"Jingle Bell-"
The door of the tavern was suddenly pushed open, and the hot air that came in hit the cool breeze swirling inside the tavern, causing the wind chimes hanging on the door beam to make a crisp chirping sound. ↖,
Several big men sitting near the door, drinking cold ale, were caught in the heat wave. They broke out in a sweat and couldn't help cursing.
"Hey, old John, you should hurry up and buy a magic air conditioner. How can you cool this place with just two outdated first-generation magic fans?"
"That's right, you see, we are getting too hot just sitting here. Let me tell you, if you are still reluctant to spend the money to buy the magic fan, we regular customers will be unable to bear it and run away."
"Yes, a new tavern opened in town recently. When it opened, there were three magic air conditioners installed inside. I went in the day before yesterday. It was so cool. Sitting in and drinking wine was just a pleasure. It's a pleasure. It’s not because I’m used to coming here. There are many old friends here, so I won’t come today.”
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Listening to the complaints of regular customers, Old John smiled honestly, nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I'll buy one tomorrow and keep it there. I'll make sure you have a comfortable stay here. You're all old people." Guys, of course I want to give you whatever you want.”
"By the way, Old John, when it comes to buying a magic air conditioner, you'd better buy a Xinfei brand." A big man said.
A trace of hesitation flashed across Old John's face: "Xinfei brand? Xinfei brand magic air conditioner is much more expensive than other brands..."
"Tch, you don't understand. Although Xinfei magic air conditioners are more expensive than other brands, they are easy to use. Let me tell you. Two of my neighbors bought magic air conditioners the year before last. One of them bought Xinfei brand. But the other one bought...what's it called? It seems to be a brand of magic air conditioner. And guess what? The one who bought the Xinfei brand was still using it yesterday. That Thornes magic air conditioner broke before the summer last year.”
There was a burst of gloating laughter in the tavern.
"Haha, you deserve it. Let him be greedy for cheap and buy some random brand of magic air conditioner. If you want to buy a magic machine for home use, of course the New Flying brand should be your first choice."
"Well, old John, don't hesitate. Go and buy it before it's the hottest. Otherwise, if it's too late, I think you won't be able to buy it even if you want to."
"By the way, I read in the newspaper that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is doing energy-saving promotions during this period. As long as you replace your old Xinfei brand household magic machinery, you can enjoy the discount. Old John, take these two magic fans. If you go, you should be able to enjoy some discounts.”
"Really?" Old John glanced at the two magic fans that were blowing cool breeze, feeling somewhat reluctant to give up.
He has bought these two Xinfei magic fans for more than three years. They have been with him for more than three years and have never had any problems. He had long been accustomed to their presence.
However, when I thought that replacing the magic air conditioner would make the tavern cooler and more comfortable, I had no choice but to give up.
He has run this tavern for so many years. Although business was good because of his sincere and warm hospitality, he never made a fortune.
Otherwise, he could just buy two more magic air conditioners.
While thinking about the cost of purchasing a magic air conditioner and making plans in his mind, Old John walked to the table where the guests who had just entered were.
"Guests, what do you need?"
Old John's eyes fell on these people. With his years of experience in running a tavern, he easily judged that these guests were by no means ordinary civilians.
Although they had just walked in from outside, there was no dirt or dust on their bodies or feet, and their entire bodies looked extremely clean, which showed that they had always had very good means of transportation.
This is a small town in the Principality of Drake not far from the border with the Kingdom of Falk. These guests are obviously not from the Principality of Drake, so they should be from the Kingdom of Falk.
Magic cars are not as popular in the Kingdom of Falk as in the Principality of Drake, so the transportation they take should be the traditional carriage parked outside the tavern that doesn't have much decoration, but is obviously of excellent quality.
"Just serve some side dishes." One of the guests, an ordinary-looking young man in his thirties, waved his hand and said casually. "If there's any good wine, let's have some."
"Okay, everyone, wait a moment."
Old John first went to the kitchen to explain, then took out two bottles of chilled low-alcohol ale from the magic freezer behind the counter, and picked up a few glasses and sent them over.
"Eh?" Several people's eyes fell on the bottle of malt wine, and they found that there was a trace of cold air permeating the outside of the bottle, and even a thin layer of frost could be seen, and they looked surprised at the same time.
