There is a stream here. If you walk down the stream for about ten miles, you will see a large lake with a water surface of about four or five miles.
It is formed by the confluence of many waters.
It is not easy to build roads in such an area because bridges need to be built in some places due to the streams.
In fact, if the road is stretched into a straight line, the Bronze Highway will basically pass through this wild lake.
Such a project is certainly not something that the current Qingque tribe can accomplish.
Even if it could be accomplished, Han Cheng would not lead the people in the tribe to do this thankless task.
In order to bypass this lake and the two larger rivers that flow into the lake, after surveying, Han Cheng finally decided to move the road nearly ten miles to the south of the lake.
Even this did not completely avoid the stream.
However, compared with the lake and two wider rivers, the workload has been reduced a lot by moving the road here.
Han Cheng is not thinking about building a bridge now.
Compared with normal road construction, building a bridge is much more troublesome.
However, according to the current manpower and material resources of the Qingque tribe, it is not a problem to build some stone bridges with short spans.
What Han Cheng is considering now is accommodation, or rather, setting up an inn here.
The nature of the Bronze Expressway connecting the Qingque main tribe and the Tongshan residential area determines its important role in the future.
Han Cheng made a rough measurement of this finalized route when he went to the Tongshan residential area. After straightening the route, it was nearly 170 miles.
Before the advent of horses, it would have been impossible to cover such a long distance in one day.
As a result, it became very necessary to build a post station on this road.
In the past and now, people in the tribe, including trading teams that travel frequently, always carry tents, ropes and other things with them when they go out.
When camping at night, we set up the tent and use ropes to circle a relatively safe area around the tent.
This way of camping is much safer than the way most tribes of that era camped directly in the wild without any shelter.
But from the perspective of Han Cheng, a later comer, this way of camping is not very safe.
In addition to the factor of insecurity, there are many other inconvenient factors.
Not to mention other things, just carrying tents, ropes and other things with you takes up a lot of space and is quite tiring.
In addition, after arriving at the camping site every day, we would set up the tent, lay ropes around it, and then dismantle the tent and other things early the next morning...
These things are troublesome just thinking about them.
When the trading team goes out to trade, they need to travel to many places, and it is not realistic to build fixed resting places along the way.
It is precisely because of this that although Han Cheng felt that building a temporary camp with tents and ropes was not only unsafe but also troublesome, he never suggested building something like a post station.
But now, the same thing happening on the Bronze Highway becomes a little different.
In the future, the transportation volume in the Tongshan residential area will definitely be larger, and unlike the road that Mao and others take when they go out to trade, this road is fixed. In this case, we can also consider building a post station on this road.
This place, which Han Cheng had just named Wild Duck Bridge, is about sixty miles away from the Tongshan residential area.
It is almost at the one-third node of the Bronze Highway.
By building a post station here and at another one-third of the nodes, the entire Bronze Highway can be artificially divided into three sections.
We were walking on a flat road, instead of climbing over mountains and hills as before. It was not a problem to travel sixty miles from morning to night.
As for emergencies, a person riding a donkey or leading two donkeys can easily walk 120 miles a day.
In this way, whether it is the person pulling the donkey cart or the person riding a donkey to report an emergency, they can have a place to stay on the road.
It is very reasonable to divide the entire Bronze Highway into three sections roughly evenly using two post stations.
Of course, the post station envisioned by Han Cheng is very different from the traditional one where there are special people guarding the post station, feeding the horses, and providing food and lodging.
The biggest difference is that after they were built, no one was assigned to guard these two stations.
Its most important function is to provide a safe and comfortable place for the people of the Qingque tribe who travel between the Qingque main tribe and the Tongshan residential area to stay without having to deal with the troubles they have now.
When the time comes, some stoves can be built here for people passing by to make fire and cook.
You can even store a small amount of food in some dark rooms and use it as relief food for people passing by.
Some people consumed the food, and when they came next time, they brought some food to replenish it.
As for the issue of whether this place will be sabotaged by someone because there is no one guarding it, there is no need to consider it too much in this era.
If a tribe really discovered these two post stations and settled in them, this...
This is not a bad thing for the Qingque tribe, on the contrary, it is a very good thing.
These are just Han Cheng’s preliminary plans for the two stations.
Later, when the number of people in the tribe gradually increased and the surrounding land was not enough for cultivation, they could consider "immigrating" to these two stations.
Then, with these two stations as the center, they developed in the surrounding areas, reclaimed land and planted crops.
