"Smells wonderful!"
Sitting on a wool rug, Sun Zhengheng caught the scent of roasting meat and could not help praising it.
Smiling, he said to Wang Chen, "Hanhai Prefecture does not have many specialties, but its Tanyang sheep are peerless in flavor. I had them once before in Great Ye, and I still remember the taste vividly!"
The Gobi Tanyang sheep produced in Hanhai Prefecture had always been tribute presented to the royal family.
Because of the long journey, very few Tanyang sheep could be delivered alive to the imperial capital, making them naturally precious.
The Tanyang sheep available here in Hanhai City were undoubtedly the freshest and most delicious.
A chef wielded a sharp curved blade, expertly slicing off two large, sizzling, oil-dripping chunks of bone-in mutton. He placed them on silver platters, which the fat merchant personally brought before Wang Chen and Sun Zhengheng.
"My lords, please enjoy."
The fat merchant knelt respectfully on the ground, holding up the silver platters with both hands.
Sun Zhengheng laughed heartily. "Grand Guardian Wang, you first."
Wang Chen did not stand on ceremony. He reached out, grabbed a plump piece of mutton that was charred outside and tender within, brought it to his mouth, and took a bite.
Just as Sun Zhengheng had said, the roasted Tanyang sheep was extraordinarily delicious. Not only was there not the slightest hint of gaminess, the meat was rich and juicy, bursting across the taste buds with every chew!
The spices sprinkled over the surface of the mutton also had a uniquely distinctive flavor that complemented the meat perfectly.
It was so delicious one almost wanted to swallow one's own tongue along with it!
Yet after chewing twice, Wang Chen did not swallow. Instead, his expression changed abruptly, and he hurled the mutton in his