Seeing Tang Jiayi, who was holding the child in both hands, appeared in front of him, Zhang Xuyao quickly stepped forward and opened his arms to hug each other: "Welcome home!"

Immediately afterward, she asked urgently, "By the way, Sister Yi, didn't you say that you brought me a souvenir?"

"Of course there are gifts," Tang Jiayi straightened her chin and raised her hand, "but shouldn't you do something before that?"

"Oh!" Zhang Xuyao understood, squatted down and hugged and greeted the four little people who had a lot of tanned ones one by one, and then held Ma Xiaoji's hand when he stood up. After looking left and right and finding that someone was missing, she asked in hindsight, "Well, what about my brother? You didn't come back together?"

"He's in the back. Don't worry about that guy, let's go first!" Tang Jiayi waved her free hand and pulled Ma Xiaotian towards the parking lot.

Seeing this, the others also grabbed the children around them and walked out together.

Following behind Tang Jiayi, Teacher Xiao Zhang's mouth did not stop, her upper lip touched her lower lip, and she threw it to Ma Xiaoyi and asked a series of questions: "How are the little cookies, is South Africa fun? What happened to those penguins in the end? And the giraffe with a crooked neck, is its neck straight?"

The family ran a lot of places in South Africa and took a lot of photos and posted them on the Internet, including many interesting-looking animals, such as the mongoose family in the desert, the second generation of cute geese in Simon Town, the crooked neck giraffe in the safari park, and so on. However, these stories are all beginning and ending to be continued, and they are simply desperate to die, and now that they have seen a person arrested, it is naturally indispensable to ask in person.

During the breeding season, adult males are driven by hormones to fight for females, birds of bliss dance and sing, peacocks play and stare at each other, antelopes compete with iron heads, and giraffes wield meteor hammers at each other. The tallest animal on Earth will flick its neck and slam its opponent with its head hammer, which will win the favor of the female if it succeeds, and usually leave no disability if it fails.

However, there are always exceptions to everything, and occasionally there are unlucky people who are knocked on their necks, and the Ma family of six happened to see them when they visited the safari park, and they were surprised to take many photos. Several of these photos were posted on the Internet, and thousands of netizens were stunned, and they quickly gained the nickname "Lu Qiang".

"Penguins are fun, giraffes are tall and fun," the little boy recalled by her question, and shook his way to learn how to walk, but did not give Zhang the answer he wanted.

Tang Jiayi also heard these questions, but did not immediately open her mouth to answer. It wasn't until she sat outside and waited on the Super Snail that she changed her shoes and said abruptly: "The animals are all right, how they used to live, and how they live now, don't worry too much." ”

"What are these words?" Zhang Xuyao was obviously dissatisfied with this vague answer, and asked: "You didn't help the giraffe find a veterinarian?" Are you reluctant to spend money, or the park doesn't let you, or you simply don't see the comments from netizens?"

"I saw the comment, I have no place to spend money," quickly answering two questions, Ms. Tang retorted a little speechlessly: "Besides, the human doctor has five (official) and skin (skin) inside and outside the women's and children's body, why do veterinarians fight the world?"

"I didn't say I wanted to conquer the world. The neck structure of a giraffe is similar to that of a human, so it should be possible to find an orthopedic surgeon for it, right?"

"Yes, vertebrates have seven vertebrae," Tang Jiayi asked with a smile, "But the question is, where can I find an X-ray machine that can hold a giraffe?"

Naturally, there are large-scale X-ray machines, but they are all customs security checks, industrial flaw detection, etc., with high cost, small quantity, and large radiation, of course, they cannot be used by animals.

After thinking about it, Zhang Xuyao still argued: "You don't have to stuff the whole giraffe into the machine, just put the anesthesia over and do a perspective on the neck alone." Oh, I'm afraid the park doesn't want to give up this cash cow, right? There are so many ordinary giraffes, but this is the only one with crooked necks, and someone will definitely make a special trip to see it. In the past few days, many people have said that they want to go over and see for themselves, and they will leave you a message asking for the detailed address. ”

"You're a little wrong. Safari parks in Africa are actually more like domestic reserves, where there are few people and large places are busy resisting poaching, unless they find that they are injured or sick and cannot survive independently, they usually do not take the initiative to interfere with the survival of animals, and there is no need to care if they can't manage it. Your 'deer is strong' and alive well, so people naturally don't need to draw snakes. ”

Tang Jiayi pointed to her body, "Also, the number of giraffes is actually not very large, their Latin scientific name means 'leopard camel', and their fur is said to be very popular." ”

Zhang Xuyao blinked, "You brought it back?"

