A Bite of Douluo Continent

Therefore, Qi Han, who only had two four-star recipes left, did not stubbornly start the Zilong Armor Removal. He planned to spend the rest of his time studying the Peony Fish Slices.

As for Zilong removing his armor…

Let's talk about peony fish fillets after we've mastered them.

The next hundred days will be spent practicing making botan fish fillets, which may get a bit monotonous.

However, this was not a problem for Qi Han.

Before heading to Star Luo City, he spent a month honing his carving skills, raising them to the level of proficiency. However, since then, he has been too busy to continue practicing carving, and the age of his second soul ring has remained at the level of just over a thousand years.

Now is a great opportunity to practice carving skills and four-star recipes at the same time. When one gets tired, I can practice the other, which is a good way to change my mood.

Stepping into the carving training space he hadn't entered in a long time, Qi Han picked up a piece of sandalwood and began to carve it casually.

I wonder if a hundred days will be enough to achieve a perfect carving?

Chapter 444 He let it slip

When Qi Han walked out of the carving training space, it was already noon.

Although it had been a long time since he had trained his carving skills like this, Qi Han's carving skills had not fallen behind while cooking. On the contrary, he gained new insights through daily use.

These insights came to fruition during the training process, making Qi Han clearly feel that his carving skills were improving at a faster pace than before.

This is a good thing, meaning that Qi Han's chances of achieving perfect carving skills within one hundred days are much greater.

"Teacher, do I really want to continue running the breakfast business?" As Qi Han walked downstairs, Ye Lingqing quickly came to greet him.

"Of course." Qi Han smiled. "You've been doing very well these past few days, so why not continue? Don't worry, I'll teach you some new noodle dishes one after another, and you can start offering them during breakfast hours after you've mastered them."

After receiving Qi Han's affirmative reply, Ye Lingqing nodded, "Alright then."

Although the breakfast business is quite busy during its two-hour hours, Ye Lingqing doesn't feel tired at all since it's only busy for two hours a day.

Seeing that the teacher insisted, he said no more.

Ye Lingqing was very happy to be able to help the teacher and lighten the teacher's burden.

"Teacher, which four dishes will be served at lunch today?"

Speaking of this, Ye Lingqing couldn't help but show a hint of anticipation on his face. He had tasted all four dishes before, and each one was incredibly delicious. Offering four dishes at once would surely delight diners.

“Not bad.” Qi Han pointed to the tables in the dining area. “The new dishes have been added to the menus on the tables.”

"So fast?"

Ye Lingqing, who had been staying in the shop the whole time, didn't even know when the menu was added. However, having been in Hanshi for a long time, he had gotten used to not investigating the occasional inexplicable situations.

He picked up a menu and started flipping through it, quickly finding the prices of four new dishes.

Pheasant Soup - 1200 Gold Soul Coins/serving

Lantern-Shaped Beef - 1000 Gold Soul Coins/Serving

Yangzhou Fried Rice - 500 Gold Soul Coins/Serving

A pearl cast before swine – 2000 Gold Soul Coins/portion

"Teacher, Yangzhou fried rice is so cheap?"

After glancing at it twice, Ye Lingqing couldn't help but ask a question.

Qi Han's expression turned strange. He remembered that when this child sold the Ink Crow Balls, he only sold them for a few copper soul coins. Now he actually thought that the dishes cost five hundred gold soul coins.

This truly shows he has inherited his father's true skills.

Ye Lingqing realized that her words were a bit strange, scratched her head embarrassedly, and then explained, "What I mean is, this dish also has special phenomena and effects, so why is it so much cheaper than the other dishes?"

Previously, the cheapest three-star recipe was Jade Dragon Tendon, which cost 800 Gold Soul Coins. Now, this Yangzhou Fried Rice has clearly lowered the price floor for three-star recipes.

"Ling Qing, do you remember what kind of rice is used in Yangzhou fried rice?"

"It's golden thread cloud pattern rice," Ye Lingqing said without hesitation, having already thoroughly studied the complete food encyclopedia.

"Yes, although this rice is a rare and precious material, its value is lower than other rare and precious materials because it can be cultivated in large quantities, although the cultivation conditions are somewhat demanding."

"As for the other ingredients in Yangzhou fried rice, although they are all quite precious, they are only added in small amounts as side dishes, so the overall cost of this dish is not high, and the price is even lower."

After hearing Qi Han's explanation, Ye Lingqing understood. He then chuckled and said, "Then I think there will be quite a few customers ordering Yangzhou fried rice at lunchtime."

He was quite amazed when he tasted this dish. Although it is fried rice like egg fried rice and Bodhi Jade Rice, the ingredients and methods are quite different. Yangzhou fried rice tastes much better than egg fried rice.

Moreover, at half the price of other purple-label dishes, it's enough to make many diners who were originally reluctant to try it give it a shot.

"Alright, they've all arrived." Qi Han's smile deepened as he glanced at the five employees standing neatly outside the door. "We can start eating our lunch now."

...

"Wow! There are so many people in line. Luckily we arrived early." Cao Yun stood in the queue in front of Hanshi Gate, stood on tiptoe to look at the crowd behind him, and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Of course, Chef Qi just reopened today after being closed for five days. Plus, we're supposedly launching four new dishes today, all of them purple-brand dishes, so everyone's naturally eager to try them." Li Hong, standing next to Cao Yun, didn't seem so surprised. After all, he also owned a restaurant, and he had already anticipated the customer traffic a restaurant like Hanshi could have.

"By the way... you're not opening your shop today?" Cao Yun couldn't help but ask curiously as he glanced at Li Hong standing next to him. "Your shop now has fried rice and several stir-fried dishes, and business is booming even more than before. It's no exaggeration to say that you're making a fortune every day. How can you bear to close during mealtimes?"

