The evening temperature dropped sharply, bringing a chill to the air.
Each person at the table had two standard bowls: one for soup and one for dipping meat.
Holding the soup bowl and gently blowing along its rim, a puff of steam would escape. With one sip, the warmth would travel from the esophagus all the way to the stomach, as if it could dispel the chill of the entire winter. This was why the people in Yi Province loved drinking lamb soup during the Winter Solstice.
It might also be why Chunming doesn't like lamb soup, Zhou Li thought.
After finishing the soup, one would let out a long breath, not caring about appearances, then pick up a piece of meat, swirl it in the dipping sauce, and pop it into their mouth, feeling utterly satisfied.