"No, I hate PETA, but I'm not a fur lover either. ”

The two chatted for a while, Pan Yicong went out and came in, there was an extra suitcase beside him, Tang Jiayi pointed to the box with interest and said, "Sister Yao, your gift is here!"

"Oh?" Zhang Xuyao stood up when she heard this, and circled around the box, "What is this? statues, ornaments, or food and clothing?"

"I'll tell you later, I'll put them in the back first," Tang Jiayi got up and went to the back bedroom with her son who was napping by the car.

Zhu Lingling and Pan Yicong immediately followed, picking up the second and third children who were also sleepy and nodding their heads, leaving only Ma Xiaohuan, who was also full of curiosity and studied the box with Zhang Xuyao.

Zhang Xuyao looked at the latter, "Xiao Zhizhi, tell your aunt, do you know what's inside?"

"I know! Mom said it was a beautiful dress inside. ”

"Have you seen it?"

The little girl raised her small mouth, "Mom didn't let me see it." ”

"Don't cry, don't cry, I'll open the box and let you see it later!"

With rising curiosity, Zhang Xuyao laid the suitcase flat, then knelt on the carpet to study the combination lock on it.

After trying a few numbers and not getting it right, she turned her head and asked the little head next to her, "What's the password?"

The latter pouted and shook his head, apparently unaware.

"Hey, can you stop me without giving the password?" Zhang Xuyao smiled proudly, took out her keychain, pointed to her seven long stick-shaped keys on it, and said, "Watch me unlock it with ********!"

However, the smugness on her face did not last long, and continued to fade under the blows of defeat after failure. When the seventh key also failed, she feebly tossed the keychain aside, and sat back on the carpet, looking at the sky with both hands, "I must have encountered a fake customs lock." ”

The keys she bought online are said to be the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) customs lock master key, which can easily open all TSA-certified code suitcases. In fact, the official backdoor is so powerful that she doesn't even bother to remember the code of her suitcase.

"It's not a customs lock at all, and you certainly can't open it. ”

As soon as she came from behind, Tang Jiayi heard Zhang Xuyao's complaints, so she immediately stabbed back.

"Huh?" Zhang Xuyao was stunned for a moment, looked down at the password panel, and didn't find the words TSA or the red diamond-shaped logo, and immediately said: "It seems to be the case." ”

Sitting up and letting go of the side, she asked unwillingly: "But aren't you afraid of being violently unlocked by the customs smashing the box?"

"No, the box was smashed because the checked luggage could not be opened by anyone. ”

Zhang Xuyao was stunned for a while before she understood what she meant, and looked up at each other with grievances, "Dear, is it really good to show off your wealth like this?"

"It's okay to go out and bring you next time, right?" Tang Jiayi kicked off her slippers and sat next to her and patted the box, "Let's talk about your gift, this thing has cost us a lot of energy and effort, remember not to scream later!"

"I'm not at ease when you say that," sensing the deep meaning in the other party's words, Zhang Xuyao deliberately trembled, "Don't be any tricky toys in it, right?"

Seeing that Tang Jiayi was silent, she looked at Pan Yicong and Zhu Lingling who came out again, "You two, do you know what's inside?"

Assistant Pan shook her head, but Assistant Zhu nodded slightly, although she quickly shook her head and denied it, but she was still noticed by Zhang Xuyao. The latter immediately pounced and scratched and bitten, coerced and lured, and screams and laughter suddenly sounded in the small compartment.

"Okay, okay, okay, all ladylike, if you know, you understand that this is your relationship, and if you don't know, it's like a wolf in the car," Tang Jiayi said to stop the fight of the women, frowning and continuing to think about the password.

The combination lock of this box is specially made, and the zodiac symbol is used instead of the common password number, which is slightly more difficult to remember.

In the end, she still couldn't try out the password, so she had to find the phone and unlock it through the app.

Zhang Xuyao was a little surprised, "This is still a smart suitcase? It doesn't look like it? There is no display screen, speaker, fingerprint device, and charging port, this is too simple, right?"

