Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 153 Jin Family Dinner

"Mother is so quick, we can't fall behind." A smart and cheerful female voice sounded, reminding Song Sanniang of Wang Xifeng in Dream of the Red Chamber.

Song Sanniang looked at the man and saw a bright and beautiful woman with jewels and precious stones coming forward with a middle-aged man who looked pampered but also had a deep and mysterious look.

Jin Zhaohua hurriedly introduced Song Sanniang, "Sanniang, this is my mother and my father." Han knew everything that happened in the Jin family.

She had known about Song Sanniang's visit to her house for a long time, but because it was just a visit from other girls and they didn't come to her yard, she didn't care much. Since they stayed for dinner, she would naturally meet them.

She also looked at Song Sanniang carefully, then took her hand and said, "Sanniang, you don't have to be so reserved in our Jin family. Just treat it like your own home.

These kids in my family rarely invite friends to play, so you should come more often in the future."

After saying this, she pulled out a jade hairpin from her hair and tried to put it on Song Sanniang's head, but she found that Song Sanniang only had a braided pigtail, and she couldn't help laughing.

"You are still a child. Take the hairpin and wear it when you have a bun." Song Sanniang also accepted it with a smile.

Jin Qishan didn't know what to say about the interaction between the female members of the family. He followed his wife and casually exchanged a few polite words with Song Sanniang about coming to play at home for a while, then sat down next to the old lady.

Fu followed her mother-in-law and gave Song Sanniang a jade pendant. There are rules for meeting gifts, and one cannot be inferior to the elders.

So Gao gave the jade bracelet, Han had to lower her head and gave the jade hairpin, Han gave the jade hairpin, and Fu could only give the jade pendant.

Song Sanniang didn't expect to be given several gifts for a meal. She was not used to it. Jin Zhaohua could see it, so he whispered a few words in her ear.

Although Song Sanniang was still a little uncomfortable, she had no choice but to follow Jin Zhaohua and sit at the middle table.

The maids served the dishes, and the servants filed in, offering their masters hot towels to wash their hands and tea to rinse their mouths.

Song Sanniang was like a country bumpkin, following everyone's lead. After she finished, everyone saw the old lady and Jin Qishan and others at the table start eating.

There were three tables. The old lady, Jin Qishan and his wife, Jin Zhengfeng and his wife, and Jin Zhengan sat at one table.

Jin Zhaohua and the other girls sat at the middle table, while Jin Jianchuan and his sister and Jin Zhengren sat at the third table, being served by maids.

The dishes on each table were the same, not as extravagant and wasteful as Song Sanniang had imagined.

Maybe it was for health preservation, and it wasn't even some fancy fish or meat, but in fact, the dishes that looked ordinary in Song Sanniang's eyes actually cost a lot of manpower and material resources.

There were eight dishes and one soup on the table. Jin Zhaohua said there would be dessert after the meal.

Song Sanniang looked at the dishes and it seemed that there were dishes from all over the country. Jin Zhaohua said, "My eldest brother has traveled all over the country and tried all kinds of cuisine.

So we invited several chefs from other places to come, and the dishes we eat at home are quite diverse, you can try them all.”

Song Sanniang nodded and began to drink the soup, which was prepared by the maids for everyone. It was a bamboo fungus liver paste soup.

This soup is from Sichuan. It is a clear soup. Although it is a clear soup, it takes a lot of effort to make.

The soup base is made with old hens, lean pork, ham, scallops, pork bones, chicken feet, and ginger, and is boiled over medium heat for three hours, or six hours.

Add rock sugar and longan and continue to simmer for one hour. During this time, filter the soup several times with minced chicken breast. Finally, add bamboo fungus and liver paste and cook together.

After listening to Jin Zhaohua's explanation of how to make the soup, Song Sanniang couldn't help but drink a few more sips. The soup was indeed delicious and rich.

