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

Fast food was not actually a new thing in the Ming Dynasty, but no one before could do it so perfectly: excellent quality, generous portions, exquisite packaging, and affordable pricing.

Therefore, once it was launched, the news spread by word of mouth among the people of Jubaomen in Yingtianfu and the surrounding area in just one day, and its reputation soared. The 1,500 servings prepared for the second day were sold out before noon.

Mu Bin strode into Song's Restaurant, beads of sweat on his forehead, and found Song Xiaoyi, who was preparing dishes, asking how many portions should be prepared for tomorrow.

"Brother Mou, how many lunchboxes do we have left?"

Of the first batch of 5,000 lunch boxes, at most half are left after the last two days. Song Xiaoyi estimates that this is only enough for tomorrow. According to the plan, the new lunch boxes will not arrive until the afternoon of the day after tomorrow. If the quantity is not controlled, there will be no lunch boxes left to use the day after tomorrow.

"There are still more than three thousand lunchboxes left," Mu Bin estimated, giving a conservative figure.

"Why are there still over three thousand left?"

"Most people washed their own lunchboxes after eating on the first day, and today they lined up at the base to fill up with rice and vegetables."

"Saving just one penny can have such a good effect?"

"Saving one coin a day, thirty coins a month, how many coins can a laborer earn in a day?"

"Do our own people wash the lunchboxes after using them?" Song Xiaoyi suddenly realized a serious problem that needed to be addressed in advance.

"Well, they said it's a shame to throw away such nice lunchboxes, so..."

Holy crap! It really is true. Luckily, we discovered it early. If they had used those lunchboxes to pack fast food and transported it to the modern world, our reputation would be ruined!

"Absolutely not! Brother Mou, please remind all the brothers and their families not to use old lunchboxes to serve fast food to customers!"

"I can't bear to throw them away; family members can take them home!"

"Why? It can be used just as well after washing..."

It's really hard to correct the way of thinking of people from ancient times.

"Regardless, I have a manufacturer that produces these takeout boxes, and the second batch will be delivered the day after tomorrow. You must strictly abide by this rule. We don't care if customers bring their own takeout boxes to get their food, but old boxes must never be reused."

"The portions delivered to my restaurant are absolutely not allowed!"

"I understand."

After repeatedly explaining the pros and cons, they finally persuaded Mu Bin.

Song Xiaoyi first returned to the Song family mansion in the modern era, took out the blue and white porcelain from Raozhou Prefecture and the celadon from Chuzhou Prefecture in his space to check the marks on the bottom. The celadon was marked "Made in the year of Gui Chou", three years ago, and was well preserved. The bowls and plates were of average condition. The blue and white porcelain was marked "Made in the year of Chenghua of the Ming Dynasty", but it seemed that the bowls and plates did not match.

Using a mobile phone to carefully search for information about Ming Dynasty porcelain, it was found that four-character marks on the bottom are basically products made in folk kilns, while six-character marks indicate products made in official kilns.

Logically speaking, it's unlikely that official kiln wares would circulate in large quantities among the common people, which suggests that Huang Dewang wielded considerable influence in the area.

Song Xiaoyi lightly tapped the rim of the blue and white porcelain bowl with his fingertips, pondered for a long time, and finally decided to use blue and white porcelain for the banquet. The small blue and white porcelain plate could be used as a special serving dish for pufferfish. As for the missing chopsticks, spoons, soup bowls, and large bowls, he would go to the market to find a batch of modern blue and white porcelain tableware with similar colors and find it to match with the neighbors. He would then wash and dry them for later use.

On the way to the market, I'll stop by Grandpa Chen and buy some Sichuan peppercorns.

Just as he reached the door, the sharp-eyed Grandpa Chen grabbed him, "Xiao Yi, double the amount of fast food for tomorrow, and send me forty boxes."

[Ding! Art appraisal has been upgraded to advanced level. Host is rewarded with intermediate medical skills.]

[Restaurant Auxiliary Space: 8 cubic meters]

[Skills: Basic Ingredient Identification, Intermediate Medical Skills]

[Reminder: Ancient people have limited access to the kitchen (5 people allowed): 0 people set, 5 people remaining]

"Huh! It's been upgraded! Now we can actually set ancient people to enter the kitchen."

[Host, please note that setting an ancient person to enter the kitchen means they can enter the modern world. Please set this carefully.]