I sell sweets in Konoha

"Eh?! Oh my god, this...isn't this Sasaki Kojiro's weapon?!"

Junko suddenly felt like the world was tricking people.Captain Bizen Hikaru? !This is the favorite sword of Sasaki Kojiro, the famous samurai in District 11 in his previous life.

So...hum, this kind of tachi, which is not even as long as a bamboo pole, dares to be called a 'Bizen sword' or a 'monoganzhuo'?

Liar? !

It feels like I've been tricked.

only...

Although it felt like she was being teased, Junko still put the knife away.

The sword technique she chose is 'rock style'.Although I don't know what the relationship between 'Iwa-style' and 'Iwa-ryu' is, 'Iwa-ryu' is the title of Sasaki Kojiro.

Even among the swordsmanship that Junko acquired, there really is a special swordsmanship of 'Yan Hui'!

So~ as long as she is given the gate of Liudong Temple, she can play a guest role as a pseudo-Assassin? !

This...this...isn't this a lie? !

Did she, Junko, travel through time to the Fifth War or to Naruto?Is this the plan for her to be cut open in the chest by Saber with a sword in the future?

Well, do you want to try summoning a heroic spirit with this?

Maybe you can use this Bizen sword to summon 'Sasaki Kojiro'.

Then there will be a 'Holy Grail War' in Konoha?

Gan!

Is this really the world of Naruto? !

Chapter 26 Products and Brands

Putting away the rusty Bizen sword, Junko planned to start preparing today's goods.

Dafu doesn't plan to hawk on the street today, he only plans to make a small amount of food that is enough for himself and for other families to order.

Since the quantity was not very large, Junko started making it immediately without being in a hurry.

She planned to do something else, like make a new thing.Although he only has intermediate-level cooking skills at the moment, he doesn't make many snacks, mainly some convenient and simple desserts.

But being convenient and simple does not mean being oriented to the public, although it does mean being oriented to the public in the beginning.

But where is the cost of Daifuku? If the fruit is not wrapped, it is basically an ordinary large glutinous rice dumpling.There are similar snacks in Konoha, but they are not as big as her Daifuku.

After much deliberation, Junko decided to make some snacks that were not available in Konoha Village and could be easily mass-produced for the general public.

So what to do?

Not to mention that this condition is really a bit awkward. It must be able to be mass-produced but not allowed to be copied by others.

Junko sat in the courtyard and looked at the burning stove. There were pots and baskets on the stove, which were used to process glutinous rice balls.The basic material of glutinous rice dumpling daifuku is easy to make, but the key lies in how to master the ratio of glutinous rice flour and other flours.And this ratio can be regarded as a secret recipe to a certain extent.

But no matter how much the secret recipe is kept secret, it will only let others delay knowing it for a while.

Technology is diffuse. This is true for any technology. Even if you don't tell others at all, others can develop it through experiments.

Therefore, the reason why Junko chose to make snacks that have never appeared in Konoha Village is not only because she does not want to participate in the current fierce market competition, but also because she hopes to open up new markets as much as possible. The purpose of keeping secrets is to occupy new markets as much as possible. Completely cut off the possibility of others participating.

Although it is delicious to eat alone, people will hate you if you always eat alone.

Junko knows how to make money!To make big money, you have to break through Konoha's most traditional family-style handicraft workshops and establish a large-scale production line and marketing like in the previous life.

Large-scale production means that she must put the recruitment of workers, training and resume production lines on the agenda.

Recruiting workers means teaching them skills, and teaching them skills means that technology will spread faster.So Junko thought carefully for a long time and found that if she wanted to break through her current predicament and reach a higher level, she had to do two things.

'Capture the market' and 'Build the brand'.

Just like the two most famous carbonated drink production companies in the previous life, many people think that what is valuable is the so-called 'secret recipe'.

In fact, this is not the case, the secret recipe is not valuable at all!In other words, the secret recipe is not as valuable as people think.It’s not as impossible to steal as the public imagines.

Reverse engineering and chemical testing from previous lives were enough to easily decipher the drink's secret recipe.

But...what if you crack the secret recipe?

Their really valuable thing is their 'brand'!Just like when you mention 'Coke', you either think of 'Coca' or 'Pepsi'. If you mention other XXX Cokes, they will definitely be labeled as 'low-end' and 'copycat'.

What is truly valuable is the 'brand' they have worked so hard to develop.

