Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 185 Everyone gives New Year gifts to Mr. Song’s 21 families

The meat dumplings were emitting bursts of hot steam, and it was obvious that they were just out of the oven. Uncle Liu greeted them, "These are hot dumplings that have just come out of the oven. Eat them while they are hot. If you eat one, you won't have to eat lunch."

Everyone swallowed their saliva at the sight of the meat dumplings as big as an adult's fist. Song Sanniang went to the dining room cabinet to get chopsticks without saying anything.

There were some spare bowls and chopsticks in the dining room, and I found a few plates, but there were not many plates, only six, and I was too lazy to go to the kitchen to get them.

Song Sanniang washed the dishes in the toilet faucet and then took them back to the dining room.

Everyone brought their rice dumplings to the dining room to eat. My uncle and his wife came over after they had finished eating. When they saw them preparing to eat the rice dumplings, they said hello and went home.

There were only six dishes, so after everyone discussed it, Song Lao Er and his wife had one, and Si Niang and Wu Niang had one.

Qin Yuanyuan and Qin Haoxi ate one, Song Sanniang ate one, and Qin Haodong was still growing, so he could probably eat two.

Song Lao Er was a tough guy. He was in charge of removing the straps from the steaming hot rice dumplings and placing them on the plate one by one.

Tear off the leaves on the top of the rice dumpling, and the plump meat rice dumpling will appear in front of everyone. Everyone moves the rice dumpling in front of them in an orderly manner.

For example, Song Laoer and his wife would cut the rice dumpling in half from the middle to eat, Song Sanniang liked to mix the glutinous rice and stuffing together to eat the whole rice dumpling, Qin Yuanyuan and Qin Haoxi would eat the whole rice dumpling bite by bite from the surface.

But no matter how you eat it, you can't hide the softness, smoothness, and freshness of the rice dumpling.

The fat from the pork belly melts into all the fillings, mixed with the glutinous rice that has been stewed until soft, and it melts in your mouth.

But if you chew it carefully, you can taste the layers of dried shrimp and mushrooms, and their freshness neutralizes the taste of fat.

The rice dumplings can also be cut and fried, which is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and has a different flavor.

For a moment, the only sound in the dining room was everyone's praise.

"The rice dumplings my grandma makes are so delicious. If we sell them outside, they will definitely be the most popular." Song Sanniang always talks about buying and selling.

"Yes, yes, it's delicious." Si Niang nodded vigorously in agreement.

"Only your grandmother would be willing to give so much material." Song Lao Er said with a smile.

I have to say that he really has a good daughter-in-law and a good mother-in-law. In the past, his mother-in-law subsidized his family a lot, openly or secretly, so he is happy to see his daughter being generous to her mother-in-law's family now.

Because glutinous rice is sticky, it is difficult to digest after eating it. Everyone shared two or three dumplings before stopping. The remaining rice dumplings were taken to the kitchen by Song Sanniang and hung up.

After lunch, people from the village came to give New Year gifts to Song Laoer's family. The fastest to come were Aunt Cuihua and Song Dazhuang's family. Cuihua's family of six all came.

Song Ming has worked at Tian Mi Mi for so long that he has grown taller and stronger. He used to be quiet and shy, but now his temperament has become calmer.

Having seen Song Mei's talent for embroidery, Song Sanniang went back to ask Miss He about the better embroidery masters in the county.

Miss He introduced her to a master craftsman in her own embroidery shop. Thanks to Miss He's relationship, Song Mei met the master craftsman.

The master embroiderer saw her embroidery and asked her to embroider something. He thought she was talented and accepted her.

She is now learning embroidery from a master. Although she does not get paid, her future is not a problem.

The task of feeding the chickens and dogs for Song Sanniang's family was given to Grandma Chen, as she just couldn't sit still.

Cuihua knew that Song Laoer's family had everything they needed, and that Song Ersao and Song Sanniang liked the pickled radish she made, so she made a large jar of it, divided it into small jars, and brought it over.

Then there were the purses that Song Mei made for Song Sanniang and the others, and the shoe soles that her mother-in-law made for Song Laoer's family on the bed.

These are not valuable things, but they are the result of hard work. Song Laoer's family likes these things very much.

Song Sanniang and the others were concentrating on studying the purse made by Song Mei. In the past, Song Mei's embroidery work was beautiful, but now it can be called exquisite work.

The patterns on the purses she made now were lifelike, with flowers, plants, birds and animals all seeming to come alive on them, and the patterns were also sparkling with the colorful silver light of the embroidery thread.

Song Sanniang and the others couldn't put it down, which made Song Mei very happy because everyone liked her work.

When Mrs. Song saw the pickled radish in front of her, her mouth was watering. She opened a can and ate it without any preparation.

This pickled radish is delicious even when eaten dry. It is not salty at all. It is sour and spicy with a little sweetness. It has a very crisp taste and makes a crisp snapping sound when chewed.

Although there are no chili peppers at that time, dogwood, Sichuan pepper, and wasabi are all commonly used spicy seasonings.

When Cuihua's family saw that they had given the right gifts, they all smiled. They did not stay at Song Laoer's house for long. After all, everyone was very busy on New Year's Eve.

As soon as Cuihua left, Niu Laoda and Niu Laosan's families came.

Niu Lao Da was still smiling cheerfully. Seeing so many dogs at Song Lao Er's house, he pulled Gan Cao's sleeves, his eyes full of desire.

Gancao had no choice but to let him wait for everyone to chat for a while before going out to play with the dog. Hearing this, he did not make a fuss and sat down obediently.

Gancao brought some dried goods that he had dried himself, such as bamboo shoots, vegetables, small fish, etc. He also learned about these from Sister Cuihua and the others, and they were very much to the liking of Song Laoer's family.

She also made a few clothes for the baby in Song Ersao's belly. The clothes were small and made of pure cotton fabrics. It was obvious that she put a lot of effort into it.

Niu Sansao knew that Song Sanniang liked to eat fruits, so she bought some winter fruits, tangerines, winter dates, and apples. The winter dates and apples were shipped from the north and were not cheap.

In addition to these, she also prepared something for the baby in Song Ersao's belly, which was a stack of pure cotton diapers. It can be seen that the two sisters-in-law discussed it together.

The two were so attentive that Mrs. Song took out the clothes they had prepared for the baby and touched them lovingly, then pulled them aside to chat.

Mrs. Niu San had already given birth to two children, so it was no big deal. But Gan Cao was still young, so she could actually join in the conversation when they talked about parenting, after all, she had raised her younger sisters by herself.

Niu Laoda couldn't sit still for a while. Seeing that his wife was happily chatting, he got up and quietly went out to play with the dogs.

Si Niang and her friends were playing on the slide in the yard with Niu Qianqian and her brother. When Niu Laoda came out and heard their laughter, he ran over to see them.

Seeing them having fun, he looked at them with eager eyes. Si Niang and the others saw his size and rejected his request to play with them, but Si Niang called the dogs to play with him.

So Boss Niu happily touched the dogs' heads one by one and started playing with them.