Chapter 259: Rumors are shattered
"Yes!" Xu Wencheng hurried to the house to get the backpack, "Sister-in-law, I will help you when I come back."
Song Yuntang looked at him anxiously.
"Be careful. If anyone has unused lotus root nodes, bring them back for me."
"Got it. I will."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man had already run a long way away.
Today is the second day of Jiang's menstruation, so it is not convenient for her to go out and chat with others, so she is doing needlework at home. When she hears the noise outside, she puts the needle and thread in the basket and goes out of the house.
"Where did Wencheng go?"
Song Yuntang said while busying himself with the things in his hands, "Erniu came to see him and said he wanted to go to the pond near Dashan Village to dig lotus roots."
"Digging lotus roots?" Jiang came to the gate and stretched her neck to look outside. "Your father took the mule out to graze after dinner. He hasn't come back yet. I'm afraid he's gone to brag again."
Song Yuntang smiled and said, "Since there's nothing to do, just let him do it."
"Your father's temper..."
Jiang shook her head, sighed, and went back to the house.
It was not until noon that Xu Yongwang came back with the well-fed mule, but Xu Wencheng had not returned yet.
Jiang was worried that something might happen to him, so she left the food on the stove to keep it warm and asked Xu Yongwang to go to the foot of the mountain in the direction of Dashan Village to take a look.
Song Yuntang had already made a lot of pills in the morning. Since he had nothing to do now, he took the mule and went with Xu Yongwang.
"Dad, is the pond at the foot of the mountain very big? It hasn't dried up despite the drought this year."
Xu Yongwang nodded, "The lotus pond is about two or three mu in size (about 1,800 square meters), and the deepest part is estimated to be two zhang (6.6 meters). There is a spring at the bottom of the pond, and it is on the shady side. Not to mention a year of drought, it may not dry up even if it is dry for two years."
Song Yuntang understood.
"So that's how it is."
It's more like a small lake than a pond.
Xu Yongwang looked at her and said, "But the feng shui of that pond is not very good. Many people have drowned there. Usually, many people don't dare to go near it."
The pond is so deep that accidents are bound to happen.
Song Yuntang was a little worried, "Is Wencheng still running to that pond?"
"Wencheng is a pretty good swimmer. As long as you don't go to the middle, the water is about half a zhang (1.6 meters) deep on the edge, and even less than half a zhang in some places, so there shouldn't be any danger."
Having said that, Xu Yongwang also knew that Xu Wencheng was not a person who did not know the seriousness of the matter. He had not returned home yet and no one knew how he was doing.
"Xu Yongwang, where are you taking your daughter-in-law?"
At a house on the side of the road, an old lady was leaning against the door holding a handful of pumpkin seeds, eating them and asking questions.
When her eyes swept over Song Yuntang lightly, one corner of her lips raised slightly, and she looked like a coquettish girl. No wonder Xu Yongwang would brag about it everywhere in the village.
Xu Yongwang has always been a good man with no ulterior motives. When he heard the aunt ask about it, he smiled and said, "Wencheng and Erniu have gone to the lotus pond to dig lotus roots. Let's go and take a look. We can also ask him to come home for dinner."
Cheng spat the pumpkin seed crumbs in her mouth to the side with a gloating tone.
"Wencheng is not a playful kid. He hasn't come back yet. Could something have happened to him?"
Hearing this tone, Xu Yongwang suddenly became annoyed.
"Don't talk nonsense, he will be fine!"
Cheng squinted at him and said, "I just said that, why are you so angry with me? Besides, what I said is not just talk. Who knows if your eldest son has taken away your youngest son's luck?"
"I have to find out today which bastard made up this nonsense."
Xu Yongwang wanted to go up and argue with her, but Song Yuntang grabbed his arm and whispered in his ear.
"Dad, it's important to find Wencheng first."
Once Wencheng is found, the rumors will be dispelled.
Hearing this, Xu Yongwang calmed down, snorted, and quickly led Song Yuntang towards Dashan Village.
Cheng watched the father-in-law and daughter-in-law walk away, put the pumpkin seeds in her hand back into her pocket, and brushed the dust off her hands.
"A newly married daughter-in-law can control her father-in-law so well. This is really a sign of the decline of morals."
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Xu Yongwang and Song Yuntang kept walking, and after crossing the hillside along a small path, they arrived at the side where the lotus pond was.
From a distance, Song Yuntang could already see the lotus leaves and lotus flowers in the pond in the distance through the gaps between the trees. Occasionally, when a breeze blew towards this side, he could also smell the light, fresh lotus fragrance, which was refreshing.
But she didn't have time to pay attention to all this at the moment. She led the mule and followed Xu Yongwang without stopping, and went straight to the lotus pond.
"Wencheng, Wencheng, where are you?"
Seeing Xu Yongwang shouting there, Song Yuntang also shouted, "Xu Wencheng, Xu Erniu, where are you?"
On the other side of the lotus pond, Xu Wencheng raised his hand and greeted the two people.
"Dad, sister-in-law, we are here."
Seeing this, Song Yuntang and Xu Yongwang hurriedly led the mule around the lotus pond and headed to the other side.
When I got closer, I found that they had dug a lot of lotus roots. Not only were the baskets full, but there was also a large pile of them on the ground.
In addition to lotus roots, there are also many lotus pods scattered around.
There are only a few tender ones, most of them are old and black lotus seeds.
When Xu Yongwang saw Xu Wencheng, he stretched out his hand and wanted to hit him, "You little bastard! It's already noon, and you didn't even go home for lunch, making your mother anxious and angry at home."
Xu Wencheng, whose clothes were wet and stuck to his body, did not hide. He just smiled awkwardly and said, "Dad, I'm sorry. Erniu Changgen and I were having so much fun digging that we forgot to check the time. I made you, mom, and sister-in-law worry."
Xu Yongwang finally didn't have the heart to hit him, so he just threw the dry clothes next to the backpack over to him and said, "Hurry up and change your clothes and come home with me, so that your mother won't be worried at home."
Xu Wencheng responded and was about to take off his clothes, but when he saw Song Yuntang standing not far away, his face turned red.
"Sister-in-law, can you...step aside for a moment?"
Song Yuntang realized it later and handed the mule's reins to Xu Yongwang, then turned around and walked away.
"Dad, I'm going to go for a walk over there and come back later."
Xu Yongwang was worried that Song Yuntang might be in danger, so he leaned over to urge him, "Why don't you hurry up? If something happens to your sister-in-law, not only will your father have a hard time, but your mother will have a hard time too."
Xu Wencheng nodded, and while quickly changing clothes with Erniu, he shouted to Xu Changgen who was still digging lotus roots in the water, "Changgen, that's enough. It's noon now, we have to go home for dinner."
Xu Changgen responded. Since he had a lot of lotus roots of different lengths in his hands, he picked up the last one without even looking at it and went straight ashore.
Xu Erniu put on his clothes, looked in the direction of Xu Changgen, and was so frightened that he took a few steps back and almost fell to the ground.
"Chang...Changgen, what are you holding in your hand?"
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