After determining the route from Longmen Inn to Wild Duck Lake, Han Cheng returned to Lotus Island.

Because he knew that these people were now familiar with the road construction matter. Once the route was determined, he would not need to worry about the rest. These people in the tribe would do a good job.

When the road construction team was building the road, Han Cheng, who came to Lotus Island, asked some of them to build houses on the island.

The place where the house is built is on the north side of the island.

Han Cheng really couldn't muster up 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 was estimated that within two years, the house built here would be covered with bird droppings.

Han Cheng chose a relatively high terrain to build the house, and it was more than a hundred meters away from the closest location of the scum he could find on the north side of the island.

Building a house on Lotus Island is different from building a house far away from rivers and lakes. When building a house here, one must take into account the rising water levels of the lake in summer and autumn.

Otherwise, even if it looks fine now, the house may be washed away and submerged when the water rises.

Han Cheng had no plan to have people live permanently on Lotus Island. The houses were only built for temporary residence of people who dug guano, lotus roots, and later fished here, so there was no need to make them too high quality.

When it was built, there was no rammed earth wall, but instead the same method used to build the deer pen was adopted.

It is to clear out a piece of land first, and then draw the outline of the foundation where the house will be built on the land.

Then, they would nail wooden sticks, which were as thick as arms, over one meter high, and sharpened at one end, along the marked line, one stick each thirty centimeters.

After nailing them firmly, use more flexible branches to weave around the nailed sticks, one forward and one backward, all the way to the top.

After weaving, mix the mud and apply a thick layer of it on the inside and outside of the woven fence wall. In this way, the wall is ready.

Compared with rammed earth walls, this method of wall construction is much faster and less labor-intensive.

As for the roof, it is covered with tiles because tiles are much less troublesome than thatch.

As long as the tiles are not hit by heavy objects or blown away by strong winds, the roof will not be damaged as long as it is laid properly.

Thatched roof is different. Under the wind and sun, some places will start to leak after a few years and need to be repaired.

As for the tiles for building houses, there is no need to worry, because since the construction of Longmen Inn began, Heiwa has taken several people in the tribe who are engaged in this kind of work, and they have found a suitable place near Longmen Inn and started to build a kiln to burn tiles. Now they have produced quite a few finished products.

However, the Longmen Inn has not been completed yet, and it is far from time to put up the tiles.

In addition, some of the people who were building houses were transferred by Han Cheng to build roads, and the other part participated in the construction of houses on Lotus Island. Currently, the Longmen Inn is in a state of suspension, and the time for laying tiles will continue to be postponed.

Therefore, even if this batch of tiles was intercepted, under the firing of Heiwa and others, it would not affect the supply of tiles to Longmen Inn in due time.

However, when building these houses on Lotus Island, except for a few trees that had to be cut down in order to build roads on the island, the rest of the wood was all cut down outside and then transported here.

Not only was wood transported from outside when building houses, but even firewood used for cooking was transported from outside.

Han Cheng made a clear rule for everyone, that is, except for the dead branches that fell on the ground, no wood from Lotus Island was allowed to be used when making fire.

The trees on Lotus Island cannot be cut down easily.

Also, when you go to the southern end of Lotus Island to get guano stones and the like, don't make loud noises and avoid early morning and evening, when there are the most birds.

At the same time, people are not allowed to shoot birds near Lotus Island.

The main reason for making this series of decisions is that Han Cheng wants to protect the island's ecology as much as possible and keep the birds living on Lotus Island so that they can produce manure for their tribe for a long time.

While making these regulations known, Han Cheng also told everyone the purpose of doing so.

Because only when people know the purpose of doing so and understand the significance of doing so to the tribe, will they be more willing to do these things without the need for someone to follow them and keep telling them.

This is what Han Cheng has always insisted on in the tribe. When telling the tribesmen how to do something, he will also try his best to tell the people in the tribe why they should do so and what good changes it will bring to the tribe and to his own life.

Judging from the current results, the effect is very good. This allows people in the tribe to strive for the same dream, work spontaneously to make the tribe better, and make the tribe more united and more positive.

Taizu once said, we come from all corners of the world, for the same purpose...

Han Cheng remembers this lesson very clearly. When one acts in a tribe, one will be influenced consciously or unconsciously. The current prosperity and unity of the tribe also proves that this approach is correct.

