The operation room of Dan Souza Butcher Shop was huge. There was a professional grill and a smoke tunnel. One could tell that the cooked food sold here was made by themselves.
There was a mini freezer at the innermost part of the operation room. There were pigs, goats and cows that were cut in half hanging in there.
George, who was wearing a black leather bag outside, pushed the cart into the cold storage and glanced at the labels on the pigs, cows, and sheep that were hanging upside down. He said to Zhang Lisheng while twitching his nose, "That old fella Rocky is really cunning.
It's easy to get rid of expired meat, but … but, achoo … it's not easy, especially in late autumn.
But he didn't expect that I'd fight to do this with you even if he didn't say it.
Let me help. "
He picked out two pigs, three goats and a cow that was half the size of a human head. Together with Zhang Lisheng, they lifted the metal hook with difficulty and threw them onto the cart.
"Are we throwing all of these away?" Zhang Lisheng was stunned and asked in shock seeing George walking out of the freezer with the cart.
"The shelf life of fresh frozen meat is seven days. But to compete with the big supermarkets, that old man Rocky promised Dan Souza Butcher Shop that the fresh meat won't exceed five days. Since he made the promise, of course, he'll keep it."
"But you don't have to throw it away."
"Usually, we can't sell the expired meat. The staff can take some for free but since we can take cooked meat, nobody would care about the raw meat.
Isn't this a pleasant surprise for you? "
"Of course, George, this is indeed a surprise," Zhang Lisheng said sincerely.
"But it's not every day. Most of the time, the meat here is sold out. Otherwise, Old Rocky wouldn't have bought so much every time."
Zhang Lisheng opened the back door as they walked out of the freezer. George pushed the cart filled with raw meat and walked into the dim back alley of the butcher shop with him.
After pushing the cart to the trash can, George stood still. Under the illumination of the flickering headlights at the alley entrance, his face was cloudy as he spoke with a serious attitude that he had never shown before, "Listen, buddy. I owe you a favor, so I brought you here.
No matter what you need the raw meat for, it has nothing to do with me in the future. "After saying that, he turned around and walked back into the butcher's shop, leaving the back door ajar.
Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment and mumbled to himself while smiling, "Interesting fella." He took off his backpack and placed Mountoad on the ground.
On the surface, Mountoad that had lost a great amount of Essence Qi looked a little dull.
Zhang Lisheng looked around the narrow alley carefully. After making sure that there was nobody around, he began to chant witchcraft incantation 'pst shh …'.
Being driven by the witchcraft incantation, Mountoad opened its mouth wide all of a sudden and sucked in a sea of air. It expanded its body to over two meters tall and stuck its gigantic tongue out continuously. It swallowed all of the meat on the cart after two to three times.
Zhang Lisheng, who had not driven his wizard worm for a long time, had a high spirited expression on his face as he watched his wizard worm devouring raw food. He could not help but pat Mountoad's huge head. Suddenly, he faintly heard a voice coming from somewhere, "Listen, it's windy outside."
Zhang Lisheng was shocked and immediately chanted witchcraft incantation to get Mountoad to spit out the air in its stomach.
'Whoosh whoosh …' After a gust of wind, the wizard worm shrunk to the size of a soccer ball immediately. The meat in its stomach seemed to have been digested completely, but only 10% to 20% of its Essence Qi was replenished.
Fortunately, every little bit makes a mickle. If Mountoad could replenish 10% to 20% of its Essence Qi every day, it would be enough for Zhang Lisheng to cultivate the secret method for four to five hours every night. If that was the case, he might be able to step into Rank-3 Wizard within a year at most.
Zhang Lisheng put Mountoad into his backpack while smiling as he thought about that. He carried it and pushed the cart hard back to the butcher's shop.
There was nobody in the control room. It seemed like George had sneaked out from the side door. Zhang Lisheng thought about it and sneaked out from the side door directly.
The night breeze was chilly, the traffic on the street was even more congested than it was during the day. Compared to the cars that were moving slowly like a snail, Zhang Lisheng who rode his bicycle to the nearby Walmart supermarket could be said to be as fast as lightning.
As the world's largest warehouse supermarket chain's branch in America's biggest city, this Walmart was huge. Zhang Lisheng looked around at the countless containers around him and walked to a shopping guide wisely. He asked, "Miss, may I know where do I buy the seasonings?"
"Do you need American, Japanese, Korean, or Chinese seasonings?" Looking at the Asian young man before her, the shopping guide asked while showing her eight teeth.
"Do you have all of them here?"
"Of course, sir, this is New York's Walmart," The shopping guide said proudly.
