Soon, a tall, slender man stepped forward.
He appeared thin, but had a round face and bulging, bright eyes like a goldfish.
Wearing a silk robe, covered in dust and dirt, he looked travel-worn.
The burly man clasped his hands in greeting: "Hero, why have you summoned me?"
"Are you Dai Zong?" Li Huan asked in surprise.
This appearance is quite different from what one might imagine the "number one deliveryman of Liangshan".
Dai Zong smiled and said, "That is indeed me!"
Li Huan said, "Wu Song misses his sister-in-law Pan Jinlian very much. Could you go to Yanggu County to inquire about Pan Jinlian's whereabouts?"
Dai Zong, known as the "Divine Traveler," had "armored horses" tied to his legs and used the "Divine Travel Technique" to travel 800 li a day.
Yanggu County is only a little over 100 li away from Liangshan Marsh, a distance that was nothing to Dai Zong.
Dai Zong glanced at the food in the bucket, his thick eyebrows furrowing slightly: "I have official duties to attend to today, and I am acting on the orders of the strategist..."
"Two boxed lunches!" Li Huan interrupted Dai Zong. "As long as you find out anything about Pan Jinlian, I'll give you two boxed lunches!"
Dai Zong's goldfish eyes suddenly lit up, and he held out his hand, saying, "Four boxed lunches! Just vegetarian dishes! I'll eat and drink my fill first, then I'll go to Yanggu County!"
Holy crap, they're trying to bargain with me, and they want to eat a boxed lunch first!
Li Huan was annoyed and was about to refuse when a thin young man rushed over, smiling and clasping his hands in greeting.
"My surname is Wang, and I'm the sixth in my family. I walk fast and run fast, hence my nickname..."
“That shrew!” Li Huan blurted out, “Wang Dingliu!”
"Huoshan" refers to lightning, and "Huoshanpo" is the goddess in charge of lightning.
This nickname suggests that Wang Dingliu was skilled in light-footed kung fu, extremely fast, and also an excellent courier and intelligence agent.
Wang Dingliu laughed and said, "I'm not greedy, I only need two boxed meals! After I find out about Pan Jinlian and return to Liangshan to report, I will take the boxed meals."
Li Huan nodded approvingly. "Hmm, this child is teachable."
Dai Zong was displeased and said disdainfully, "Wang Dingliu! First come, first served, don't argue with me!"
Wang Dingliu said with a smile, "I am but a humble brother, how could I dare to compete with Brother Dai Zong?"
Based on the current count of "106 generals", Dai Zong ranks nineteenth and Wang Dingliu ranks one hundred and third.
The former was a mid-level cadre with close ties to the leaders of Liangshan, while the latter was a grassroots underling from humble beginnings.
Dai Zong raised his head, his expression arrogant.
"Three boxed lunches! I'll eat two first, and then I'll eat the other one when I get back to Liangshan!"
Faced with a sudden competitor, Dai Zong made concessions.
"Great!" Li Huan gave a thumbs up.
Dai Zong looked delighted and prepared to go forward to get the boxed lunch.
Li Huan shook his head: "Don't misunderstand, when I said 'okay,' I was praising Wang Dingliu, not agreeing to your request!"
Instantly, Dai Zong's smile vanished.
Li Huan picked up two paper cups, filled them with "spicy soup," and handed them to Wang Dingliu.
"I love dealing with honest people! Here, have some spicy soup first, then we'll get going!"
Wang Dingliu smiled broadly, reached out to take the paper cup, and thanked him repeatedly.
Dai Zong's "order" was snatched away, and he looked extremely embarrassed.
Watching Wang Dingliu savor the spicy soup with relish, Dai Zong snorted angrily, turned around, and walked out of the crowd.
Sun Erniang hurriedly said, "Little Liu, why aren't you making money at the Beishan Hotel? What are you doing on my turf?"
Li Huan suddenly remembered that the Beishan Hotel in Liangshan Marsh was jointly managed by "Death-Taking Judge" Li Li and "Living Flash Granny" Wang Dingliu.
Wang Dingliu swallowed the spicy soup in his mouth and sighed deeply.
"Sigh... Brother Li Li has a fiery temper. I didn't serve him well and he scolded me. So I wandered around West Mountain and happened to come across a stall selling boxed lunches..."
After Wang Ding finished speaking and drank the spicy soup in his cup, he clasped his hands in a fist salute to Li Huan.
"Besides inquiring about Pan Jinlian, is there anything else you wish to ask of me, elder brother?"
Li Huan climbed into the electric tricycle, lifted the seat, took out two gold ingots from the toolbox, and handed them to Wang Dingliu.
"If you see Pan Jinlian and she is living in poverty, give her the gold to relieve her immediate distress and save Wu Song from worrying day and night!"
Upon receiving the order, Wang Dingliu immediately took off running and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, Wu Song lay on the ground, snoring loudly.
Sun Erniang said with a smile, "Brother Li Huan, aren't you afraid that Wang Dingliu will secretly keep the gold and not give it to Pan Jinlian?"
Li Huan said, "If Wang Dingliu were greedy and ruthless, why would Song Jiang and Wu Yong have allowed him to participate in managing the Beishan Hotel?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Lin Chong strode over, carrying a bundle in his hand.
Thump! The bundle was placed inside the carriage.
Lin Chong said loudly, "Master Chai, lend me two hundred taels of gold, which can be exchanged for more than two thousand one hundred taels of silver!"
Li Huan feigned praise: "As expected of the head instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Guards in the capital, your face is worth it! Awesome! Truly awesome!"
Lin Chong looked displeased: "I have already given you the gold, why are you cursing me in public?"
Li Huan was taken aback: "Why did I scold you?"
Lin Chong looked at Hu Sanniang, then glanced at Sun Erniang, and hesitated before speaking.
Li Huan was puzzled: "Look at you, acting all long-winded and hesitant. You're not like a man at all!"
Lin Chong glared and suddenly raised his voice: "In front of these two ladies, you called me a cow... a cow's... such vulgarity is unbearable to me!"
"Hahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter.
Li Huan understood.
Lin Chong, being a northerner, understood the other meaning of "牛比" (niú bǐ), and mistakenly took the "praise" as "dirty talk".
Li Huan explained, "Baozi Tou, you misunderstood. I wasn't insulting you, but praising you for being amazing!"
Lin Chong retorted angrily, "Powerful? Hmph, do you think I'm a three-year-old child who can't tell right from wrong?"
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