Huai Zi and Juhua stood quietly for a moment before he smiled at her and said, "We should dig a large pond at the foot of the mountain to plant lotus roots, raise fish, and store water. There's a stream up ahead, but it's a bit far." Farmers always have to think about water, be it drought or flood.
Juhua nodded. "That's exactly what I was thinking. In the summer, with the lush bamboo grove and oak trees behind us and a pond full of lotus leaves in front, this place would be beautiful. And in the fall, when all the oaks on the mountain turn red, and the foot of the mountain..."
