Chapter 30: A Delicious Food That Requires Patience

Seeing that it was Qi Huan, Boss Wan looked at him as if he remembered something, and asked instead of answering, "Can you cook anything with black teeth?"

"It can be done." Qi Huan was slightly stunned. Is this matter related to Wu Ya?

Most of the food ingredients in this era are several sizes larger than those on Earth, but the meat beast Wuya is an exception. It has short black hair all over its body and looks very much like a pig. Its body is much smaller than the large white pigs that were common in Qi Huan's era, weighing only about 50 kilograms.

Wuya lives near the forest and likes to eat the fruit of a nut called Wudou in the forest. His lips and teeth are often stained black, hence the name. Also because of this nut, Wuya's meat is not only extremely delicate and delicious, but also has a special fruity aroma. It is an A-level ingredient, which is the top-level one among the ingredients that can be seen on Waste Star.

"Then do you think you can make all of these?" The eldest brother Wan pushed open the half-closed door behind him. Qi Huan turned his head and saw dozens of boxes of various ingredients piled high at the entrance of the fresh-keeping warehouse. The two rows of fresh-keeping boxes at the edge were particularly conspicuous. He had good eyesight and could see from such a distance that the labels of more than ten boxes were all black teeth. The second brother Wan was dejected and was transporting boxes to the fresh-keeping warehouse one by one.

"So many?" Qi Huan looked at Boss Wan, "We may not be able to sell them after we finish making them, right?"

Grade A ingredients taste good and are naturally expensive. Even in a hunting team, most people cannot afford such high-quality goods. People who are as generous as Diwuyuan and Si Han are rare.

Boss Wan sighed. That’s right. If the products cannot be sold after they are made, it will be a waste in the end.

Aunt Wan covered her face and said, "It's my fault. If I had checked the order carefully that day, it would have been fine."

"I don't blame you. If I really want to blame someone, it should be that kid Wan Er who should bear the main responsibility."

After Boss Wan consoled her for a while, Aunt Wan finally stopped crying. Qi Huan also roughly understood what happened from the two people's chatter.

On the day when Aunt Wan placed the order for replenishment, she was not feeling well and had a migraine, so she asked Wan Er to help her place the order. Wan Er would usually help place orders from time to time, but on that day, she didn't know what happened. She originally wanted to order one black tooth, but her hand was shaking and she mistakenly typed 11. Aunt Wan didn't notice it when she reviewed it with a headache. They have an old relationship with this supplier, and they only settle the bill when the goods arrive. They just found out the problem when they checked the delivery note and prepared to pay.

Normally, except for Tianfeng Pavilion, no one uses the A-grade ingredients. They only buy some during the peak hunting season in the past two months when there are many hunting teams. The A-grade ingredients in the store were all bought up by Diwuyuan two days ago. Seeing that there is still more than a month left in the peak season, it is not a big deal to have nothing to sell. The Wan family couple thought about replenishing the stock, but they didn't expect such a big mistake.

One or two is still okay, but eleven may take three to five years to sell out.

Grade A ingredients are the most concerned about quality. They can be kept in the refrigerator for three to five months, but they will not last for three to five years.

"It costs so much money." Aunt Wan sighed.

"If it really doesn't work, we can give it as gifts to friends and neighbors." Boss Wan continued to comfort them in a gentle voice.

Aunt Wan still sighed, "Don't talk nonsense, Wuya is not like the bald butter made by Ah Huan, which can be eaten right away. This thing is not for the kitchen, if you give it to others, others will not know how to eat it, and it will be wasted."

"Ah Hun, can you help me think of another way, besides freezing it, to store this black tooth meat for a longer time without losing its flavor?" Frozen A-grade ingredients are almost the same as giving them away for free.

After all, this matter was related to the butterfly wings flapped by the young master of Diwuyuan. Qi Huan felt that he had some "joint responsibility". His mind turned quickly and he actually came up with an idea. He said to the Wan family couple, "Uncle Wan, Aunt Wan, how many of these black teeth do you think you can sell?"

Boss Wan calculated and said, "I can sell two at most. If you add the gifts, I can get four at most."

"How about selling the remaining seven to me? I've thought of a way to make something good out of these black teeth, but I need to borrow a small cold storage from you," Qi Huan paused and said, "I'm not sure if it will work. I'm only about 50% to 60% sure."

