The P'eng or cupule of the flower yields a concentric seed plate which contains upwards of 24 capsular seeds. These are forcibly removed by hand.
剝出的蓮子，還須除去外層的硬殼與內層的蓮芯才能出售。由於蓮子殼堅硬難剝，蓮農便在有凹溝的木板上設置刮刀，將蓮子放在上面，然後以另一塊木板用力按壓，劃出刻痕來。