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"What?　Do you sell that knitting for that much, old man?"

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"Of course. It's a warm garment that feels good against the skin. What are you going to do if you don't want to sell clothes that even Lilina approves of at such a high price, boy?

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"But I thought those sweaters and such would be for the common man."

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"You idiot. Even this Balkan knighthood is short of money. If you have goods to sell, why don't you sell them for a fair price?

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"Well, yeah, that's true, but ......"

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"And besides, think about it, kid. It doesn't matter how low you set the price, monk."

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"What do you mean, old man?"

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"I mean, no matter how low you price it, there are only a limited number of goats in Barca right now. That means that the amount of yarn available is fixed at a small amount. Do you understand this?"

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"Of course."

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Which means. The people who buy the clothes the monk sells at a low price will sell them to other people at a higher price. They can sell them at a higher price. In other words, no matter how cheap the price is, the clothes will never be in the hands of the poor."

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"...... That's not how it works. So it's better to sell at a fair price from the beginning?"

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"That's right. Then it is better to sell at a higher price if possible. In other words, it would be wise to think about selling to nobles and knights.

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"For the nobility. Then I guess the yarn can't be all white. I'll have to dye it in several colors to add value.

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"Yes. It's a beautiful white yarn, so it could easily be dyed many other colors. If you're going to sell it to the nobility, you might want to have the Grahams take a look at it, kid."

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"Right. I'll talk to Lilina and Clarice about it."

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　So, should I give the finished knitted goods to Carlos once they are finished?

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　The value-added of being a purveyor to the Fontana family would be the most effective.

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　This would make the products less and less suitable for the common people, but it can't be helped.

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　Well, it would make sense in terms of creating new jobs.

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　With this in mind, I started an experiment of dyeing wool yarns in various colors.

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"That's great, Lilina. Your knitting has a professional touch."

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"Thank you, Mr. Ars. I got carried away. ....... Knitting is fun, isn't it?"

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"I'm not that good at complicated stuff. I don't know how you manage to knit such complicated things.

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　Yarn dyed in several colors.

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　The yarn was dyed in several colors, some of which were approved by Lilina, Clarice, and others, and the yarn was produced.

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　All the yarns made in the trial stage were to be given to Lilina as a gift.

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　Apparently, Lilina had always enjoyed reading, but she was also interested in sewing.

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　She was hooked on knitting at once when I brought it to her.

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　It would have been better if that was all, but she started to knit in various ways one after another using the yarns at hand.

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　She is now knitting an argyle check sweater for me.

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　Lilina, who was born in this world, is knitting a diamond-shaped pattern with plaited lines, which seems to have originated in Scotland.

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　Apparently, I told her, "I've heard of this kind of knitting. I don't know how to knit it," and she seems to have reproduced it herself.

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　He had also completed something that looked like a combination of several colors.

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　I should ask him how to knit and make a manual so that others can do it, too.

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"But are you sure you used this much yarn, Mr. Ars?"

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"Yeah, no problem. The goats are growing faster than I thought they would. I think we're going to have a rather good number of them.

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"I see. But you might want to be a little more selective with this yarn, Mr. Ars.

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"Sorting?　What do you mean, Lilina?"

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"Yes. I can't say for sure, because I've only tried it on, but it seems to me that the yarn is unevenly made. Some yarns are smooth and silky, while others are not so smooth.

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"So there are differences in the quality of the yarns. Is it possible that there is a difference in the quality of the yarn, even though it is only the goat that takes the wool?"

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"Well, I don't know. I wonder if there might be a difference between the soft downy hair and the fully grown, crumbly hair when made into yarn, Mr. Ars.

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"I see. That's interesting. I'll have to check it out.

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　After receiving Lilina's opinion, I decided to do further research on goat hair.

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　As a result, I found out something interesting.

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　Apparently, there are differences in the hairs that grow on the body of goats depending on the part of the goat's body where they grow.

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　It seems that certain parts of the goat's body have soft and delicate hairs, while other parts do not, and in some places, the hairs are rough.

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　So, I tried to knit a yarn with only soft and delicate hairs as a test.

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　The result was a sweater of surprisingly high quality.

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　However, the amount of fine wool from one goat is very small.

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　Therefore, the sweaters made from this fine wool are considered to be of a higher quality than usual.

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　When I presented this sweater to Carlos, he liked it so much that he came all the way to Vulcania to thank me and Lilina for it.

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　Thus, the goat's wool sweaters from Barca were officially recognized and sold as the official product of the Fontana family.

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