Seeing that Li Huan had no intention of entering the manor, Zhao Min frowned slightly.
"Master Li, I have already ordered people to prepare wine and dishes to show my hospitality. I hope you will do me the honor of joining me."
Li Huan laughed and said, "Can the food and wine that Miss Zhao prepared compare to my boxed lunch?"
After saying that, Li Huan reached out and lifted the lids of eight food buckets, revealing various dishes.
Four meat dishes: spicy crayfish, onion and squid rolls, tomato stewed beef brisket, and pan-fried saury.
Four vegetarian dishes: fried peanuts, stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar, stir-fried edamame with loofah, and dry-fried cauliflower.
Main dish: Scallion pancake
Fresh Soup: Seaweed and Egg Drop Soup
The eight dishes were visually appealing and had an enticing aroma.
Smelling the aroma of the food, Zhao Min couldn't help but approach the food bucket and examine it closely.
What kind of dish is this?
Zhao Min stared at the bright red "spicy crayfish" with curiosity.
Li Huan said, "Haven't you ever seen crayfish from overseas, Miss Zhao?"
Asking a question you already know the answer to.
Zhao Min grew up in Dadu (Beijing) during the Yuan Dynasty, and had typical northern eating habits, rarely eating seafood, let alone crayfish, which was only introduced to China in the early 20th century.
"Overseas crayfish?" Zhao Min's eyes widened.
Zhang Wuji, Xiao Zhao, Yang Buhui, Wei Yixiao, Bai Mei Ying Wang, Zhou Dian, and others also stared curiously at the crayfish in the bucket.
Li Huan picked up a crayfish: "Look, it's baring its teeth and claws, with two long whiskers on its head. It looks just like a dragon. Because it's small, it's called a crayfish."
Zhao Min asked, "So, there are also lobsters?"
Li Huan nodded: "That's right, the sea is full of giant lobsters, which are ten or even a hundred times larger than crayfish and weigh dozens of kilograms!"
Zhao Min pointed to the food bucket: "Don't you have any lobsters in your bucket?"
Li Huan shook his head: "Not for now, we're only selling spicy crayfish today!"
Next, Li Huan introduced seven more dishes: "Onion and Squid Rolls, Stewed Beef Brisket with Tomatoes, Pan-fried Saury, Fried Peanuts, Stir-fried Shredded Potatoes with Vinegar, Stir-fried Edamame and Loofah, and Dry-fried Cauliflower".
During the late Yuan Dynasty, onions, tomatoes, peanuts, potatoes, cauliflower, saury, and other vegetables had not yet been introduced to China.
Zhao Min was dazzled and kept praising it.
"It seems that the food cooked by Master Li is even better than the delicacies of Green Willow Manor!"
Li Huan said, "I'd like to borrow this esteemed spot in front of the Green Willow Manor to set up a stall and sell boxed lunches. Miss Zhao, you don't mind, do you?"
Zhao Min smiled and said, "I heard before that Leader Li set up a stall selling boxed lunches at Bright Peak in Kunlun Mountain. It is truly an honor for me that Leader Li has come to Green Willow Manor today. How could I mind?"
Li Huan picked up a serving spoon and tapped it on the food bucket.
"Selling boxed lunches! Top-quality boxed lunches, delicious boxed lunches!"
"Four meat dishes and four vegetable dishes, plus scallion pancakes and seaweed and egg drop soup to fill you up!"
"Each boxed meal costs only one hundred taels of silver!"
"Don't miss out, everyone! Come and buy now!"
Li Huan's voice was loud and clear, and passersby a hundred meters away could hear it.
Zhao Min and the "Eight Heroes of Divine Arrows" were stunned.
"One hundred taels of silver?"
Zhao Min exclaimed in astonishment, "Master Li's food is actually selling for such a high price!"
Li Huan said, "Rare ingredients from overseas countries are bound to be expensive, and ordinary people can't afford them."
Zhao Min raised an eyebrow: "I wonder how Li Jiaozhu's business is?"
Taking the opportunity, Li Huan said, "I set up a stall at Bright Summit in Kunlun Mountain. Each boxed meal has only four dishes and costs fifty taels of silver!"
"The six major sects spent a total of 200,000 taels of silver! The Ming Cult spent a total of 500,000 taels of silver!"
"The Ming Cult is generous and magnanimous, and has become my major client. I then lent a helping hand to defeat the six major sects and agreed to become the leader of the Ming Cult!"
Li Huan spoke eloquently, deliberately deceiving and misleading Zhao Min.
Sure enough, Zhao Min's eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked like she was devising a plan.
She mistakenly believed that Li Huan was after money.
"Master Li, I'd like to buy a hundred boxed meals!"
Without wasting any words, Zhao Min directly bought boxed meals and ordered someone to take out 10,000 taels of silver and hand them over to Li Huan.
After accepting the silver note, Li Huan smiled and said, "Green Willow Manor lives up to its reputation; the manor lord is indeed generous!"
Zhao Min said, "Please come with me to the manor, Master Li, and taste the Shaoxing wine that has been treasured for eighteen years."
Li Huan shook his head: "Thank you for your kindness, Miss Zhao. I will go to the villa to enjoy the wine after I have sold all the boxed meals in the car."
"Sold out?" Zhao Min frowned slightly.
Li Huan laughed and said, "That's right. The weather is hot today. If we don't sell all the boxed meals soon, they'll go bad."
Zhao Min asked, "How many boxed lunches are left in Leader Li's car?"
Li Huan said, "At least six thousand copies."
Six thousand boxed meals!
Total price: 600,000 taels of silver!
Zhao Min's eyebrows furrowed even more.
Her original plan was to invite Li Huan and the Ming Cult members to Green Willow Manor as guests, thus luring them into a carefully designed trap.
To everyone's surprise, Li Huan refused to close up shop until he had sold all six thousand boxed meals in his truck!
Zhao Min suppressed her displeasure and smiled.
"Master Li, forgive my bluntness, but the price of each boxed meal is too high. You can hardly sell six thousand meals by setting up a stall in front of Green Willow Manor!"
Li Huan said, "Thank you for the reminder, Miss Zhao! After I've prepared a hundred boxed meals for you, I'll go to the bustling city center to set up a stall!"
After saying that, Li Huan quickly served the dishes and rice.
Xiao Zhao and Yang Buhui diligently helped.
Although Yang Xiao, Wei Yixiao, White-browed Eagle King, and others did not understand Li Huan's true intentions, they were quick-witted and took the opportunity to cooperate with Li Huan.
Yang Xiao said, "Master! On the way here, there was a very lively street. Let's set up a stall there later!"
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