eurekapd Chapter 483 "Lotus Root Man"
Chapter 483 "Lotus Root Man"
"Sister Xuyuan, my brother didn't catch the little red fish for me. The little red fish I finally caught is lost. It's lost."
"Where did you lose it? Can't we just find it back? Brother Ming, we are men and can't shed tears easily." Many people asked naively.
"...It fell into the water and can't be found." Gu Qingming replied in a crying voice.
"If you can't find it, it means you are not destined to be together. Maybe the next one will be better." Guozi comforted.
"Okay." Gu Qingming didn't want to cry in front of Xianyu and Guozi. It felt a bit embarrassing.
"Come, have some candy. Don't cry. If I see you later, I'll catch it for you." Xu Yuan took out a small piece of brown sugar from his pocket, touched Gu Qingming's head and comforted him.
"Thank you, Miss Xuyuan."
Gu Qingming was happy, then glared at Gu Qinghan's position and snorted.
Gu Qinghan withdrew his gaze, curled the corners of his mouth, his hands felt itchy, and continued to dig lotus roots.
"Then you can pack these lotus roots here and break them into pieces. They are also delicious."
Xu Yuan tentatively put his hand on the lotus root, and a miracle happened. Just as he had guessed, the prompt sound rang again.
At this moment, Xuyuan was very satisfied.
There is also brown sugar, which Gu Qinghan has not encountered yet. Thinking of this, Xu Yuan rowed the boat and came to the place where Gu Qinghan was digging lotus roots.
"Gu Qinghan, open your mouth."
Gu Qinghan didn't understand why, but he did as he was told. Then he put something sweet into his mouth, a red candy. Then there was a prompt sound, five hundred points.
"Ayuan, is this the candy you made last time?"
"Ah."
"Ayuan, did it succeed?" Gu Qinghan really wanted to know whether the person making the wish would hear the sound at the same time.
"of course."
Xuyuan nodded, then rolled up his sleeves, tied his trouser legs tightly, and went into the water.
"Sister, Brother Gu, please be careful." Xu Zhi shouted at the two of them, with a look of worry on his face. They also wanted to go into the water to help, but were stopped by Xu Yuan.
Although the two of them are slower, they are safe and can protect themselves. If Guo Zi and Xu Zhi come down and encounter trouble, they will need to be rescued. It would not be a waste of time. It is better to solve the problem from the root. It is not that this thing cannot be done, but that there is no time to do it.
It was difficult to walk in the mud. Just stepping in would bring you back up. So Xu Yuan had to take off his straw sandals and throw them onto the bamboo raft on the side.
In one afternoon, they had a great harvest. Xu Yuan had lost count of how many trips they had made. When the raft was almost full, she asked Xu Zhi to pull the rope tied to one end of the raft towards the shore. The rope on the shore was fixed to a tree trunk, so the raft would not move. Then Xu Yuan pulled the rope at this end towards her. She could throw the fish close to the shore up one by one, but those that were farther away could only be transported back in piles. She felt that her waist could no longer be straightened and was very sore.
Gu Qinghan walked towards Xu Yuan and rubbed Xu Yuan's waist with his clean hands.
"Ayuan, are you feeling better?"
"Well, let's go up first."
The lotus roots here have almost been dug up. The sunlight is not so strong now, and the water in the pond is a little cool.
Gu Qinghan held the raft steady and tied the rope at one end of the raft. Xu Yuan was about to climb up the raft, but he suddenly felt a pain in his toes. Xu Yuan froze and his face changed.
"Ayuan, what's wrong with you?" Gu Qinghan, who was always paying attention to Xuyuan's movements, asked hurriedly.
"My leg...is cramping."
The pain was bearable, but the cramps were unbearable.
"Gu Qinghan, give me a hand." Xu Yuan grabbed the edge of the bamboo raft and climbed up. Gu Qinghan held Xu Yuan's waist and lifted him up onto the raft.
Xu Yuan suddenly lay down on the bamboo raft, ignoring the mud on his feet. He pressed his cramped toes and then heaved a sigh of relief. The lotus roots piled on the other end of the raft were not affected by the slight shaking of the raft.
"Okay, I'm fine. Gu Qinghan, come up quickly."
Gu Qinghan didn't have to put in much effort and quickly managed to sit on the bamboo raft. The water here had become turbid, but the two did not mind. They used the turbid water to wash off all the mud on their trouser legs and feet.
Gu Qinghan was tall and had long legs. The depth of the pond was only above his knees. He rolled up his trouser legs and went into the water. They didn't get wet and he washed them quickly. Xu Yuan washed his trouser legs up to his thighs, leaving only his white and tender feet exposed. Xu Yuan put on the straw sandals that were dragged on the bamboo raft. Gu Qinghan silently looked away.
Both of them were covered in mud, even on their faces.
"Ayuan, there is mud on your face. Let me help you wipe it off." After Gu Qinghan finished speaking, he raised his hand and wiped it off Xu Yuan's face with gentle movements. He also wet a corner of his sleeve and wiped off the mud on his face, then quickly put his hand down.
As a courtesy, Xu Yuan also helped Gu Qinghan wipe it. Compared with Gu Qinghan's gentleness, Xu Yuan's movements were a bit rougher. His hands were already wet, and he wiped them directly on Gu Qinghan's face, patting here and wiping there, with quick movements.
Gu Qinghan looked helpless. It was simply impossible for him to be gentle to Ayuan.
"Sister, Brother Gu, are you ready? I'm pulling the rope." Xu Zhi had been paying attention to their movements. Seeing that they were already sitting on the bamboo raft, he shouted at the top of his voice.
Gu Qingming had long forgotten about the little red fish. At this moment, he was taking several branches he had picked up and inserting them into lotus roots of various sizes, making them into the shape of a doll. He even wet the mud and gave the lotus roots eyes. The same thing was done with many fruits nearby, which were piled together, giving off a weird atmosphere.
Xu Zhi watched silently and shook her head, feeling somewhat helpless. From time to time, she looked at Xu Yuan and the other two who were digging happily in the pond. Then she turned back and saw that the three of them had each made another one, and even pulled out the weeds on the ground and put them on top of the lotus roots. In short, she didn't feel bored at all.
"Okay." Xuyuan replied loudly.
Gu Qinghan stood up, took the pole and rowed towards the shore so that Xu Zhi wouldn't have to pull so hard.
The two of them went ashore and saw the masterpieces of Xuan, Guozi and Gu Qingming, and they couldn't help but twitch their lips.
"Sister, look at the lotus root man we made. Does it look good?" Many people said excitedly to Xu Yuan.
“It looks good…right?”
It should be said that each lotus root is specially selected with its own unique features, and they are all of the kind that are crooked and cracked. They are lined up here, and they are not beautiful, but they still have a certain temperament. These three children may play, but they still do a good job of what they are told to do.
Gu Qinghan put on his shoes and sat there for a while.
"Brother Gu, Sister, this is your water." Xu Zhi handed the water bags to the two of them.
After a brief rest, Gu Qinghan and Xu Yuan carried the selected lotus roots in bamboo baskets onto two bamboo rafts. Everyone got on their own rafts and returned the same way.