If it is successful, we can then use the live broadcast platform to sell it to other star regions, and it should be able to be sold at a higher price than now.

"No, if we fail, we will harm you." Aunt Wan waved her hand to refuse. The cost of seven black teeth was 35,000 silver coins, which was not a small amount of money.

Boss Wan frowned and said to Qi Huan, "How about this, you take seven and make them. If they are successful and can be sold, after deducting the cost, you get 70% of the profit and I get 30%. If it fails, it will all be ours."

"Then let's split the profits 70% to 30%, you get 70% and I get 30%, and you pay the majority of the costs." Qi Huan suggested. In this way, he would have almost no risk at all, and he should give the majority of the profits to Uncle Wan and just earn a wage.

"No, if you don't have this thing, you'll basically have to pay it all off. So let's not fight over it, it's fifty-fifty." Boss Wan slammed the table, making the final decision.

Seeing this, Qi Huan did not insist any more and swiftly took the seven black teeth to the backyard. As the hunting team had not arrived yet, he said hello to Lao Wu and immediately started to dehair and split the skin.

Lao Wu was taking a lunch break, but when he saw that he had to work, he came over with a knife to help.

By the time Wan Laoer put all the ingredients into the cold storage and returned to the backyard, the two of them had already dismantled the seven black teeth with great fanfare.

He did not dismantle it in the same way as other meat animals, but mainly cut it by its four legs, taking off large chunks of meat from the part where the legs were connected to the body. The hind legs were trimmed into a straight top and round bottom pipa shape, while the front legs were more like a willow leaf shape. The remaining animal head, ribs and internal organs were piled separately.

"What are you going to do?" Wan Laoer poked the piled-up legs in confusion.

"Ham." Qi Huan held the knife and deftly trimmed off the excess connective tissue on the cut surface.

That's right, Wuya reminded him of the black pigs native to China, which are the raw material of the famous Xuanwei ham. And in Spain, far away on the other side of the Eurasian continent, there is also a top-grade ham made from black pigs, Iberian ham. The legendary Iberian black pigs like to eat acorns, which gives the pork a unique milky and acorn flavor. Wuya likes to eat Wudou, which is similar to the effect of different methods.

Ham, cheese and wine are the three major fermented delicacies in the world. If Qi Huan were to choose, he would like ham the most. As early as the Tang Dynasty, there was a textual record in "Compendium of Materia Medica" that "ham produced in Jinhua is the best", which can be regarded as a traditional delicacy.

The production time of ham is relatively long, requiring one to three years to slowly ferment into a superb delicacy, especially the three-year-old ham, the lean meat is as bright as a rose, the fat is like snowflakes, the texture is delicate, the luster is warm, and the fibers are firm and elastic. A thin slice can be very memorable and bring the ultimate enjoyment to the tongue.

It can also be stored for a long time, so it is not a big problem even if it is sold slowly. He had tried to make four hams by himself before, and the appearance was perfect. Two of them were used for cooking after one year, and they were rich in fat, tender and mellow, salty and sweet, and the soup tasted superb. He wanted to taste the remaining two after three years of fermentation, but unfortunately he "came" here before three years, and he never saw the finished product.

"Roasted?" Wan Laoer frowned. He seemed to have never heard of such a thing before.

"No." Qi Huan shook his head mysteriously.

"Well," Wan Lao Er cleared his throat and lowered his voice, "If you need any other raw materials, tell me and I'll buy them."

Having caused such a big disaster, he didn't know what to do except to bury his head in work. Now that he heard that Qi Huan had a solution, he also wanted to help to the best of his ability.

"Okay," Qi Huan smiled and bumped his shoulder, "Go buy ten kilograms of salt first."

The method of making Iberian ham is to add one pound of sea salt to one pound of leg. The amount of salt used in Chinese ham is not that large, about four and a half cents per pound, but the amount of salt used is also related to the temperature. In addition, the taste of salt here is relatively light, so Qi Huan is not sure, so he plans to prepare it according to the Chinese method first. It just so happens that he plans to make bacon with the remaining ribs and animal heads, and he can make adjustments later depending on the effect of the bacon.