Here, about ten miles to the north, there is a large lake with some rivers around it. While developing agriculture, we can also develop fisheries.
It can be foreseen that these two post stations, one close to the Tongshan residential area and the other close to the Qingque main tribe, are both located on the Bronze Highway. As long as there are enough people, they will definitely be able to develop in the future.
Maybe in the future, by taking the lead, it is not impossible to develop an economic zone along the entire Bronze Expressway on both sides of the road!
It turns out that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads!
Looking at the green-headed ducks swimming in the water, diving underwater from time to time and then popping up in another place, Han Cheng, in a good mood, thought of a widely circulated saying in later generations and agreed with it deeply.
After thinking about these things, Han Cheng took out the leather bag he was carrying from his back and took out the large map inside which showed the roughly known terrain from the Qingque main tribe to the Tongshan residential area. He found the location of this place on the Bronze Highway marked with red lines and put a dot on it.
A simple small house was painted around it, with the words "Wild Duck Inn" written on it.
At this time, Mao had already led his men to set up the camp for accommodation.
For people in trading teams who travel frequently, they are already very familiar with building such camps using tents, ropes and other things.
When the camp was set up and the fire for cooking was lit, Shang, who had gone out with some other people, also came back.
Shang was holding two mallards shot with a bow and arrow in his hands, and several other people took out a dozen green-skinned wild duck eggs from their pockets.
Han Cheng happily plucked the feathers of the two wild ducks, then put them on sticks and roasted them over the charcoal fire.
As for the ten wild duck eggs that were much larger than the chicken eggs in the tribe, Han Cheng did not let anyone eat them.
Instead, he pulled a lot of grass and put it into an empty ceramic jar, made it soft, and then put the wild duck eggs in it.
If we want to quickly have a group of wild ducks in the tribe and breed them, we can't just rely on the three little guys caught last time. It's too slow.
Han Cheng plans to take these wild duck eggs back to hatch them and get a batch of ducklings.
Han Cheng was not worried at all about how to hatch duck eggs into ducklings since there were no adult ducks in the tribe.
It is true that there are no adult ducks in the tribe, but there are many adult chickens.
When we get back, we can let the chickens hatch the ducklings.
Letting chickens hatch duck eggs may sound a bit far-fetched, but it is actually not far-fetched at all.
When Han Cheng was a child, he had seen more than once an old hen leading a group of children that were obviously not her own, looking for food everywhere.
In fact, it is not only duck eggs that can be hatched by chickens. Even goose eggs that need to be incubated for a longer time can also be hatched by chickens.
This is because chickens are rather stubborn. Once they want to start hatching chicks, they will not end the incubation period until the eggs beneath them are hatched.
In other words, the length of its incubation period depends entirely on whether anything is hatched.
In later times, some families thought that it took too long to incubate eggs, so after the chickens entered the incubation period, they would go directly to the town to buy the hatched chicks from other people's homes.
At night, the chicks are secretly placed under the body of the old hen that is preparing to hatch eggs. Early the next morning, the old hen will end the hatching period and then happily take the chicks that suddenly appeared around to look for food, treating them no differently than her own children.
