Wu Yong feigned humility, attempting to demonstrate his noble character, but Li Huan was not to be outdone!
At this point, it was too late for Wu Yong to change his mind.
Song Jiang was overjoyed, as if he had found a treasure. He quickly poured himself a full cup of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) and toasted Li Huan.
Song Jiang drank it all in one gulp, quite dashingly.
Li Huan only drank half a glass and reminded him, "This wine has a strong aftereffect, drink it slowly."
Song Jiang picked up a piece of bullfrog meat with his chopsticks: "No problem, no problem! Today, Liangshan has gained three more leaders. Brothers, let's drink to our hearts' content and not leave until we're drunk!"
Wu Yong's eyes darted around, and he said, "Five thousand boxed meals will be distributed over five days! Today you can receive one thousand boxed meals, one thousand bottles of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), and plenty of soup!"
Li Huan understood Wu Yong's meaning.
This guy wanted to test Li Huan to see how he could provide a large amount of food, soup, and liquor in a short period of time.
Li Huan walked to the front of the carriage, reached out and lifted the tablecloth to reveal neatly arranged boxed meals.
Wu Song immediately offered his help, calling the Liangshan heroes over to line up and receive their boxed meals.
Hu Sanniang turned on the tap of the soup pot and skillfully ladled out "tomato and egg drop soup".
Wang Dingliu approached the electric tricycle and said with a grin, "Brother Wu Song, no need for you to lift a finger, I'll be happy to help."
Wu Song said, "Although I joined Liangshan, I still follow Li Huan to set up a stall and sell boxed lunches, doing my duty!"
Li Huan was moved by Wu Song's loyalty and righteousness after hearing this.
Wu Yong glanced at the seemingly endless supply of boxed meals in the carriage, then stared at the ever-flowing fresh soup in the soup pot, his eyes filled with surprise.
Gongsun Sheng and Dai Zong, both skilled in Taoist arts, watched intently, their faces filled with admiration.
Tao Zongwang, the "Nine-Tailed Turtle" in charge of supervising the construction of vehicles, Meng Kang, the "Jade Banner Pole" in charge of supervising the construction of warships, and Tang Long, the "Golden Leopard" in charge of supervising the construction of weapons, squatted together in front of the electric tricycle, eating and discussing the tricycle.
Immediately afterwards, someone shouted, "The wine is served! The wine is served!"
Behind the line of people waiting to receive their boxed lunches, a pile of liquor boxes appeared.
Li Huan ordered: "One bottle of Erguotou per person, no more!"
After receiving their boxed lunches, the Liangshan heroes went to get Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), then returned to the table to continue enjoying their meal.
Seeing the situation before him, Wu Yong sighed and helplessly accepted the reality that Li Huan was ranked ahead of him.
"Mother Tiger" Sister Gu took a sip of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) and walked up to Song Jiang.
"Brother Gongming, Brother Li Huan has set up a stall selling boxed lunches here, and the business of the four major hotels in Liangshan has plummeted. What should we do?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Erniang, Zhang Qing, and other innkeepers gathered around, eagerly awaiting Song Jiang's reply.
Song Jiang quickly looked at Wu Yong and asked him for advice.
Wu Yong stroked his beard and said to Li Huan.
"Brother Li Huan, you have now joined Liangshan. From now on, you can deliver boxed meals to the four major hotels in the East, South, West, and North Mountains, and they can sell them."
"Each boxed meal will still cost twenty taels of silver. Brother Li Huan will receive five taels, the inn will receive five taels, and the remaining ten taels will be handed over to the Liangshan treasury!"
Holy crap! How could Wu Yong utter such nonsense?!
Li Huan, the "Heavenly Chef Star" who ranked third in Liangshan Marsh, was turned into a miserable laborer!
Their outrageous exploitation and oppression are simply outrageous!
Just as Li Huan was about to retort to the cunning strategist, a system notification sounded in his mind.
[Reminder to Master! The fifth and final quest for "Crossing the Water Margin" has been issued!]
On the Double Ninth Festival, he set up a stall selling boxed lunches at the "Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness" and earned 100,000 taels of silver!
