Manny was very different from Helivan's, the mud floor was paved with thick bricks, and there was an endless stream of horse-drawn wagons of all kinds, and the wide carts were piled up like a mountain of goods. www.biquge.info From time to time, commoners enter the Poole district and do rough work as coolies, the stewards of the various trading houses shout and arrange for people to carry the goods, the accountants count the numbers, the pot-bellied merchants gather together to negotiate prices, and the fingers full of rings are constantly signing various bills. The air is filled with all kinds of smells, Al sniffed carefully, the smell of fish, the fragrance of fruits, the aroma of food, etc., mixed together to form a strange smell, stimulating people's sense of smell, although it is a little strange, but the people who live here are always deeply addicted to it, unable to extricate themselves, because it is the fragrance of money.

Isn't this caravan of goods just boxes of gold coins? Is there a more attractive fragrance in this world than gold coins? No, absolutely not, from the inside out, from the hand to the taste, from the quality to the density, there is nothing more perfect in this world than gold coins.

The gifts that the gods bring to the world from heaven are virtue and money, and if there is only one thing, it must be money.

In stark contrast to the poorly dressed coolies, there are opulent mansions, some of which can even be described as poor and extravagant. The red carpet of wool woven from the north to the front of the house is paved with the statues of either marble or hibiscus stone, and the architects not only built them, but also carved them with the same meticulous craftsmanship as the artists, the intricate carvings and dazzling paintings are jaw-dropping. The houses are of different shapes, and Al has walked through several houses but has not found any similar ones. Just like in the beauty contest, the beautiful women compete for beauty, trying their best to show their national color and fragrance, which is different.

Al was dazzled by the sight, and his mind was calculating how much such a house was worth, but unfortunately with his shallowness, he didn't know the price of those precious stones, let alone the interior of the mansion. A group of dirt buns from the west were stunned one by one, and they were so shocked that they lost their words.

"Don't be envious, soon we'll have a mansion of our own here. Al said confidently.

Peter, who was beside him, looked at him pitifully and couldn't help but say, "When I first came, I had the same dream as you. ”

"And then?"

Peter shrugged, "Then I woke up and went back to the fields. He looked kind, hoping to awaken the unrealistic dreams of outsiders. After all, he still doesn't believe that Al is a nobleman.

Al also shrugged his shoulders, not caring about the little one's offense, "If you just say it and don't do it, it's a dream." Take action, that's the dream. ”

"I've been working hard for so long, so let's dream more and do more. He said to himself silently.

The group continued to march silently, and as they went deeper, someone finally noticed that it was just a strange caravan that was just moving forward, not doing business, at first they thought that this caravan was looking for a specific merchant, but when they saw the caravan walking towards the gates of Hawley, the shouting stopped, the counting stopped, the buying and selling stopped, and the people were silenced for a few seconds as if they were stuck in their necks, and then like a volcanic eruption, all kinds of chattering began to be like thousands of ducks barking at the same time.

Of course, there is no shortage of ridicule full of superiority.

"Where did the hillbilly come from, don't you know the way, and that's where people like you can enter?"

"It's all fresh faces, I'm afraid it's from out of town, it's also pitiful, I haven't seen anything in the world. ”

"Look at that dirty face, look at what you see, the lord will laugh at you, what can you do, phew, this is Shenghui City, even if it is a dragon, it has to be coiled, and it has to lie down. ”

"It's sure to be beaten back in disgrace, and it's better to make a fuss and have a lot of fun. ”

As for those big businessmen, they are not so vulgar, they will always be vassals and elegant when they have a little money, buy a few books, talk a few lines of poetry, watch two operas, and always seem to have a little ink in their stomachs, they desperately dress themselves up, thinking that if they pretend to be nobles, they will really become nobles. It's just that their pretentious, hypocritical sighs and playful smiles at the corners of their mouths still reveal their true nature.

True aristocrats, even if they ridicule, are polite and graceful, because they know that the most hurtful thing is not words, not contempt, but a distance that can never be crossed, so far away that people despair.

Peter trembled a little at the roar of laughter, and the courage he had already mustered was like a popped balloon, and he secretly complained to himself: why are you so obsessed, these outsiders are crazy, and they are crazy themselves.

Al comforted him: "Don't worry, the world is not in the hands of those who mock, but precisely in the hands of those who can withstand ridicule and criticism and keep moving forward." (Note: From One Piece)

The sense of superiority is really wonderful, the pheasant laughs at the high-flying eagle for not knowing the stability on the ground, the spring flower laughs at the stupidity of the winter plum Lixue hardy, and the slightest difference is magnified into a hundred times and a thousand times the defect.

People were contented and pointed, "Look at how that man is different from us, what a fool." ”

There's another emotion that is often brought up together: pride. But the sense of superiority and pride look very similar, but the essence is completely different.

A sense of superiority stems from inner weakness, while pride comes from inner strength.

In order to cover up his weakness, he blames others, and he thinks he is strong so he dismisses others.

Therefore, the proud never move their lips, because disdain is disdain, they will only hold their heads high and move forward.

Al ignored the ridicule and insults, and walked calmly to the guards, he did not have the hobby of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and happily reported to his home: "I am Al Edward, from the Iron Thorn family in the West. The old butler on the side handed over the award document in due course, and the violet seal on it could not be faked.

So the gates of the city were opened, and the usually iron-faced and ruthless doorman bent down deeply in front of Al and personally led the way for him. The backs of the group of the merchant house slowly faded away in the sight of thousands of eyes, until there was a "bang", the city gate closed again, and the previous arrogance and indifference were restored.

So, there are two worlds again.

So thousands of ducks were pinched by the necks at the same time, and the scene was silent, and the people couldn't say a word with their big mouths, whether they were too shocked, or too ashamed to speak, or frightened.

Until a voice sounded timidly as if he had just woken up from a big dream: "It turns out that that person is really a great nobleman." ”

As a result, Manny has a long history of conversation, which has slowly evolved into a legend.