Old John finally took Hughes to the grocery store.
At this time, the grocery store has changed a lot. From a grocery store selling only sweet powder at the beginning, it has now transformed into a grocery store with a wide range of products. It moved from a narrow thatched house to the current wood-brick building.
Wooden multi-layer shelves are placed in an orderly manner in the grocery store, dividing the grocery store into several areas. This layout of the supermarket in William's previous life still surprised Hughes secretly.
The products on the shelves are arranged in categories, including sweet powder, lizard meat, wild fruits, rye flour, clay pots, clay bowls, brooms, briquettes, red clay stoves, chalk, small blackboards, and the most precious thing, salt like snow!
Hughes was overwhelmed by the dazzling array of products, and his whole brain was spinning rapidly like a top.
He pointed to the sweet powder on the food shelf and asked Old John, "Master John, what is this?"
"Oh." Old John glanced at it casually with a reserved look and said disapprovingly, "We call this stuff sweet powder! It's our Lord Baron's product!"
As for where William's sweet powder came from? Old John won't tell, doesn't know, and doesn't want to know.
He could persuade William from the perspective of considering William, but he would never pry into William's secrets that he didn't want to tell.
This is one of the reasons why William trusts old John so much.
Even under the prying eyes of the magic mirror, Old John has always been loyal to William.
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"Sweet powder? Master John, you mean this stuff has sweetness? Is it as sweet as honey?" Hughes's eyes glowed greedily.
"Honey?" Hearing this word, Old John's mouth secreted saliva as a conditioned reflex. He also recalled the taste of honey that he had tasted in the past. Then after comparing the two, he couldn't help but shake his head and said, "It can't compare! It can't compare."
No! This thing is just a little sweet."
"Even a little bit is still precious food!" Hughes looked at the sweet powder intently, as if looking at a rare treasure.
"May I taste a little?"
Old John nodded. The reason why he called Hughes here specifically was to conduct business with him.
After all, if there is no external "living water" coming in, the economy of Nisei Town will go bankrupt.
There are hundreds of knights, plus infrastructure development projects, and a lot of slaves. Every day when you open your eyes, you are facing a mountain of expenses. Even if there are all kinds of precious things produced by the gourmet table, the villagers are sheared with scissors.
William's more than a thousand gold coins were rolling around, and he could no longer hold them up.
Especially when winter is over and the closed economy of Nisei town will have to open up.
Therefore, in order to avoid the first economic crisis in Nisei Town, William ordered Old John to find a way to find Hughes, a businessman who had cooperated well before, hoping to use him to harvest other areas.
Seuss is very important to the current town of Nisei!
Therefore, Old John would naturally not have any objections to this small request from his partner.
Climaco's father was there, and when he saw old John nodding, he took out an earthenware bowl, and then used an earthenware spoon to scoop a few tablespoons of sweet powder from the jar of sweet powder and put it into the bowl.
Then he bent down and picked up a clay pot with a handle from the red clay stove at his feet.
The spout was poured down, and the steaming boiling water rushed into the bowl.
The sweet powder suddenly turned into sweet porridge, and a pleasant fragrance spread.
Before Hughes had time to taste the bowl of sweet porridge, he was attracted by the red clay stove at the feet of the grocery store manager Climac's father.
Like a swan, he stretched his neck, looked into the counter, and couldn't help but say, "This is..."
Old John looked at it, curled his lips, and whispered, "Hillbilly."
Although the voice was small, it was still heard by Hughes, who had keen hearing, and his face couldn't help but blush.
Once upon a time, this was his inner evaluation of Old John and the others.
Unexpectedly, in just a few months, everything would turn upside down.
If Hughes had also traveled through time, then he would definitely have thought of a few words such as "Thirty years to the west of the river, thirty years to the east of the river" and "Don't bully young people into poverty."
Unfortunately he is not.
So he could only stand there.
After spending the whole winter in Nisei Town, he had to bow to the strength shown behind him.
Klimak's father saw it and kindly came to the rescue, "What are you talking about? This is the invention of our lord. He called this kind of thing a red clay stove, and the thing burned in it is called briquettes. It is small and exquisite, and can be moved everywhere.
, it can be used for cooking and heating, and there is no need to worry about fire. It is simply a mobile fireplace! It is even better than a fireplace! These briquettes burn without producing smoke, and the lord has said that ventilation is necessary. Otherwise, it may
You may faint or even be in danger of life. Of course, as long as you ventilate it, there will be no problem."
Kerimak's father is now considered a "high-class person" in Nisei Town. Although he is not as powerful as Old John, he still does not have to worry about offending Old John after making a small rescue.
As he expected, Old John didn't look unhappy at all.
After hearing Klimac's detailed explanation, Hughes' expression gradually returned to normal, and his eyes continued to look at the red clay stove.
As a businessman, he knows the business opportunities behind this thing very well.
Although winter has passed, the weather is still relatively cold.
Such a "mobile fireplace" that can both heat and cook food will definitely be sought after by many people, but I don't know the price?
But then again, this Baron Dickas is really not a simple character.
Hughes remembered that the wood saw that was now popular throughout the principality was his invention.
It is precisely because of this wood saw that logging has become easier and faster, so this winter, the firewood supply in Patras dropped a lot.
This winter, many people can become relatively calm.
It can be said that this Baron Decas has benefited everyone.
A light flashed in Hughes's eyes, and he said, "Can you let me see this red... mobile fireplace?"
Hughes couldn't remember the correct name of the red clay stove, so he referred to it as a portable fireplace.
Klimak's father refused without hesitation, "Of course... no!"
A look of disappointment flashed across Hughes's face, and he was immediately relieved. He thought to himself that the last wood saw was imitated by others, causing Baron Dickas to lose a lot of money. Now he has a new invention, and he is worried.
It’s also normal!
Unexpectedly, Klimak's father immediately said, "This is burning briquettes, it's too hot. If you want to look at it, you can see the red clay stove and briquettes on the shelf."
Hughes was startled, then overjoyed and asked quickly, "Where is it?"
Klimak's father immediately pointed in a direction.
Hughes rushed over like a pervert who saw sex, or like a wild dog that had escaped from the reins.
Old John shook his head disdainfully, thinking that Hughes had no grace at all.
He cannot do this. In the near future, Lord William will fulfill his promise, and he will be a knight by then.
Don't mess up the battle!
Old John thought so in his heart.
At this time, Hughes was in front of the shelf, picking up the red clay stove and observing it constantly. From time to time he looked at the briquettes next to him, with doubts flashing in his eyes.
Old Grete's eldest son, Gretel, was patrolling the nearby shelves.
He is becoming more and more silent now, especially after the Lizardmen were defeated, especially after his younger brother became the leader of the Knights. He just does things in silence every day.
It was in sharp contrast to the leisurely expression of Klimark's father.
He saw Hughes standing blankly in front of the shelf, looking at the briquettes. After thinking about it, he walked over with a straight face and said in a deep voice, "This is a red clay stove, and that one is briquettes. As long as the briquettes are put in,
Just put it in and light it, and that’s it!”
"Each piece of briquettes can burn about two candles."
"Um...thank you!" Hughes was stunned, then thanked Big Grete, and then asked, "By the way, what is this briquette made of? Is it black?"
Great Gretel was silent after hearing this, looked at Hughes expressionlessly, and then retreated to another place without saying a word.