两只烤鸭烤好之后，韩成撕下了一条鸭腿，剩下的让众人分着吃了。
没有事先进行腌制，也缺少各种酱料，味道当然没有后世卖的烤鸭好吃，不过终究还是吃到烤鸭了。
第二天的时候，韩成并没有立即带着人从这里启程，而是让人分作几组分散开来，在这一片的草丛里，寻找野鸭蛋。
这时候秋天都快来临了，绝大多数的野鸭们已经结束了下蛋、孵蛋这一孕育后代的事情，成功当上了鸭妈妈。
不过这是世界上最不缺少的就是意外，这么多的野鸭，总有那么一些，在孵蛋的时候，会遇到一些偷蛋贼，导致无蛋可孵，被破提前结束孵蛋期。
而后进过一段时间的调整之后，重新下蛋进行孵化。
后世很知名的丑小鸭的故事中的丑小鸭，当时它的父母在孵化上一轮的蛋的时候，就是遭遇了意外。
不然的话，春天出生的天鹅，到了秋天的时候基本已经上已经长成，可以随着大部队进行南迁了，绝对不会出现丑小鸭这个还没有褪去茸毛的家伙。
这时候虽然已经过了野鸭孵蛋的高峰期，不过架不住野鸭的基数大，青雀部落众人在韩成的命令下，一番仔细的寻找之后，还是在这里又找到了将近二十个鸭蛋。
然后这才在韩成的带领下继续往回走。
这近三十只野鸭蛋，到时间能够有一般孵化出来小鸭就成。
韩成之所以会对这些鸭蛋的孵化率抱有这么低的期待，是因为这其中必定会有不少鸭蛋，是已经被野鸭孵化过一段儿时间的那种。
这样蛋被中途停止孵化，里面正在被孵化的小鸭一定会停止发育，然后死掉……
这次回去不用再做诸如勘探地形的事情，能够一心一意的赶路，速度自然也就变快了。
两天后的中午，韩成他们在一个地方停下。
这里生长有成片的松树，有些松树好几个人都抱不住。
不过整体上地势却比较平坦，到时间比较适合开垦荒地。
这里就是青雀高速之上，另外一个三分的节点了。
队伍在韩成的命令下停下，韩成在这里转悠了半晌，然后在这里寻找了一处比较合适的地方，用石头垒出了一个标记，到时间就会在这里修建出驿站来。
垒出标志之后，又在地图上将位置找到，标示出来，边上同上画出一个简易的小房子，上面写上‘松林驿站’四个字。
将这些事情做完之后，太阳已经到了西面天际的中间，韩成见状索性就下达了安营扎寨的命令，今夜就在此处休息。
而他，则和一些人在这里翻开厚厚的松针，寻找松子，也算是带回去一些礼物……
在距离青雀部落老路尽头十四五里的地方，一群人正手持工具，在那里热火朝天的修路。
如今，随着道路的不断往前延伸，距离采石场越来越远，运送石板变得越来越困难，从六天前开始，就已经停止铺设石板路了。
现在开始修建的都是纯泥路。
因为这里动用的人手多，进行修路的成年人足足达到了八十多个，再加上青雀部落的人，本身就已经熟悉了镢头铜锨这些工具，所以修路的事情进行的很快，最近两天，更是达到了一天七百米的距离！
“一二三呐！嘿吆~”
顺着之前开辟出来的路线，带着人一路往回走的韩成，老远就听到了隐约传来的号子声，脸上不由的浮现出了笑容来。
在这里稍稍的等待了一会儿之后，韩成带着人加快了回去的步伐……
“神子！神子他们回来了！”
有人看到了带着人从道路的另外一侧回来的韩成，惹不住的喊叫出声，下一刻，整个热火朝天的施工现场，便变得沸腾起来……
一番归来的欢乐过后，韩成看看时间还比较早，也没有着急着回去，了解了一些修路的情况之后，就又往后退回了几里地，和殇、贸等贸易队的成员在那里清理场地，开始修建临时居住的工棚，准备等等了就让这些人在外面住下……
青雀部落的晚上。
因为韩成他们的归来而变得热闹的部落，这时候已经彻底的安静了下来。
夜空繁星闪烁，部落周边的草丛里，有高高低低的虫鸣不断的响起，绿色的萤火在夜幕下缓缓的飞着，与天上的星光相互呼应。
整个部落，都笼罩在夜色的安宁之中。
房间里之内，小豌豆已经入睡，小孩子的瞌睡总是这样的好。
橘黄的灯火轻轻跳动着，韩成侧着身子将耳朵贴在白雪妹渐渐隆起的肚子上，静静的倾听里面传来的动静。
到了现在，白雪妹已经有五个多月的身孕了，有些时候，能够感受到一些胎动。
看看那边进入梦乡的儿子，怀里抱着自己的媳妇，感受着另外一个还在肚子里的小家伙弄出来的动静，韩成觉得自己这一辈子已经值了！
第二天尚且在睡梦中的韩成，被已经自己起来穿好衣服的小豌豆捏着鼻子叫醒。
“爸，看小鸭！”
见到韩成醒来，小豌豆就一脸兴奋的拉着韩成要出去。
小孩子永远都不明白大人日夜操劳的辛苦，还想躺回去再睡一个回笼觉的韩成，见到小家伙一脸期待的样子，也只能打消了这个念头，打着哈欠强撑着起床，简单的洗漱过后，在小家伙的拉扯下来到小小的鸭舍旁去看小鸭子。
对于三只韩成带回来的小鸭子，小豌豆可是喜欢的紧，在韩成离开的这段儿时间，没少带着熊猫团团逮蚂蚱喂它们。
一段时间没有见，这些小鸭子和韩成离开的时候相比，已经足足长大了一圈，长势很是喜人。
