It seems these people were introduced by Carly's father, which puts Ed at ease.
"Oh, is this Mr. Ma Si Ke? He's been here a few times, exchanging some goods for us to take back." Ed was quite familiar with Ma Si Ke, but he couldn't appear too familiar with him now.
"Yes, yes, sir. We live in the same place and are very good friends. You can see we've brought a lot of goods to trade." Grandet pointed to the goods on the caravan behind him. He said a lot, but actually not too much; it was his first time in an unfamiliar place, and he didn't dare bring too much.
Ed saw the goods when he came out, but he wasn't very interested in them at the moment.
Ed felt a certain familiarity with the person called Grandet. He had a feeling he'd seen him somewhere before. However, he decided not to ask, feeling it was unnecessary.
"Welcome again, welcome, Mr. Grandet. My name is Ed, and I am the lord here. You have come to the right place, for there are many things here that you cannot find anywhere else."
"Thank you, Lord Ed. I haven't been so welcomed anywhere else. I completely agree with what you say. The things Ma Si Ke brought back are very popular where we are, and the things you have here are excellent." Grandet was pleased; it seemed that Lord Ed was very easy to talk to, which meant his transactions would be much less troublesome.
"Okay, Mr. Grandet, let's go to the territory first." Ed welcomes merchants who come to trade; the more people who come, the more resources he can obtain.
So the group began to walk inside the city walls, and Grandet was filled with anticipation for what lay within.
The situation inside did not disappoint him. After entering the city gate, he could see that the houses were mostly newly built, much better than most of the places he had been. He couldn't tell what the building materials were, but they looked like stone. The rows of houses were built very neatly.
There haven't been many transactions yet, and these houses haven't particularly impressed him, even though they're already quite beautiful. After all, he's a well-traveled person who's seen many nice places.
" Lord Ed, is this the trading market? How do we trade?"
Because the area is surrounded by newly built houses, Grandet cannot see the rest of the territory, and this place looks like a market.
"Yes, Mr. Grandet, you are the first person to make a deal, and I will give you a special gift."
"Thank you for your gift, Lord Ed." Grandet was very pleased; this Lord Ed was so easy to talk to, and now he was being so generous.
"Hehe! Mr. Grandet, my gift is about how to trade. In the past, Mr. Ma Si Ke would first exchange the goods he brought for copper dragon coins, and then use the copper dragon coins to buy what he needed."
" Copper dragon coin?"
"Yes." Ed took out a copper dragon coin and handed it to Grandet beside him. " Mr. Grandet, this is a special gift for you, our territory's copper dragon coin."
Grandet accepted this'special' gift, after all, these copper coins could buy a black bread where they lived. Nobody gives you a black bread for no reason. Now that Lord Ed has given it to you, it's already quite generous.
Upon receiving the copper dragon coin, Grandet immediately noticed its difference. It was quite heavy, indicating that it was made with high-quality materials. Examining it closely, he found the copper dragon coin to be exquisitely crafted, far superior to the copper coins from his region. He began to like this copper dragon coin.
"Very well, Lord Ed, I love your gift. And I have no problem with your terms of trade. Where shall we make the transaction?"
" Mr. Grandet, look, it's right there in that real Everything Sold Department Store."