Chapter 1201, The Grand Reform of the Flame Dragon Tribe

Translator: Silavin

 

Su Bai gathered the several sheets of paper he had written and looked at Min with a serious expression.

 

He did not pass the papers over, because she had not yet learned enough characters.

 

Even if he handed her those few pages, she would not be able to make sense of them. It would only waste time.

 

“I want to tell you specifically about the shops we intend to open. Are you ready?” Su Bai asked.

 

“Ready, Shaman.” Min swallowed nervously.

 

“The first shop we’ll open is for pizza. You’ve made pizza in the kitchen before, though you’ve only done it once. Do you still remember the method?” Su Bai asked.

 

Pizza was something he had originally taught Yu Ying. Min had learnt it because Yu Ying had taught her.

 

One kneaded flour into a dough and rolled it flat, then placed some meat and berries or vegetables on top, and finally put it into the fire oven to bake.

 

It was not quite as authentic as the pizza from the modern world, but it was still delicious. In a world where there was nothing but meat and no carbohydrates, it was something extraordinary.

 

“I remember. You use flour and sugar, and salt, and you add milk and eggs…” Min began going through it step by step.

 

Her memory was also exceptional. One could say she was a match for Sha Lan in that regard.

 

“Very good. You’ve noted all the important things. This shop is very important to our Tribe. If it’s done well, it’ll serve as a small symbol of what we are.”

 

Su Bai’s expression was entirely serious. He continued, “What you need to do is train a group of employees and have them learn how to make pizza as quickly as possible. After that, you’ll be the manager of the shop.”

 

“Yes. I’ll do everything in my power to teach them, and I’ll make certain they learn within a short time.” Min nodded firmly.

 

She felt the pressure of it. But at the same time, she thought it a good thing, because pressure brought drive.

 

“Oh, and one more thing. Besides the one or two kinds of pizza from before, you’ll also need to develop new varieties during this time. Different flavours of all kinds.”

 

Su Bai sat up straight and spoke with care. “When you’ve made them, you can bring them straight to us to try. We can offer a little feedback as well. Don’t worry about things going wrong or wasting ingredients. Go ahead and boldly test things out.”

 

He felt that relying on just two or three flavours of pizza was nowhere near enough, because after eating it once or twice people would quickly grow tired of it.

 

That way the shop would not attract many customers, and returning visitors would be very few.

 

There had to be many choices available for people to select from. Only then could the shop draw a steady, unending stream of customers.

 

“I’ll start developing the new menu right away. I’ve had several flavours in mind for a while, but I never dared try them.” Min blinked her refined eyes as she spoke.

 

The girl had indeed thought about developing new dishes. She simply had not dared to act on it before.

 

The main reason was that she was only a cook, and she was afraid of wasting ingredients if things went poorly.

 

So even though she had a great many ideas in her head, she had never attempted any of them. And it was not just pizza flavours. There were many other dishes as well.

 

“Besides the pizza shop being important, the other shop is the spicy dish restaurant. Our Tribe has already cultivated a lot of chillies, and many people enjoy eating spicy food.” Su Bai took a sip of tea and continued, “What spicy dishes can you make? Let’s see if it’s enough to open a shop for now.”

 

He was a ‘southerner’, who had grown up not eating spice, but after entering society as an adult, he had gradually come into contact with spicy food.

 

Over time he had grown able to eat it, so there were moments when he craved something spicy.

 

After drawing chilli seeds from the System the previous time, he had asked Yu Ying to make a number of spicy dishes one after another, and had finally satisfied that craving of his.

 

“Ah’Ying taught me poached pork slices in chilli broth, spicy offal hotpot, stir-fried pork with chillies, hot and sour tripe strips…” Min began counting on her fingers.

 

Her ability to learn was also remarkable. Sometimes she could master a dish entirely after watching it just once or twice.

 

Even if they did not let her see the process, and only described how it should be done, she could still somewhat replicate it.

 

“That’s more than enough. With so many dishes we can open a shop for now. As for the rest of the menu, I’ll give you more later. Don’t take on too much at the start.” Su Bai quickly raised a hand to stop her.

 

He had done a rough count just now. All told, the main dishes and small dishes came to over ten varieties.

 

That number was more than sufficient to open a shop in the Primitive Era. Those few dishes alone would keep people eating for quite some time.

 

Besides, spicy dishes came down to the same few methods regardless. It would be simple enough to learn more once Su Bai had developed the menu further.

 

“Yes. I’ll teach these dishes to the employees.” Min was instantly filled with a sense of purpose.

 

She had never known what it felt like to lead others before. She found herself liking it quite suddenly.

 

It made her feel a kind of responsibility. It made her want to handle these things properly.

 

“These two shops will attract a lot of people. Beyond those, there is the milk tea shop. That is something our Tribe will open sooner or later. The milk tea I’ve been drinking recently, that’s been made by you, right?” Su Bai asked.

 

He had been drinking milk tea frequently for a while now. About two cups every day.

 

The original method was something he had taught Yu Ying the year before, though he had only had it a few times back then.

 

Since Min had come to the Yong’an Building as a cook, the number of times Su Bai drank milk tea had started to increase.

 

“It was made by me, Shaman. I hope the flavours were to your liking?” Min asked, a little nervously.

 

The method for the milk tea was actually quite simple. The Tribe had ready-made milk and tea leaves. There was no white sugar for now, but there was brown sugar.

 

The Tribe grew sugarcane, and brown sugar came mostly from sugarcane and beetroot. Without the beetroot, sugarcane alone was enough.

 

As for the pearls, those were small flour dumplings. They could certainly not match the chewiness and elasticity of tapioca balls, but they were still quite good to chew on.

 

“Each flavour is different from the last. Remember to develop more varieties. These milk teas are to be sold at a high price.” Su Bai spoke with care.

 

After all, they were made from pure milk and real tea leaves, which was different from the artificial flavourings of the modern world. The price naturally had to reflect that.

 

And his whole approach was built on the Flame Dragon Tribe having its own signature items found nowhere else. Even if the price was a little higher, other Tribes would still be willing to pay.

 

“Yes. I happen to have many ideas I’d like to put into practice.” Min smiled and nodded.

 

“The rest are not especially pressing and are relatively straightforward. Things like the roasted sweet potato stall and the pancake shop don’t require much technical skill. Those shouldn’t take much of your attention.” Su Bai said quietly.

 

“Whatever it is, I’ll approach it seriously. I won’t let the Shaman down.” Min replied with complete sincerity.

 

“Good.” Su Bai was very satisfied with her drive.