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———————————————————————————————————— Zhou Jiping hesitated, not knowing how to explain these stubborn old men. Ji Ping is not an eloquent person. Since childhood, he has been a down-to-earth person who hopes to create a new life through unremitting efforts. Now that he needs to talk to the elders, it is really difficult for him.
Fortunately, Zhou Jiping's brain was not too slow, and he quickly came up with a solution
Zhou Jiping made up his mind, nodded first, and then suddenly asked Elder Jiwayo: "Old chief, how many children have died in the Damon tribe this year?" This sudden question confused Chief Jiwayo.
However, the old man thought about it seriously and replied: "About fourteen!"
Zhou Jiping nodded and asked Elder Ajia: "Elder Ajia, in the past few battles with the hyena tribe, how many people from the tribe have died?"
This stopped Elder Ajia from asking. When Zhou Jiping had a direct conflict with the hyenas, not many people died. But when Damon moved to Soyo, the fire set by the hyenas caused Damon heavy losses. Fortunately, Zhou Ji Ping's response was timely, otherwise the death toll of the tribe would have been in the thousands.
"About five hundred people!" Elder Ajia thought for a while before saying seriously.
Zhou Jiping was also choked by this number. More than five hundred? How could it be so many? In fact, it was not surprising that he had just learned that when Damon moved to Soyo, the fire only killed dozens of people, but later several more were injured. Among the hundreds of people, some people lost their lives in vain because they were seriously injured and could not receive timely treatment. However, at this time, Zhou Jiping was already fighting with the hyenas in Ngoro, and he had no idea what would happen next.
This number made several elders feel distressed, but it made Zhou Jiping feel happy because he found a way to convince them.
"Who can tell me whether hyenas will come again in the future?" Zhou Jiping asked several elders with bright eyes.
No one answered, no one could answer this question
Zhou Jiping asked again: "Then who can tell me whether more people will die when Damon encounters disasters in the future?" Zhou Jiping's answer was still silence, and the elders still could not answer this tricky question.
"If Damon didn't have a gun and only used the spear in his hand when fighting hyenas these days, what would be the result?" Zhou Jiping asked aggressively
Still no one has answered. Actually, there is no need to answer. The answer is already obvious.
"If we Damon people had guns in our hands and enough medicine, would there still be so many people killed in this tribe attack?" Zhou Jiping asked again. Several elders looked at each other. Although they did not speak, they had already Understand what Zhou Jiping means
"Do you know how many bullets we still have in our hands? Do you know how long our bullets can last? When there are no bullets, what is the use of the gun? If hyenas or the Northern Army come to attack us again, What should we do? Please give me an answer!" Zhou Jiping was a little unreasonable.
"Please tell me again, if all the Damon people are killed, what is the use of keeping the Tears of the Ancestral Dragon? What will the God of the Ancestral Dragon think when he sees his descendants so incompetent?" Zhou Jiping did not hesitate to release it.
Harsh words
"Zhou!" Elder Jiwayo shouted to stop Zhou Jiping's words. The old man's chest was heaving violently, his face was livid, his lips were trembling and he was about to have a seizure. His tall figure was also trembling slightly. It could be seen that the old man was really angry.
Got it
Now we are outdoors. Chief Jiwayo and others said the above words on their way to welcome Zhou Jiping and others. Although they were walking, everyone stopped in the square in front of the temple, and the entourage around them also moved irrelevant people
They drove away, but the tribesmen not far away still heard the roar of Chief Jiwayo. For a moment, everyone around them looked at Zhou Jiping and the elders.
Ega, Musoma and others looked at Zhou Jiping with some complaints, as if they were blaming him for offending Chief Jiwayo. After all, Damon had been secretly making the decision in Jiwayo all these years. When Zhou Jiping said this, wasn't he blaming him?
Is Jiwayo, the former chief, incompetent?
Zhou Jiping also quickly realized that what he said just now was indeed a bit reckless, and did not take into account Elder Jiwayo's emotions at all. After all, Old Jiwayo was his predecessor and the person who passed on the position of chief to him.
Not to mention the special relationship between the old man and his father-in-law.
But once the words are spoken, they cannot be changed, not to mention that the current situation cannot help Zhou Jiping to retreat. Even if the cooperation with Welf suffers some losses, it will be worthwhile in the long run. I remember a certain domestic general, when he was studying the atomic bomb,
Once said: "No matter how poor you are, you still need a dog-beating stick!"
This is the situation Zhou Jiping is facing now. If there are not enough weapons to protect Damon and the tribes on the grassland, all resources will be in the hands of others. Therefore, even though he knows that what he just said has hurt Elder Jiwayo, Zhou Jiping
Still showing a calm attitude
After Elder Jiwayo interrupted Zhou Jiping, he fell into a long silence. After a while, the old man seemed to finally wake up from his thoughts. "Alas!" The old man sighed heavily, as if all of a sudden
The demeanor of an old man in his twilight years, which was inconsistent with his age, was changed, and he immediately looked even older.
The old man looked up at Zhou Jiping, who had already calmed down, and nodded slightly. The anger on his face gradually disappeared. Then, as if nothing happened, the old man greeted everyone, and then led them to the temple.
walk in
The temple is a large house renovated into a Damon man-made house. The technology of the house is quite similar to that of some villages in northern China. The walls are also made of adobe made of mud mixed with thatch. The roof is made of local materials and is made of Yi.
The unique long grass on the Mara grassland is tied up on the branches to cover the roof, which makes it look quite shady. However, the house has just been repaired recently. The floor and walls are wet, and there is a heavy moisture. However, this situation will not last long.
, the rainy season is coming soon, and when the time comes, let alone the houses, even people will be filled with heavy humidity.
This big house has two large windows, which directly let in the skylight, and it seems quite spacious and bright. The furnishings in the house are quite simple, with a few erected logs barely smoothed with mud.
The table was the place where everyone was sitting, but it was much better - it turned out to be a seat removed from a used car. Zhou Jiping estimated that this must be a masterpiece of Larn.
Now this house is not only a temple, but also a place where Damon and other tribes hold meetings.
Elder Jiwayo led everyone to sit down. Although he did not speak to Zhou Jiping, he still pointed out the leader's seat to Zhou Jiping. This was undoubtedly a gesture of goodwill.
"Maybe... we are really old." After a long silence, Elder Jiwayo finally spoke. This sentence undoubtedly acquiesced to Zhou Jiping's suggestion to cooperate with the white people.