The skin of the lotus pods at the beginning of summer is still green. When you peel them open and take out the green-brown lotus seeds, you can remove the bitter taste of the lotus core and taste the sweetness.
"It's delicious, a little sweet, try it."
Yang Donghu nodded, peeled another one and handed it to Zhao Luochuan, and gave the remaining lotus seeds to Zhao Fangchu and Shen Ran.
Zhao Luochuan's hands were covered in muddy river water. He didn't catch the white and tender lotus seed with his hands, but opened his mouth and let Yang Donghu put it directly into his mouth.
The two boys were so focused on dividing the lotus seeds that they didn't notice what the other boys were doing. Zhao Luochuan was even acting like a hooligan and didn't eat the lotus seeds properly. He had to kiss Yang Donghu's fingertips before he would stop.
Not far from them, a man caught a big fish and was excitedly showing off to the people next to him. The loud voice made Yang Donghu withdraw his hand as if he had been electrocuted. There were people in the fish pond and on the shore, and he didn't know if he had been seen.
"Go catch some fish quickly, you rascal."
Yang Donghu looked at the two young men next to him guiltily. They were both unmarried and he was afraid that seeing them would affect them.
Fortunately, the two of them were very attentive in sharing and eating. They didn't stop even though their fingertips were stained black by the lotus juice.
There's a reason why these two get together. They both have the same greedy problem. Zhao Fangchu is better off now, as his family is well off and he has no shortage of snacks.
But Chen Ran was different. His family was not well off, and he could still go to the mountains to pick some fruits to satisfy his hunger in spring. However, after summer, there were fewer wild fruits on the mountains, and there were fewer snacks to eat.
Although lotus seeds are not as sweet as fruit juice, they are enough to satisfy your craving when you have no snacks.
Zhao Luochuan was quite happy to be scolded by her husband. He casually pulled a few more lotus pods and threw them on the shore: "Wait a moment, we'll go back when we have caught enough."
Zhao Fangchu picked up a lotus pod from the ground, quickly peeled one and stuffed it into Yang Donghu's mouth in front of Zhao Luochuan: "Dong brother, eat quickly. Dachuan brother is not as considerate as me. He doesn't even know how to peel lotus seeds for his husband. I'll peel it for you. Eat quickly."
"No, Zhao Fangchu, are you sick?" Zhao Luochuan was so angry about being stabbed in the back for no reason that he scooped up a handful of water and poured it onto the shore.
Yang Donghu and Shen Ran, who were close to him, were also splashed by the river water and they both covered their faces with their hands.
The water in the pond was muddied by people walking around, so it wasn't clean. The clothes on his body had to be washed when he got home. Chen Ran wasn't angry. He was as carefree as Zhao Fangchu. He just squatted beside him with a grin on his face.
Zhao Luochuan played with them for a while, then returned to the center of the lotus pond. Another man saw him coming closer and asked, "What were you talking about with them? Why are they so happy?"
"Happy?" Zhao Luochuan looked back and saw that only Chen Ran was laughing foolishly. Zhao Fangchu was still diligently serving as Yang Donghu's lackey, peeling lotus seeds non-stop in his hands.
"You must be mistaken. Who is happy?"
The man pointed at Chen Ran and said, "Why is he so happy when talking to you?"
Zhao Luochuan shook his head repeatedly as if he didn't do that, eager to prove his innocence: "Stop talking nonsense, my husband was standing right next to me, when did I ever talk to any other guy?"
The man looked unconvinced, and Zhao Luochuan suddenly had a bad idea: "Oh, is Chen Ran ignoring you?"
"Well... not really, I just haven't laughed this happily before."
"Maybe you're talking to him in the wrong way. Try throwing water at him."
The man actually believed what he said and stretched out his hand to splash water in front of him. Zhao Luochuan shook his head. This fool believed everything.
The man tried a few times, and only reacted after Zhao Luochuan walked away: "You are a hooligan, you splashed water on the boy. Are you a hooligan? Tell me."
Zhao Luochuan suppressed his laughter and ignored him. He was caught off guard by the man behind him, who grabbed his neck and threw them both into the water.
The loud noise startled the fish in the water. Another man, who had been lying in ambush nearby, watched helplessly as the fish flicked its tail and disappeared.
"Ah!! Don't let me catch you two!"
He yelled angrily, looking as if he was going to kill the two men and push them into the river if he caught them.
They all came here to catch fish, and when the others saw that they seemed to be having fun, they all wanted to try it too.
They were all in their teens and twenties, at the age when they were very playful. Seeing others having fun, they no longer had the heart to catch fish and joined the battlefield one after another.
Zhao Luochuan and the other man, whose heads were pressed into the river first, seized the opportunity to escape from the crowd, and the man who was pressed underneath became the one who screamed in anger.
The people on the shore were not only enjoying the fun of catching fish, but were also enjoying themselves watching them having fun. The old man who invited them to the lotus pond to fish counted the fish and thought they had enough, so he just let them play in the pond without making a sound.
It's already a rare opportunity for them to come and help, so what's the point of just playing around for a while?
Playing in the water is like having a snowball fight, except that everyone else is your enemy. Zhao Luochuan and Zhao Fangyu have a good understanding of each other, and they know what the other is going to do with just a glance.
The two of them teamed up to fight against others alone, leaving them with almost no chance to fight back. After pushing several men into the water one after another, they were the only two who could stand up in the lotus pond.
Zhao Luochuan took advantage of Zhao Fangyu's unpreparedness and, relying on Zhao Fangyu's trust in him, attacked him from behind and pushed him into the water.
The men played for a long time until someone on the shore shouted to the men in the water to go home for dinner, which stopped them from playing.
The people who came out of the water were all wet. There were no relatives of Chen Ran among them. His father told Chen Ran to hide from some people and go home quickly.
Chen Ran left in a hurry, and Zhao Luochuan came out of the water. His clothes were soaked and water was dripping down his body.
Yang Donghu had no idea they would get soaked from fishing, and since he hadn't brought a towel, Zhao Luochuan picked up a dry sweatshirt from the ground and wiped the water off his body. He looked at Yang Donghu with concern and said, "It's okay. The sun is scorching, and it should be dry soon."
The same went for Zhao Fangyu. It was hot, so it didn't matter whether he wore a sweatshirt or not. He just quickly wiped his body, put on his shoes and prepared to go home.
Yang Donghu hadn't seen Su He for a long time since they had a decisive breakup last time. On their way back, they ran into Su He and Xiao Shanli, who were carrying a fish in their hands.
Uncle Hetang's family are all kind-hearted. Knowing that Suhe has a hard time raising a child alone, they opened a pond and caught fish. His wife asked Suhe to take the fish home and cook it for the child.
The two parties felt a little awkward when they bumped into each other. Yang Donghu didn't want to speak first, so he turned his head and pretended not to see it.
However, Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Fangchu didn't know what happened between them. They only knew that it seemed that Su He made Zhao Luochuan and Yang Donghu angry last time.
Zhao Fangchu was not close to Su He to begin with. He looked at Yang Donghu's obviously unhappy face and did not say anything.
When Zhao Fangyu meets a man, he might say a few more words, but when he meets a girl, he doesn't know where to start.
After a moment of silence, neither group of people spoke, and they hurriedly said goodbye and passed by.
Zhao Luochuan carefully looked at her husband's expression and silently put on the sweat shirt that had been wiped with dirty water.
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