After pulling out four lotus roots from the water in a row, Han Chengcai went ashore with a feeling of unsatisfied satisfaction.
If possible, Han Cheng wouldn't mind hanging out here for a while.
Such a wish is impossible to realize this time. After all, their primary purpose this time is to explore the island in the lake, not to touch the lotus roots.
Wu and the others are still waiting on the shore. If he doesn't leave for a long time, they will be worried.
After he got ashore, the others also went ashore. They stood by the water and washed the mud off their bodies and legs. Han Cheng wiped his feet on the grass nearby and put on his shoes.
"W-What is this?!"
At this time, a man screamed and looked at his legs in horror.
When he was cleaning the mud off his legs, he suddenly saw half of a yellow-brown bug on his left leg, and the other half had drilled into his leg!
I hurriedly reached out to grab it and pull it, but the worm was soft, slippery and very strong. I pulled the worm in pieces, but the part of the worm that had burrowed into the flesh did not come out!
Dark red blood flowed out from the severed insect's body and spread down his legs.
This kind of thing scared him so much that he started shouting in panic.
Han Cheng, who had just put on his shoes, was startled by the sudden shout and thought that a monster had jumped out of the lake.
He hurried over to ask, and after seeing the half worm in the man's hand and his bleeding calf, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
This is just a leech, not a water monster.
"God, Son of God, it's broken, it's drilled into my flesh, it can't get out..."
The man was so frightened that his face turned pale and he stuttered as he looked at Han Cheng as if he was about to cry.
This is really scary, especially for people who don't know much about leeches.
Will it suck blood and burrow into the flesh and reproduce inside, then suck more blood, drain the blood from the person and eat the flesh...
You can't think about such things. Just thinking about them will make you feel infinitely terrified. It is even more terrifying than facing a hungry wolf or a tiger alone.
"It's okay, don't worry, let me do it."
Han Cheng told the man not to worry, then walked up to him, lifted one foot, took off the shoe, held the shoe in his hand, and slapped the man's leg with the soles twice, hitting the bleeding spot.
Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, a miracle happened.
The worm that was originally stuck in the leg and couldn't be taken out fell off the man's leg and landed in the grass after the Son of God's two soles pulled it.
The man, whose face was originally pale with fear, suddenly became happy when he saw this. Looking at his legs that were red and had marks from the soles of shoes after being beaten by Han Cheng, he not only did not feel the pain, but his face was full of joy.
The old primitive man, whose legs are young but not old and who can run faster than some reporters, opened his eyes wide with a look of surprise on his face after seeing this scene, and at the same time, he touched the soles of his shoes.
It turns out that in addition to the functions we knew before, this shoe sole has such a wonderful use! This is really a good thing!
Thinking of this, I suddenly began to pay more attention to the shoes on my feet.
When screening the people who were arriving on the island for the first time, although Han Cheng said that older people should not follow, people like the old primitive man who were in good health were naturally an exception.
"This thing is called a leech, and it likes to suck blood. People who already have some small cuts on their legs are more likely to be attracted to leeches, and leeches also like to suck blood from small cuts.
But don't worry, if this thing is sucked into the flesh, two shoe soles can whip it out, or if you don't have shoe soles, you can just slap it with your palms."
After Han Cheng put on his shoes, he looked at everyone and said.
This matter must be made clear. This will reduce people's panic about leeches. Secondly, after dispelling this fear, we can lay the foundation for digging lotus roots later.
Otherwise, people will be worried when they come to dig lotus roots next time.
In order to further dispel people's fear of leeches, Han Cheng also conducted an experiment - fishing for leeches.
He squatted on the shore of the lake, stretched out one hand, and kept scooping up the water and pouring it down, or stirring it constantly to make it make a sound. After about four or five minutes, leeches swam over from other places.
In front of everyone, Han Cheng reached out and caught a leech that was swimming towards him, and explained to everyone that leeches cannot grow on the palm of the hand, which has no pores.
After a while, Han Cheng casually broke off a thin grass stem from the side.
Pinch the leech used as a test subject between the thumb and index finger, then use the thin grass stem held in the other hand to push up against one end of the leech. At the same time, use the hand holding the leech to push down slightly, and the whole leech will be turned over and pierced on the grass stem.
