Chapter 836: Picking lotus pods in the depths of lotus flowers, the joy is endless (three in one)
After determining the route from Longmen Inn to Yeya Lake, Han Cheng returned to Lotus Island.
Because he knows that these people are already familiar with road construction. After the route is determined, he does not need to worry about the rest. These people in the tribe will do it well.
While the road construction team was building roads, Han Cheng, who came to Hehua Island, asked some of them to build houses on Hehua Island.
The place to build the house is on the north side of the island.
Han Cheng really couldn't muster the courage to build a house on the south side of the island. Judging from the number of birds resting on the island at night, it is estimated that it would take less than two years to build a house here.
It will be covered with a lot of bird droppings.
The place where Han Cheng built his house was on relatively high ground, and it was still more than a hundred meters away from the top of the scum he could find on the north side of the island.
Building a house on Lotus Island is no better than building a house far away from rivers and lakes. When building a house here, the rising water in the lakes in summer and autumn must be taken into account.
Otherwise, it seems fine at this time, but when the water rises, it is very likely that the house will be destroyed and submerged.
Han Cheng had no intention of letting people live permanently on Lotus Island. The houses he built were only for temporary residence for people who dug struvite, dug lotus roots, and later fished here, so they didn't need to be too high-quality.
When it was built, there was no rammed earth wall, but the method used when building the deer enclosure was used.
That is to first clear out a vacant land, and then draw the outline of the foundation for the house to be built on the vacant land.
Then the general will nail wooden sticks that are as thick as an arm and more than one meter high with a sharp end along the marked line every thirty centimeters.
After nailing these, use more flexible branches to surround the nailed tree sticks, and weave them forward and backward, all the way to the top.
After weaving it, mix it with mud, and put a thick layer of paste on the inside and outside of the woven fence wall, so that the wall is ready.
Compared with rammed earth walls, this method of building walls is much faster and more labor-saving.
As for the roof, it is covered with tiles, because compared with thatch, tiles are really hassle-free.
As long as it is not hit by heavy objects or blown away by strong winds, generally the roof will not be damaged as long as the tiles are laid properly.
Thatch is different. Under exposure to wind and sun, some places will begin to leak in a few years and need to be repaired.
As for the tiles for building houses, there is no need to worry, because from the beginning of the construction of Longmen Inn, Heiwa took several people in the tribe who were doing this to find a suitable place near Longmen Inn and started building kilns and burning tiles.
So far, there are quite a few finished products.
The Longmen Inn has not yet been built, and it is far from the time to put up the tiles.
In addition, some of the people who built the houses were transferred by Han Cheng to build the roads, and others participated in the construction of the houses on Hehua Island. The current Longmen Inn is in a state of suspension, and the time for installing tiles will continue to be postponed.
Therefore, even if this batch of tiles is cut off, under Heiwa and his team's firing, it will not affect the tiles of Longmen Inn over time.
However, when building these houses on Hehua Island, except for a few trees that had to be cut down to build roads on the island, the rest of the wood was all cut outside and then transported.
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Not only when building a house, the wood is transported from outside, but even the firewood used for cooking is also transported from outside.
Han Cheng made clear rules for everyone, that is, except for dead branches that fell on the ground, wood from Lotus Island was not allowed to be used when burning fires.
The trees on Lotus Island cannot be cut down easily.
And when you go to the southern end of Hehua Island to get things like struvite, don’t make too much noise, and avoid the early morning and evening, when the birds are most abundant.
At the same time, no one is allowed to shoot birds near Lotus Island.
The main purpose of making this series of decisions is that Han Cheng wants to protect the island's ecology as much as possible, leaving these birds that inhabit Lotus Island so that they can serve his tribe for a long time.
of making feces.
While telling these rules, Han Cheng also told everyone the purpose of doing so.
Because only by knowing the purpose of doing so and the significance of doing so to the tribe, the people in the tribe will do these things more consciously, without the need for people to follow behind and constantly explain.
This is something that Han Cheng has always insisted on in the tribe. When telling the tribesmen how to do it, he will also tell the tribesmen as much as possible why they should do it. This will have a great impact on the tribe and the lives of himself and others.
What a good change.
Judging from the current results, the effect is very good. This allows people in the tribe to strive for the same dream and make spontaneous efforts to make the tribe better, making the tribe more united and more positive.
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Taizu once said that we come from all over the world for the same purpose...
