This woman dressed in black, black robe, black headscarf, and three black pigments seems to have a deep prejudice against herself! Did you offend her somewhere? It seems that today is the first time we have met! Murong Tao touched the bridge of his nose, which was a little dry, and didn't care about Martha's unnaturalness. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Blasphemy? Mary, what are you talking nonsense? Martha quickly grabbed her friend's arm and said angrily, "Do you know what crazy things you're talking about? Do you know what they would do to him if he was heard by the rest of the church? They will burn him at the stake as a heretic! ”

Seeing that her former friend was so nervous about the man in front of her, Sister Mary was very unhappy, she forcibly suppressed the anger in her heart, and pulled Martha behind her, only then she glared at Murong Tao fiercely, "Martha is my best friend, she is very simple, she doesn't know how to be sophisticated, you better not take advantage of her!" This time, I will let you go for the sake of Martha's face, and if there is a next time, I will definitely tell the Inquisition what you have done! ”

Martha didn't understand why her friend was so hostile to Murong Tao, but what Murong Tao said just now really touched the bottom line of the Holy See. Between the two friends, when Martha didn't know how to choose, she saw Murong Tao shrug his shoulders with a smile on his face and slowly left the tavern.

Martha wanted to stop Murong Tao, but was held tightly by Sister Mary, struggled, and still couldn't break free, she turned around and asked in a questioning tone, "Mary, what's the matter with you?" Why is it so directed at him? He was just joking with me! ”

"Martha, dear, do you think that's really a joke?" Sister Mary let go of her hand and asked lightly, "You know what a serious crime it is to blaspheme!" Do you think people will think you're joking? ”

Martha knew that she couldn't convince Mary, but she didn't want to continue to dwell too much on this issue, she turned around, didn't say anything, and chased in the direction that Murong Tao had left.

"Martha, you're so stupid, is it worth it to do this for a man who doesn't love you?" Sister Mary didn't expect that Martha, who was usually weak, would actually contradict herself for a man she had only known for a short time, nor did she expect Martha to be so persistent, "Is she really in love with that guy?" What! What kind of love is more precious than our friendship for more than ten years? ”

Murong Tao wandered all the way to the docks of Cherbourg Port, where the largest shops in Cherbourg Port gathered. The port of Cherbourg was more of a fishing port than a port, where most of the ships that came and went every day were carrying fish and shrimp caught nearby, and the merchants bought the fruits of their labor from the fishermen at very low prices, and then divided them into three, six, nine and so on in a peculiar manner, and then sold them to a regular aristocratic customer before the fish and shrimp rotted, and those who picked the rest were either eaten themselves or sold cheaply to the commoners.

"Go, go, don't stand there, if you accidentally trample on my fish, even if you work for me for the rest of your life, you won't be worth the value of these fish!" A middle-aged man with thick eyebrows shouted at Murong Tao, holding a long pole in his hand, and pretending to push him a few times.

"What if... I mean, if you can sponsor me a Livre (Note 3), maybe I can give you a chance to earn a tenfold return! Murong Tao said in jerky French, he didn't care about the middle-aged man's rude behavior at all.

"Hahahaha, this is the funniest joke I've ever heard today!" The middle-aged man laughed loudly, and said with a hint of disdain in his eyes, "Before I'm angry, hurry up and get out of here!" Ten times, ten livres? You said you were going to give me a chance to earn ten livres! Boy, this joke isn't funny at all! ”

The dock market, which was originally a little chaotic, was temporarily quiet under the loud scolding of the middle-aged man, so the merchants of all sizes in the entire dock market were almost attracted by the conversation between the two. Some people's thoughts are the same as those of middle-aged people, they all think that Murong Tao just wants to cheat money, and of course there are some businessmen who are ready to move.

Not for anything else, because these merchants had seen this black-haired, black-eyed, yellow-skinned young man in the sailor's bar more than once, some of them were regular customers of the sailor's tavern, and had a relationship with Murong Tao, and some of them had some friendship with the old captain Franks.

"Boy, does what you just said count?" A short and fat man squeezed into the crowd and asked Murong Tao, "Although I have a good relationship with Captain Francs, one Livre is not a small amount for those of us who run small businesses, if Captain Francs is willing to vouch for you, I can take out some spare money and give you this opportunity." ”

Murong Tao looked at this short and fat man, he was indeed a little familiar, he had been to the Sailor's Tavern at least once, and when he was working part-time in the tavern, he also gave him wine, so when the short and fat man mentioned Captain Francs, Murong Tao didn't think too much.

