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Chapter 76
After the foreigner William saw a chopstick in Li Defu's hand, he didn't take it seriously. After all, the competition had just started, and there were still nine judges. Besides, the first one was from the opponent, from the Qing Dynasty and the British Empire. Different concepts and different lifestyles lead to different preferences for things.

Anna perfume has a long-standing reputation in the British Empire. It is the queen's favorite perfume and is well-known throughout Europe. How could it lose to such a backward country?Impossible, absolutely impossible.

The two people holding the perfume came to the second judge and sprayed the perfume on the left and right hands of the judge respectively.Under the attention of everyone, the second judge smelled the aroma of both hands, and finally held the chopsticks in his right hand.

William's face changed slightly when he saw it, why is he another ignorant?The people of the Qing Dynasty are indeed so stupid.

"and many more!"

William suddenly spoke, stopped the competition, switched the positions of the two people holding the perfume, and signaled for the competition to continue.

The third judge, after smelling it, held the chopsticks in his left hand.The fourth judge, the fifth judge, also held the chopsticks in their left hands.

Seeing that Li Defu was already holding five chopsticks in his hands, William's beard was shaking wildly. The five judges from the Qing Dynasty all chose the fragrance of Tianxianglou. In his hand, it was just a tie.

This is how the same thing?Could it be that the other party cheated by smelling the fragrance of Tianxianglou beforehand?How could the perfume of my British Empire lose to the perfume of a backward country?Will not lose, absolutely will not lose.

William pinned his hopes on his five judges.

"It smells so good!"

The smell of the perfume permeated the room, and even the people outside could smell the fragrance, and they kept fanning their noses with their hands, hoping to smell more.A treasure worth thousands of taels of silver is worthless.

When it was the turn of the sixth judge, the foreigner smelled it carefully, and finally held the chopsticks with his right hand.

Seeing this scene, William finally showed a smile on his face. Sure enough, people from the two countries have different preferences, which lead to great differences in aesthetic methods and scent concepts. When it was his turn, the judges voted for Perfume of the British Empire?
William held a chopstick and looked proudly at Li Defu who was holding a rootless chopstick. Don't be too happy, the competition is not over yet.

Li Defu also looked back at William, a chopstick, what are you talking about?
The test continues.

It was the turn of the seventh judge, that is, the second foreigner. After smelling it, he quickly made a judgment and held the chopsticks in his right hand.And the next third judge was also very fast, sniffing with both hands one after another, and then held the chopsticks in his right hand.

5:3
The expression on William's face looked even more smug, and the reason was very simple. Everything above showed that it wasn't that Anna's perfume was bad, but that people in the Qing Dynasty didn't know what to buy.

The fourth judge of the British Empire is a foreign lady. Maybe women are born to like fragrance. After taking off the gloves, she smelled the perfume on the palm of her hand repeatedly. After a long time, she still did not make a choice. Hurry up, isn't Anna Perfume Miss Kate's favorite perfume?Why do you suddenly hesitate?

"Can you spray it on my hand again?" Miss Kate asked softly.

The two people holding the perfume, after hearing the judge's request, sprayed it on the judge's outstretched hands again.

That Miss Kate smelled both hands for a long time, and finally held the chopsticks with her left hand.

what……

Li Defu's expression brightened, he won.

But when William saw it, his face was ashen. There are ten judges in total, and five of them have already voted their chopsticks for Tianxianglou's perfume. That is to say, if anyone votes their chopsticks for Tianxianglou, then Tianxianglou will win. .But now, Kate voted for Tianxianglou with the most crucial vote, and the outcome has been decided.

However, the competition was not over. Although the decision of the last Miss Yang had nothing to do with the result, she still sprayed perfume on her hand and finally held the chopsticks in her left hand.

Voted for Tianxianglou again?
7:3
Li Defu took out the chopsticks from the hand of the last foreign lady, showed the seven chopsticks in front of William, and said in his mouth, "Mr. William, the competition is over, our Tianxiang Building has won."

"Tianxianglou won? That's great, Tianxianglou won, and our Qing Dynasty won."

"Tianxianglou is mighty, it really gives our men a face."

"Shopkeeper Li is bullish."

The crowd waiting outside the door shouted happily after hearing Li Defu's words. The cheers were louder and louder, spreading from the street to the end of the alley. The originally quiet street suddenly boiled.

At this time, the ten judges untied the silk blindfolds. Seeing that the chopsticks in Li Defu's hands were obviously more than those in William's hands, the five wives of the Qing Dynasty also smiled. Sure enough, it was better than the British Empire.

"Impossible, impossible, how could Anna Perfume from the British Empire lose?" A foreign judge couldn't believe this fact and kept shaking his head.Seven to three, which means that two people on their side threw their chopsticks to each other.

"William, what's going on here?" A foreigner walked up to William and asked loudly while grabbing William's shoulders and shaking, "Tell me, it's not true."