Han Cheng remembered this text very clearly. Those who act in the tribe will be affected consciously or unconsciously. The current prosperity and unity of the tribe also shows that this is correct.
With the efforts of everyone in the tribe, after the road from Longmen Inn to Yeya Lake was built, a dozen houses on Hehua Island were also completed.
There is no fence around the house like other buildings built by the Qingque tribe. Instead, a fence with a height of about 1.2 meters was nailed around the house using tree sticks.
The reason why it is like this is because there are no poisonous insects or beasts on Hehua Island. In these days, the most ferocious animals encountered on Hehua Island, except for the birds that occasionally drop bombs from the air, are the only ones left by the tribe.
The people inside picked up the old turtle and ate it.
Under such circumstances, there is naturally no need to spend any effort building any walls.
After these two things were built, the people responsible for excavating and transporting struvite stones also piled up a large pile of struvite stones on the edge of Wild Duck Lake.
Seeing this, Han Cheng asked the people who built the bridge and the people who built the Longmen Inn to continue their previous work. He and the people who started working after two days of sightseeing loaded the struvite stones into the donkey cart.
Or put it on a wheelbarrow, pull it to Longmen Post Station, and start transporting it to the Qingque Lord Tribe.
The day before the return transportation, Han Cheng asked people to pick up a batch of lotus roots. Those that could not be planted were eaten, and those that could be planted were transported separately to the main Qingque tribe and the Tongshan residential area.
Carry out planting.
At the same time, when Junior Brother Sha was leading some people to deliver lotus roots to the Tongshan Residential Area, Han Cheng took out half a tiger talisman and asked Junior Brother Sha to take it to Shang, who asked Shang to arrange for some people from the Tongshan Residential Area to come and join them.
Transport guano.
Compared with the tiger talismans that form a military alliance with the Qingque tribe, the tiger talisman in the Tongshan residential area is one size larger, which shows that the Tongshan residential area is far superior to those of the military alliance tribes.
Under current circumstances, it is actually okay not to use the tiger talisman. As long as Han Cheng tells who will take the lead in guarding the Tongshan residential area, the people in the tribe will recognize it, and no one will lie about his words.
However, certain forms and systems still exist.
The systems that seem to be dispensable now will become very important when the tribe develops and grows. So it is better to implement these methods from now on and let everyone in the tribe become accustomed to them...
The people who stayed in the tribe were not idle, but continued to be busy with tribal affairs, such as weeding, herding sheep, and feeding rabbits.
As the Qingque tribe develops, there are always many things that need people to do.
In addition to these, some people in the tribe are also doing other things.
In a millet field where the leaves were a little yellow and didn't look strong at all, some people were bending down to weed. In addition, there were other people here, but they behaved strangely.
They had a big tumbler hanging in the crook of one of their arms and walked slowly forward along the vacated river.
While walking, the other hand grabbed some stuff from the inside of the rafter head, and then started waving his arm.
Let these things leak out from the deliberately left finger gaps and spread them as evenly as possible on the surrounding land.
What they are doing now is spreading fertilizer, which can also be called top dressing.
What they grabbed and scattered out in handfuls were struvite stones transported back from Lotus Island.
However, unlike the previous state of the stones, these struvite stones have now been smashed into fine particles, somewhat similar to the common fertilizers of later generations.
It was Han Cheng who proposed the topic of top dressing, so that the struvite transported back could be used as quickly as possible.
Moreover, these crop seedlings that are not growing very strongly are in urgent need of top dressing.
With this top dressing, a lot more grain can be harvested at harvest time.
As everyone moved, these smashed struvite stones fell down one after another, hitting the leaves of the millet, making a tiny crackling sound.
These people spread the seeds in front, followed by people carrying hoes.
On the one hand, weeding and loosening the soil are done, and on the other hand, the spread fertilizer is also covered with soil.
This can better bring out the effectiveness of struvite.
This is the same as the way farmers in later generations usually take advantage of the light rain to topdress the crops in the fields.
Applying top dressing when it rains lightly will allow the chemical fertilizers spread on the ground to melt quickly and be absorbed by the crops immediately.
Moreover, the fertilizers that fall on the leaves of the crops will also be melted by the rain and then flow along the poles to the roots, without causing any damage such as burning to the leaves of the crops.
Farming is a major matter related to the survival and development of the tribe, and it also involves a lot of knowledge. It is not as simple as it seems on the surface.