"What? What do you need so much salt for?" Wan Laoer was stunned. Salt was not expensive to him, but wouldn't he choke to death with so much salt?

"To make ham." Whether it is Xuanwei ham or Iberian ham, in addition to black pork, the most important raw material is salt, and salt is all that is needed. The climate of Feixing is relatively hot, which is not very suitable for making ham, but the Wan family already has a fresh-keeping warehouse, which can adjust the temperature and humidity as needed, so this unfavorable condition can also be solved satisfactorily.

Wan Lao Er choked and nodded resignedly, "Okay, what else do you want?"

"No need, this will do." Qi Huan shook his head. The spices needed for cured pork ribs and bacon wouldn't be too many. He could just prepare them in the front yard and pay for them himself.

"No spices needed?" Wan Laoer's eyebrows twitched. What delicious food can be made with only salt?

"Believe me." Qi Huan smiled brilliantly at Wan Laoer. The bright sunlight shone brightly in his eyes, dazzling Wan Laoer for several seconds before he came back to his senses.

The Wan family already had salt in stock, so it was no big deal to transfer ten kilograms. After trimming the hair, fascia and excess connective tissue on the pig's leg, Qi Huan immediately began to apply the salt for the first time.

"If you two are really free, please help me massage the blood vessels in each leg along the tridentate bone to squeeze out the blood clots." Wan Lao Er and Lao Wu were curious about what ham was, and they kept walking around, which made Qi Huan's head hurt, so he found some work for them to do.

The two thought the job was simple and immediately rolled up their sleeves and started working.

They worked seriously, and Qi Huan saved some time squeezing out blood when applying salt, and immediately promised, "Great, I'll give you the first two pieces of meat when it's done."

"When will it be done?" Wan Laoer asked anxiously.

Qi Huan stretched out three fingers covered with shiny salt and shook them, "Three years."

"How long?" Wan Lao Er and Lao Wu widened their eyes at the same time.

"Three years."

"Are you cooking or brewing wine?" Wan Laoer was stunned. He had never heard of a dish taking three years to cook.

"You don't know this, do you?" Qi Huan glanced at the faces of the two people around him and said seriously, "Top-notch delicacies, of course, require extreme patience."

Wan Lao Er & Lao Wu: ...

If you eat the same dish for three years, won't you starve to death? There must be a reason why cooking skills are lost.

After finishing the ham, the hunting team came over. As for the remaining ribs, animal heads, etc., Qi Huan could only wait until he finished dealing with the stone beast.

Seeing that he had been working overtime from noon to evening, Boss Wan felt embarrassed and gave him half a day of paid leave, asking him to rest more tomorrow morning and come back in the afternoon.

When Qi Huan returned to the restaurant, the delivery machine not only delivered the dinner ingredients he bought, but also two boxes of Qin apricots, which were obviously given to him. Qi Huan tasted one, and the fruity flavor was rich and sweet, and the sweetness went straight into his heart.

Looking at the time, he asked the robot bear to put everything in the kitchen and rolled up his sleeves to prepare dinner.

When the braised pork bones were cooked, Man Ge and Quan Hai arrived first. Quan Hai wanted to help him, so he dragged Man Ge home after work and drove the airship over.

"Why don't you go out and peel shrimps and keep Brother Man company at the same time." Quan Hai insisted on helping, but Qi Huan felt that leaving Brother Man alone in the hall was not a good way to entertain guests, so he asked him to go out and drink tea and chat with Brother Man.

Quan Hai went out with half a basin of shrimps.

Not long after, there was a sudden noise outside, but it was much lighter than the sound of a basin falling to the ground.

"Ahuan, sorry, I dropped the box in your bag on the ground!" Quan Hai shouted.

"It's okay, just a few photos I picked up from the garbage dump, they won't break." Qi Huan said indifferently. In the morning, when he came back and was in a hurry to open the door, he casually threw the backpack he used to pick up goods on the stool. I guess Quan Hai wanted to move the backpack to another place, but the bag was not tied tightly, and the box containing the photos fell out.

A few seconds later, Quan Hai's shouting sounded again, his voice was so excited that it was a little out of tune, "Ah Huan, come here! Hurry up!!"

