Chapter 448

Chapter 448: Soy Sauce Rice

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi Editor: DesTheSloth

“Lunchtime commences now . The first ten customers please come in for your meal . ” Zhou Jia stood at the door and said with a smile .

“Hoo . . . Luckily, I’m No . 9 . ” Da Da looked at the number ticket in her hand and then said .

“The queuing machine is good . I can finally have a meal in the first round . ” A customer in the front said blissfully .

“Exactly . If not, we can never compete against those who always have money and time . ” Another customer likewise said indignantly .

He was naturally talking about Wu Hai and Ling Hong, etc .

Although they still had the geographic advantage, the situation was truly better than before .

“Is the business of this restaurant so prosperous?” Da Da had intended to say it in the mind, but nevertheless blurted it out carelessly .

“Haha, of course . Look! These people are all here to eat lunch . When there wasn’t this queuing machine previously, the whole street was crowded with customers . ” The customer ahead of him told him while walking forward .

“But I heard the dishes here are very expensive, aren’t they?” Da Da was surprised at first when she heard the answer . Then she asked subtly .

“Yes, it’s expensive . But it doesn’t matter if it is eaten once in a while . ” The customer said smilingly .

“Yeah . We are here to enjoy the delicacies and Boss Yuan’s craftsmanship . ” After saying that, another customer couldn’t wait to enter the restaurant .

“Is it really so miraculous?” Da Da followed them into the restaurant with puzzlement .

As soon as he entered the restaurant, Da Da felt a burst of warmth . However, it wasn’t like the warmth from the air-conditioner, but instead, like the lively warmth of vitality in Spring .

“It’s fairly warm . ” Da Da whispered . Then, she looked back at the price list on the wall, which was what she came for today .

As Da Da turned around, the webcam in her brooch also captured the contents of the price list .

At that moment, there passed continuous sound of inhaling and surprised shout .

“Holy shit! What’s that? Dongpo Pig Knuckle of 2080 RMB? Elaborate Roast Goose of 5888 RMB?” The man who had a gentle voice was so surprised that even his voice was distorted now .

“A plain dish of Phoenix Tail Prawns is surprisingly sold for 1288 RMB? Unbelievable!” It was a mature and sober female voice .

“Didn’t anyone notice that Mantou? It’s an unbelievably 64 RMB each . ” Another audience muttered about the Thousand Layer Mantou ceaselessly .

“Shh . Let’s order the cheapest one . ” Da Da muttered softly .

“Just order that Sesame Seed Cake . Even a damn sesame seed cake can be sold at 58 RMB . ” This time, the woman with a mature and sober voice also couldn’t help saying rudely .

“Okay . ” Da Da agreed with a low voice and then turned around to sit down .

“Hello . What do you want to eat today?” Zhou Jia went up and asked politely .

“A Sesame Seed Cake . ” Da Da said with an indifferent manner .

“Sorry . These snacks are never served for lunch and dinner . ” Zhou Jia said with a smile .

“Why?” Da Da frowned and asked .

“It’s all written on the menu . Other dishes in our restaurant are also not bad . ” Zhou Jia explained carefully .

“Then get the 100 Styles of Rice Cuisine for me . What’s this?” Da Da still chose the cheapest one .

After all, she was reluctant to spend much in Yuan Zhou’s restaurant .

“It’s the food cooked with the rice as the ingredient . ” Zhou Jia introduced to him some kinds of 100 Styles of Rice Cuisines carefully .

“Then I order the Soy Sauce Rice, the kind different from fried rice . ” Da Da ordered a comparatively difficult dish .

“All right . It’s a total of 98 RMB . Payment is made first in our restaurant . ” Zhou Jia nodded her head and said that .

“Here you are . One hundred . ” Da Da took out a brand-new 100-RMB note and handed it to her .

“Here is the change of 2 RMB . ” Zhou Jia fished out two coins and handed them back to Da Da .

