Lotus root is a water lily plant, aquatic vegetable, the shape is fat and knotty, there are tubular holes inside, divided into safflower root, white flower root, twist root. The safflower root is slender and long, the outer skin is brownish-yellow, rough, less water, not brittle and tender; The white flower lotus root is hypertrophied, the appearance is delicate and smooth, silvery-white, the flesh is crisp and juicy, and the sweetness is rich; The twist root is pink, rough in appearance, and contains a lot of starch.

Again, it is a traditional Chinese medicine. It is slightly sweet and crunchy, and can be eaten raw or cooked. Its roots, roots, leaves, flowers, whiskers, and fruits are all treasures, and they can be nourished and used in medicine. Lotus root is made into powder, can eliminate food and stop diarrhea, appetizing and clearing heat, nourishing and nourishing, preventing internal bleeding, is a good liquid food and nourishing treasure for women, children and children, frail and sick, in the Qing Xianfeng years, it was designated as a tribute to the imperial diet.

"I haven't really tried this way of eating, it's so interesting, hehe!" Xu Bimei grinned.

The old village chief and the others couldn't cry or laugh, and asked them to come over to help, and these guys simply sat up and ate.

"Hey! Don't eat too much, or people will dig it up, and it will all be in your stomach before you get out of the pot. Chu Jiaqiang reminded, his eyes glanced at Zhou Furong and Jackton, anyway, these two people had the most joyful meals.

Chu Jiaqiang finished eating a piece, and then hugged his trousers and went into the water. The water in this pond is somewhat cool, and there is a spring in it itself, which keeps gushing out. Catching fish in such ponds is the most troublesome because the water in it cannot be completely taken away.

Every winter solstice, in addition to catching fish, everyone also has another job, that is, shoveling out the silt in the pond. This silt is very fertile and is used for cultivation. Even if you don't use fertilizer, the plant grows fast.

I haven't touched the work of digging lotus roots for a long time. Chu Jiaqiang carefully stepped on the mud with his feet, and then slowly felt the presence of lotus roots with his feet. Discover the lotus root. Slowly pull it up with your hands. When you first come into contact, you don't have a good grasp of the strength, or the angle of force is not straight enough, which will cause the lotus root to break.

Seeing that Chen Wu and the others always pulled it off, Chu Jiaqiang smiled and said, "Pull it in the opposite direction of the lotus root's growth, don't use too much force." Just pull the same thing. ”

"I'm a little confused, is this lotus root flower a lotus flower or a lotus flower?" Chen Wu asked.

"You're not mistaken, are you? Are you also entangled in such an idiotic question? It is said that the lotus root is blooming, and the flower is of course a lotus! Zhou Furong said smartly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xiang replied in a low voice: "The book says that the lotus root is the lotus." What doesn't have lotus root is the lotus. ”

Before Zhou Furong finished being proud, he was embarrassed by this remark, and began to say uncertainly: "Won't it?" So why is it called lotus root, not lotus root? ”

Chu Jiaqiang nodded, before, he had also struggled with this problem. But in fact, there is a big difference between lotus and lotus, it is easy to distinguish, but many people get it wrong. It's obviously a lotus, and the name is lotus. The name of the husk is lotus pod, and the fruit is lotus flesh or lotus seeds, and the germ is called lotus heart.

There is a lotus root, and there is no lotus root, such as a water lily. Generally speaking, lotus and lotus are collectively referred to as lotus, but if subdivided, lotus and lotus should be plants of the same genus and different species, although they are very similar, but there are also many differences.

Lotus perennial aquatic plant. The rhizome (lotus) is mostly nodal. Born in the mud of the water. The leaves are shield-shaped, dark green on the surface, grayish-green on the back of waxy white powder, and the whole margin is wavy. The petiole is cylindrical, densely barbed. The flowers are solitary at the top of the peduncle and above the water surface of Gaotuo, and there are single petals, compound petals, double petals and heavy platform flower types; The flower color varies from white, pink, crimson, lavender, or intercolored.

Water lily is a perennial aquatic flower with a stubby, knotless rhizome. The leaves are clustered, with slender petioles, floating on the surface of the water, papery or nearly leathery, nearly round or ovate-elliptic, entire, glabrous, dark green above, brown markings on young leaves, dark purple below. The flowers are solitary at the tip of a long, slender peduncle, mostly white, floating on the surface of the water, broadly lanceolate or narrowly ovate.

"Uncle Village Elder, what kind of lotus root are yours? It tastes good! Liang Yu asked.

The old village chief was stunned, there are still many kinds of dark lotus roots? He shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

Chu Jiaqiang opened his mouth and said, "What variety, didn't you see it just now?" ”

"Without flowers, how do I know if it's a safflower lotus, a white lotus root, or a twist lotus?" Liang Yu was so angry that he threw water at Chu Jiaqiang.

Chu Jiaqiang hurriedly dodged away and said with a smile: "There is actually another division of the lotus root, you don't need to look at the flowers, just look at the holes inside." Generally speaking, there are two types, one is seven-hole and the other is nine-hole. We in the south are generally seven-hole. ”

At this time, Mu Dezhen's younger brother suddenly fell into the mud pond, and got up like a mud monkey, looking very strange. Mu Dezhen hurriedly went over and asked about the situation.

"Fifth brother, what are you doing? I can't even stand on my feet. Mu Dezhen's sister smiled, not giving face to her brother in the slightest.

When they came to Chujiazhai, they quickly became obsessed with this place, and it is estimated that they are also preparing to live for a long time under the idea of Jackton and others. Especially Jackton, even the children who are studying in elementary school in the United States have been picked up and sent to the classroom in Chujiazhai to attend classes. Fortunately, these people's Chinese can still communicate, otherwise their plan would have failed. However, Chu Jiaqiang and the others were surprised that these ghosts could actually speak Chinese, although they were entangled.

"It's weird that there's a stone down there that moves." Mudzhen's younger brother pointed down.

"Nonsense, I can't stand on my feet and find such unreliable reasons." Mulder said angrily.

Seeing that his brother and the others didn't believe it, Muder reached under and touched it with some annoyance. Chu Jiaqiang thought in his heart and said with a smile: "It should be a turtle!" ”

When everyone else thinks about it, it's almost certainly a turtle. The old village chief wondered in his heart, there was no direct connection to the river here, how could the turtle come here? Everyone seemed to be interested and searched for it, but unfortunately no one found it.

Digging up all the lotus roots, Chu Jiaqiang looked at it, and it was estimated that there were seven or eight hundred catties, and this time the whole village was about the same. After all, there are not many families in the village, and two or three catties per family is enough for a meal.

"This year seems to be better than last year, and the quality of these lotus roots is more than doubled." The old village chief also picked one up and looked at it.

When you dig up the lotus root, you are catching fish, big and small. Then, there is the pond mud. Remove the mud from the pond and throw the small fish back into the pond and take the larger ones home.

When the mud was raised, in addition to digging up a lot of loaches and yellow eels, there were also two turtles, but they were not very big, and the old village chief threw them back. However, a yellow eel was very large, and Chu Jiaqiang and several men worked together to catch it and weigh it, compared to the small three taels that he had fished in the reservoir before. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )