverns in Frostmoon Village and inquire about a lot of industry news. The price of all kinds of liquor sold by Honoré to Mary was a few percent higher than the normal market price, and even more expensive than when Sean was alive, and Becker felt that if he spent some effort, he might not be able to find a supplier with a slightly lower price, but Honoré was quite shrewd and stuck the price at a suitable price, and Becker knew that Mary lacked courage as a boss, and might not be willing to start the process of becoming a business partner with a supplier again and starting from scratch.

Sure enough, when Becker knocked on Mary's door in the middle of the night and reported Mary in detail the local alcohol prices she had inquired about and the alcohol prices provided by Honoré, although Mary was a little dissatisfied with Honoré's approach, but Honoré's price was stuck at the upper limit of her psychological expectations, and the two were still relatives, Mary felt that it was not too affectionate, and after thinking about it carefully, she still did not listen to Becker to change the supplier's opinion.

The reaction of the proprietress Mary was not what Becker expected, and it can be seen from the choice made when she was in the cellar that Mary tended to be stable and conservative, lacking enough courage, and this kind of person could barely keep it, and it was difficult to open up. However, the proprietress Mary is Becker's savior after all, and the boss who finances his studies, although she did not listen to her own opinions, Becker still tried her best to put forward her opinions, so that the proprietress Mary would spend less money.

Honoré gave Mary some new liquor, including the mead made by the Honoré Tavern and other high-end liquors with higher prices, Becker analyzed that the main audience of the Tavern in Black Reef Village is the local villagers, unlike the tavern opened by Frost Moon Village located on the main channel, the maritime merchants who come and go from the south to the north are worth a lot of money, and the sailors who fight for their lives with the sea, who may encounter storms or pirates at any time, are also precarious, spend lavishly, and the medium and high-end liquor is not worried.

There are still some mid-to-high-end liquor left in the tavern of Blackreef Village, which have not been sold out, and the rainy season is about to catch up, and the sea ships passing through Blackreef Village are even more scarce, and it is even more unlikely that there will be foreign customers such as maritime merchants and sailors to consume in the tavern, Mary only needs to buy some cheap goods such as rum and beer to satisfy the customers of the villagers this time, which is enough.

Mary listened to Becker this time, and the next morning she and Honoré withdrew the high-end liquor, buying only some cheap liquor such as rum and beer.

Earning a small sum of money made Honore's heart cut like a knife, as uncomfortable as the death of his parents, he also guessed that it was Becker's opinion that made Mary change her mind one night, and resented Becker for not allowing him to earn the money of his cousin's widow, orphan and widow, after Mary left, he did not have a good face for Becker for the rest of the day, and changed his way to let Becker work in the tavern, moving goods, and helping with bookkeeping.

Becker was outwardly dissatisfied and resistant, working as a laborer in the Honoré Tavern, while on the inside he quietly observed the tavern's business dealings.

After two months of getting acquainted with the environment, Becker couldn't help but want to get some money to live, and although the proprietress Mary funded some of his living expenses, it was really not enough for Becker.

Becker now has a lot of training in the dojo, and as the saying goes, half the size of the child eats the poor, the twelve-year-old Becker is now the time to grow his body, every meal eaten in the Honoré tavern is clear soup and little water, these days in the tavern and forced to be a child laborer, and went to the dojo to train, Becker began to grow gray hair on the back of his head, and he is now in urgent need of various nutrients and protein supplements, which makes his usual meals will be a not small expense.

On the other hand, although Becker has now apprenticed in the dojo and begun to learn swordsmanship, if he wants to make a name for himself at sea, he must have fists, but not only fists, and Becker also wants to learn some knowledge about navigation, and it costs money to buy books, and after buying books and learning navigation knowledge, he also needs to spend money, because Becker can't always talk on paper, like a compass, and I don't know if there is an octave or a sextant - Becker has not yet figured out how far the world's navigation technology has developed as a whole - and other navigational tools. After he has read the book, I am afraid that he will have to buy a few fiddling with it, which will be a large expense, and he can't care about the proprietress Mary.

So, Becker needed money, a lot of money.