Farming? I'm making a killing with my fairytale vegetables!

Chapter 240

He greeted them happily, "They're all looking after the sheep, how's it going?"

The guests turned around and said with a smile, "Great, Lao Zhang, the quality of this sheep seems even better than before. Look, the sheep are bigger than before, and they seem to be able to run and jump more. Look, the wool is all white and clean."

Zhang Limin nodded, "Haha, that's good. We also changed some feed this year, and seeing how happy the sheep are eating it, I think it should be fine."

The customers were very satisfied. One of them said, "This is great. The sheep are raised very well. I happen to have someone here who wants this. If it tastes good later, the price can be a bit higher than before."

"Alright, then you can wait and try it later. I'll go in and deliver the dishes first, and I'll make a few more dishes later."

Zhang Limin, carrying vegetables from the truck bed, was about to go inside to help his wife.

Several guests quickly told him not to spend any more money, saying, "There's no need to order more dishes; we've already had enough."

"It's nothing, it's nothing, just some vegetables."

Zhang Limin carried the vegetables to the kitchen to wash them. When his wife, Zhang Li, saw him returning with a pile of vegetables, she asked, "Have you sent the sheep over yet?"

"It's a gift, it's a gift. These are vegetables that Xiaoyu gave to our family. They're perfect for entertaining our guests."

"Oh, you know, this is actually quite good. I was just thinking that we didn't have much food at home, and the meat was getting a bit greasy. This dish can help to refresh the palate."

Zhang Li happily asked Zhang Limin to wash it, so she could use it to make stir-fried vegetables or soup later.

"Okay." Zhang Limin was busy inside. Of course, the most important thing was the sheep. He had to make it delicious so that the guests could taste the original flavor, and it would be easier to sell it later. So these were all things to pay attention to.

"I'll just make mutton and radish vermicelli soup, stir-fried mutton with scallions, and braised mutton."

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Li suggested three lamb dishes. These three weren't as heavily seasoned as roasted lamb, but they still contained a lot of spices, so you could probably still taste the lamb flavor.

Although they haven't eaten lamb this year, based on their experience from previous years, the taste shouldn't be too bad.

"Okay, okay, I'll do it your way. I trust your skills completely, so I'll just be your assistant."

After Zhang Limin finished speaking, he went to help.

Lamb stew with radish takes the most time, so Zhang Li blanched the radish long ago, stir-fried it with other scallions and garlic, and then put it in a pressure cooker to stew.

Of course, the scallions and garlic used were all grown by their own family. She only remembered that she should have bought some from the Xia family after she put them in.

But it doesn't matter, the taste is still pretty good even if it's made this way.

After preparing the mutton, she started making braised mutton and stir-fried mutton with scallions.

Stir-fried mutton with scallions uses meat from the hind leg of the lamb. After slicing it thinly, marinate it with cornstarch and cooking wine. Then stir-fry the lamb slices over high heat. Once cooked, set the lamb out of the pan and stir-fry the scallions until fragrant. Finally, return the lamb to the pan and add other seasonings.

Braised mutton is prepared in the same way, but you can choose either lamb leg or lamb shoulder. The process is the same, and blanching to remove the gamey smell is essential. Then, you add sugar to caramelize it.

While Zhang Li was stir-frying the mutton, Zhang Limin felt that the kitchen was filled with a wonderful aroma. No matter what, it smelled really good, and the mutton's gamey smell should have been mostly removed.

After quickly stir-frying a few dishes, Zhang Li picked up some greens and started making some soup and stir-fries.

She picked up the greens and praised them highly, "Look at the color, they look so fresh, they must have just been picked. They'll taste delicious when we cook them later."

"Absolutely. Xiaoyu's dishes are absolutely delicious, they're perfect for entertaining guests."

"Okay, I'll stir-fry these two vegetables right away. Go and call them to eat."

"Okay," Zhang Limin said, and then ran out to call the guests.

He rattled off a string of "boss," saying, "Boss Wang, Boss Li... come in and eat, the food's ready."

"Okay, coming, coming." Actually, although the customers here are all doing business, except for a few, they are all running small businesses and don't really deserve to be called "boss." But it makes people feel good to be called that.

They happily entered the house and saw a table full of dishes, with wine placed beside it.

"Oh, Lao Zhang, you're too kind. There are only a few of us, there's no need for you to cook so many dishes."

"It's alright, it's alright. They only come a few times a year, so we have to treat them well."

As Zhang Limin spoke, he led the people to their seats.

At this moment, Zhang Li also came out carrying the last two plates of vegetables.

"Come on, everyone, the food is here. Please sit down and eat."

"Okay, okay," the guests said, sitting down and each poured themselves a glass of wine. After taking a sip, they chatted and started eating.

The most important thing for everyone was definitely the mutton. Mr. Li first picked up a piece of stir-fried mutton with scallions. He had been smelling the aroma for a while and had to try it first.

Picking up a slice of mutton, Mr. Li was surprised to find that the mutton had almost no gamey smell after being stir-fried. Although he loves mutton, he rarely sees such a situation.

He took a bite of the mutton. Because it had been stir-fried at high temperature, the surface of the mutton had a charred aroma, but it was exceptionally tender and juicy when he bit into it. Even the scallions next to it were soaked in the mutton's juices and had a rich flavor. The taste was excellent.

"Goodness, Lao Zhang, you really didn't lie this time. I feel that your mutton tastes better than it did a few years ago."

The others also took a bite, and after finishing, they joined in praising it.

"Yes, yes, Lao Zhang, you two are getting better and better at raising sheep. This tastes really good, there's almost no muttony smell left."

Zhang Li's cooking skills were just so-so. They had all eaten there a few times. Unless it was barbecue, where a lot of seasonings were used to suppress the muttony smell, they could usually still taste some of the flavor.

They hadn't paid much attention to it before, since they were rather careless about such things and had overlooked them. But they knew in their hearts that some people just liked it without any fishy smell, so they were quite surprised this time.

Zhang Li and Zhang Limin also tasted the meat and knew that their mutton was indeed very good this time, which made them very happy.

"If you like it, eat more. We changed the feed this year and have been taking good care of the sheep, so they should all taste good."

Zhang Limin smiled and said a few words.

"Yes, and these vegetables taste really good too, you should try them. We buy our feed from them, and the vegetables they grow are all delicious."

Zhang Li also pushed the two plates of stir-fried vegetables towards the restaurant owners.

"Okay, then I'll have to try it."

Several business owners were intrigued and reached for the plate of vegetables with their chopsticks. After tasting it, they all nodded in approval.