"Hey, boss, I didn't expect that such an inconspicuous little shop like yours actually has an ice cellar?" A middle-aged customer in his forties couldn't help but admire.
Before Old John could answer, a big man who had just encouraged Old John to buy a magic air conditioner turned around and let out a sneer.
"Where did you guys come from? Don't you even know about the magic freezer? Do you still need to use an ice cellar these days? It's simply too outdated. Don't you think so?"
There was another burst of mocking laughter in the tavern.
The face of the young man who had just ordered changed slightly, and when he was about to speak, he was stopped by the middle-aged customer in his forties who raised his hand.
Taking another look at the ale that was still exuding cold air, the middle-aged guest asked Old John: "Boss, can you explain what this magic freezer does? And the magic fan and magic fan you mentioned in the conversation just now What’s an air conditioner?”
"Haha, you really don't know where the bumpkin came from. He doesn't know anything."
"Loki, shut up and drink your wine!" Before the guests could get angry, Old John turned around and cursed the big man fiercely, then turned around and smiled again. "This guest, it is very troublesome to explain these things. You see there are many guests here, and I am quite busy..."
The middle-aged guest smiled slightly, put his hand into his arms, and when he took it out again, he had already taken out two gold coins and slowly placed them on the table.
Old John's eyes suddenly lit up. When he saw the middle-aged guest nodding, he smiled and swept his right hand on the table. The two gold coins disappeared quietly. Then he pulled up a chair and sat down at the table, coughing lightly. With a sound, he said: "What kind of magic freezer is this? It can be used to refrigerate things. Magic fans, well, there are two here..."
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Old John said as the middle-aged guest asked.
After talking for half an hour, Old John finally finished explaining the uses and origins of these household magic machines.
At the beginning, the middle-aged guests were more interested in these household magic machines themselves, but later on, the questions began to focus on the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Knowing that all the household magic machines currently on the market were developed by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, the middle-aged guest and his companions were very surprised.
"So... this Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is really amazing." The middle-aged guest couldn't help but admire it. "Just one chamber of commerce can actually develop so many novel products. It can even be said that this chamber of commerce alone has supported a whole new industry. This is really amazing."
"Of course, if the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is not great, then there is no such great chamber of commerce on this continent!"
A big man named Loki intervened again.
Look at the proud look on his face, as if praising the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is the same as praising him.
"If it weren't for the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, how could our Drake Principality be so good now? How could I find such a good job?"
As Loki spoke, he raised the wine glass in his hand and made a toast gesture toward the southwest.
"Come on, cheers! To the great Xinfei Chamber of Commerce! Thank you for giving me a new life!"
"oh!"
What was surprising was that several big men who were drinking together with Loki actually raised their glasses and shouted loudly as well.
Seeing this situation, the middle-aged guest's companions all widened their eyes in surprise.
The middle-aged guest was relatively calm, but he was obviously very surprised. He glanced at Loki and the others and couldn't help but laugh and shake his head.
"Haha, this is really an exaggeration. Hey, Boss John, can you tell me what kind of work the New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce has brought to Mr. Rocky? How could he be so grateful to the New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce?"
Old John looked at Loki and others who were obviously drunk, shook his head with emotion, and sighed softly: "Of course he has to thank the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Three years ago, he was a man who couldn't even feed his own son. The poor guy who is full of money can now earn more than ten or even twenty gold coins a month. In addition, his wife can also earn ten gold coins a month. The life of the family is completely different from before. All this is new. The Chamber of Commerce brought it to him, do you think he should thank the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?"
"Can you earn more than ten or even twenty gold coins a month?" The middle-aged guest showed his surprise this time. "He should be just an ordinary civilian? What kind of job can allow him to make such money?"
"Hey, it's not a special job. He just works as a skilled worker in a joint venture factory of the nearby Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. The salary of skilled workers in that factory is at least ten gold coins a month, and his skills are among the best. Okay, you’ll definitely earn the most,” Old John replied.
"Skilled worker?" The middle-aged guest looked agitated, picked up the bottle of ale that had become colder due to the heat wave in the tavern, walked over to Loki, and filled his empty wine glass.
Loki looked at him in surprise, burped, and asked, "What are you doing?"
The middle-aged guest smiled slightly: "Hello, can I chat with you for a few words?" (To be continued...)