The congee with pork and century egg was actually a very simple dish if one didn't cook the century egg. After washing the rice and waiting for the rice grains to become soft, the century egg and processed lean pork shreds would be poured in. Soon, the congee would be ready. After sprinkling some chopped green onions, a refreshing and delicious congee with pork and century egg was ready.
"Raina, come and try it. We'll leave our breakfast to you today," Meg said to Raina as he covered the big pot and placed a small pot on the stove.
"I … Do I start now?" Raina looked at Meg in surprise. Meg had only briefly explained the steps to her. Moreover, the rice in the big pot had just been put into the pot.
"Yes, you can do it." Meg nodded. He had to teach Raina how to cook the congee with pork and century egg within these two days. Otherwise, when he went to the Boundless Sea Realm, the cleaners wouldn't have breakfast and the guests wouldn't be able to eat hotpot for every meal.
"Okay." Raina looked at Meg's trusting gaze and nodded. Washing the rice and cooking the congee was something she usually did. However, the amount of water was not as strict as Meg's.
"Don't underestimate the details of the amount of water. It's the key to a bowl of congee," Meg said.
Details were very important in cooking. The same ingredients and seemingly the same operation method were the reason why professional chefs could cook more delicious than ordinary people. It was because of the control of details.
"Yes." Raina nodded seriously and kept Meg's words in mind.
What Meg was most gratified about was probably Raina's talent in cooking. She had only watched him cook once and the congee with pork and century egg was almost perfect.
"You can't stir the century eggs too hard after putting them into the pot. Otherwise, the century eggs will fall apart and the integrity of the century eggs can't be guaranteed. It will also make the color of the porridge not look very fresh." Meg scooped a spoonful of the congee with pork and century egg that Raina made into his bowl. He scooped up a spoonful and blew on it before putting it into his mouth. After tasting it carefully, he said, "The taste of salt is a little heavy. The century egg itself has a kind of fragrance, and the shredded pork has a taste of salt. The congee itself doesn't need too much salt, because most people want to eat more refreshingly in the morning."
"Okay." Raina nodded. She was a little depressed. She still couldn't do it well.
"It's already very good to be able to do this for the first time. Tomorrow, everyone's congee with pork and century egg will be handed over to you." Meg said with a smile, "Also, I'll continue to teach you how to make hot pot base after the morning service. Try to master all kinds of soup pots today."
"Mm, okay." Raina nodded. She didn't have any doubts about Meg's arrangement.
After the lunch service ended, Meg went to the factory. The dwarven construction team was in the midst of the orderly construction. A four-story dormitory building built with black stones had basically taken shape, and they were in the process of topping off the roof. This efficiency was indeed incomparable to that of an ordinary human construction team.
The construction of the factory's workshop was also going on at the same time. The construction team reinforced the walls, replaced the roof beams, and replaced the roof tiles that leaked rain.
Meg specially came over in the afternoon because the people on the Hill had sent the steam engines over. He locked the ten steam engines in the reinforced warehouse. At the moment, he didn't have time to fully renovate the factory. He could only start the construction after he returned from the Boundless Sea Realm.
However, after the dormitory building was built, the Night Elves would have a place to live. At least they could settle down first.
"System, I'll order the bed and daily necessities directly from you. This is a big order. "Meg said to the System as he walked out of the factory.
It would take a lot of time to customize a thousand beds, and buying a thousand sets of daily necessities would also require shopping, so Meg might as well buy directly from the System.
"My prawns are all gone. I'm not in the mood to sell beds!" the System complained.
"If the prawns are all gone, then all the more you have to sell the beds. Otherwise, if the prawns are all gone and the beds aren't sold, wouldn't it be a loss for both sides? Selling the beds and daily necessities to recoup some money, then selling everything to raise prawns again. Isn't that a good idea? "Meg said with a smile.
"What you said makes sense." The System said hesitantly.
Meg smirked and said, "That's right. A thousand log single beds. It's best to use wood from The Wind Forest. It's simpler and more natural. The daily necessities should be simpler too, but the quality can't be too bad. Take a look, how much would it cost?"
"The price for a log single bed is 500 copper coins each. A set of daily necessities is 200 copper coins, including: towels, toothbrushes, toothcups, slippers, and pajamas. How many sets do you need?" the System asked.
"Let's set it at 1,500 sets." Meg thought for a while. Although there were only a little over 1,000 Night Elves now, ever since Chaos City was opened up to the elves, more and more wandering elves came to settle down in Chaos City. Some of them might join the Night Elves, so Meg planned to prepare for them in advance.
"The total price is 1.05 million copper coins," the System answered.
"So expensive?" Meg raised his eyebrows slightly.
"This is a good price. Do you know how much system power it takes to cut a log from The Wind Forest, make it into a single bed, and then fly it to Chaos City? You won't be able to find another shop in Chaos City that offers such a price. "
"Alright, then round it off."
The System was silent for a long time before it reluctantly said, "Alright, round it off!"
"You can count 150,000 copper coins yourself. Don't deduct more," Meg replied naturally.
"Alright … Eh? Host, what do you mean? Why did it become 150,000? "
"Didn't I round it off?" Meg said matter-of-factly.
"Host, you're cheating! Serious cheating!!! "the System roared.
"Don't be anxious. It's a business. Let's talk about it slowly. Apart from the bed and daily necessities, I also want to connect the water to their dormitory. I've set up a washroom and toilet for each floor. Help me connect the pipes, install the showers and toilets, and build an underground reservoir. The water pressure must be enough to reach every floor of the dormitory, and the amount of water must be enough for the factory's daily operation. Calculate how much it will cost, "Meg continued.
"If you don't tell me the round number clearly, I won't count it!"
"Alright, alright. Let's count it as 1,000,000 and round it off with 50,000. Let's focus on how much it will cost to build the pipes and water system." Meg didn't continue to tease the system. Even the dwarven construction team couldn't do something like connecting the water. At most, they could build a reservoir, but they wouldn't be able to pressurize the water to go upstairs.
"Three dormitory buildings with an average height of 16 meters. To provide for 1,500 people and a textile factory's daily operation, a large reservoir will need to be built. At the same time, a set of electric pressurization system, showers, toilets for each floor … The total cost of the project is 6,660,000 copper coins," the System quickly calculated.
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