Zhuge Liang walked to the front of the Prime Minister's residence, about ten meters away, and began to shout.
"Selling boxed lunches! Selling boxed lunches! They're delicious and cure headaches!"
"Lunch boxes for sale! Delicious lunch boxes that can cure headaches! Come and buy some!"
Zhuge Liang shouted loudly with all his might, his voice was very loud.
The guards standing watch at the gate immediately shouted, "Get out of the way!"
Zhuge Liang stepped back a few paces and continued hawking his wares.
A short while later, a person ran out of the mansion.
Judging from his clothes and appearance, he should be a cook.
He approached Zhuge Liang, asked a few questions, and then followed Zhuge Liang, squeezing into the crowd to stand before Li Huan.
Zhuge Liang laughed and said, "Brother Huan, he is the head chef of the Prime Minister's residence."
The cook looked down, admiring the various dishes in the food bucket with great interest.
"Street vendor, why do you call this food a boxed lunch?"
Li Huan picked up a lunchbox: "The food is put in a box, so it's called a boxed lunch."
The cook hummed in agreement, inhaled the aroma of the dish, and asked curiously, "I've never seen a dish like this before. How did you prepare it?"
Li Huan said, "Our family's culinary skills must not be revealed to outsiders."
The cook then asked, "Judging from the shouts just now, the boxed meals are not only delicious, but can also cure headaches?"
Li Huan said, "That's right, eating my boxed lunch will not only allow you to enjoy delicious food, but also relieve your headache!"
The cook hurriedly asked, "How much is one serving?"
At this moment, the onlookers quieted down, eager to know the price of the boxed meals.
Li Huan said, "Each boxed meal contains four meat dishes and four vegetable dishes, all-you-can-eat cold noodles, and free-flowing beer. The price is ten taels of gold!"
The cook's eyes widened: "Ten taels of gold!"
Li Huan said, "That's right, ten taels of gold! Fair price, no cheating on anyone, young or old!"
The scene erupted in uproar.
"Hahaha..." the cook sneered, "You peddler, you've gone mad. It's just food, not some magic pill."
Zhuge Liang hurriedly said, "If we can relieve Prime Minister Cao's headache, it will be better than any elixir of immortality."
Upon hearing this, the cook stopped his mocking smile and stared at the dishes in the food bucket.
Judging from his expression, he really wanted to buy a boxed lunch to present to Cao Cao in order to gain credit and receive a reward.
"Give me a boxed lunch first. If it cures my headache, I will send you the gold."
Li Huan immediately refused: "It's a small business, I don't offer credit."
The chef's eyes darted around, and he pointed to "Spicy Crayfish".
"Could we try it first and then pay?"
Li Huan refused again: "This dish is expensive and cannot be tasted casually."
The cook was immediately disappointed.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhuge Liang urged, "If you don't have enough gold to buy a boxed lunch, please return to your residence immediately and report to Prime Minister Cao."
The cook said to Li Huan, "Take two boxed meals with you and come back to the mansion with me. If the Prime Minister enjoys the food, he will pay you with gold."
Li Huan said, "I only set up a stall; I don't deliver food to your door."
The cook was furious and shouted at him, "You peddler, don't be so ungrateful!"
Li Huan retorted, "If you're not going to buy, then please move aside and don't get in my way!"
The cook sneered, "Ten taels of gold? Who can afford that?"
The onlookers resonated with the sentiment and began to discuss it, criticizing the high price of the boxed meals.
Li Huan ignored the cook and covered all the food containers.
This tactic is called "feigning indifference to lure the enemy into a trap."
Helpless, the cook had no choice but to leave and hurriedly ran back to the Prime Minister's residence.
Zhuge Liang looked slightly worried. He leaned close to Li Huan's ear and used his feather fan to shield it.
"Brother Huan, do these dishes really have medicinal effects?"
Li Huan said with great confidence, "Brother Liang, just wait and see how I lure Cao Cao into the trap!"
A moment later, the cook came out of the Prime Minister's residence, leading a group of people.
Li Huan focused her eyes to discern the difference.
That short, thick-browed, square-faced old man with an imposing presence was none other than Cao Cao, the warlord of the Three Kingdoms period!
Behind him were a young master, a middle-aged beauty, and the rest were guards.
Li Huan hurriedly asked a passerby and learned that the young master was Cao Pi and the middle-aged beauty was Cao Cao's second wife, Lady Bian.
"The Prime Minister has arrived!"
The onlookers quickly parted to pay their respects.
Cao Cao walked steadily to the front of the electric tricycle.
He sniffed the air, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.
Who sets up a stall here?
Cao Cao's voice was deep, his forehead was ashen, and he looked unwell.
It was obvious that Lao Cao's headache had flared up again.
Li Huan clasped his hands in a fist and replied, "Prime Minister, I'm setting up a stall here, selling boxed lunches."
Cao Cao's gaze was sharp as he scrutinized Li Huan's hairstyle and clothing, then glanced at Zhuge Liang.
"I heard from the cook that the food you sell is expensive, but it can cure headaches?"
Li Huan laughed and said, "That's right! The dishes I cook are made with very precious ingredients. They are not only delicious, but also have special medicinal effects, which can significantly relieve the Prime Minister's headache symptoms."
"Heh!" Cao Pi laughed out loud, "Hua Tuo also tried dietary therapy, but with little effect!"
Lady Bian said, "That Hua Tuo couldn't cure the Prime Minister's illness, so he tried to chop open the Prime Minister's head with an axe to remove the phlegm. That's utterly absurd!"
Cao Pi said angrily, "Hua Tuo is treacherous and clearly plots to harm my father! I cannot quell my hatred without killing this vicious old scoundrel!"
Li Huan understood: Hua Tuo wanted to perform brain surgery on Cao Cao, but this angered Cao Cao and was about to cost him his life.
It would be a shame if Hua Tuo were to die like this.
Cao Cao said, "Hua Tuo is a famous doctor of our time, yet he could not cure my stubborn illness. How could you, a commoner, possibly have better medical skills than Hua Tuo?"
Li Huan laughed and said, "Seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving. Prime Minister, first spend ten taels of gold to buy a boxed meal, taste it carefully, and try the effect."
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