Chapter 64 064 Lamb Soup Noodles, Stir-fried Noodles [Second Update]...

Yang Tao was unaware that his live stream had become a huge mess. He just kept his head down, diligently peeling garlic, and then every ten minutes he would ask, "When can we eat?"

Wen Fan's answer was always, "It's still a long way off."

After layering long-grain rice, she placed a layer of raisins on top. As the lamb in the pot became increasingly fragrant, the raisins gradually settled into the rice. With a puff of white steam, Wen Fan opened the pot lid.

"alright!"

Use a spatula to flip the meat from the bottom, and the tender, stewed lamb leg meat, glistening with golden broth, will be brought to the top.

The comments section paused for a moment, then went on a frenzy of spamming.

[Beating the Gray Wolf: Holy crap, holy crap, a divine shovel strike!]

[God of Inflated Coupons: My goodness, who understands the true value of this broth that's just rising to the surface?]

[Trashy games ruined my youth: Dad, give me something to eat!]

[The Gray Wolf: ...Can't a grown man have some backbone? Calling someone "Dad" for a bite to eat is too shameful, don't you think, Father!]

[Carrying a bucket up the mountain: Waaaaah, Xiao Taozi, say something! Why are you just spouting poison without saying a word?!]

[Loves to eat prawns: Hey, what's the purpose of this live stream?]

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Even through the screen, everyone's mouths were watering. The live stream room, which had only five people a moment ago, now had several more people joining, bringing the number of viewers to ten.

Some people were calling out Yang Tao's name in the live chat, while others, not knowing why, stayed on the platform as if by some strange twist of fate.

Then I witnessed an extremely shocking scene.

After that divine shovel strike, the person in the video didn't stop. With a few effortless swipes, the spatula flipped the lamb and carrots from the bottom to the surface, the thick lamb fat staining the canvas like paint. The flipped vegetables were quickly and evenly spread out again. Just moments before, the broth underneath was visible, but in a flash, it had completely soaked into the rice. The fluffy rice was coated with a golden film of oil, and the lamb, carrots, radish strips, onions, and raisins were mixed together, making the whole pot of rice look golden.

The vibrant color of this pot of "Golden Lamb Hand-Pulled Rice" made the viewers on the other side swallow their saliva in a frenzy, repeatedly asking questions in the live stream.

[Da Yuan Nana: Where am I?]

[Crispy Pastry: Which shop is it? I see it's a local food review account. Is it in the old town or the new district?]

[Qingxia: This lamb is amazing! Are there any restaurants in our area that make such authentic hand-pulled rice?]

[Tofu White: Host, host, please! I'm from Xinjiang province, and I'm here on a business trip. I really want to eat this!]

...

No matter what they said, the streamer ignored them completely. What's even more infuriating is that they overheard the following conversation.

"Is it ready to eat? Is it ready to eat?"

The one speaking was Yang Tao, who was already drooling.

A spatula was dropped into the pot, and everyone watched as a pair of slender, white hands scooped up a little rice.

Immediately afterwards, a girl who sounded quite young said, "You should try it."

Everyone: ...

No! Why should he even try it?

Yang Tao ate heartily, while the live chat was filled with angry comments.

Finally, everyone heard Yang Tao burp after finishing his meal, and their anger nearly burst through the screen. The continuous stream of complaints caused the message "Please comment politely" to keep appearing on the live stream screen.

Yang Tao, completely oblivious, grinned sheepishly and gave a thumbs-up: "It smells delicious!"

The lamb, juicy and perfectly stewed, is incredibly tender. A bite of lamb paired with moist, chewy rice is a delightful surprise. Lamb fat and raisins, seemingly unrelated, surprisingly complement each other perfectly. The boiled raisins, in particular, have a texture reminiscent of popping boba in milk tea. The sweet and sour burst of flavor, combined with the rich aroma of the lamb, creates a rustic yet delicate dish.

Wen Fan carried the pot outside: "It's done. Didn't you want to take pictures? The lighting is better outside."

Yang Tao burped again: "How about we film it later?"

The bowl he just ate wasn't very big, but he ate it too quickly, and he actually felt a little full after finishing it.

This is not a good sign. Yang Tao feels it's time to pick up some exercise again, like going for a run in the morning.

Just as he was thinking this, Wen Fan urged him to come out of the kitchen quickly.

