Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Suddenly, with a bang, an egg hit Mrs. Song on the head. The egg broke, and the egg yolk and egg white flowed down her hair. Then a basin of water poured over her from head to toe.

Everyone looked at the person who started it. Song Sanniang threw down the basin of water that she had brought over at some point, and said in a panic, "Auntie must have been possessed by an evil spirit. I heard people say that this is how you can exorcise evil spirits."

Song Dasao reacted and stood up to hit Song Sanniang. Song Sanniang hid behind Fourth Uncle and shouted,

"Hurry up, tie up my aunt, she's going crazy again. I heard that this is what happens when someone is possessed by a demon. They will turn a good family into a mess, turn brothers against each other, make mother-in-law and daughter-in-law incompatible, and make sisters become strangers."

After a pause, she continued, "Look, isn't this the case with our family now? I heard that Daddy and Uncle used to be very close, but now they don't even come back to Uncle's house. Let's find a witch to exorcise the evil spirits for Auntie."

When Mrs. Song heard this, she was terrified. She shouted at Mrs. Song, "Stop it, my dear wife." Mrs. Song ignored her and even tried to beat up Song Sanniang.

"Do you want me to take you home?"

Mrs. Song stopped only after hearing this. She sat on the ground and rolled around, "This bitch has a mother who gave birth to her but didn't teach her. She even beat her elders. She should be sold to a brothel and let her..."

Before she could finish her words, Fourth Uncle's walking stick hit her. She immediately shut up, but stared at Song Sanniang fiercely.

After such an incident, Song Chunhua and Song Qiushi did not even bring a towel to wipe Song Dasao's face, nor did they pull her up. They also glared at Song Sanniang like Song Dasao did.

"Enough, Sanniang is right, you are possessed by an evil spirit. Look at what you have done to such a good family. The eldest son cannot return home, the second son was driven into the old house, and the several children in the family are treated like strangers. If you make trouble again, I will let the clan deal with you." The fourth uncle scolded with full energy.

"Where did you hear that from, Sanniang?" Mrs. Song suddenly asked.

"I was playing outside the door before, and an old woman passed by and asked for food. I gave her my food, and she said that there was an evil spirit in our house, and that there would be chaos at home, and that our family would be broken up in the future. She asked me to tell the adults to find a fortune teller to exorcise the evil spirit. At that time, I was afraid and didn't dare to say anything. Now seeing my aunt like this, I remembered it." Song Sanniang lowered her head, not letting anyone see her emotions.

Mrs. Song began to believe it. She thought about it and realized that she and the old man had been arguing about family matters every day. The old man was not at peace when he passed away. He no longer talked to his youngest son, and his two daughters did not return to their parents' home.

The more he thought about her, the more excited he became. He began to breathe heavily. Seeing this, Song Lao Er hurried over to help her breathe. "Mom, are you okay?"

Mrs. Song slowly calmed down. She saw that Mr. Song was staring at her worriedly. She suddenly felt that she had not seen such a look for many years. She asked, "What are you doing here?"

Song Lao Er lowered his head and said, "When we divided the family before, we didn't mention alimony. Now let's make up for it in the documents."

Mrs. Song was silent for a moment, "How much do you plan to give every month?"

"Like my eldest brother, I'll give you two hundred coins a month. But now we have our own small business and we can get by. My wife and I plan to cut a piece of meat for you every ten days, and we'll also bring you other fruits and food we buy. We'll also make you two sets of clothes every quarter. We'll also prepare gifts for you during festivals according to etiquette."

After listening to what Song Lao Er said, Mrs. Song looked up at him. He was still wearing the clothes that Song Sangu had made for him a few years ago. The clothes were dark blue and had turned a little white due to washing. There were patches on some places, and she didn't know when white hair appeared on his temples.

Mrs. Song actually felt like crying. Then she looked at Mrs. Song and the others, who were also wearing such washed-out clothes. She didn't know what to say.