Under the gaze of everyone, after doing these things, Han Cheng casually inserted the leech, which was turned over and pierced on the grass stem, into the ground.
It won't take long before the leech becomes a dried leech under the sun and wind...
"When the waves roar, the leeches swarm." This is a saying that people in Han Cheng's hometown say in later life. The principle may be related to the leeches' sense of touch or something like that. Anyway, in the water where leeches live, if you continue to stir the water in one place, the leeches will come over after a while.
Han Cheng is really not afraid of leeches. From his skillful movements of catching leeches and then turning them over and sticking them on the ground to dry, we can roughly know that quite a few leeches had fallen into his hands in the past.
After Han Cheng's explanation and his personal demonstration of catching leeches with bare hands and threading them onto grass stems, everyone's fear of this terrible insect that can burrow half of its body into human flesh and suck blood was dissipated a lot.
There were even many people who imitated Han Cheng's actions, squatting by the water, stirring the water constantly with their hands to attract leeches, scooping them up with their hands, and piercing them with grass stems and sticking them in the ground.
It didn't take much effort to kill seven or eight leeches.
Seeing that everyone was no longer afraid of these leeches, Han Cheng smiled and asked people to wash the lotus roots that had just been found with water and pile them under the shade of the trees. After they had toured the entire island and had a general understanding of it, they would take the lotus roots away.
It would be too troublesome to take it with me on the road now.
Continuing along the edge of the island, the direction has changed from west to south.
After walking nearly two hundred meters to the south, the large area of lotus roots finally reached the edge.
Han Cheng made a rough estimate and found that this lotus root area was at least ten acres.
Lotus roots are very productive. All the lotus ponds in this area have been dug up, and the amount of lotus roots obtained has been measured in tens of thousands of kilograms.
"Ha ha..."
Even though he was dozens of meters away from the lotus roots, Han Cheng still couldn't help laughing out loud.
At the same time, I am looking forward to the next trip and hope to discover more surprises on this island.
Of course, even if there were no other harvests, these lotus roots alone would be enough to make him happy.
Han Cheng has made a decision. When he returns to the main tribe from here, he will get some lotus roots and bring them back to bury them in the potholes around the main tribe.
Lotus roots reproduce very quickly. In less than two years, the main tribe will be able to produce a lot of lotus roots.
With anticipation and good mood, Han Cheng and his group continued to move forward.
As we walked south, the terrain began to rise and become steeper, making it difficult to walk.
Moreover, the lake water at the edge of the island became bottomless.
For safety reasons, Han Cheng asked people to move further inside the island instead of walking along the edge of the island as before.
"Flutter!"
After walking forward for a while, we heard the sound of flapping wings. The branches and leaves shook for a moment, and we didn't know how many birds flapped their wings and flew away from here.
As the flock of birds flew up, some bird feathers, fallen leaves, and scattered gray and white bird droppings fell from the sky.
Among the people who came with Han Cheng, one or two were also tricked.
Smelling this strong smell and looking at the forest covered with bird droppings, even the most ferocious primitive people would not have the heart to step on this carpet full of smell and walk through the forest.
The one or two people who were hit by the bombs from the air were wiping the fresh bird droppings off their bodies with leaves they had picked up, while angrily cursing those damn birds.
Han Cheng couldn't help but sniff. It turned out that life would never be smooth sailing!
I hadn't even gotten over the joy of getting the lotus root when I encountered a minefield everywhere.
However, this rather depressed mood did not last long.
The next moment, Han Cheng's eyes lit up as he looked at the bird droppings.
This really isn't a minefield, but a real good thing!
These are all top-quality waste materials!
As the area of arable land in the tribe continues to expand, fertilizers are no longer enough.
Although there are quite a few people in the Qingque tribe now, big and small, there are more than a thousand people, and in addition to these, there are also herds of deer, sheep, pigs, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese and other animals, which are constantly producing manure every day.
But even though these numerous manure-making machines are working continuously every day, they still cannot overcome the large amount of land owned by the Qingque tribe.
So until now, fertilizer in the Qingque tribe has been in short supply.
At this time, a large amount of bird droppings appeared here. For the tribe, this was simply the best gift!
Han Cheng thought happily in his heart, then broke off a branch from the side and started poking bird droppings here.
Mainly I wanted to see how thick the bird droppings were here.
I probed the edge with a branch for a while and lifted up a piece, about thirty centimeters in size.
