Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 190 Delicious Dinner

Considering the three elderly people, we prepared some light and easy-to-digest dishes for tonight.

First, we need a soup. When Uncle Liu and his friends were buying groceries today, they saw pigeons for sale. It just so happened that they had a lot of wild mushrooms at home, so they planned to make a wild mushroom pigeon soup.

Next are three dishes suitable for the elderly: steamed egg with shrimp, jade tofu, and eel soup.

This eel soup is not simple. It uses chicken soup as the base. After the yellow eel is processed and cooked, the meat is torn into shreds. The cooked chicken is also taken out and the meat is torn out.

Then add shredded pork, shredded eggs, vermicelli, shredded wood ear, and leek when ready to put it in the pot.

The eel soup made in this way is not fishy at all, it is fresh, tender and smooth, and full of fragrance.

It has the deliciousness of various shredded meats, the smoothness of vermicelli, and the crispness of shredded fungus. It has a rich taste.

This is what Song Sanniang heard from an old customer who loved to eat, and then she told her aunt.

When Grandpa Liu and his wife came to the city, my aunt made it once. Although no one had ever tasted the authentic one, the one made by my aunt was so delicious that everyone drank three bowls in a row.

Then there are dishes like chestnut braised lamb, crystal pork elbow, stir-fried pork slices with bamboo shoots, winter melon braised duck, fried bacon with buckwheat, steamed chicken with mushrooms, and stir-fried mixed vegetables. In fact, chestnut braised lamb and winter melon braised duck are both suitable for the elderly.

Braised lamb with chestnuts is only the main dish. Carrots and water chestnuts are also added to this dish to neutralize the smell of lamb. This dish is my second aunt's specialty, which she learned from her mother.

In the kitchen, chicken soup and pigeon soup were steaming and fragrant, the chopping board was creaking, and there were also the sounds of people washing vegetables. Everyone was busy and enthusiastic.

In the front yard of the house, a group of children were playing on the slide, with cheers, laughter, exclamations, and urgings mixed in.

This is the scene Song Sanniang and her three companions saw when they came over. Liu Zezheng and several other older children were playing happily among the younger children led by Sanniang.

He Shanshan was a little envious when she saw this scene. She had never played with such a thing before. Song Sanniang noticed everyone's curious eyes, so she asked everyone to play together.

He Yingying's curiosity could be discussed later, so everyone started playing together. Suddenly, everyone lined up for the slide.

The four sisters had actually gotten over the novelty of the event, but when they saw everyone coming to play, they liked to join in the fun, and they were only happy when everyone played together.

In the room, Song Laoer and Qin Haodong were chatting with Liu Waizu and his wife and the He family's father and son. On the low table, a small charcoal stove was boiling hot water. The brewed tea was emitting a puff of white smoke that drifted in the air.

Mr. He took a sip of tea and said, "Just selling sugar water, they can open three branches. There are 360 ​​trades and every trade has its top talents. It really lives up to their reputation."

"Haha, yes, yes, young people are still brave enough to think and work hard. Back then, we traveled all over the country just to earn enough to have three meals a day, and we worked hard with our lives at risk." Grandfather Liu said with emotion.

"Brother, what are your plans for the future? Are you going to open more branches?" He Ning often stayed at home with Grandpa He to manage the family business, so he understood his father's intentions with just one look from Grandpa He.

Song Lao Er hesitated for a moment before speaking, "We will continue to operate, but it depends on the situation after the New Year. After all, we don't have enough manpower."

"I wonder if you want to form a partnership with someone?" He Ningchang asked.

"To be honest, we have partners in Xiantao Mansion. At the beginning, the first store was opened by my third wife and the eldest daughter of the He family. Therefore, Miss He will get a share of the profits of all the branches in Xiantao Mansion."

Song Lao Er's answer surprised and delighted He Ningchang and Mr. He. They were surprised that Song Lao Er actually had a relationship with Miss He, because when it comes to the He family, there is only one family in Xiantao Prefecture that everyone knows.

