Chapter 32: Shopping
Gordon laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "Very good, my first mate, you finally came to your senses." ”
After lunch, the sailor decided to have fun with himself, either to prepare for a day at the tavern and then go shopping for something interesting, or to go straight to the red houses.
Gordon, after experiencing Carol's incident, was very disgusted by this, and only took Kurich, Allen, and Mickey to the exchange to see things, buy some clothes or books in the market, knowing that all their things were destroyed in the battle, and if possible, they could buy some muskets and scimitars for the crew, which were all notched in the last battle.
Food and water are also things that must be replenished, you must know that Barbossa's gang of pirates have no taste for anything they eat, and they can't feel their thirst when they drink water, so they hardly prepare these things, and even if they do, I don't know how long they have been spoiled.
Gordon walked to a clothing store, and the clothes inside didn't look very luxurious, but at least they looked good.
The bell that opened the door reminded the boss of the arrival of the guests, and a boss wearing a white robe and a golden wig walked in, looking very gentle, and even had two curly beards, which made people feel a little happy.
Gordon's staring at the boss was actually a very rude behavior, but the man smiled slightly: "This is a very popular look in London." ”
A group of rude sailors walked into his shop and did not cause him any discrimination, not to mention that there was a master like Kulici who was not bad at first glance, and the leader Gordon was even more extraordinary, and he had seen the world at a glance.
You know, some sailors came in before and started to touch east and west, such as Mickey and Allen.
"Ahem......"
Gordon has never seen anything in the modern city, these things are far worse than the famous brands of later generations, but the retro is a little novel, looking at the two guys in the back looking like dirt buns entering the city, he can't help but pretend to cough and remind.
"Alan, you said you could afford to sell you......"
But the two people behind didn't understand the meaning of the captain's cough at all, and continued to discuss in a whisper.
For they had opened a red robe that had been placed in the window, and the label on the pedestal had twenty silver coins. This means that almost half of their salary, although the captain will solve the most basic problem of eating, but drinking, having fun is still on his own, and saving twenty silver coins a year is already a miser among misers.
Alan looked at the sign, and felt that his eyes had been blinded, and the money was enough for him to drink wine in the tavern for a month, without stopping, and drank himself to death in it, but he never thought that anyone would use it to buy a dress, and the most expensive clothes he had worn were only 35 shillings, which was equivalent to less than two pounds, and it was given by a partner who worked as a maid in the duke's house at his coming-of-age ceremony, and of course it was the person he wanted to pursue.
"I can't afford it, I can't afford it, and I only buy this kind of clothes when I'm full. ”
Gordon's face had begun to twitch, and the shopkeeper had forcibly ignored it, praying that the two old sailors had washed their hands.
"What do you want from a guest? My name is Clink, the owner of this shop. ”
Gordon stepped forward and shook his hand.
"Let's take a casual look first, you're busy, call you if you need to. ”
Clink nodded, then shouted behind him, "Gemma, come out to receive guests!"
From the back of the shop rushed out a little boy of only about thirteen years old, with a thin figure, very plainly dressed, but also very clean.
"Guest, this is Gemma, you can ask him any questions, I'll go to the back to sort out the supplies first, and I'm out of company. ”
At this time, there was no child protection law, and even if there were, it would not be possible to control La Guaira, which is located in the Caribbean, and child labor is generally made by children of poor families, who have already worked in various shops at the age of twelve or thirteen, or as apprentices in blacksmith shops and tailor shops, although they do not earn much money, but at least they can support themselves and learn a trade, right?
Gemma came up and bowed 90 degrees: "Welcome to the shop, what do you need?"
Looking at such an enthusiastic child, Gordon also smiled: "I need to buy some decent clothes for myself and my subordinates, the workmanship is better, and the dark colors are the main." ”
Gemma listened to Gordon's words, but she didn't know what the dark tone was: "Sir, that dark tone ......"
"Black, brown, gray or dark red. ”
After understanding Gordon's request, Gemma's eyes lit up a lot, even if he bought the cheapest clothes, he could have a silver coin or two for four sets, maybe he could have an extra chicken leg for dinner, if Mr. Clink was in a good mood.
With a smile on her face, Gemma began to take Gordon and Kurich to look at various clothes.
"Sir, this is the latest costume from London, which is usually worn by wealthy old men, and is the latest style, because you know that the cost of sea trade has increased, so the selling price is also slightly more expensive, there are thirteen silver coins.
When Kuric himself was a captain, he never treated himself badly, and it was not surprising that he often bought himself two good clothes when he ran the London route, so he was very aware of these prices.
"Hmph, isn't it right, the selling price in London is only six silver coins, and the cost is only three silver coins, so the transportation cost of maritime trade is so high?"
But Gemma didn't panic at all: "Sir, due to the appearance of sea fog in the past few days, there have been many merchant ships that have not arrived at the port, and there have been heavy losses, so the price has increased, and there were only eight silver coins before!"
Kulic was noncommittal, and Gordon watched the rich expressions and bickering of the two men from the sidelines, it was simply funny, the dark red dress suited his taste, but the folds around the edges and the feathered hat made it feel a little too cumbersome, and after thinking about it, he gave up and continued shopping.
The area of this small shop is not large, but it displays more than a hundred pieces of clothing, all kinds of styles, and the tailoring skills are good.
Eventually, the four of Gordon spent twenty-three silver coins here, and left to the sound of smiling Clink and Gemma welcoming them again.
Gordon came out directly in the newly bought clothes, his current clothes and other clothes were put in a cloth bag, carried by coolie Allen, there was no way, there was a captain, a first mate, and a boatswain by his side, and he had the lowest status.
Then they continued to the shoe store, and even to the expensive perfume shop, because Kulich felt that the stinky pirates of the Black Pearl really made him unbearable to the environment, but fortunately, the Black Pearl was larger and had a first mate's room, so that Kulich no longer had to sleep below deck.