Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha

"Dorothea, sister, this!

In the village behind the mountain, three or so children dressed in miserable clothes came, and one of them offered something to Dorothea.

Look, it was a plant.

I might have wondered if you want to do the same thing or do something decent in an urban town, if you're a common person, etc.

But Dorothea was different.

"... hey, don't do it inside. This is Zumagrass. These are Portoline flowers... I'll buy them both. It's just that's about it because it's a small number, okay?

Having said that, handing over a few pieces of copper coins, the child is happy to receive them and the three of us leave one piece at a time.

"... it's definitely a Zuma grass and Portoline flower. But with this amount...... aren't three little copper coins expensive? If you sell it in the open air, I'll only give you one piece of copper."

That's what Lina said. Unsurprisingly, she is a girl with a sinister purse string.

When I really ran out, it seemed like I would have trouble spending money for the inn that day, so maybe it was the feeling I acquired at that time.

By the way, Zumagrass is a plant that is often used to suppress the putrefaction of wounds, and Portoline flowers are often used for perfume ingredients, etc., but is not worth as much to be collected relatively well around here.

Dorothea answers this.

"Well, I'm sure you do...... but if you go to King's Capital and sell it, you'll get about two silver coins"

"That means that Mr. Dorothea will add value as a result of transporting him from here to Wangdu, and I don't think you need to bother buying it here at a high price."

"Right. If I were to buy from the grownups too, I would buy it for the normal price. But in those kids' case, I wanted to tell you about the fun of business and the money... plus it would be a little penny. There are times in these villages when you need money."

"Business fun...... is that because Mr. Dorothea is a merchant?

"In a way, yes... first of all, if you know from a young age that if you get something of value, it can sometimes be sold high, it will feed your eyes to see things. Zumagrass and Portoline, for example, were asked if they had grown somewhere before when I came to this village. They remembered that, and they searched and picked it up."

"Good boys."

"Yes, but they didn't pick it because they're good kids, they picked it because they found out it was going to turn into money. When they grow up, the time will come to also think about the crops they make. Which will be money, which can be sold high"

"Oh, I bet that's true. It's a small village, and the crops are mostly for eating, but you might think about growing medicinal herbs or something that sells at a high price."

"Yes, it's a product crop. Well, it's not like you can do it anywhere, but there's quite a few things that only grow up in places like this. Sometimes I suggest it because I want it too, because adults are stiff heads after all. Even if you say you can sell it, you're stubbornly stubborn enough to keep making just what you've always made. But if you rub it in when you're little, you might be able to figure it out."

"Also, that's a long plan..."

We're talking about years, decades.

However, if that could happen in the future, maybe it's not a bad idea.

The vegetation around the malt is abundant.

And there are quite a few special plants.

Ungrown elsewhere, but also highly potent herbs.

There will be plenty of plants that have not yet been found, but also useful.

It may not be impossible to make a huge amount of money in no time if you can successfully grow and purchase a large quantity of those things.

There are places close to the lottery, but a merchant is like living on such a lottery every day.

Especially if you're a pedestrian.

And what Dorothea is doing is a carefree behavior, but she doesn't need her ex so much.

Behavior that doesn't hurt to do it, I guess.

Besides...

"... Dorothea, sister, show me everything!

Arranging some wooden platforms in front of the carriage, and arranging items on top of them, the villagers hiccup and buy things.

In addition, boys and girls of the same age as the earlier children come and grab the copper coin and buy something.

Lina is also formerly a nobleman, and since she has had quite a bit of education, she can normally do as much calculations as are necessary for buying and selling goods.

Knowing that, Dorothea also asked Lina to work as a clerk.

I don't mind paying extra, but if this is about it, I don't mind seeing it as part of the escort request.

While appreciating his honesty, he declined the increase in remuneration.

Dorothea told Lina like that,

"You should take it away from me when you can."

and jokingly say that, in contrast, Lina,

"I also want you to spare me too much to buy grudges. Isn't it important to add or subtract from everything?

"... it's the truth again."

"Is that why the earlier deal was missed?

Lina mentioned a deal with the village chief in this village.

I bought a few grains, but Dorothea spotted them on the scale and made them point it away and correct it.

Technically, Lina was impressed by the string of scales and the fine workmanship in the scale area, but it was very detailed, and it was a good discernment.

In addition, a few barrels of wine were purchased, but there was also deception as to their content.

We found that the impurities were quenched and the volume increased.

Since entering that room, Lina had felt the smell from her sense of smell as a demon hiding something guilty from the village chief and the man as a teller, but she didn't know exactly what the hell that was.

That's so much so that Dorothea finally figured out that they were doing wheat weights, wine barrel finishing, etc.

"Well. That kind of thing is a daily tea meal..."

"Mr. Dorothea said to that village chief, too, that I think there was a pretty heavy penalty for working hard on something, is that good?

Hakari is fairly tightly controlled and unacceptable to work with.

It forms the basis of the country's economy, because it is clear that if we allow it, we will be hit hard.

The more you find out, the more you can even tie your neck.

Wouldn't it be a bad idea to miss that?

Even for wine barrels, the capacity of a barrel is generally specified, and only errors in the diminution due to angel's share are allowed.

Dorothea on this,

"... these villagers don't really know the area... I also wanted to tell the village chief just now how dangerous a bridge I was trying to cross. Maybe you won't do it anymore. So let me forgive you, but I said I wouldn't forgive you, and I brought soldiers here to punish these people, and nobody would gain anything from what I said."

"Hmmm... do you mean grey zone"

"Haha. Well, if you want to keep going, then you have to think about it. For now, let's see how it goes."

More than Lina thinks, Dorothea seems to be doing merchants on an ad hoc basis.

After all, I guess the majority of her misadventures so far stem from some sideliness.

Lina senses that someone was apparently trapped.

Because the position of the guster I've been grasping has changed dramatically.

The position of the bitten opponent can be seen to some extent, even if it is quite remote.

And apparently it's getting closer this way......

Dorothea does Dorothea's job.

It seemed like it was time for Lina to do her job.