"Have you heard? It's said that a truck has just been invented that can run several times faster than a tractor."
"What truck? Have you heard of steam trains? That thing's rails are about to reach Lan City. Liu San, didn't your second brother get arrested for stealing the rails? Is he still mining now? "
"Pfft! He snatched the rails and couldn't beat them! "The person called Liu San's expression changed instantly as he spat on the ground and corrected him.
The aboriginals despised theft the most, and even commoners rarely stole things.
On the other hand, stealing wasn't a big deal.
Two years ago, the price of iron was even more expensive than it was now. Liu San's second brother must have lost his mind and actually tried to snatch the rails with two scoundrel friends. In the end, he was overturned and was still mining in the mines.
Looking at the time, it would be another year before he could be released.
This matter was considered a great humiliation for his family.
It wasn't because he tried to snatch the rails, but because he was overturned by the railway patrol team.
One had to know that the Liu family was considered a respectable family, yet their son was so disappointing that he had been ridiculed for the past two years.
The people around them heard the conversation at the table and burst into laughter.
The second floor of Shanhuai Restaurant was occupied by the children of the rich and powerful. The guests on the first floor were of lower status, but they were all officials in their families.
Ordinary people wouldn't come here to eat at all.
Even the merchants from the Yun Nation wouldn't come here.
Someone noticed Honeysuckle sitting there and asked with a smile, "Have you seen that child before?"
He didn't mean any harm. He was just curious that she was sitting there alone despite her exquisite appearance and attire.
"I haven't seen her before. I don't know which family she came from." Someone else glanced at her.
"She's pretty. In a few years, she'll probably be the one asking for her hand in marriage." The person who spoke was in his twenties, 20 years younger than Honeysuckle. He was also joking with the gaze of an elder looking at a junior.
"Ordinary people won't be able to get close to her." The aboriginals were straightforward, but they weren't blind, especially the children of the officials.
Putting everything else aside, ordinary people wouldn't be able to see anything special about the muslin robe he was wearing. However, looking at its breadth and fineness, it seemed to be an imitation of crystal silk. A bolt of it cost several hundred taels of silver. Even an ordinary official wouldn't be able to afford it, let alone a child.
Everyone just chatted for a while and didn't take it to heart.
Honeysuckle didn't care that he was being talked about. His face fell when he saw the dishes on the table.
You ate this every day in the palace, and you still want to eat this after coming out?
"Another table!" Honeysuckle slammed the table and pouted. "I don't want to eat this. Change another table."
The waiter from before took a look and immediately removed the items on the table without any hesitation.
"This is our restaurant's most famous dish. If you don't like it, what else do you want to eat?"
Er Hua rolled his eyes and looked around, then pointed at a table and said, "I want those from them!"
The waiter immediately reported the menu.
Honeysuckle slammed the table and yelled, "I want to drink!"
Hearing this, the surrounding people immediately burst into laughter.
"Little girl, how much can you drink?"
Someone laughed and shouted.
Honeysuckle knew that everyone was calling him, but he didn't know what they were laughing about. When he heard the question, he immediately raised a finger.
"A bowl or a jar?" someone asked with a smile.
It wasn't a big deal for aboriginal children to drink a little wine.
However, seeing such a cute little girl sitting at the table and asking for wine like a little adult was quite amusing.
"I can drink as much as I want!" Honeysuckle said in her cute voice.
"Pfft!"
Hearing this, everyone immediately burst into laughter.
"Little girl, you're bragging, right?"
"If you don't believe me, I'll show you! Give me wine! "Honeysuckle was immediately unhappy when she heard someone questioning her.
"Haha, little girl, I'll treat you to a drink. Drink it first before we talk about anything else. " Someone at the table next to her handed over half a jar of wine. It was the kind that contained five catties of wine. Half a jar wasn't a small amount.
Honeysuckle looked at the huge jar and was immediately dumbfounded.
In the palace, she always drank the empress's wine in secret, and they were all glass bottles. How was she going to drink such a big jar?
Seeing her dumbfounded expression, everyone laughed again.
