Little Shitou looked up at her and said, "Maybe it burrowed into the mud. Turtles are sneaky. As soon as they hear a noise, they pull in their necks and don't move."
Juhua looked down at him and smiled. "We're the sneaky ones, thinking about eating it all day. Are we not even going to let it hide?" Little Shitou couldn't help but laugh when he heard that.
Juhua saw Zhao San holding a basket filled with many black water caltrops. She quickly said, "Oh my! Shitou, look at your dad! He's gathered so many water caltrops. These are delicious when they're boiled."
An old granny nearby turned and smiled at her. "You can't eat those—they're for seeding. After they're done with this pond, they have to be thrown back in so more water caltrops will grow next year. The grass carp will have something to eat, too."
