Before Big Mouth Zhao could answer, Guizhi quickly advised, "It's better if you don't go down. Falling in the water is no joke. If you go in, none of us on the bank will be able to relax."
Li Changming also said, "Harvesting water bamboo shoots looks fun, but it's really not all that great. Didn't you hear Changxing say his legs went numb from sitting? For your shoots, you can just wait for Qingmu's family to come and have him do it. Or, if your dad doesn't dare to go in, I can help you pick them."
Meizi nodded vigorously from the side. She didn't dare let Juhua go in either; after all, Juhua had fallen in the water before.
Liu Xiaomei jutted her chin toward the pond and said, "Why go to all that trouble? Isn't there someone right here in the pond? Juhua, just let my Third Brother help you. You've got a few lotus seed pods in your fishpond, too. It's time to pick them while they're still tender."
