Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

As night fell and the lights came on, the entire city seemed to be enveloped in warmth and joy, with lanterns hung all over the city.

The colorful lanterns and candles make the streets look like a festival.

Everyone on the street was smiling happily, pedestrians were walking shoulder to shoulder on the street, and the noisy atmosphere of fireworks filled the entire city.

Song Ersao and her two companions had already returned to the inn to rest. Song Lao Da and his companions, led by the waiter, had already led the donkey cart into the stable in the backyard and tied it up.

We agreed at that time that we would come back in the evening to rest, then go out to the night market together and have a good meal outside.

There were two knocks on the door, and then Qin Haodong's voice came, "We have rested well, we can go to dinner, are you ready?"

Song Ersao and her daughter were already prepared, so they opened the door, locked it, and went downstairs with Qin Haodong. Song Lao Da and others were waiting downstairs.

Huang Shi Tu was going to take them to a delicious clay pot chicken restaurant tonight. He led everyone through the alley and came to a main street. Before they reached the restaurant, they could smell a rich aroma floating on the street.

This store has four rooms, and all of them were filled with people. Some people's tables already had dishes on them. A casserole was placed on a small charcoal stove, and the tempting chicken inside was sizzling, giving off a mouth-watering aroma.

"Are you all here together?" the waiter came up to greet them.

"Yes, there are six in total." Huang Shi Tu replied.

"Sir, please go upstairs." The waiter took the six people upstairs. The tables downstairs were mostly occupied, and the seats by the window were all taken, so everyone had to sit at a table in the corner.

The six of them ordered a large chicken pot with rice as recommended by the waiter, and then the waiter started asking everyone what side dishes they wanted. Song Lao Da and his friends were too embarrassed to order, so Song Sanniang asked the waiter, and the waiter gave them one by one.

So Song Sanniang ordered one portion of oysters and one portion of fresh abalone, both of which were six portions, just enough for everyone to eat one, as well as one portion of bean curd and one portion of Chinese cabbage.

The waiter wrote the menu and went downstairs happily.

Boss Song said to Song Sanniang, "Sanniang, you kid, these oysters and abalone are so expensive. We can just eat chicken. This smells so good that I can eat several bowls of rice just by smelling it."

Niu Lao San also echoed, "That's right, I'm going to make you spend money again."

Mrs. Song laughed and said, "Sanniang is a child who loves to eat good food. She usually asks her father to buy all the dishes for us. I have gained a lot of weight from eating them.

Just eat, everyone has worked hard during this period, eat as much as you want."

"That's right, that's right, Uncle, Third Uncle, just eat as much as you can. You will have plenty of opportunities to eat these delicious foods in the future. You have worked hard these past few days, so you deserve a good meal.

Actually, I am greedy. I have never eaten these things. I want to try them. You should also try them. Bring Qianqian and Zhuangzhuang to eat them next time. "Song Sanniang said happily.

Although my family makes money and we eat well every day, it is still very happy to go out for a meal occasionally.

She didn't expect to be able to eat chicken hotpot here. The side dishes were no different from what she had eaten before.

However, oysters and abalone are more expensive. According to the waiter, they are freshly caught, frozen, shipped to the dock by boat, and then delivered to the store.

After a while, two waiters came up with a charcoal stove and a clay pot. They put the clay pot on the charcoal stove.

Another waiter came up with a tray of side dishes. He put the food down and asked, "Do you want the side dishes first?"

"Put the oysters and abalone in first." Song Sanniang said, just like eating hot pot, put the raw side dishes in first and the greens last.

"Okay." The waiter quickly poured in the side dishes, stirred them, and let the chicken pot continue to cook.

The fresh and plump chicken is covered with sauce and sizzling in the casserole. After stir-frying, the chicken at the bottom of the casserole is already a little burnt and part of it is reddish brown.

The aroma of the charred chicken and the aroma of the onions and garlic fried in oil hits your nose.

The abalone that had just been put in began to shrink, and the moisture of the oysters was slowly absorbed by the juice in the casserole. The oyster meat began to shrink, but also swelled up.

"It smells so good." Niu Lao San couldn't help but exclaim.

"Haha, yes, I will definitely be able to eat three bowls of rice later." Boss Song also said,

Song Sanniang flipped through it and felt that it was ready to eat, so she asked Huang Shitu if it was ready to eat.

Huang Shi Tu had actually only eaten it twice, and his boss brought him there in his car. He took a look at it and thought it was edible.

So everyone asked the waiter to serve the rice. After everyone had a bowl of rice, they began to eat heartily. For a while, the only sound at the table was the sound of everyone eating.

Finally, after everyone had eaten a bowl of rice and filled their stomachs a little, they started talking again.

"So this is what oysters taste like. They're really delicious." Qin Haodong took a bite of the oyster. The oyster was a little hot, and his tongue was a little cooked.

"This abalone is delicious and chewy. I took two bites of the oysters, but they slid down my stomach before I could even taste them." Boss Song smiled and took another bite of rice.

"This chicken is delicious, no wonder so many people come to eat it." Niu Lao San couldn't help but say,

Listening to everyone talking at once, Song Sanniang could only try her best to eat and nodded. Song Ersao ate while she picked up some food for her from time to time.

In the end, everyone finished eating all the dishes and rice. Everyone held their stomachs, feeling full. The final bill was 980 wen, with oysters and abalone costing 300 wen per plate.

Everyone was about to go back. Song Sanniang promised to buy gifts for Si Niang and Wu Niang, so everyone went to the night market together.

Boss Song had an average relationship with his two daughters and didn't know what to buy for them, so he just wandered around with everyone else.

Niu Laosan thought of his children and was considering buying something for them. Qin Haodong also planned to buy something for Qin Haoxi. Huang Shitu was a frequent visitor to the capital, so naturally he didn't need to buy anything.

So we went to the toy store and specialty snack shop. The toy store had many exquisite things.

Such as seasonal toys, Lantern Festival revolving lanterns, Dragon Boat Festival sachets, Mid-Autumn Festival rabbit lanterns,

Sound toys, rattles, flower mallets, pottery whistles, diabolos, etc.

Educational toys, chess, Luban lock, nine linked rings, etc.

There were also finely painted silk fans, fans with flowers in different colors, osmanthus fragrance beads, paulownia beads, delicate cages, painted candles and so on, which dazzled everyone.

Song Sanniang bought two different rabbit lanterns for Si Niang and Wu Niang.

I bought an embroidered bamboo purse for Song Laoer and a Kongming lock for Qin Haoxi.

I bought a pair of plum blossom candles for Song Zuling, an inkstone for Song Zuen, and a zodiac mask for Dandan.

Thinking that Si Niang, Wu Niang and others would probably make a fuss, he bought three more, and Qin Haoxi also got one.

When Song Ersao saw that Song Sanniang bought gifts for Si Niang and the others, she also bought gifts for the children in her mother's family, giving each of them a purse.

Niu Laosan also brought lanterns for the two children, and Qin Haodong bought a wooden sword for Qin Haoxi.

In the end, Boss Song bought a handkerchief for each of his two daughters and a silver hairpin for Mrs. Song.

After buying the gifts, everyone went to the souvenir shop to buy souvenirs. Song Sanniang told everyone to buy with confidence. She gave everyone a budget of 200 wen, including Master Huang.

So everyone bought some cakes and pastries. They went out empty-handed and came back with their hands full.