Looking at the dozens of newly dressed businessmen and their festive smiles, Isabel Walton suddenly thought back to the Easter season spent last week on the "Nemesis". Shaking his head slightly, he laughed, "How's Easter going, gentlemen?" ”

The smiling businessmen giggled and nodded, and the somewhat thin-faced businessman she had spoken to before looked at her with his beard rubbed, "Miss, this Easter will still go to church for baptism, and wear newly bought robes, leggings, and socks to celebrate the rebirth of Jesus Christ." ”

Another merchant beside the merchant took over and said, "You will also wear a robe and carry a cross in your hand, and go barefoot." Dress up as a historical figure from religion and sing hymns to celebrate Jesus' resurrection. ”

Isabel tucked her chin slightly, straightened her upper body while putting her hands on her back, and looked at the merchants calmly, "Gentlemen, you should also clean your house thoroughly, roll easter eggs, and give each other gifts such as eggs, chickens, rabbits, and flowers related to spring and rebirth, symbolizing the beginning of rebirth and hope, right?" ”

"Yes, miss." When a merchant finished speaking, he looked up at the rising sun in the sky slowly passing through the clouds, and said as if he had said a sentence from a knight's poem, "Like this newly rising sun, you and Captain Hawkins have brought us rebirth and hope." ”

Isabel subconsciously thought that the merchant might have applied a poem she had just learned to her, and hurriedly made a somewhat exaggerated smile and looked at the other party, still nodding reservedly, "Okay, gentlemen, I can understand your urgency. Well, if Captain Hawkins had woken up early, I'm sure today's buying and selling would have started soon. ”

"Miss, I heard that you and the captain have returned from this voyage with a lot of hides, can you sell them all to me? In terms of price, no matter what price you offer to the captain, I will buy it all. A merchant, who was probably in the fur business, hurriedly approached her and whispered.

Without waiting for Isabel to react or consider the price, another merchant came over and said straight to the point: "Miss, I am in the spice trade, I will buy all your spices, and I will pay you so much for the goods." After the merchant finished speaking, he stretched out his right hand and spread his five fingers and gestured at her.

Then a few more merchants came up. It seemed that the dozens of merchants from different towns were indeed getting anxious. At this time, several merchants standing in the middle and behind the crowd saw that the merchants in front of them were already eager to buy goods, so they swarmed towards the front. Isabel lifted her eyelids and saw the merchants moving forward behind the crowd, and quickly took two steps back and coughed lightly at Baldwin beside her.

Baldwin and Hall's two guards stepped in front of her with a single lunge, sword in hand, hilt in hand, and stern faces as they commanded the merchants who rushed up, "Gentlemen, stand back, stand back, you must keep two steps away from Your Excellency. ”

"Wait, Miss Isabel, has the trade begun?" At this moment, a hearty voice came from the direction of the wooded path to the south.

While all the merchants present were looking in the direction from which the voice came, Isabel was the only one standing gracefully with her hands behind her back, without even moving her neck. She knew that if there was a person more noble than her identity and title, it would be absolutely impossible to say such things in such an urgent tone. In any case, she was the daughter of a nobleman, and only a nobleman could work without bending down, without looking at other people's faces, and without having to listen to what others were saying.

I saw Richard Hawkins, the second important member of the Hawkins family, with his son Brady, and two retinues eagerly coming to everyone. After looking at the smiling merchants, he took his son to Isabel and saluted respectfully, "Good morning, Miss Isabel." ”

After the merchants greeted Richard, Isabel looked at Richard, who had some fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and said with a soft smile, "Mr. Richard Hawkins, the trade has not yet begun. ”

Richard let out a long breath and thought to himself, "I'm glad I caught up." If these businessmen take advantage, the young lady and my brother will definitely reprimand me. ”

Steady his mind, he looked at Isabel with a gentlemanly smile on his face, "Miss, it's good that you haven't started yet." Well, you and the others can go to the parlor and rest for a while, and I'll send someone to report to the patriarch at once. ”

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Isabel straightened her upper body and sat firmly on the first seat on the left hand of the patriarch's throne in the parlor on the second floor, with two maids and two duke's palace guards standing on the left and right. I saw her holding a glass of wine and taking a small sip of wine unhurriedly, and when she took a small sip of wine, she smiled and swept her eyes over the faces of dozens of merchants opposite.

At this time, he glanced at Brady Hawkins, who was standing in front of him on the left, and said with a smile, "Brady, the future repair and maintenance of the 'Nemesis' will be handed over to you and your cousin from now on, do you understand?" ”

Brady, who had already received good news from her father last night, stared at her with a pair of piercing eyes and nodded, "Yes, Miss, I am also very grateful for Miss's trust in me and my cousin. ”

Isabel looked at Brady, who was not yet 12 years old, and shook her head, "Brady, now that you're on the shore, don't you want to change yourself back to the appearance of a boy who loves to laugh?" ”

"Miss, as long as you keep me as boatswain of the Nemesis, I won't let myself be like a child anymore."

"So, will you laugh when you get the boatswain's share of the gratuity after the sale is done?"

Brady blinked, perhaps he couldn't imagine how much he would be paid. While he was still hesitating how to answer the other, Captain Hawkins and his eldest son John and brother Richard walked quickly into the meeting room. The merchants, who had been quietly and enthusiastically talking in their seats just a moment ago, stood up one after another and took the initiative to smile and greet Captain Hawkins. Isabel sat motionless in her seat, just casting a friendly glance at the approaching captain and her eldest son.

Later, Captain Hawkins, who was seated in the main seat, looked at the people present with an excited eye, and said in a somewhat excited voice, "Gentlemen, I am grateful for your presence. ”

Several merchants looked at him and called anxiously, "Captain, let's start buying and selling." ”