Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 238 Dinner at Wuyou Manor

Everyone brought the fish basket to the big kitchen. There were two cooks in the kitchen. One was Aunt Zhang from the village. Her cooking skills were average, so she was just an assistant.

The other one was a cook from a wealthy family who was saved by Song Sanniang, Aunt Gan. She was a good cook and her ancestral home was in Ganzhou Prefecture.

But she can adjust the dishes according to the tastes of Song Sanniang and the others. As long as the dishes are what they want to eat, she can make them almost the same.

"Aunt Gan, we caught a lot of fish." Song Sanniang said happily to Aunt Gan.

Aunt Gan was waiting for Song Sanniang and the others to tell her what to eat tonight. When she heard what she said, she knew that she wanted to eat something, so she smiled and went to check the fish basket.

"Let me see what fish you caught."

"We caught tilapia and crucian carp. We can use the crucian carp to make crucian carp soup. If there are fish roe, we can make a fried fish roe.

Tilapia I want to eat grilled fish. Didn’t we have some iron plate pans when we had teppanyaki before? We will use this iron plate pan to make grilled fish later. "

Song Sanniang briefly explained to Aunt Gan how to make the grilled fish.

Because there is no pepper now, but the grilled fish can be made with the flavor of basil and garlic, and then add peppercorns to increase the spicy taste. Song Sanniang explained the method of cooking the fish.

Aunt Gan was left to her own devices to prepare the rest of the dishes, and she and Master Hu left the kitchen and returned home.

Song Laoer and his wife went to pick fruits at some point. They were carrying bamboo baskets filled with some fruits, which were guavas the size of walnuts.

This smaller version of guava is no longer called guava. It is very common in Xiantao Prefecture and can be found everywhere. It is called Huaren.

The taste is the same as guava, but it is much smaller, and the flowers of this fruit are white.

When it blooms, the flowers are pure white, the stamens are light yellow, and the flowers have a pleasant fragrance. The leaves of the hollyhock can also stop diarrhea and are a traditional Chinese medicinal material.

"When did you go to pick fruit? We didn't see you when we were fishing at the Clear Water Lake."

Song Sanniang picked up a flower apple and started to eat it with a crunch. It was fragrant and crisp, but the seeds inside were very hard and could easily get stuck in the teeth. It was not a good idea to eat too much, as it would cause constipation.

"We saw you, but I guess you didn't notice me. I saw you were having a great time fishing so I didn't call you.

We walked a little further and saw some persimmon trees and jujube trees. You should go pick the persimmons tomorrow, or the birds will eat them all and it will be wasted. "Song Ersao also picked up a persimmon and started eating it.

"Why don't Uncle Huang and the others pick them?" Song Sanniang asked.

Uncle Huang is in charge of the rice fields. There are three families in total: Uncle Huang's family, Uncle Huang's younger brother Huang Laoer's family, and Aunt Niu's uncle Niu Zhuang's family.

Originally, there was enough room for the servants in Wuyou Manor, but the three families felt uncomfortable.

So they built a house in the orchard on the other side of the lava cave and settled down there, taking care of the pigpen and goose pen as well. Song Sanniang let them do as they pleased, but gave them money to build the house and purchase things.

"They are all honest people. They must think that since we bought the land, these things belong to us. They probably wouldn't dare to pick them if we didn't come to pick them.

Even the fish you caught were only caught after I told them to do so many times, otherwise the lake would be flooded with fish. ”Song Ersao replied,

Song Sanniang thought of the stupid fish in the lake that would bite the bait as soon as they were hooked, and felt that there were really a lot of fish in the lake, but she didn't plan to sell them, as they wouldn't make much money.

Or you can make some dried fish. Fry the dried fish until it is burnt or deep-fried. Add a little soy sauce and sprinkle some chopped green onions to season it.

Or you can make black bean fish, deep fry the fish until the bones are crispy, then add black bean soy sauce and other seasonings and cook it.

