Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Song Laoer and his friends went to the gift shop first. Manager Yan was waiting for them. Seeing that only Song Laoer was there, he asked curiously, "Why didn't the little girl come today?"

"Sanniang went to buy ingredients for making mooncakes. I just happened to rent a car, so I came to transport the mooncake boxes myself." Song Lao Er replied.

Upon hearing this, Manager Yan took a few people into the backyard to move things.

"Check it first. Make sure everything is OK before moving. You, as a father, are not as sensible as the little girl."

Shopkeeper Yan saw that they were about to move out as soon as they entered. Although he knew that there would be no problem with his workshop, he had to remind Song Lao Er when he saw them being so reckless.

Song Lao Er scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Yes, we need to take inventory."

So he took out a note from his pocket, which recorded how many mooncake boxes he had taken yesterday and how many were left today.

He talked to Qin Haodong and others, and after everyone checked and found no problems, they started moving.

Song Laoer settled the bill and returned the receipt to Manager Yan.

Manager Yan collected the slips and sorted them out, then said to Song Lao Er,

"Yesterday I brought home the mooncakes that the little girl gave me. The children at home loved them very much. Even my wife liked them and said they were great as gifts.

Since the little girl is not here, I will order it with you.

I need two boxes of Seven Stars and the Moon, two wooden boxes, and two boxes of each color of paper boxes. Have the little girl bring them to me tomorrow."

Song Laoer took note of it and refused to accept the deposit that Manager Yan wanted to give him. He agreed to let Song Sanniang deliver the mooncakes tomorrow and left.

Song Sanniang was in the fruit shop at that time. Almost all the coconuts and mangoes in the shop were bought by Song Sanniang. When the boss saw Song Sanniang coming, he happily came out to greet her with his big belly that looked like it was six months old.

"Hey, Miss Song is here. Please come in. Please come in. Do you want coconut and mango today?" He asked with a grin.

"I don't want mangoes these days. When I was buying coconuts two days ago, the guy told me that this batch of coconuts is almost sold out, right? I'll take whatever is left."

Song Sanniang was really afraid that the coconuts would be sold out soon and there would be no coconuts for sale anywhere else. If there were no coconuts, not only would there be no coconut-flavored mooncakes, but without coconut milk, even the mooncakes would not taste as good.

"Hey, wait a minute. I'll ask my clerk to take inventory. This batch of coconuts is almost gone.

But don't worry, I have already sent a letter to our purchaser. In about half a month, a new batch of coconuts will be shipped from Siam. "After saying this, Chang Shun told his men to do it.

After a while, the waiter came back and said there were still eight coconuts left.

Song Sanniang calculated that a batch of mooncakes would require about two coconuts, and she could only make two trips to the provincial capital to sell them, which was almost enough.

So she bought all the remaining coconuts. In fact, she was a little puzzled as to why the shopkeeper Chang was so enthusiastic today.

Although she often came to the fruit shop to buy things, the things she bought were not very expensive and she was not considered a big customer of his.

Shopkeeper Chang seemed to see through her inner thoughts and laughed, "Don't worry, Miss Song. I just happened to see your generous gift of cakes today and wanted to make friends with you.

I can see that you are so generous at such a young age, you will definitely have great fortune in the future, haha, please don't look down on me for being mercenary."

Song Sanniang suddenly realized, and she smiled, "Manager Chang, you are flattering me. I just want to make a little money to make a living. This is all thanks to the care of the shop owners in the West Market. We help each other. This is just borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha. As long as everyone is happy, that's enough."

Shopkeeper Chang didn't care about Song Sanniang's politeness. He curiously asked about the follow-up. After the two chatted for a while, Qin Haodong found her.

So they paid the bill and took the coconut away, and then they went to several stores to buy all the ingredients.

Originally, Qin Haodong wanted to stay at home and wait for Boss Song and others to pick him up tomorrow, but Qin Haoxi pestered him, so he had to follow them back to the Song family.

The driver delivered the things to the Song family, made an appointment for departure the next day, and then drove back to the city.

The Qin Haodong brothers were a little surprised to see the Song family. They didn't expect the Song family to be so poor, even worse than the inn they were staying in.

They were even more moved. They didn't expect the Song family to be like this and be willing to help them before.

Si Niang and Wu Niang were very happy to see Qin Haoxi. They still remembered this not-so-tall brother who was very patient and kind to them.

A group of people put their things away and parked their cars in the yard. The yard suddenly became a little crowded.

It hasn't rained recently, so the dining table has always been placed in the yard. Song Laoer moved the table under the eaves, making the yard more spacious.

After leading the donkey to the backyard and tying it up, Si Niang and Wu Niang immediately took Qin Haoxi to the backyard to play with the donkey.

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Song have already baked the mooncakes for today and are now doing the final packaging work.

Seeing the young man Qin Haodong, they all asked curious questions.

Song Sanniang went to clean the house next to the utility room where Song Ergu and her friends used to sleep, and let Qin Haodong and his brother sleep there tonight.

The house hadn't been occupied for a long time. To be honest, it felt a bit rotten. There was only an empty bed inside.

It was not a bunk bed, but a simple wooden bed with two long benches and a few bed boards on top.

Song Sanniang used a face towel as a mask to cover her mouth and nose, swept the house once with a broom, and then wiped it twice with a rag. She only stopped when she felt no dust with her hands.

Fortunately, the room is small and there are few things in it, otherwise my waist would be broken after cleaning it like this.

Their family didn't have any extra bedding, so they had to borrow from their cousins. By the time they had borrowed and prepared, it was already dark and grandma and the others had gone home.

Song Sanniang was extremely tired and sat down to rest. Qin Haodong felt embarrassed for her running around for his two brothers, so he helped Song Ersao prepare dinner, which made Song Ersao very happy.

Song Lao Er also came back from fetching water. Yesterday he took the time to talk to Song Lao Da about going to the capital to sell mooncakes.

Today, the eldest brother Song came to help the second brother Song's family get a few carts of firewood, which almost filled the kitchen. So they don't have to worry about firewood for the next few days.

After the three women finished playing with the donkey, they started playing pitch pot. The three of them got along very well and soon, it was time for dinner.

Today's dishes were bought by Song Sanniang, a braised pork platter, a white radish and fish ball soup, an egg custard, and a dish of cold cucumber.

It had been a long time since Qin Haodong and his brother had eaten together like a family. The two brothers looked at each other and felt that they were having a meal together as a family.

When Song Lao Er called for food, everyone started eating. Song Ersong kept serving food to the two brothers.

"Eat more. Look at you, you are so thin. Dong Ge'er, you are only growing taller but not gaining weight.

And you, Haoxi, you need to eat more so you can grow taller like your brother."

Seeing Si Niang and Wu Niang laughing secretly, and remembering that Si Niang had said Hao Xi was short before, Song Ersao picked up some food for them as well, "What are you laughing at, you two little brats? Eat your food properly and stop laughing."

They finished their dinner with the sound of Song Ersao's chattering and the Qin Haodong brothers holding their bowls piled with food and politely refusing Song Ersao's request to serve them more food.