So Junko thought carefully for a long time and came to the conclusion.

It is impossible to keep the 'secret recipe'. It is impossible to keep the technology and secret recipe exclusive in this life without the protection of patent law.It is also impossible to make money selling patents.I can only make a living by making new desserts and opening up the market.As long as the brand stands up, when the time comes to join the franchise, you can just lie down and collect the money.

So the current strategy is...

"Brand and product! Walk on two legs!"

Junko clapped her hands and decided what she wanted to do.

Brand first, expand the market!The brand keeps up and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!If others will think of her Junko brand when they see the same type of products, Junko will win!

"Hmm...what name should I choose?" Junko pinched her chin.

Choosing a name is a technical job, especially for a business name.Let’s put aside the deeper meaning of your business name.

The company name must comply with the three major elements of 'personality, easy to remember', 'local culture' and 'ease of dissemination'.

These three elements are complementary and indispensable.It needs to be individual but cannot step out of the local culture. It is indeed individual to choose names such as 'Mary Crispy' or 'Tiramisu', but for Konoha Village, which does not have these European and American foreign cultures.This kind of name seems nondescript, and mentioning it will only make people confused.

Therefore, we can only choose a name that is in line with the characteristics of Japanese culture. Localization is very important.

But it shouldn’t be too popular. You can think of several when you say it.

Ease of dissemination naturally means that the other party will find it interesting as soon as you say it, and be able to think of it or be able to quickly write it down and become interested.

So say~

"How about calling it Ichiji Hondo or Tokyo Fugen?" Junko immediately thought of these two names, but soon complained to herself: "Well, forget it... I always feel that after taking this name, I will be harmonized by the Hokage. Dropped."

Although the old man may not be able to figure out what these two things are...

"Well... let's just call it Qixiubang." Junko suddenly thought of this name again.

"Anyway, women will definitely love desserts! So it doesn't matter if you make this association."

"So...so...so let's forget it..."

I always felt that if I called Qixiufang, I might be chased and beaten by a bunch of wet nurses.After all, she doesn't sell desserts... Of course, she might come to her place to buy and eat them.Well, the premise is that they can travel through time and do not pursue their own infringement issues.

"Forget it." Junko thought for a moment and said, "Let's just call it 'Wago House'."

Well, a name that is not very foreign at all and is very common here. The name 'Wagoya' actually doesn't have any special meaning to Junko.

'Wagashi' is actually a general term for some Japanese sweets.

Including the two things Junko makes now, 'Daifuku' and 'Yokokan', both of them fall into the category of 'Wagashi'.

Although Junko plans to launch some European and American baked snacks in the future, the main focus is still on Japanese snacks, so it is also very good to call it 'Wagoya'.

At least for this place, it's relevant, clear, and easy to remember, but it's just not that personal...

"Well, the name is settled. So what kind of product should we launch?" Junko held her chin and looked at the stove.

The fire is raging, I think it will be steamed in a while...

At this moment, Junko suddenly smelled the smell of hot pot.

"Well, why don't you try selling rice dumplings first?"

Chapter 27 Glutinous rice crispy rice

"Woooo~ I originally wanted to sell crispy rice, but I ended up eating crispy rice first..."

Junko burst into tears and finished eating the rice that had been cooked by herself and was mushy at the bottom of the pot.Because there is less water and too much heat, the result is a batter on the bottom of the pot with uncooked rice on top.

Don't tell me how miserable it is.

"Hey... let's not talk anymore, let's make the rice crackers first." Junko put away the bowl and prepared to make the rice crackers.

This crispy rice is just like the usual crispy rice. It's really not the dry and hard thing left at the bottom of the pot after your steamed rice.Crispy rice is actually a fried snack!

Although it is said that the rice cake was caused by a careless woman who got the bottom of the pot sticky while cooking and did not dare to give the paste to her husband.

Then when I ate it, I found that the batter was surprisingly delicious, so I started to use it as a snack.

Perhaps the original form of Guoba was like this at the beginning, but as time went by, the method of Guoba began to change, and finally formed what it is today.

Crispy rice itself is a fried snack made from a mixture of rice and starch.

So actually the method of doing this is not that complicated.And if the corresponding molds and tools are used, the rice dumplings can be mass-produced very quickly.In addition, the raw materials of crispy rice are not very expensive, and rice and noodles, the two most important staple foods in daily life, are very cheap.

