Pepe sleeps in her own sleeping bag with a matching moisture-proof mat underneath the sleeping bag.

However, she was not accustomed to sleeping on the ground, and with several elderly Indian women sleeping together in the same tent, perhaps for psychological factors or other reasons, Pepe did not sleep soundly that night.

The next day, when it was dark, the old Indian ladies who had slept in the same tent as Pepe woke up. They dressed lightly and got out of the tent.

Pepe's mind was sensitive, and in a daze, she sensed the sound of these Indian women getting up. Half-squinting, she stretched her wrist out of her sleeping bag and squinted at the hands on her watch. Dizzy~ It's not even five o'clock in the morning! These old Indian ladies are up early enough!

Pepe retracted her hand into her sleeping bag, closed her eyes, rolled her back, and continued to sleep with her head covered.

It was another two hours of sleep, and at seven o'clock she was woken up by an old Indian lady full of wrinkles.

When the old lady saw Pepe open her eyes, she pointed out of the tent, and then made another gesture to eat, which Pepe understood was to wake her up for breakfast.

So Pepe smiled and nodded at the old Indian lady, stretched out and slouched out of her sleeping bag.

After putting on her coat and shoes, Pepe rummaged through her rucksack and found her toiletries and walked out of the tent.

At this time, in the Indian camp, the old and young had already gotten up, and the whole camp was a lively scene.

As soon as Pepe stepped out of the tent, he saw a large wooden basin full of hot water on the ground at the door, and hot air was floating on the basin.

After washing, the old Indian lady was ready to take Pepe to breakfast. Pepe was a little anxious, and she gestured to the old Indian lady, signaling that she wanted to go first.

The old lady didn't understand the meaning of Pepe's gesture at first. "Chirp wow" in the vernacular to Pepe.

In desperation, Pepe competed with the old Indian lady for a while. The old Indian lady finally understood what she meant. She smiled and beckoned to Pepe, meaning to take Pepe to solve the internal emergency.

Pepe quickly shook her head, and began to play with the old Indian lady again. It means that she doesn't need to be led, and she knows the direction by herself.

After the old lady figured it out, she nodded with a smile, and then reached out to Pepe and pointed in the direction of the crowd gathered not far away.

Pepe looked up, and the direction the old Indian lady was pointing in was a breakfast gathering place. There was a large pot propped up there, and there were quite a few people around the pot. Pepe understood what the old Indian lady meant. She asked Pepe to go to this big pot to get breakfast after solving the internal urgency.

Pepe smiled and nodded to the old Indian lady in thanks, then walked back to the tent to put away her toiletries, and found paper from her backpack, and walked out of the tent in the direction of the most remote part of the camp.

There was a straw hut there, and this straw hut was the public restroom for all the people in the Indian camp.

Pepe had been taken by an Indian woman last night in the dark. Therefore, this time she didn't need to be brought by anyone, and she found the place by herself.

After pinching his nose, Pepe rushed out of the hut and returned to the tent. Find the military kettle and rinse it with the water in the kettle. Pepe walked towards the breakfast gathering place.

Old Lem was already dressed at this time. In the distance, Pepe saw him sitting on a stone pier outside the crowd with a large wooden bowl in one hand and a tortilla in the other. Eat your breakfast with your head down.

"Good morning, Uncle Lyme." Pepe smiled and walked over to say hello.

"Good morning, little Peel, did you sleep well last night?" Old Lem looked up and smiled at Pepe in response.

"Well, it's okay! It's just a little sleepy and not used to the hard ground. Pepe replied after pinching her neck.

"Just be in good spirits! Just now the fierce bull came to me and told us to prepare early, and come out of the camp with him at eight o'clock on time. Hurry up and grab a breakfast, and when we're done, we're ready to go! Old Lem commanded.

Pepe nodded. Turn around and walk towards the big cauldron in the center of the crowd.

The large pot is stewed with potatoes and corn stew, and the smell of meat fills the room around the pot. The old Indian lady who had been in charge of waking Pepe up was sitting by the pot. Together with a few other Indian women, they were responsible for distributing breakfast.

Seeing a beautiful female guest coming. The old Indian lady smiled and handed Pepe a bowl full of broth and two tortillas. Pepe thanked him and walked back to Old Lime with his breakfast in his hand.

There was no table or chair or anything, so Pepe had to follow the example of old Lem and squat in the corner to eat.

Old Lem was the first to finish breakfast, he clapped his hands and got up, and said to Pepe: "I will go back to the tent where I slept last night to arrange the equipment to be brought for a while, and after you have eaten breakfast, you will bring your own equipment to the tent of the fierce bull to assemble." ”

Pepe nodded without raising his head.

After breakfast, Pepe handed the empty bowl back to the old Indian lady. Then, she went back to the tent where she had rested last night.

Because I had discussed with Old Lem before resting last night, I would continue to go back to this camp for another night after the falcon hunt tonight, and then rush back to Damu Town early tomorrow morning. So, after Pepe returned to the tent, he just tidied up his sleeping bag and cleaned up a little, and then walked out of the tent with his backpack and crossbow arrows, and walked directly in the direction of the tent of the prey ox.

Not far from the tent of the fierce bull, Tata the bobcat was lazily squinting in the sun. Seeing Pepe coming, it glanced in Pepe's direction and continued to lie lazily in place.

"Mr. Bull, are you there? I'm Pell! Pepe shouted into the tent.

"Miss Pell, come in and talk!" The sound of a fierce bull answering came from inside the tent.

Pepe took his bag and crossbow arrows, lifted the curtain of the tent, and walked in.

There was only one person in the tent, and he was squatting on the blanket at this time to pack up all kinds of equipment that he would use for a while, and after seeing Pepe come in, Fierce Bull smiled and nodded to Pepe before speaking. "Have you had breakfast? See Lime yet? ”

Pepe smiled and replied, "Well, I've already eaten, and Uncle Lime told me to come to you to gather." He was probably still packing. Come over in a moment. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the hiss of Tata the bobcats and the cries of old Lem from outside the tent: "Fierce bull." Get out of here, and take care of your lynx! ”

The bull lifted the curtain and walked out, followed by Pepe.

Outside the tent, Tata the Bobcat was facing Old Lem with his back arched and his teeth bared in an attacking manner, with a posture of "if you dare to come close, I will bite".

Old Lem was in a stalemate with Tata the bobcat, and when he raised his eyes and saw the fierce bull and Pepe at the door of the tent, Old Lem said angrily: "Fierce bull, don't take this pet with you." As far as its six relatives don't recognize, I still don't want to have more contact with it! ”

The fierce bull smiled, walked over to Tata, the bobcat, and squatted down to touch Tata's fur soothingly, and Tata immediately relaxed.

Then the fierce bull smiled at old Lem and replied, "It's okay, Tata doesn't attack people in general!" I just don't like the approach of people I don't know. Look at Miss Pell, isn't she very easy to get the approval of Tata? You must have done something to make it this reaction! ”

Old Lem pursed his lips in amazement, and snorted, "I just wanted to say hello to it." Build a friendship, who knows how this Tata will react. ”

The fierce bull smiled and patted the bobcat's back, got up and beckoned to old Lem, "Okay." Tata is quiet now, so you might as well follow me into the tent first. ”

After returning to the tent of the fierce bull, Pepe took the crossbow arrow in his hand and asked Old Lem to help him continue to tie it to his left arm.

After the crossbow bolts were equipped, Pepe stretched his arms up and down, then put the rucksack on his shoulders and found a corner to wait for the fierce bull and old Lem to sort out and assemble.

While the Bull and Old Lem were sorting out their gear, Pepe looked idly at the tent where the Bull lived. With a casual glance, she spotted a shotgun hanging from the tent. Pepe walked over curiously, took the shotgun and looked at it.

Pepe didn't know how to shoot. But it can also be seen that this is an old-fashioned shotgun. However, this shotgun is very well maintained by the fierce bull at first glance. The barrel and stock of the gun are shiny and smooth, and it looks like it has been touched and wiped a lot.

"This is the shotgun my father passed down to me! Back then, it was easier to buy firearms than it is now. Now, if I want to buy a firearm, I have to become a U.S. citizen. So, this shotgun is the only firearm I have at the moment! ”

The bull had somehow walked behind Pepe, and he reached out and took the shotgun from Pepe's hand, and stroked the barrel of the gun in a loving tone, and explained to Pepe heavily.