Thanks to the efforts of all the people in the tribe, after the road from Longmen Inn to Wild Duck Lake was built, a dozen houses on Lotus Island were also completed.

There was no wall built around the house like other buildings built by the Qingque tribe. Instead, there was a fence wall about 1.2 meters high nailed out with tree sticks around the house.

The reason for this is that there are no poisonous insects or ferocious beasts on Lotus Island. In recent days, the most ferocious animals encountered on Lotus Island, apart from the birds that occasionally drop bombs from the air, are the old turtles that are caught and eaten by the people in the tribe.

In this case, there is naturally no need to spend effort to build any walls.

After these two things were built, the people responsible for excavating and transporting the guano also piled up a large pile of guano at the edge of Wild Duck Lake.

Seeing this, Han Cheng asked the people who were building the bridge and the Longmen Inn to continue their previous work. He and the people who had devoted themselves to the work after two days of sightseeing loaded the guano stones onto donkey carts or wheelbarrows, pulled them to the Longmen Post Station, and then began to transport them to the Qingque main tribe.

On the day before the transportation back, Han Cheng had someone pick out a batch of lotus roots. Those that could not be planted were eaten, and those that could be planted were transported back to the Qingque main tribe and Tongshan residential area for planting.

At the same time, when Junior Brother Sha was taking some people to transport lotus roots to the Tongshan residential area, Han Cheng took out half a tiger talisman and asked Junior Brother Sha to give it to Shang, asking Shang to arrange some people from the Tongshan residential area to come together to transport the bird droppings.

Compared with the tiger talismans of the military alliance tribes that formed a military alliance with the Qingque tribe, the tiger talisman of the Tongshan residential area is one size larger, which shows that the status of the Tongshan residential area is far superior to those military alliance tribes.

In the current situation, it is actually possible to do without the tiger talisman. As long as Han Cheng says who will lead the guarding of the Tongshan residential area, everyone in the tribe will recognize him, and no one will lie if he tells someone to spread the word.

However, certain forms and systems still exist.

The system that seems dispensable now will become very important when the tribe grows stronger, so it is better to implement these measures from now on and let everyone in the tribe get used to them...

The people who stayed in the tribe were not idle either, but continued to be busy with tribal affairs, such as weeding, herding sheep, and feeding rabbits.

In the developed Qingque tribe, 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 did not look strong at all, some people were bending over to weed. Besides them, there were some other people here, but their behavior seemed strange.

They carried a large basket in the crook of one arm and walked slowly forward along the empty ridge.

While walking, the other hand grabbed something from the lid and began waving his arms.

Let these things leak out from the gaps between your fingers, and scatter 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 scattered in handfuls was the guano that was transported back from Lotus Island.

However, unlike the previous state of the stones, these guano stones have now been smashed into fine particles, somewhat similar to the common chemical fertilizers in later generations.

It was Han Cheng who proposed the idea of ​​top dressing, so that the guano stones transported back could take effect as soon as possible.

Moreover, these not very strong crop seedlings also urgently need topdressing.

With this top dressing, we can harvest a lot more grain at harvest time.

As everyone waved their hands, the broken guano stones fell down and hit the leaves of the millet, making a crackling sound.

These people were scattering the fertilizer in front, and people with hoes followed behind them.

一方面除草松土，另外一方面也顺便将这些被撒下的肥料用土掩盖起来。

这样可以更好的发挥出鸟粪石的效用。

这点就跟后世农人种田，一般都是趁着下小雨的时候，对地里的庄稼进行追肥的道理是一样的。

下小雨的时候进行追肥，可以让撒到地里的化肥迅速的融化掉，让庄稼立刻就进行吸收。

并且，那些落到庄稼叶子上的化肥，也会被雨水给融化掉，然后顺着杆子流到根系那里，不会对庄稼的叶子造成烧灼之类的伤害。

种田，是一件关乎部落生存发展的大事，同时也有着诸多的学问，并不是表面上看到的那样简单。

日子过的忙忙碌碌，不过也有偷闲的时候。

就比如现在。

莲叶晃动之间，一叶木舟自其中显露出来。

“成哥哥，这里！这里！”

白雪妹带着兴奋的喊叫声响起，伸手指着不远处的一个地方。

顺着她手指的方向看起，在一片荷叶下面，藏着一个大大的莲蓬。

“好嘞！”

