Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 21 Entering the He Mansion

In fact, this idea was thought up by Song's eldest sister-in-law. When Song's eldest son married her, Song's second son was still studying at home with his grandfather.

In the eyes of Song Dasao, the eldest son of the Song family paid money home every month, but the second son of the Song family was eating, drinking and having fun at home. She was annoyed and kept it in mind.

After Song Laoer got married and started to make money, Song Dasao began to think about how to make up for the loss, so she came up with this idea.

Most of the money of the eldest son Song was left in his mother's home, and the family's food and clothing expenses were paid with the money of the second son Song.

To this end, she had used countless sweet talk in front of Mrs. Song, and this was also the reason why Song Laoer paid all of his monthly salary to the household.

After hearing what Song Lao Er said, Song Lao Da was stunned for a moment, and then said, "How could it be, this is the in-laws of the four children, your eldest sister-in-law's family, and this money is also your eldest sister-in-law's to put in, you don't have to worry, and I'm still keeping the account."

Hearing this, Song Lao Er felt relieved. He still wanted Song Lao Da to sell sugar water with him, but he needed to think about this matter carefully and there was no rush, so he didn't tell him.

Song Laoer told Song Laoda the specific location of his stall in Xishi and asked him to find him when he was free. Then the family left.

As the eldest brother of Song watched the second brother of Song and his family leave, he began to think about the wages. Later, what the second brother of Song said came true. The money that he had saved for several years had problems.

Song Laoer and his family got off the ox cart in front of the gate of He Mansion. Today, all the doors of He Mansion were wide open. The gate was very lively and people from He Mansion could be seen coming and going from time to time.

Song Lao Er acted like the head of the family, went to the corner gate to find the young man from last time, and explained his purpose. The young man then sent someone to find He Caimai again.

He Caimai came very quickly. This time he was not so leisurely. He hurried over with a strong woman behind him. After He Caimai explained to her, she went forward to pick up the materials, and then asked Song Ersao and Song Sanniang to follow. The two hurried to catch up.

Song Laoer watched the two of them enter the He Mansion before reluctantly getting on the ox cart and leaving with Song Dazhi.

Song Ersao and Song Sanniang followed the strong woman, crossed the corner gate, passed through the screen wall, passed through one corridor after another, walked through two or three courtyards, and finally stopped in a courtyard.

This is a square courtyard. As soon as you enter the door, the open courtyard is now filled with various ingredients, making the open space a bit crowded.

The big room in the north is the kitchen, which is used to prepare the main meals for the masters. There are two rooms in the west, one is a small kitchen for making desserts, stewing soup, and boiling medicine. The big room is where all kinds of food materials such as rice, flour, grain and oil are stored.

There are two rooms on the east side with closed doors. These are the rooms for the head cook and the kitchen helpers. The male chefs and servants have to go to the dormitory in the outer courtyard to rest at night.

The strong woman took Song Ersao and the other two into the small kitchen on the west side, and then said a few words to a busy woman inside, and then said to Song Ersao and the other two,

"This is Chef Liu from the small kitchen. You will just follow her arrangements today. Tell her if you have any problems and she will help you solve them. I'm busy, so I'll leave first." After saying that, he hurried away.

Chef Liu is a slightly plump woman in her forties. Her hair is tied into a bun and wrapped in a cloth. She looks neat and tidy.

She smiled at Song Ersao and said, "I have tasted the sweet soups you made. They are very delicious and very ingenious. He Caimai has already told me that the milk will be delivered later. You can prepare the other ingredients first."

Then she called a plump little girl over and said, "Little Jinzi, come and help the two Song sisters. Be smart."

After all this was done in a swift and decisive manner, Mrs. Song only had time to nod and thank her.

Chef Liu has been busy again. Her chopping board is already filled with lotus cakes.

The pink six-petal flower is in full bloom. The petals are not in pieces but in layers. Some are stretched out, while others are shyly closed. The tender yellow buds are looming, and it seems that there is a faint fragrance of flowers coming, making a piece of pastry look lifelike.

Song Ersao and Song Sanniang were so shocked that they were speechless. Led by Xiao Jinzi, they came to an empty chopping board and started to work.

First wash the fruits, then peel the taro and cut it into pieces for Xiao Jinzi to steam. After the milk was delivered, Xiao Jinzi went to heat the milk, then Song Ersao started to knead the dough, while Song Sanniang washed and beat the eggs. Everyone did their own job.

As time passed, the fruit jelly was made first because it needed time to solidify, followed by the taro balls, and finally the simplest double skin milk, which only needed to be steamed.

At this time, the kitchen was already full of sugar water, so Song Sanniang and the other two had to put them into bamboo baskets to make room in the kitchen.

When Chef Liu saw that Song Ersao and the others had finished cooking, she asked them to wait for a moment and went out. When she came back, she brought a food box.

"Originally, the banquet was over, and we in the kitchen were going to have a delicious meal, but you've already finished cooking, and we can't let you wait until then. There's some food in this food box, you can take it home and eat it, and keep the dishes and chopsticks for yourself. Ask He Caimai to bring the food box to me, and you'll have to wait for He Caimai to pay you. He Caimai doesn't have time today."

Mrs. Song took the food box and felt very reserved, not knowing what to say.

Song Sanniang had no choice but to say, "I'm sorry to bother you, Chef Liu and Xiao Jinzi today. I will remember to bring the lunch box to He Caimai tomorrow."

Chef Liu asked Xiao Jinzi to help send the two people out.

Song Ersao breathed a sigh of relief as soon as she left He's house. Song Sanniang noticed with her sharp eyes that Song Laoer was squatting in the corner opposite the entrance of He's house.

She pulled Song Ersao and said, "Mom, look, Dad is here." Song Ersao followed Song Sanniang's gaze and couldn't help but chuckle. The two of them walked towards Song Laoer.

When Song Laoer saw the two people, he quickly stood up. Maybe because he had been squatting for too long, his feet felt numb. When he stood up, he staggered and almost fell.

Song Sanniang hurried forward to support him, and he laughed, "It's okay, it's just that my feet are a little numb. Let's go home."

The three of them walked towards where Song Dazhi parked his car, talking and laughing.

In the past few days, Song Dazhi has rarely driven villagers and has become Song Laoer's exclusive driver, which has caused some people in the village to complain.

This caused trouble, and a gossip told Sister-in-law Song, who then tried to please Mrs. Song.

Before Song Laoer and the other two reached the door, Cuihua was waiting far away. When she saw them, she rushed over and shouted,

"Something happened, something happened in your family! Your old woman and your eldest sister-in-law came to your house and moved a lot of things away. The fourth and fifth wives were scared, and now they are in my house. You should go back and take a look."