Life is very busy, but there are also moments of leisure.
Just like now.
As the lotus leaves swayed, a wooden boat emerged from it.
"Brother Cheng, here! Here!"
Bai Xuemei shouted excitedly and pointed to a place not far away.
Looking in the direction of her finger, there was a large lotus pod hidden under a lotus leaf.
"Okay!"
Han Cheng simply agreed, sailed a little behind, and the boat squeezed through the layers of lotus leaves and sailed in the direction of the lotus pod.
After the boat approached, Bai Xuemei held the lotus pod with one hand and pinched the lotus root stem under the lotus pod with the other hand. With both hands, the unusually plump lotus pod was in her hands.
After the lotus pods were plucked, a large amount of white fluid gushed out from the lotus stem, seemingly crying out against the atrocities of the robbers.
Bai Xuemei didn't pay attention to these things. She was as happy as an idiot with the lotus pod in her hand.
After holding it and letting Han Cheng look at it for a while, he put it in the boat and continued to look for the next target.
After seeing it, he shouted with joy.
At this time, Han Chenggong lit the muddy ground with his pole and pushed the boat across.
Looking at his happily married wife, Han Cheng couldn't help but smile.
He likes to do this kind of thing of holding a small boat and carrying his silly wife to pick lotus pods among the layers of lotus leaves. He feels that this moment is particularly comforting.
It's more interesting than standing on the shore and watching the lotus picker woman rowing a boat, looming among the lotus leaves, and then swallowing secretly on the shore and saying: "The flowers are green, the white dew is frost. The so-called beauty is on the side of the water..." It's interesting.
There are too many.
Especially, push the boat between the layers of lotus leaves and use bamboo poles to fix the boat there.
The boat swaying slightly from side to side made waves and made a gentle sound of water waves, frightening away one or two fish looking for food among the lotus leaves, which made it even more interesting.
People who have not personally picked lotus pods cannot understand it.
The kind of lotus seeds that are not plump, taste the most refreshing after peeling. The sweetness has a delicate fragrance, and you will never get tired of eating them.
However, plump lotus seeds are not suitable for eating. After peeling off the outer layer of skin, buckle the lotus seeds and remove the lotus heart. Put them in a pot to make porridge and drink it. It is very good and noodles.
If you can put some sugar in it, it will taste better.
The lotus heart must be removed, because the grown lotus heart tastes astringent, bitter and bad taste.
With Han Cheng taking the lead as the Son of God and the delicious lotus seeds to eat, in his free time, holding a boat and picking lotus pods among the layers of lotus leaves became something to do on Lotus Island.
What people like to do most...
During the busy period, Longmen Inn was built, with a blue bird and a plaque of "Longmen Inn" carved on it. Once it was hung there, it looked imposing, and the feeling of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon came to you.
Several larger bridges near the Longmen Inn were also built, all the way towards the Tongshan residential area.
On Lotus Island, potholes were dug out where struvite existed, and the road leading from here to the simple dock was made flat and solid.
There are donkey carts and some trolleys traveling on the Qingtong Expressway and on the road from Longmen Inn to Yeya Lake.
Carloads of struvite were transported to the fields of Qingquezhu tribe and Tongshan residential area.
After being smashed, they were grabbed by hands and scattered into the crop fields in handfuls.
Time passed quietly in such busyness. Unknowingly, as if after a rain, everyone suddenly realized that the sun was not as hot as before, and it became much cooler when sleeping at night.
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After an autumn rain, the weather became cooler, and the leaves of many trees turned dark green.
Successfully, the pink and tender little fresh meat was tortured by the butchering knife of time and became an old bacon.
At this time, all bridges that need to be built on the Bronze Expressway have been completed.
This road has finally been completely built, and the donkey cart can drive very smoothly on it.
The people from the road construction team returned to the tribe.
The person who transported the struvite stones stayed with the tribe after transporting all the struvite stones to the shore of Wild Duck Lake back to the tribe.
Because the autumn harvest, which is very important to the tribe, is about to begin!
In the Qingque Lord's tribe, Han Cheng, Wu and the others stood on the edge of a field of millet, looking at the millets standing in the field with their heads lowered, and all of them looked happy.
Wu and some other people even praised the effectiveness of struvite.
Because before the crushed struvite was used for top dressing, the millet growing on this piece of land did not grow vigorously and the leaves looked yellow.