Is there something wrong with those photos? Qi Huan was a little confused. He wiped his hands and walked out of the kitchen. The box containing the photos was under the chair. There were also many photos of planets scattered on the ground. Quan Hai and Man Ge had already stood up, one holding the deformed box lid and the other holding a few photos.

"Look what this is?" Quan Hai shook his right hand at him with surprise.

He was holding a small sword about seven or eight centimeters long in his fingertips. The hilt of the sword was inlaid with beautiful gems. It looked like an ornament, but its miniature size was too short to be used as a hairpin. It could probably only be used as a tie clip or brooch.

"Brooch?" he guessed uncertainly.

"What can this brooch be used for?" Quan Hai deliberately kept the question in suspense.

What else can a brooch be used for? It's just for decoration. Qi Huan frowned, and then suddenly remembered that the last time he saw such a small "weapon" was the kitchen knife on Rondo's chef certificate. Could it be that this is also on some industry qualification certificate? If the kitchen knife represents the chef, does the sword also represent some kind of industry identity?

"Is it worn by the killer?" Qi Huan's mind was full of ideas.

Quan Hai rolled his eyes speechlessly, but Brother Man explained to Qi Huan, "This should be a space bag."

Space bag? Qi Huan subconsciously glanced at the white copper belt buckle on Man Ge's waist, and it was difficult to connect the sword-shaped brooch with the belt buckle.

"Customized space bags are usually made to look like personal belongings. The most common accessories are space rings, followed by earrings and necklaces. The more expensive the workmanship and materials, the higher the level. This one is broken, so the specific level cannot be determined for the time being, but it should at least be a mid-level space bag." Brother Man explained.

"You are really lucky, you actually picked up such a good thing!" Quan Hai hooked his neck and pretended to grit his teeth in jealousy.

"Mine?" Qi Huan's eyelashes trembled and he blinked in confusion.

Quan Hai poked his fair cheek with the handle of the mini sword. "It fell out of the box containing the photos. If it's not yours, whose else could it be?"

Qi Huan was stunned, he thought the box was full of photos, he never expected there was such a thing inside. Even if the space bag was low-level, it was still more valuable than three star coins. So it was still his biggest profit today, it was truly a pleasant surprise.

"How about I treat you to dinner today?"

"Not today. When it's repaired, in addition to the repair fee, you have to treat me and Brother Man to a good meal." Quan Hai made a big request.

"Don't listen to his nonsense. We can't repair this thing. We have to send it to Vino." Man Ge dismantled Quan Hai's stage without giving him face.

That person can actually repair this? Qi Huan's mind instantly flashed back to the messy-haired owner of Vino.

"Oh, Master!" Quan Hai stamped his feet anxiously. Isn't this just to get benefits for you?

"Don't worry, I'll remember it. I'll treat you and Brother Man to a nice meal later." Qi Huan smiled. If it weren't for Brother Man and Quan Hai, even if he found the brooch later, he would probably just treat it as an ordinary ornament and throw it into the box, and would never think of putting it in the space bag.

His heart skipped a beat as he thought of the original owner's blue ball earrings. Could that thing also be a space bag in the form of a jewelry?

"Brother Man, can you help me look at something else?"

Brother Man nodded, and Qi Huan turned around and ran upstairs along the stairs.

A few days ago, when he was drying his hair after taking a shower, the towel got caught on his earring. He was not used to wearing jewelry, and was afraid that he would lose it if he was not careful next time, so he simply took it off and put it in a box with the button of his savior and the necklace given to him by Si Liang.

After a while, Qi Huan ran downstairs with a small box and took out the earrings.

Brother Man took it with great interest and examined it carefully.

Qi Huan clenched his fists slightly, feeling a little nervous for some reason. He had also taken a closer look. Although the earrings were simple in style, they were well made. The thin earrings were engraved with the name of the original owner with brushstrokes as thin as cow hair. Although he could not recognize the specific type of the blue gemstone inlaid on it, judging from the wear marks on the earrings, this thing should have been worn by the original owner since childhood. It was most likely specially customized for their son by the deceased parents.

If the earrings are really space bags, could they contain something left behind by the original owner's parents?

Quan Hai next to him also stretched his neck. He had seen Ahuan wearing this earring since he was a child and had never thought about it in this way.

Not long after, Brother Man handed the earrings back to Qi Huan. "The workmanship is indeed more sophisticated than ordinary jewelry. It should be made by a high-level craftsman. But it doesn't have a ring mark, so it's not a space bag."

