Liu Bei quickly waved his hand: "No! May I ask how many boxed meals are left?"
Li Huan checked the dishes and rice in the food bucket and quickly made a decision.
"Thirty more boxed meals!"
Liu Bei gasped: "Thirty portions... a total of one hundred and fifty taels of gold..."
Zhang Fei reminded him, "Brother, there isn't enough gold in the bundle."
Liu Bei cupped his hands and said to Li Huan, "I only brought a hundred taels of gold today, which is not enough to pay for the meal. Come with me back to Xinye, and we will settle the bill there!"
Li Huan pondered that although Liu Bei was the local tyrant of Xinye County, he was not wealthy and often wove straw sandals and mats for his soldiers.
Without the strong support of his brother-in-law Mi Zhu, Liu Bei would have been unable to raise an army or recruit talented individuals.
Therefore, if he returned to Xinye with Liu Bei, he would definitely not be able to produce 150 taels of gold within ten days to half a month!
Li Huan made up his mind to first complete the "Traveling Through the Three Kingdoms" mission and obtain one hundred taels of gold in time to prevent any unforeseen changes later.
"Uncle Liu, you must pay one hundred taels of gold first. I will put the remaining fifty taels on my tab and ask you for it another day."
Liu Bei was taken aback: "You...you don't trust me?"
Li Huan said, "I believe in your character, but I don't believe in your financial resources."
These words struck a nerve with Liu Bei.
He looked displeased and complained angrily, "You give away fifty boxed lunches for free, without making a single penny, yet you're making things difficult for me!"
Li Huan said, "I'm too lazy to argue with you. Let the villagers be the judge!"
Instantly, the villagers started talking all at once, supporting Li Huan.
"There's clearly gold in the bundle, but they're unwilling to give it away. It's truly despicable!"
"These three are really cunning; they're trying to freeload!"
"Liu Bei is an unrighteous official; he bullies a mere merchant!"
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Hearing the villagers' accusations, cold sweat broke out on Liu Bei's forehead!
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