"Of course what I said doesn't count, you have to try it yourself."

Mardo put the coffee cup in front of Lake, waiting for Lake to taste it.

Lake looked at Buti and looked at Mado again. He hesitated a little, not knowing whether he should drink it. What if he really thinks it is not good to drink? Wouldn't that be very embarrassing?

"Drink, they've brought it to you."

Buti looked at Lake's inquiring eyes, and was a little funny, and used his chin to nun Numado's coffee.

The death you have to solve by yourself. This is what Butty wants to tell Lake.

"Uh, actually."

Just as Lake was about to say that he didn't like coffee or something, he was in opposition to Buti's questioning look, and Lake shrank his neck.

"It's so annoying, I don't want to face it."

Lake cried out in his heart with no hope.

To be honest, Lake doesn't like to argue with strangers very much. It's not that he thinks he can't tell others, but that he doesn't know much about others. If he wins and the other party cheats and refuses to admit his conscience, then he doesn't know what to do.

"What's wrong, Lake? Are you feeling any discomfort?"

Mardo looked at Lake standing in front of the coffee without reaction, thinking that he was not feeling well after being wet outside before and didn't want to drink his special coffee.

"Ah, I, I'm fine."

Lake pursed his lips, took a deep breath and exhaled for a long time, throwing all the concerns into his mind.

"Let's drink it first."

Under Mardo's urging, Lake had no choice but to pick up the clay cup and put it on his mouth.

"Lack, hurry up, if you delay, we can prepare for lunch."

Buti hit the table with his hands, making a "dongdongdongdongdong" sound, reminding Lake to be faster.

"Then let's have lunch before going there. We've left a lot of time just now."

Mardo didn't care much and said casually.

The hot coffee liquid slowly flowed from Lake's mouth to his throat. It was a very novel experience. I have never tasted coffee slowly like today. Although it was not his own voluntary, it was held back by someone.

It was very bitter when I first entered the mouth, and it was bitterer than all the coffee that Lake had drunk before. He was not like those who liked to drink coffee, and liked to add some milk and honey to the coffee.

So his first impression of this cup of coffee was negative because it was too bitter.

But soon, Lake changed his impression of this cup of coffee. The bitterness was just its surface, sweet and sweet, with a hint of heavy coffee bean aroma.

It made Lake feel as if he had been strolling hard in the desert for a long time and finally encountered an oasis full of vitality.

"This cup is called 'expectation', and it is considered a work of my sister."

Mardo kept staring at Lake. He found that Lake's expression changed from bitterness to soothing, and finally to enjoyment. He said with satisfaction.

"Are you looking forward to it? Is there any orchid nectar inside?"

Buti asked thoughtfully when he heard this word.

"Brother Butti, how do you know? This is the exclusive secret recipe."

Mado was a little panicked when he told him about the secret recipe. It was obvious that only he and a few friends with good friends knew about this recipe.

Wait, Maduo suddenly thought that besides him, Maji, as the creator, actually knew it. Moreover, when his sister Maji was thinking about how to make "expectations", she also deliberately struggled for a long time to combine Yuduo's orchid nectar into coffee.

Combining the relationship between his sister and Brother Buti, the result will be obvious.

"No, no, no, don't think too much. We have nothing to do with this matter, I'm just guessing."

Buti noticed the change in Maduo's eyes, and before he could say his reasoning, he immediately waved his hand to deny it.

"I didn't say anything, Brother Buti!"

Mardo said with a wicked smile.

"Hmph, you guys are thinking about what they are, don't I know yet?"

Buti knew very well about friends like Mado who knew his relationship with Maji, and they knew their wishes and thoughts.

"I have to say that this cup of 'expectation' is indeed OK. I don't know what method it was used to make it. At the moment of the entrance, you can't taste the sweetness at all, which makes people feel that it exceeds the bitterness of ordinary coffee. However, when the taster wants to give up on it, it will suddenly change. In the unexpected situation, the sweetness blooms on the tip of the tongue, from bitter to sweet, making people feel endless aftertaste, attracting people to drink it again."

Lake smashed his mouth and savored it after drinking it.

"Yes, the young man has good expression skills. Have you read a lot of books?"

Mardo was very satisfied with Lake's comments and did not let him add the old orchid nectar he had collected in vain.

