Hong Qigong stared at the red electric tricycle and asked curiously.
"Hey buddy, where's your horse?"
Li Huan deliberately asked, "What horse?"
Hong Qigong pointed to the electric tricycle: "The horse pulling the cart."
Li Huan shook his head: "This vehicle does not require horses or human labor; it can move automatically."
Hong Qigong's face was full of disbelief: "What kind of carriage in the world doesn't use horses or people? You brat, you've been talking nonsense and making fun of this old beggar!"
Li Huan raised his voice and said, "Old beggar, don't think you're so great just because you're older and have been to many places! No matter how great you are, you're still just a beggar who has eaten for twenty years longer than me! And it's all leftovers!"
The phrase "leftovers" caught Hong Qigong off guard, before he grinned broadly.
Guo Jing stood up abruptly, glaring at Li Huan: "How dare you be so rude! This is from the Beggars' Sect..."
"An elder of the Beggars' Sect, right?" Li Huan interrupted Guo Jing and looked at Hong Qigong. "At his age, almost fifty, if he doesn't get an elder position in the Beggars' Sect, he's a failure in life and has no right to continue being a beggar!"
"I've been selling boxed lunches at a street stall and traveled all over the country. I've seen a lot and encountered countless beggars! You think a mere elder of the Beggars' Sect can scare me?"
"You...you..." Guo Jing's face turned red with anger.
Hong Qigong laughed heartily and gestured for Guo Jing to be quiet.
"Young man, this old beggar won't argue with you. First, show this old beggar some chilled beer and cola from your foreign land!"
In the sweltering heat, anyone who hears the word "ice" will inevitably yearn for it, and Hong Qigong is no exception.
Li Huan reached out and deliberately lifted the lid of a food bucket, pretending to look for an iced cola.
Instantly, the colors of the dishes caught Hong Qigong's eye, and the enticing aroma filled his nostrils.
"What kind of dish is this?" Hong Qigong couldn't help but ask.
Li Huan didn't answer, quickly covered the food bucket, deliberately whetting Hong Qigong's appetite.
Immediately afterwards, Li Huan opened the ice bucket, took out a bottle of chilled cola, and held it up to show Hong Qigong.
"The shape of the bottle is very unique. Is it a glass bottle?" Hong Qigong guessed.
Li Huan smiled without answering, threw the cola on the ground, then picked it up and threw it at a stone on the side of the road.
Thud, thud!
The Coke bottle was intact.
Guo Jing was stunned: "This...this bottle is so sturdy!"
Li Huan explained, "The bottles used to hold Coca-Cola are neither porcelain nor glass, but plastic. They are durable and shatterproof, a specialty of foreign lands, and even the emperor of the Song Dynasty had never seen one!"
Hong Qigong laughed and said, "From what you're saying, a Coca-Cola bottle is better than my old beggar's gourd!"
Li Huan said, "Plastic bottles don't keep as warm as gourds, but you can wrap them in cotton cloth to keep them warm."
Guo Jing leaned closer and stared at the cola: "It's filled with something that looks like brown sugar water."
Li Huan said, "The color is like brown sugar water, but the taste and texture are completely different!"
"Why is it called Cola?" Guo Jing asked, puzzled.
Li Huan continued, "It tastes sweet and refreshing. Drinking it can not only refresh you but also make you feel happy, hence the name Coca-Cola, or cola for short!"
Hong Qigong nodded, understanding.
Li Huan patted the ice bucket: "The weather is hot, so putting the cola in ice cubes and chilling it will make it taste even better!"
Hong Qigong was startled and hurriedly said, "It's already June, how can your iron bucket preserve ice?"
“Why not?” Li Huan said loudly, “Everything inside and outside my car is made in foreign lands and has extraordinary functions!”
As he spoke, Li Huan pinched the cap of the cola bottle and slowly twisted it.
Because the bottle was just hit by a rock, the pressure inside is high, so it's not advisable to unscrew the cap quickly.
Seeing that Li Huan was turning slowly, Guo Jing said, "You're too weak, let me help you!"
He eagerly snatched the Coke bottle and, imitating Li Huan's actions, twisted the cap open.
*Pfft!* A burst of bubbles shot out and landed on Guo Jing's forehead, startling him so much that he leaned back and almost dropped the Coke bottle.
Hong Qigong was shocked and quickly helped Guo Jing up to check his face.
Guo Jing steadied himself, blinked hard, licked his lips, and smiled, "Sweet, very sweet!"
Hong Qigong scolded, "Foolish boy, you're too reckless! If that were a hidden weapon or poison, you would either be dead or seriously injured!"
Guo Jing chuckled a few more times and prepared to hand the cola to Hong Qigong.
Unexpectedly, Li Huan reached out and stopped him, taking back the cola!
"You're so rude! You spilled my Coke, not only making things worse but also trying to give it to the old beggar. When did I ever say I'd let him drink it for free?"
Guo Jing was immediately embarrassed, his expression resembling the Chinese character "囧".
Li Huan tilted his head back, gulped down a few mouthfuls of cola, and looked completely blissful.
Wow! That feels so good! So refreshing! So satisfying!
After praising it, Li Huan quickly screwed on the bottle cap and put the cola back into the ice bucket.
Hong Qigong smacked his lips, looking disappointed.
Immediately afterwards, Li Huan took a bottle of beer out of the ice bucket.
"This beer is from a foreign land. The first time I drank it, it tasted slightly bitter, but after a few more sips, I could taste the aroma of malt. It had a wonderful aftertaste and was more refreshing than rice wine or yellow wine!"
Hong Qigong asked, "Is this also a plastic bottle?"
Li Huan shook his head: "Wrong, it is the real glass bottle, which shatters upon landing! In foreign lands, it is called a glass bottle."
Hong Qigong stared at the beer bottle cap: "How do I open it?"
Li Huan laughed and said, "A person with high martial arts skills can open a bottle cap with just their thumb."
Guo Jing quickly said, "I'll give it a try."
Li Huan quickly put the beer into the ice bucket: "No, you're too rough. You'll definitely use brute force to twist the cap, and you'll crush the bottle neck too!"
Hong Qigong smiled and said, "I'm not a rude old beggar. Let me try."
Li Huan said, "You lead the way to Jiangmiao Town. When we get there, I'll give you a bottle of chilled beer."
Instantly, Hong Qigong's eyes lit up: "Really giving it to me?"
Li Huan said, "In business, I treat everyone fairly, young and old! And with friends, I always keep my word!"
Hong Qigong hurriedly said, "Alright, come with me, this old beggar!"
Li Huan quickly got into the driver's seat, turned the car key, and then accelerated, speeding away for more than 20 meters.
Hong Qigong and Guo Jing were dumbfounded.
Li Huan stopped the car, rolled down the window, and shouted, "Old beggar, what are you waiting for? Get in the car!"
Hong Qigong leaped and bounded, using his lightness skill without even realizing it, and landed by the door of the electric tricycle.
Li Huan reached out and opened the car door, letting Hong Qigong get in and sit down, and then gestured for him to close the door.
Guo Jing rushed over: "Where...where should I sit?"
Li Huan said, "There's no seat for you, so stand in the back!"
Guo Jing leaped up and jumped into the carriage.
Li Huan shouted, "You better behave yourself, don't open the food buckets and get the food cold or dirty. You have to buy it all!"
Upon hearing this, Guo Jing instinctively avoided the food bucket and gripped the handrail tightly.
Hong Qigong stared in utter shock at the blue LCD instrument panel.
"There's a large, glowing blue gemstone inside this car!"
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