Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Songjia Village,

As soon as Song Sanniang came back, she asked Si Niang and Wu Niang to run errands, and asked Song Zuling and others as well as Song Ming to collect the money.

When the four women received the order, they immediately ran over happily.

Song Ming and his friends live nearby and will be here soon.

The four children were very shy, so they just waited outside without being asked to come into the yard.

Song Sanniang called them all into the yard, Song Ming took the lead, Song Zhi followed behind, and Song Mei led Song Lan, like a string of tails.

Song Sanniang told the people in detail how much their herbs weighed and how much they were sold for, and then gave all the money to Song Ming.

She could see excitement glittering in the eyes of several children, and she felt that this was the meaning of her coming into this world.

Even a child can create their own value.

Song Ming and the others all thanked Song Sanniang. They didn't know what to say nicely, so they just said thank you. After saying that, they felt a little overwhelmed.

Song Sanniang smiled and asked them to go home quickly to show Cuihua and the others that they could also make money and help the family.

Upon hearing this, several people expressed their gratitude, and then couldn't contain their excitement and ran home.

It was Song Zuling and the others, along with Si Niang and the others, who came talking and laughing.

Song Sanniang did the same thing. She explained everything to them and then gave the money to Song Zuling.

Dandan was mostly playing at the time and didn't really do anything. In order to reward her, Song Zuling gave her ten cents.

Of course, he actually deducted nine cents and only gave her one cent, fearing that she would lose it later. Dandan was very happy to take the one cent.

Only Si Niang looked at her with pitiful eyes. She didn't want to expose Song Zuling, so she sighed and made everyone laugh.

Dandan didn't understand what was going on, so she joined in the laughter, which made everyone laugh even more.

Song Zuling and Song Sanniang played at Song Sanniang's house for a while, and then went back home when it was time for dinner.

When the Song Laoer family was having dinner, Song Ersao suddenly said, "The third son is not at home tonight, and Chuntao is coming to help again. She is worried about the two children at home, so she wants to bring them over."

"Then bring them here. Our home is now home to children." Song Lao Er said with a smile.

"Then Qianqian will sleep with Si Niang and the others tonight, and Zhuangzhuang will sleep with Haoxi." Second Sister Song said.

"Can three of us sleep together? Do you want one of us to sleep with me?" Song Sanniang asked.

"They can sleep well. With their small bodies, one more can sleep well.

They are lively children, so they will definitely be happy to sleep together."

Song Ersao has brought up three children, so of course she knows more about children's thoughts.

So no one had any objections, only Qin Haoxi was very happy because he didn't have to sleep alone tonight.

In fact, he didn't dare to say it. He was afraid to sleep alone. He had never slept alone in his life.

When I was young, I slept with my parents. When I grew up, I slept with my sister. Now I sleep with my brother.

I was scared when I thought about sleeping alone, but I was also afraid that Si Niang and the others would laugh at me. Now it would be great if someone could sleep with me.

But he was too happy too soon, because Niu Zhuangzhuang was as his name suggested, a strong little calf, so he would snore when he slept.

Qin Haoxi had never experienced such a feeling before and did not sleep well that night.

In the evening, the three people who worked the night shift came with a smile on their faces. Aunt Niu San brought Niu Qianqian and Niu Zhuangzhuang, and the two of them were smart enough to bring their own pillows.

When the fourth and fifth daughters saw their little friends, they happily went to greet them.

Niu Qianqian is eight years old this year, and Niu Zhuangzhuang is six years old, and they are not much older than Si Niang and Wu Niang.

Niu Qianqian has a pair of big watery eyes, which makes her look particularly cute.

Niu Zhuangzhuang is a strong man with a powerful voice. He is the grandson in every grandmother's dreams. Not to mention the grandmothers, even the second wife of Song and the third wife of Song like him.

The two siblings have different personalities. The elder sister is like her father, a little honest, so she is a little shy in the face of everyone's enthusiasm.

My younger brother is like my mother, with a cheerful personality. When people tease him, he acts like a joke, adding a lot of fun to the busy work.

Children establish friendships very quickly, and soon they are playing together and whispering.

Song Sanniang stayed in her room to keep accounts. Since she didn't have the accounts from the capital, she had to calculate her own accounts first.

The total amount was 259 taels, 1 qian and 9 wen. After deducting the cost of the mooncake boxes, each of the six helpers could get 4 taels and 3 qian.

Song Sanniang gave the money to Song Ersao and told her clearly that the money from the prefecture city would be distributed after they came back the next day and calculated it. She also asked her to explain it clearly to them.

Song Ersao was also very experienced, so she took the money and went.

Song Sanniang had nothing to do at the moment, so she grabbed a few children and taught them.

Niu Qianqian and Niu Zhuangzhuang did not expect to have another chance to learn to read, so they studied very hard, which made Si Niang and the others also study hard.

At night in the Song family courtyard, the sound of children reading aloud and the women chatting and laughing while working could be heard slowly drifting into the night.

That night, since there weren't too many mooncake boxes, everyone finished making the remaining ones and went home early.

Niu Qianqian and the others were still sleeping soundly. Aunt Niu San didn't want to wake them up, so she let them continue sleeping and she went home to catch up on her sleep.

It was bright in the sky, and the four people in the city got up. After washing up, Song Lao Da and Niu Lao San both had big dark circles under their eyes. They didn't know how they fell asleep last night.

The first thing Song Lao Da did when he woke up was to touch the place where he had hidden the silver bills. He felt relieved when he felt the texture of paper. Niu Lao San also winked at him, and he gave him a look that said everything was fine, and Niu Lao San was relieved.

So everyone had breakfast and rushed home in high spirits.

Even the donkey seemed to feel their joy, and ran happily with its hooves spread out.

Early in the morning, after Song Laoer's family finished their breakfast, they didn't have to make sweet soup or mooncakes. Everyone suddenly had some free time, as if they were not used to it.

So Song Ersao suggested that everyone go to another mountain to pick jujubes. At this time, the jujubes should be ripe and can be eaten raw or used to make wine. By the way, they can also pick up some mountain snails from the pools on the mountain.

When the children heard that they could go up the mountain to play, they immediately rushed to get the backpacks, which were half a person's height.

Everyone put on straw sandals, took their backpacks, machetes, and bamboo sticks and set off. Niu Qianqian and her brother also ran home to change their shoes and came back.

Everyone soon reached the foot of the mountain. Song Laoer led the way. Because they were not taking the usual road to the county town, they had to cut down some of the dense grass and trees here first, and then use a bamboo stick to beat the grass along the road to prevent snakes or other poisonous creatures.

Song Ersao and Song Sanniang protected the children one in front and one behind. After walking for less than half a minute, they could hear the sound of a waterfall in the mountain pouring down and hitting the rocks like thunder.