The fish is soaked in fermented black beans and soy sauce, which is very fragrant and goes well with rice. It is also a good dish to eat with rice when stir-fried with vegetables.

After she said this, everyone couldn't help swallowing, but it was still early and it would take a long time for dinner to be ready, so everyone continued to eat one or two Huaren to fill their stomachs and then chatted.

When dinner is ready, the kitchen staff will first bring Song Sanniang and her friends' food to the dining room and set it up, and then Aunt Gan and her friends will go back to the kitchen to eat theirs.

Their meal time would not be later than Song Sanniang's. Generally, servants of other aristocratic families would only eat after their masters were full.

Tonight's dishes include fragrant basil and garlic grilled fish, milky and rich crucian carp fried egg and bean curd soup, fried crucian carp roe, crispy garlic-flavored dried radish that goes well with rice, lotus leaf chicken, stir-fried Chinese cabbage, taro and cured duck rice,

Although there were only a few dishes, there were two grilled fishes, and there were a lot of side dishes under the grilled fishes. Although there was no time for bean sprouts to sprout, there were lettuce slices, cucumber slices, bean curd sticks, and lettuce leaves.

Song Xiaodi sniffed and clapped his hands, "What a nice smell! I know the smell of cured duck."

Mrs. Song touched his head and said, "You haven't eaten it, how do you know?"

When he was still young, he couldn't eat a lot of things because we were afraid he would get indigestion. Now that he's a little older, he can eat more.

Song Xiaodi quickly covered his mouth with his chubby hands and stopped talking, but his eyes were shining like crescents in a smile, and he made everyone laugh.

He must have run to the kitchen because he was greedy, and then Aunt Gan and the others secretly prepared a special meal for him.

Mrs. Song served him half a bowl of taro and cured duck rice and said, "Eat it."

Song Xiaodi happily put down his hands, picked up the spoon and started eating. The way he ate with such relish made everyone laugh again.

Song Lao Er also asked everyone to start eating, and everyone started to eat.

Mrs. Hu first picked up the grilled fish and ate it. She had eaten grilled fish before, but not like this kind of fish. The kind that was grilled on a grill and then sprinkled with sauce.

This time, the grilled fish was filled with a strong aroma of basil and garlic. After chewing a few bites, the fish meat was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, absorbing the grilled fish sauce. Mr. Hu couldn't stop eating after one bite.

Song Sanniang liked to drink soup before meals. She filled a bowl with crucian carp soup. The fragrant and milky crucian carp soup was delicious with a hint of pepper and ginger. It warmed her stomach and made her feel comfortable.

She liked this feeling and drank the crucian carp soup mouthful by mouthful. Aunt Gan was afraid of fish bones, so she would take out the crucian carp and filter the soup before serving it on the table.

Song Laoer likes to drink a lot, so he particularly likes those kinds of dishes that go well with wine. Fried crucian carp roe is very much to his taste.

The crucian carp roe is fried until both sides are golden brown, and the smell is crispy. Then the roe bursts in your mouth, making you want to bite it one by one.

Si Niang and Wu Niang saw that Brother Song was enjoying the cured duck rice, so they shared a bowl of it. This cured duck was the first batch cured by Aunt Niu and her friends.

The salty and greasy flavor of the cured duck and the soft and fragrant taro, mixed with the distinct and plump rice, which is seasoned with a little soy sauce, are very appetizing.

While everyone was eating, they turned the grilled fish over and took out the lettuce slices, cucumber slices, etc. underneath. Because they were simply blanched in water to cure their rawness, they still tasted crispy and neutralized the saltiness of the grilled fish.

The lotus leaf chicken is tender and smooth, fresh and juicy, with a faint lotus leaf fragrance. Second Sister Song broke off a chicken leg for Little Brother Song to eat. He gnawed on it until his mouth was full of oil, and his eyes were shining as he ate.