Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 230 Happy Time in the Village 2

Master Hu screamed and frantically grabbed a crab, making everyone laugh.

She realized that her voice was too loud, and she closed her mouth in embarrassment, then threw the crab into the basket in fear, "Luckily it didn't bite me, it was so scary."

The four women were there teaching her how to catch crabs without getting pinched by their claws.

Maybe everyone was busy with spring planting some time ago so they didn't go into the mountains. The fish and shrimp in the mountain streams are all in groups.

We caught some fish and shrimps in baskets, but the fish in the mountains were not big, just big-bellied fish about the length of a finger joint, and the shrimps were also small.

Because it was not yet the season for picking jujubes, everyone played in the mountains for half a day and then went home with their backpacks. On the way down the mountain, they encountered a bamboo forest, so Song Laoer led everyone to dig spring bamboo shoots.

There has been no one in the bamboo forest for a long time, and bamboo shells are scattered all over the ground. People pick up these bamboo shells and use them as firewood, which burns very well.

The scariest thing in the bamboo forest is the mosquitoes. They swarmed like bees, and each one was very big. Fortunately, everyone was wearing long sleeves.

Song Laoer didn't delay for long. He dug enough for two meals and then stopped.

When we got home, we put everything in the kitchen and started to prepare the ingredients. It was time to make lunch.

Put the snails in a basin of water, process the crabs, peel the bamboo shoots, cut them into slices, boil them in water, and then soak them in water. Do not eat them immediately, otherwise they will taste bitter.

Song Ersao followed the peddler who came into the village and bought tofu, spareribs, and lean meat, and put them in the kitchen.

Song Lao Er and Song San Niang discussed it and decided to make two dishes: fried crabs and crab fried egg, tofu and lean meat soup.

Then there was a steamed spareribs with black bean sauce and a stir-fried lean meat with amaranth. Although there were not many dishes, the soup in the crab soup could be considered a dish.

Song Ersao was originally taking care of the child at home. She probably heard the noise and came over with the child in her arms. Seeing the father and daughter working together, she did not go to help and let the two of them do it themselves. Si Niang and Mr. Hu were sent to the backyard to pick amaranth.

It was the first time for Mrs. Hu to eat crabs and drink crab soup. She was a little reluctant at first, but after eating it, she found that such a small crab was so delicious.

There is not much meat on the small crabs, but after frying, they are simply sprinkled with some salt and become crispy and crunchy. You can eat them one bite at a time and hear the crispy sound in your mouth when you chew them.

The crab soup is added with pepper powder and peppercorns, which makes it delicious and spicy, but the spiciness is very comfortable and warms the stomach.

The crab and fried egg soup is already delicious, but adding lean meat and tofu makes it even more delicious. The soup also has a light ginger flavor and is not fishy at all.

Mrs. Hu drank a bowl of wine in one breath. She was sweating a little on her forehead. She didn't like sweating, so she muttered a few words.

Song Lao Er smiled and said, "Sweating is good. You guys have been playing in the water for most of the day. Although the weather is getting warmer now, you are still afraid of catching a cold.

Sweating now is to expel the coldness in the body. This soup also contains ginger and pepper to drive away the coldness.”

Mrs. Hu didn't expect that this soup could have such an effect, so she stopped complaining about sweating. She knew that this soup was made by Song Sanniang, and she praised her a few words.

It was also the first time for Song Sanniang to do it. She had seen her mother do it before, so she tried to do it herself. Unexpectedly, she succeeded.

Mrs. Song also laughed and said, "It's really good. You have learned my true skills." Everyone laughed when they heard it.

After lunch, the second wife of Song took the younger brother of Song to take a nap. The second brother of Song was not idle either, and they went to find people in the village to help with the full moon banquet.

Those who were supposed to attend the wedding banquet were also notified to do so. As for Aunt Liu, Second Aunt Song and the others, they also asked people to help pass on the news.

Mrs. Song is now alone at home. Her two granddaughters are married, and her two grandsons have passed the imperial examinations and gone to look for teachers and friends.

She was sitting at the door doing nothing and heard the neighbors discussing the full moon banquet for her youngest son who had given birth to a son.

She was happy at one moment and a little regretful at another. Although the villagers were praising her because she helped the second brother's family with work,

But privately, everyone says she is stupid. She could have lived in a big house and rode in a carriage, but now she can only get a little pension every month and has nothing.

When she heard that the second son had returned with his wife and children, she wanted to go see her youngest grandson, but she didn't dare.

Who knew what would happen if she went there? She still remembered what her two daughters had said before. Thinking of this, she sighed, turned around and went home.

The full moon banquet went smoothly. Aunt Song and her friends arrived the day before the banquet. This time, only the two sisters came with their husbands.

Because Song Sanniang told Master Tan about her second uncle, Master Tan not only arranged a more profitable job for the second uncle, but also accepted Li Qing as his disciple, which was also a great favor to Song Sanniang.

All the fruits produced by Song Sangu's family were also collected by Tian Mi Mi, and some people in their village also grew sugarcane and made sugar.

Song Sanniang asked Song Sangu's family to grow sugar as well. The sugar they made was sold to the sugar shop, and they could also buy sugar from the villagers. They could make a profit from the price difference.

Speaking of which, the reason why Tian Mi Mi can make so much money is actually mutually beneficial. Many of the raw materials are collected from various villages, and the prices are cheaper than buying them in specialized stores.

The villagers can earn a little more money. Those specialized shops will lower the prices uniformly. No matter where the villagers go to sell, the prices are very cheap. But they can do nothing about it.

The two Song sisters were very grateful to their younger brother's family. Now their children have become popular in the village, and everyone wants to marry their daughter to their son.

Second Aunt Song and Third Aunt Song came with bags of things. Third Aunt Song came in and put down her things and wanted to see her nephew. Second Aunt Song held her in her arms to show them. The two of them said at first glance that the child did not look like their younger brother.

In the evening, everyone had another lively dinner. The eldest brother Song had already eaten in the restaurant, but he went home to bring food to Mrs. Song, and asked Auntie Song to call him to the second brother Song's house to have a meal together.

He thought his two younger sisters and their husbands only came two or three times a year, so he went to eat with them.

At night, the lights in Song Laoer's house were bright. Two tables were set up inside. Everyone put the two eight-person tables in the pavilion in the yard. The prepared meals were placed on the tables, rich and steaming.

The eldest and second eldest brothers and their wives sat at one table, as did the second aunt and her husband. The third aunt and the fourth aunt of Hu sat at another table.

People at both tables were chatting about their own things, and the atmosphere was lively and warm and festive.