She purchased fifty jin of rice for 200 points.
Spices like Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, ginger, garlic, and chili peppers cost 20 points.
Five liters of soybean oil were 70 points.
Five hundred milliliters of sesame oil cost 16 points.
Two hundred fifty grams of sesame seeds were 6 points.
Ten bags of 400-gram salt totaled 7 points.
One jin of Kyoho grapes was 4 points.
In total, she spent 323 points, leaving her with 9677 points.
Luo Yunshi planned to test the waters on her opening day by cooking dishes she knew how to make. Fortunately, the groceries she had just bought could be put to good use, saving her money.
"Fast food, fast food. I'll just make them into bento boxes. Four dishes, one soup, and some fruit. Perfect," Luo Yunshi mused to herself.
Suddenly, Luo Yunshi thought of a potential bug and hurried to the replicator to check.
"Xiao Qi, can this replicator only copy four dishes, one soup, and one type of fruit?"
"For now, yes. The system level is low, and fruits cannot exceed 100 grams. Once the system is upgraded, the replicator will be able to copy more dishes. However, fruit will still be limited to one portion. Upgrades will only increase the quantity, not the variety."
"Ah! Haha, that's fine too."
She figured she could still get some good value out of it.
So, Luo Yunshi began washing rice and putting it on to cook. Then, she started preparing the dishes.
"Hehe, let's start with sesame spinach!"
As she spoke, Luo Yunshi quickly opened the interstellar live streaming software and positioned it to show only the preparation area.
She clicked to start streaming.
[Livestream Notification: The Lucky Come Live Channel has been successfully opened.]
Once the stream began, Luo Yunshi paid it little attention and focused on cooking.
As soon as the stream opened, a few viewers trickled in. Even with only a handful of viewers, the chat was quite lively, mostly filled with complaints.
[Wow! This streamer is really trying to be unique. Is it that popular to try and cook food from 3000 years ago now?]
[Streamer, you have guts. Your acting is quite convincing. If it weren't for your follower count, I might have believed you.]
[Damn, look how pretentious this streamer is! Prepared so many high-end ingredients, but I wonder if they're even edible. What if they poison themselves and need antidote fluid? Haha.]
[People with zero followers also come here to stream and embarrass themselves?]
[So many streamers with millions of followers have tried making ancient dishes and couldn't do it. If this streamer with zero followers can actually make them, I'll eat my shoes!]
[The person above, calm down. What if this is a big shot? Don't end up being proven wrong.]
[Haha, the person above is hilarious. Where are there so many big shots? Besides, would a big shot come to stream?]
[Exactly. What kind of daydream are they having?]
Luo Yunshi was unaware that her stream, with only a few people in it, was already a source of heated debate.
[When the streamer finishes cooking, let's ask them to activate the five senses link. Then we'll see if they dare.]
[Yes, I'm waiting. Let's see if they dare to activate it.]
[Fine. If they dare to activate the five senses link, I'll kowtow and apologize.]
[Haha, what? The person above isn't daring to eat their shoes anymore?]
[Hmph, I'm not afraid. I stand by my word.]
Luo Yunshi poured water into a pot and waited for it to boil. She trimmed the roots of the spinach, removed old leaves, and washed them clean.
The water was just boiling. She blanched the spinach briefly, then removed it and cooled it in cold water. After draining, she cut the spinach into four-centimeter segments, placed them in a bowl, added salt, MSG, sesame oil, and sprinkled sesame seeds on top. She mixed it thoroughly.
On the stream, the sesame spinach looked vibrantly green and fresh.
The stream attracted a few more viewers.
[This streamer is cooking too? What's wrong with people these days? Why are they so keen on following trends?]
[Though I must say, this streamer's technique looks quite authentic.]
[Quite deceptive.]
Luo Yunshi then started preparing her second dish, scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
She washed the tomatoes and cut them into chunks. She finely chopped the scallions, ginger, and garlic. She heated oil in a pan and added the chopped aromatics...
After a flurry of activity, Luo Yunshi had prepared four dishes and one soup. She also served a large bowl of rice from the rice cooker, placing it all on a large platter.
"Haha, all done. The staple is rice, and the dishes are sesame spinach, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, shredded pork with garlic sauce, crispy fried pork strips, and seaweed soup. Plus a few grapes. Perfect!"
Luo Yunshi said with satisfaction, glancing at her stream.
[My god! It's a girl's voice. Are these the ancient dishes from history books? The girl's voice is so lovely, she should be able to do it.]
[The person above is really flattering! Don't get proven wrong soon.]
[Streamer, these dishes look amazing. We want to taste them! Quickly activate the five senses link. It's not real eating anyway, so you won't get poisoned.]
