CH extra 4

ON AUGUST 28, 2022 BY GUTEZAGUTEREZ0980

Why did the chairman of a well-known trading company in the royal capital come to our store?

“I am sorry for coming so suddenly. My name is Karlheinz, and I run a trading company in the royal capital. I heard that you saved my grandson’s life last year, and I wanted to thank you for your help.”

Speaking of which, I believe it was last year’s summer festival.

A young merchant from the royal capital came to the city of Mainz to stock up on wine, a specialty of Mainz.

He bought many barrels of wine, but his carriage broke down due to overloading.

I just fixed the carriages for them because many craftsmen said they couldn’t fix the carriages during the summer festival because they had to take time off from work.

“My grandson is a bit of a naive boy, so I sent him to Mainz to buy some of the city’s famous wine as an apprenticeship. Recently, I heard that the idiot was indebted to you, so I came to thank you.”

Ours is a small wine store.

I have confidence in the taste, but even so, it is not the kind of place where the chairman of a famous trading company in the royal capital would come to.

“Dear, what should I do? We didn’t have any tea for our guests because it’s too expensive.”

We are a small business and don’t have any leeway.

My beloved wife manages to make ends meet, so I can’t complain.

If I had earned more money, I could have prepared as much tea as I wanted. ……

“Dear, I think Verrine’s has some tea. Can I ask her to bring it over?”

Verrine’s is a place where delicious fruit water is served.

Young men frequent the store to try to woo Verrine.

It must be a lot of work for a woman to run a restaurant by herself, but I didn’t know there was tea in that store.

“Please. If you include the chairman and his attendants, that’s six people. If you include me, that’s seven people. It’s going to be a big expense, but it can’t be helped.”

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“I’m sorry Verrine-san, I’m sorry.”

“Ma’am, it’s okay. Besides, I just got some delicious tea. This long, narrow package is sugar. Please bring it to the guest as soon as possible before the tea cools down.”

I thank the smiling Verrine-san and bring tea to the chairman who suddenly appeared.

I’m sorry I’m late. I have prepared some tea. Please enjoy it before it gets cold.

To be honest, I didn’t know what to say, so I thought I would drink the tea and try to start a conversation.

However, my wife said something outrageous.

“Here is the sugar. You can put it in your tea if you like.”

Sugar! I haven’t heard of such a thing.

Verrine’s is a nice place, but tea alone must be expensive.

How much does this tea cost?

“This tea has a wonderful aroma. Thank you for preparing even the sugar. I will have it before it gets cold.”

The chairman of the Karlheinz Trading Company in front of me holds the cup close to his nose and enjoys the aroma.

“It’s wonderful. Really great.”

I imitated the chairman and smelled the aroma, and sure enough, it was a good one.

I took a sip of the tea and the aroma filled me up from my nose to my brain.

When I suddenly looked at the chairman of the company, his movements had stopped.

I haven’t had sugar in a long time, but I’m burnt out already.

Take something like a white tube, open it and pour the sugar in it.

What the heck. …… Was sugar ever this white and smooth?

I was flustered for a moment, but the chairman of the company in front of me was still staring at his tea.

It was a close call ……

Stir the tea with a spoon to dissolve the sugar.

When I sip the tea again, I am shocked to the point that my brain goes numb.

The tea is so delicious that my face relaxes involuntarily.

The Chairman of the company also puts sugar in the tea.

Then he takes a sip and stops moving again.

I was worried that something was wrong, but he finally looked at me.

“I apologize for the sudden impose … If I were asked to prepare something of the same quality as this tea and sugar, it would be difficult. Probably the same is true for other merchants in the royal capital. Today, I not only express my gratitude, but I have also learned a lot. Thank you so much.”

Saying that, the chairman of the company bought all the remaining wine barrels.

Moreover, one large gold coin per barrel, an unbelievable amount of money.

A noble from the royal capital liked our wine, so it seems that this price is fine.

“I will visit you again at the summer festival next year. At that time, please treat me to more wine and wonderful tea like this time.”

Seeing off the chairman of the company  made me tired, but there is something I need to confirm.

“How much is a cup of Verrine’s tea?”

“I’m sorry, dear. It was one silver coin per cup. I ordered seven cups, so seven silver coins. But since all the wine was bought, I wonder if it was worth it?”

Ah, right. My wife doesn’t know yet. She doesn’t know that the chairman of the company paid a ridiculous amount of money for it.

I hugged my wife and stroked her head.

How many years has it been?

My wife giggled, saying that the tea cost a lot of money but it was good that the wines sold a lot.

“Let’s close the store today and go to Verrine’s shop for tea. I want you to drink that tea too.”