Han Cheng did not try to explore the deeper part, but it was true that it must be thicker than the edge.
In this forest, apart from the trees, there is very little grass growing.
On the one hand, the forest blocks the sunlight, and on the other hand, there is too much bird droppings and they are too thick. Without soil, grass cannot grow...
"have a look!"
When Han Cheng and his companions just arrived at the edge of the woods on the island and were shocked by the spectacular sight of the large amount of bird droppings there, Little Pea, who was staying on the slope near the Wild Duck Lake and had been staring at the island, pointed in the direction of the island and shouted excitedly.
At this moment, a dark cloud was rising from the island in the lake and then quickly drifting towards the deeper parts of the lake.
The birds that were perched on the island were startled by Han Cheng and his group.
Looking at the birds flying away like a dark cloud, the witch was very happy, because this meant that the Son of God and his companions had already arrived on the island without any problems along the way.
Wu and other people on the shore couldn't help but worry as they hadn't received any news from the Son of God and his companions for such a long time. But when they saw these birds taking off into the sky, they felt relieved at once.
Then, he began to wait for Han Cheng and others' return in a relatively leisurely mood.
As for what they could gain from the island, Wu and his companions didn't even think about it. They just wanted there to be no danger.
During this wait, on the island, after hearing Han Cheng mention using the bird droppings here to fertilize the land, the other people who followed him became particularly excited when they looked at the bird droppings.
Yes, so much bird droppings can fertilize a lot of fields!
After staying here for a while, the group of people led by Han Cheng seemed reluctant to leave.
They are so reluctant to leave so much bird droppings. I'm afraid only this group of people can do such a thing.
According to Han Cheng's original plan, he was going to go directly to the southernmost part of the island along the area closer to the western edge of the island.
Now that we have such a large forest and a lot of bird droppings blocking the road, this idea has to be changed.
It’s not that no one suggested going straight through here, but looking at the thick bird droppings all over the ground, Han Cheng was ultimately unable to take this step.
After hesitating for a while, he began to walk eastward along the northern edge of the forest.
After walking about three miles, the forest gradually became sparse, and we were not far from the eastern edge of the island.
Han Cheng and his men headed south from here.
Because the trees here are relatively sparse and there is not much bird droppings on the ground, you can pass through safely.
The forest here is sparse because there are many stones on the ground. As Han Cheng and his friends walked along, they saw little soil on the ground, only relatively flat, connected stone slabs.
“Gurgle…”
While walking, they encountered a small stone. Han Cheng suddenly felt playful and kicked it with his foot, making it roll forward.
"Huh?"
After kicking out, Han Cheng looked a little confused as he looked at the stone that had just stopped.
Because the feeling this stone brings to your feet is different from that of ordinary stones.
It lacks the heaviness and texture that are unique to stone.
Thinking this in his mind, Han Cheng took a few quick steps to the stopped stone, bent down and picked it up.
This stone is indeed not heavy. Compared with common stones, it is almost half as light.
Han Cheng held the stone in his hand and looked at it back and forth for a while, but didn't find anything special about it. After thinking about it, he threw it to the ground with force.
This relatively light stone was broken into several pieces.
Han Cheng bent down, picked up a piece, and looked at it carefully in front of him.
Unlike the surface that has been beaten by wind and rain, the lines on the newly broken surface are very clear.
It was really clear, so clear that Han Cheng could even see some bird droppings in it!
This is not a stone at all! It is old bird droppings that have been deposited for who knows how many years! It has almost turned into stone!
Holding the small piece of stone in his hand, and looking at the large area of stones around it with the same surface as the small stone in his hand, Han Cheng's mouth stretched to the back of his ears, like a belt.
This is really a success!
Holding the piece of bird droppings in his hand, Han Cheng grinned foolishly for a while, then threw it to the ground and kicked the stone on the ground hard.
I didn't pay attention to this side before and didn't think anything was wrong, but now after this kick, I suddenly felt the difference.
These stones are indeed different from ordinary stones. They feel a bit hollow when you step on them.
After learning from Han Cheng what these stones might be, the people of the Qingque tribe became excited. After farming for several years, they clearly understood the importance of manure to farming.
How could he not be excited when he learned from Han Cheng that these stones might be made up of piles of old bird droppings?
