The Ming Dynasty: Starting with the Somersault Cloud, Old Zhu was so envious he cried!

Plates of steaming hot food were brought out from the shed.

Braised pork belly, steamed fish, sweet and sour pork ribs, Kung Pao chicken, Mapo tofu, braised lion's head meatballs, Peking duck, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall...

All sorts of dishes were continuously served on the hundreds-of-meters-long wooden table.

Red, green, yellow, white—a dazzling array of colors.

Steam rose from the plate, gathering into a white mist above the long table.

From a distance, it looks like a fairyland.

And that rich fragrance drifted far, far away on the gentle breeze.

The local people, smelling the aroma, couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

"Gurgle..."

The sounds of swallowing saliva rose and fell.

When in their entire lives have they ever seen so much delicious food?

Some of these dishes are so unique that I've never even seen them before, let alone eaten them!

"What's that bright red meat? It looks delicious!"

"And that fish! Look at that fish, a whole one, with sauce on it!"

"My goodness, is that a duck? Why is it roasted so red?"

"And that! What's in that jar? It smells so good!"

The people craned their necks and stared wide-eyed, like dumb geese, intently watching the delicious food on the table, their eyes practically glued to the food.

Even without a severe drought this year, these ordinary people are already lucky if they can have a full meal on a regular basis.

During festivals and holidays, it would be even more remarkable if one could afford to buy a couple of ounces of meat and make dumplings.

Now, this table, several hundred meters long, is filled with chicken, duck, fish, meat, and delicacies from land and sea.

This isn't a meal!

This is like celebrating the Chinese New Year!

No, this is even more lavish than Chinese New Year!

Some people couldn't help but rub their eyes, wondering if they were hallucinating.

Some people, however, slapped themselves hard, wincing in pain, before realizing they weren't dreaming.

Some people, while watching, found themselves in tears.

"Waaaaah..."

"I've never seen so much delicious food in my entire life..."

"Your Highness...Your Highness, have you brought all the banquet dishes from the palace here?"

For a moment, the crowd fell silent.

Everyone was stunned by the breathtaking scene.

Those who had just questioned, mocked, and accused His Highness of boasting now shut their mouths, their faces burning with embarrassment.

It felt like I'd been slapped hard across the face several times!

That's not bragging at all.

That's really awesome!

In the corner of the crowd,

The spies sent out by the Li family were completely dumbfounded.

They were originally ordered by the steward Li Fu to come and scout out what was happening across the street.

But who could have imagined that they would witness such an amazing scene?

On a table several hundred meters long, chicken, duck, fish, meat, delicacies from land and sea were laid out, steaming hot and fragrant.

The spies were stunned, their mouths drooling.

"This...this..."

One of the spies rubbed his eyes hard.

No matter how much he kneaded it, the food on the table remained there, real and tangible, not an illusion.

"My goodness..."

Another spy swallowed hard, his voice trembling:

"How much silver will this cost?"

"A table hundreds of meters long, entirely covered in meat?!"

They worked for the Li family and had seen some of the world.

During festivals, the Li family would only set up a dozen or so tables at most, which was considered a grand affair by them.

But now?

A table hundreds of meters long!

It stretches as far as the eye can see!

Everything is delicious!

This is hardly a dinner invitation!

This is clearly like piling up mountains of gold and silver outwards!

The spies looked at each other, completely bewildered and panicked.

No!

We must tell the housekeeper about this immediately!

If we had been any later, who knows what terrible things might have happened!

Without saying a word, the group turned around and ran back.

After a long, frantic drive

They finally ran back to the place where the Li family was distributing porridge.

"Butler! Butler!"

"Something terrible has happened!"

Li Fu was standing next to the porridge stall, his heart pounding with anxiety. As soon as he heard the shout, he immediately turned around:

"What's the panic? Speak slowly! What exactly are they up to?"

Several spies were panting heavily, and one of them stammered:

"Steward, the newly arrived imperial envoy is across the street; they're hosting a dinner party!"

"No, they're planning to invite the entire city to a feast!"

Upon hearing this, Li Fu looked incredulous: "Invite the whole city to a feast? With them? Where would they get the food?"

The scout swallowed hard and continued:

"I don't know!"

"What we saw with our own eyes was a table hundreds of meters long, piled high with chicken, duck, fish, meat, and delicacies from land and sea, being brought out of the shed plate by plate!"

"Besides, that shed was completely sealed off; who knows what kind of shady business is going on inside!"

Upon hearing this, Li Fu's face instantly turned ashen.

Although he had long known that the person opposite him was very likely the Sixth Prince of the Ming Dynasty.

But he never expected that,

This prince has made such a big fuss as soon as he arrived!

Invite the whole city to a feast?

A table hundreds of meters long?

An endless supply of delicious food?

How much does this cost? How many kilograms of grain?

Even though the Li family has been operating in this county for so many years, they wouldn't dare to do something like this!

Li Fu gritted his teeth and quickly asked:

"What was the public's reaction?"

The spy said with a bitter face:

"What other reaction could they have? They were all completely dumbfounded!"

"They were just praising Miss Li a moment ago, but now they're all staring at the table across the way, drooling all over the floor, they're practically bewitched!"

"If this continues, I'm afraid all of us here will run away!"

Li Fu suddenly turned his head and looked across the street.

Sure enough, many of the people who were originally queuing for porridge here had already secretly moved over there.

At this rate, it won't be long before his soup kitchen becomes an empty shell!

A layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on Li Fu's forehead.

No!

We must tell the master about this right away!

Let the master decide!

The scene changes.

The people surrounded the long table, craning their necks and staring intently at the food on it.

At first, people in the crowd occasionally gasped in surprise.

"Wow! They've brought it out again!"

"My God, is this the third round?"

"What's that? It looks delicious!"

"Is this ever going to end? Why are you still serving?"

But as dish after dish was served, it seemed to have no end.

The gasps from the crowd gradually subsided.

One plate.

Two plates.

Ten plates.

Hundred plates.

The yamen runners and servants came and went like a revolving lantern, running into the shed again and again, bringing out dishes one after another.

The plates on the table were stacked higher and higher, becoming more and more abundant.

The table, several hundred meters long, was densely packed with dishes from beginning to end, leaving no space at all.

But inside that shed,

They kept bringing out dishes.

It was as if that small shed contained an inexhaustible treasure trove.

The people were dumbfounded.

They all opened their mouths, but no sound came out.

The biggest scene they had ever seen in their lives.

That is, when someone in the village gets married, they hold a banquet with three to five tables.

That's enough to make them envious for half a year.

But now?

A table hundreds of meters long, with an endless stream of delicious food, stretching as far as the eye can see!

This goes beyond simply "treating someone to a meal".

This is simply a miracle!

Some people couldn't help but take two steps back, a look of awe on their faces.

Some people put their hands together and muttered something, it was unclear what they were praying for.

Some people, while watching, suddenly felt their legs go weak and knelt down.

The entire scene was eerily quiet.

All that remained were the clinking of plates and the footsteps of the constables running back and forth.

Tens of thousands of people, yet not a single one dared to speak.