“好小子，干的不错！”
韩成伸手在穿着开裆裤、蹲在身边一起看小鸭子的小豌豆脑袋上揉揉，很是认真的夸奖道。
小豌豆顿时眉开眼笑起来。
得到夸奖的小豌豆更来劲了，拉着韩成就要出去继续逮蚂蚱喂小鸭子。
韩成转身喊上白雪妹，让她也一起出去。
白雪妹已经显怀了，需要多转悠一下。
韩成一手牵着白雪妹，另外一手扯着总想跑快的小豌豆，屁股后面跟着直摇晃尾巴的福将，一家三口外加一条狗，一起朝着院门外面走去。
还没有走出院门，圆滚滚的熊猫团团如同一个球一样滚了过来，加入了外出的行列。
“呦呦……”
这样的场合当然少不了鹿大爷这个青雀部落动物界的扛把子。
这家伙自己用鹿角将鹿圈的们挑开，出来之后还不忘用后腿轻轻的来上一蹄子将门关上。
然后迈着优雅的步伐，充分发挥了大长腿是优势，很快便追赶上韩成这一行，并从后面将下巴搁在韩成的肩膀上，显得很是懒散的往前走。
一段儿时间没有见到鹿大爷这个无良的家伙，韩成也很是想念，遂歪头在鹿大爷的长脸上蹭蹭。
不过他的这种想念并没有持续多长时间，便发展成为了极度嫌弃。
因为鹿大爷这家伙趁着韩成不注意，伸出粗糙的舌头在韩成的脸上‘哗啦’了一下。
看着一脸嫌弃的在那里用手擦口水，并对着自己怒目而视的两脚兽，脸上被韩成拧了两下子的鹿大爷，没有丝毫的不适，反而还将脖子伸长、上嘴皮翘起，露出黄黄的大牙，一脸欠抽的模样……
把逮回来的几串蚂蚱和小豌豆一起丢进鸭舍，看着一个被大蚂蚱噎的直伸脖子的小鸭，韩成忽然想起了那被他带回来的、将近三十颗的野鸭蛋。
这些东西需要赶紧找鸡子开始孵化了！
韩成失算了。
原本的时候，他以为部落里这么多的鸡子，总有一两只会处在孵卵期的，这些鸭蛋根本就不愁孵化。
然而结果却是，连一只抱窝的鸡子都没有！
这让韩成很是惆怅。
没有抱窝的鸡子就孵化不出小鸭，孵化不出小鸭，部落的鸭群发展壮大就会缓慢，发展壮大缓慢，以后想要吃烤鸭以及咸鸭蛋就需要等待更长的时间……
也就是在这个时候，那只总喜欢往母鸡群里混、头对头跟母鸡看起来如同姐妹一般的老公鸡映入到了韩成眼帘。
这就是那只被骟掉的公鸡。
没得说了，这次这个伟大且艰巨的任务只能是交给这个家伙了。
片刻之后，这只惊慌失措的公鸡，在其余惊慌失措的鸡子的注视下，被韩成逮了出来。
小半碗果酒下肚之后，这只刚才还害怕不已的公鸡顿时就变得安静了下来，就是鸡冠子红的厉害。
韩成将这只醉酒的公鸡放到用砖坯、金黄的谷子杆弄成的鸡窝里，用竹筛扣住之后，开始从陶罐里面往外掏鸭蛋。
二十八个鸭蛋放在那里不小一堆。
一般一只鸡子孵化鸡蛋，也很难一下子孵化二三十个，更不要说是比鸡蛋个头大上不少的鸭蛋了！
眼前的这二十八个鸭蛋，这只公鸡显然是一下子孵化不了的。
Do I have to castrate another rooster so that the two of them can hatch together?
After thinking about it, Han Cheng decided not to do this cruel thing. Instead, he got half a basin of warm water and put the duck eggs into the basin.
After some duck eggs were put into the basin, they slowly sank to the bottom of the water, while others floated on the surface of the water.
Han Cheng fished out the eleven floating duck eggs and put them aside. There was no need to incubate them anymore, as no ducklings would hatch if they were incubated again.
Take out the remaining 17 duck eggs, wipe them dry with sackcloth, and place them one by one under the body of the drunken rooster.
When the rooster wakes up from his drunken streak, he will go further and further on the road to becoming a glorious mother duck...