Honeysuckle turned her head to see how the others drank. Coincidentally, she saw someone pouring wine from a jar and understood.
She jumped onto a stool and poured herself a bowl of wine from the jar. Then, she raised the bowl and drank it in one gulp.
"Good! Little girl, you're straightforward! "Everyone cheered again.
Honeysuckle frowned. It wasn't as good as the ones she drank in secret.
However, she quickly cheered up again. No one was here to control her, and she wouldn't be scolded by the empress and her father.
She poured another bowl and drank it in one gulp.
Seeing that she wanted to drink again, someone said, "Drink slowly, there's no rush!"
Honeysuckle wrinkled her nose. They had just said that she was bragging.
She ignored them.
Seeing that she drank another cup, everyone immediately cheered.
It was rare for something interesting to happen in Shanhuai House.
"Little girl, your face isn't even red. You can really drink. I wonder who taught you. Come, let's drink! "A burly man laughed heartily and came over, clinking his bowl with Honeysuckle's.
Seeing this, Honeysuckle became even more excited.
Seeing that she really wasn't drunk at all, everyone took advantage of their enthusiasm and clinked glasses with her.
Although Honeysuckle was surrounded by people every day in the palace, it was different here. Although the people here were a little rough, their enthusiasm and hearty laughter ignited something in her heart.
Furthermore, she seemed to sense an unfamiliar emotion from these people's words — approval.
In the palace, the empress and her father treated her like a child.
The people here were different!
After Honeysuckle drank half the jar of wine, someone brought another jar of wine and invited her to drink.
Shanhuai House became even more lively.
Everyone also began to see something different.
It was true that aboriginal children could drink a little, but this child had drunk so much without any reaction. This meant that her strength was far beyond that of an ordinary person. At the very least, she wasn't at the Four-way Heaven level.
That meant that she was at the Kismet Heaven level!
To be able to reach the Kismet Heaven stage at such a young age, only a few geniuses could compare to him, right?
For example, Shi Gan from the Great Elder's family and Tong Lan from Minister Tong's family.
No one knew which family this girl belonged to, but she was actually so powerful.
However, everyone was relieved. Since she was at the Kismet Heaven level, they didn't have to worry about her drinking.
With this little girl around, Shanhuai House was especially lively today.
Even the second floor was affected by the people downstairs.
Someone hurried downstairs and saw a fair and delicate child standing on a stool with one foot on the table and the other on it. She was drinking bowl after bowl of wine.
Many regulars of Shanhuai House were cheering at the side, and every time, someone would drink with her.
In just a short while, there was a pile of wine jars on the floor.
"Liu San, if you keep drinking, you'll lose all of your food money for this month."
"I can't lose to such a little girl. That would be embarrassing," the person called Liu San said fiercely.
In fact, he had already lost a jar of wine to Honeysuckle, but he stubbornly refused to stop.
The rich and powerful children who had come down to investigate went up and told them about this matter. Everyone else became curious and came down to see this little girl who could drink so much.
"Which family is she from? Do you know? "
"I've never seen her before! Have you seen her before? "
"No!"
"This little girl is interesting. I'll go up and drink with her!"
"So many of you are taking turns to fight a little girl. Aren't you embarrassed?"
"This girl is interesting! Look at her. She drank so much, but she's completely fine. I heard she just said that she could keep drinking? I want to see what she's talking about! "
At this moment, Honeysuckle was very happy. She had never felt so carefree in her life.
In her eyes, everyone here was a good person. She really hoped that they would come to the palace to play with her.
She didn't refuse anyone. Even if no one touched her bowl, she would still drink.
The sound of bowls clinking against bowls was endless.
Even the passersby outside could hear the loud cheers and toasts coming from Shanhuai House.
There was even a burly man who took off his clothes and jumped onto the table to sing a wild hunting song.
With the first, there was a second.
The rough singing quickly spread from the house to the outside.
In the crowd, Honeysuckle copied the others. She held a bowl of wine in one hand and slammed the table with the other, shouting and laughing loudly.
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