[Upon successful completion of the mission, 100,000 taels of silver will be automatically converted into special points, and you will gain the skill "Summon the 108 Heroes of the Water Margin"!]
Summon the 108 heroes of the Water Margin?
Li Huan hurriedly asked: Can it be summoned at any time and in any place?
That's right! You can summon any one or more of the 108 heroes of the Water Margin in any space or world and order them to do things!
In an instant, Li Huan thought of several things: summoning "Divine Speedster" Dai Zong to deliver takeout, summoning "Black Whirlwind" Li Kui to collect debts, summoning "Eight-Armed Nezha" Xiang Chong to be the goalkeeper, summoning "Divine Fire General" Wei Dingguo to put out fires, and summoning "Drum-Bearing Flea" Shi Qian...
Li Huan thought to himself that two months later, on the Double Ninth Festival, Liangshan Marsh would hold its first "Chrysanthemum Appreciation" event, which would be attended by all 108 heroes.
We can seize this opportunity to completely subdue Song Jiang!
Seeing that Li Huan remained silent, Song Jiang asked, "Brother Li Huan, what do you think?"
Li Huan snapped out of his daze and said with a smile, "I've joined Liangshan and will serve them! But I need to earn another 100,000 taels of silver from Liangshan to provide boxed lunches for the four major hotels!"
Upon hearing this, Song Jiang and Wu Yong's faces turned grim.
This is tantamount to outright robbery!
Lu Junyi's face darkened: "Brother Li Huan, now that you've joined Liangshan, why do you need to earn more money from Liangshan? You should hand over all your gold and silver to Liangshan!"
As the richest man in Hebei, Lu Junyi had already handed over all his gold and silver jewelry to the Liangshan Treasury, so he naturally disapproved of Li Huan's behavior of seeking personal gain.
Li Huan smiled calmly: "You all don't know this, but I urgently need 300,000 taels of silver!"
"Three hundred thousand!" Song Jiang and the others exclaimed in surprise.
Li Huan lied, "The ingredients for cooking these boxed lunches are extremely precious! After the Double Ninth Festival in September, I will set off for overseas countries to purchase various ingredients. This expense will cost at least 300,000 taels of silver!"
"Besides earning money from Liangshan, I also plan to leave Liangshan in five days and set up a stall in the capital to sell boxed lunches."
"I've heard that the famous courtesan Li Shishi has close ties with several high-ranking officials in the imperial court. I'll use this relationship to make more money off them!"
Wu Yong's eyes suddenly lit up, and he leaned close to Song Jiang's ear and whispered a few words.
It's easy to guess that Wu Yong intended to use Li Shishi's relationship with high-ranking officials in the imperial court to pave the way for the amnesty.
After all, Li Huan had once saved Li Shishi.
Song Jiang nodded and smiled.
"That makes sense! Ingredients from overseas countries are expensive, so we must prepare enough silver!"
"Once Brother Li Huan returns from the capital, he can ask Master Chai for any remaining silver he needs!"
Li Huan chuckled inwardly. Song Jiang was cunning enough to offer favors in advance in order to secure the imperial pardon.
"Thank you, Brother Gongming! As the saying goes, even close brothers should keep clear accounts! How could I possibly take money from Liangshan's treasury at will? It's best to earn Liangshan's money through trade!"
Song Jiang waved his hand: "We're brothers, don't stand on ceremony."
Li Huan said, "From now on, I will provide boxed meals for the four major hotels, and I will charge money for each meal. It is still a business transaction! Let's keep clear accounts and make money amicably!"
Wu Yong immediately became excited: "Brother Li Huan agreed? Ten taels of silver for each boxed meal?"
Li Huan shook his head, deliberately whetting Wu Yong's appetite.
"How to divide each boxed meal will be discussed with the strategist after I return from my overseas trip!"
"Because we don't know if the price of ingredients in overseas countries has increased. If the cost increases, the price of the boxed meals will also increase."
Wu Yong had no further objections and gave Song Jiang a wink.
"Good!" Song Jiang grinned.
"I hope Brother Li Huan will return from Beijing soon. I will definitely buy another five thousand boxed meals!"
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