However, Murong Tao didn't intend to owe Captain Francs too much, the old captain was good to himself, when he disbanded the caravan, he also received a severance pay of dozens of Su, in his heart, Captain Franks was already equivalent to one of the most respectable people besides the master and his old man.

"Hey, hey, if it's that old fellow Franks, I can come up with some money to make this bet with you." The middle-aged man who had taunted Murong Tao before smiled uncharacteristically, "However, I have one condition, if you can't pay the ten times the profit promised to me in the end, then the old guy Franks' broken tavern will be owned by me, how about it?" ”

The middle-aged man with thick eyebrows really didn't have any good intentions, he seemed to have seen that Murong Tao was just trying to cheat money, and he planned to get a vote to leave Cherbourg Port, so he came up with this plan to kill two birds with one stone.

Seeing that the middle-aged man suddenly made such an excessive request, the short and fat man who spoke before looked embarrassed, saying that he didn't really want to embarrass Murong Tao, but no one's money was blown by the wind, not to mention that Captain Franks had a certain prestige in Cherbourg Harbor, if Captain Franks could vouch for it, it would be an extra layer of protection. I just didn't expect this middle-aged man to climb up the pole and make this kind of request. It was clear that the middle-aged man and Captain Franks must have had some unpleasant experience before.

"Since Captain Luthor is so generous, I can't be too petty!" A hearty voice came from everyone's side, Murong Tao didn't need to look back to guess that it was Captain Franks coming, he turned around and looked in the direction of the old captain with some embarrassment, the old captain staggered over step by step with a cane, and when he came into contact with Murong Tao's apologetic eyes, he raised his left hand slightly and pressed it in the air, which meant that he didn't have to be too sorry, "I'm willing to use my tavern to vouch for him, as for Captain Luther, if you give too little money, it will damage the reputation you have built up so hard!" ”

"Hmph, old immortal!" Captain Luther, the middle-aged man with thick eyebrows, sneered and took out a heavy money bag from his bosom and threw it on the board in front of everyone, making a sonorous sound of coins clashing, "There are one person here, and there are 3 big eju (note 1), 7 small eju (note 2), 11 livre, 7 su (note 4) and 27 daniels (note 5)!" Remove the fraction of 7 Sue 27 Daniel, I will bet on this bag and bet on your tavern, do you dare to respond? ”

(Note 1: Silver coin Daeju = 6 livres 12 sous; Note 2: Silver coin small eju = 3 livre 6 su; Note 3: Silver coin Livre = 1 franc = 20 sso; Note 4: Copper coin su = 20 deniers; Note 5: Copper coin Daniel: the smallest unit of currency in the medieval kingdom of France)

The value of the Sailor's Tavern can be estimated by those present, but in fact it is no more than 2 large egi. But the value it represents now far exceeds its actual value, and for the sailors and seamen who travel to and from the port of Cherbourg, the Sailor's Tavern is more than just a tavern, it is a sustenance of faith.

For drinkers, without the Sailor's Tavern, it is a big deal to change to other taverns, as long as there is wine, it is almost the same to go anywhere. But the Mariner's Tavern meant so much to the old captain that it was already part of his heart.

"My Sailor's Tavern is worth a maximum of 2 large Eju." The old captain was unwilling to take advantage of Captain Luther, and reported to himself, "I will make this guarantee with 2 sailors' taverns in the big Eju, and one of the friends present is counted as one, as long as you can trust my old Francs, take out your surplus money to fight, I trust my vision 100%, he can give you 10 times the profit return!" ”

Murong Tao was inexplicably moved, the old captain still doesn't know his name, he told the old captain before that his life experience was completely improvised, and finally he apologized to the old captain, he didn't understand where the old captain got the confidence, supported him 100%, and even blocked everything for himself!

"Since Captain Franks trusts this young fellow so much, I naturally won't be stingy, here are all my savings, 7 little Eju, I hope you can fulfill your promise!" The short and fat man touched it in his arms and counted the seven small silver coins in front of the old captain, "Boy, I'm a little curious now that you have any way to bring me a tenfold return!" Can you tell us a little bit about that? ”

There was a second, a third, and even a tenth, and soon, in front of the old captain and Captain Luthor, large and small silver and copper coins were gradually paved, and many coins could clearly smell the fishy smell of fish and shrimp, and after a rough calculation, there were 11 large ejus, 23 small ejus, Livre and Sue, and no one except Captain Luthor would take out a bunch of daniels to bring humiliation to themselves.