韩成干脆的答应一声，把船篙在后面一点，小舟就挤开层层莲叶朝着那个莲蓬所在的方向驶去。

小舟靠近之后，白雪妹一手握着莲蓬，另外一只手捏住莲蓬下面的藕杆，双手一用力，这个长得异常饱满的莲蓬就到了手中。

在莲蓬被摘下之后，藕杆那里涌出大量的白津，看起来就在哭诉强盗的暴行一般。

白雪妹可不会理会这些事情，手里拿着莲蓬高兴的如同一个二傻子。

拿着让韩成看了好一会儿之后，才将之放到小舟里面，然后继续寻找下一个目标。

看到之后，就高兴的大呼小叫的。

每当这时，韩成就用船篙点着泥地，将小舟撑过去。

看着自己家欢喜的不能要的媳妇，韩成脸上也忍不住的露出笑容。

这种撑着小舟、载着自己家傻婆娘在层层叠叠的荷叶间摘取莲蓬的事情，他很喜欢做，觉得这个时刻特别的令人感到舒坦。

可比站在岸边看着采莲女划着小舟，在荷叶间若隐若现，然后在岸边暗暗咽着口水在那里念叨：“蒹葭苍苍，白露为霜。所谓伊人，在水一方……”有意思的太多了。

尤其是将小舟撑到层层莲叶之间，用竹篙把小舟给固定在那里。

左右微微摇摆的小舟漾起波浪，发出水浪的轻响，惊走一两条在荷叶丛中寻找食物吃的鱼儿，就更加的有意思了。

非亲身采莲蓬的人，不能体会。

那种长得不饱满的莲子，剥皮之后吃起来最是爽口，甜味之中带着清香，百吃不厌。

不过长得饱满的莲子就不适合白嘴吃，将外面那一层皮剥掉之后，把莲子扣开，莲心去掉，放到锅里面煮粥喝非常不错，很面。

如果能够往里面放一些糖的话，喝起来味道就更好了。

莲心是必须要去掉的，因为长成的莲心吃起来又涩又苦，会坏味。

有了韩成这个当神子的带头，又有吃起来很是不错的莲子吃，于是，在空闲时候，撑着小舟在层层荷叶之间摘取莲蓬，就成为了在荷花岛上做事情的人，最喜欢做的事情……

忙忙碌碌之间，龙门客栈被修建了起来，上面雕刻着一个青雀外加‘龙门客栈’的匾额，往那里一挂，看上去就有气势，卧虎藏龙的感觉扑面而来。

龙门客栈附近的几座比较大的桥梁也被修建起来，并一路朝着铜山居住区修去。

荷花岛上，有鸟粪石存在的地方，被挖掘出了坑洼，从这里通往简易码头的路，也被踩的平坦坚实。

有驴车以及一些手推车来往于青铜高速，以及龙门客栈通往野鸭湖的路上。

一车车的鸟粪石，就这样被运往青雀主部落以及铜山居住区的田间地头。

砸碎之后，被人用手抓着，一把把的撒到庄稼地里。

时间在这样的忙碌之中悄然而过，不知不觉间，仿佛是在下了一场雨之后，众人才忽然惊觉，阳光已经没有之前那样炙热了，晚上睡觉的时候，也变得凉爽了许多……

一场秋雨过后，天气变得更凉，不少树木的叶子，也都变成了深绿色。

成功的由之前粉嫩的小鲜肉，被岁月这把杀猪刀折磨成为了老腊肉。

在这个时候，青铜高速之上，所有需要修建桥梁的地方，桥梁都已经修建完毕。

这条道路终于算是被完全修建好了，驴车行驶在上面，非常的顺畅。

修路队的人回到了部落。

运送鸟粪石的人，在将所有运送到野鸭湖岸边的鸟粪石都给运送回了部落之后，就也留在了部落没有出去。

因为，对于部落来说非常重要的秋收就要开始了！

青雀主部落那里，韩成、巫等一行人站在一块谷子地边上，看着在田地里站立的、纷纷低垂着头的谷子，一个个都是面露喜色。

巫等一些人，更是在那里称赞鸟粪石的效果好。

因为在没有使用砸碎的鸟粪石进行追肥之前，这一块地上生长着的谷子，长势并不旺盛，叶片显得发黄。

但是将鸟粪石洒下并通过锄地将之用泥土掩盖起来，下了两场雨之后，奇迹发生了。

这一片原本枝叶显得枯黄，明显营养不良的谷子，颜色变成了墨青色，长得极为茁壮。

到了现在即将收获的时候，更是完成了对周边那些没有使用鸟粪石进行追肥的庄稼的反超。

不仅仅谷穗长得大，而且里面的谷子也变得饱满。

这效果简直堪比金坷垃。

若是有足够的鸟粪石的话，部落的粮食产量整体上就得到一个很大的提升。

这片谷子，还有另外几片谷子，到时间收割的时候，都会单独存放，留作来年的种粮。

随着部落里种植面积的大大增加，再想如同之前那样，一个谷穗，一个谷穗的挑拣，进行留种是不可能了，只能如同现在这样，将一片整体长势较好的谷子单独收割晾晒用来留种。

