Rhea got up from the chair she had been sitting on earlier and placed the two chairs that the lord and herself had just been sitting on in the corner of the hall.
In the hall, only nobles, rich merchants and knights had the right to sit in chairs, and all three belonged to a status that was frowned upon by the rest.
If you want to snatch business from other people, you can't distance yourself from them.
You need to communicate with people.
Just like sitting on a chair naturally before, and just like removing a chair to sit on the floor now.
"Hey," I say, "Miss, you're a wonderful person!"
When Rhea gathered her chair, several men who had previously been sitting on the sidelines approached her.
Judging by the clothing and behavior of the men, it was a small group of traveling merchants.
The bearded faces of the men looked young, like merchants who had been in business for a short time.
"I'm just a wandering pilgrim who goes everywhere."
Rhea answered coldly, and Gloria, who was sitting in the corner, away from Rhea, calmly sat up straight.
"So whose carriage is this? Of course, His Lordship's carriage is not like that, and it would be impossible for three knights to squeeze onto such a small platform for the driver, and the bucket would not be so full if people had to sit in it. A few of us brothers ... did not reach the level of buying a car. The pilgrims had to measure the ground with their feet, and certainly not in a cart, which is strange. You are a traveling merchant, I presume, my lady?"
"It seems I'm not very good at lying, is it really that easy to catch me?".
"You're welcome. I tried to join the conversation between the overlord and the caster...of lies, but I just couldn't find the opportunity, but you, my lady, did it easily and uncovered a spell fraud that is completely unnoticeable to an ordinary person, and also won the favor of the overlord."
"The thought of having to compete with a business rival like Your Lordship in the future makes me feel demoralized."
The man said this with a smile, because of the missing incisor, his expression seemed rather naive.
Perhaps he pulled the incisor on purpose so that his somewhat awkward smile would show everyone that he was still a beginner.
If you are a businessman, you should know what impression your face will make, then use this impression to conclude a deal that meets expectations, and then in one fell swoop destroy the stereotype in order to get the maximum benefit.
For example, a relative who pretends to be naive and tells you about a good job in a distant city, or ... an alchemy institute that recruits refugees for training.
This man could not be underestimated, he was the kind of person who could stab someone in the back at any moment.
However, Rhea remembered that Fente had the same thought as this man when he was a beginner. So she expressed her approval by saying.
"I was just like you when I first became a traveling merchant, I thought that the traveling merchants around me were so powerful that they could make people pay a lot of money with just a few words, and I sometimes wondered if they were wizards who could charm people with magic."
"Haha, you don't need such spells to charm people, miss."
Then, indeed, Rhea was doubly confident in this chiseled appearance, but at the moment she still made a confused expression on her face, and then answered.
"Unfortunately, ... I still lose money quite often, almost no one treats me with preference, because I'm a woman, and I can't earn money as steadily as they do."
"Ha, I'm much more pleased to hear you say that...Oh! I think you can say that I'm a new traveling merchant, so please take care of your affairs if you have the opportunity."
"I'm Rhea."
Rhea remembered that when Fente was just starting this business, he went and molested such people to get to know a lot of people, and then he was angry at everyone's cold attitude.
However, now that Rhea was the target of the newcomers' harassment, she could understand why everyone was so cold towards him.
Traveling merchants who are just starting to trade can only look for business opportunities from others and do not have the opportunity to offer themselves to others.
Traveling traders are actually small businessmen, they are all speculators waiting for a chance to make a fortune overnight.
But when the opportunity arises, one reason or another may arise - the horse is not strong enough on its feet, then there is not so much money.
Instead of missing out on the opportunity to make a fortune, you can use it to trade with other traveling traders.
Thus, you can provide a service and, most likely, throw money to yourself if someone else gets rich.
On the other hand, it would be nice to be able to exchange for a business opportunity that suits you.
Therefore, when someone asks for information, they must provide equivalent information or a business opportunity - an unspoken rule among traveling merchants.
"By the way, is this woman who came in with you your companion?"
I don't know if it was because Gerian didn't have any information to offer, or if he was guilty of what beginners often do-the problem of trying to get as much information as possible without offering any-but he pointed to Gloria, who was sitting in a corner drying her clothes. Rhea asked.
Unilateral disclosure of information is the biggest loss for a traveling merchant, and if it was an acquaintance, then why should a stranger, whom he has known for only a few minutes, be so shameless as to approach him?
"My sister Gloria."
Although Rhea hesitated whether to use a pseudonym, after thinking about it, she decided that it was not necessary, and answered so.
As soon as Rhea mentioned Gloria's name, she greeted Gerian with a slight nod.
"Wow, two sisters are doing business together, right?".
"Yes, two sisters always have to take care of each other when they go outside."
They have to take care of each other when they go out." "But, madam, do you allow your sister to cover her face like that because she is prettier than you?".
Perhaps Gerian was a former city scoundrel, and his vulgarity offended Rhea very much.
It is better for traveling merchants not to have such an attitude to speech as he has.
"Does it really matter? Maybe my sister is just showing herself in front of people because she doesn't want to."
"Hey, it's human nature: the less you see, the more you want to see. It is a kind of divine guidance that we were able to meet here. Can you just let me meet my sister for a while just for this?".
What impudence!
"Traveling is pleasant only as much as it is pleasant before leaving, dogs are scary only as much as they bark, and women are beautiful only as much as their backs are beautiful." It'll ruin someone's dream if you show your face so casually, which we sisters can't do."
Gloria laughed softly under her jacket at Rhea's answer.
Gerian only smiled awkwardly at Rhea's remark.
"Hey ... lady, your eloquence is really excellent, again ... just now, lady, you were asking Mister silver coins why buy bread once to find money and another time to not find things, right? As a traveling merchant, does the lady really not understand?".
"Eavesdropping on other people's conversations is not the best habit."
"No, no, no. I just thought it must be a divine instruction to meet you two. I wonder if you two would be interested in listening to the baby talk?"
At the very moment when silence reigned, Gerian flashed a grin with missing incisors, leaned close to Leia and said cryptically.
"We are talking about the business of a silver coin, which will definitely rise in price at this minting meeting."