Chapter 74 Settlement
Finishing the house is just the first step to settling in Bremen.
After seeing off Misu and leaving the greetings in room 437, Gaode closed the door and prepared to go to the next destination.
Of course, the money bag must be carried with you.
"Take me to the most cost-effective clothing store nearby, okay?" He said to Lyman.
Food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Having settled down, the next step is of course clothing.
Gaode still wears the coarse linen clothes he wore as an apprentice. It’s not that he can’t wear them, but people rely on clothes.
Since he has to work as a restoration craftsman, he is already too young. If he wears shabbier clothes, his level will be very doubtful.
Lehmann's guide fee of 1 silver was indeed not in vain. When he heard Gaode's needs, he nodded without thinking: "No problem, sir, come with me."
"Where is the craftsman's guild in the city?" While following Lehmann to the cloak shop, Gothe inquired about the news in Bremen.
"Except for the Mage Association, most of the guilds in the city are set up in the Siren District.
However, if you want to join the Craftsmen's Guild, you must either pass the assessment of the Craftsmen's Guild, or be recommended by a formal member of the guild."
Lyman introduced it to Gothe in detail.
After listening quietly to Lehmann's introduction, Gothe asked with concern:
"How many mages' associations are there in Bremen?"
"Three," Lehmann said carefully: "The first one is the Bremen Mage Association, which Bremen officially belongs to, then the Ancient Book Keeper Association, and finally the Emerald Alliance." Pierre was not bragging. The Emerald Alliance is indeed one of the three major mage associations in the city of Bremen. However, he did not say that there are only three mage associations in Bremen City in total.
Cammond District has a large concentration of small handicraft workshops.
Just now when Gaud followed Mrs. Misu to Room 437, he saw some sparse small workshops along the way.
Obviously, many craftsmen directly use their homes as workshops. Most of them shop in front and live in the back, or shop down and live up above.
Leiman took Gothe around a few corners, and while he was talking, he came to a street full of workshops.
The workshops on both sides of the street all have conspicuous signboards or curtains with images of bread, hammers, etc., which directly indicate the nature of the shop.
Leiman took Gothe to a shop with scissors on the curtain.
"Despite the small size of the store, Old Hatton's craftsmanship is recognized as good, and the materials used are even more solid." Lyman and Gaude introduced.
Gaode nodded slightly and walked into the store.
The space inside the store is relatively small, and a variety of cloth products are hung on the walls on both sides.
From rough and heavy burlap to finer wool, linen and even silk.
In addition, there are several wooden mannequins placed in the store, displaying the latest styles of clothes.
The air smelled of newly cut cloth and tanned leather.
The owner of the shop, an old man with graying beard and hair, is sitting at a large wooden table, immersed in a pile of cloth and needlework.
Seeing a customer coming to the door, he immediately put down what he was doing, "Sir, what do you want to buy?"
Gothe thought for a while and replied:
"Two sets of daily clothes, made of linen."
Wool clothes and linen clothes are the two most common daily clothes.
It’s just that it’s the Flower Flame Moon, which is the month of May in the traditional sense. It’s foreseeable that the weather will only get hotter in the coming days.
Considering this factor, more breathable linen clothing is obviously more suitable.
"Wait a moment." Old Hatton looked at Gothe carefully, up and down, got up and walked to the back of the store. After a while, he took out several sets of clothes.
"Are you satisfied with these outfits?"
Summer clothing tends to be simple and practical. The upper body is mainly loose tunics, there is also the option of robes, and the lower body is roomy linen trousers.
Even in the previous life, there were few styles of men's clothing, let alone in this world, there is almost no choice.
The color is even more single, mainly brown, gray, dark blue and other tones that natural dyes can provide.
The main thing is to see if it fits.
Obviously, the old Hatton man has an eye for eternity. When he looked at Gothe before entering the warehouse to get clothes, he "scanned" his figure.
Hence, the clothes I took out at the end all fit perfectly.
Gaode finally chose one set of gray and brown as his regular clothes.
Two sets of linen clothes, plus two pairs of low-top leather shoes made of cowhide, cost a total of 26 silver.
After coming out of the cloak shop, Gothe asked Lyman to take him to the watch shop.
Living in a big city, no less than Hogan City, requires knowing the precise time.
Hence, a pocket watch that can be carried with you is extremely important.
Under Lyman's guidance, Gothe pushed open the heavy wooden door and entered a watch shop filled with the aroma of leather and metal along with the gentle ringing of bells.
Compared with clothing stores, the furnishings in watch stores are much more elegant.
Hung on the wall are mirrors inlaid with gold rims, and exquisite pocket watches are lined up in the display cabinets.
The employee in the store greeted him politely, and after taking a very covert look at Gaode's clothes, he asked: "Sir, what do you need?"
∣ "An accurate pocket watch."
The clerk nodded, bent down, and took out a silver pocket watch from the display cabinet with his white-gloved hand.
"Sir, how about this pocket watch? It was made by Master Ned. Look at the carvings, how charming they are!"
You can see that the case is engraved with exquisite patterns.
"How much?" Gaode didn't pick a particular style, as long as it was usable, he was more concerned about the price.
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As if he was afraid that Gaode would find it too expensive, the clerk pointed to other gold-cased pocket watches in the display cabinet, "These pocket watches cost 5 gold and up."
"Okay, let's take it." Gaode followed the will of his wallet.
Under the guidance of the clerk, he paid at the counter.
When leaving the watch shop, Gothe looked at his new pocket watch and found that it was almost five o'clock.
“Sorry to trouble you today, you can go back.” Gothe said to Lyman.
"You're welcome, sir!"
Gothe, who sent Lyman away, did not go home immediately, but found a small restaurant nearby to have dinner.
Today can be regarded as "moving into a new home", and it deserves a good meal to celebrate.
Ashamed to say, this is the first time he has "done out" since he came to this world.
Gaode ordered a portion of roast pork with apple sauce for 7 copper coins, a large cup of tea worth 1.5 copper coins, a sausage with mashed potatoes for 3 copper coins, a portion of vegetables for 1 copper coin, and a fried egg for 1.5 copper coins.
A total of 14 copper coins, that is, 1 silver and 2 copper coins.
After consuming all the food, he was still unsatisfied, so he added another copper coin and got a piece of bread with butter.
An extremely sumptuous meal.
But it’s also expensive.
"The deposit is about to fall below the 300 gold coin mark."
After paying the money, Gaode found that the change in his pocket was only 4 silver clover coins and a few scattered copper coins.
(End of this chapter)