If Ao Qianlai didn't mention it, Ao Muyang would have forgotten to go to Ambergris Lake to catch lotus roots this year.

It was already late October, and the lotus root was already ripe.

Lotus root is a perennial perennial plant that completes its annual growth and development every year. There is no need to be sown specifically. Every year, it will go through these growth and development stages such as germination, leaf expansion, flowering, fruiting, and dormant.

In fact, some early-ripening varieties of lotus roots began to enter the lotus root boring period in early July. Ambergris are late-ripening varieties, and they are only suitable for fishing in October.

Autumn and winter are the best season for eating lotus roots. At this time, stew pork ribs with lotus roots dug out seasonally, which is both nutritious and delicious and can drive away the cold. Every autumn, people in the surrounding villages go to the lake to dig lotus roots.

Ao Muyang informed Ao Qianlai to pick fruits for him in a few days. He was about to leave, but Grandma Qianlai insisted on him and said, "Wait first, Brother Xiaoyang, the old lady has something to ask you."

"My grandma, don't call me that, just call me Xiaoyang. If you call me like that, I'll leave immediately." Ao Muyang stood up.

Grandma Qianlai suffered all her life, losing her husband in middle age and losing her son in old age. Her daughter was unfilial for a long time. She relied on her to pull Ao Qianlai, her grandson, to grow up, but this grandson had a problem with her brain.

Therefore, she is most cautious in her daily life and dare not offend others. Whether it is a peer or a junior, she respects her.

Others called Xiaoyang Brother, Ao Muyang laughed it off. He felt embarrassed when Ao Qianlai's grandmother called him that.

Grandma Qianlai smiled apologized and said, "Okay, okay, you can do whatever you say."

Ao Muyang helped her sit down and asked, "My grandma, don't beg me. When I was a child, I always came to you to eat buns and dumplings. If you have any questions, just tell me, I'll do your job."

Grandma Qianlai said, "Okay, that's the case. Brother Xiaoyang, I know that your baby is promising. The old lady dares not bother you. It's your Uncle Qianlai. Oh, you have the ability and you recognize many people. Can you deal with a marriage for you Uncle Qianlai?"

As she said that, the wrinkles on her face became deeper: "My Qianlai is a little confused, but you know, Brother Xiaoyang, Qianlai is not mean and has no bad habits. He also knows that the Gu family is a good baby, right?"

"The old lady is old and has not had many days to live. I just want to watch my grandson get married before I leave. Otherwise, if you say I am leaving, who will take care of this stupid baby?"

Looking at her worried look, Ao Muyang felt sorry for her.

It is all women's business to introduce blind dates to children in rural areas. For example, Ao Muyang's previous blind date with the young nurse Hu Xiuxiu was arranged by his aunt.

Ao Qianlai had no mother and his aunt had broken off relations with his family, so no one helped him take care of these things. It would be impossible to rely on his grandmother. After all, the old man was old and had difficulty in his legs and feet, and few people could speak.

Facing Grandma Qianlai's expectant gaze, Ao Muyang's scalp was a little numb: "My grandma, I have to do this..."

Ao Qianlai leaned over and said, "Grandma, you can't do this with Yangzi. He is still a bachelor. I tell you that I can find a wife myself, so I'll go and buy one..."

"Don't talk nonsense." Grandma Qianlai slapped him.

Ao Muyang was embarrassed, his words were rough but not rough. He was really a bachelor.

Taking advantage of Ao Qianlai's words, he politely said he left first. It was not that he refused to help, but that he had just returned less than half a year and was not familiar with the women in the surrounding towns. How could he find a wife for Ao Qianlai?

In the evening, Ao Muyang brought tools to dig lotus roots when he had nothing to do.

A poet Ruan Yuan of the Qing Dynasty wrote a poem called "He wrote: The four rivers are connected to the city, and they are scattered into thousands of streams and thousands of homes. Plant the water in the deep and the rice is shallow, and the lotus is not deep or shallow.

This poem is written leisurely. In fact, whether it is planting lotus flowers or harvesting lotus roots, it is a very hard work, especially digging lotus roots, which tests skills and physical strength.

As we all know, there were three hardships in the old society: Improving iron to grind tofu on a boat, but in the fisherman area, these three hardships were changed to be called digging lotus root with iron to dig up a boat.

Lotus roots grow in the mud at the bottom of the lake. They have to be dug out and soaked in water. Because the lotus root production season is often autumn and winter, the water temperature is low and the weather is cold. The whole person is soaked in water to dig the dredge. It takes a day to dig. You can see how bitter it is.

Now that everyone has a better life, at least they don’t have to worry about food and clothing. At this time, fewer people come to Ao Qianlai to dig lotus roots. Only people like Ao Qianlai who can endure hardships do this job to make money. Most people like Ao Muyang, dig up some to cook and eat.

Ao Muyang didn't think about digging much, so he didn't prepare rubber water. He came to the lake empty-handed with a raft to look for the remaining white lotus leaves.

There are two types of lotus flowers in Ambergris, which are divided into white lotus and red lotus. Among them, red lotus produces lotus and white lotus produces lotus. In order to catch lotus roots, you need to find the location of the white lotus.

When Ao Qianlai saw Ao Muyang, he waved to him: "Yangzi comes to my place. I have lotus roots in this place. Come here, I'll go find it again."

Ao Muyang smiled and said, "No need, Uncle Qianlai, you are busy, I'll take a walk by myself."

Ao Qianlai went ashore swayingly and dragged him into the water: "You are here. It's all Baihe. I marked it in summer. Hehe, aren't you very smart?"

Ao Muyang smiled: "Yes, Uncle Qianlai is smart."

Ao Qianlai smiled with satisfaction and dragged the raft to another place.

Ao Muyang gently stepped on the bottom of the lake with his feet, and his eyes looked down along the lotus stems, looking for the location of the lotus root.

As far as he knows, people now dig lotus roots with water guns. When the lake water drys up in winter, they use water guns to rush the lake mud to find lotus roots.

Whether Ao Qianlai or Ao Muyang, they are not professionals. They don’t have water guns to use, they can only rely on manual labor. This is the most troublesome way to dig lotus roots.

The lotus root was hidden in the mud at the bottom of the lake. Ao Muyang gently tried with his feet, bent down to explore at the same time, and finally touched a lotus root.

At this time, you have to be careful that there are pores in the lotus root, especially the nine-hole lotus root produced in Ambergris. There are many holes, many water and delicious meat. This is its advantage. However, once it is damaged, mud and water enters. Because of the many holes, the lotus root is also polluted.

Once the lotus root in the water is damaged, it will basically be useless. As long as it enters mud and water, it will have a fishy smell and will not be washed clean no matter how hard it is.

Ao Muyang carefully groped in the lotus root. He pulled it up from both ends, like an obstetrician and gynecologist receiving a newborn. After carefulness, he finally touched the lotus root out.

A villager passed by the lake and smiled at this, "Oh, Brother Xiaoyang, are you touching gold? Your expression is too serious."

Ao Muyang washed the lotus root and put it on the small raft floating on the lake, saying, "You can use gold to touch it and don't be so careful."

Seeing him pulling out a lotus root, the villagers smiled and said, "You can, your skills in touching lotus roots have not fallen out for so many years."
Chapter completed!