In the Ming Dynasty 1498, my restaurant connects two worlds.

Song Xiaoyi drove, carrying two portions of local specialties and the Daming rice that Old Wu had been longing for, to the airport to take Old Wu and Wu Fei. He only turned back after checking in and completing the baggage check-in.

Meanwhile, the curator of the Suzhou Museum was satisfied and had his driver take the two from Nanjing home, speeding back to Suzhou.

Today, Mr. Wu's suggestion gave Song Xiaoyi a new idea: open a store in the Ming Dynasty, and in the modern era, focus on the high-end market, only offering home banquets by appointment.

Before going to bed, I called Lao Song to check the system.

[Song Family Heritage System]

[Goal: To become the Great Chef of the Ming Dynasty 999]

[Current Level: Low-class eatery]

[Song Family Recipe: 0/10 (Beginner)]

[Host's Original Dish: 1/10 (Beginner)]

[Song's Dish Selection: 3/10 (Beginner)]

[Two-way ingredient interaction: 10/100/15 (Intermediate)]

[Ding! Two-way ingredient interaction has been upgraded to intermediate level. Reward: Beginner Ingredient Identification Skill]

[Two-way food interaction: 1499/1000/0 (Beginner)]

Art Appraisal: 24/100 (Intermediate)

[Ding! Art appraisal skill upgraded to intermediate level; host rewarded with basic medical skills]

[Restaurant Auxiliary Space: 8 cubic meters]

[Skills: Basic Ingredient Identification, Basic Medical Skills]

Original recipes increased by "1", while referenced recipes increased by "3". Which ones are these?

[The host's self-created mushroom and chicken instant noodles have consistently sold over ten servings; the Nanjing duck blood vermicelli soup, braised eggs, and tea eggs that the host used have each consistently sold over ten servings.]

"After all this time, it turns out that the duck blood vermicelli soup wasn't my original creation, but the mushroom and chicken instant noodles was. This gives me an opportunity."

Indeed, this two-way food interaction "1499/1000/0" is too glaring. It means that only food from the Ming Dynasty can be counted when sold to modern people, and dishes made with ingredients from the Ming Dynasty don't count. It seems that we also need to open a factory in the Ming Dynasty.

Considering the ingredients available in the Ming Dynasty, what kind of factory could produce the food that modern people like to eat?

How about opening a small fast food workshop? Hire the poor people of the Ming Dynasty to make boxed meals on an assembly line, then send them out from the kitchen and have Fatty Cao take them to the market to sell to merchants, starting with the neighborhood.

These days, my neighbors don't have time to cook for themselves. Even if it's just brown rice, the ingredients from the Ming Dynasty are more delicious than modern food, right? Besides, I'll sell it for ten yuan a serving. I don't believe I can't beat those imported boxed meals.

Thinking about it that way, it actually works!

There's also the issue of this Ming Dynasty glutinous rice. It's not easy to fool modern people, especially Mr. Wu. Since you mentioned "university classmates," you'd better actually have university classmates, and ideally, their families should actually have this kind of high-quality glutinous rice.

My college classmate, Pan Zi, lives in the mountains of Guizhou.

This matter really needs to be put on the agenda. Summer is over and autumn harvest is coming. It's not difficult to go to Guizhou to find japonica rice grown in the mountains during the autumn harvest. We can collect more at once and exchange it with Daming japonica rice.

Next, I really need to arrange for Panzi to help me rent a mountain and grow japonica rice.

After thinking for half a day, Song Xiaoyi drifted off to sleep.

The next morning at five o'clock, Song Xiaoyi got up on time.

I didn't have time to prepare any new dishes last night, but I had some leftover Songfu mutton soup, plus Songfu braised pork. Today I can sell steamed buns, mushroom and chicken noodle soup, Songfu mutton soup, Songfu braised pork noodle soup, and duck blood vermicelli soup.

While revising the price list, Song Xiaoyi said angrily, "If anyone complains again that my mushroom and chicken noodle soup doesn't have mushrooms or chicken, I'll smear the chicken soup in their face!"

