game traveler

Chapter 25 The Beginning of the Fall of Women

Being able to be the spokesperson of the Braithwaite family, Mrs. Catherine has never seen such a storm.

After staring at Luo Xia for a while, she raised the corner of her mouth, spread her hands and said:
"Businessmen, of course hope that their products can sell better. But, Mr. Rorschach, you also understand that moonshine is not the kind of business that can be advertised openly..."

The implication is that if moonshine was legal, I would have publicized it openly and promoted my wine to the entire state of New Hanover, so what do you need to say? !
Of course, Rorschach also understood this.

It is precisely because moonshine is illegal and has huge profits that he thought of cooperating with the Braithwaite family to sell moonshine.

Straightening his back, Luo Xia's expression suddenly became serious:
"You can rest easy on that. I have some power in Valentine to make sure no one cares where the wine comes from."

"What's your plan?"

Hearing this, Luo Xia just smiled mysteriously, and changed the subject, "How do you sell your bootleg wine?"

"A dollar a bottle."

"As long as you sell me a batch of wine at half price, I promise to promote your wine to Valentine!"

As soon as the voice fell, Marcus Braithwaite took the lead in objecting:

"Impossible! At fifty cents we have no profit to make!"

Shaking his index finger, Rorschach immediately explained:
"I didn't say that all wines are at this price, it's just the first batch of wines to open up the market. As long as you successfully enter Valentine's market, every batch of wines sold to me after that will be [-]% off. "

"At this price, I believe you are still profitable. After all, I have to bear a certain amount of transportation and publicity expenses..."

Seeing Rorschach's confident expression, Mrs. Catherine couldn't help but a look of appreciation flashed across her eyes.

Compared to this young man, his two sons are simply brainless reckless men.

"Are you so sure?"

"Of course!"

Rorschach believes that as long as sheriff Malloy and the tavern owner are given a share and they are also pulled into the thief boat, they will turn a blind eye to these moonshine.

As for the residents of Valentine, they don't care where the wine is sold in the tavern.

They only care about the wine they drink, whether it is strong, and whether it is cheap enough...

After bowing her head and thinking about it, Madam Catherine nodded:

"I have to say, Mr. Rorschach, your proposal is very good. I can't think of a reason to reject it. But!"

After a pause, a hint of shrewdness flashed across the vicissitudes of the old lady's eyes, "[-]% discount is still too high, [-]% off!"

"[-]% off!" Rorschach immediately counter-offered.

"make a deal!"

After reaching an agreement on the price, the atmosphere in the restaurant became more harmonious.

Picking up a small piece of steak casually, putting it in his mouth, and swallowing it, Rorschach suddenly remembered something, and then added:
"Of course, once the cooperation is reached, I will be your exclusive agent in Valentine. No one can sell your wine in Valentine except me."

"Otherwise, Sheriff Malloy of Valentine would be more than happy to add a batch of private collections to his wine cellar..."

After hearing the threatening meaning in Rorschach's words, Madam Catherine didn't feel inappropriate, and felt that Rorschach was a reliable person.

If it was her, she would do the same...

So, she nodded and praised involuntarily:

"Mr. Rorschach, I have to say that you are more like a shrewd businessman than those bounty hunters who kill people for a living."

Smiling, Rorschach showed a modest side at the right time:
"Compared to you, the lady who supports the entire Braithwaite family, I'm far behind. I'm just more sensitive to money..."

The flattery of a wise man is often more pleasing than the wonder of a fool.

Madam Catherine laughed loudly, even the wrinkles on her face deepened a lot: "Hahaha, you are such an interesting young man!"

At the same time, Penelope, who witnessed the whole process, couldn't help being a little surprised to see that the old hag who usually only put on a bad face was so happy.

Blinking those blue eyes, she noticed the slightly raised corners of Rorschach's mouth again, and she became more and more curious:
He was nothing like the dirty, rough bounty hunters in penny novels.

Moreover, it can be known from the conversation that he has his own unique insights into the operation of business.

Two completely different temperaments, wild and intellectual, emanate from one person at the same time.

There are so many secrets in this man, one can't wait to dig them out one by one!

. . .

After the last dessert of dinner, it was 08:30 in the evening.

As the night grew darker, Madam Catherine also invited Rorschach to stay overnight and return to Valentine tomorrow.

At that time, her second son, John Braithwaite, will take the first batch of [-] bottles of moonshine and go to Valentine with Rorschach.

Rorschach naturally readily agreed.

It's okay, it's best not to walk alone at night.

Especially in the west where anyone can draw a gun!

Led by the black maid, Rorschach, who was full of wine and food, came to the guest room prepared for him by Braithwaite's house.

However, before he could sit down and rest for a while, there was a knock on the door.

He opened the door and saw that it was the second young master of the Braithwaite family, John, whom he had not known for long.

The other party invited himself to play poker and pass the time together.

In this backward era, playing poker is the most common entertainment after nightfall.

Even the Braithwaite family, who have been rooted in Rhodes for more than 120 years, have already integrated into this emerging country and become loyal fans of Texas Hold’em…

When he came to the living room, Rorschach saw Mrs. Catherine and Marcus sitting at the coffee table, drinking tea from cups.

On the table, there is a deck of playing cards.

Only the rich young lady with blond hair and blue eyes was missing.

Frowning, Luo Xia sat down on a sofa and asked casually:
"Why didn't you see Miss Penelope?"

"Oh, she doesn't usually live in the mansion. Since her father died, she prefers to be alone," Marcus explained while shuffling the cards.

"Leave her alone, let's get started."

Hearing this, Luo Xia blinked his eyes, and couldn't help flashing a pensive look.

From the indifferent attitude of Mrs. Catherine's family and Penelope's taciturnity at dinner, it can be seen that the rich lady with big blue eyes doesn't seem to be very popular...

The game lasted about an hour.

During the period, while listening to Mrs. Catherine telling the history of the Braithwaite family, Rorschach had to satisfy the curiosity of the two Braithwaite masters from time to time, and talked about some interesting things that happened when he was hunting down wanted criminals.

Under Rorschach's intentional pandering, the two young masters of Braithwaite's affection for him doubled, and they almost hugged his shoulders and called him brothers.

And looking at Rorschach who was chatting happily with her son, Madam Catherine picked up the teacup and began to think in her heart:
"This kid is not bad, he has a lot of brains. If he can use it for me, it would be a good thing..."

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(End of this chapter)