Chapter 425: A Country Within a State
(The Indian Independence Area in Chapter 424 should be an Indian reservation, which has been revised, and another book says that the Indian reservation described is purely fictional and has nothing to do with reality. Indian reservations are areas administered by Native American tribes, because Native American tribes have limited national sovereignty, so the laws within the reservation are often different from the surrounding areas, for example, the Kamana Indian Reserve is located in California, but unlike the California prohibition of gambling, the Kamana Reserve does not prohibit gambling, which is not a small attraction for many foreign visitors.
Kamana is located in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles, about 10,000 square kilometers, is a medium-sized reservation in the United States, there are five indigenous tribes in the area, the largest of which is the Kamana tribe, from which the Kamana reservation is named, and the largest town in the reservation is also called Kamana, where Tiff grew up before leaving the reservation.
Coming out of San Francisco, the pickup truck got on the No. 5 highway that always runs north and south on the west coast of the United States, all the way south, from San Francisco to Los Angeles, about five or six hours away, on the way, Tiff briefly told Xiao Yuan and Jiang Hua about the situation of Kamana, and then later, Xiao Yuan was a little sleepy, leaning on the seat and falling asleep in a daze.
When he woke up again, Xiao Yuantian was already completely bright, asked where he was, and was told that he had gotten off Highway 5, and had already entered the territory of the Kamana Reserve at this time, and there was still half an hour before they arrived at the destination of their trip, Kamana Town.
Xiao Yuan opened a gap in the car window, and a cool breeze blew in, which shocked his spirits, and the mountains on both sides of the road at this time were shaded, bathed in the morning sun, and it looked very good.
"Tiffie, your hometown is very beautiful." So he couldn't help but admire.
"In the summer, the scenery is even better." Tiff said with a slight smile.
At this time, there was a rush of car horns behind them, Jiang Hua deflected the car to the side of the road, and a dilapidated looking white pickup truck whistled past them.
"They seem to be speeding." Xiao Yuan looked at the dilapidated pickup truck that disappeared into the mountains in front of him and said.
"Within the reservation, we have our own rules, and those rules on the outside can be completely ignored." Tiff explained.
"I see, there is really a meaning of a country within a country." Xiao Yuan smiled and replied, Tiff's reminder reminded him of what she had said about the laws on the Indian reservation when she first set off.
"Xiao Yuan, when you were asleep just now, Tiff said that in Kamana, it seems that a man can marry several wives, Gaga!" Jiang Hua said with a grin.
"It seems that you are very longing, why don't you apply and join Kamana, and then marry seven wives, and you can have one turn a week." Xiao Yuan joked.
"I didn't finish talking just now, in fact, the only people who can marry multiple wives are the chiefs of each tribe, and the heirs of the chiefs, and ordinary people can only marry one, and we have another tribe here, and the chiefs are women." Tiff corrected with a smile.
"The chief is a woman, can she find several men?" Jiang Hua asked.
"Yes, and that tribe is not far from Kamana, and the women there are very interested in the type of fine skin and tender meat like yours, and if you go there, it will definitely be very popular." Tiffie said.
Jiang Hua shuddered, shook his head again and again, and said, "Forget it, I'm not interested there." ”
"Haha." Xiao Yuan laughed, and then asked, "What interesting things will happen?" ”
Tiff smiled, but didn't explain.
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Half an hour later, they finally arrived at the destination of their trip, Kamana Town, Jiang Hua parked the car in a public parking lot in the town, and walked on the streets of the town with Xiao Yuan and Tiff.
"Find a place to fill my stomach first, drive for five or six hours, I'm hungry." Jiang Hua said.
"Come with me." Tiff said, and then she took Xiao Yuan and Jiang Hua to the northwest corner of the town, where there was a wooden house that looked to be many years old, and outside the wooden house sat an old Indian lady with dark skin who looked to be sixty or seventy years old.
Tiff stood not far from the old lady, looking at the old lady in a daze, as if she was recognizing something, after a moment the corners of her eyes began to moisten, and slowly walked towards the old lady, and when she was about to walk in front of her, the old lady stood up, her face was puzzled, it was obvious that she felt that the young girl in front of her was somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it.
Tiff called softly, because it was in the local Indian language, Xiao Yuan and Jiang Hua didn't understand, but the old lady was shocked, and some dim old eyes shone a little, and looked at Tiff carefully again.
Tiff said again, and the old lady's expression suddenly became excited, and she came over, reached out and touched her cheek, called softly, and then hugged Tiff and cried.
Xiao Yuan and Jiang Hua stood not far away and did not walk over, although they couldn't understand what Tiff and the old lady said, but they also made a rough judgment about the things in front of them, this old lady must be someone who was very close to Tiff when she was a child.
Tiff broke free from the old lady's arms, persuaded the old lady a few more words, and then turned around and beckoned Xiao Yuan and Jiang Hua over, and introduced the old lady to the two.
The old lady's name is Mary Craig, and she is the sister of Tiffie's mother, according to the Chinese name, that is, her aunt, and Tiff has not seen her for more than ten years.
Mary listened to Tiff introduce that Xiao Yuan and Jiang Hua were her friends, and she seemed very enthusiastic about the two, and pulled the two of them to shush and ask for warmth, at this time she said in English, although the accent sounded a little strange, but it did not affect the communication.
Led the three of them into the cabin, Mary began to make breakfast for the three of them, Tiff asked the two of them to sit and wait, and also ran to help Mary, and soon a rich breakfast was ready, barbecue, milk, and some things that Xiao Yuan and Jiang Hua couldn't say, but it was delicious.
The two of them were really hungry, and under the greeting of Mary and Tiffie, they were no longer polite and feasted.
"Auntie, are you living alone now?" During the meal, Tiff and Mary also kept talking, probably to take care of Xiao Yuan and Jiang Hua, and they no longer used Indian that they didn't understand, but English.
Mary listened to Tiff's question, was stunned for a moment, and then said, "No, I live with Vincent. ”
"Hasn't Vincent moved out yet, where has he gone, and why hasn't he been seen?" Tiff was stunned for a moment and asked.
"I'm old and need someone to take care of me, so I didn't let him move out, he went out to work, and he should go home in a while, and then you can see him." Mary said.
"Great, I haven't seen Vincent in more than ten years, he must have grown into a very handsome young man, right?" Tiffie said with some delight.
"yes, he's handsome." Mary said with a smile on her face.
Just then, the door of the hut was pushed open from the outside, and a tall, thin Indian man walked in from the outside.
Mary saw the young man walk in, quickly stood up, and said an Indian word to him, Tiff also stood up, greeted him warmly, and saw that Mary and Tiff both stood up, Xiao Yuan and Jiang Hua also stood up.
The young man seemed preoccupied, and was not enthusiastic about Tiffie, so he said to her lightly that he was about to go inside, but was stopped by Mary and did not let him go.
The young man, however, was very impatient, and pushed Mary's hand away, and went inside again, and Mary, who seemed to be a little angry, stepped forward and grabbed him again, and reprimanded him loudly.
The young man also seemed a little agitated, and pushed Mary away again, because the force was too strong, and Mary was pushed to the ground at once, but Mary's fall did not stop him, and he did not even look at Mary again, and hurried out of the drawing-room, and went into his own room.