The wedding dates for the two daughters of the fourth son were both set for the third day of May. Although everyone in the Meng family was surprised, they did not object.
Everyone was happy to collect two gifts together and hold only one banquet, except Meng Yuzhen. She felt that the Ling family did it on purpose and chose the same day.
She had never met Nie Zheng, but the cripple from the Ling family had come to her house several times. If she had known that Meng Qidi had a good relationship with the cripple, she would definitely not have let Meng Qidi marry into the Ling family, and would have tried every means to make her marry Lai Zi.
She felt annoyed when she thought about how Ling Xiao drove over every time he came to the Meng family and all the limelight was stolen by Meng Qidi.
The date was set, and it was the busy farming season again. Meng Qidi became busy. Apart from going to work, she would read when she got home.
Five days later.
"Xiao Qi, what's wrong?" Meng Daqiang was about to go out for fun, and when he saw Meng Qidi stopping at the door to go to work, he asked suspiciously.
"Where are you going?"
"I..." Meng Daqiang paused, as if it was a bit unreasonable to tell his daughter that he was just idle.
He coughed lightly, "I just want to go to town to earn some pocket money. Aren't you sisters getting married soon? It would be awkward for me to go empty-handed."
"Come with me to the reservoir?"
Meng Daqiang frowned without thinking, "Why go to the reservoir? Your dad can't dig out the mud."
"I found some ownerless lotus roots in the pond above, and there were quite a few fish in them. I released the water a few days ago, and I'm going to dig them out today. If you don't go, I can't grab those people by myself, I..."
"Go! You go first, I'll follow you later." There was something free, and it was wild fish, so the greedy Meng Daqiang became excited and quickly rolled up his sleeves and instructed his daughter.
"Bring more buckets. I want to send some to the Ling family. There are also wild lotus roots that can be used to feed pigs."
Meng Daqiang waved his hand, "I know, let's go, I'll carry a snakeskin bag and a bucket."
Seeing that Meng Daqiang agreed, Meng Qidi felt relieved to go to work. This father liked to get something for nothing, so if he knew there was something free, he would definitely go. Lotus root was a good thing these days.
There will definitely be people rushing to catch the fish, but probably no one will take the lotus roots, as they all think they are wild and astringent. It’s hard to say what will happen in the future.
I don’t know if there is a pond near the Ling family’s house. I could get some seeds and plant some.
It took Meng Daqiang most of the morning to arrive at the reservoir carrying a bucket of water.
"Hey, Daqiang, what are you doing? Are you here to help your daughter with work?" Someone saw Meng Daqiang and said emphatically.
Meng Daqiang was not angry, but smiled, "Yes, that girl is greedy, she said the pond up there has been water released, so she asked me to go get some fish and eels for her to eat. There are also wild lotus roots up there, I should get some back and stomp them for the pigs to eat."
Everyone knew that the Meng family had quota for raising pigs, but they didn’t think much about it.
Meng Daqiang went directly to find Meng Qidi.
After saying something to Sister Liu, Meng Qidi led Meng Daqiang upstairs, "Dad, keep all the lotus roots for later."
"That thing is astringent, why stay here?" Meng Daqiang said unhappily. The lotus roots in the pond over there are astringent. If his daughter hadn't suggested to fish and eel there, he wouldn't have wanted to come here.
"Isn't there a stinky pond next to our house? We can plant them there. Now we are the ones who cook and feed the pigs. Next year, when they grow up, we won't have to go out to collect grass for the pigs. We can also raise some fish secretly without anyone knowing."
Meng Daqiang's eyes lit up, "You're a quick-witted girl, okay, I'll fill a sack."
Seeing that he had no objection, Meng Qidi stopped trying to persuade him. She took Meng Daqiang there and went back to work.
During the lunch break, she came up with food.
I originally thought that Meng Daqiang would be lazy, but I didn't expect that he had touched most of the wild lotus roots in the pond and was very enthusiastic.
Seeing his daughter bringing food over, Meng Daqiang hurried to the shore, glanced around, and seeing that there was no one, he lowered his voice.
"Xiao Qi, let me tell you, this lotus root is not astringent."
Meng Qidi raised her eyebrows and handed over the sweet potato in her hand, "What do you mean?"
Meng Daqiang said embarrassedly, "I pulled one out this morning. The lotus root was so juicy that I couldn't help but take a bite. It was really delicious."
Meng Qidi...
Who would have thought that this dad could even eat lotus root raw.
Meng Daqiang chuckled and decided to dig them all up, and take them to the town's black market at night to sell them when no one was paying attention. Such good lotus roots were very valuable.
Meng Qidi glanced at the snakeskin bag full of lotus roots and said, "It's full. What are you going to do?"
"There's a small path over there. I'll send them back first and come back later."
Meng Daqiang was chewing on a sweet potato with a smug look on his face. Fortunately, he was smart in the morning and knew to say "feeding the pigs", so even if someone saw it, no one would say anything.
The lotus roots in this pond are famous for being astringent.
Judging from Meng Daqiang's speed, the pond is not very big, and he probably finished digging before the villagers even finished working...
Since Meng Daqiang was willing to work hard, Meng Qidi didn't care anymore. She took a short rest and went back to work.
When Gongshi and Liu Xuemei went there again, Meng Daqiang was still in the water. Glancing at the empty snakeskin bag beside her, Meng Qidi twitched her lips. Could it be that he had made two trips?
"This... is it finished?"
Liu Xuemei looked at the empty pond in surprise.
Meng Daqiang wiped the mud off his face and looked up, "Comrade Liu, do you want some loaches? I have caught quite a few."
Although Meng Daqiang likes to take advantage of small opportunities, he still understands the ways of the world. If he uses the fish to shut her up, she will stop asking questions.
"This...Meng...Uncle Meng caught a lot?"
Liu Xuemei is much older than Meng Qidi, and they are interacting as equals, so it feels quite uncomfortable for her to call Meng Daqiang uncle.
"Look, I touched most of the bucket."
Thinking that there were so many lotus roots at home that could be sold for money, Meng Daqiang was in a particularly good mood and lowered his head to explore again.
This lotus root is delicious whether eaten raw. As my daughter suggested, it would be a good idea to plant some in the pond nearby.
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