I took Char to Paul-oniisan’s ranch.
Paul-oniisan was surprised to see Lucio the donkey, who has regained his youth.
“It’s the donkey you bought on our ranch, right?”
“Yes. Lucio has been working hard in the island.”
“That’s good to hear. But…… is it really that Lucio?”
“It’s definitely Lucio. Seems like the climate on the island suits him very well so he is feeling better.”
“Heen!”
Lucio neighed energetically and grinned. When he was here, he looked like an exhausted old man, but these days, Lucio has a lot of expression.
I won’t tell Paul-oniisan about the sparkling grass just yet. The next time I harvest some, I want to feed it to the horses on the ranch and surprise him at that time.
I’m sure he’ll be delighted.
“By the way, why are you here today?”
“The wine has finished aging, so I brought you some for you to drink.”
“Huh? Is it already aged? Cedie’s territory is truly a mysterious place. Come on in and have a rest first. I’ll give Charlotte a drink of freshly squeezed milk.”
“Thank you, uncle!”
I decided to stay at my brother’s house that night. We had a big steak for dinner. Char is overjoyed and she even ate two thick steaks.
“This is really delicious. Even at Dantes’ mansion, wine of this quality rarely appears on the table.”
“Really?”
“Cedie is still a child after all so you probably don’t know it, but the only time you can drink something like this is during special occasions.”
As I thought, this seems to be a good wine.
“By the way, how much is this one?”
“Five thousand crown coins.”
In my opinion, this is a pretty ambitious price. At first, I am thinking of setting it to 3,000 crown coins, but Lynn and Upa both said that it was too cheap, so we came up with this price in the end.
“Five thousand crown coins!?”
“Uh-, was it expensive?”
“No. I mean, I’d like to order ten red wine and ten white, is that okay?”
“Yes, it’s in stock, so it’s fine. We’ll be able to deliver it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.”
I can ask Mio and Lucio to do the delivery. Since he’s my brother, I’ll give him a discount on the delivery fee.
Hmm…. wine sells well after all.
In my brother’s place alone, I already earned 100,000 crown coins.
But…. is it really okay?
“Paul-oniisan, is 100,000 crown coins too high for you?”
“Not really. A hundred thousand crown coins is cheap you see. A friend of mine would probably pay ten thousand crown coins per bottle.”
“Oh~. Ah right, you can’t resell it.”
“Don’t worry, it’s a waste to resell them. I’ll consume it all for myself.”
My brother seemed to like the wine very much, he kept pouring himself refills while eating his thick steak.
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The next day, as we left the ranch, Paul-oniisan gave us a large chunk of prosciutto.
“Don’t forget the wine.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll arrange it as soon as I get back.”
Paul-oniisan is usually a cool guy, but today he made such reminder. I guess it means that he really likes the wine so much.
We said goodbye to Paul-oniisan and then we headed back to Gandalcia.
When we arrived at the island, I immediately arranged for the delivery of the wine to Paul-oniisan’s place as promised.
Mio and I loaded the wagon with crates of wine.
“Deliver ten red and ten white bottles to Paul-oniisan. He already paid for them. Then please deliver two bottles of each wine as present to Earl Simpson as well.”
“Understood. What about the Polymer Grocery store?”
She is talking about the company where we wholesaled the bottled goods at the processing plant.
“Lulu will go there by boat. As for Sambabano in Lebon, I’ll go there myself to share some to them.”
I’ll also give wine to the witches of Sambabano who shared the grapes with me.
If we distribute them in this way, we may find new sales channels. Medoc and Pinot are doing their best, so we have a lot of wine in stock. I want to sell a lot of it and build a new facility.
My goal is to buy a small boat with sails. Then once the sales channels are all set and I have accumulated some funds, I’ll upgrade the pier into a harbor.
Anyways, for today, we continue tending to the fields. After that, it’s time to improve the roads. I’m going to build a paved road to where the fruit trees are growing. I also have to get to Sambano before dark.
Well, there are a lot of work to be done today huh.
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I must have been a little tired, so the next morning, I overslept a little.
“Cedie-sama, Cedie-sama! It’s bad!”
Eh?
Medoc is calling me outside.
Did something happen?
I already told the siblings not to be surprised by the little things.
I rubbed my eyelids as I walked outside.
“Good morning, Cedie-sama.”
“Good morning……”
Oh yes, Pino, who is usually very shy got used to it a little and started greeting me as well.
Pino has great strength, so she’s a big help at the winery. She even lifts the heavy harvest baskets with ease. In addition, she got a sensitive tongue so she can clearly tell the difference in taste. Medoc is also good at calculations, so I think I really got some rare talents.
“Morning. What’s the matter with you being so flustered this early in the morning?”
“There’s a situation in the vineyard!”
“Huh? Was it that big rocks suddenly appeared? Then Char can—”
“No, it’s not that Cedie-sama. Just go with us for a bit.”
Pulled by the Medoc, we headed to the vineyards.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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