"That's right, cousin, is someone chasing you, who is bullying you", Qiao Yi looked at the back nervously, and no one chased them.

"Oh, no, no, it's there, there!" Hua Banxia found a new continent, and she couldn't stop being excited, jumping up and down and pointing to the lotus leaf on the other side of the river.

"What's that, no one", Qiao was puzzled, looking at the empty bank on the other side of the river, with a confused expression.

"Uncle, Dad, Banxia refers to that splash," Qiao Yu helped explain.

Qiao Da was even more puzzled, "What's wrong with the splash?" ”

"I don't know, Banxia also dragged me all the way over", Qiao Yu scratched his head, looked at Qiao Da and looked at Hua Banxia.

Hua Banxia remembered that they didn't know that there was anything to eat under the lotus pond, so he slowly explained to them.

After listening to Hua Banxia's explanation, several members of the Qiao family didn't believe it, why did this food grow in the ground? Didn't it grow out of the ground and bear fruit on above?

"Oh, let's not talk about it, let's go over, I'll dig it for you to see", standing here and drawing empty cakes for them, they can't imagine it, let's cross the river to see.

After Hua Banxia finished speaking, he was about to bend down and pull his trouser legs, but thinking that this girl and child couldn't show her legs, she gave up directly and carefully climbed down the river bank with her shoes on.

"Come down, you all know how to water", Hua Banxia has already reached the water, the foot is a thumb-sized sand and gravel, the water level is not high, Hua Banxia waist, both sides of the river bank are relatively shallow, the middle will be deeper, and it will be swimming over later.

"Cousin, slow down, let's go down", Qiao Le grabbed the grass on the riverbank, slipped down as soon as he slipped away, and stood in the water.

Qiao Da and Qiao Er felt that Hua Banxia was a little nonsense, it was not good to work in the field, and so many people were to be here to accompany her to mess around, and a few boys were still enthusiastic to follow along, so they couldn't help but be a little unhappy.

"Okay, okay, don't mess around, how can the food grow in the field, I haven't seen it since I've lived for more than forty years, Erlang Sanlang, don't go down, just let Shiro go over with Banxia, you go back to work with me", Qiao Da was unhappy with a straight face.

Hua Banxia and Qiao Le looked up at the few people on the shore a little embarrassed, Qiao Er also felt that Qiao Da was a little too strict, so he spoke to ease up, "Banxia, it's okay, you and Shiro go over and take a look, two people are enough, let's go back to work first."

The family has been so bitter haha, several male babies in the family have reached the age of saying kiss, Qiao Zheng has been delayed at home for a few years, Qiao Da can't wait to cultivate more land day and night to grow food, this time it is not to blame Hua Banxia, but more to blame himself, let the children dig the ground to eat.

Qiao Da walked back quickly and sullenly, and Qiao Er also pulled Qiao Yu, Qiao Zheng, and Qiao Yi on the shore, and told them to go back quickly, otherwise Qiao Da would be angry, and the consequences would be very serious.

"Uncle, what's wrong with him?" Hua Banxia was a little incomprehensible, it was obvious that Qiao Da was not angry with himself, but what was wrong with him like this?

Qiao Le shrugged, "I don't know", and he was also confused, "Then should we still go?" ”

"Go!" Hua Banxia said firmly that he clearly knew that there were edible lotus roots growing in the mud, which might be the turning point for the Qiao family to make a fortune, why not go!

Hua Banxia and Qiao Le swam over carefully, and when they arrived at a place where they could stay, Hua Banxia began to twist the clothes on his body, not letting the clothes stick to his body, and it was also a kind of respect for himself and Qiao Le.

Because the edge of the collapsed pond has too much contact with the river, it is a little difficult to climb, but the two of them have wasted a lot of effort to go up, standing on the edge of the pond, looking at the large lotus leaves, Hua Banxia is as excited as if looking at a copper coin.

"Great, great, quick, Qiao Le, give me your hoe", Hua Banxia grinned happily, and his mouth kept breaking thoughts.

"Cousin, let me come", Qiao Le looked at the appearance of Hua Banxia's fine skin and tender meat, which looked like material for work.

Where can Hua Banxia let him do it, digging lotus root requires technology, "Don't don't, you come and you dig it again, or I'll come, you just learn it on the side."

Hua Banxia took Qiao Le's hoe, and did not pick it up and hit it into the mud, but carefully and slowly pushed into the mud, probed it with his hands, and after determining the position and length of the lotus root here, he began to dig hard.

Because the water in the pond has begun to dry up, there is no moisture of the water flow, the soil is very viscous, and it is not easy to dig.

Qiao Le kept watching, and when he saw a pointed head emerging from the mud, he helped grab it and slowly pulled it up, "Is this my cousin?"

Hua Banxia looked at this lotus root is not bad, although it is all dirt, but it seems that this is not the first year of the lotus, it will not be too tender, and now is the right time, so it is not old, it is really just right.

"Yes, slow down, there may be other knots coming out together", this lotus root can have more than one section, but it can dig three or four knots at a time.

Hua Banxia took away the hoe in his hand, bent down and probed into the mud with his hands, pulled out the lotus root little by little, and pulled out a large lotus root covered in black soil.

"Cousin, isn't this the root of the splash? Can this be eaten? Qiao Le looked at the dirt-covered thing, and couldn't imagine that it was something to eat.

"I can eat it! Eat raw, stir-fry, cold salad, stewed soup are all delicious, fast, it just so happens that there are bones in our pot, let's dig some back", Hua Banxia couldn't help it when she thought of the crispy taste of the lotus root, urging Qiao Le to continue digging.

"Hey, let me come, I'll dig it", Qiao Le had already seen it just now, so the hoe was hard work, so let's do it yourself.

Hua Banxia nodded, anyway, with himself watching from the sidelines, it wouldn't be okay.

Qiao Le learned to spend half a summer, carefully exerting force, and switching from multiple angles, but after all, it was the first time, and he didn't know how much the strength in his hand was controlled, and he didn't expect this lotus root to be so brittle, so he still cut it off.

Hua Banxia comforted him and asked him to continue to dig out the broken lotus root, "It's okay, this is what our family eats, and we have to cut it after all, as long as it is dug up and sold continuously in the future, it looks good."

When Qiao Le heard that he could still sell it for money, he couldn't believe it, "Really? Can this thing still be sold for money? ”

Hua Banxia smiled, looking at his surprised look, it was so cute, "Of course, this thing is delicious, I'll wash it for you later."

"Okay, then let's dig more, and take it back to my father and mother later, and give my brothers and sisters a taste", this lotus root is a new thing for Qiao Le, but he just believes what this cousin said.