"Boss, old rules."

"Okay! Please sit inside. ”

It's the middle of winter, and the snowy Ice Valley in the north is an important trading hub, with roads in the city extending in all directions, most of which can accommodate four horse-drawn carriages.

The winter in Ice Spring Valley is undoubtedly difficult, this is not the coldest time, exhaling outside, feeling that all you inhale is ice slag, in case you want to relieve yourself outdoors, you have to bring a hammer, you can see how cold it is. At this time, countless pot shops have opened in the streets and alleys, thick quilts, locking the heat in a small space, a glass of hot wine, thickly sliced stewed mutton, sprinkled with green onions, life instantly becomes extremely comfortable.

The two who just came in looked like the old customers, as soon as they entered the door, they went straight to the back, just these few steps, they could sweat a little, and when they sat down in the inner room, they had already gone to the bearskin daku, and the shopkeeper walked a few steps quickly, and hurriedly took it, and ran out as if he was flying, he didn't dare to delay. This lord is the owner of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce, and the next few streets are his family's property. If left indoors, these two precious coats will soon be stained with a strong fishy smell. The proprietor is also a brain-lover, and has set up a separate semi-open-air room in this backyard, with pine branches burning underneath, and the clothes are hung here, and the smell will dissipate after a while. So, for these precious guests, I am even more willing to come here. It's one thing to be willing to eat the pot with your back open like everyone else, but it's another thing to leave with the same smell.

This head has a noble status, but he doesn't hold his own identity, he seems to have a good temperament, and everyone knows it.

"Be objective and careful, the hot pot boy is here!"

A pig-like scream suddenly remembered, and the diners burst into laughter. Although this little brother who ran the hall has not been here for a long time, the regular customers who come to the hall are already familiar with such a scene. The uncle seemed to have heard of it for the first time, and he was a little stunned for a while.

"Two masters! A large portion of mutton pot, the boss said, add meat and vegetables and green onions! ”

The runner was not slow to carry such a thing, and a soaring statement had already been served on the table.

"Hahahaha"

The two uncles couldn't help but laugh, thinking that the boss was stammering him and deliberately added some materials, but this little brother didn't know what to do, so he said it directly.

The uncle threw a piece of silver to Xiao Er at will.

The kid caught it, but he didn't put it on his body, and hurriedly put it back on the table, so anxious, "Ouch, uncle, don't dare to accept this silver, then you can't kill the boss." As he spoke, he ran back to the back kitchen, and he could vaguely hear the shouting and scolding of the kitchen boss in a low voice.

There was another burst of laughter, and the uncle couldn't help but laugh, he was an interesting boy.

"Hahaha, uncle, don't deceive this kid's pure appearance, this kid is cunning, shouting at this throat, no one will make trouble saying that the pot boy is burning him, this kid is trying to block everyone's mouth"

"Hahaha"

The northern border is the time of ice and snow, but the southernmost corner of the western continent, the city of Knightson, is scorching sun. For the people here, there are only two seasons, hot and hotter. Here, the fire elemental is more active, and a simple small fireball is two points more powerful than other places. But water magicians are even more popular, even magicians who are proficient in fire can learn some simple water magic.

This is a tentacle that sticks out from the southern corner of the continent, and naturally forms a bay, where many maritime transport businesses will dock, load or unload, or simply dock for supplies, and the daily throughput of large ships is extremely terrible, and it is for this reason that the prosperity of the city is caused.

Midday is the hottest time of the day, the sun is high, and the large pond and green shade in the courtyard deep in the mansion bring comfort to the owner. How pleasant it is to put up a bamboo chair under the shade and lie down and take a nap. But apparently the master did not have such leisure, he was half lying on the bamboo chair, but his hands were looking at something, and his brows gradually locked.

"What's wrong?"

"Hey, see for yourself."

The middle-aged man sighed, rubbed his eyebrows, picked up the wine brought by the scholar, shook it slightly, and fine ice slag appeared in the cup, a layer of mist, just looking at it, it struck his heart.

The scholar sat down next to him, picked up the letter and read it, and soon frowned.

"How many times this year? This amount is also unavoidable."

"I forgot, there have been more than ten times."

"Is the book enough?"

"It's okay, but after two or three more times, the liquidity on the books will be tight. What's more, the winter in the mainland is originally a season for stockpiling, and any less will affect the market at the beginning of spring next year. ”

The two were silent, this was not the first time that the issue had been discussed, but it was inconclusive after all. The family has not encountered any special changes, but since the second half of the year, they have asked for a lot of assets from their branch. At first, it was nothing, maybe it was used by the family for turnover, but the requests became more and more frequent, and the amount of money became larger and larger, and even they felt great pressure. They had also used the magic array to ask their own elders, but the reply they received was only to complete the task on time, and there was not even a decent explanation, which was completely impossible in previous years.

"The third should have arrived a long time ago."

The scholar put his hands behind his back and looked at the scorching sun through the mottled eyes, but his heart was a little cold. A month ago, they were really uneasy, so they sent the third elder of the chamber of commerce to their house to inquire in person. Originally, the third child would send back some news through the magic array in bits and pieces, but since a week ago, there has been no news. What happened to them, they were uneasy.

"Huh? This wine doesn't belong to Ter's? ”

The scholar came back to his senses, and said in his heart that there shouldn't be anything, maybe there is some secret arrangement in the family, so it will be like this, after all, their chamber of commerce is located in an important place on the mainland, and it is not easy to shake it.

"It's still the Tel family, it's their new wine, it is said that a high salary has hired a brewing master, or the original foundation, but the method has changed, the taste of this wine has completely changed, some sweet and sour, some fragrant, plus some ice cubes, very comfortable."

"Hmph, their family is lucky."

On the mainland, the word master is not something that can be used casually, and strict standards are required. For any business, a master is hard to find, how can he be a Terr family, I am afraid that this year's turnover will be much higher. As soon as he thought of the business matters, he felt uncomfortable again, his chest seemed to be blocked, and he couldn't swallow it in one breath, so he could only drink the wine in the cup in one gulp to relieve himself.

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