But after scattering the struvite and covering it with soil through hoeing, and two rains, a miracle happened.
This piece of millet, which originally had withered branches and leaves and was obviously malnourished, turned into dark blue and grew extremely strong.
Now that the harvest is about to begin, we have surpassed the surrounding crops that do not use struvite for top dressing.
Not only do the ears of grain grow larger, but the grains inside also become plumper.
This effect is simply comparable to that of Jin Ke La.
If there are enough struvite, the tribe's overall food production will be greatly improved.
This piece of millet, as well as several other pieces of millet, will be stored separately when the time comes to harvest them and used as seed crops for the coming year.
As the planting area of the tribe has greatly increased, it is no longer possible to select and save seeds one by one as before. The only way is to harvest a piece of millet that has better overall growth as it is now.
Dry to preserve seeds.
Of course, these are seeds used for large-scale planting.
When cultivating fine varieties, you still have to select the grains one by one.
However, the experimental field is small, so such careful selection is still affordable.
Another gust of autumn wind blew by, and some yellow leaves fell to the ground from the branches. The millet standing in the ground lowered its head, looking very humble.
After a sumptuous opening feast, the entire Qingque tribe began to devote themselves to the great cause of autumn harvest.
The sickle was waved, sweat dripped, and pieces of crops fell down and were transported to the threshing floor.
The harvest season is always filled with joy and sweat.
When the Qingque tribe's large-scale autumn harvest ended, it was already more than a month later.
Standing in front of the strong tribal wall and looking at the bare farmland around the tribe, I felt that my field of vision suddenly broadened, and at the same time, I couldn't help but feel the greatness of human beings.
After the large-scale autumn harvest was over, everyone was divided into several waves, each doing different things.
Some people continued to work on the crops, while others started picking fruits.
There are several stoves set up in the courtyard of the Qingque Tribe, and everyone is boiling fruit candies with relatively high water content and making canned fruit. The whole tribe is full of sweet taste.
While busy, time passed by, the autumn wind blew by, and large yellow leaves fell.
All the crops planted by the Qingque Tribe have been harvested. Even the growing hemp seeds have been harvested. After enough hemp seeds are left, they are tied into bundles and thrown one by one into the lower reaches of the river.
Inside the retting pit.
The area around the tribe has become really bare.
After finishing all these things, the people in the tribe finally breathed a long sigh of relief. All the hard work this year has been in vain, and the harvest will be guaranteed for a long time to come next year.
After a short rest, the people in the tribe began to get busy again.
Someone started leading the donkey and plowing the ground.
The land is plowed at this time, and when it is sown next spring, the land will no longer need to be plowed. It only needs to be raked once, and then it can be cultivated directly.
It can also effectively kill insect eggs and reduce the occurrence of pests and diseases.
Some people, armed with hoe and shovel, continued to open up wasteland.
However, the location of land reclamation has been changed from Yanshan and around the Qingque tribe to near the Bronze Expressway.
Starting from the Qingque Tribe, we slowly advance westward along the Bronze Expressway and open up wasteland on both sides of the Bronze Expressway.
There are also some people, carrying tools such as shovels and hoe heads, working in the fields.
However, their job is not to open up wasteland or plow the land, but to rest and prepare the farmland there.
Repair some areas that were damaged by summer rain, and at the same time dig ditches on the sides, dig shallow ditches again, and block some places that should not be opened...
"I'll go, why is it so cold?"
In the dead of night, Han Cheng woke up from his sleep and felt that his whole body was shaking.
In his daze, he thought it was Bai Xuemei who had pulled the animal skin mattress away from him again. He stretched out his hand to touch, but found that the mattress was covering him well.
After struggling for a while in half-awake and half-asleep state, Han Chengcai finally made up his mind and woke up completely.
He stretched out his hand and touched the simple fire stick from the earth platform built beside the kang head. He pulled it out and blew it brightly. When the fire came out, he put it next to the oil lamp placed beside it.
After lighting the oil lamp, cover the flame with the lid to extinguish the flame.
The small flame of the oil lamp danced, and the dim light illuminated the entire room.
Inside the room, the air was very cold.
Bai Xuemei was still sleeping soundly, but she curled up into a ball, lying there on her side, protecting little Myolie in her arms.
After Han Cheng shivered, he quickly put on his clothes and covered the mother and daughter with the mattresses he had covered.
