Chapter 198 - 100 Picking Water Chestnuts
Cui Ling, upon hearing that the two of them were going to take a boat to pick water chestnuts, couldn’t help but light up with excitement, her eyes sparkling as she joyfully exclaimed, "young master, young master, how about I prepare the fishing rod? There are so many big shrimps in the lake, I can catch one with each try!"
"Great! We’ll cook them for dinner tonight," Shi Fengju replied with a smile.
Overjoyed, Cui Ling eagerly agreed and turned around to prepare gleefully.
Soon, they arrived at the shore of Ling Lake. Sang Wan looked into the distance; the lake was about 50 acres wide, with the water surface shimmering in silvery light, occasionally disturbed by white water birds that skimmed and called out as they flew low over the surface. Near the shore, scattered withered lotus stems hinted at the magnificence of lotus blossoms in their summer glory.
Shi Fengju laughed and said, "This place wasn’t originally a lake; it was just a low-lying land that would fill with water after a heavy summer rain, sometimes not draining for days. I simply had it dug out into a lake, diverted water from the mountain upfront, and created an outlet at the northeast corner. Now, it has turned into this beautiful sight with crabs, lotus, and water chestnuts!"
"That’s indeed clever thinking on your part, young master!" Sang Wan said with a smile. She thought to herself, what’s more important is that you’re rich! Rich and wanton, changing things however you wish!
Shi Fengju laughed heartily, quite intoxicated by the thought, "Actually, I quite like it this way too!"
"Young master, madam, come on over!" Cui Ling had already dashed forward and was now on the boat, waving her oar at Shi Fengju and Sang Wan.
