The Hero Who Troubles the Heroes

The incident in Tanhausen City came to an end. All the people who participated in the crusade team in the caravan recovered after a few days of rest. After receiving the reward paid by Barnett I, everyone celebrated happily, and then set foot on the road. On the way east.

Starting from Tanhausen, the caravan will travel east through the land of the kingdom of Villingen and enter the southern part of the kingdom of Biberach, the neighbor of the Charles family, and then go south into the territory of Duke Redkin, Charles' grandfather, and then continue to the Go straight to the sea in the east, take a boat to the city of knowledge, and from there take a boat to the south along the coastline, and finally arrive at the elf's territory before the new year.

There were two more passengers in the caravan along the way. The twelve-year-old Alfred Huffin, the son of a grain merchant, and his mother, Mrs. Huffin, were sitting in the caravan at the moment. On the bus in the team, their destination is the knowledge city at the mouth of the big river.

Alfred will study at the Zhongguancun College of Applied Arts and Sciences there from next year, and he will go there ahead of time to familiarize himself with the environment.

His ancestor was a knight on the northern border of the Bischberg Kingdom, but he had no talent to be a knight since his grandfather's generation, and his martial skills and magic skills were barely able to maintain the title of knight. By the time of Alfred's generation, it was the last generation in which the title of knight was passed on. If he didn't get better, then his children could only be civilians.

Like many others, Alfred's father chose to go into business. Fortunately, he has a talent for doing business and has made a lot of money for himself and the lord. His lord hinted to him that if he could still make money for himself, it would not be unthinkable to continue the knighthood.

In order to find a reliable assistant and to inherit the title, the old Hoofen decided to send Alfred to the Knowledge City to study business knowledge.

In order to have a good relationship with this legendary caravan and let Alfred gain knowledge at the same time, Lao Hufen did not let his wife and children go south and arrive at the knowledge city by boat like others, but let them follow the caravan all the way. .

Because old Huffin and Aubrey, the second head of the caravan, knew each other, Alfred was quite free in the caravan, and could sometimes run around the caravan on his own horse.

And what he likes to do most is to chat with Charles, who is similar in age to him.

It was near noon that day, and after Charles and Halcala had finished learning the Elvish language for the day, Alfred approached him again.

Alfred rode his horse to the cooking car and said to Charles on the roof, "Charles, how about my two stories with you?"

Charles smiled, "Go ahead."

Alfred cleared his throat and said, "A long time ago, a rich man said to a poor businessman, I have a basket of fish and a fishing rod for you. Which one do you choose?"

"Charles, what would you choose if it were you?"

Charles smiled and did not answer directly, but asked Elizabeth, who was also sitting on the roof of the car: "Sister, which one would you choose?"

Elizabeth stroked Charles' head with a smile and said, "I'm the rich man."

She was right, the origin of the story was that she asked Aubrey this question when she met Aubrey when her business failed. Later, Aubrey's answer made her very satisfied, so she supported Aubrey, and then she had the current caravan.

Charles asked again, "How did Aubrey answer?"

Elizabeth recalled for a while and said: "He said back then that if he only chose fishing rods, he might starve to death before he could catch the fish. want."

Then Charles turned his head and asked Tony who was sitting in the driver's seat of the carriage: "Tonio, what would you choose?"

Tonio immediately replied, "Are you stupid? I'm a chef. Of course, I want fish to make grilled fish and sell it."

Charles asked Halcala again, and Halcala took out a medicine bottle from his pocket and shook it, "I just pour it into the water and the fish will eat it."

Alfred shivered involuntarily after hearing this.

Charles was speechless to Halcala, and then he asked Alfred: "Is there a river where the story you are telling takes place, is there a lot of fish, is there a city or town nearby?"

Alfred froze for a moment at Charles' question, and subconsciously replied: "There is a river, and there are a lot of fish in the river, just next to the city."

So Charles said, "I choose to have fish."

