This tribe is in a "semi-primitive" state, and their language is similar to the official Malay, so Li Shu can understand most of their words.
Li Shu nodded kindly to "Yaz", and then at the invitation of the other party, he, Huang Yun, the little girl, Jing Laoer and several pets followed Yaz to a long house not far away.
Huang Yun walked on the right side of the plum tree, looking around curiously:
"It's a little different from the imagined primitive tribes. The black pants these men wear look like modern machine products, and there are no feathers on their heads or oil paint on their faces.
However, they are all barefoot, and the bones above their eyes are a bit high, which is obviously different from the Chinese and Malays. "
Li Shu nodded.
The men in the tribe are shirtless, with black pants and bare feet.
Women almost always wear a piece of red or pink floral cloth wrapping their bodies, like a one-shoulder slim skirt.
"Look at that person." Li Shu raised his chin slightly and gestured to Huang Yun.
Huang Yun looked around and saw an old man walking out of a long house on the right.
Gu Jiamu came closer and whispered: "That old man is the leader of this tribe, but he is very old and has almost stopped taking care of things."
The old patriarch just stood at the door of the longhouse, nodded kindly to Li Shu and the others, and then went back into the house.
What really concerned a few people was the old man's clothes and decoration.
He was also bare-chested and barefooted, but his lower body was wearing a very small piece of clothing made of light yellow bark. There were a few red or green slashes painted on his shoulders with some kind of plant paint. I don’t know. represents what.
There is a piece of soft tissue between each person's nostrils, and the old patriarch's piece of soft tissue was pierced by a 20-centimeter-long sharp thorn.
The length of the spikes was about the same as the width of his face, and the middle part of the spikes remained in his flesh, looking somewhat symmetrical.
Observing other tribe members carefully, some men also have this kind of spikes stuck in their noses. It's a bit like some men holding cigarettes under their noses, except that their spikes are really stuck in their noses, and the spikes are thicker than cigarettes. The ones that are much thinner are also much longer.
Huang Yun felt a little uncomfortable, frowned and whispered: "Why are you still putting the spikes through your nose horizontally? It hurts so much."
Gu Jiamu was astute. He seemed to see the doubts of Li Shu and Huang Yun, and said with a smile:
"Putting a porcupine's quill horizontally through the nose is a kind of decoration, similar to the earrings many people wear, and it often means that he is a hunting expert. Some people say that it can make the sense of smell more sensitive."
"All right."
The tribe members who were watching were all driven away by "Yaz". It can be seen that Yaz has a high status in the tribe.
Li Shu and others followed Yaz and Gu Jiamu to the long house and climbed to the second floor along the simple wooden stairs.
Perhaps it was because it was in disrepair, but the wooden stairs made a creaking sound when you stepped on them.
Huang Yun said with a smile: "This is the first time I have seen a longhouse in reality. It is really long. This longhouse is probably 30 meters long and two stories high.
The first floor is all wooden piles, and the second floor is built on the wooden piles, a stilt-style building, similar to the stilted buildings in southern China, except that it is much longer, no wonder it is called a "long house." "
Li Shu nodded.
Gu Jiamu is still introducing: "A large family here has dozens of people living in a long house, regardless of family. During the day, the men go hunting and fishing together, and the women occasionally gather together, and everyone eats the food they get."
"No separation?"
Li Shu was immediately interested.
Gu Jiamu smiled and said: "My father was born in this tribe, and later he went to live in the city.
For this reason, I occasionally go back to the tribe, so I know most of the people in the tribe.
There were no foreign products here a long time ago. They all wore animal skin or bark clothes, just like the clan leaders.
Later, after having some contact with the outside world, I discovered that many things from the outside world are indeed useful, such as sharp machetes, iron arrows, clothes, watches, etc., so there are also some foreign products in the tribe. "
Huang Yun knew some simple Malay, and she asked curiously: "Then... there is no such thing as money in the tribe?"
Gu Jiamu nodded: "Yes, people here don't have money. Their daily goal is for young adults to hunt, fish, and gather.
Then everyone eats together.
After eating and drinking enough, you will be fine. You can bask in the sun or sleep.
As time goes by, the young adults become old people, the children grow up into young adults, and then they are still young adults hunting, fishing, and gathering. This has been the case for hundreds of years. "
Huang Yun and Li Shu looked at each other and smiled slightly: "It feels like they are very relaxed, they don't have to make money, and they have no money.
You don’t have to buy a house or a car, you don’t have to find a job, you don’t have to worry about finding a wife for your children, you just have to eat enough every day.
Of course, there’s a lot of food here, right? "
The last question was asked by Gu Jiamu, who nodded: "Although the number of prey in the woods is decreasing, there is no problem in having enough food, not to mention there are still fish in the river and wild fruits in the woods."
Li Shu and others live in two small rooms on the south side of the wooden house. Each room is about 5 meters by 4 meters in size. There is no bed or furniture, and the floor is covered with straw mats.
A woven long cylindrical fish basket is hung on a wooden wedge on the wall, decorated with colorful feathers. Roasted and sun-dried meat strips are hung on a rope outside the window.
"It's quite clean, not bad." Huang Yun said with a satisfied smile.
"Meow~"
It smells so good~I want to eat meat!
The big orange cat smelled the aroma of the dried meat hanging outside the window, and barked softly, its pink little nose twitching.
The little girl even touched the big orange cat and said, "You can't eat it. That's the owner's meat. You can't eat that meat without the owner's permission."
"Meow~"
The big orange cat's little ears instantly drooped down. She swallowed her saliva. She was really hungry.
Li Shu smiled and said: "I, Xiaoyun and Xiaoya will live in the room on the left, and Gu Jiamu, you and Jing Laoer will live in the room on the right. How about that?"
"Okay, okay."
Gu Jiamu looked at Jing Lao Er, who was like an iron tower. The aura emitted by the latter was so oppressive. He felt that he should not be able to catch Jing Lao Er's punch.
Jing Laoer and Gu Jiamu went to the house on the right. In an instant, only Li Shu, Huang Yun, the little girl and 5 pets were left in the house on the left.
Li Shu took out two brooms from the white jade ring, cleaned the house with Huang Yun, and said to the big yellow dog, lamb, white squirrel and other pets:
"Don't run around. Stay with me or Jing Laoer, or else the tribesmen will catch you and eat you."
The big yellow dog was startled.
"Hmm~"
My meat doesn't taste good at all.
After cleaning the house, Huang Yun was a little worried and said, "I'd better talk to them later. These five little guys are our pets and must not be eaten."
"Okay!" Li Shu agreed.
Soon.
Dong dong dong~
There was a knock on the door, and Gu Jiamu shouted: "Please come out for some distinguished guests to eat. The food in the tribe is ready."
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