Zhang worked efficiently. She quickly cut up all the cooked mutton and lamb offal and poured them back into the pot.
"Boss, add more firewood and cook the mutton soup for another ten minutes, then we can have dinner."
After Zhang finished speaking, she put the bamboo grate into the iron pot and poured all the pancakes she had just cut onto the bamboo grate.
She covered the pot and clapped her hands happily.
Brother Yun placed all the bowls and chopsticks on the dining table.
Yun Yiyi and the others also washed their hands and sat at the dining table waiting.
"By the way, Headmaster, I forgot to ask you, have the elders bought the mutton?"
Butcher Yun said loudly, "Wife, don't worry. Although the elders didn't buy mutton, I asked the village chief to give two pounds of mutton to each of the three elders."
"Originally, I was planning to cook mutton and give each of the elders a bowl. Later, I thought about it and decided to just give them meat."
"Give the mutton to the elders of the tribe, and their families can add some more vegetables, so that the whole family can have a good meal together."
After hearing this, Zhang gave a thumbs up and said, "The boss is really thoughtful."
"Yes, my father is very thoughtful. If we send the cooked mutton soup, the elders themselves might not be willing to drink it."
"The old man loves the children, and the elders of the tribe will definitely not be willing to eat it themselves."
"Dad's way is better, that way the whole family can get involved in the meat."
"I also think Uncle Yun's approach is good."
Butcher Yun's ears stretched back to his mouth as he listened to everyone's praise.
However, at this time, the three clan elders did put a lot of dried vegetables in the mutton soup as Zhang had guessed.
It doesn’t taste good when it’s dried, but it’s delicious when cooked with lamb.
Everyone was given a few pieces of meat, and the three elders also ate some meat themselves.
The family members also praised the elders for doing things for the village, and the villagers thought of the elders when they had something delicious.
When the elders heard this, they felt very happy.
The elder's family members had a much better impression of Yun the Butcher's family.
Butcher Yun has always been thorough in his work. Since he gave meat to the three elders, he also gave an extra two pounds of meat to the village chief.
Therefore, the village chief's family also gave rave reviews when talking about the Yun butcher family.
After a while, Zhang estimated that the pot cake was heated through.
She lifted the lid of the pot, took out the pancake, and also took out the bamboo sieve.
"Boss, pass me the bowl. I want to serve the mutton soup."
"Here, mother."
Zhang took the bowl, filled most of it with mutton, and finally added two spoonfuls of milky mutton soup.
Brother Yun took the bowl and continued to hand the empty bowl to Zhang.
Soon, Zhang prepared six bowls of mutton soup.
"Mom, please sit down and eat. I can't wait." Brother Yun San shouted anxiously.
"Mom, my saliva is about to flow down."
As soon as Yun Yiyi finished her funny words, everyone went to look at her.
"What are you doing? I was just joking." Yun Yiyi said jokingly.
Everyone burst into laughter.
"Okay, everyone, hurry up and eat. However, there's no salt in the mutton soup. If you think it's bland, you can add salt and vinegar."
"I want to add salt and vinegar." Brother Yun San was the first to speak.
Suddenly, Zhang stood up and took out a handful of dried chilies from the carriage.
She dug out some charcoal and put the dried chilies into it.
The aroma of the dried chilies soon spread, and Zhang picked out the dried chilies with a wooden stick.
Blow away the ash on top, then crush it with a garlic mortar. The fragrant chili powder is ready.
"Whoever wants to add chili peppers can add them themselves, but the chili peppers are very spicy, so don't put too much," Zhang reminded everyone.
Yun Yiyi added half a spoonful of salt, a spoonful of vinegar, and a handful of chili powder to the mutton soup.
After stirring evenly, she first scooped out a piece of mutton. The mutton was a bit spicy, but soft and tender, and especially delicious.
Even if it was lamb offal, Yun the butcher cleaned it very cleanly, and Zhang cooked it for a long time, so it tasted very delicious.
"Mom, the mutton soup is delicious, and the mutton is delicious too."
"Mom, did we forget to put the radish in?
As soon as Second Brother Yun finished speaking, everyone was stunned.
Zhang slapped her forehead and said, "That's right. I was so busy fishing and cutting the meat that I forgot to add the radish."
Butcher Yun laughed and said, "Wife, it's okay. You can add radish when you cook mutton soup tonight."
"We won't have mutton soup with radish for lunch. We have plenty of mutton at home."
After hearing what Yun the Butcher said, everyone laughed happily.
It is true that their family has the most mutton, Yun the butcher was right.
Everyone started to concentrate on eating again.
It was snowing heavily outside, the stove fire in the house was burning red, and the family was sitting around the dining table, talking and laughing while eating.
A similar scene is played out in different rooms of the land temple.
The Yun family's children still remembered this meal very clearly even when they were old.
Even after many years, Xie Zirui still could not forget the delicious mutton soup he had on such a snowy afternoon.
The meal was a little late, but everyone ate very quickly.
The fragrant mutton soup with the slightly hard pot cakes made everyone full.
Yun Yiyi ate three bowls of mutton soup by herself, and the others ate just as much.
"Mom, I can't take it anymore. My belly is about to burst."
Yun Yiyi said lazily.
"Mom, I ate too much too."
Zhang and Yun the Butcher looked at each other and saw embarrassment in each other's eyes because they were also full.
Zhang straightened her expression and said, "It's okay, Yiyi, Third Brother, we don't have anything to do this afternoon. You can roast some hawthorns to help digestion."
"Yes, your mother is right. We're not leaving this afternoon anyway, so let's just play inside."
Everyone chatted around the table for a while.
Yun the butcher stood up and started working.
He put all the leftover grass residue from the mules and donkeys, as well as their recent feces, into baskets and dumped them in the woods behind the land temple.
When mules and donkeys were used to pull the ropes, Yun the butcher used wood ash to cover the ground.
Therefore, after Yun the Butcher finished cleaning, the ground was still very clean.
Zhang was not idle either. She wiped the bowls and chopsticks with the clean snow brought back by Yun the butcher, and then wiped them again with clean wood ash.
Finally, she scalded the bowl and chopsticks again with hot water, so that they were very clean and had no mutton smell.
Butcher Yun put the mutton into a clay pot and covered it with clean snow.
Then, he brought the clay basin to the door, so that you could see it as soon as you turned your head.
He washed the remaining pieces of mutton and put them into the big iron pot.
He also refilled the pot with water.
After he put the lid on the pot again, Brother Yun and a few others gathered around the stove, started to light a fire and roast hawthorns.
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