Thud!
The wooden box fell, causing the square table to creak and wobble.
"Proprietor, two bowls of meat sauce noodles, add in twelve copper coins' worth of meat, and noodles for five copper coins."
"Alright!" The proprietor scurried to his feet beneath the sunshade, slinging a towel over his shoulder and glancing up, "Oh, has the gentleman returned from exploring the lake?"
Liang Qu raised an eyebrow, "You remember me?"
"How could I forget." The proprietor skillfully made the noodles and ladled on the sauce. "With such an impressive stature, sir, even if we hadn't seen each other for four or five years instead of mere days, I would have recognized you at a glance. A few days ago you mentioned you were off to Pengze to explore the lake. How was your experience?"
