Regarding Xiao Yao's request, Mei Li's aunt directly shook her head and vetoed it. Xiao Yao was unwilling, if it weren't for the fear of damaging their water chestnut pond, he wouldn't have said it at all.

"Auntie, don't worry, I can swim, and the water is not bad. ”

The aunt still shook her head resolutely, and said very seriously:

"No matter how good you are in the water, you can swim in the river or lake, but don't swim in the water chestnut pond. There are a lot of water chestnut seedlings in the water, intertwined with each other, even if you see that there are no water chestnut seedlings on the water surface, the water is also densely packed with seedlings, as long as people are entangled, don't think of it. ”

"I ....... ”

Xiao Yao also wanted to say that I have strength, and I am not afraid of entanglement. But before he could say it, the aunt immediately reached out to stop it.

"Don't say it, I know, but anyone who can swim thinks he's capable. But don't forget, you are afraid of ghosts in the near distance, and you are afraid of water in the distance, which means that you don't know about the water in the distance, so don't go down casually. Zawei grass can stomp down big bulls, and this water chestnut seedling is much stronger than Zawei grass. ”

The tone of the aunt's speech this time was not to save face for Xiao Yao at all. Xiao Yao sighed helplessly, so he had to give up.

"Mei Li, don't let people swim in the pond, and don't go to the middle. ”

Behind the six people, there was an uneasy admonition from the aunt. Mei Li replied without looking back: Got it. Everyone walked to the pond step by step.

On a summer afternoon, a heat wave hits people, and everyone stands by the water, and they also feel the unbearable heat. The water surface of the pond is covered with water chestnut seedlings, many of which are crowded together and warped out of the water, revealing the red water chestnut under the leaves.

Mei Li untied a waist basin tied to the shore and shouted to Xiao Yao to use it first. Xiao Yao looked at Xiao Ling and asked her to go up with him.

"I've never tried two people riding on a waist basin together, we all pick water chestnuts at home alone. ”

"I haven't tried it either. However, I have seen two people picking water chestnuts together, one sitting in the middle and the other bending down at the bow of the boat. I'll pick it, you just have to eat it. ”

Although Xiao Yao said that he had played with the waist basin and secretly picked water chestnuts, it was all secret. This is called just learning to be addicted to itchy hands, and I also want to learn the taste of riding a waist basin for two people.

"Sister Xiaoling, the person sitting in the back can't move casually, it's too backward, the basin in front is high from the water surface, and you have to reach out to reach for picking, and if you're not careful, it's enough to turn over. Two people sit in the waist basin, and the balance is all in the hands of the person behind. ”

Xiao Ling said "oh", and then held the waist basin and let Xiao Yao go up. Xiao Yao cautiously stepped into the waist basin, squatted in front of him, looked back at Xiao Ling, and waited for her to come up.

"Are you okay? Look at your posture, it's not much better than my brother's. Don't turn over and let us save you, we can't save this water chestnut pond, we can't walk while standing in it. ”

Qiao Yan saw that Xiao Yao's lower waist basin was not stable at all, and she was a little skeptical of Xiao Yao's ability. Seeing her say this, Mei Li was not at ease.

"Xiao Yao, if you can't do it, I'll sit behind you, we often play together with two people, and we are much more skilled in mastering balance. ”

What men are most afraid of is being looked down upon by women, not to mention that Xiao Yao is still young. He pursed his lips and said nonchalantly:

"I didn't have a good balance in the first place, but now that I know, you can let Xiaoling come up. ”

Seeing that Xiao Yao was so confident, Mei Li beckoned Shanshan and herself to hold the waist basin from both sides and let Xiao Ling get up.

"Sister Xiaoling, you should pay attention to the back, too far forward, to prevent the front basin from entering the water, and to look at the distance between the basin and the water surface, to keep it the same, it will roll over if it is very crooked. He picks water chestnuts to the left, and you move slightly to the right, so that you don't turn over. ”

Xiao Ling, who was already raising her feet and preparing to go up, was a little scared when she heard Mei Li say such a complicated thing. She put her raised foot back in.

"I haven't sat in the back, so I'd better get on you. ”

"It's okay, it's complicated to say, you just sit on it and know, as long as you don't panic when the time comes, you will naturally cooperate. ”

Qiao Yan stood aside to cheer Xiaoling up, she has her own little abacus, in case Xiaoling makes a waist basin with herself, then she has to master the balance in the back, she likes to enjoy the picking process the most.

Xiao Yao saw that Xiaoling was still hesitating, and hurriedly beckoned to her.

"Don't worry, it doesn't matter if you turn it over, we are on the edge of the pond, I will carry you up, there is no problem at all. ”

Xiao Ling heard Xiao Yao say this, so she simply gritted her teeth and stepped up with her legs.

Qiao Kai stood on the side at this time and watched coldly, without saying a word, but he muttered in his heart: It's better to turn it over, so that I can have a companion, otherwise my sister will always say that he is stupid.

Because there were two people supporting her, Xiao Ling's body was also very dexterous, she didn't cause much shaking when she went up, and squatted in the middle of the waist basin under the guidance of Mei Li and Qiao Yan.

"Okay? I'm going to paddle forward. ”

Xiao Yao turned around and asked, and when he saw Xiao Ling nodding, he stretched out his arms, put his five fingers together, and used a pair of hands as oars to row his waist basin to the shore.

