Afternoon.
By the time everyone arrived, they discovered that this lotus pond was truly a lotus pond.
In July, it was full of lotus flowers.
At a glance, the scene inexplicably matched the poetic line, "Endless green lotus leaves touch the sky, fiery lotuses blaze red in the sun."
"Yanyan, I thought you were talking about that large lake at the foot of the mountain last time!"
Who knew it was really a lotus pond!
And it looked like quite a large one.
"This is too amazing!"
For a moment, not to mention the girls, even the boys whose minds were preoccupied with fishing were a bit surprised.
Not for any other reason, but for this poetic scenery.
However, foodies never forget deliciousness!
"Yanyan, how are we going to fish here?"
Shen Yan listened and pointed, "Do you see that small pavilion built over there? We'll fish there."
Several people followed Shen Yan's gaze. In the distance, they could only see a small corner of the pavilion.
When everyone got closer, they realized that the pavilion was quite substantial.
The pavilion was situated on the lake, connected to the shore by a wooden bridge. It had an antique charm, making one feel as if they were gazing into the distance from a balcony, already in a foreign land. wap.kanshuwu.net
As Qiu Xi and the others truly stepped onto it, they discovered that as they walked, a gentle breeze would carry a faint fragrance.
It seemed to dispel a hint of the summer heat.
"Yanyan, if I were you, I wouldn't leave home anymore."
The mountains and plains, the four seasons of the human world, were beautiful scenery, and also life.
"This life is too wonderful."
"Yes, calling it a paradise would not be an exaggeration."
Qiu Xi sighed in her heart, this was probably the kind of life everyone yearned for.
Accompanied by mountains and water, with no worries about food and drink.
"Alas~"
Shen Yan smiled, "If you saw the peach blossoms on the mountain in March, you wouldn't want to go back."
Shen Yan had lived here for nearly twenty years, and everything here was something she had seen since childhood.
Some of them she had even witnessed growing up, so she wasn't as impressed as everyone else.
But she was still inwardly happy!
"Alright, aren't we here to fish? The fishing rods are here, hurry up."
They had left early, hoping the fish would be ready for dinner.
As for the scene of not catching any fish, Shen Yan had not considered it at all.
"Yanyan, I won't join. This skill really doesn't suit me."
Qiu Xi recalled the scene from last time where she sat for half a day in the middle of the lake, and everyone else caught something except her.
With so many people today, she wouldn't embarrass herself.
"Alright, then we'll wander around here."
"Me too!"
Shen Yan simply didn't want to fish, while Song Daiyao was genuinely restless.
Last time, if it hadn't been just the few of them on a boat on the lake, and she was looking forward to the delicious food promised by Qiu Xi, she really wouldn't have been able to sit still.
As they spoke, the three of them left the fishing group behind and started circling the lotus pond.
As they wandered, Qiu Xi kept observing the lotus pond, occasionally looking down.
"What a pity, the lotus flowers are blooming, but the lotus roots won't be ready until September."
"Xiao Xi, do you want to eat lotus root?"
Qiu Xi's eyes were fixed on the bottom of the water, "A little, I haven't eaten it in a long time."
"I remember some of the lotus roots here are early-ripening, they should be edible."
"If you want to, we can go ask over there. If they have any, we can eat them tonight."
Shen Yan thought about it. Because the varieties were different, the maturity times of the lotus roots also varied greatly. Moreover, some of them were even artificially cultivated.
"Really?"
While Shen Yan was speaking, Qiu Xi's mind was already running through recipes.
Cold tossed, deep-fried, boiled in soup...
As they walked around, her mouth already had its own ideas.
Shen Yan put her hands on her hips, "Otherwise!"
"Let's hurry and go take a look, maybe we can eat them tonight."
"Okay! If there are any, I'll make you a special treat tonight!"
"Really?"
As expected! As soon as the word "special treat" was mentioned, Song Daiyao's foodie DNA was activated.
Qiu Xi looked at Song Daiyao and nodded with a smile, "Of course!"
"Yanyan, let's hurry up!"
Having received a definite answer, Song Daiyao grabbed one of each of them and turned to leave.
"Hey! What are you in a hurry for!"
"We don't know the way, it's this way!"
"Okay~"
However, without asking, the three of them could already see lotus roots before they arrived.
Although there weren't many.
Qiu Xi and Song Daiyao watched as Shen Yan ran over and started talking to an auntie wearing a headscarf.
"Aunt Miao, are these lotus roots edible?"
"Yan娃子, when did you get back?"
"Just this morning."
"Aunt Miao, you haven't answered me yet."
Miao Panhua glared, "You silly child, if these perfectly good lotus roots weren't edible, why would we dig them up?"
"Hehe~ I just wanted to confirm."
Miao Panhua looked at the girl, her eyes darting around, and she understood immediately.
"What? Want to eat some?"
Shen Yan nodded quickly, "Hehe~ As expected, nothing can escape Aunt Miao's sharp eyes!"
"Alright, I'll get you a bag to put some in. It's good to have a taste of the new harvest early."
Without a word, Miao Panhua turned around, pulled out a bag from somewhere, filled it halfway, and handed it to Shen Yan.
Shen Yan took the bag, her face beaming, "Alright~ Thank you, Aunt Miao, for your help~"
"If there's nothing else, hurry back. The weather is still quite hot."
"Okay, we're leaving."
"Xiao Xi, Daiyao, let's go~"
"Okay~"
There was still plenty of time.
Qiu Xi pulled Shen Yan, and they also collected quite a few lotus flowers and leaves from the pond.
They planned to take them back to cook something, and also for decoration.
"Xiao Xi, shall we go back?"
After wandering for so long, their hands were full.
It was also quite tiring to wander around.
"Okay, let's go back."
Qiu Xi looked at the hands of the three of them and lost interest in wandering further.
So the three of them, carrying their haul, walked back to the small pavilion.
When they arrived, they found that Zhao Huasheng was not one to sit still, and his fishing method was truly unique.
The fishing rod was propped up, and he walked back and forth between people.
From time to time, he would take out his phone to scroll, then remember to take pictures, and finally wander back to check his fishing rod.
"..."
If nothing else, this guy had certainly mastered the pose.
Song Daiyao put down her things and hooked Zhao Huasheng by the neck, "Zhao Huasheng, I didn't expect your fishing method to be so distinctive."
"Yaoyao! I am fishing like Grand Old Master Zhao, waiting for the willing to take the bait."
"..."
"Aren't you using bait? What are you imitating Jiang Taigong for!"
Zhao Huasheng nodded, looking a bit smug, "Yes!"
"So this is my advanced version!"
"..."
Song Daiyao, who was usually so eloquent, was momentarily subdued by his thick skin.
"Pfft~"
"These two really are a match made in heaven!"
"Isn't it!"
"Alright, let's ignore them. I'll go see if there are any fish."
If they caught anything, they could go back early and rest.
"Mm, me too."
With that, the two of them walked towards the pavilion.