"It's enough to have a wireless password lock and positioning function, and the other functions are not just needed," Tang Jiayi said: "This is what your brother Jing said, if you have any ideas, ask him to go." ”

After speaking, she took out a rectangular cardboard box and handed it to Zhang Xu Yao, "Na, this is your gift, African Queen Suit!"

With both hands taking the box and placing it on his lap, Mr. Zhang's gaze naturally drooped, and he peeked through the transparent film on the box to peek inside the contents.

On the surface, it looks like a beautiful set of clothes, and you can see colorful beads and large ostrich feathers, which are rich in color and very indigenous.

Opening the box and grabbing a string of colored beads from inside, Zhang Xuyao was slightly puzzled, "Didn't you say it was clothes, how did it become jewelry?" Or is this a matching jewelry?"

Closing the box and putting it aside, Tang Jiayi affirmed: "This is indeed a dress, you see this is a collar and a skirt." ”

With her hands unfolded, Zhang Xuyao found that what she was holding in her hands was really a dress, which looked a little like a sling-neck skirt, and the skirt was a string of colorful short beads in the style of many tassels, connected by a few white beads and a small red bead collar, but the front chest and back part were omitted.

I couldn't help but blush a little when I looked at her, how did this thing look like that kind of sexy fruit sherbet erotic costume.

"That's what Zulu girls wear like this," noticing her skeptical gaze, Tang Jiayi handed her mobile phone and asked her to look at the photo album.

The picture shows a group of short-haired black girls, wearing bright short skirts, with ribbons tied around their arms, holding reed poles in their hands, and smiling brightly with their breasts exposed.

"Hmph, when I'm a little white?" Zhang Xu Yao snorted lightly and handed back the phone, "Others just wear it like this when the king chooses a concubine on the Reed Festival, don't generalize?"

Both the Zulu people in the Republic of South Africa and the Eswatini people in the neighbouring Kingdom of Eswatini have the unique custom of unmarried virgins not wearing shirts and being married or betrothed. Every year from August to September, the two countries hold separate reed dance festivals to celebrate the coming-of-age of young girls, and black girls who pass the virginity test wear short skirts and necklaces, and hold long reed poles in their hands to bless the king and the country, and hope to win the king's favor and become princesses to change their fate.

There are tens of millions of Zulu people, but South Africa has a relatively developed economy and weak traditional concepts, so there are only about 20,000 participants in the ball. Eswatini has only 1.2 million people, and at its peak close to 100,000 young girls attend the ball, making the reed dance festival, which lasts for several days, the world's largest and second-largest streak ball and virgin gathering.

Originally, this custom was strongly impacted by modern habits and was somewhat crumbling, but it was "saved" by AIDS.

It turns out that both countries are victims of AIDS, and three to four percent of Eswatini people are infected with AIDS, the highest infection rate in the world. South Africa has a lower infection rate (about 12%), but has the highest number of patients and carriers in the world.

Although HIV can also be transmitted through blood, mother-to-child, etc., unprotected **** is still an important channel. In an effort to curb this, both South Africa and Eswatini have begun to focus on this traditional holiday, hoping to curb the spread of AIDS by promoting traditional values of chastity. The King of Eswatini also used assistance from the World Bank and Wanwan to give each virgin a monthly allowance of £11, hoping to discourage poor girls from falling aside.

Of course, there may also be tourism considerations, and every time the Reed Festival is held, tourists from all over the world will come to the festival, bringing a lot of income to the two countries, especially Eswatini. Therefore, even if the feminist organization accuses the body examination activity of violating the right to privacy, the two kings have no intention of canceling it, not to mention the banner of promoting traditional customs and resisting **** Chuanai.

Although Zhang Xuyao didn't deliberately pay attention to this kind of news, he was still amway for this special festival, and he was also curious to understand the relevant content, so when he saw these pictures, especially the long reed pole, he immediately recognized it.

Seeing that she was not fooled, Tang Jiayi had no choice but to explain: "I wanted to bring you a set of African chieftain clothes, but I didn't find a size suitable for you to wear." Then the rain queen Mugadi is too bizarre, so I have to scrape together to get such a set for you. Next time, you can wear it outside!"

QueenModjadji is the head of a matriarchal tribe in South Africa, and is also known as the "Queen of Qiyu" because of the fact that she never marries and is said to have mastered the secret art of praying for rain. The previous queen died of illness in 2005, and since then, a successor has not been elected, and there is no rain queen in the world.

"Okay! I'll wear it if you wear it!"