Seeing that the distance between the two of them was quite stable, Mei Li untied a waist basin and beckoned Qiao Yan and Shanshan to go up.

"No, Shanshan sits in the back, and we are sure to turn over. If it flips, I will cross the river with mud and mud, and I will not be able to protect myself, but I will not have the ability to carry her up. You come with me first, and when I come up, you can take Shanshan. ”

"Merry, go ahead, I'm afraid of this waist basin. When you come up from the water chestnut picking, I'll eat it on the shore." ”

"Brother, let's go, you are not allowed to come down privately, if you dare to come down, we don't care if you drown. ”

Qiao Yan sat on the bow of the boat, oh no, it was in front of the waist basin, and turned around and scared her brother sharply. Qiao Kai waved generously to his sister, accompanied Shanshan to sit under the shade of the trees on the shore, and watched the four of them row towards the dense water chestnut in the water.

The old and tender water chestnut, Xiao Yao can still distinguish it, since Mei Li said that he wants to pick the tender ones, of course Xiao Yao only picks the cyan water chestnut with the stem. Those water chestnuts that are about to fall off and turn black, he won't fish them when he touches them.

Don't be old, don't be too young, Xiao Yao wants to find those tender water chestnuts that are not ripe, and the time for rowing is more than the time for picking. Seeing Xiao Yao just running around with his waist basin, Mei Li sat behind Qiao Yan and shouted:

"Xiao Yao, you can also pick some of the old ones, take them home and cook them, the water chestnuts here are better than the water chestnuts in most places outside. The water here is clean and sweet, and tastes much better than the water chestnut in the muddy pond. ”

"You said earlier, I lost a lot of them and didn't pick them. ”

Xiao Yao complained and reached out to lift a water chestnut seedling. After looking around, and seeing that there was no suitable one, he put it back on the water, picked up another seedling, and saw an old one, so he reached out and plucked it and put it behind.

Qiao Yan is right, Xiao Ling has just sat on the waist basin, she is indeed very nervous and restrained, but after a while, don't look at Xiao Yao, as long as she feels which side the waist basin is tilted on, and her body is slightly tilted in the opposite direction, she can control her balance, and after a few familiarities, she will be much more free and easy.

Xiao Yao picked some tender water chestnuts and put them in front of her, she didn't want to support the upper mouth of the waist basin with both hands at this time, she let go of her hands, picked up a water chestnut, and peeled off the shell very easily, and the white and tender kernels were exposed in front of her.

"Xiao Yao, you taste. ”

Xiao Ling didn't enjoy it first, she stuffed the water chestnut nuts into Xiao Yao's mouth when Xiao Yao turned around. With the tenderness in his eyes, Xiao Yao was a little distracted.

"Well, this tender water chestnut is really delicious and sweet. After chewing, there was no scum at all. ”

The water chestnuts that Xiao Yao often eats are all from small ponds, although there was no pollution at that time, but the villagers used and poultry were indispensable. The self-calming function of a small pond cannot be compared with such a large area of a pond. From water quality to the environment, it must be lowered by a notch.

At this time, they didn't feel so hot on the water, especially Xiao Yao and Qiao Yan, who were picking, kept paddling around in the cool water with one hand, and also reached out from time to time to search, and the coolness from their hands cooled down with their whole bodies.

"You're so selfish, how many have you eaten? Don't give me any to eat, look at Sister Xiaoling, you have peeled several for him to eat. ”

The two waist basins were not too far away, Qiao Yan saw that Xiao Ling stuffed a peeled kernel into Xiao Yao's mouth, and Mei Li behind her didn't give her any food, she was so angry that she almost overturned the waist basin.

"It's not the first time you've come, I'm polite to you? ”

Mei Li said that she would come down, but she still quickly peeled one off and blocked Qiao Yan's mouth when she still wanted to speak. These two people are in the same pot, but it is much more dangerous than being in the same boat, and whoever wants to overturn it is a matter of minutes. She didn't want to be unhappy with Qiao Yan, a madman, and both of them became soup chickens.

"You don't bring this, you have to eat and make noise, we are still watching on this shore, everyone is coming together, don't be too partial. ”

Qiao Kai was a little jealous when he said this, but he and Xiao Yao were not too familiar with each other, and they didn't know each other last time, so they saw Xiao Ling keep peeling him to eat, and he and Shanshan could only watch the gluttony on the shore, and they couldn't help it if they didn't say it. These are all men, why is the gap so big?

"Hahaha, okay, okay, I must have more than them, I'll send it to you to eat first. ”

Xiao Yao was in a very good mood at this time, and after he finished speaking, he rowed his waist basin and turned back to the shore. He was also very satisfied with Qiao Kai's performance today, if it was like the first time they met, it would be considered to be a face for his sister if he didn't fight.

Xiao Yao was not idle when he came back, he used one hand to check the water chestnut seedlings while paddling, but the speed was not slow, and he came to the shore after a while. Xiaoling felt a little numb in her legs because she had been squatting for a long time, and she relaxed her vigilance when she arrived at the shore.

She stood up, trying to soothe her numb legs. However, at this moment, her feet went limp, and her body tilted to the side.

Xiao Ling's center of gravity was unstable this time, she exclaimed "ah", and before Xiao Yao in front of her could react, there was a "bang", Xiao Ling and Xiao Yao's waist basins were turned over as soon as they said, and they didn't give them the slightest time to take precautions.