Seeing Hong Qigong's shocked expression, Li Huan couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Old beggar, look carefully, this isn't a large blue gemstone..."
Li Huan stopped mid-sentence.
Explanations were useless; Hong Qigong simply couldn't understand them.
A fork in the road appeared ahead, and Li Huan hurriedly asked, "Which way?"
Hong Qigong regained his senses and pointed to the road on the right.
Then, Hong Qigong watched Li Huan's hands, observing how he drove.
"Amazing, amazing! It really doesn't require horses or manpower; you only need your hands to control the direction!"
"Young man, your car is really nice. May I, an old beggar, have a try?"
Li Huan immediately refused: "No way, you have no driving experience at all, you definitely won't drive well, you'll fall into the ditch and cause the car to overturn!"
Hong Qigong said with a smile, "This old beggar was blind before, accusing you of talking nonsense and making fun of me. Please don't take offense, young man!"
Li Huan said, "Ignorance is no excuse. I didn't take it to heart at all."
Hong Qigong leaned back in his chair, looking quite content.
"This carriage is wonderful, so comfortable, a hundred times better than a horse-drawn carriage! I wonder which foreign country overseas I can buy one?"
Li Huan said, "The United States of America in North America is 25,000 li away from the Central Plains. Do you want to go and buy it?"
Hong Qigong suddenly frowned: "Northern Continent, America? These place names are not only hard to pronounce, but also extremely far away!"
Li Huan said, "The Central Plains and North America are separated by a vast ocean. It would take at least three months to get there by ship. Moreover, this carriage is very precious and worth 100,000 taels of silver!"
Hong Qigong believed it to be true and fell silent.
Suddenly, he asked, "A carriage costs 100,000 taels of silver. How many boxed lunches do you need to sell to break even?"
Li Huan laughed and said, "Many years ago, I set up a stall in Kaifeng Prefecture to sell boxed meals. Each boxed meal cost one hundred taels of silver, and I sold sixty boxes that night!"
"Six thousand taels of silver!" Hong Qigong exclaimed in astonishment.
Li Huan said, "When business is good, we can earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a month."
Hong Qigong exclaimed in astonishment, "You've earned so much silver, why are you still making a living by setting up a stall? You should open a restaurant!"
Li Huan looked straight ahead and said in a calm tone.
"Wandering the world, making every place my home, and setting up stalls to sell boxed lunches in various places is my hobby!"
"Actually, I'm not interested in how much money I make; I just enjoy the process of selling boxed lunches!"
Hong Qigong listened, his eyes showing approval.
Li Huan continued his rambling.
"If I encounter an arrogant and domineering high-ranking official, I won't sell even half a boxed meal, even if they offer me ten thousand taels of silver!"
"If I encounter pitiful refugees or poor people, I will give them boxed meals free of charge!"
Hong Qigong nodded and smiled, "I didn't expect you to have such a chivalrous heart, young man. Why don't you give this old beggar a boxed lunch?"
Li Huan glanced at Hong Qigong and continued.
"Though you are a beggar, your clothes are full of patches, but you are clean, your complexion is rosy, and your lips are shiny!"
"This clearly shows that you are an old beggar who doesn't lack money, eating well and sleeping soundly every day!"
"Wouldn't it be foolish of me to pity you and give you free meals?"
Hong Qigong burst into laughter: "Hahaha, well said! I, this old beggar, am certainly not short of money, and I am both greedy for food and lazy!"
Li Huan sighed: "Being a beggar to this extent is truly a damn failure. You might as well change careers as soon as possible!"
"Hahaha..." Hong Qigong laughed wildly again, "Young man, you're quick-witted and outspoken, I, this old beggar, like it!"
Bang! Bang!
Guo Jing pounded on the roof of the carriage, shouting, "We've taken the wrong road! We've taken the wrong road!"
Hong Qigong was so busy talking that he forgot to give directions.
Li Huan braked, made a U-turn, changed lanes, and continued speeding.
Soon, we arrived at Jiangmiao Town.
This is a large town with a large population.
It was already dusk.
The streets were bustling with activity, and the sounds of vendors hawking their wares filled the air.
Li Huan thought that Huang Rong should use her excellent culinary skills in the inn's kitchen to cook delicious dishes for Hong Qigong, further winning him over.
The red electric tricycle immediately attracted pedestrians and drew a crowd.
Li Huan honked the horn, startling Hong Qigong!
What was that noise?
Li Huan honked the horn again: "The car horn is sounding to remind pedestrians to move aside so they don't get hit by the car."
As he spoke, he observed the surroundings and discovered a relatively large inn.
If I'm not mistaken, Huang Rong is busy at the inn.
Li Huan immediately stopped the car and engaged the handbrake.
Hong Qigong clicked his tongue a few times, reached out and touched the handlebars and dashboard, reluctant to leave.
His expression clearly said: If I could get this car, I could travel the world without fear of wind and rain, living a carefree and happy life.
Guo Jing jumped out of the car, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Li Huan, and said with a simple smile, "Great car! Great car!"
Without wasting words, Li Huan lifted the lid of the food container, revealing the tempting dishes.
Four meat dishes: spicy crayfish, spicy bullfrog, sweet and sour pork with pineapple, and pan-fried small silver fish.
Four vegetarian dishes: fried peanuts, cold tomato salad, hot and sour shredded potatoes, and king oyster mushrooms with oyster sauce.
Main dish: Yangzhou fried rice.
Fresh soup: Spicy soup.
The eight dishes provided by the system were the same as when I traveled through "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin" before.
But it is certain that Hong Qigong had never eaten it before, enough to make him thoroughly enjoy it.
Of course, Li Huan continued to employ the strategy of "feigning indifference to lure Hong Qigong in," keeping him in suspense.
At the same time, he also had to deal with the quirky Huang Rong to prevent her from ruining his apprenticeship.
"Look! This person's clothes and shoes are so strange!"
"His carriage was even stranger; it had three wheels, but no horse!"
Wow! It smells so good! It smells so good!
The crowd quickly surrounded the electric tricycle, discussing it animatedly.
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