Lotus root is delicious and hard to come by! The lotus diggers start digging lotus in the pond in the early morning, and they soak in the water for nearly ten hours a day. It is through their hands that the lotus diggers exchange their hard work for a happy life, and it is through their hands that fresh lotus roots can enter the market and be served on the tables of the citizens.
Magutang lotus root is a specialty of Wengyuan. Belongs to the annual lotus, the lotus root texture is pink and tender, the lotus fragrance is rich, the lotus root is small and long, the skin is white with stars, the texture is crisp, the taste is particularly fragrant, the pot is salty and salty, and it is famous near and far. Compared with ordinary lotus roots, the price is also higher, so the diggers are also willing to do this errand.
Delicious braised horse ancient pond lotus
"Is it cold in the water?" "It's cold! My fingers and toes are numb! "Don't wear a little more?" "It's not good to dig up lotus roots when you wear too much!" For the lotus diggers, the most difficult thing is to just go into the water, and the biting ice water makes them shiver. However, as soon as they work, their bodies can heat up, so they would rather dig their heads down and dig for lotus roots than stand in the water and take a break. Some masters have bluntly said that long-term immersion in water, digging lotus workers have more or less occupational diseases, especially arthritis.
There is no romance of picking lotus leaves, no poetry of light boat picking lotuses, only ice water that penetrates the bones, and there is silt that is difficult to extricate. Eating lotus is easy to dig lotus, just as the so-called who knows the lotus in the plate, the pieces are hard.