"It seems that I think too much." Qi Huan breathed a sigh of relief. It was hard to tell whether he was disappointed or relaxed. He held the earring and smiled self-deprecatingly.

When he closed the lid, there was a noise outside the door. The tall and thin man also arrived, supporting the staggering old woman. The old woman was so thin that she was almost skin and bones, with a head full of white hair, and deep wrinkles on her forehead and eyes, but her eyes were unusually bright.

Qi Huan was about to go over and help, but Quan Hai took advantage of his position and was one step ahead of him. He and the tall and thin man helped her sit down at the table in the middle.

"This is my grandma. Today is a rare opportunity, so I brought her here to eat. Please cook an extra dish later." The tall and thin man explained with a silly smile. When he smelled the rich aroma of meat in the hall, he felt that he had made the right decision to bring his grandma here.

"No problem, you guys chat for a while, and dinner will be served in half an hour." Qi Huan enthusiastically served tea to the two of them and went back to the kitchen to busy himself.

The last ones to arrive were the guy with black hair and the guy in the floral shirt, both of them holding six cans of the cheapest kind of wine from the vending machine.

Spring Breeze Steamed Buns, Boiled Beast Head, Shrimp and Egg Custard, Sweet and Sour Tofu, Boiled Pork Slices, Stir-fried Pork Slices, Stir-fried Vegetables, Braised Fish Fillets, Kelp and Bone Soup, the two tables put together were filled with dishes.

The black-haired man took a deep breath of the wafting aroma, "It really smells much better than the nutritional supplements."

Quan Hai pulled two chairs aside for them, and the chair legs made a harsh friction sound on the ground. "Nonsense, why do you think those hunting teams like to eat in restaurants?"

“If only the food in the restaurant could be sold at the same price as nutritional supplements, I would eat it every day.” The tall and thin man put his hands together, looking like he was making a wish.

"Then the restaurant owner will cry every day." The black-haired man put the wine jug on the table and teased with a smile.

The man in the flowered shirt was not very literate. He looked at the menu hanging on the wall, then at the dishes on the table, and asked Quan Hai, who was most familiar with Qi Huan, "Are these the signature dishes on the wall?"

"That's about right." Quan Hai didn't know many words.

While they were joking around, the last seven bowls of braised animal bone rice were served. After Qi Huan sat down, everyone immediately stretched out their chopsticks.

"Your cooking is so delicious yet you only use six rotten eggs. How delicious must the food in other restaurants be?" After taking a bite of the braised animal meat, the tall and thin man couldn't help but speak.

Others also saw the sign at the door and were equally curious.

"I didn't do very well before, but now I've improved." Qi Huan couldn't explain in detail, so he could only pass it over vaguely.

"Yes, Ah Huan now has a good recipe book, and his cooking skills have improved. When his arm heals and the restaurant officially opens, the sign will be replaced with a gemstone soon," Quan Hai supported Qi Huan, "If you don't believe me, go try another restaurant some other day!"

Brother Man opened the wine can beside him and said, "It is indeed better than the several one-knife star chefs in our base."

The other people present had never eaten at other restaurants, but Brother Man had, so when he said that, everyone naturally believed it.

"What kind of recipe is so amazing?" the black-haired man asked curiously.

"It's a family heirloom, I guess." Qi Huan made up a random comment and opened the jar to take a sip. The taste was similar to rice wine, with a lighter sweetness and alcohol flavor.

Why not buy some liquor tomorrow and use Qin Xing to make a jar of apricot liquor, it will definitely taste much better than this. Qi Huan thought to himself as he looked at the wine glass.

"Why do you care about others? It's not your turn to learn anyway." Brother Man glanced at the black-haired man and bumped Qi Huan's with his wine can. "Why don't you introduce your friend to everyone? Except for me, no one in the team knows his name."

The topic changed here. The man with black hair was an orphan and had no surname. Everyone called him A Shui. He worked as a waiter in a hotel. The man in the flowered shirt was called Er Hei and was his colleague.

The tall and thin man is called Wu Ke, and he works at the airship cleaning station. His grandmother also has a job, and she is actually doing animal core grade appraisal in the command hall. For animal cores of different grades, she only needs to take a look and shake them with her hand, and she can tell the weight and grade, and her speed is faster than that of the appraisal equipment.