[Yes, dare you to activate the five senses link and let us taste. Don't let them just look good but taste bad.]
[The person above, add one.]
[Add two.]
"Uh? Xiao Qi, can this also activate senses? Can they really taste it?" Luo Yunshi asked Xiao Qi curiously.
"Hehe, host, of course they can taste it. As long as you activate the five senses link, they can taste the dishes you've made. However, the taste is simulated, and they won't actually feel full," Xiao Qi explained.
"Really? That's amazing! Then I'll try it." Luo Yunshi said, activating her five senses link.
As soon as it was activated, four dishes, one soup, and one fruit immediately appeared before the viewers.
A rich aroma, unique to the ingredients, filled the air, making people swallow involuntarily.
[Wow, it smells so good! I can't wait to take a bite.]
[Me too, these dishes smell incredible.]
[Oh my god! I took a bite, and this spinach is delicious! Tender and flavorful. Streamer, can you make me a bowl of this? And this rice, I'll have two more bowls.]
[Streamer, I'm willing to pay a high price for a bowl. What do you say? I'll give you a hundred star coins.]
[Streamer, I'll give you two hundred. Please, make me a bowl!]
...
Watching the seven or eight people in the comments, Luo Yunshi's lips curved into a smile.
She enjoyed seeing people begging to buy.
"Xiao Qi, can my dishes be sold across the galaxy?"
"Host, no. However, you can let the interstellar people send gifts, which can be converted into points."
Hearing Xiao Qi's words, Luo Yunshi chuckled, "I see."
"Everyone, I understand your feelings, but the streamer cannot sell these dishes for now. If you like them, please follow me and send some small gifts. I will bring you different delicious foods every day. Perhaps in the future, I will open a physical store, and then you will be able to taste them for real," Luo Yunshi continued to persuade them.
[Mmm, these dishes are so delicious, I must follow and send gifts.]
[Where are the people who said they'd eat their shoes? Come out quickly!]
"See you all tomorrow! Bye!"
Luo Yunshi waved goodbye to her viewers and turned off the video.
[Damn, this streamer just ended the stream so abruptly! Fortunately, I caught it and got to taste it.]
[Haha, I tasted it, and it was incredibly delicious. So this is what ancient people ate!]
[That scrambled egg and tomato dish, mixed with that rice, was absolutely divine.]
[What's going on? I'm a passerby. Are you guys all paid actors for this streamer?]
[The person above, don't talk nonsense. The streamer will be live again tomorrow. You'll know when you taste it.]
[Where did the person who said they'd eat their shoes go? Come out quickly...]
[Wuwu... Big shot, I was wrong. I shouldn't have judged you so casually. I'll send you gifts and beg for your forgiveness. I was just joking about eating my shoes.]
[Pfft! The person above is nothing. Weren't you just proven wrong? You tasted it just now!]
[Big shot, I'm sorry! I'll send you gifts.]
[Livestream Notification: Lucky Come is a big shot, sending 99 roses.]
"Huh? What? Xiao Qi? I've already ended the stream, why can I still see people sending gifts?" Luo Yunshi asked, confused.
"Host, there's a livestream replay. Even after the stream ends, people who entered the channel can still activate the five senses to taste. However, each person can only taste once. But people who only watch the replay without watching the live stream cannot activate the five senses link to taste."
"Hehe, the gifts sent by interstellar people are split between Xiao Qi and the host, fifty-fifty. The host should remember," system Xiao Qi said excitedly.
"Alright, fifty-fifty it is."
Since the points she earned were for Xiao Qi's upgrades anyway, as long as the system could complete its upgrade mission, she could always earn more.
Luo Yunshi packed the four dishes into the fast-food containers provided by the kitchen and the soup into a soy milk cup, sealing them tightly. She placed the grapes in another small fast-food box.
With everything prepared, Luo Yunshi placed the entire set of meals on the replicator. For now, she chose to replicate twenty portions. Although the first 100 portions from the replicator were free, they would spoil if left uneaten. It was best not to waste food. Moreover, giving away surplus food was absolutely out of the question for Luo Yunshi. After all, people's hearts were complex; kindness could breed resentment. She was willing to sell at a low profit for high volume, but not to give things away for free.
Luo Yunshi opened the shop door, and the "Lucky Come" sign instantly lit up with seven-colored lights, making it remarkably conspicuous even in daylight. She then moved a table from inside the shop to the entrance. On the table, she placed twenty bento boxes filled with the meals, which she had bought using the foam boxes provided by the Tuan Tuan Preferred grocery service.
She placed the first meal, which she had finished preparing, on the table, moved a stool from inside the shop, and was about to pick up her chopsticks when a man and a woman running from a distance interrupted her.