When Chen Yuancheng heard that she was going to the market, he put down his chopsticks and said, "I'll go with you."
"No need, I can go by myself."
"You just told Yuan Yao and Yuan Xuan to be careful, how could you dare to go out alone?"
Xiao Yunying said, "Don't be too nervous. It's broad daylight and there are so many people on the street. I won't go through any secluded alleys, so nothing will happen."
She's different from those two siblings; she's someone blessed by the Magic Supermarket!
Xiao Yunying pressed his shoulder and helped him sit back down: "You eat, don't worry about me, I'll be back in a bit."
I went to the small kitchen, grabbed a basket to use as cover, and strolled around the market.
I bought some meat, ribs, and pig's trotters from several stalls and secretly put them into my basket. I also went to a general store and bought some couplets and red paper for wrapping red envelopes.
"I don't need anything else, do I?"
The supermarket has everything, so I probably don't need to buy anything else.
While strolling around, Xiao Yunying saw someone selling two sheep, one big and one small. She asked the price and found it was much cheaper than a whole pig, so she took out her silver and bought both of them.
She knew that supermarkets sold fresh beef, but she had never seen fresh lamb sold in supermarkets, perhaps because lamb had a gamey smell.
Sheep are so cute... they must taste delicious.
The larger ones can be stewed or made into mutton soup, while the smaller ones can be roasted whole lamb.
Oh my, my mouth is watering.
Xiao Yunying happily led the two sheep back to Huiweilou Restaurant. Chen Yuancheng and the others had already finished eating and were waiting for her at the kitchen door.
Chen Yuanyao asked in surprise, "Sister Yunying, did you buy these sheep?"
"yes."
What are you going to do with the sheep?
Xiao Yunying said, "What else can we do with sheep? Of course, we eat them."
A question arose in my mind: Why would Chen Yuanyao ask this question? Do the people here not eat mutton?
Chen Yuanyao said with disdain, "The mutton doesn't taste good; it has a strange smell."
Xiao Yunying stroked the lamb's head: "That's because the cook doesn't know how to cook it. I have a way to reduce the muttony smell."
People on the grasslands love to eat mutton, but many people in other regions may not be able to accept the unique gamey smell of mutton.
Like durian, for every person who likes it, there is probably just as many who hate it.
Those who like lamb don't really notice the muttony smell, while those who don't like it feel like vomiting just from the smell.
Many people think that all mutton has the same gamey smell, but that's not true. The gamey smell of mutton has different layers.
The gamey smell of mutton is closely related to its breed, sex hormone secretion, and farming methods.
Generally, the intensity of the muttony smell is: castrated sheep > ewes > rams, while sheep > goats.
Those interested in why sheep have a muttony smell can look it up themselves. In short, sheep raised on feed will definitely have a stronger muttony smell than sheep that graze freely on grass.
Xiao Yunying could accept the smell of mutton, and since there was no feed in this era, and the goats she bought had a relatively mild smell, plus pepper and cumin from the supermarket, the mutton she made was sure to be delicious.
Chen Yuanxuan walked towards the lamb with some skepticism: "Can you really cook lamb well?"
The little goat bleated at him and lowered its head, intending to butt him with its horns.
Startled, Chen Yuanxuan hurriedly stepped back, almost tripping on the steps.
Xiao Yunying quickly grabbed the lamb's horns to control it: "Look, it's angry because you doubted that its meat tastes good."
After regaining his footing, Chen Yuanxuan frowned and said to the little lamb, "Why are you fighting me instead of the people who are going to eat you?"
The sheep couldn't understand his words, but it could sense his dislike for it, so it bleated at him again.
Xiao Yunying teased Chen Yuanxuan, "Did you understand what it said?"
Chen Yuanxuan gave him a look that said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Who can understand what a sheep is saying?"
“I understand. It means you can eat its meat, but you can’t say its meat doesn’t taste good.”
"You're talking nonsense, I won't fall for your tricks."
“I’m not making this up. Otherwise, why didn’t it react when I said I wanted to eat its meat? But it’s trying to argue with you when you question whether its meat tastes good.”
Chen Yuanxuan was stunned for a moment: "It really said that?"
His response was Xiao Yunying's undisguised laughter.
"fraud."
Chen Yuanxuan frowned and retreated to Chen Yuancheng's side, no longer speaking to Xiao Yunying.
Xiao Yunying stopped laughing: "I was just kidding, you're not angry, are you?"
"No, I'm not that petty."
She gave a thumbs-up and said, "He really is a magnanimous young man."
Chen Yuanxuan was easy to coax. He raised his round face and said, "I am a man, so naturally I should be broad-minded and not argue with a woman like you."
After playing with the children for a while, Xiao Yunying tied the rope holding the sheep to the back of the carriage: "I'm in a hurry to get home, I don't want to chat with you anymore."
Chen Yuancheng said, "Judging from the sky, it might snow heavily again tomorrow or the day after. I'll have someone send you several hundred catties of charcoal before the New Year, so that you and your family won't run out."
The sky was a bit more overcast than in the morning, with thick clouds drifting in from afar that blocked out the sunlight. Xiao Yunying glanced at the sky, nodded, and said, "I understand. I'm leaving now. Bye."
Like Ling Qi, Chen Yuancheng was completely used to her way of greeting her and replied, "Bye-bye."
The carriage left the city, and the driver, following Xiao Yunying's instructions, did not go too fast, lest the short-legged lamb tied to the back could not keep up with the horse's long legs.
Xiao Yunying would occasionally lift the curtain on the car window to listen to the sounds of the sheep behind: "I can't lose my mutton soup and whole roasted lamb."
When they had traveled nearly halfway, Xiao Yunying lifted the curtain and listened to the movements of the two sheep behind her. She saw someone she recognized, missed the carriage, and headed towards the city gate.
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