Today's menu:

Mushroom and Chicken Noodle Set Meal (10 words)

Songfu Lamb Soup Noodle Set Meal (10 RMB)

Songfu Hand-Pulled Pork Noodle Soup Set Meal (One serving of three flavors of Songfu Hand-Pulled Pork will be randomly selected)

Songfu Hand-Pulled Pork Noodle Soup Deluxe Set Meal (15 RMB) (One serving of each of the three flavors of Songfu Hand-Pulled Pork)

Spicy Ramen (Spicy) Qiwen

Zhongcui Mixed Noodles Qiwen

Single Noodle Partner Erwen

Add one egg (boiled egg, braised egg, tea egg) for one yuan.

Two of each type of Yangzhou-style pastry cost one coin, or five coins for a basket (12 pastries per basket).

Song Family Secret Recipe Herbal Tea: 2 coins per cup

Song Family Secret Recipe Fruit Juice Drink: 2 coins per cup

Songfu Secret Brew: Brave the World - 5 coins a cup, 20 coins a pot

At 6 o'clock sharp, the store opened, and the first man to enter was still the foodie Zhu Zhishan. Zhu Zhishan has a sharp eye; the first thing he noticed upon entering was that the menu had changed. "Hey, shopkeeper, are you sure you're out of Suzhou crab roe noodles?"

"What? The Suzhou crab roe noodles are gone forever?" Tang Bohu, who was right behind him, immediately panicked when he heard that the Suzhou crab roe noodles were no longer available.

"Gentlemen, aren't you tired of eating Suzhou crab roe noodles every day? Wasn't yesterday's duck blood vermicelli soup delicious? Let's try something different today, like Songfu's signature braised pork."

"Alright, since the shop owner recommends it so highly, we'll reluctantly agree to try the new product."

"I'd like the mutton soup set meal!"

"I want the hand-pulled pork set meal~"

"Alright, please wait a moment, gentlemen!"

While it was still early and no other customers were coming in, Song Xiaoyi went to the kitchen to cook noodles and try out different side dishes.

Set out four plates at a time, take four pieces of each of the three flavors of meat, and place them side by side on the plates. Pour a little Hengshun vinegar on the side of the plates, and add a little Lao Gan Ma chili sauce to each plate. Cook five portions of flatbread for only 15 seconds, then take them out and divide them into four bowls. Ladle a spoonful of soup over each bowl, add braised eggs and ham sausages, and serve them out one by one on a tray.

"The braised pork set meal is good, but it's still not as good as my Suzhou crab roe noodles."

"Bohu, hurry up and eat! Even such delicious food can't shut you up?"

After Song Xiaoyi placed the last set meal on the table and pushed it towards Zhu Zhishan, he casually pulled over a stool and sat down next to Zhu Zhishan. "Brother Zhishan, the manuscript you gave me last time seems to only have an opening. What about the rest?"

"The rest? The rest was written out of order and was discarded."

Unfortunately, while draft paper is generally considered waste paper, Zhu Zhishan's draft paper is an exception.

"So you're not going to write it?"

"I've been searching for inspiration these past few days; I'll have to write eventually."

"Don't throw away the manuscripts, drafts, or scraps. Bring them to me, and remember to write your signature and affix your seal."

"When I returned yesterday, they were already organizing the manuscript, and they delivered it to the shop in the afternoon."

"Excellent! It's a deal. I'll prepare some different dishes and drinks for the four of you for lunch. Is there anything you'd like to drink?"

"I only wish to drink and bravely roam the world!" Tang Bohu hadn't even swallowed the noodles in his mouth when he heard about the wine and immediately interrupted.

"Good, that's enough for you to brave the world."

"Alright, I'm ready to embark on my adventure and await you all."

"Then, Brother Zhishan, where's the hanger-on I asked for? If he doesn't come soon, you'll be selling Yangzhou noodles for me every day after breakfast!"

"Uh~"

"I think this is a good idea..."

"I agree!"

"I agree!"

"Brother Zhishan, what heinous crime have you committed to incur such widespread disgust?"

"Brother Zhishan urges us to get up early every day..."

"Wrong, it's clearly Brother Yan's rooster that's urging you to get up early."

"And then what happens after you get up early?"

"After getting up early, Bohu will come to have breakfast."

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