Chapter 173: Chapter 174: Solo’s Request

“Okay, you guys continue eating. I still have some affairs to handle, so I’ll leave for now.” Liu Feng stood up and made an excuse to leave. One of his goals for the day- tariffs- had been reached. Once the City Lord’s Mansion announced the tariffs, the merchants present would probably be the first to pay those taxes, and the other smaller merchants would not dare to refuse to pay taxes.

With this, most of the taxes in West Sun City were complete. The rest, like luxury taxes, would be gradually added in the future.

Liu Feng got up. Anri, Nicole, and Tisi also stood up. They couldn’t bear to watch the way these businessmen ate.

While attractive people eating barbarically was quite pleasant to the eye; ugly people eating barbarically looked just like pigs devouring food. And to them, these merchants were those pigs.

“Wait, my lord, I have something to discuss with you.” Solo hurriedly stood up and shouted, “It won’t take much of your time.”

“Come with me!” Liu Feng didn’t stop walking, and a faint smile was on his lips. Goal number 2 has bit the hook.

Solo’s eyes lit up with joy, and he quickly got up and chased after Liu Feng, leaving the group of merchants looking at each other in bewilderment. However, they didn’t have the qualifications to go along, as Solo was several levels above them.

Liu Feng and the others left the large private room and walked down the corridor. Solo prepared to speak several times but finally kept quiet.

“Accompany me to a place first, then we’ll talk slowly,” Liu Feng said softly.

“Okay!” Solo nodded. As they walked, Solo was surprised to find that Drunken Night Restaurant was booming with business, but after considering the taste of the dishes he just had, he thought it was expected for business to be booming. He had even already decided that as long as he stayed in West Sun City, he would always come here to eat.

When they arrived downstairs, Solo was even more shocked. All the tables on the first floor were full, everyone excitedly chatting and shouting about the delicious dishes.

Liu Feng glanced around, nodded in satisfaction, and sighed, “When every commoner can afford meat with every meal is when I, as a City Lord, will truly be wealthy.”

If everyone could afford meat with every meal, then it would mean that every commoner would have a monthly salary of at least a hundred copper coins. At that time, tax revenue alone could fill Liu Feng’s treasury with gold coins.

“…” Solo was speechless. He didn’t know how to respond to the statement. To him, making sure that every commoner could afford meat with every meal was too idealistic. After all, even in the capital, many commoners didn’t have the ability to afford every meal, let alone commoners in remote areas like this one.

“Let’s go!” Liu Feng left the Drunken Night Restaurant and got on a carriage.

Solo could only sit in the front of the carriage, where the coachman sat. He couldn’t enter the carriage because there were three female companions inside, even if two of them were female beastkins.

Clip-clop…

The War Wolf Squad escorted the carriage towards the south gate of West Sun City, where the workshop area was.

…

Elisa was led by a waiter to a private room 33. This room was small, with only a round table and two chairs. It was the smallest-sized private room in the Drunken Night Restaurant.

“Here’s our menu. Please have a look and let me know what you need,” the waiter handed over an exquisite menu with a wooden cover. Characters and patterns had been printed inside.

“Okay!” Elisa took the menu curiously and flipped through it, softly murmuring, “Vegetable, 3 copper coins; stir-fried lean meat and vegetables, 10 copper coins… Braised pork, 20 steel coins for a serving…”

The more she read, the more astonished Elisa became. Towards the end of the menu were dishes priced over a hundred copper coins. For example, there was a whole roasted lamb that cost three silver coins. That’s plain robbery!

Of course, there were cheaper options in the earlier pages that were reasonably priced. She hadn’t heard of any of the dishes before, so she decided to give them a try. “I’ll have the braised pork, braised pork ribs, and also a tomato and egg drop soup…” Elisa ordered six dishes in a row, pausing reluctantly under the waiter’s surprised gaze.

“Alright, please wait a moment. Your dishes will be served shortly,” the waiter said politely.

Creak… The waiter left with the menu.

“Phew… Ordering food is quite addictive; I feel like trying everything,” Elisa regretfully patted her stomach. Unfortunately, she didn’t have a beastkin’s big appetite.

Waiting was agonizing. Elisa restlessly fidgeted in her chair, occasionally glancing at the buns on the table.

Creak…

Soon, the door opened, and the waiter entered with all six dishes placed on the table.

“Here are all your dishes. If there’s anything else you need, just call me. I’ll be outside,” the waiter smiled gently and left, closing the door behind him.

“Gurgle…”

Elisa’s throat gurgled as she smelled the aroma of the meat. Her mouth watering in anticipation.

The tray was equipped with chopsticks, forks, and a spoon. Unlike Liu Feng’s mischievous decision to only provide to those merchants (to promote chopsticks), forks and spoons were provided for other customers. Elisa looked at the two wooden sticks in the tray in confusion. Elisa picked up a fork and started eating, stuffing herself with braised pork, her eyes widening.

“Delicious, so delicious…” Elisa swore it was the most delicious meat she had ever eaten, without the salty, bitter, fishy taste of other meat.

“Delicious, wow! This one is also delicious…”

“This soup is so tasty. How is all the food here be so delicious?”

“…”

“Burp!” Elisa burped, slumping down in her chair. She patted her stomach, having stuffed herself full again.

“So much food left. What should I do? Do I have to throw them away?” Elisa looked at the leftovers on the table, reluctant to waste them. “I shouldn’t have ordered so much. What a waste.”

Just as Elisa was torn deciding what to do, there was a knock on the door. The waiter entered, saw what was going on, and smiled lightly. “If you can’t finish them, ma’am, you can take pack them and take them home.”

“Pack?” Elisa looked puzzled. “How do I take them home?”

“If you pay one steel coin, we’ll provide a bamboo tube for you to put your food in.”

“Okay!” Elisa’s face was filled with joy. She hadn’t expected such a humane option. She could eat the take the leftovers home to have for dinner.

Soon, the waiter brought a bamboo tube as thick as a thigh, about 15 centimeters high, and then put the food inside the bamboo using chopsticks.

It was also at this moment that Elisa realized how to use the two wooden sticks.