Pepe was a little surprised when he heard the fierce bull's explanation, "What, aren't you a U.S. citizen yet?" ”

Fierce Bull's tone was suddenly a little indignant, and he replied loudly: "I'm an Indian!" ”

Seeing the expression on the face of the fierce bull at the moment, Pepe was a little inexplicable. She couldn't understand why the fierce bull would react so much to just such a question.

At this time, old Lem hurriedly walked to Pepe's side and explained to her:

"All Indians in the United States are acquiesced by the federal government to being American Indians. However, this also requires them to go to the local municipality to take the oath of citizenship after they reach the age of 16 in order to apply for a citizenship certificate. Many of the Indian tribes living on the plains have mostly chosen to take the oath of naturalization, but the highland Indians, who are accustomed to living deep in the mountains and still retain many primitive customs, still live a traditional life. Just like the bull and his people, they did not choose to go to the local city hall to take the oath of naturalization, but registered the group, the number of tribes, and the name of the tribe in the special Indian reservation district government that governs the area. ”

After speaking, Old Lem paused, looked at the touched look on Pepe's face, and continued to explain with a smile: "In the whole of the United States, there are several Indian reservation governments, and these Indian reservation governments are like countries within a country, they have their own laws, their own registration procedures, and their own lawyers and parliamentary advisory groups. This kind of political affairs above the matter, especially the problems left over from history, have to be explained if they want to be explained. I said Fierce Bull, my good Indian friend, my old Lyme is just an ordinary grocery store owner, not one of those who are engaged in politics! Don't fire at us! Hurry up and pack up, we're going to leave as soon as possible. ”

The bull nodded silently, put the shotgun behind him, and walked back to bend down to pack his bags.

Pepe looked at the fierce bull's silent expression and felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so she smiled at Old Lem: "I'm ready here, I'd better wait for you at the door first, hurry up!" ”

With that, Pepe slipped out of the tent, walked up to the Bobcat Tata, and crouched down.

Tata the bobcat, still has a good impression of the human in front of him, and when he sees her crouching in front of him, he leans up and sniffs at Pepe, and then hisses softly, as if he is begging Pepe for last night's meat.

Pepe smiled, took out a body-strengthening pill from the space, put it in the palm of his hand, and handed it to Tata.

With a curl of his tongue, Tata swallowed the strengthening pill in Pepe's hand into his mouth, and then it squinted and digested the medicinal power.

After about another seven or eight minutes, Fierce Bull and Old Lem finally packed their bags, and then the two of them carried all the equipment they needed for the day and walked out of the tent.

"Come with me, Miss Pell, and we'll go and say goodbye to the old chief, and then we'll be ready to go." The fierce bull's face was calm at this time, and after nodding to Pepe with a smile, he beckoned to Tata again: "Tata, get up." ”

After arching his back and stretching, Tata got up and walked to his master's heel, and hissed softly.

Led by the fierce bull, several people walked towards the old chief's tent. The old chief was standing at the door of his tent when he saw a few people approaching, and he smiled.

After bidding farewell to the old chief, Old Lem and Pepe followed the bull out of the camp gate.

At this time, at the gate of the camp, the drawbridge had already been lowered, and the Indian boys, carrying bows and arrows on their backs, were squatting at the gate of the camp, communicating something with each other in the indigenous language.

"This is the hunting team under my jurisdiction, and under normal circumstances, the young Zhuang people will be divided into three detachments, one group will stay in the camp, and the other two teams will go out to hunt. I am the captain of this hunting detachment, and they are now waiting for my orders. Wait a minute, I'll give you an explanation. With that, the bull walked towards the group of Indian hunters.

After walking up to them, the bull spoke to them in the native dialect. After about three or five minutes, the fierce bull walked back.

"Let's set off with the hunting party, we were on the same road as the hunting party at the beginning." The fierce bull explained to old Lime and Pepe.

Old Lem and Pepe nodded, and Pepe tightened his backpack and followed the large army onto the drawbridge. (To be continued)

ps: I just finished writing, and after uploading and posting, I was ready for dinner. Continue to shout an old slogan: Ask for collections, ask for recommendations, ask for plans, ask for pink!