Yan Xinian bent down and groped under the water. The others looked at him nervously.

Yan Xinian groped in the water for a while, and then carefully pulled out a lotus root thicker than a human thigh.

The lotus root was in pieces, with long and thin buds growing on the nodes, and the surface was pale yellow, about 1.67 meters long.

Even with Yan Xinian's strength, it still looked very strenuous when he pulled out the lotus root, which shows how difficult it was to dig this lotus root.

Yan Xinian washed the surface of the lotus root with water, grabbed one end of the lotus root, and handed it to Xia Lunong, "Xiao Nong, grab it, take it with both hands."

He said this too late. Xia Lunong leaned forward and grabbed the lotus root with one hand.

The lotus root was heavier than he thought. When he grabbed it, he fell into the lotus field and almost fell into it.

Kong Zhi was quick to grab him and pull him towards him, while reaching out to take the lotus root.

Xia Lunong was still apprehensive, and worked with him to pull the lotus root over, then said, "This lotus root is too full and firm, it's heavy and will fall to the ground."

Yan Xinian smiled, "It must be good stuff. You guys move aside, I'll throw the hoe on it, it shouldn't be necessary to use the hoe."

Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi made way.

Kong Zhi let go, Xia Lunong held the lotus root with both hands and weighed it, "Shall I peel a piece and taste it?"

Yan Xinian said, "You can taste it, hey, I've already touched the second lotus root."

Xia Huoqu didn't say anything, but he had already pulled out the first lotus root and handed it to Kong Zhi.

Xia Lunong took the sickle and cut a piece of lotus root to see what was inside.

The lotus root was very clean and there was nothing inside.

He peeled the skin and took a bite.

The lotus root was a bit old and had a little residue when chewed, but it tasted very sweet and a bit like sweet potato.

Kong Zhi asked, "How is it?"

"Not bad." Xia Lunong took a quick look and saw that neither his brother nor his former brother noticed this. He quickly passed the lotus root to Kong Zhi's mouth and urged, "Try it too."

Kong Zhi lowered his head and took a small bite from the place where he had bitten. He tasted it and whispered, "It tastes good."

"Yes, this lotus root is of good quality, and the lotus seeds are also delicious." Xia Lunong took another bite of the peeled lotus root and stuffed the rest to Kong Zhi, "Let's go pick lotus seeds."

Kong Zhi said, "I'll go get the wood."

Lu Shiyi and his friends had four or five small rafts made of foam and wood in the back of the car, and now it was just right to take them out.

Xia Lunong said, "I'll go with you!"

The two went to drag the rafts over.

Each person took a raft and paddled in the water with his hands to go deep into the lotus field.

Xia Huoqu saw the long waves behind their raft and warned, "Be careful."

"Okay." Xia Lunong used a little force and cut off a large lotus head with a sickle, "Brother, let's go over there."

"Go."

Xia Huoqu said, washing the lotus root he had just pulled up with water, and with difficulty pulling his legs out of the mud, he put the lotus root on the shore.

Yan Xinian saw that he was walking unsteadily, and hurriedly reached out to help him, "You be careful."

"Yeah." Xia Huoqu just responded, and suddenly his feet slipped and his body tilted to one side.

Yan Xinian didn't think about it, and directly supported Xia Huoqu with all his strength, but he almost fell into the water.

Fortunately, he has excellent balance ability. The moment he touched the water, he tightened his core and used force to stabilize his body.

"Did you sprain your ankle?" Yan Xinian stared at Xia Huoqu nervously, "Why did you slip?"

"No big deal." Xia Huoqu said, "I stepped on something."

Xia Huoqu put the lotus root on the ridge of the field, bent down and pulled out a big river clam the size of a football.

The big river clam is round and bulging, with a black shell and some traces of the clam shell on it. It looks like it has grown for many years.

It was pulled up suddenly, and the clam shell had not had time to close completely, revealing a gap, and the thick yellowish clam meat inside can be seen.

If Yan Xinian stepped on such a big river clam himself, he would not think it was a big deal.

When Xia Huoqu stepped on the river clam, he broke out in a cold sweat, "Be careful. If it opens its shell completely and you step inside it, your foot might be broken."

Xia Huoqu looked at He Tian and said, "Not really. You do have to be careful. There might be broken clam shells inside. Don't get your feet cut."

Yan Xinian wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Then let's all be careful."

Xia Lunong and their raft didn't slide far, so they naturally noticed the movement here.

He quickly knelt up, stretched his neck to look at the shore, and raised his voice to ask: "Brother, what happened to you?"

"Nothing, I dug up a big river clam." Xia Huoqu raised the river clam in his hand to show him, and urged, "Sit tight, don't slip into the water."

Xia Lunong had to kneel back and shouted: "Brother, be careful."

"I know." Xia Huoqu said, "The water is more dangerous than we thought, you should be careful too."

Xia Lunong retracted his gaze and continued to cut the lotus stalks with a sickle.

The lotus stalks were almost dry, not heavy, but the full lotus seeds inside were heavy.

Xia Lunong cut off the lotus stalks and stuffed them into the sack, and used his hands to move the small raft to continue approaching the next target.

The lotus field is very large. Some lotus flowers bloomed late and are still swaying in the wind. Some lotus buds are still green. Xia Lunong saw such lotus buds and cut them off and directly took out the lotus seeds to eat.

The lotus seeds inside the green lotus buds are still tender. After biting open the lotus seeds and removing the lotus core, the lotus seeds inside are tender, fresh and sweet, and very delicious.

Xia Lunong cut one and ate it.

Seeing him like this, Kong Zhi reminded him, "Eat less, you still have dinner later."