Ah Shui didn't quite believe it, and pulled out a chopstick from the chopstick holder. The old man was also unambiguous, holding the chopsticks steadily with three fingers and shaking them twice, and said firmly, "15.5 grams."

Brother Man took out an electronic scale from his space bag. The display screen flickered twice, showing 15.542.

Everyone was amazed.

"Grandma is really good at this." Ah Shui sighed, "I just hope the settlement can be quick."

"What's the use of just wishing? You have to work hard to practice. When I was a child, my dream was to be a starship pilot!"

"Come on, you'll get lost wandering around the base."

"My wish is to build a mecha."

"You are learning to repair machinery from Brother Man now, so you will have the opportunity to repair mechas in the future."

"Hey, what is Ah Huan's wish?"

"My wish is to buy this planet!" Turn over and become the master! Qi Huan took a big gulp of Huan Bo, smiling so hard that his teeth were exposed and his eyes were not. "The richest man in the world, no, the universe."

"Wake up, your current assets are still in the negative eight figures!" Quan Hai smiled and bumped the wine can against him.

The few of them chatted about other things, and Erhei suddenly sighed, "Have you heard that the Star Lord's guards went to South City today to collect the flower fee. Each household must pay at least 500 silver coins."

"What is the flower fee?" Qi Huan was puzzled.

"The Star Lord is leaving soon, so let's all pool our money to buy new equipment for his guards so that he can leave in style."

"That sounds nice," Ah Shui spat on the ground, "Dozens of people went door to door. Who dared not to give? It's simply robbery."

Qi Huan was speechless about the compulsory charges. Isn't this the legendary extortion and extortion?

"How shameless." Quan Hai said angrily.

Brother Man shook his head helplessly, "I guess we will receive the shipments from East City and West City tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

For them, no matter how unwilling and reluctant they were, they simply had no ability to go against the Star Lord.

The originally happy mood of the crowd was upset by this news, and they ate hastily and left. Man Ge and others left first, and Wu Ke approached the door of the kitchen with a somewhat nervous look on his face, touched his pocket and asked Qi Huan in a low voice, "Is fifty silver coins enough? If not, I will give you more tomorrow."

Qi Huan closed the lid of the takeaway box in his hand and said, "Just give me twenty silver coins."

"So cheap?" Wu Ke grabbed the corner of his clothes with an expression of disbelief. Like the others, he could not read very well, but he could recognize numbers. Judging from the prices on the menu on the wall, this meal could not possibly be worth only twenty silver coins.

"We are friends now, so I will charge you the cost price of the ingredients." Qi Huan raised the corners of his lips beautifully, stacked the three boxes on hand into the carrying rack and handed them to him, "Just now I saw that grandma seemed to like eating braised pork bones and white water beast head very much. I happened to have some extra, so I packed some for you. There is also a box of some broken nine-tail cakes. They are not as beautiful as what you had this morning, but they should taste good. Take them back for grandma to try."

"Thank you." Wu Ke said gratefully.

"Don't be polite. Let's add a terminal. If you don't mind, when there are any new dishes, you can come and bring them back for grandma to try." Qi Huan clicked on his personal terminal.

Wu Kehe's life must have been difficult for the old man. Although he himself was heavily in debt, when he officially opened the business or developed new dishes, he would definitely have to produce a lot of extra food, so delivering a dish occasionally would just be a convenient thing.

After seeing Wu Ke and his grandmother off, Qi Huan washed up and went upstairs. He was busy from morning to night, and fell into a deep sleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.

In the distant Jiuchong Star Region, Zuzhou Star, Jiufang Yu’s personal terminal popped up a communication connection request.

"Boss, Ah Zhi and Ah Hu have already contacted each other, and they will probably arrive ten days later than us." Chen Ye said while doing gravity training, "The first thing we should do when we get here is to beat up the star master who almost killed Ah Liang?"

"That's too cheap for him."

"Oh?" Shen Ye wiped his sweat and showed a gossipy expression, "So what are you going to do?"

"You'll know when the time comes. Have a good rest and return tomorrow." Jiufang Yu hung up the phone decisively.

Shen Ye:? ? ?