Chapter 23: Finia

The carriage with the coat of arms of Roman Sagan drove all the way into the city, and when it passed through the city gates, it sped through the special passage next to it, bypassing the inspection procession.

"This seems to be the artisan district?"

Colin pulled up the curtain and looked out, and saw that the streets were lined with shops, but most of them were blacksmiths and workshops, and workers in gray, shabby linen clothes were in and out of the city.

"Senior sister, you haven't told me where you're going."

"It's been half a year since you became a disciple of the teacher, and many things should be slowly touched." Tessa looked at Colin's side face and said with a smile: "Teacher, in addition to the Mage Tower outside the city, there are also some industries in the city, and the one I'm going to go to today is one of them, the Youjin Chamber of Commerce." ”

"Youjin Chamber of Commerce?"

Colin seems a little familiar with the name.

Suddenly remembered that it was Roy who had mentioned that his father had gradually made a fortune because of a big business with the Youjin Chamber of Commerce, and slowly accumulated today's family business.

"The Youjin Chamber of Commerce is the teacher's industry?"

Colin was incredulous, but not surprised when he thought about it. After all, the Magister also costs money, and even a lot of it, and the spices that Mrs. Muller uses every month alone are enough for ordinary people to spend for several years.

"Not exactly." Tessa rubbed her palm in her sleeve a few times, which was still cold even in summer, and said:

"The founder of the Youjin Chamber of Commerce was an adventurer who once roamed the East China Sea, and after accumulating wealth, he returned to the mainland to do business, and died of illness a few years ago, and now it is his daughter, Ms. Finia, who is in charge of the Chamber of Commerce. The original scale of the chamber of commerce was not large, but after the teacher became a shareholder, it has now become a large chamber of commerce in Thunder City. ”

"Will the teacher still invest in business?" Colin couldn't help but find it funny.

Tessa smiled: "Although it is a shareholding, it is not a money." ”

Colin instantly understood.

In the name of Roman Sagan, the business of the Chamber of Commerce is naturally invincible, not to mention anything else, at least no one dares to use commercial accidents to stumble the Chamber of Commerce.

"Because of the teacher's participation, the Youjin Chamber of Commerce not only has a prosperous business, but also receives orders from the kingdom's officials many times, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a daily income."

"Is this called lying down to make money?" Colin chuckled.

"It's a crude description, but it's not wrong." Tessa smiled: "The teacher has half of the chamber of commerce, so you can treat this as your own industry, of course, when the chamber of commerce is in trouble, we also need to help, although there has been no similar difficulty so far." ”

"I see." Colin nodded.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of a tall building.

Colin jumped down first, then turned around and helped his sister get out of the car.

The architectural style of the artisan district is markedly different from that of other places, because it is hardly used for residential purposes, and is mostly spacious houses with large openings, and in Colin's eyes, it is probably dominated by factories and workshops.

Before they could stand still, a group of people had already greeted them at the door, which startled Colin.

First, a lady in her thirties, with a slender figure and delicate makeup, walked forward with a smile.

"Hello, Miss Tessa."

"Hello, Lady Finia." Tessa was obviously familiar with each other, and immediately pointed to Colin and introduced, "This is the teacher's new disciple, Colin Vane." ”

The lady named Finia seemed to be ready to crouch down slightly, "Hello, Mr. Vane, I have heard of the great name for a long time. ”

Am I that famous?

However, perhaps because of the teacher, it is understandable that the Youjin Chamber of Commerce pays more attention to itself.

"Hello, Lady Finia." Colin returned the salute politely.

"Breakfast is ready, please Miss Tessa and Mr. Vane to move."

No wonder Senior Sister didn't call for breakfast this morning, it was arranged here.

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In the large and bright dining room, there were only three people seated at the huge long table, and there were seven or eight neatly dressed waiters next to them.

After serving white bread, cheese, fried eggs, various sausages, grilled quail, vegetable soup, lemon drink, sweet pudding, etc., Colin found that the breakfast was simply extravagant.

This is just me and my sister, in case the teacher also comes, will they have to compete with His Majesty's dinner?

Colin was shocked for a moment by this formation, and secretly glanced to the side, and found that the senior sister had obviously seen the world better than him, as if she was used to such hospitality, and was chatting with Lady Finia with her head bowed and whispered.

He turned his gaze to the plate of lobsters in front of him, and when he was still hesitating whether to make a move, the white-clothed waiter next to him had already approached.

"Are you lucky enough to be there for you?"

Scared me...... Colin said something in his heart, and then said politely: "Thank you." ”

The waiter skillfully dismantles the lobster with the length of the forearm, removes the carapace, and concentrates the fat part of the flesh into a delicate plate and serves it to Colin.

Eat lobster early in the morning......

Colin misses tofu brains and fritters at this time.

Smelling the sauce, my appetite dropped by half again.

It's clearly some kind of sweet sauce mixed with honey.

Sugar is a luxury in this world, even the wealthy class, most of them use honey and fruits to get sweetened, but lobster with sweet sauce, especially in the morning, can make people tired to death.

When he saw that his sister and Lady Finia were chatting about sex, he turned to the waiter and said, "Please help me chop the ginger, put it in vinegar and serve it to me." ”

The waiter was visibly stunned for a moment, then nodded and left.

A short time later, a bowl of black stuff was served.

Black vinegar was the only spice with a sour taste other than lemons in this era, and it was an inferior product produced when making wine, and no one would specialize in the taste and brewing of vinegar, and it was mainly regarded as a cheap drink by the poor, and no nobles would drink it at all.

In the stunned eyes of the waiter, Colin treated the lobster as a crab and ate it with ginger vinegar, although the taste could not be compared to the previous life, at least it was much stronger than honey.

"Accustomed to Mrs. MΓΌller's craft, Mr. Vane must not be pleased with the food."

I don't know when, Finia and Tessa have finished chatting, and both of them look at Colin.

Colin wanted to be polite, but he couldn't compliment him against his will, so he could only say: "Seafood doesn't need to be cooked very well, as long as it's fresh enough." ”

Finia replied with a smile: "I very much agree, but it's a pity that Thunder City is located inland, and these lobsters are still transported by the Chamber of Commerce's fleet from the Horseshoe Sea for fifteen days before they arrive at our table, although there are magicians all the way to freeze them, they are not fresh after all." ”

Specializing in hiring magicians to freeze and preserve freshness?

Sure enough, he has a lot of money.

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