"Please come in, esteemed guests!"
The shopkeeper at the entrance greeted customers loudly with a beaming smile, like a lucky cat.
Li was happy, he was so damn enthusiastic.
This is a shady place, you have to go in and experience the atmosphere.
Li Huan and Wu Song climbed the steps and entered the restaurant.
The place was bustling with diners.
Some were playing drinking games, some were chatting, some were shouting and cursing, and some were laughing and joking.
They were mostly burly, rough men; the elderly, women, and children were few and far between.
Clearly, the restaurant's main patrons were mostly heroes from Liangshan, with few passersby.
Li Huan looked more closely and discovered several faces with very distinctive features.
"Flowery Monk" Lu Zhishen, "Black Whirlwind" Li Kui, "Blue-Faced Beast" Yang Zhi, "Red-Haired Devil" Liu Tang!
The middle-aged man sitting next to Lu Zhishen had a leopard-like head and bulging eyes, and a gloomy face; he was clearly Lin Chong!
"Please come upstairs, gentlemen!" the waiter reminded them.
Li Huan laughed and said, "We won't go upstairs, we'll just find a seat anywhere."
"Waiter! Bring me the wine!" Li Kui shouted gruffly.
The waiter hurriedly agreed and headed towards the counter.
Behind the counter stood a young woman, carefully counting the loose change.
She had fair skin, a pretty face, and was dressed in a very glamorous way with makeup.
Moreover, her clothing was rather daring and revealing, exposing her chest and displaying a hint of spring, which attracted the attention of the rough men.
Without a doubt, this young woman is none other than the proprietress of the "West Mountain Hotel," the "She-Devil" Sun Erniang!
Li Kui occupied a table all by himself, holding a braised pig's trotter in his hand, his face covered in oil as he ate it.
Li Huan led Wu Song to Li Kui.
"Brother, can I sit here?" Li Huan asked.
Li Kui hummed in agreement, not even looking up, and focused on eating his meat.
The waiter brought over a jar of wine and asked, "What would you two like to eat?"
Li Huan said, "Ten catties of beef, ten catties of mutton, and three chickens!"
The waiter exclaimed in surprise, "So much! Can two customers finish it all?"
He glanced at Li Huan's hairstyle and clothes, a look of wariness in his eyes.
Li Huan opened his fanny pack to flaunt his wealth, took out several gold ingots, and placed them on the table.
Are you worried I won't finish the food, or are you worried I won't pay?
The waiter, upon seeing this, beamed with delight: "Please wait a moment, sir, your food will be served shortly!"
Li Huan then ordered, "Also, give Brother Li Kui two more braised pig's trotters!"
Upon hearing this, Li Kui stopped eating and looked up at Li Huan.
"You know me?"
Li Huan said with a smile, "Black Whirlwind Li Kui, fought Bai Shun at Xunyang River, rescued Song Jiang from the execution ground, killed four tigers on Yiling Mountain, is fierce and invincible, who doesn't know him, who doesn't know him?"
Li Kui was overjoyed when he heard this.
Li Huan then deliberately praised, "Moreover, the Li brothers are both wise and brave, hate evil as if it were their enemy, and are filial and loyal!"
"Hahaha..." Li Kui laughed loudly, "You're absolutely right! I'm delighted to hear that! Hahaha..."
Li Huan then changed the subject: "I wonder, Brother Li Kui, what is your rank in the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness at Liangshan Marsh?"
Li Kui laughed and said, "Of the 106 generals, I'm ranked twenty-first! After Liu Tang!"
Li Huan was taken aback. No, I remember clearly, Li Kui was ranked twenty-second.
Li Huan immediately understood.
Wu Song and Hu Sanniang never joined Liangshan. If Wu Song had joined, he would have been ranked fourteenth, and Li Kui would have been ranked twenty-second.
As a result, Li Huan also learned about the current situation of Liangshan Marsh.
Since the seating arrangement of the heroes in the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness has been completed, it means that the time has reached "the second year of Xuanhe".
Song Jiang led Liangshan and had already captured Zhujiazhuang, Daming Prefecture, Zengtou City, and Dongchang Prefecture.
