The outer perimeter was a model house for tourists to visit. There was no one inside, only some daily necessities, which reflected the Hopi's daily life.
Under such circumstances, they naturally could not trade. To trade, they had to enter the residential area.
However, the residential area was blocked by a fence. It was up to Hans now. He took the two feathers from Li Du and went to find the Hopi guarding the entrance.
Seeing him approaching, a big man waved his hand and said, "Sorry, gentlemen, you can't go further in. We don't allow visitors inside. Please respect our privacy."
Turis whispered, "Ha, these guys also know how to use their privacy to reject tourists? That's an improvement. "
Hans flashed the two colorful feathers and smiled. "We're on the same side, buddy, we're on the same side."
The appearance of the feathers made the Hopi let down their guard. The big man checked the feathers and gestured for them to open the gate. "Alright, welcome, although I don't know where you got the Feathers of Friendship from."
Hans smiled. "Of course we got them legally. Oh, buddy, do your people need any daily necessities? We brought some things that you might be interested in. "
Hearing this, the big man became cautious. "Oh, you want to trade? Sorry, I can't make the decision. You have to talk to our tribal secretary. "
The Hopi were not barbaric. They were gentler and easier to talk to than many of the Native Americans in the city. However, they were also more conservative.
The big man brought them into a room that looked like a reception room and let them rest. Then he went to find the tribal secretary.
Li Du asked, "There's a tribal secretary? I thought the chief was in charge. "
Hans explained, "No, Olaibi Village is very big. It's divided into a few areas. The chief is in charge of the whole area, but he usually doesn't show up. If there's a problem, he would look for the person in charge of each area.
"They not only have the tribal secretary, but also the chief treasurer, the chief security officer, the deputy chairman, and so on. The leadership structure of the tribe is very different from before."
The Hopi did not only have one village, but a few. They were now in the three main plateaus, which belonged to Old Olaibi Village. Other than that, there were also the residential areas of Barkawi, Upper Mengkopi, Kektesmwe, and so on.
Not long after, the Native American who had served them earlier walked over with a dark-skinned woman and introduced, "This is our tribal secretary, Marsali, the Snow Seizer, Hanani."
Li Du came forward to shake her hand. Marsali smiled and asked, "May I know where you got the Feather of Friendship?"
The Feather of Friendship wasn't a rare item. Otherwise, the waitress wouldn't have given them two just because they had tipped a little more.
Li Du honestly explained how he had obtained it. After listening, Marsali took out her phone and made a call. She nodded and said, "You didn't lie to me. What you said is true."
Seeing this, Li Du was stunned. These Native Americans use cell phones? Didn't that mean that they had completed the electrification project?
He looked at Hans. Haas and the others were also in a daze. Obviously, they were not familiar with the Hopi.
Li Du felt a headache coming on. They had brought a bunch of handicrafts, and he was afraid that the other party might not even want them.
Marsali hung up the phone and said, "I'm sorry, everyone. You are friends of the Hopi, but we can't just let you go in and trade with our people. They are very naive and can be easily deceived."
Hans said, "Friends don't lie to their friends. Marsali, please believe in our friendship with your tribe. We are your sincere friends!"
Marsali smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I can't tell."
Hans took out his phone and played a video for her.
Li Du didn't know what he was playing, so he moved closer to take a look. Then he saw that the phone had recorded the confrontation between him and the Navajos.
The video started from the moment Hans arrived and continued until they left.
As the camera's resolution was not high, and his hand kept shaking, the video looked a little blurry. However, it was still possible to see what had happened.
After watching the conflict, Marsali's smile became more sincere. Especially when she saw Li Du shoot down a huge rock at the end, she said happily, "Great job!"
Li Du understood that the conflict between the two tribes was really big.
After watching the video, Marsali asked, "Can I make a copy of it? I think some of our people would be happy to watch such a video. "
Hans waved his hand generously and said, "Of course, we are friends."
Marsali nodded at him appreciatively. "Yes, we are friends. You can go in and trade with my people. I believe you won't take advantage of their innocence and deceive them."
"Absolutely not," everyone swore.
Marsali waved to the burly Native American man and said, "Sin Kuah, go and prepare the Feather of True Love for them. They are our good friends."
Everyone got a feather and held it in their hands. This way, they would be welcomed in the Hopi's territory.
When they returned to the car, Li Du smiled and said, "In our culture, there is a saying that goes, 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend.'"
Turis said, "When we first heard that Boss Li had a conflict with the Navajos, we didn't know what was going on. Now we know that there is a special purpose."
Hans said proudly, "You guys have to thank me. I reacted quickly. When I found out that Li and the Navajos had a conflict, I quickly took the opportunity to record it."
If not for the recording, they might have been able to enter the Hopi to trade, but it would have been much more difficult. They would have had to spend a lot of time talking and thinking of all kinds of ways.
The Hopi lived in small thatched huts. The houses were a little messy and there were no special roads. Therefore, without guidance, it was very likely that they would get lost.
They drove the pickup into the village. Like Li Du, it was the first time that Hans and the others had come to the village. They were also very curious about everything in the tribe.
The first thing they could confirm was that the things they brought were not worth much. It would be difficult to trade with the Native American Indians.
The Hopi were different from the Amish. They liked to barter, but they did not like old-fashioned tools such as guillotines and foot-operated looms.
Ferris said in annoyance, "We should have known that more than a century ago, when the Kimu Canyon boarding school was built, the Hopi had already learned how to use modern tools."
Their car stopped at the entrance of a small school. Hans wanted to see if there was anything that could be traded, so he knocked on the door and asked a teacher.
The teacher said, "Oh, one of our projectors is broken. Do you guys have any projectors? If you do, we can trade. "
Li Du said, "Sh * t!"
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