Then Jin Zhaohua briefly told her about the dishes on the table before starting to eat.

One of the dishes is the Liyunzi mantis shrimp, which only has a dozen pieces in one dish. Liyunzi is crab roe. Liyunzi, asparagus, carrot shreds and fresh shrimps are wrapped in tofu skin and then fried. The combination of shrimp and crab is extremely rich and fragrant.

Then there were Longjing shrimp, braised chicken with matsutake mushrooms, eight-treasure tofu, sea cucumber with scallions, yellow croaker in soup, jadeite drunken duck and other dishes. Song Sanniang actually saw a fish soup that she had eaten before.

That was her first big meal here. It was when her family went to Jufulou, a big restaurant in the county town, to eat sashimi.

Song Sanniang then brought up the matter, and Jin Zhaohua smiled and said, "That restaurant is owned by our family." Song Sanniang had never expected that any restaurant she went to for a meal would be owned by the Jin family.

The dishes on the table were all relatively light, with more than one staple food, including white rice, chicken noodle soup, crab roe buns,

Jin Zhaohua ordered a bowl of chicken noodle soup. Song Sanniang saw that the noodle soup was golden in color with a slight oily sheen.

It can be seen that the oil in the chicken soup has been carefully skimmed off, and the noodles are thin and white like silk, looking chewy and refreshing.

So she ordered a bowl of chicken noodle soup, and it was just as delicious and chewy as she had imagined.

Finally, the maids served a dish of blood bird's nest with rock sugar, and the meal came to an end.

This meal allowed Song Sanniang to taste many different dishes.

But the portions of the Jin family's dishes were large, so everyone only ate a little, so even though their stomachs were full, they felt very comfortable.

After the meal, Song Sanniang followed everyone to wash their hands. The elders chatted with her for a few words and then left. Jin Zhaohua saw that it was getting dark, so he arranged for a carriage to take her back.

Because she had promised Jin Jianchuan to build a slide for him, Song Sanniang went to Master Tan's house the next day and happened to ask Tan Shulan about the matter with Master Hu.

When they arrived at the Tan family's shop, Shopkeeper Tang took her directly to Master Tan's study, and Song Sanniang told Master Tan about making the slide.

The two of them started again as they did before, you talked and I drew, and finally the combined slide came to life on paper.

Originally, Song Sanniang wanted to make a simple slide, but she learned from Master Tan that there were already slides, but the current slides were a large three-dimensional trapezoid.

In fact, this way it is safer for children to play because they have a large area to slide down, so she wanted to make a more complicated one that would be more fun.

This slide combines a vertical slide, a rotating slide and a rock climb.

There is a slide in front of the right side of the slide. Children can climb into the small wooden house on the right side of the slide from the slide, or walk up from the small escalator on the right or back.

There is a short corridor to the left of the cabin on the right. The corridor is about one meter long and has three large round holes dug in the baffle.

Children can climb from the round hole to the rock climbing area under the aisle. There is a slope with the same length as the aisle. A climbing net will be added on the left and rock climbing points will be added on the right.

Children can climb around on it. The slope is very gentle and not dangerous at all.

After a short walk through the corridor, you will arrive at the cabin on the left. In front of the cabin is a straight slide that can accommodate two people. On the left is a rotating slide. Behind it is a small escalator that allows people to enter, just like the one on the right side of the slide.

This slide will surely give a group of children a lot of fun. Song Sanniang must have ordered two.

One is planned to be placed in the new home for Si Niang and the others to play with. The size of this one is much larger than the one made for Jin Jianchuan and the others. After all, Si Niang and the others are all big kids now.

She also made an outdoor swing for herself. She was happy to think about the leisurely life she could have swinging on the swing in the yard in her new home.

Master Tan looked at her with sharp eyes. Song Sanniang responded and said with a smile, "I see. You can make a few more and sell them."

Only then did Master Tan withdraw his gaze and take a closer look at the final draft of his painting.