Without Han Cheng's instructions, Junior Brother Sha and some others had already used sticks, bronze spears in their hands, or bronze axes on their waists to stab and smash the stones on the ground.
After a short while, the stones in many places were smashed open. After the surface layer was lifted up, it was revealed that there was indeed a lot of bird droppings inside.
"Hahaha……"
This time, not only Han Chenggong, but the rest of the people in the tribe also laughed heartily, feeling extremely happy.
This is truly an island full of treasures!
Looking at the island, Han Cheng couldn't suppress his joy.
When he first landed on the island, Han Cheng had thought of Liangshan Marsh as a place where tigers and leopards hide in the city and dragons gather in the valleys. He fantasized about whether he could build something on this island. But now, Han Cheng no longer has any fantasies, because there is too much bird droppings on this island!
God knows how many birds have stopped here and left precious fertilizer.
Before all the fertilizer on the island is collected, Han Cheng thinks it would be better not to live there.
Of course, considering the current number of people in the tribe, there is really no need to establish a settlement on this island.
In the future, at most some huts will be built for temporary residence of fishermen or lotus root diggers.
After staying here for a while, everyone continued to move south and came to the front edge of the island.
"Hey~!"
Climbing up the rocks at the southern end, Han Cheng and the others shouted loudly towards where Wu and the others were.
The man holding the Green Bird flag waved the flag vigorously, making it rustle.
"Look! Look! There!"
The people sitting on the slope near the lake heard the faint shouting, and then saw the people standing on the rocks on the island, and they all became excited.
Little Pea was so happy that he jumped and danced.
"Hey~"
Amid the cheers, people waiting on the shore put their hands together, put them to their mouths, and shouted loudly in response. The joy was beyond words.
Standing on the rocks at the southern end of the island, Han Cheng greeted the people on the shore and stayed here for a while. Then, he and the people in the tribe got down from the rocks and started to return.
When I returned, I was familiar with the places I visited and had less anticipation, so I felt that I spent much less time than when I came here.
After walking for a while, Han Cheng and others returned to the large lotus pond. After putting the washed lotus roots into backpacks, they walked along the beach on the north side towards where the raft was docked.
An old turtle was lying on the beach again, basking in the sun, and in the shallow water there was a long-legged egret waiting for fish to swim towards them.
There were also some small, short-legged birds strolling along the water's edge.
After Han Cheng and others appeared, there was inevitably another round of birds flying and turtles running.
In such an atmosphere, the group returned to the place where they landed.
The four rafts, fastened there with ropes, were all there, rising and falling with the gentle waves of the lake.
Leaving twenty people here, Han Cheng and another nine people boarded the raft, untied the ropes, pounded the bamboo poles on the shore, and pushed hard. The bamboo rafts left the shore one by one and sailed into the lake.
Under the watchful eyes of the people who remained on the island, the raft turned in the lake and headed towards the south of Wild Duck Lake.
After sailing for a distance, the boat poles were put away, the oars were hung, and the raft began to rock again and again, pushing away the waves...
"dad!"
Little Pea, who was held by the witch's hand, shouted happily. After Han Cheng got off the raft, she ran to Han Cheng and rubbed her short-haired head against Han Cheng's hand...
"There are lotus roots there, which are delicious. There is also bird droppings on the island, lots of them!"
Han Cheng said this to Wu, Bai Xuemei and others who were waiting here, and took out the lotus root he had found earlier to show everyone.
Looking at these white and tender lotus roots, and thinking about the bird droppings Han Cheng mentioned, the people who stayed on the shore suddenly became excited and wanted to go to the island to see them with their own eyes.
A new food and a large amount of bird droppings that can be used to fertilize the fields are the most beautiful scenery for the people of the Greenbird Tribe!
Han Cheng naturally agreed.
The situation on the island has been explored. Apart from the possibility of being covered in bird droppings falling from the sky if going to the woods, there is no other danger.
Moreover, the sky is clear and the breeze is gentle. There is no possibility of strong winds, and it is very safe to paddle a raft on the lake. It is a good time to go to the island.
After helping Wu get on the raft carefully, he told the adults to hold all the children tightly and not to let them move. He also tied primitive life jackets on the children and some weaker people, and asked those who did not paddle the raft to sit on the raft and not to stand up until they docked at the shore. Then the four rafts started again...
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