At the end of the morning, all the merchants present either individually or in a group, all signed a purchase contract with Sun Lao, so Sun Lao and they urgently summarized it, and as of noon that day, the contract sales totaled 530,000 taels of silver, and all the goods on the Nicole were sold out, and the whole business was done!

Is a whole shipment sold out so simply? Sun Lao and the others looked at the thick stack of written contracts written on rice paper in their hands, and they were still a little stunned until now, and said that this is a little too fast, right?!

Yes, these businessmen did move very quickly, Sun Lao and these Chinese merchants had just signed a written contract, many of them ran to the deck, found the entourage that followed, after a nervous explanation, the entourage immediately returned from the gangway back to the various large and small sailing ships nestled beside the huge ship Nicole, and soon, these ships left the Nicole and sailed back to the port.

After a while, Li Sanduo's voice sounded on the walkie-talkie in the arms of Sun Lao, Gu Jin and others, and news came from the Pride that several merchants had called the porters to the dock and brought cash for payment.

At this time, Captain Sun Lao Gu and the crew breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone could see that from the perspective of the efficiency of people's business, our goods were really popular.

In the past, no matter how confident everyone was, all the business judgments of this era were only judgments, speculations, and theoretical things, but now these judgments have been successfully turned into reality one by one, which means that we have achieved initial success from theory to practice, and everyone is excited when they think of this.

It seems that Dr. Zhu is right, the economy of this era has a basic characteristic: the rising primary consumption economy and the shortage economy are intertwined.

At noon, the crew finally felt hungry, and someone excitedly said, "We have made such a big deal, it seems that we should celebrate?"

And then I don't know who said it, yes! Let's have a buffet party!

By the way, shouldn't we invite all the merchants and officials of Macao to lunch?

Sun Lao and Gu Jin, who were reminded, slapped their heads at this time, and at the same time exclaimed:

"Forgot to eat lunch!"

"What about inviting guests to dinner?!"

Well, probably because the exhibition of goods in the restaurant is so eye-catching, including the guests, that nowadays everyone has forgotten about eating!

Yes, at this moment, those Macau guests are pointing and watching the scenery from the foredeck of the Nicole, holding glasses with sugar tomato juice in their hands, and people are drinking sweet drinks while enjoying the sea view from the 10,000-ton ship, such an experience that even people from the old world, let alone the new world, will be addicted to......

The suggestion of holding a buffet to entertain the guests was immediately approved by everyone, so everyone began to act with all hands and feet, some went to Sun Lao's side to help cook, and some went to the restaurant to decorate, sure enough, there were many people with great strength, and after preparing for a while, Captain Gu Xu Zhi, Zhu Beiguo, Li Junming, who had been training guests on the front deck, was told that the buffet was ready, and they quickly took the guests back to the restaurant for the banquet.

So Gu Jin smiled and said to the two governors beside him, Bugano and Pimont, that Chairman Sun of the Australian Federation invited all the guests who came to the Nicole to eat the "Australian buffet".

Although the invited people didn't know what the "Australian buffet" was, they all understood that Australians were inviting guests to dinner.

All right!

I really want to see it......

At this time, everyone from the governor of Bugano to the members of the city council, from the Chinese maritime merchants to the compradors and merchants of the Portuguese East India Company, were very curious to know what the "Australian delicacies" that Pimont and his crew had said a while ago were and what they had tasted on the Australian Iron Ship.

When the guests were invited back to the restaurant by Captain Gu from the foredeck of the Nicole, the guests were first stunned by the "luxurious scene" in front of them.

Gone are the various samples of Australian goods that had been stacked on and around the table, replaced by rows of stainless steel square food plates on the table, as well as various large, medium and small glassware next to the plates.

Several metal jars with faucets are also placed on the dining table, the silver is very dazzling, not to mention the colorful dishes in various utensils, just these metal jars and glassware are already dazzling, not to mention the other row of tables, there are liquids in glass bottles of various colors, and the discerning person is very sure that it is filled with spirits.

Looking at the crystal clear and colorful eyes, and of course smelling the tempting aroma of vegetables, the guests were a little overwhelmed, and they could only follow behind Gu Jin and the others.

"Gentlemen, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia, I would like to extend my sincere greetings to our friends, and I would like to prepare a thin wine here for you! Everyone, please step forward and ......"

With a few simple opening words from Sun Lao, in the crew dining room of the Nicole, an unforgettable "feast" began for many participants.

The buffet luncheon was lively and impressive, and had a great impact on the attendees, both visually and tastefully, including cultural ......

First of all, under the demonstration of Sun Lao and others, everyone stepped forward in turn, picked up a plate from several stacks of large glass plates, in the eyes of everyone, just this glass plate has been called "luxury" two words, however, with the guests surprised and carefully held the carved glass plate in their hands with both hands, the Australian seemed to be disapproving with one hand holding the plate, turning back and warmly beckoning the guests to come forward to take chopsticks and forks.

Each guest will take a pair of chopsticks or a small silver metal fork, and a crystal clear medium glass.

Then, under the guidance of Gu Jin, Zhu Beiguo, Li Junming, Xu Zhi, and Pimont, the guests began to carefully pick up the food they were interested in with chopsticks or forks, and then walked to the large metal cans, unscrewed the faucet, and took a red drink from the glass.

"This is made from tomatoes and carrots, and it tastes like a flavor......

Sun Lao enthusiastically introduced to Governor Bugano, who was standing next to him in a daze.

The latter took a sip and immediately nodded in praise, then unscrewed the faucet and took a full cup.

Obviously, the guests were not only surprised by the form of the dinner, but also surprised by the tableware in their hands, which in the eyes of the people of this era, are not only beautiful, but also rare and valuable.

Many people are also very interested in this stainless steel fork, Europeans usually use metal knives and forks, but obviously not so beautiful, many of them at first thought it was sterling silver, and then some people thought it was silver-pasted, but because the feel and specific gravity of sterling silver were different, this made them very confused.

Finally, when they were told that it was made of steel, they all weighed the knives and forks in their hands in amazement, and said that it was all amazing.

It's called stainless steel?

Well, of course we know that there is well-maintained, non-rusty steel, but is that the material used to make cutlery?

You Australians actually use this kind of non-rusty steel to make cutlery?! Isn't that a bit too extravagant?

Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the various glassware placed on the table.

Indeed, these glassware filled with all kinds of food are so dazzling that they not only raise the level of the whole table, but also arouse people's appetite.

Obviously, this kind of dinner undoubtedly had a certain cultural impact on all the guests, and of course, it was necessary to exclude those who had interacted with Australians, such as Duchess Margaret and her sister-in-law and her captains, who had been living with Australians for half a month, and of course Pimont and his captain.

After admiring the tableware, the guests were finally attracted to the steel and stainless steel long table, but they didn't know what to do for a while.

So Sun Lao and others immediately introduced the dishes, and then under their guidance, everyone dragged the plate in one hand and held a knife, fork or chopsticks in the other, and followed the example of Australians to choose food at the table in turn.

The menu at the buffet is indeed varied, but this is relative to the daily diet of this era.

In addition to the white flour steamed buns, the staple food also included flower rolls and white bread – the guests sighed in their hearts, and sure enough, as Pimont and his crew recounted, the white bread of the Australians was indeed very white.

After choosing the food, everyone sits or stands, gathers together to eat and chat, there are glass bottles of wine on the table, and there is a row of small and delicate tall glass next to the wine bottles......