Deep in the bamboo forest is my home

In the morning, after He Xiaohua cooked the family's breakfast, she went to the chicken coop to clean the chicken coop, touched the eggs, there were only two eggs, looked at the light, and found no black spots.He Xiaohua frowned, the number of eggs has been decreasing day by day.The way of self-care is still the same as before, but the green shoots are missing.The green shoots and leaves in the village were picked off by the small flowers. Although the leaves are rough, they still need time to grow. The hens at home consume half a basket of green shoots and leaves every day. As the days get longer, the growth rate will naturally not catch up. consumption speed.

The hens walking in the yard were dejected and silent, and the hens who knew they couldn't lay eggs were very depressed.

He Xiaohua thought for a while, and told Yang Yan'er in the room through the curtain that she wanted to go to the village to pick some leaves to feed the chickens.Yang Yan'er complied and told Xiao Hua to go home early.

He Xiaohua carried the basket, closed the courtyard door, and walked towards the village.The Nanhe River meanders northward, and most of the cultivated land on the west bank of the Nanhe River belongs to a few big households in the village. It is close to the river and convenient for irrigation. Unlike the He family's land, which is at the foot of the mountain, they have to carry water by themselves for irrigation, which consumes energy every time they go back and forth.Going north along the Nanhe River, there are obviously more green shoots and leaves. He Xiaohua picks fresh and tender ones, and found some wild Shaowei vegetables on the road. Unfortunately, they are all old and can't be eaten by humans, so they can only feed chickens.

Walking northward for half an hour at the end of the month, the Nanhe River turned a corner and joined the Baisha River. At the junction, there was a large swamp, and continuing northward, there was a wide river. Xiaohua couldn't name it. The width is at least twice as wide as the Baisha River flowing into Baisha Village.

The swamp is full of weeds that are as tall as a child's body. There are occasionally small ponds between the grass and the grass, and the beautiful heads of pale pink lotus flowers are hanging down.He Xiaohua's heart moved, she stepped on the ground carefully and approached the pond, stretched out her hand and pulled the lotus flower closest to her, moved back, and continued to pull. A withered lotus flower, on the shallow water surface, a rhizome as thick as a human arm can be vaguely seen at a depth of 5 or 6 cm underwater.He Xiaohua was even more careful, stepping firmly every time she took a step back, and then pulled hard, the rhizome gradually revealed its original appearance, it was a three-section rhizome, and each section was as thick as an adult's arm.

He Xiaohua really wanted to laugh out loud. She has been here for a long time, and finally found a treasure in the wild. Looking at the lotus flowers in this swamp withered in pieces, you know that the people here don’t realize that the roots of lotus flowers can still be eaten. .The lotus is a treasure, not only the roots are edible, but also the lotus leaves, lotus seeds, lotus heart, lotus stalks, and lotus pods are all good food therapy materials.

Drag the lotus to the open space on the bank, and He Xiaohua started to disassemble it. The lotus root is a must. The lotus pods are broken off, and the lotus seeds and lotus hearts are all there. For the remaining lotus leaves and lotus flowers, He Xiaohua has a dark yellow circle around the edge. The lotus leaves had to be thrown back into the pond.

The small basket couldn't hold a long piece of lotus root, so He Xiaohua could only carry it with one hand, looking at the swampland in front of her, an idea popped up in her heart.Zhushan can’t rely on it. Although raising chickens can make money, it lacks modern breeding equipment and various vaccines. The chances of death of chickens due to various reasons are still high during the growth process. When the chick waits until spring, there may only be half of it left.It is impossible to get rich by raising chickens, but He Xiaohua is not going to give up the main source of income for the family. This swamp has to be utilized. The family has two sideline businesses, and the source of money is more abundant than before, and the village does not hire a fleet of boats for a long time. In Gyeongju Port, there are more lotus roots, and they can be sold to Gyeongju Port.The more He Xiaohua thought about it, the happier she became, as if she saw countless silver ingots falling on her head like a rain.

Touch, there was a muffled sound, something hit He Xiaohua's head, Xiaohua carried something with both hands, but she couldn't touch her head, she just felt a pain coming from the back of her head, as if no liquid came out, Xiaohua felt a little relieved, and immediately looked around perpetrators.

"He Xiaohua, what are you doing in the swamp? Be careful that the mud monster will catch you." Liang Qi said loudly, wearing a beautiful new dress, with his hands on his hips.

"You hit me?" He Xiaohua glared at Liang Qi, and kept saying in her heart, I'm an adult, I don't care about your child.

"Hmph," Liang Qi blushed slightly, "I called you several times, if you ignore me, I'll hit you, hit you."

He Xiaohua was so angry in her heart that she said it outrightly, "What do you care about me?" Turning around and walking towards the village.

"Hey, He Xiaohua, He Xiaohua, don't go away. There are mud monsters in the swamp who only catch disobedient children and eat them. If you don't obey, He Xiaohua, you will be caught by the mud monsters. You won't see them in the future, will you?" And Dad." Liang Qi followed closely behind.

If I want to catch you, I will catch you, as if I don't know how powerful the swamp is?

"He Xiaohua." Seeing that Xiaohua ignored him, Liang Qi hurriedly ran a few steps, trying to stretch out his hand to grab Xiaohua's sleeve, and then remembered that He Xiaohua fell on the bamboo mountain, so he had to turn half of his body to stand in Xiaohua's way, " He Xiaohua, why don't you go to Zhushan to play? I've been waiting for you for days."

"He Xiaohua, last time I caused you to wrestle, I'll treat you to some fruit, okay? You go to Zhushan with me to play, and I'll take you to climb trees and eat fruit, it's fun." Liang Qi followed relentlessly, He Xiaohua avoids him and takes a detour, but he catches up again.

He Xiaohua wanted to cover her ears with her fingers, but she didn't listen to the kid's non-stop croaking, so she kept speeding up and started to trot.

"He Xiaohua, He Xiaohua..."

The more Liang Qi yelled, the faster He Xiaohua ran, carrying the object, He Xiaohua performed supernaturally, and flung Liang Qi away.Liang Qi stood by the swamp with a gloomy expression on his face. He watched He Xiaohua run away without a trace. He opened and closed his mouth, "He Xiaohua, don't run away. Play with me, play with me, okay?"

Looking down to see the new clothes, Liang Qi’s mood lost the excitement of wearing new clothes this morning. Why does He Xiaohua always ignore him? It’s so rare for him to meet He Xiaohua at the village head, so he sent Xiao Liu to follow, and ran home to change. Ah Mo's newly made clothes, trotted all the way here, just to suddenly appear in front of Xiao Hua, scare him, and let him take a good look at his clothes.

Unexpectedly, He Xiaohua ran to play in the swamp. At that time, Liang Qi was so frightened that his palms sweated. He was afraid that He Xiaohua would be caught by the mud monster, so he quickly sent Xiaoliu back to find someone. Xiaohua returned to the shore safely, but she still didn't see herself, she waited and waited until He Xiaohua was playing with the dirty mud.Liang Qi really wanted to say loudly, "He Xiaohua, don't play with mud, I'll play with you."

Hitting He Xiaohua with pebbles, Liang Qi also felt remorse in his heart. He wanted to get He Xiaohua's attention, but he didn't know what to do. Call.For a time, countless flying birds were startled.Liang Qi picked up the small stones and threw them at the birds, the birds scattered away with a whimper, Liang Qi was still puzzled and continued to throw small stones into the swamp until he lost his strength.