"The shop will be full soon, and my dad needs to use the kitchen."

Business was already good during the holiday, and when Wen Fan came out, he saw that there were already people at the door, and Wen's father was asking them what they wanted to eat.

"They're here! They're here!"

Yang Tao hurriedly went to retrieve the live streaming device.

His eyes swept over it casually.

"...Holy crap, there are so many people?!"

The people in the live stream had lost all their strength and resources, and the screen was filled with "heh heh" comments.

[Concrete No. 42 mixed with spaghetti: You unfilial son, are your eyes covered by your butt?!]

More than a hundred people are cursing at you in the live stream and you can't even see it!

Yang Tao was both excited and dazed. When he saw several familiar IDs, he realized that some of his relatives and friends were among them.

He quickly explained, "I wasn't looking, there weren't many people around, so I went to peel garlic."

My hands still smell of garlic.

Yang Tao swiped his fingers up and down a few times, feeling increasingly guilty. It turned out that these people had arrived shortly after he started peeling garlic.

For the past thirty minutes, these people had been staring at the pot of hand-grabbed rice on the stove, their mouths watering.

Seeing the popularity, Yang Tao quickly apologized and explained, then sent out three red envelopes in a row.

"Please follow us, everyone. There are fan red envelopes in the live stream, you can claim them later."

After saying this, Yang Tao covered his phone and whispered to Wen Fan. Wen Fan nodded and left the doorway for him.

"There's natural light over there, you can sit inside."

The area near the door, facing the glass, is bright but not glaring.

Wen Fan found a large plate, filled it with a large plate of hand-grabbed rice, and put some mutton on top, making it look particularly appetizing.

Yang Tao turned on his live stream, speaking with a thick Northeastern accent.

"Hello everyone, we're here today to eat at a restaurant in my hometown. The star of the show is the owner's special hand-grabbed rice!"

He showed the plate of rice eaten by hand.

The golden-brown hand-grabbed rice, unlike other livestreamers who use filters, didn't detract from its appeal at all.

After giving a brief introduction, Yang Tao started eating, continuing to introduce the food as he ate.

"Look at this rice. You have to choose long-grain rice. Long-grain rice tends to fall apart after cooking, so people don't usually use it for porridge. But long-grain rice is perfect for making hand-grabbed rice. After it's cooked, each grain is distinct."

"Good mutton, once cooked, will have a milky aroma, and the mutton itself won't have a strong gamey smell. The oily mutton will be neither dry nor tough..."

Yang Tao said he would eat a bite for every sentence he said, and soon the comments section was filled with people drooling.

[Cosmic Escape: I'm so hungry. I checked my phone, and it's only 11 PM.]

[Carrying a bucket up the mountain: Little Tao, you've gone back to your hometown, but I'm still at school! I'm going to die, I wonder what kind of awful food the school cafeteria has in store for me today.]

[Little Lucky: ...I'm not watching anymore, I'm driving out to find something to eat.]

[Fiona: Waaaaah, I came here for tourism! Seeing this live stream in the waiting area of ​​the scenic spot is killing me!]

A group of people were wailing and screaming, while others were asking where the shop was.

Yang Tao claimed that the platform didn't allow advertising, but he secretly sent the address to his roommate, who then kept spamming it in the comments.

After watching the live stream a couple of times, a few locals finally joined.

At first I thought it was some kind of food vlog, but after watching for a while I realized it was a restaurant review.

However, the restaurant reviews were done like a food vlog, making viewers even hungrier the more they watched.

Some people immediately quit.

[Kaka: Holy crap, I just realized it's a store in our provincial capital, only about 80 kilometers away.]

[Juanjuan: Really? I've only gone a little over 70 kilometers.]

[Kaka: ...Sister, are you from XX County?]

[Juanjuan: That's me!]

[Kaka: What else is there to say? Let's go. Anyway, the highways are free during the National Day holiday, and I have a car. I can give you a ride.]

The two quickly agreed on their departure in the live stream chat, making everyone else in the chat green with envy.

[Little Lucky One: Being close is amazing! Waaah, it's really amazing! I just checked the navigation, and it was over 2,000 kilometers away—it almost killed me!]

[Youyou: Seriously, all these posts from people in other cities sharing restaurant reviews should be blocked. I'm not kidding, sob sob.]

[Cinnamon Dog: I even checked the train tickets just now...it's the National Day holiday!]