Therefore, if it can be mass-produced quickly, Junko can still make a profit even if it lowers the price of rice dumplings.

So after much deliberation, Junko decided to make rice crackers, but the rice crackers could not be made according to the rice crackers she had eaten in her previous life.Because people in this world don’t know if they can accept the tough talk from previous lives.So to be on the safe side, it’s best to make some rice dumplings that are acceptable to the people here.

In other words, it can be made based on local characteristics.

Junko quickly prepared her own raw materials, glutinous rice and flour.After soaking, the glutinous rice is taken out, dried and crushed.Of course, it doesn't have to be ground into powder, because the crispy rice cake needs to have that crispy and refreshing texture.For your own handmade rice crackers, don’t grind the glutinous rice too much to increase the taste.

Then add flour and water to knead the dough, and then make dough sheets.

You can make a large pile of dough sheets as high as rolling out dumpling wrappers.

Before adding it to the pot, Junko first placed the dough slices on the steamer for four to five minutes, then took them out and let them cool naturally.

Then Junko did something that she never did when making crispy rice in her previous life, which was to evenly apply a sauce made from soy sauce and honey on both sides of the slices, and then deep-fry them.

In the previous life, the crispy rice was mainly salty and spicy, but Junko changed it to soy sauce and honey to fit the tone here.

"Hmm..." Junko looked at the shaped rice dumplings...

"It feels like this thing just needs to be wrapped in seaweed to turn into senbei..."

"Senbei..." Junko picked up a small piece and took a bite, carefully tasting the taste.It's probably because there's still a lot of fat just after it's taken out of the pan. It will taste better if you can let it sit for a while and wait for the fat to drain away.

But even with this basic crispiness, it is still there, and because it is fried relatively well, it does not have the stiffness of Junko's senbei.right!It just feels stiff. Junko has never eaten Japanese senbei in her previous life.But after eating the senbei here, it was not particularly delicious.Especially in terms of texture, it is completely hard, not as crispy as the one I made myself.

And the ones she made were crispy and sweet.

Because honey is mixed in, in addition to the unique salty aroma of soy sauce, the mellow and sweet taste of honey is also deeply felt.Although it is far inferior to the Guoba and Wangwang Senbei in the previous life, it is already much better compared to this world.

Especially that hard senbei!

"Always, if you think of it as crispy rice... it's still very successful." Junko thought for a while and said, "It would be better if it could be wrapped with soy sauce powder on the senbei... right soy sauce powder?"

"Can you try making soy sauce powder?"

Well... forget it.Soy sauce powder can be said to be an industrialized food to a certain extent. Junko is currently not even a handicraft workshop, so there is still a long way to go to make soy sauce powder.

I’ll talk about it if I have the chance in the future. This rice dumpling is still very successful so far.

"Hmm~ Then take it out and give it away." Junko quickly packed the first batch of rice dumplings and the prepared daifuku into boxes and started delivering them to all the people who had ordered daifuku.

Junko planned to send Dafu and Guoba together as a thank you gift and as an experimental promotion.

After all, booking Daifuku is equivalent to giving Junko a relatively stable source of income. Even if she encounters resistance or fails to promote other snacks in the future, she will not starve to death.

Therefore, it is still necessary to add some small gifts to customers to maintain relationships.

In addition, as an experimental promotion, the first batch of users naturally have to choose people who will not cause trouble for her and who are more able to give pertinent opinions.

How to judge whether what you make meets their taste depends on whether they will order more during the next delivery.

Of course, you also need to add an opinion letter. If it is not good, please write it down.

After doing all this, Junko quickly pushed her small grocery cart on the road. Of course, the Hokage gave priority to sending one over.Next, deliver the goods according to the route you want to take.

After a few minutes...

An exquisite food box was placed in front of Danzo.

Compared to the last time when it was just packaged in a clean new reed leaf bag, this food box is obviously more in line with Danzo's aesthetics.Although using reed leaves is indeed good, it is a new feeling visually.But I always feel that it has a cheap feel to it.

And this time, the brand new exquisite food box exudes the aura of 'nobility' from every aspect.

"Humph..." Danzo chuckled.Seems to be noticed.Should he praise this girl for her alertness?But this is not a secret operation.

The single price of this Daifuku is not cheap, so someone who can buy several at once is definitely an unusually large customer.

So it makes sense to reserve a special food box for this big customer who didn't show up.