"I sold the fish to get the rod and hired some kids to dig the bait, then I took the rod and the bait to the river, and the guy who rented my rod paid the rent for the first fish he caught , you can also trade the first caught fish for the corresponding amount of bait.”

"That way, I can get my fish into the city every day in front of all the fishermen and get a good price."

After listening, Alfred rode on his horse and pondered. He originally just wanted to show Charles what he knew about the story and the little truth in the story, but the answers he got were all beyond his expectations.

The elf princess, who is still rubbing Charles' head dotingly, can let others help her catch the fish, the chef Tonio can turn the fish into a grilled fish that can be sold at a higher price, and the apothecary elf can use his knowledge to It is more convenient to obtain fish in the river through other methods, and Charles's method... Alfred always feels that there is something in it, but he has not been able to figure it out yet.

At this time, Alfred decided in his heart that after he arrived at the Zhongguancun College of Applied Arts and Sciences, he must study hard and try to understand the mystery.

Charles looked at the thoughtful Alfred and smiled, then said to him, "Alfred, how about I tell you a story too?"

"Okay!" Alfred nodded in agreement.

Charles said, "A kid asked a big businessman how did you get the hundredth ore in your life?"

"The big businessman said that when I was ten years old, I found a dinar next to an apple orchard."

"The kid asked, so you went to the apple orchard to buy apples and sell them?"

"Guess how the big businessman replied?"

Alfred thought for a moment, and then replied, "The businessman should say how he made money by selling apples?"

Charles shook his head, "The big businessman said that he took the nineteen dinars in the pocket money he had saved, plus the one he had picked up, and exchanged his father for an Aure, and then All his pocket money is just enough to save a hundred ores."

"Huh?!" Alfred stared at Charles in a stunned manner, and his mind didn't turn around for a while.

After a while, Alfred, who felt that his mind was dead, went to the bus to ask his mother for a solution.

Elizabeth tapped Charles on the head, "It's full of crooked ideas."

Charles held his head and shouted injustice: "You can't blame me, it's my father's business, who made my great-grandfather give him so much pocket money before."

Then Charles smiled helplessly. This is also a feature of his family. His father's grandfather spent money to train his father into a businessman, and his own grandfather trained him in the direction of a scholar. Their family is a generation of businessmen. The tradition of scholars is maintained.

In the bus, Alfred told his mother what had just happened.

Mrs. Hufen said to her son: "Alfred, do you know which is the richest noble family north of the Dajiang?"

Alfred shook his head.

Mrs. Hu Fen said: "There is a saying among businessmen that the two richest human nobles on the mainland are the 'North and South Double Sugar', and the one in the north is the McGarden family that mainly sells maple sugar. ."

"Oh!" Alfred opened his mouth wide.

Mrs. Hu Fen continued: "Seven years ago, there was a 'fool's gold storm' in the Bischberg kingdom. At that time, the price of fool's gold was constantly rising. Earl McGarden said that it would lead to a disaster, and he left the capital in a hurry the next day. At that time, countless businessmen were involved in the hype, and only a few people, including your father, were listening. After reaching the judgment of Earl McGarden, I chose to quit in time. Later, as the earl said, disaster came, and countless businessmen lost their money. Only those who quit in time, including your father, made a fortune. "

Mrs. Hoofen touched her son's head, "Earl McGarden is a rare businessman full of wisdom. If you can learn something from Charles, even if you can't understand it now, you must keep it firmly in mind first. If you understand it later, it will benefit you immensely.”

Alfred nodded aside.

Then Charles regretted that he had nothing to pretend, and as a result, there was a follower who always told him to tell stories behind him.

Moreover, Alfred's father had an old relationship with Aubrey, and he was a guest of the caravan, so it was not easy for Charles to drive him away abruptly.

What if he made a bad review for the caravan's service because of this, it's no wonder Aubrey didn't stew Charles.

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