In summer, in the lotus root fields of Youwang Town, the lotus flowers are in full bloom one after another, the breeze blows, and the lotus flowers are gently swaying along with the lotus leaves, which is a good season to enjoy the lotus.
However, walking into Huangjiadian Natural Village, Dazhuang Village, Youwang Town, lotus root farmers are busy harvesting lotus roots, and the lotus root fields are a busy scene. At this time, it is the picking season of early-maturing lotus roots, and the green lotus leaves and white lotus roots echo each other, forming a unique pastoral scene.
Every day at noon, Ding Zhengneng and his wife Duan Shijuan started a day's lotus root picking work, only to see them wearing waterproof clothes, standing in the middle of the lotus root field, putting their hands into the mud, following the growth of the lotus root, slowly hollowing out the mud, carefully dragging the lotus root back, after a while, the lotus root broke free from the mud, revealing a chubby body.
"My family has planted about 10 acres of early-maturing lotus roots, and I can dig about 300 catties a day, and the wholesale price per catty is between 3.7 yuan and 4 yuan." Ding Zhengneng, a lotus root grower in Wangzhen Town, said.
Now is the season for early lotus roots, and it is also the best time to eat early-maturing lotus roots, which are different from the "heavy" of autumn roots, and the taste of summer lotus roots is more tender and sweeter. Shidian County by Wang Town's lotus root out of the pond can be listed, good quality, favored by consumers, and summer lotus root is not only conducive to the heat, but also in line with the "summer heart" food therapy health way.