That’s right . As he was promoted to a higher grade, Yuan Zhou seldom took part in the work of giving small change now . He usually gave Zhou Jia some change to do the work for him .

The system only calculated the total cash in the cash box in the evening now, so both Zhou Jia and Shen Min helped Yuan Zhou to return the change . However, customers used bank transfer more often than paying cash over here .

“Ok . ” Da Da nodded .

After receiving the money, Zhou Jia reported the dish to Yuan Zhou .

“A serving of Soy Sauce Rice . ” Zhou Jia reported the dish .

Yuan Zhou nodded and then started to prepare .

“It’s the first time that someone ordered this dish . ” Yuan Zhou muttered inwardly and then began to prepare .

Soy Sauce Rice and Soy Sauce Fried Rice were indeed two different things .

For Soy Sauce Fried Rice, the chefs normally needed to blend the flavorings and cold, cooked, rice together first before they stir-fried the dish . Yuan Zhou had also cooked the dish that way . However, the Soy Sauce Rice was quite different from that .

It didn’t require stir-frying . The chef only needed to cook the rice and pour the soy sauce inside . Then, it was good .

It seemed to be easy, but the chefs needed to have a good command of the cooking temperature and moisture content . The plain cooked rice couldn’t be too rigid in case it was hard to chew while there would be no fragrance if it was too soft .

“System, I think Kesha Tribute Rice is the best ingredient to cook this Soy Sauce Rice . Do you think so?” Considering the current rice wasn’t suitable to cook Soy Sauce Rice, Yuan Zhou asked directly .

The system displayed, “Kesha Tribute Rice has been prepared for you . Please take it and use it as you please . “

“I love such moments . ” Yuan Zhou revealed a faint smile under the face mask .

He turned around and opened a cabinet lightly which was marked with “Kesha Rice” on the door along with the sound of “Peng” . After that, he took a palm-sized porcelain bowl and filled half of the bowl with the rice .

“The rice grains of the Kesha Tribute Rice is said to be big and besides, the color is white with a hint of green like the jade . ” Yuan Zhou carefully observed the rice grains at hand .

After that, he found that it was truly the Kesha Tribute Rice . Afterwards, he nodded his head with satisfaction and prepared to wash it .

Unlike Zhuozhou Tribute Rice that didn’t require washing, the Kesha Tribute Rice needed a slight wash for a while .

The system displayed, “Kesha Tribute Rice came from the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Reigns . Kesha is originally the name of a town of Yongshun County under the Tujia Nationality Autonomous Municipality of Hu’nan Province . There’s a part of the land in Guirong Grounds of Gaojian Village in Guirongping Kesha Town which produces a kind of extraordinarily fragrant rice . It’s also regarded as the Treasure among Grains; besides that, it was dedicated to the emperor every year in ancient times . Therefore, it was called Kesha Tribute Rice from then on . “

“The land with that level ground in Gaojian Village is only 1500 square meters large, but the rice produced there has soft and sticky texture, a smooth and shiny luster, mellow taste, delicate fragrance and intoxicating flavor . “

“System, you can’t always show off your broad knowledge when others aren’t ready . ” Yuan Zhou was pouring the rice and stirring the water inside . Only after that did he ridicule the system helplessly .

He was right . Yuan Zhou was cooking the dish earnestly when the system unexpectedly introduced the lengthy knowledge of Kesha Tribute Rice to him .

“You are obviously screwing things up . ” Yuan Zhou said again .

However, the system immediately vanished after it finished the introduction .

Then, Yuan Zhou became helpless . He had only to add something .

“Actually, I know a lot about the Kesha Tribute Rice . But thank you for your kind introduction all the same . ” After saying that and seeing the system have no reaction, Yuan Zhou felt relieved .

During the gap of waiting for the rice, Yuan Zhou started to prepare other ingredient required by the Soy Sauce Rice, the soy sauce .