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.