“You don’t understand,” Li Hong smiled mysteriously. “Today is the day Chef Qi reopens. For us, it’s probably the worst day of business. It just so happens that Chef Qi has launched new dishes. Coming over to try them today while the business is closed will not only satisfy my curiosity but also minimize my losses. If we had closed when business was good, that would have been a huge loss.”

“Look, isn’t that Mr. Long from Kowloon Cuisine over there?” Li Hong said, pointing to Long Hanyun, who was standing a little ahead in the queue. “I think there are probably quite a few food street vendors who have come today.”

Unlike ordinary diners, these shop owners are most active during mealtimes and usually don't want to close up. Even if they want to try other restaurants, they will do so after mealtimes.

Unlike other restaurants, Hanshi is only open during mealtimes and will not wait for customers after that time, so it is not easy for the food street vendors to get a taste of it.

They usually choose to come when their business is slow, so they can enjoy delicious food without losing too much money.

After explaining, Li Hong glanced at Cao Yun, who seemed to understand but not quite, and suddenly said, "And what about you? I remember you were complaining to me about being poor a few days ago, right? The purple-brand dishes you're offering today aren't cheap."

"Hey!" Cao Yun got all excited when he talked about this. "I wasn't just complaining about being poor a few days ago, I was genuinely poor, but things are different now!"

"How to say?"

"Back then, I gambled away all the money in my family and bought several batches of century-old five-colored pheasants. These century-old five-colored pheasants were really expensive, costing over a hundred gold soul coins each!" Cao Yun chuckled. "The five-colored pheasants I bought didn't lay eggs right away. I had to patiently coax them and give them some good food, so I really didn't have any money back then."

"But now the hard times are over, and the golden pheasants I bought have started laying eggs. Ever since you shopkeepers learned how to make fried rice with eggs, I have no trouble selling my eggs!"

It turned out to be the case.

"So, I've been buying so many colorful brocade eggs from you lately. Where did you get them to sell to Kowloon Cuisine? Turns out you've expanded your chicken farm!" Li Hong suddenly realized, then glared fiercely at Cao Yun. "Sell me more later!"

Cao Yun: "..."

Holy crap, I let it slip.

Chapter 445 Yangzhou Fried Rice

Faced with his good friend's probing question, Cao Yun gave an awkward smile, but his face quickly lit up with joy. He pointed towards the slowly opening shop door of Hanshi Restaurant and exclaimed, "Look, look! It's open!"

Ha, what a clumsy attempt to change the subject.

Li Hong glanced at Cao Yun with disdain, then stopped dwelling on the issue.

Although the two were good friends, he couldn't actually ask the other party to sell him all the colorful brocade eggs; he was just saying it.

The two arrived early to queue for the Cold Food Festival and were just in time to join the first group of diners. They quickly found an empty seat and sat down, then picked up the menu on the table in front of them and began to read it.

Almost all diners did the same thing upon entering the restaurant, because everyone wanted to see what the four new dishes were.

"Huh?" Li Hong's eyes lit up quickly. He had already found these four new dishes and noticed a selling point in their prices. "This Yangzhou fried rice..."

A purple-label dish at the lowest price ever?

And it's fried rice, which is my favorite food!

I wonder what the difference is between Yangzhou fried rice and egg fried rice...

With that in mind, Li Hong quickly flipped to the page about Yangzhou fried rice in the table of contents and began to read it carefully.

He quickly slammed the menu shut and, without hesitation, ordered Fuya, who was approaching, "One order of Yangzhou fried rice!"

"Okay." Fuya's eyes were smiling. They had discussed the new dishes when they had their lunch earlier.

Like Ye Lingqing, the others also believed that many diners would try this Yangzhou fried rice.

Many diners who were previously reluctant to try the purple-branded dishes will even give them a try.

This is not only related to the price of Yangzhou fried rice, but also to the special effects of this purple-label dish.

Special effects of Yangzhou fried rice: It can increase the blood and energy of the eater to a certain extent.

This seemingly ordinary effect is applicable to everyone, with a highly versatile and special effect. Even ordinary people can consume it to enhance their physique and increase their strength.

Although it has only just opened for business, the number of customers who have ordered this Yangzhou fried rice since then is enough to prove their guess.

"I'll have a Yangzhou fried rice too!" Cao Yun glanced at another dish on the menu, gritted his teeth, and added, "And a pheasant soup as well."

Fuya wrote it down and quickly turned to walk towards the kitchen, while Li Hong pinched his chin and scrutinized Cao Yun with a critical gaze.

Feeling uncomfortable under Li Hong's gaze, Cao Yun asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You..." Li Hong couldn't help but ask, looking at his old friend who was ordering so generously, "How many chickens did you buy?"

"Only twenty or thirty..."

"Tell the truth!" Seeing Cao Yun's hesitant manner, Li Hong's face darkened. "You spent all your money to buy twenty or thirty colorful golden pheasants?"

"Okay, I bought two or three hundred..."

Two or three hundred colorful golden pheasants…

Li Hong counted on his fingers, his face showing a hint of amazement, "Wow, you can earn several hundred gold soul coins just by laying one egg."

"Ahem." Cao Yun coughed lightly. "How can you talk like that? This egg wasn't laid by me, it was laid by the chicken!"

“Besides, don’t just look at how much money you make. Raising so many chickens takes a lot of effort.” Cao Yun’s face fell. “Originally, after making some money, my wife wanted to put our plans for a second child on the agenda, but lately taking care of those chickens has kept me so busy that we have to put our plans on hold… Oh, I forgot, you’re still single.”

Li Hong: "..."

How did things start to get so hurtful as we talked...?

However, Li Hong's frustration didn't last long, because soon Fuya brought two servings of Yangzhou fried rice to the two of them.