The lotus pond has become their treasure pot. Lotus root, duck and Loach earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

The 35-mu lotus pond in Sihe Village, Binjiang Community, Shuiye Town, Anyang County, Henan Province, has now become a treasure pot for growers Gao Junqing. They can sell lotus seeds in the lotus pond, raise Loach under the lotus pond, and raise ducks on the lotus pond. "Don't underestimate my 35-mu lotus pond. One mu of lotus pond can earn 10,000 yuan." Hostess Gao Junqing said happily.

The lotus leaves could not be seen as green next day, and the lotus flowers were extremely bright red in the sun. Walking into the Ke Nong snow lotus plantation in Sihe Village, Binjiang Community, Shuiye Town, Anyang County, the lotus is intertwined with lotus pods and lotus leaves, and the sound of frogs in the lotus pond gives a panoramic view of the beauty of summer. "Don't underestimate my 35-mu lotus pond. One mu of lotus pond can earn 10,000 yuan." Hostess Gao Junqing speaks quickly.

The lotus pond blossoms Zhengyan at a glance. Gao Junqing told the reporter that the pink lotus flower only grows lotus seeds without lotus roots, and the lotus seeds can be eaten raw, which is called fruit lotus, with large flowers, high ornamental value and economic value. One mu of lotus pond can produce 6000 to 7000 lotus pods, and a lotus canopy can be sold for 2 yuan.

The lotus root is produced only under the white lotus flower, and the variety is snow lotus. The average yield of snow lotus per mu of lotus pond is 2000 kilograms, which is calculated at 4 yuan per kilogram, selling snow lotus alone is at least 8000 yuan. "but we only sell lotus root here, not lotus root, so that's not enough." Gao Junqing said proudly.

Farmers who grow lotus root all know that lotus root is an aquatic economy, Loach is an underwater economy, farm manure growing lotus root releases microbes for Loach to eat, and Loach faeces can nourish lotus root growth and kill two birds with one stone. However, the growth cycle of wild Misgurnus anguillicaudatus seedlings is at least two years before it can become a marketable finished Loach. Coupled with the difference between wild living environment and culture environment, the survival rate decreases and the investment cost increases. Gao Junqing's lover Niu Yunshu has practiced for many years and has mastered the technology of artificial breeding of Loach seedlings. After a half-year growth period, 1 kg Loach seedlings can be turned into 4 kg finished Loach. Therefore, the Loach species cultivated by Niu Yunshu, the finished Loach and the artificial Loach seedlings are in short supply and sold to Lianyungang, Jiangsu and Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

In the Kenong snow lotus plantation, in addition to the three-dimensional breeding model of lotus and fish co-cultivation, the reporter also saw a group of duck seedlings next to the lotus pond. Niu Yun Shu picked up a handful of water plants, and groups of duck seedlings drove him to grab water plants to eat. At first, Niu Yunshu and his wife also worried about salvaging the duckweed in the lotus pond. if the duckweed was not cleaned up in time, it would not only affect the water quality, but also consume oxygen in the water, resulting in a lack of light under the water, affecting the yield of lotus root. By chance, Gao Junqing found that ducks raised by relatives were eating water and grass, so he bought 100 duck seedlings to feed them. Unexpectedly, duckweed's method of raising ducks not only solved the problem of water pollution in the lotus pond, but also grew particularly strong.

Today, seeing that the 35-mu lotus pond owned by Niu Yunshu has become a "treasure basin", the surrounding villagers have also come to buy lotus root seeds and Loach seedlings, driving farmers in Lunzhang Town, Shanying Town, Beiguo Township and other townships in Anyang County to grow 500 mu of lotus root. "Ke Nong snow lotus fragrance ten miles, Niu Brother Loach flew out of the country." Talking about the tomorrow of Ke Nong Saussurea Farm, Gao Junqing sipped the tea brewed with lotus leaves and lotus flowers, feeling sweet.