当然，这是大面积种植所使用的种子。

培养优良品种的时候，还是会一个谷穗一个谷穗的挑拣。

不过试验田的面积小，这样的精心挑选还是能够耗得起的。

又是一阵儿秋风吹过，一些黄叶自枝头落地，站在地里的谷子，头垂的更低了，看起来非常的谦逊。

在一场丰盛的开镰宴之后，整个青雀部落都开始投入到了秋收大业之中。

镰刀挥舞，汗水滴落，一片片的庄稼倒伏，被运送到打谷场里面。

收获的季节里，总是充满了带着汗水的欢快。

当青雀部落大规模的秋收结束之后，已经是一个多月之后了。

站在部落围墙之强，看着部落周围显得光光秃秃的农田，在觉得视野一下子变得开阔了起来的同时，也不由得不让人感慨人的伟大。

大规模的秋收结束之后，众人便被分成了好几波，分别做着不同的事情。

一部分人继续为庄稼忙碌着，一部分人则开始采摘果子。

青雀部落的院落之内，也盘起了好几个炉灶，众人将采摘来的、水分比较大的果子熬煮水果糖、做水果罐头，整个部落都充满着甜蜜的味道。

忙碌之中，时光流逝，秋风吹过，落下大片黄叶。

青雀部落所种植的所有作物，都已经被收割完毕，就连那些生长的麻，也都被尽数收割，留下足够的麻籽之后，便被捆成捆，一一丢进了位于小河下游的沤麻坑里面。

部落周围真的变得光秃秃的了。

将这些东西尽数弄完之后，部落里的人终于算是长长的出了一口气，今年的所有辛苦都没有白费，未来很长一段儿时间，一直到来年秋收的日子都有了保障。

在稍稍的歇息之后，部落里的人就又开始忙碌了起来。

有人开始牵着驴子，用犁子开始翻地了。

这时候翻地，等到来年春天播种的时候，这些地就不用再犁了，只需要用耙耙上一遍，就可以直接耕种。

而且还能有效的杀死虫卵，减少病虫害的发生。

一部分人，则拎着镢头、铜锨这些继续开荒。

不过开荒的地点，已经从盐山，以及青雀部落周围，改为了青铜高速附近。

从青雀部落这里开始，沿着青铜高速往西面缓缓推进，在青铜高速两侧进行开荒。

还有一部分人，也拎着铜锨、镢头这些工具，在农田之间工作着。

不过他们的工作不是开荒，也不是翻地，而是在那里休整农田。

将一些被夏季雨水冲坏的地方修补起来，同时在边上开挖沟渠，将变浅的沟渠，重新挖深，把一些不该开口子的地方给堵住……

“我去，怎么这么冷？”

夜深人静的时候，韩成从睡梦中醒来，只觉得整个人都在抖索。

迷迷糊糊之中，还以为是白雪妹又将他身上的兽皮褥子给拽去了，伸手摸摸，却发现，褥子在身上盖的好好的。

又在半醒半睡之中挣扎了一会儿之后，韩成才终于下定决心，彻底清醒过来。

He reached out and took the simple fire starter from the earthen platform beside the kang, pulled it out and blew it until it lit. After a flame came out, he placed it next to the oil lamp beside him.

After lighting the oil lamp, cover the tinder and extinguish the flame.

The tiny flame of the oil lamp flickered, illuminating the entire room with a dim light.

The air in the room was very cold.

Sister Bai Xue was still sleeping soundly, but she was curled up into a ball, lying on her side, holding Xiao Xing'er in her arms.

After shivering, Han Cheng quickly put on his clothes and covered the mother and daughter with his own mattress.