There were not many people on the road, but the few shops were still open. The owners were all Native Americans.
Li Du did not have a good impression of Native Americans. It was not only because Marlin and Harris, who owned a casino, had caused trouble for him, but also because he had been blackmailed by Native American students when he first came to school.
However, the Native American owners here were very friendly. Seeing them drive over, a woman walked out and waved. "You guys are going the wrong way. This road is closed."
Hans took off his sunglasses and got out of the car. "Yes, ma 'am, we didn't get any news. But we met you guys here. This can only mean that God wanted us to come here. "
The woman laughed and said, "Come have some drinks and rest. In fact, this road has been closed for a few days. There are warnings everywhere. Didn't you see that? Oh, you guys are tourists? "
"You can say that," Hans said. "What's with this bridge?"
The woman said, "There is a lot of rain in autumn. A few days ago, it rained heavily. The bridge was damaged by the wood that came along with the river. The government hasn't repaired it yet."
"D * mn government, this is lazy politics!" Hans complained casually. "The Democrats are so bad. They shouldn't be in power!"
The woman complained along with him. The two of them found a common topic and started cursing the Democrats.
Hans got closer to her. Then they followed the woman to her shop and ordered some drinks, small hamburgers, cream rolls, and other snacks.
Li Du asked, "What are we doing here?"
Hans laughed. "Don't worry, just wait and see. There's something we need."
After getting closer, the woman asked them where they were going.
Hans said, "We want to go to Old Oraibi Village. In fact, we are old goods treasure hunters. We want to see if there's any business we can do."
The woman laughed. "Oh, I know. But I'm afraid you guys will be disappointed. They may not be willing to trade with you."
Hans pushed Li Du forward. "But I think they should be happy to trade with this guy?"
The woman looked at Li Du and laughed. "Maybe. If you guys have something good, maybe they will be happy to trade with this guy."
Later, they chatted casually and were ready to leave. Hans paid the bill and gave an extra 50 dollars as a tip.
Fifty dollars was not a small tip in this rural area.
After paying the bill, Hans leaned on the counter and said, "Ma'am, I think it will be difficult for us to be received by the Hopi if we go there directly. Do you have any way to help us?"
The woman laughed again, and said, "You are a clever devil, young man, very clever."
She took out two red and green feathers from the counter and handed them to him, saying, "Hold these in your hands. I think they will be much friendlier to you."
Hans smiled and thanked him. After getting into the car, he said, "Alright, this time we can definitely do business with the Hopi."
Li Du asked, "The female owner is a Hopi?"
"The owners of these shops are all." Hans said, "But we were lucky. The bridge was blocked, and there were no tourists coming and going. They had no business, and they were bored and couldn't make money."
"If it was a normal day, there would be customers coming and going. If we just gave them some tips, we definitely wouldn't be able to get this thing from them."
After saying that, Hans waved the colorful feather in his hand in a flaunting manner.
Li Du knew that this thing should be a kind of token between the Hopi.
From the reactions of the others, Hans did a good job this time. Olly and the others all praised him on the radio.
Big Beard Carl asked, "How do you know she hates the Democratic Party? Just now you started scolding the Democratic Party, and I was worried for you. If she were a Democrat, you would be in trouble. "
Hans said, "It's too simple. The Hopi hate the Democratic Party, and they also hate the Republican Party. They even refuse to do business with all white people. Do you think they will join the Democratic Party?"
"Then why not scold the Republican Party?"
Hans said angrily, "Are you stupid?"
Olly said unhappily, "Why are you scolding them?"
Li Du laughed, "Haha, the Republican Party did not offend the Hopi. Why should I scold them? The Democratic Party is different. They are in power, and the government has delayed repairing the bridge, which affects their business. Naturally, they will hate the Democratic Party. "
Hans nodded and snorted, "Luckily I'm partnered with a smart person. If I were partnered with these brainless, fat pigs, I think I would collapse."
The bridge was blocked, but they could take a detour. This way, their itinerary would change. The first scenic spot would no longer be Lake Powell, but Horseshoe Bay.
After going around a mountain, they were not far from Horseshoe Bay. Hans said it was less than 40 miles.
Li Du felt that it was fine even if they did not have Horseshoe Bay. The mountain road seemed to belong to the western route. The road conditions were steep, but the scenery was magnificent.
Many sections of the road were steep cliffs that looked like they had been cut by a knife. It was straight up and down, extremely dangerous.
Of course, they could not drive fast on such a road. Li Du understood why Hans chose the eastern route. Under the cliff was the rapid Colorado River. If the car was not careful and overturned, it would be a tragic death.
Walking slowly, they finally arrived at Horseshoe Bay before noon.
This was a U-shaped section of the Colorado River in Arizona. It was also a small section of the Glen Canyon. As the huge rocks around the bend were shaped like horseshoes, it was called "Horseshoe Bay."
When they arrived, there were many tourists taking photos.
Li Du saw a small post office and ran over to take a look.
He was lucky: there were postcards of Horseshoe Bay in the post office.
So he bought four postcards made of pictures of Horseshoe Bay in different seasons. He wrote some romantic things in Chinese on them, wrote Sophie's address, and mailed them to her.
After sending the postcards to the mailbox, he was ready to leave. After some thought, he went back and wrote a new one for Luo Qun as a souvenir.
Some of the postcards had a local map. Li Du looked at it and said in surprise, "Big Fox, Page isn't far from here?"
Hans laughed. "Yeah, haha. According to my plan, we should take this road on our way back, and then go back to town after seeing Horseshoe Bay."
Ferris nodded. "That's the right plan. That way, we would be back in the evening. Watching the sunset at Horseshoe Bay is so beautiful."
Li Du could only sigh. "Well, let's just say we're not fated. But seeing Horseshoe Bay in the morning is pretty good."
The morning sun shone brightly on the surface of the Colorado River that flowed through the valley, making the river look like a long crystal.
Li Du deliberately found a place with a panoramic view of the fjords and asked Hans to take a few pictures for him.
After all, we've been here before, haven't we?
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