William sighed, and then set his sights on the two female judges.

After a male judge saw it, he walked over in confusion and asked, "Kate, Jessie, why did you throw your chopsticks at Tianxianglou's perfume?" The two ladies have all used Anna perfume, and they are very familiar with its fragrance. Yes, you can know it as soon as you smell it, but this time the two of them threw their chopsticks at Tianxianglou, which really puzzled him.He made his choice directly after smelling the fragrance of Anna's perfume. As for the fragrance of Tianxianglou, he didn't smell it carefully at all.

"Because her fragrance is very special and wonderful, and I like this fragrance." A foreign lady said naturally after hearing her companion's questioning, "At first, her smell was very fresh, and later, it gave off a A special floral fragrance, as if the whole person is deep in the sea of ​​flowers, all kinds of floral fragrances rush to the face, with a clear sense of hierarchy."

"Yes, I also have this feeling." Another foreign lady said excitedly, "Even now, my palms are still full of that smell, which lasts for a long time and makes people have endless aftertastes. Although Anna's perfume is very good, it is not as good as Compared with this perfume, it is a little tasteless."

"Really? Let me smell it." Several foreign ladies watching from the side also came over, holding the hands of Kate and Jesse and smelling it gently.

The men on the side were speechless after seeing it. Their attention was focused on the result of the victory and defeat, while the attention of the woman seemed to be on the smell of the perfume.But speaking of it, perfume is something that women use, and women are better at perfume. Women's understanding of perfume is naturally beyond the understanding of men.

The men looked at each other in blank dismay. They wanted to win glory for the British Empire. By the way, they brought all the good-looking things in Tianxiang Tower back to the British Empire. They didn't expect to lose. I really don't know what these ladies think. The things you got are gone, and you have to spend money to buy them.

William really wanted to reprimand, but these young ladies were all prominent, how could he be rude?Yes, take those pigtails.The men looked at each other, and their eyes said everything.But just as she was about to have a seizure, she saw Miss Kate walking in front of Li Defu and said, "Shopkeeper Li, we lost. We bought all the cosmetics in Tianxiang Building."

"What?" William and the other men were startled when they heard it, and the words that had come to their lips were stuck in their throats.

Li Defu was also taken aback when he heard it, thinking that the foreigners would be unconvinced if they lost the competition, but unexpectedly they kept their bets.

"Also, can you sell me this bottle of perfume?" Kate asked Li Defu, pointing to the bottle of perfume Bi tried.

"No problem." Li Defu patted his chest with his hands. Since the foreigners were not angry, he was relieved. "Our Qing Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and this bottle of perfume is given to you."

"Thank you, shopkeeper Li." Kate was very happy when she heard that, holding the perfume in her hand.

"Miss Kate, Miss Kate." William quickly invited Miss Kate aside, and whispered, "Miss Kate, you can't do this."

"Are you saying you can't accept this bottle of perfume?" Kate asked curiously.

"No, no, no, I mean, we don't have to spend money to buy them at all. Because as long as we get angry and say they cheated, these things are ours, and they dare not refuse, because they are afraid of our British Empire , afraid of our strong ships and guns."

"William, do you want to miss the appointment?" Kate asked, frowning.

"It's not about breaking the appointment. They are already suspected of cheating. How can a backward country have better perfume than what we promised the empire? It must not be theirs."

"William, you are representing the entire British Empire now. Don't you think that your reneging behavior will damage the image of my British Empire? As a gentleman, don't you feel ashamed?" Kate said seriously.

Uh……

William was speechless when he heard red ears behind him.Although what the other party said was not wrong, he didn't understand why he had to spend money to buy what he could get?Didn’t Charles Robert Darwin say that natural selection, survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest, is the law of nature?
"William, I really like the things in Tianxianglou, and I want to bring them back to the British Empire to dedicate to the queen. You must not make bad ideas here." Kate said righteously.

"Yes, Miss Kate." William lowered his head.

Kate nodded, then turned around and walked back, stood in front of Li Defu, and said, "Master Li, please sort out the things in Tianxianglou and send them to our guild hall. According to the price you sell, William will pay you Yours."

"Thank you, Miss Yang." Li Defu said with a smile.

"No." Someone shouted from among the onlookers, "You bought it all, so what shall we buy?"

"Yes."

"Don't worry, all young and old." Li Defu said quickly after hearing this, "We have as many treasures as you want in Tianxianglou. If you want to buy them, come back tomorrow. I guarantee that you will have everything and nothing will be missing. I, Li Defu, count talk."

"Okay, then we will trust Shopkeeper Li and come back tomorrow."

Li Defu was overjoyed, not only did he compete with foreigners today, he even won the competition. His reputation in the capital was completely established.

Let's see who else dares to underestimate himself in the future.

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(End of this chapter)