He Lei， who in charge of Jiayu Zhenxin Vegetable Co.， Ltd.， pushed a ship full of fresh lotus sprout in Xiliang Lake， Sanyu Village， Xinjie Town， Jiayu County， June 16. He said happily that the harvest of lotus sprout reaches its peak and demand exceeds supply， with an output of more than 3000 jin.
   This year， He Lei contracted 320 mu of ponds to plant lotus sprout. He employs 18 people composed by local farmers and poor households to pick lotus sprout， which can generate an income of about 40，000 yuan for each poor household in the whole harvest season of lotus sprout. He plans to gradually perfect the infrastructure to form a comprehensive healthy living base integrating planting， breeding， processing， distribution， picking， fishing， catering and leisure. [Photo by Lei Ping/Xianning Daily]