Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 169 Lotus Banquet

Song Laoer was carrying a bamboo basket, and Si Niang and the others followed behind him. They all held a puppy on a vine. The puppies followed him obediently, occasionally lowering their heads to sniff the ground. Only Song San Niang didn't hold a puppy.

On the way, everyone saw Song Laoer and his companions and greeted them with a smile. When they saw Si Niang and his companions with their dog behind him, they would chat with them for a while. They kept chatting all the way home.

Song Lao Er went straight to the kitchen with the things in his hand. Song Ersao and the others were sitting on the stone bench in the pavilion chatting. When they saw them coming back, Song Ersao followed them to the kitchen. Song Ergu and the others went over to play with a few puppies and followed them to the kitchen.

As soon as the four mothers got home, they immediately untied the canes for the puppies to move freely. When Da Huang saw the puppies, he ran over curiously and sniffed around.

The puppies were not afraid of it and even approached it, as if they wanted to drink milk from it. However, Dahuang was a male dog.

In the kitchen, Mrs. Song saw the juicy lotus roots, lotus tips and lotus pods and said happily, "You brought back so many lotus roots. Let's make a lotus root feast later.

Half of the lotus root is used for stewing soup, and the other half is used for stir-frying. The lotus root tip is used for stir-frying meat, and the lotus leaf is used to make lotus leaf porridge later.

The pork was just being sold in the village, so I bought some spare ribs and a pound of lean meat, and I also bought some tofu.

Song Lao Er also thought that this arrangement of a lotus feast was a good one. He took out the lotus flowers and

"This lotus is what Sanniang wanted, so I took it out. You can deal with the others." After saying that, he took the flowers and left the kitchen.

Second Aunt Song and Third Aunt Song helped Second Sister Song to prepare the ingredients. They took out the lotus pods and put them aside.

Divide the lotus roots into sections. Peel and cut the smaller ones into pieces for making soup. Peel and cut the larger ones into thin slices for stir-frying. Remove the bad parts of the lotus root tips and break them into two finger-length pieces for stir-frying.

Mrs. Song washed the newly bought ingredients for the soup, such as red dates and wolfberries, then took out the peanuts, and finally took out the remaining seafood to soak. The lotus root, peanut and pork ribs soup will become very delicious with a little seafood.

You can also add barbecued pork bones, dried oysters, and tofu to the Songjia Village lotus root and pork ribs soup. Drinking this soup will cure toothache and internal heat. It has been passed down from generation to generation.

Several people were busy in the kitchen. Han Zhuang and his friends were not sitting idle either. They knew that Song Lao Er was going to plant vegetables in the backyard, so they picked up their hoes and went to the backyard to help cultivate the vegetable field.

After asking Mrs. Song where she planned to plant vegetables, they dug and loosened the soil in that place. The whole Song residence was a scene of busyness.

The weather is very good today. It is a sunny day with a clear blue sky and no clouds. There is also a cool breeze blowing, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Song Ersao and her friends went to the utility room to bring in a table and placed it under the pavilion. From then on, the two eight-person tables were placed under the pavilion.

Today we will have our meal under the pavilion. We don't need to move chairs. We can just sit on the stone benches on the four sides.

"It's time to eat, everyone, come and eat." Song Ersao came out of the back door of the kitchen and stood under the eaves and shouted to Han Zhuang and the others who were working in the backyard. When they heard her shout, they picked up their tools and carried buckets back.

Si Niang and her friends had been playing with the dog in the large yard next to the pavilion, and even took out the kites they had flown.

The good thing about this yard is that it is big, it is perfect for flying a kite. You don't have to run that far, but the distance is enough to fly the kite.

Looking at the big orange carp kite floating in the air, the four women were reluctant to take it back.

However, Mrs. Song and the others had already brought the food to the Banxian table, and everyone gathered around the table to prepare to eat.

Song Sanniang took the coil from Si Niang and helped to collect the carp kite. Then Si Niang and the others could think about their meal.

A pot of lotus root soup, a large bowl of rice, a large bowl of lotus leaf porridge and a pile of washed bowls and chopsticks were placed on an eight-person table.

The lotus root soup is cooked in a clay pot. Although it is not cooked for a long time, the soup is milky white because of the seafood. The fragrance of lotus root mixed with the freshness of seafood floats out with the hot steam.

The lotus leaf porridge is made with rice grown at home. The porridge is neither too thick nor too heavy, just right.

The lotus leaves were not directly put into the porridge, but mashed, and the lotus leaf juice was poured into the porridge.

Therefore, the porridge is green in color with white rice grains mixed in, which looks very beautiful.

On another eight-immortal table was a plate of white and tempting vegetarian fried lotus root slices, with a few chopped green onions on top for garnish, and a plate of tempting lean meat slices fried lotus root tips.

A pot of stir-fried lotus root, peanuts and pork ribs. This dish is simple to make. Pour minced garlic into the hot iron pan to release the aroma, then pour in the lotus root, pork ribs and peanuts and stir-fry. Pour soy sauce on it when it is almost out of the pan and sprinkle a few scallions. No salt is needed.

This pot of bright red, richly scented soup makes people drool.

There is also a plate of fried tofu. Fry the tofu until both sides are golden brown, then add the prepared sauce. After the tofu absorbs the sauce, sprinkle with chopped green onions and serve.

There is also a dish of wild amaranth picked randomly in the backyard. After a simple stir-fry, the juice of the wild amaranth turned red.

Finally, there is a bamboo basket of fresh lotus seeds taken from the lotus pods. This kind of lotus seeds is sweet and crisp, but you have to remove the green core inside, which is bitter.

"Who wants some soup? I'll serve the soup first." Song Ersao was standing by the table where the soup was placed. Song Ergu separated the stacked bowls to make it easier for her to serve the soup.

"I want some soup." Song Sanniang shouted.

"Give me a bowl too." Song Sangu also said.

Then everyone who wanted to drink soup came over and waited for the soup. Some people like Qin Yuanyuan had never tasted lotus leaf porridge and were curious about what it tasted like. Song Ergu helped to serve the porridge to them.

Lotus leaf porridge can be made salty or sweet by adding sugar. This lotus leaf porridge is made salty, with the aroma of lotus leaves mixed with the aroma of rice. The porridge is not boiled until it melts, and each grain flows distinctly in the mouth. It has a refreshing taste, and the hot heart is soothed immediately.

Some people were drinking soup from their bowls, while others were drinking porridge from their bowls. For a while, there was only the sound of slurping. We were all from the countryside, so we didn't care so much. When we drank something hot, we would make a sound.

After everyone's stomachs were warmed by the hot soup and porridge, they began to eat the dishes. Some ate the dishes directly, while others ate with a bowl of rice.

The lotus root slices and tips are freshly picked, and they are crisp and refreshing when eaten.

The fried tofu was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. I could hardly pick it up with chopsticks, so I had to use a spoon to put it in a bowl. The tofu and sauce mixed with rice were really delicious.

The lotus root that was re-cooked was soft and delicious. The spareribs were not stewed long enough and just fell off the bones, but they were stir-fried. The spareribs were salty and fragrant with garlic. The peanuts were stewed until they were just soft, not very soft, but absorbed the sauce, and it felt like eating meat.

After eating too much meat and fish in the past two days, this all-Dutch feast is really refreshing and appetizing, and it instantly clears away the greasy feeling in the stomach.