All 106 generals have gathered.
In other words, Liangshan Marsh is now at its strongest peak.
I wonder if Zhu Chaofeng and his three sons had already died after the Zhu Family Village was captured?
Where are Hu Taigong and Hu Cheng from Hujiazhuang now?
Li Kui took a sip of wine and asked Li Huan, "Who are you two? What do you do for a living?"
Li Huan replied, "My brother and I are vendors who sell boxed lunches at a stall. We were just passing through Liangshan."
"Boxed lunch?" Li Kui asked curiously, "What kind of lunch?"
Li Huan explained: "Putting food in a box is called a boxed lunch."
Li Kui grinned: "Eating it from a box is nowhere near as satisfying as eating it directly with your hands!"
After saying that, he continued to gnaw on the pig's trotter.
The waiter hurried over and brought over a bowl of beef and a bowl of mutton.
Wu Song picked up his chopsticks, ate a few slices of beef, and then stopped eating.
Li Huan asked, "Brother Song, aren't you hungry?"
Wu Song laughed and said, "After eating Huan Di's boxed lunch, this cooked beef doesn't taste very good anymore."
Li Huan said, "Brother Song, you always speak the truth. Can you be a little more tactful? This is a hotel run by Liangshan Marsh. Don't let the proprietress hear us."
Li Kui swallowed the pig's trotter in his mouth and said in a muffled voice.
"What's there to be afraid of? I'm sick of eating beef every day! If it weren't for the fact that Xishan Hotel is nearby and I have a lot of brothers I can talk to, I would have gone to Dongshan Hotel long ago to eat Sister Gu's cooking! Tsk tsk!"
Li Kui's loud voice caused a burst of laughter from the crowd.
"Tie Niu! Go to Dongshan tonight and have Sister Gu cook just for you!"
"Not tonight, Sun Xin is at the hotel. Tie Niu would be better off going tomorrow night!"
"Tie Niu is incredibly strong; Sister-in-law Gu can't handle him!"
"You underestimate Sister-in-law Gu. Her nickname is 'Mother Tiger,' and it's not just a name she doesn't have."
...
The crowd joked and laughed continuously.
Ding! A system notification sounded in Li Huan's mind!
[Attention, Master! The fourth quest for "Transmigrating into Water Margin" has been issued!]
[He set up a food stall in front of the "West Mountain Hotel" in Liangshan Marsh and earned 100,000 taels of silver from the Liangshan heroes!]
[Mission successful! 100,000 taels of silver have been automatically converted into special points, which can be used to exchange for "magical seasoning"!]
Li Huan thought to himself, "Liangshan currently has 106 generals and numerous leaders, so earning 100,000 taels of silver by selling boxed lunches shouldn't be too difficult."
The problem is that setting up a stall in front of the "Xishan Hotel" is like provoking a major disaster, directly challenging the "she-devil" Sun Erniang and the "vegetable garden" Zhang Qing!
Moreover, in order to earn 100,000 taels of silver, they must attract more Liangshan heroes and passing customers to pay their bills.
At that time, the businesses of Dongshan Hotel, Nanshan Hotel, and Beishan Hotel will definitely be affected, thus angering "Big Tiger" Sister Gu, "Ghost Face" Du Xing, and others.
If these ruthless characters cause trouble, it will surely alarm Song Jiang and Wu Yong...
As Li Huan was pondering this, a commotion erupted outside the building.
Listen carefully, and you can hear a woman's scolding.
Hu Sanniang!
Li Huan was immediately jolted awake, stood up abruptly, and rushed out of the hotel.
On the electric tricycle, Hu Sanniang was fighting with a short, ugly man.
Holy crap, it's Wang Ying, the short-legged tiger!
"Young lady! Why be angry? I just want to compliment you because you are beautiful!"
Wang Ying joked and teased as she hit him.
Hu Sanniang cursed, "You scoundrel! How dare you lay a hand on me!"
Upon hearing this, Li Huan was furious.
He strode forward, leaped into the air, and kicked Wang Ying with a flying kick!
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