The clan leader interrupted this strange atmosphere and said, "Sister-in-law, if you agree, I will add it to the family division documents." Mrs. Song wanted to say something, but the clan leader stared at her solemnly, and she finally shut up angrily.

Mrs. Song nodded, "That's it."

"You, don't let the child down." Fourth uncle sighed softly.

Just like that, in silence, everyone finished writing the document.

The clan leader spoke again, "This time you went to Lao Er's house and brought 100 kilograms of rice and these fried eggs. I asked and they said there were 390 coins. I'll make the decision. The rice will be left to you. Here are 300 coins. Lao Er will give you 100 coins for support next month. You can take the fried eggs back, but you can leave these eggs and fruits."

Song Lao Er nodded and said, "Thank you for your help, Patriarch."

The clan leader suddenly said to Mrs. Song and the others with a serious face, "If I find out that anyone does this kind of thing again, I will open the clan temple to eliminate the harm to the family."

After saying that, he stared at Mrs. Song and added, "Also, after today's incident gets out of this door, I don't want to hear about it from anyone else, got it?" Mrs. Song felt a chill from his gaze and replied unwillingly, "I got it."

After hearing this, the Song clan leader nodded in satisfaction. He then looked at Song Sanniang and said, "Sanniang, come with me."

Song Sanniang looked at Song Laoer for help. Song Laoer quickly lowered his head and pretended not to see. Then he took Fourth Uncle's walking stick and supported Fourth Uncle.

Song Ersao was busy getting the oil, while Song Si Niang and Song Wu Niang bravely grabbed a fruit in each hand and followed Song Ersao.

Song Sanniang followed behind the Song clan leader, "Do you know your mistake?" the Song clan leader suddenly asked.

"Sanniang knows I was wrong. I shouldn't be disrespectful to my elders."

The Song clan leader turned around and took a deep look at Song Sanniang.

"Do you know what kind of reputation you will get in the future if you don't handle today's matter well? Disrespecting elders, doing whatever you want, being bold and daring, who would dare to marry you? What did you learn from Brother En? From now on, I have to let him teach you what the Three Obediences and Four Virtues mean, and control your temper."

Song Sanniang secretly complained in her heart, "Grandpa clan leader, I know I was wrong. Please don't let me learn any female rules. I will be obedient in the future and never do anything wrong again."

Patriarch Song did not stop when he heard this. He walked forward and asked curiously, "You actually know about the female ring."

"I, I heard it."

"Oh, then do you know what the female ring said? Why are you so scared?"

"I don't know, but I know that what we learned there is that we girls are locked in the room and not allowed to go out. I can't be locked in the room. I have to go out every day to sell sugar water to make money. Grandpa, the clan leader, I will really be obedient."

Although Patriarch Song is an old man with traditional ideas, he does not approve of the unrealistic practices of those wealthy people who never leave their houses.

In the countryside, women undertake half of the hard work. So when he heard Sanniang say this, he let her go for the time being.

Song Sanniang went home first, and soon the whole family returned.

Song Ersao went to Cuihuasao's house, borrowed some rice, and came back to cook the rice. Si Niang and Wu Niang stood in front of the food box, curious to see what was inside.

Song Sanniang was also curious, so she opened it.

This is a simple square old mahogany food box with a handle. It has three layers in total. Open the lid and take out the food layer by layer.

The first layer is a dish of steamed yellow croaker. A yellow croaker, half the size of a palm, was cut in half and spread out like a fan. The smooth fish meat was evenly sprinkled with chopped green onions and soy sauce, and then drizzled with hot oil. Although it had been left for a while, it still made people salivate.

The second layer is a dish of braised pig’s trotters with soybeans. The trotters are chopped into pieces of the same size and stewed until they are just the right softness with a bright red luster.

The last dish is stir-fried cashews, marinated tenderloin, diced carrots and celery, stir-fried tenderloin in hot oil, then add carrots, celery and lily bulbs, thicken and stir-fry, and finally add crispy cashews. This dish is crisp and refreshing, perfect for relieving greasiness after a big meal.