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Luo Boqin: "I never expected their mutton soup to be so delicious."
"Yes, I told you it wasn't my imagination." Pu Yiping took a sip of soup, quickly picked up his bowl, and prepared to eat. "I'll try this mutton hot pot."
The lamb in the sizzling lamb hot pot was cooked to an exceptionally tender perfection by the owner, just cooked through, coated in a beautiful sauce, yet without a trace of water.
Luo Boqin took a bite; the mutton almost melted in his mouth. The delicious flavor combined with the rich sauce left him speechless. He could only shovel a mouthful of fragrant rice down his throat.
The sizzling lamb was also delicious. The lamb, chopped into small pieces by the owner, perfectly showcased its fragrant, tender, and juicy flavor.
The cumin-flavored lamb is very fragrant. A small amount of cumin is used, which fully highlights the lamb's unique aroma and tenderness.
Needless to say, stir-fried mutton is amazing. You can just pick up a big piece of mutton with chopsticks and stuff it into your mouth – the taste is simply divine.
Everyone ate their rice diligently, and no one spoke.
Those present were all middle-aged men, at the age when they could eat a lot. At this moment, no one was talking about controlling their figure; they were all shoveling rice into their mouths in no time.
After finishing another bowl of rice, Pu Yiping wanted to get another bowl, but when he picked up the rice scoop, he realized that the large rice cooker was empty.
He quickly called to the shopkeeper, "Boss, bring another pot of rice!"
The owner quickly brought over a bowl of rice. "Another bowl of rice, please?"
When the owner got to them, he saw the empty rice cooker and looked at them, utterly astonished.
Pu Yiping filled a bowl with rice from the new rice bowl the boss had brought over, and then said, "One bowl of rice isn't enough. Bring another pot."
The boss immediately understood what was going on. He was speechless, so he just gave them a thumbs up and went to serve the food.
Ten pounds of mutton didn't seem like much for eight people. By the end of the meal, the mutton was all gone, and we weren't even full from the rice.
Luo Boqin stood up, holding the bowl, and spun around in place, asking for everyone's opinion, "How about we ask the boss to stir-fry two more bowls of mutton?"
During the meal, someone said, "Even if we stir-fry mutton again, it won't taste the same. Didn't Boss Shi give us two bottles of chive blossom sauce? Why don't we take the chive blossom sauce and mix it with our rice?"
Then everyone remembered they still had chive blossom sauce, and they quickly slapped their foreheads and went to dig it out.
The chive blossom sauce from Shi Wen's family has been sitting for over half a year, and it's usually stored in the refrigerator.
After thorough fermentation, the chive blossom sauce becomes fragrant and rich. It's delicious when mixed with white rice and topped with a little mutton broth.
With the two bottles of chive blossom sauce, everyone slurped down a good amount of rice until the sauce was all gone, and then they finally stopped eating, satisfied.
There were eight of them in total. They ate two pots of food plus a bowl of rice, and they even drank all the soup.
After finishing the meal, everyone sat in their chairs, still not wanting to say a word.
After a long while, someone spoke up, "I haven't eaten this well in over ten years."
"Me too. We always say we need to be careful about high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar, and maintain a good figure. We eat in moderation, but this feeling of being full and stuffed is really great."
"Wow, this mutton is delicious. No wonder it costs 1,800 yuan a pound. I'm totally convinced."
"I give up too. How about we go back and buy some more?"
"Buy it! I'll go buy a live sheep later and bring it back for my family to try."
"I'll buy a live sheep too. It's more cost-effective than buying Dolan Sheep."
Everyone says that, but nobody wants to do anything about it.
They ate too much just now, and now they feel like they're going to throw up if they move. They need to take a break.
They chatted and digested their food there, and the owner didn't rush them. Instead, he brewed some tea and told them to drink it slowly.
There were no other customers in the private restaurant. The owner came over to keep the guests company and, out of curiosity, inquired where they had bought the lamb, noting its excellent quality and delicious taste.
They told the shop owner, and he said he'd add one to the list, as he also wanted to buy one.
So the group headed to Shi Wen's house to buy his mutton.
It was already evening when they arrived.
Shi Wen was surprised that they arrived so quickly, but when they told her that they had already finished the mutton they had just bought, she could understand.
Pu Yiping said, "Brother Shi, your mutton is absolutely delicious! We're completely convinced."
Shi Wen laughed and asked, "How much mutton do you want?"
They had already discussed it on their way here, and when they heard Shi Wen ask, they decisively said they wanted two live sheep.
As for the owner of the private restaurant, he bought the lean meat directly from Shi Wen's shop, also buying ten jin (5 kg).
Shi Wen took them to choose sheep, selected two medium-sized sheep for them, and offered to help with processing them, but they politely declined.
Such a fine sheep should be taken home before slaughtering; that way, the meat will be the freshest.
Shi Wen knew that these people didn't need help slaughtering sheep, so he sent them out and told them to contact him if they needed anything.
When he returned, Shi Wen showed Yan Kexing the transaction amount. "I made another profit today, 572,000."
Yan Kexing: "This price is good."
Shi Wen, "Yes, now is the time to enjoy the fruits of our labor."
Their sheep are really good; it's really not worth continuing to raise them.
After Shi Wen it with the members, Shi Wen chose a fine day and invited professional slaughterhouse workers to slaughter all 300 of their sheep that met the slaughter standards.
Each of these sheep weighs over 160 jin (approximately 80 kg), and they are usually priced at a minimum of 1,800 yuan Shi Wen.
This resulted in a transaction volume of over 80 million.
The higher-ups were alarmed and came to investigate.
Ma Chengfeng and his group also came to help, not to mention wanting to witness the grand spectacle of their family selling sheep.
In addition to these friends, Shi Wen also hired a large number of workers.