"Oh my God, the lotus flowers are so beautiful." From afar, they saw endless lotus flowers, each one vying for beauty and swaying in the wind. Even Zhang Xiaoxian, who was used to seeing lotus flowers, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"Yes, it's really beautiful." Shen Ning agreed. She had never seen so many lotus flowers since she was a child, and now she was also amazed by the beauty.
"The lotus leaves are endless and green, and the lotus flowers are red in the sun." Zhu Qixiong was suddenly inspired to write a poem.
"Qixiong, not bad, you can even recite poetry." Shen Ning laughed jokingly.
"Pfft, it's from the elementary school textbook, everyone knows it."
Zhu Qixiong laughed, jumped out of the car first, and extended his hand to Shen Ning: “Come, I’ll help you get out of the car.”
"Thank you." Shen Ning held onto Zhu Qixiong's outstretched arm and carefully got out of the car.
Zhang Xiaoxian jumped out of the car early.
"Let's have some fun today. I borrowed a boat and Uncle Yang will help us row it. We can sail through the sea of flowers, admire them, and take pictures. Some lotus seeds have matured early and are ready to eat. We can also pick water chestnuts to eat." She shouted happily and ran towards the lotus bank.
Shen Ning looked in the direction she was running and saw a small boat parked there with a middle-aged man sitting on it.
"Come over here, it's easier to row the boat here." The middle-aged man saw them coming, stood up quickly, picked up the oar and shouted at them.
"Okay, let's go over there." Shen Ning was very happy and walked towards the boat.
Zhu Qixiong followed with big strides.
"Well, Xiaoxian, you just accompany Master Zhu and have fun. I won't get on the boat since I'm pregnant. I'll just stand on the shore and watch you guys play." Seeing the boat swaying and the water surface glowing white under the sunlight, Shen Ning's mind suddenly flashed with the horrifying scene of being pushed into the sea by Shen Mei. His face turned pale and he didn't dare to go on the boat.
"Sister, it would be a shame if you didn't take such a good opportunity to take the boat. It's okay. Uncle Yang rows very steadily, and the water is not too deep. Come on up, don't worry, I will protect you. I am a good swimmer." Zhang Xiaoxian was very unhappy to see that Shen Ning didn't get off the boat, so she immediately climbed up and pulled Shen Ning to ask her to get off the boat.
Shen Ning was still a little hesitant.
"Ningning, come down. This boat is very stable. Don't worry, the three of us will protect you. There's nothing to see standing on the shore." Zhu Qixiong came up and persuaded her.
"Okay." Finally, Shen Ning got on the boat with the help of Zhu Qixiong and Zhang Xiaoxian and sat in the middle.
Uncle Yang rowed the boat towards the lotus pond.
"Sister, let's pick some water chestnuts. The tender ones are very sweet, and the old ones can be stewed with meat." Zhang Xiaoxian took a basket, reached out and scooped up a green fluffy plant floating on the water, and turned it over.
Sure enough, it was covered with purple-red water chestnuts, shaped very much like cow horns.
She swiftly picked a handful and put them in the basket.
“Come, sister, try one first.” She casually picked up a peeled piece of tender meat and handed it to Shen Ning.
Chen Ning took it and put it in his mouth and chewed it. The meat was thick and delicious, sweet and fragrant.
"That's really good." She ate several of them in a row, and as she became interested, she picked up some water chestnut leaves from the water and began to turn them over and pick them.
After tasting it, Zhu Qixiong also thought it tasted good and started picking it too.
"Legend has it that there is a story between this water chestnut and the Bull Demon King..." Seeing that they were in high spirits, Uncle Yang started telling them a story.
In this way, the three of them picked water chestnuts while listening to stories, laughing happily, and soon they had a whole basket full of them.
The boat gradually rowed into the lotus pond, and the lotus flowers in patches were beautiful.
"It's so beautiful, take a picture for me." Zhang Xiaoxian cheered, reached out and grabbed the largest and most beautiful lotus flower, put it next to her face, and shouted to Chen Ning.
"Don't worry, I'll take pictures for you." Shen Ning was about to take out his mobile phone to take pictures, but Zhu Qixiong had already pointed his mobile phone at Zhang Xiaoxian and started taking pictures crazily.
“Sister, take it and shoot.” Zhang Xiaoxian picked the most beautiful flower and handed it to Shen Ning.
"It's such a pity that it's gone." Shen Ning looked at it with regret.
Zhang Xiaoxian smiled, "If you don't plant thousands of flowers to enjoy them, it would be a waste of their blooming period. Pick them when they are ready, don't wait until there is no time to pluck them! And this one won't bear fruit, don't worry."
As she spoke, she hugged Shen Ning, their faces touching each other, smiling brightly.
Zhu Qixiong took the opportunity to take several photos.
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