"What if I need Western Sichuan seasonings from China?" Zhang Lisheng asked in a testing manner.
"Please follow me. By the way, you might not be able to buy some seasonings from Western Sichuan because they're not certified by CFSAN. I'm sorry."
"What's CFSAN?"
"Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Center, it's under the Federal Food and Drug Administration," The shopping guide said professionally.
She then led Zhang Lisheng through half of the supermarket and finally stopped at a corner. She pointed at two rows of shelves, "Alright, we're here. The Western Sichuan seasonings from China that you need are here."
"Thank you," Zhang Lisheng walked to the shelves as he spoke.
After taking a closer look, he realized that most of the seasonings that he used to cook in Guawo Village could be found here. Even some dried herbal powders that could be used for both medicine and food appeared on the shelves as cooking seasonings.
"New York's Walmart, it's … it's really … cool!" Zhang Lisheng mumbled to himself in shock. He picked more than ten seasonings and dried herbal powder that he needed and walked out of the supermarket after paying.
It was already past eight at night when he got home on his bicycle. Lili, Sullo and the kids were really waiting for Zhang Lisheng to come home to cook.
"Look, our chef is finally home.
Zhang Lisheng, your cooking is as good as what you told Aunt Lili. Otherwise, things would be really bad, "Michelle who was mad shouted when she saw Zhang Lisheng walking into the house.
"I'm sorry, I went to the supermarket to buy seasonings. I came back too late. Please wait for a while, dinner will be ready soon." Zhang Lisheng did not waste time. He took off his backpack as soon as he got into the house and ran to the kitchen with the condiment. He washed his hands and took out a few eggs from the fridge quickly. He cracked them into a bowl as a base and began making the sauce.
His family looked shocked when they saw what he was doing. Michelle was the only one who said, "Hey, what kind of powder did you put in the eggs? Why does it smell so weird? Is it edible or not?"
"The Chinese seasonings that I bought from Walmart have passed the CFSAN certification."
"What?"
"It's the certification from the Federal Food and Drug Administration's Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Center," Zhang Lisheng answered as he learned.
"That's great, Lisheng. You've only been in New York for more than ten days and you've become a New Yorker who knows everything. Now, let's guess who's the ignorant bumpkin in this house?" Harry, who was standing aside, said while shaking his head in a strange tone when he found the opportunity.
"Harry, I think you're asking for a beating."
While Michelle and Harry were laughing, Zhang Lisheng wrapped the beef ribs in the big bowl in the kitchen with the sauce that he prepared. He then fried them in oil to seal the sauce.
Subsequently, he fried some white rice with oil and mixed it with the beef. Finally, he added boiling water and seasonings bit by bit and cooked it into a pot of jelly-like beef rice soup.
"Alright, you can eat now," After the rice soup was done, he scooped a few pieces with a spatula and scooped them into a bowl. He was relieved and said while smiling.
Randy inhaled sharply looking at the dark brown solid paste with dense spots in the bowl that was trembling slightly, "You're joking right, Lisheng? You've actually messed it up."
"Of course not," Zhang Lisheng picked up a bowl of beef rice soup with a smile and took a big gulp. The slightly bitter familiar taste rushed into his mouth and slid down his esophagus into his stomach. Soon, it brought a warm and comfortable feeling to his body. "It would be better if it's a beef rib that has just been slaughtered and has not been drained.
But it's not bad, at least I can tell that the freshness and nutrition of Dan Souza Butcher Shop's beef is at the minimum. "
Michelle said in disgust looking at Zhang Lisheng's satisfied face as he ate the meat soup, "I'll never eat that even if you beat me to death. It's not even 9 yet, I'll order a hamburger delivery, who else wants it?"
As the man of the family, Sullo who was physically and mentally exhausted after running around for the whole day pulled himself together and said while smiling, "Don't be like that, Michelle. Lisheng made us beef, beef …"
"Beef rice soup," Lili reminded.
"That's right, beef rice soup. We should at least try it before we decide if it's good or not," Sullo walked to the kitchen table and picked up a bowl of meat soup. He hesitated for a moment and took a sip with his eyes closed, "It's bitter but it's delicious.
It's a strange taste. Speaking of which, I've tried Chinese cuisine before but I've never tasted something like this.
It's hard to describe the taste, seems like I'll have to eat more, "He finished the bowl of beef soup in a few mouthfuls as he spoke and scooped another bowl immediately.
"Hey dad, you look delicious when you eat it," Randy walked to the dining table as he spoke. As Randy spoke, he walked to the dining table and picked up a bowl of beef stew to taste it curiously. "This taste is really strange. Eh? Why do I suddenly feel warm …"
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