Unlike ordinary honey, the method of preserving this kind of nectar is extremely difficult. The longer the time, the more difficult it is to preserve it. However, the same is, the method of preservation is too difficult, which leads to a special ingredient that will appear after years of precipitation, which can delay the aging of the skin, which is why it is a drug that women are sought after.

"This kind of Yudo orchid nectar is actually not cheap. I wonder what your price is?"

Buti doesn't care about the taste and formula of "expected"; he just cares more about the price of this cup of "expected";

"Two copper prices."

Mardo naturally said the price of "expectation", and he didn't care about Buti's frowning brows.

"Two pieces? Copper price?! Just to drink such a cup of coffee?"

Lake said in disbelief that the cup of coffee he had just drunk was enough to match the dietary expenses of their family on a day, which shocked him a little.

"Don't underestimate us. We don't look luxurious here, but in fact, there are many calendar powerful people here who come here to have such a cup of coffee."

When Mardo heard Lake's shocked tone and thought he was envious, he proudly introduced Lake to it.

"You can buy two shortbread cakes, one potato cake, and half a vegetable cake."

Lake did not follow Mardo's topic, but just talked lightly about these things that seemed irrelevant.

"Lack!"

Butty had already guessed Lake's thoughts. He knew that it was not suitable for Lake to say those words in front of Mardo, so he immediately stopped him.

Lake glanced at Buti, and his eyes contained a lot of meaning. He didn't know if his father could understand his meaning, but he knew that Buti was unwilling to let him say these words, and he didn't know if it was not suitable or shouldn't.

"What's wrong? What do you think of these? Is it because the price is a bit expensive? The cost of Youduolanmi is not cheap at all, and my price is still very favorable. After all, I don't care too much about money. I just want my sister's works to be spread, but judging from the current situation, it's not bad."

Because Mardo didn't know Lake's experience, he didn't know what Lake said about these things.

Lake did not answer, but just looked back at Aya, Martha, and the boy who turned into a ghost in his mind, and then recalled the "expectations" he had just drunk, lowered his head and remained silent.

Mardo was a little puzzled by Lake's play. He didn't know what Lake was going to do, but he just thought it was very strange.

"Mado, we're leaving. I'll teach Lake later."

Seeing this situation, Butti grabbed Lake's sleeve with a smile, dragged Lake, who was still confused and left, and Mado, who was still confused, went out directly.

"Lack, what exactly do you want to do?"

When Buti pulled Lake out of the dormitory building, he asked Lake seriously.

"Some people work hard for a piece of iron price, while some people can spend two or three pieces of copper price in just five or six minutes. Why is that?"

Lake's tone was a little heavy. He didn't know if he was a little overly serious or meddling in other people's business.

"Let's go, and say as you go, I'll teach you a class later."

Hearing Lake's confusion, Butty sighed, shook her head and walked forward.

"Um."

Lake responded and followed Butty without saying a word.

"Huh, why do you ask me? Then I need to figure out first, why are you asking?"

Buti took out his beloved pipe from his waist bag, put it on silk and ignited it with fire elements. The jurisdiction of elements in the church area is not severe, and elemental tricks without harm are not within the scope of prohibition.

"Why, why is there such a big gap between them? Some people try their best to live, while others squander the money they earn for several days."

As a sentimental person, Lake has always been very concerned about things that his peers don’t care about at all, or that he is far beyond the scope of the relationship between ordinary people.

"Do you care about this? Then let me ask you a question, how do you think the money of those rich people comes from?"

Butty did not directly answer Lake's question. He prefers to teach and guide Lake to find the answer himself. This is summarized from his own learning experience. Thinking is more real and reliable than external filling.

"Acquired through operation and rent collection?" Lake replied hesitantly.

"That's true, but we need to push a little further."

Buti exhaled a smoke ring, which was very beautiful in shape and was a very smooth ring. It could float far away in the direction of the wind and would not deform. It would expand due to the gas in the air, but the overall shape still maintained the shape of the ring.

"Push a little further forward?"

Lake didn't quite understand Butty's meaning, so he reached behind his head and scratched his hair at his neck.

"That is, for example, why can they obtain prices and Lindobrutil by operating and rent collection?"

Butty saw that Lake didn't know much about it because she was young, so she reminded Lake more.

"I have no idea."

Lake thought for a while and found that he could not think of the reason. It was related to his knowledge reserves. This was his blind spot in knowledge. He would not forcefully pretend to understand what he didn't understand and pretend to be understanding.

"Then I'll ask you, how did your father run a grocery store?"
To be continued...