She looked like a little girl of fifteen or sixteen. When she saw herself, she took a step back, looking as if she was scared.
Eh? Am I that scary?
Looking at the other person, there was a state of [anxiety!] and [tension!] appearing above his head.
Is this your first time selling something? I feel a little nervous even talking...
"Fruit?" Sean spoke first.
He looked at the young girl's innocent smile beneath her red hood, and she suddenly smiled, a typical fake smile. For a businesswoman, her fake smile seemed too deliberate, so Sean was even more certain that this girl had only been in business for a short time, or perhaps had encountered some sadness that could no longer be hidden.
"Well, would you please come a little, sir?"
I breathed a sigh of relief, and the feeling of "nervousness!" above my head slowly disappeared. It was obvious that the other party was also trying hard to control himself.
He walked towards a small stall in the corner of the road. There were many vendors of all kinds on this street, and it seemed that Earl Hamilton had no intention of cleaning it up.
If carriages could pass through Brucan Avenue before, they would not be able to move at this point because they simply cannot move... In addition to the normal shops on both sides of the street, there are also a circle of stalls on the outside, which almost drives pedestrians to the middle of the road, so carriages cannot pass through this place.
The little girl's stall was right next to a fruit store, a little closer to the jewelry store...
“Here!”
"This is a fruit my family grows called Pachira. It's very delicious... Sir, please try it."
The little girl used a double layer of towels to place dozens of fruits, and piled four slightly larger ones in front. The one she picked up was the one on top of the four slightly larger ones.
It didn't look very good, but it gave Sean a familiar feeling.
Isn't this a peach?
It just has no hair on the outside, but it looks very similar and is also very large.
Since coming to this world, all the familiar fruits no longer exist. Maybe apples are the same, but they are called differently.
"Sir, you can try it first."
Looking at the little girl's eager eyes and the state of "expectation!"
I took a bite...and the juice in my mouth told me that this tasted like peach!
It's just an extra layer of soft and smooth skin.
"What do you think?"
Big, round eyes stared at him. This little girl must be an ordinary commoner, not good at dressing up, but her facial features were well-defined. If she washed herself a little and changed her clothes, she would be at least the offspring of a wealthy merchant, even if she wasn't from an aristocratic family.
"Good. How much is this? I want to buy some."
When the little girl heard that I was going to buy something, her excitement was hard to conceal, and her mood changed from [anticipation!] to [happiness!].
She held up a finger and said, "You can buy these for just one silver coin!", pointing to the three big ones in the front.
Silver coins are the smallest unit in this world. Since there is no copper, iron, etc. that is lower than silver, being able to pay with silver coins means that things are the cheapest. Even the smallest roast chicken costs two or three silver coins, and one silver coin can probably buy a few loaves of bread.
As for the exchange rate, one gold coin is roughly equivalent to ten silver coins.
Sean searched his wallet, but there was no unit as small as a silver coin.
He just took out a gold coin.
Well……
"These are all I have." He put them in the little girl's hand.
"But... this is too much!" He frowned at the little girl.
"Then give me more. Never mind, I'll take it myself!" Without waiting for the other party to speak, Sean squatted down and picked out a dozen larger and better-looking peaches from the pile and put them aside.
He left half for the other party.
"I want these!" pointing to the fruits on the ground.
At this point, the little girl could see that he was trying to help her, even though this little money was nothing in the eyes of the nobles.
You can receive more than 10,000 gold coins a year, so even if you lose more than ten gold coins a day, it’s a small matter, don’t panic!
"I... let me help you wrap it up." The little girl hurriedly squatted down and helped wrap the fruit with a clean cloth.
I didn't dare look straight ahead and kept my head down.
However, Sean could see the other person's mental state at the moment, and his favorability suddenly changed.
[900/900, Neutral] instantly turned into [Friendly]!
The other party was probably a minor, so his HP was not as high as that of an ordinary adult, but his favorability was directly upgraded to friendly! That was the favorability level that only one's own people could have.
Generally speaking, friendliness means being able to communicate normally with each other, a bit like ordinary friends or partners, while kindness carries a hint of admiration, and usually only the townspeople in one's own territory will have this level of favorability.
I didn't expect that the situation would start like this after just one encounter...
It turns out that nobles are really good at picking up girls.
I’ve learned a lesson, I’ve learned a lesson!
Sean picked up another fruit and suddenly found several gaps on the back.
"This is?"
"Ah~" The little girl also saw it and hurriedly picked it up to look at it carefully.
"It must have been bitten by a rat. There have been a lot of rats in the city recently!" The little girl wiped the bitten fruit with her hand and put it behind her back.
"You must have just picked this fruit. The mice have all run up the tree."
Speaking of the mouse Sean, I remembered the scene I saw last night from the owl's perspective. There were many of them on the roadside at that time.
The girl didn't say anything, probably because she didn't know how to answer this question.
"It's best not to eat something that has been bitten, otherwise you will easily get sick and this is not saving, but a waste." Medicines in this world are very expensive. Normal life is easy, but if you get sick, you will almost spend a lot of your savings.
"Um."
The little girl just nodded, but didn't seem to take it to heart.
"By the way, do you know where Scovey's store is?"
"Scovi's Store?" The little girl suddenly stopped. At this time, the fruits on hand were all wrapped. She took out a small basket from the corner and put the fruits in it.
"I remember that was the store in the engineering area. The engineering area is just in front...Sir, you can see it just by going around the street over there." The girl pointed ahead.
"Thanks."
He looked at the other person in surprise for a moment, then smiled.
This time it wasn't a fake smile but a smile from the heart...
"Your Excellency, would you like some fruit?!"
When passing another fruit stall, I heard someone shouting.
He's an uncle.
However, a [Jealous!] expression appeared above his head. He probably saw the shopping scene just now.
Tsk~
Sean ignored it and walked straight towards the so-called engineering area.
After about a few hundred meters, a fork in the road divides the street into two parts. One side is still a bustling neighborhood, while the engineering area side is less crowded, and more carriages stop there.
There is always a strong pungent smell in the air.
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