Chapter 174 Dinner Party
The deacon of the Foster family led everyone to a living room and ordered several other servants to serve drinks and snacks.
"Please wait a moment, I will inform the second young master Queller Foster, and he will come to see you soon."
Then the deacon said goodbye and exited the living room.
"The great nobles in the south are indeed extraordinary! Look at where they live and look at their servants."
"Yes, look at these utensils. They are all made of glass like ours, but their cups have a sense of art no matter how you look at them."
"Hey! Do you still know art?"
“Why can’t I understand art?”
A businessman representative picked up the cup in front of him.
"Look! Isn't this made of porcelain? Earl Grayman has really sold the products produced in his factory to Horn Bay."
"I'm so envious. How did the earl get involved with the Foster family?"
Quick took a sip of the drink that was served.
"Hmm! What is this? Why is it so bitter?"
"Haha, Captain, you haven't drank it before, have you? This is called tea. It can't be grown in the north. It's not like ordinary people. You can enjoy it!”
“It tastes so bad. It’s so bitter. Isn’t it worth paying for it?”
"Captain Quick, don't you understand? This tea..."
While everyone was talking, a voice came from the door: "Master Queller has arrived."
One Upon hearing that the master was coming, everyone stood up and looked in the direction of the door.
"Welcome!"
Quiller Foster walked quickly into the living room and gave everyone a hug as soon as he came up.
Everyone was relieved. Before, they were worried that the other party would act like a noble, but now it seems that the second young master is quite approachable.
Starting from Quik, everyone introduced themselves one by one.
"Please sit down! Please sit down!"
After Kueller asked everyone to sit down, he started chatting.
"Paul wrote before and said that he would send a ship south to open a new route. I was really shocked. When I was in the northwest bay, he said that he would build a full-sail ship. What did I think? It will take a year or two to succeed, but I didn’t expect it to be built so quickly.”
Quick thanked him on behalf of Paul: "I would also like to thank you and your family for recruiting so many outstanding shipwrights for us, especially Mr. Benjamin, who is really indispensable to us in Alda."
“Haha!”
The second young master of the Foster family beamed with joy, and it was obvious that he was truly happy.
"It should, it should! Paul is my friend, and he also saved my life, this is what it should be."
Then he asked carefully about the past few months What happened in Alda.
Quick described the process of wiping out the pirates in detail, but for reasons of confidentiality, he only briefly touched on the performance of the Hope battleship and muskets and cannons in the battle, although these things made him feel uncomfortable in his stomach.
Several business representatives introduced the development of many new industries in Alda. The output of porcelain, paper, salt and cans has been greatly increased, and they earnestly hope to cooperate with the Foster family.
Master Foster squinted: "It seems that Paul taught you the manufacturing techniques, right? He didn't reveal a word about these techniques to us at the time."
Businessman The representatives looked at each other, hesitating and not knowing how to answer.
Quick became nervous. He thought of the worst possibility for a moment: The other party will not detain us. With the power of the Foster family in the corner, it is really difficult to fly even with wings.
But they saw Master Foster wave his hand and say with a smile: "Haha, forget it, I can understand Paul doing this." Everyone felt relieved.
Quiller called a servant, whispered a few words, and the servant hurried out.
"Are you still hungry? Let me entertain you well."
Everyone stood up to express their thanks.
Soon a large group of servants came in with plates in their hands and placed the dishes on the table. In addition to knives and forks, a stack of napkins was placed in front of everyone.
“Wow~ You are so particular!”
Captain Quik sighed in his heart. He quietly looked at both sides and imitated others to tie napkins. Several business representatives were very happy. skilled.
Although the Corner Bay is covered with hills and the crop yield is not high, due to the warm and humid climate, there are many types of crops. As a large trading city, Nisborg brings together ingredients from all over the world.
In the eyes of everyone from the Northwest Bay, this is simply a table full of delicacies, and everyone enjoys it.
While they were eating and chatting with the second young master of the Foster family, Quick suddenly felt a little thirsty, so he picked up the glass of water in front of him and took a big sip.
There was a "Puch" sound, and the laughter of a servant suddenly came from behind.
Although the sound was not loud, everyone heard it.
Everyone from Northwest Bay didn't know what was going on, and they wondered if the servants standing aside were telling jokes quietly.
Quick picked up the glass of water in front of him and drank it in one gulp.
He smiled and said: "Oh, my family doesn't have as many rules for servants as other families. I'm rude. Don't stop. Keep eating."
A businessman representative praised: "Blessed Master Ste is really kind and generous."
Several others followed suit.
In the Kingdom of Aldo, the nobles did not even look at their merchants seriously - except for Earl Grayman, who was treated with such courtesy after arriving at the Horn Bay, and the other party was still here. A big family with a lot of land.
How could this not excite a few businessmen.
Jiaowan is truly a paradise for businessmen. More than one person has thought of moving to Jiaowan.
But I just thought about it. I am based in the Northwest Bay, where my family business and connections are. I am not familiar with the place here, and I don’t even understand the language. Moreover, the other party is probably interested in Earl Grayman. He is so kind to himself because of his own face.
Alas~ People always have to compromise with reality.
During the banquet, several businessmen expressed their desire to investigate the business situation in Nisburg.
Quiller patted his chest: "No problem, if you need anything, just ask me, and I will prepare a translator and guide for you."
Seeing how generous this young man was, the business representatives expressed their gratitude.
After dinner, it was already late. Everyone in the Northwest Bay stood up to say goodbye. Quick wanted to return to the ship, while several business representatives were thinking about finding a hotel to sleep comfortably for a few nights.
Quiller showed an unhappy expression: "You are just looking down on me. Are my Foster family so poor that we don't even have a few guest rooms?"
Everyone explained with a wry smile, They just don't want to trouble the owner too much.
But at the invitation of Master Queller, the business representatives stayed.
Only the captain of the Southern insisted on returning to the ship to be with the sailors.
Master Queller secretly admired him and no longer forced him to stay. He personally sent him out of the gate and arranged for a carriage to be taken to the dock.
(End of this chapter)