Before Mr. Xue made his fortune, he lived near the Lotus Pond River. It was midsummer when Old Mrs. Xue married into the family, and with no other food at home, he prepared a lot of lotus seeds for her to eat.
She still remembers the taste to this day.
"If you want to eat lotus seeds, that's easy. We have a lotus pond in the backyard, I'll have someone pick them for you."
The Xue Family's residence naturally differed from the residence of Mu Family's oldest daughter, Mu Xianxian's in-laws. The Xue Family's front and back yards combined might cover over a hundred acres, with a winding corridor alone taking up several acres.
Having a lotus pond was no big deal for a big family like the Xue Family.
"I don't want to eat those; I want the ones picked from the river. The lotus pods your father picked from the Lotus Pond River back then were so fragrant. Mom can still remember that taste, sweet and with larger grains than usual lotus seeds."
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