The pork butcher is smoother than a pig butcher!

Chapter 207 Sweet and Delicious

For more than 20 years, Mrs. Yang, the mother of Gan, has focused solely on one series of dishes: pork stew.

Although the Gan family did not run a restaurant.

But every year after the winter solstice, Yang's relatives and Gan's father's friends from all walks of life would always find an excuse to go to Gan's house for a meal of pork stew.

Having lived half my life, it's time to change course.

She brought back the same enthusiasm she had when researching pork offal soup.

Mutton soup, mutton soup.

The most important thing is the soup.

The type of bones to use, the simmering time, and the amount of herbs to add for the best flavor all require experimentation and exploration.

In the following days, the young men and women in the border town were green with envy.

When working in groups, one can't help but complain:
"Sigh, he's a son-in-law! Ang has given his father-in-law a lot of gifts for holidays, but he only gets to eat a meal at his father-in-law's house during the New Year."

"No comparison, no comparison! Ask everyone, who wouldn't want to call Old Man Gan 'Father-in-law'? It's a pity we don't have that kind of luck!"

"Good heavens, just how badly injured is Scholar Zuo? That he would kill a sheep every other day in the spring! The aroma of his stewed sheep has made the three little Ang family kids cry with envy several times."

"Ang, are you people just jealous that Scholar Zuo has a good father-in-law, or are you just craving the Gan family's mutton soup?"

"Cough cough cough, of course I'm craving mutton soup!"

"Then you'll soon have the same treatment as Scholar Zuo! Ganwei Fresh Mutton Soup Restaurant will be opening in two days!"

"Huh? They're already selling mutton soup before winter even arrives? Does Old Man Gan not understand the mutton-eating habits of us border town people?"

"Tsk! You asked the same question yesterday! What did you, Daoist Master Gan, say?"

"Could there be some new explanation?"

"Old Man Gan said that when he was young, he went to Shangdu to seek medical treatment for his daughter. The old imperial physician who came from the palace was over seventy years old, but he was still sharp of hearing and sight and walked briskly. Old Man Gan specially asked him about his health regimen, and the old imperial physician jokingly said that he had a particular fondness for mutton soup all year round."

"What? In spring, when the yang energy is just beginning to rise, it's easy to get overheated from taking tonics."

"Not at all! Lamb is different from other meats; it's actually a warming and nourishing food! After a long winter, we all have to work hard in the fields in the spring, so we need to replenish our bodies the most! Moreover, at this time of year, it's cool in the mornings and evenings but warm at midday, making the elderly and children most susceptible to colds. Drinking a bowl of lamb soup that can induce sweating after getting up early in the morning and at night can cure all kinds of illnesses."

"Hiss! So eating mutton soup is much better than drinking bitter medicine! I'll go buy some mutton soup for my parents, wife, and kids right away!"

"It's very hot in the mornings and evenings during the summer. What are the guidelines for nourishing the body during this season?"

"Treating winter diseases in summer! Especially during the hottest and most humid days of the year, drinking mutton soup can create a 'double attack' to expel cold from the body, thus warming the middle and dispelling cold, and replenishing qi and blood."

"I see! Autumn, I understand! It's about gaining weight for winter! The autumn harvest requires physical labor, so you need to eat and drink well to have the energy!"

"You only know how to gain weight in autumn! Let me tell you a secret: lamb soup in autumn is the best for nourishing the kidneys and strengthening yang, warming the middle and dispelling cold, and replenishing qi and blood."

"Kidney tonic and aphrodisiac? This is great, this is great!"

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The Ganwei Fresh Lamb Soup Restaurant has not yet opened.

The news that eating mutton soup all year round can help one live to a ripe old age has been spread by "well-meaning people".

This wasn't just random talk; the copywriting was done by Zuo Wenkang, the son-in-law of the Gan family.

In his previous life, in order to win over his wife's heart and stomach, he specially apprenticed himself to a royal physician to learn about medicinal cuisine and tonics.

These "dedicated individuals" were carefully selected by Gan Mingshou.

A confidentiality agreement had to be signed before any work was done.

If they could memorize this set of words, they could pair up and preach it to a group of more than fifty people, and each of them could receive two hundred coins.

Still daily settlement!

The most enthusiastic group earned five taels of silver in one day!
If Gan Mingshou hadn't stopped them, they would have run all the way to Huaiqing Prefecture to help them advertise. The simple and honest people of the border town had never seen such a bizarre operation before.

The story of the old man and his wife going to Shangdu to ask an old imperial physician to treat their daughter's illness can be easily found out with a little inquiry.

Who doesn't hope to live a healthy life until their seventies?!
Isn't it just drinking mutton soup all year round?
I'll get my family to find a way to catch a few to raise right away!
Before this, who could afford a bowl of mutton soup that cost ten coins in the market?
Unexpectedly.

Two days later, the border town, the five major garrisons, and various villages were all shocked by the exorbitant price of the sweet and fresh mutton soup!

A group of teenagers spread the news:

"Ganweixian is having a grand opening promotion for three days! A bowl of mutton soup costs 100 coins, buy one get one free, and each bowl comes with a flatbread! Prices will return to normal after three days!"

One hundred coins could have bought ten bowls of wine before last year!
Things are different now; sheep prices are terrifying.

The Gan family does not uphold martial ethics.

The large stove on which Ganweixian is located is an open kitchen.

It was built right next to the street.

The aroma of mutton soup simmering slowly over a low flame late at night kept the neighbors on the street from sleeping.

With my eyes wide open and my stomach rumbling, I finally made it to dawn.

He was rich and impatient; he jumped out of bed, grabbed a clay pot from his house, and headed straight for Ganweixian.

When they arrived at the mutton soup restaurant, they found dozens of diners staring intently at Old Man Gan, who was wielding a cleaver in front of the stove, unwilling to move.

Unlike the common method of pouring hot soup over cold meat in a pot, this is different from the traditional method of making mutton soup in Biancheng.

Ganwei Fresh Lamb Soup Restaurant uses hot meat with hot soup.

The freshly cooked mutton and offal were still steaming hot.

With each stroke of Gan Laozhang's knife, the mutton and offal were chopped into chunks.

Because it's hot mutton, the pieces are quite large and hearty.

The second son of the Gan family waited to the side, sprinkling chopped green onions into the meat.

Before serving the meat to diners, two large spoonfuls of snow-white broth are poured over each bowl of meat.

The moment the broth was poured over the food, the rich, sweet aroma of milk unexpectedly filled the diners' nostrils.

Who can stand this smell?
Some people, not afraid of burning their mouths, took the bowl and couldn't wait to drink a mouthful.

A sip of soup.

Even the seasoned gourmets of the border town who had been eating mutton soup for decades were completely baffled by it.

Good heavens, this is hardly mutton head soup!
This is clearly the finest nectar!

With such a fresh and fragrant soup, why would you need minced garlic and aged vinegar?

One bite after another, with just a touch of salt, it makes you feel like you're floating on air, unable to stop.

The mutton and offal in the bowl, soaked in mutton soup, were even more tender and flavorful.

Every bite is a delightful surprise for your taste buds.

Buy one bowl, get one free.

The diners only came to their senses when there wasn't a drop of soup or a single piece of meat left in the two large bowls.

At this moment, his face was flushed and his body was covered in sweat.

I was just about to let out a satisfying burp when I was suddenly startled!
It's over!

That bowl of mutton soup, which I had intended to take back to my wife and children, was unknowingly eaten and drunk up by myself.
(End of this chapter)