At this time, hundreds of troops had been stationed outside Xuanwu Gate. These were all elite troops from Guanzhong Prefecture, carefully selected by the imperial court.

As the carts passed by their camp, the soldiers of the Zhechong Prefecture were so hungry they were practically drooling.

"Whose subordinate is this?"

"They ordered so many food carts!"

"Commander, I've eaten this before when I came to Chang'an. It's not cheap!"

"So a small bowl of wontons costs three coins. If I want to eat my fill, I'd need at least ten bowls!"

"What do you know? City people have small appetites. Do you think everyone has a big belly like you?"

"Captain, shall we order a couple of small carriages to try?"

"this……"

Upon hearing this, Shangzhou Zhechong Duwei was somewhat tempted. It wasn't that he particularly valued his soldiers; it was mainly because he was also tempted.

If everyone ate guokui (a type of flatbread), pickled vegetables, and drank plain water, that would be fine. But now, suddenly a group of guys appear who eat dumplings, wontons, fried dough sticks, and soy milk, and the guokui in his hand no longer tastes good.

"Then shall we order one?"

"Young man, give us a few bowls of dumplings!"

Upon hearing this, the vendors in Sanglin Village smiled, cupped their hands in greeting to the visitors, and then continued pushing their carts forward.

While making money is important, the captain's reputation is even more important!

This was the first time the captain had troubled the villagers to cook for his men. If he were to go and make money off others, how could he ever face anyone in Sanglin Village again?

The Commandant of Shangzhou was furious when the vendor ignored him.

"This is outrageous!"

"I'm not refusing to pay for my meal, so why is he ignoring me!"

"Walk!"

"Let's go find him and reason with him!"

The so-called "reasoning" involved leading a few burly men to stop the vendors pushing their carts.

"Hey you, why are you ignoring us captains!"

"My lord, please forgive me, but this carriage has already been reserved in advance!"

"who?"

"I just saw over a hundred cars pass by. Could they all have been reserved?"

"certainly!"

"The garrison of our Sanglin Garrison is just ahead. We're all going there to cook for the soldiers of the Sanglin Garrison!"

"Sanglin Garrison Commandery?"

Upon hearing this, Shangzhou Commandant Ma Hu was filled with curiosity. Since it was a reservation made by someone else, he was too embarrassed to forcibly stop them. He could only lead two strong men to follow, intending to go forward and see who this Commandant Sanglin really was.

However, once he arrived at their camp, Ma Hu was completely convinced.