The good news is that Song Lao Er only mentioned Xiantao Mansion, but it means that they may still have a chance to cooperate outside of Xiantao Mansion.

However, the father and son knew that they couldn't act too hastily, so He Ning often jokingly said, "Brother, if you open a shop outside Xiantao Prefecture in the future and need us, just write a letter. We still have some trustworthy subordinates under our He family."

Song Lao Er nodded when he heard this and said, "Thank you for your support, brother-in-law. If I need any help from you in the future, please don't look down on me."

The two sides joked with each other for a while before talking about other topics.

Song Lao Er was a little curious about what He Lao Da was doing, and the He family father and son were also curious about the business model of Song Lao Er's store.

So the two sides exchanged the information they wanted to know until Qin Yuanyuan came to inform everyone to come for dinner.

Arriving at the front yard of the gate, the two tables in the pavilion had been moved out and placed in the middle of the yard. Another table was also added, making a total of three tables, all of which were filled with the same dishes.

Grandfather Liu and his wife sat at the same table with the father and son of the He family, the second son Song and his wife, the eldest uncle Liu and his wife, and the second uncle Liu and his wife.

Song Sanniang, the three sisters of the He family, and Si Niang sat at one table, while Liu Zezheng, Qin Haodong and the others sat at another table.

"Come on, come on, brother, try our cooking." Grandfather Liu cordially invited Grandpa He to pick up his chopsticks first. Grandpa He did not hesitate and filled a bowl of soup and started drinking.

Seeing him start eating, everyone started eating as well. "This soup is really delicious, and it's not much different from what I had in the restaurant." Mr. He praised.

"Haha, then drink one more bowl. They are all good wild mushrooms collected from the countryside. They taste delicious. You must try the eel soup. The first time I ate it, I couldn't help but drink two bowls." Grandfather Liu laughed.

"Oh? I've eaten eel rice, eel porridge, and eel on a plate, but I've never eaten eel soup. I have to try it." After Mr. He finished the pigeon soup in his hand, He Ningchang helped him get a bowl of eel soup.

He didn't even use a spoon, he just drank it like soup, the ingredients flowed into his mouth like soup.

He drank half a bowl in one breath, wiped the corners of his mouth, and sighed comfortably, "It's really delicious, more delicious than the wild mushroom and pigeon soup just now.

The meat is smooth and the soup is thick, and it has a crispy texture. It's really wonderful. When I leave, you must bring me a copy of this recipe."

"Okay, okay, this eel soup is not only delicious, but also has significant effects. It can strengthen the body, nourish the yin and nourish the skin, and replenish qi and blood. I specifically asked the doctor about it." Grandfather Liu said with a smile.

Grandfather Liu was eating and drinking happily at the table, while the other two tables were filled with children, all of whom had greasy mouths.

The chestnuts are dense and sweet, and the mutton has no fishy smell at all. It is soft and tasty, and has a bit of gelatinous texture. If you feel a little greasy after eating two bites, you can eat a bite of the side dishes. The sweet carrots and water chestnuts will immediately relieve the greasiness.

Fried bacon with radish is actually a very simple stir-fry, but because radish is in season, the crisp and sweet radish paired with the lean and fat bacon is enough to make a person eat a whole bowl of rice.

Thinly sliced ​​chicken and mushrooms are steamed together. The chicken is tender and the mushrooms and chicken will secrete sweet juice during the steaming process. The delicious chicken juice can also be mixed with two bowls of rice.

The rest of the dishes are also suitable for all ages. The steamed egg with shrimp is as tender as water, and is the favorite of Si Niang's children.

Now they don't need help from others, they just use a spoon to scoop it into their own bowls and mix it with rice.

The winter melon duck is stewed until soft, the winter melon absorbs the duck meat juice, rich and fragrant, the duck meat is stewed until soft and crispy, the winter bamboo shoots are fried with meat, crisp and delicious, the crystal pork elbow is fat but not greasy,

Everyone was enjoying the delicious reunion meal.