[Da Huilang: I have a very bad feeling. Are you going to be livestreaming this whole holiday, you unfilial son?]

Yang Tao smiled slyly: "No, not exactly... it's from today until the 6th."

Six days...

In a university dormitory in a remote southwestern province, shouts of curses rose and fell.

Yang Tao, you're finished!

How can there be such a person! They go home and enjoy a life of luxury, then livestream themselves to make people drool from thousands of miles away!

Regardless of how his roommates scolded him, Yang Taocai's live stream reached a peak of 200 viewers. Among these 200 viewers, few were from the city, but some were willing to drive dozens of kilometers just to eat here.

After Yang Tao finished his live stream and tallied up his earnings, he discovered that he had received over a hundred gifts during the entire broadcast.

Although he still has to split the profits with the platform, Yang Tao is already very satisfied.

"Young boss, what's on tonight?"

Wen Fan still hadn't received any private menu items today, so he casually said, "Lamb soup noodles, please."

During the short lunch break, before the mutton soup was ready, Wen Fan kneaded some dough, planning to make braised noodles for dinner.

The braised noodles for dinner made Yang Tao even more dizzy. Goji berries were added to the milky white mutton broth, with a few orange-red specks swirling in the soup. Thick sheets of noodles the size of a palm were stretched out, and smooth, even wide noodles were dropped into the pot to cook. Wen Fan used a clay pot to cook them, adding some vermicelli, tofu skin, and kelp to the bottom. After cooking, the noodles were poured into a large bowl, and the rich, white mutton broth was poured in. A handful of cilantro and garlic sprouts were then added on top.

Wen Fan scooped out a piece of boiled mutton, sliced ​​it, and placed it on top of the noodles.

"Add chili peppers yourself."

Freshly made mutton fat chili oil is made from solid powdery chilies, unlike the bright red chilies in chili oil. When you scoop a spoonful into a bowl, the red color spreads instantly, releasing a strong aroma of mutton tail fat. It looks bright red, but when you take a sip, it's only fragrant and not very spicy.

The number of viewers on the live stream reached 500, probably because most people watch mukbang videos at night. The noodles are hot and delicious, and they make your mouth water just looking at them. Yang Tao was sweating profusely as he ate. Some people immediately started rummaging through their closets, while others gave up and resigned themselves to ordering takeout.

In the dormitory, Yang Tao's roommates were all in front of their computers, thinking to themselves that it was fortunate.

"I knew this kid wouldn't let me go. Didn't expect that, did you? I predicted your prediction too. I also ordered braised noodles!"

Although it was better than nothing, my roommate was still smug and crossed his legs, unlike the others who couldn't get any.

However, he realized something was wrong the next second.

"What's this kid going to broadcast now? Why is he aiming at the stove again?"

Yang Tao's voice was cheerful: "The boss said she made too much dough today, so she wants to make another stir-fried noodle dish."

Clatter, the chopsticks fell onto the table; the stove over there was already a roaring fire, stir-frying.

Heat oil in a wok, fry the eggs first, then stir-fry the vegetables. Slice the lamb and stir-fry until golden brown. Sauté the onions until translucent, then add the cooked noodles. To make it easier to eat, Wen Fan slightly tore the noodles with his hands. He stir-fried the short noodles in the wok a few times, added the sauce, and then poured in the green and red peppers.

The stir-fried noodles were an instant hit as soon as they were cooked.

The noodles are thick and chewy, and they absorb the flavors exceptionally well after being stir-fried, with the sauce at the bottom of the pot coating them completely.

People kept asking in the comments what it tasted like.

Yang Tao wiped the sauce from the corner of his mouth and thought for a long time before coming up with a description.

"It's like the handmade noodles you add at the end of a dry pot meal, but thicker."

The broth at the bottom of the pot became even richer as the noodles were stir-fried. The noodles were chewy and tender, the mutton was fragrant after being stir-fried, and the onions were sweet.

The more Yang Tao spoke, the more the comments section exploded.

Soon, people started spamming the comments section.

[I support business owners opening shops here!]

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Author's Note: Sorry, my heart was pounding so hard last night. I caught up on sleep today and feel much better. I hope to adjust my sleep schedule and try to maintain a consistent update schedule. I'll still update three times a day for the next two days, but the update times might not be as consistent.