"Got it." Xia Lunong leaned forward and handed him the lotus leaf. "Do you want to eat it?"

"No." Kong Zhi used his long legs to stabilize the raft under him. "Don't shake it, or the raft will capsize."

"It won't capsize." Xia Lunong looked at the sacks piled on the raft. "I'll transport the lotus leaf to the ridge of the field first, and then cut a stick or bamboo to support the boat. It's too troublesome to paddle the water with your hands." Kong Zhi

looked at the sacks on his raft. "I'll go with you."

"That's fine. No one of us should be left alone." Xia Lunong said, squatting down to paddle the water, trying to paddle the raft back to the shore.

Kong Zhi joined him.

Yan Xinian and Xia Huoqu had already dug out dozens of lotus roots. These lotus roots were piled neatly on the edge of the field like the firewood they had cut down. It looked very vivid.

Next to the lotus roots were six river clams of different sizes. The big one was as big as a washbasin, and the small one was as big as a homework book. They looked very spectacular when piled together.

Xia Lunong got off the raft, grunted and dragged the lotus stalk to the shore, looked at the sky, and said, "Let's have a dry pot of river clams and bird stew tonight."

Yan Xinian gritted his teeth and pulled out a large lotus root from the mud. After washing it clean, he asked panting, "How does it taste when these two are stewed together?"

"The river clams are very fresh, and the bird meat is also very fresh, but they both have a fishy smell. The dry pot can suppress their fishy smell to the greatest extent and release the freshness."

"Then eat this." Yan Xinian panted, "This lotus root is really hard to dig, much harder than harvesting rice in the base."

Xia Lunong immediately said, "How about we switch, brother, brother Xinian, you go cut the lotus head."

Yan Xinian waved his hand, "Your brother and I both think it's difficult, and you have a small body, it will probably be more difficult, not to mention that it's better to do it by hand. Let's do this."

Xia Lunong looked at the lotus root and said, "How about you harvest it early?" Can you help me clean up the clams? I think these clams will be difficult to handle. "

Xia Huo said, "Small clams are difficult because they are dirty and have little meat. Big clams should be easy. We will only need to dig out the tender meat and two oyster shells. It won't take much time."

Yan Xinian said, "We will do it when we are tired. Don't you want to cut sticks? Go quickly."

As he said that, he bent down to dig lotus roots again. His face was almost on the water surface, and his hands were groping below.

The lotus roots were very big. He felt them underwater and found them accurately.

Kong Zhi took Xia Lunong to cut sticks.

There were no suitable sticks or bamboos near the river bank.

The two changed back to beast form and flew directly to the nearby mountains to look for strong, thin, and light sticks.

This kind of sticks can be found on those newly grown small trees. A two-meter stick is enough.

There is nothing much on the mountain, except for the trees.

Kong Jin Diao spotted a forest and landed with Summer Cat in his mouth.

Summer Cat was put on the ground by him, and took two steps forward. After he turned into a human form, took off the backpack on his neck, turned his back to put on his clothes, and then turned back into a human form to take out the clothes in the backpack to put on.

As he put on his clothes, he muttered, "It's too troublesome to change clothes every time. How about we buy those special clothes for transformation when we return to the base?"

The base's special clothes for transformation are somewhat similar to short bathrobes, and even the underwear is designed with straps. When you want to take it off, you just pull it and throw it away. It is very convenient and easy to wear. It is very popular among the people in the base.

Especially in summer, the special clothes are light and thin, very cool and convenient to wear, and many people in the base like to wear them.

But Xia Huoqu never buys this kind of clothes.

This kind of clothes is of ordinary design, and it makes him look untidy when he wears it. His personality cannot accept this kind of clothes.

He doesn't like it. Yan Xinian and Xia Lunong listen to him, while Kong Zhi keeps in line with Xia Lunong.

Therefore, this kind of clothes has been popular in the base for so long, and basically every orc will prepare a set when going out, but they have never changed.

Kong Zhi has already put on his clothes, and turned to help straighten the collar of his T-shirt, saying: "Buy two sets of the same color, and wear them when we go out alone?"

Xia Lunong raised her eyebrows to look at him, "Couple outfit?"

Kong Zhi said: "Sexy outfit."

Xia Lunong coughed, and her whole face turned red, "What, what?"

Kong Zhi lowered his head to meet his eyes and asked softly: "No?"

Kong Zhi is thin, and most of the facial lines are straight lines, which makes his beauty very impactful.

Xia LuNong's ears turned red, she turned her head and breathed softly, "Why didn't I know you were like this before?"

"If I behaved like this before, it would be called sexual harassment. Brother Huo Qu would have to beat me to death."

Xia Lunang was amused by him and asked in a low voice: "What about now?"

Kongzhi twirled his ears and whispered in his ears, "Now it's fun."

Xia Lunan covered her ears and stepped back. He took a step forward, his face was red and smiling, he covered his eyes with the back of his hand and muttered in a low voice, "You are such a contrasting person."

Kongzhi kissed the palm of his hand, "Of course it's different for you and for others."

When Kongzhi spoke, all the hot breath he exhaled sprayed into Xia Lunong's palm.

Xia Lunong curled her fingers. Kong

Zhi looked at his white jade fingers, kissed them again, and said in a hoarse voice, "It's getting dark, let's go cut down some trees first."

Xia Lunong put down her hand, still smiling, tilted her head to look at him, and asked in a low voice, "Does this count as flirting and running away?"

Kong Zhi accused coldly, "Did I flirt with you and run away, or did you flirt with me and run away? Who was not prepared?"

Xia Lunong rubbed her ears and quickly changed the subject, "Let's cut down some trees."